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 Welcome to Books Boys Episode 22! Dean has been reading some detective novels, we get a call in from the author of Countdown To A Killing (tomvaughanmacaulay.com), PJ finally finished Discovery of Heaven and moved onto a new book, and we get a surprise call from Playboy Alex from our patreon show Playboys, to review 2 books he's read. Books discussed include:- The Books Of Souls / El Libro De Las Almas (Glenn Cooper, 2010)- The Soloist (Anne Wedgwood, 2022)- Countdown To A Killing (Thomas Vaughan Macalay, 2022)- La Regenta (Leopoldo Alas "Clarín", 1884-5)- La Boutique Del Misterio (Dino Buzzati, 1968)- The Wild Geese (Mori Ogai, 1911)- The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas, 1844)- 1984 (George Orwell, 1949)Check out patreon.com/booksboys for all our other shows, including Playboys. booksboys.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We had a lot of fun (and stress) making this one, it's Episode 21!Join TheDean! & PJ as we give our wrap-up of the books we read in June, and the author Charles Salzberg (charlessalzberg.com) calls in to chat about his books. Books discussed include:- Canary In The Coalmine (Charles Salzberg, 2022)- Armadale (Wilkie Collins, 1864-6)- History Of The Thirteen (Honoré de Balzac, 1833-4)- Salammbô (Gustave Flaubert, 1862)- La Guerra Del Fin Del Mundo (Mario Vargas Llosa, 1981)- Discovery of Heaven (Harry Mulisch, 1992)- Tao Te Ching (Lao Tzu, 400bc)- Improve Your Vision in 3 Minutes (Rui Hiramatsu, 2021)- Feiedrich Nietzsche (Thus Spoke Zarathustra, 1883-92)DOWNLOAD or stream:Remember you can get links to allow our content on booksboys.com, and get the show early, plus all our other shows like PlayBoys, Interviews From The Vault, Darkplace Dreamers, Poetry Pals and more, at patreon.com/booksboys See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We had a lot of fun (and stress) making this one, it's Episode 21!Join TheDean! & PJ as we give our wrap-up of the books we read in June, and the author Charles Salzberg (charlessalzberg.com) calls in to chat about his books. Books discussed include:- Canary In The Coalmine (Charles Salzberg, 2022)- Armadale (Wilkie Collins, 1864-6)- History Of The Thirteen (Honoré de Balzac, 1833-4)- Salammbô (Gustave Flaubert, 1862)- La Guerra Del Fin Del Mundo (Mario Vargas Llosa, 1981)- Discovery of Heaven (Harry Mulisch, 1992)- Tao Te Ching (Lao Tzu, 400bc)- Improve Your Vision in 3 Minutes (Rui Hiramatsu, 2021)- Feiedrich Nietzsche (Thus Spoke Zarathustra, 1883-92)Remember you can get links to allow our content on booksboys.com, and get the show early, plus all our other shows like PlayBoys, Interviews From The Vault, Darkplace Dreamers, Poetry Pals and more, at patreon.com/booksboys See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Welcome to Books Boys Episode 20!!We tried so hard to keep the runtime under 2hrs this month. TheDean! ventures into some more modern books, before taking refuge in dickens's deputy, and PJ sneaks in some 9th art to the reading list! We also have a surprise call-in from author Sharon Sutila to talk about her book The Stealing (thestealing.com)Books discussed include:- The Country Doctor (Honoré de Balzac, 1833)- The House of the Cat and Racket (Balzac, 1830)- Little Novels (Wilkie Collins, 1887) - The Perfume (Patrick Suskind, 1985)- Lunar Park (Bret Easton Ellis, 2005)- The Stealing (S.A. Sutila, 2021)- The Discovery of Heaven (Harry Mulisch, 1992)- Comet In Moominland (Tove Jansson, 1946)- The Hundred Year Old Man (Jonas Jonasson, 2009)- Nimm's Leicht! (Loriot, 1981)Don't forget if you want the show early, a books boys exclusive t-shirt, the privilege to recommend us books to review on the show, and all our amazing other shows, including Playboys, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Interviews From

