Read It & Roast Podcast
1) Vampire Academy & Blue Bloods, or How Are Y’all So Powerful, But Also Suck So Bad
Happy solstice, spidermonkeys! In this season finale Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy meets Melissa de la Cruz’s Blue Bloods to speak to our cringiest, teenage selves. Tune in to find out if these unde...Show More
Vampire Academy & Blue Bloods, or How Are Y’all So Powerful, But Also Suck So Bad
1:20:19 | Dec 30th, 2024
2) Tenth of December, or I'll Never Not Read You Again, F*ck You
This episode brings you a breath of fresh early winter air, as we roast and discuss great American author George Saunders' collection of short stories Tenth of December with our lovely guest Ingrid Z....Show More
3) Devolution, or I'll Be Jerky For Them
HALLOWEEN SPECIAL! This episode we battle beastly horrors with Brady B., who recommends Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks. Things get hairy as we encounte...Show More
4) The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an IKEA Wardrobe, or Tom Cruise Jesus Christ That's a Long Title
Hej! This episode we explore the labyrinths of Swedish furniture and literary translation with Alexz C., translator and cat lady extraordinaire, who recommends The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir W...Show More
5) Kafka on the Shore, or May December Meets Cats the Musical
This month your favorite bookworms get down and nerdy with Haruki Murakami’s Kafka on the Shore! Tune in as we chat with guest Sarah W. about this fantastical tale in translation. Will the celebrated ...Show More
6) home body, or The Ways In Which
Read It & Roast is back for season 2! Join us as Université de Montréal professor Amélie Lemieux takes us on a guided meditation of Rupi Kaur's home body (2020). Are you over IG poetry or are you a Ru...Show More
7) Absence Makes the Roast Grow Hotter - SEASON TWO TEASER
Miss us much? Your favorite roast hosts are back with a smatterings of recommended reads guaranteed to make you yearn for a juicy upcoming season TWO!
8) Cloud Cuckoo Land, or Nonlinear Timelines: It's Mine, I Made It, It's New And FreshTM
Ok so I know it got a Pulitzer, but like, I mean, like, isn't it also basically every other book I've ever read?? Listen in as we consider and roast Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr and ponder histo...Show More
Cloud Cuckoo Land, or Nonlinear Timelines: It's Mine, I Made It, It's New And FreshTM
1:07:38 | Feb 1st, 2024
9) Icebreaker & Dirty for Me, or Ice Guy vs New York Corporate Boyfriend
Winter Solstice Special! Tune in for a double roast of chestnuts as Icebreaker by new author Hannah Grace goes head to head with Dirty For Me by romance veteran Jackie Ashenden. This episode is dedica...Show More
10) The Priory of the Orange Tree, or Two Women Save the Day and Maybe Screw the Patriarchy
Ever just wanted to hear somebody complain? Then this is the pod for you! Join us this month as we burn through Smita G.'s rec, The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon. Fantasy nerds unite, ...Show More
The Priory of the Orange Tree, or Two Women Save the Day and Maybe Screw the Patriarchy
1:00:08 | Nov 29th, 2023