 Welcome to Books Boys Episode 20!!We tried so hard to keep the runtime under 2hrs this month. TheDean! ventures into some more modern books, before taking refuge in dickens's deputy, and PJ sneaks in some 9th art to the reading list! We also have a surprise call-in from author Sharon Sutila to talk about her book The Stealing (thestealing.com)Books discussed include:- The Country Doctor (Honoré de Balzac, 1833)- The House of the Cat and Racket (Balzac, 1830)- Little Novels (Wilkie Collins, 1887) - The Perfume (Patrick Suskind, 1985)- Lunar Park (Bret Easton Ellis, 2005)- The Stealing (S.A. Sutila, 2021)- The Discovery of Heaven (Harry Mulisch, 1992)- Comet In Moominland (Tove Jansson, 1946)- The Hundred Year Old Man (Jonas Jonasson, 2009)- Nimm's Leicht! (Loriot, 1981):Don't forget if you want the show early, a books boys exclusive t-shirt, the privilege to recommend us books to review on the show, and all our amazing other shows, including Playboys, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Interviews Fro

Books (and plays) discussed include:- Far Away (Carol Churchill, 2000)- Lost Illusions (Honoré de Balzac (1837-43)- The Marriage Contract (Balzac, 1835) - The Marquess's Daughter (Alexandre Dumas, 1870)- The Kindness Workbook (Robin Raven, 2021)- Sidelined: How Women Manage & Mismanage Their Health (Susan Salenger, 2022)- Samurais of Fukushima: The Battle Of The Dead (Hugo Cukurs, 2018)- Peer Gynt; Ghosts (Henrik Ibsen, 1867; 1882)- A Monster Calls( Patrick Ness, 2011)- Hans (comics, 1980-2000)- The Reader (Bernhard Schlink, 1995)Remember you can get Books Boys early, plus all our other great shows exclusively at patreon.com/booksboys, the only place to hear ALL our shows, including Playboys, Film Fellows, Caper Captains, Forensic Friends, Poetry Pals, Interviews From The Vault, Darkplace Dreamers & more), you can also get special books boys merch.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Books (and plays) discussed include:- Far Away (Carol Churchill, 2000)- Lost Illusions (Honoré de Balzac (1837-43)- The Marriage Contract (Balzac, 1835) - The Marquess's Daughter (Alexandre Dumas, 1870)- The Kindness Workbook (Robin Raven, 2021)- Sidelined: How Women Manage & Mismanage Their Health (Susan Salenger, 2022)- Samurais of Fukushima: The Battle Of The Dead (Hugo Cukurs, 2018)- Peer Gynt; Ghosts (Henrik Ibsen, 1867; 1882)- A Monster Calls( Patrick Ness, 2011)- Hans (comics, 1980-2000)- The Reader (Bernhard Schlink, 1995)Remember you can get Books Boys early, plus all our other great shows exclusively at patreon.com/booksboys, the only place to hear ALL our shows, including Playboys, Film Fellows, Caper Captains, Forensic Friends, Poetry Pals, Interviews From The Vault, Darkplace Dreamers & more), you can also get special books boys merch.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to episode 18! We are books men! TheDean! & PJ tell us about their March reads, and chat with the author Kemka Ezinwo about her book Captured Within (agneskaye.com)Books Discussed include:- Joseph Balsamo / Memoirs Of a Physician pt2 (Alexandre Dumas, 1846)- Bouvard et Pécuchet (Gustave Flaubert, 1881)- The Illustrious Gaudissart (Honoré de Balzac, 1833)- Poetry Anthology (Miguel Hernandez, 1933-42)- Captured Within (Kemka Ezinwo, 2018)- Gallery Of Mothers (J.S. Latshaaw, 2020)- Top Girls (Caryl Churchill, 1982)- Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro, 2005)- El Asesinato de Socrates, (Marcos Chicot, 2016)- The Cat In The Hat, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, McElligot's Pool, If I Ran The Circus (Dr Seuss, 1947-57)Check out all our extra shows including Caper Captains, Poetry Pals, Darkplace Dreamers, Interviews From The Vault, PlayBoys and more at patreon.com/booksboys See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to episode 18! We are books men! TheDean! & PJ tell us about their March reads, and chat with the author Kemka Ezinwo about her book Captured Within (agneskaye.com)Books Discussed include:- Joseph Balsamo / Memoirs Of a Physician pt2 (Alexandre Dumas, 1846)- Bouvard et Pécuchet (Gustave Flaubert, 1881)- The Illustrious Gaudissart (Honoré de Balzac, 1833)- Poetry Anthology (Miguel Hernandez, 1933-42)- Captured Within (Kemka Ezinwo, 2018)- Gallery Of Mothers (J.S. Latshaaw, 2020)- Top Girls (Caryl Churchill, 1982)- Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro, 2005)- El Asesinato de Socrates, (Marcos Chicot, 2016)- The Cat In The Hat, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, McElligot's Pool, If I Ran The Circus (Dr Seuss, 1947-57)Check out all our extra shows including Caper Captains, Poetry Pals, Darkplace Dreamers, Interviews From The Vault, PlayBoys and more at patreon.com/booksboys See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Welcome to a fun positivity-filled episode where we loved all the books we read this month!! TheDean! & PJ chat about all their February reads and their recent excursions to bookshops together, give some recommendations, and interview our surprise guest, the author JS Latshaw (jlatshaw.com).We close with "It's So Hard", used with permission, by the amazing Rachael Sage. Books discussed include:- Winterset Hollow (Jonathan Edward Durham, 2021)- The Black Tulip (Alexandre Dumas, 1850)- Joseph Balsamo (aka Memoirs Of A Physician vol 1) (Alexandre Dumas, 1946-8)- Como Agua Para Chocolate (Laura Esquivel, 1992)- Lives Of Eminent Philosophers (Diogenes Laertius, c.200 BC)- Waiting For Godot (Samuel Beckett, 1953)- The Member Of The Wedding (Carson McCullers, 1946)- Un Viejo que leía novelas de amor (1988); Historia de una gaviota y del gato que enseñó a volar (1996), historia de un perro llamado Leal (2016) (all Luis Sepúlveda)- The Threat Below (J.S. Latshaw, 2015)You can get our show early, plus al

 Welcome to a fun positivity-filled episode where we loved all the books we read this month!! TheDean! & PJ chat about all their February reads and their recent excursions to bookshops together, give some recommendations, and interview our surprise guest, the author JS Latshaw (jlatshaw.com).We close with "It's So Hard", used with permission, by the amazing Rachael Sage. Books discussed include:- Winterset Hollow (Jonathan Edward Durham, 2021)- The Black Tulip (Alexandre Dumas, 1850)- Joseph Balsamo (aka Memoirs Of A Physician vol 1) (Alexandre Dumas, 1946-8)- Como Agua Para Chocolate (Laura Esquivel, 1992)- Lives Of Eminent Philosophers (Diogenes Laertius, c.200 BC)- Waiting For Godot (Samuel Beckett, 1953)- The Member Of The Wedding (Carson McCullers, 1946)- Un Viejo que leía novelas de amor (1988); Historia de una gaviota y del gato que enseñó a volar (1996), historia de un perro llamado Leal (2016) (all Luis Sepúlveda)- The Threat Below (J.S. Latshaw, 2015)You can get our show early, plus al

The Books Boys turn sweet 16! TheDean! and PJ (and Little Alfred) are back with another episode as we chat about what we have been reading in January, give some recommendations, play some music, Dean gets swindled by Dumas, and we speak with the amazing author Susan Ferber (susanfurberbooks.com) who surprised us with a call-in!Books discussed include:- Middlemarch (George Eliot, 1872)- The Argonautica (Apollonius Rhodius, C3rd BC)- Bruno's Dream (Iris Murdoch, 1969)- La Hojarasca (Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 1972)- The Son of Porthos ("Alexandre Dumas", 1883)- The Essence Of An Hour (Susan Furber, 2021)- The Fifth Mountain (Paulo Coelho, 1996)- Shadow of a Gunman; Juno & The Paycock (Sean O'Casey, 1923-4)Don't forget you can get the show early, get exclusive merch, recommend books for us, and get all our Bufanda Boys bonus podcasts at patreon.com/booksboys including Play Boys (our Shakespeare study guides), Caper Captains, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, and morebooksboys.com See acast.com/privacy

The Books Boys turn sweet 16! TheDean! and PJ (and Little Alfred) are back with another episode as we chat about what we have been reading in January, give some recommendations, play some music, Dean gets swindled by Dumas, and we speak with the amazing author Susan Ferber (susanfurberbooks.com) who surprised us with a call-in!Books discussed include:- Middlemarch (George Eliot, 1872)- The Argonautica (Apollonius Rhodius, C3rd BC)- Bruno's Dream (Iris Murdoch, 1969)- La Hojarasca (Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 1972)- The Son of Porthos ("Alexandre Dumas", 1883)- The Essence Of An Hour (Susan Furber, 2021)- The Fifth Mountain (Paulo Coelho, 1996)- Shadow of a Gunman; Juno & The Paycock (Sean O'Casey, 1923-4)Don't forget you can get the show early, get exclusive merch, recommend books for us, and get all our Bufanda Boys bonus podcasts at patreon.com/booksboys including Play Boys (our Shakespeare study guides), Caper Captains, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, and more. booksboys.com See acast.com/

 Happy New Year from the Books Boys!TheDean! & PJ chat about their December reading, give their top 3 books they reviewed in 2021, and interview author N. Daniel (ndaniel.us) who called in to talk about his brand new book Burn This City To The Ground Books discussed include:- La Casa De Los Espiritus (Isabel Allende, 1982)- Nicomachean Ethics (Aristotle, 350 BC)- The War Of The Worlds (H.G. Wells, 1898)- The Picture Of Dorian Gray, (Oscar Wilde, 1890)- The Sheep Man's Christmas (Haruki Murakami, 1989)- Burn This City To The Ground (N. Daniel, 2021)If you like us (and you do), you can get the show early, plus get all of our bonus shows (and a books boys t-shirt!!), at patreon.com/booksboysIn December alone we released: - Playboys 7 & 8 - detailed reviews / study guides of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure and Othello (both on the A-level syllabus)- Film Fellows 3: Nightcrawler- Poetry Pals 2- Interviews From The Vault 8: Meghan Cary (about her album Building This House)- Music Men 2: The

 Happy New Year from the Books Boys!TheDean! & PJ chat about their December reading, give their top 3 books they reviewed in 2021, and interview author N. Daniel (ndaniel.us) who called in to talk about his brand new book Burn This City To The Ground Books discussed include:- La Casa De Los Espiritus (Isabel Allende, 1982)- Nicomachean Ethics (Aristotle, 350 BC)- The War Of The Worlds (H.G. Wells, 1898)- The Picture Of Dorian Gray, (Oscar Wilde, 1890)- The Sheep Man's Christmas (Haruki Murakami, 1989)- Burn This City To The Ground (N. Daniel, 2021)If you like us (and you do), you can get the show early, plus get all of our bonus shows (and a books boys t-shirt!!), at patreon.com/booksboysIn December alone we released: - Playboys 7 & 8 - detailed reviews / study guides of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure and Othello (both on the A-level syllabus)- Film Fellows 3: Nightcrawler- Poetry Pals 2- Interviews From The Vault 8: Meghan Cary (about her album Building This House)- Music Men 2: The

Hey hey it's Episode 14 of Books Boys! TheDean! & PJ catch up and chat about the books they've read in the past month. We also have a surprise call in from the author Juliet Rose (authorjulietrose.com)Books discussed include: - A Clergyman's Daughter (George Orwell, 1935)- The Histories (Herodotus, 430 B.C.)- Relato de Un Naufrago (Gabriel García Márquez, 1955)- Hard Boiled Wonderland & The End Of The World (Haruki Murakami, 1985)- Daredevil comics- Do Over (Juliet Rose, 2021)- La Garza y La Violeta (Rafael Arozarena, 1998)Don't forget you can get the show early, ad-free, and also get all our bonus shows (including Play Boys, Caper Captains, Forensic Friends, Film Fellows, Darkplace Dreamers, and more!) at patreon.com.booksboys See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hey hey it's Episode 14 of Books Boys! TheDean! & PJ catch up and chat about the books they've read in the past month. We also have a surprise call in from the author Juliet Rose (authorjulietrose.com)Books discussed include: - A Clergyman's Daughter (George Orwell, 1935)- The Histories (Herodotus, 430 B.C.)- Relato de Un Naufrago (Gabriel García Márquez, 1955)- Hard Boiled Wonderland & The End Of The World (Haruki Murakami, 1985)- Daredevil comics- Do Over (Juliet Rose, 2021)- La Garza y La Violeta (Rafael Arozarena, 1998)Don't forget you can get the show early, ad-free, and also get all our bonus shows (including Play Boys, Caper Captains, Forensic Friends, Film Fellows, Darkplace Dreamers, and more!) at patreon.com.booksboys See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's the 1 year anniversary show!! It's also Hallowe'en, and we have some treats in store for you. We review some Orwell, learn how to run, and talk to Jonathan Edward Durham about his amazing book Winterset Hollow (jonathanedwarddurham.com). Also hear about TheDean!'s trip to Madrid to scour the local bookshops. - Burmese Days (George Orwell, 1934)- Coming Up For Air (George Orwell, 1939)- You Don't Know Who You Are Until You've Gone Too Far (Leah Sackett, upcoming)- Winterset Hollow (Jonathan Edward Durham, 2021)- What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Haruki Murakami, 2007)Remember you can get early access, plus all our bonus shows (Play Boys, Caper Captains, Forensic Friends, Music Men, Film Fellows, and more) at patreon.com/booksboys See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's the 1 year anniversary show!! It's also Hallowe'en, and we have some treats in store for you. We review some Orwell, learn how to run, and talk to Jonathan Edward Durham about his amazing book Winterset Hollow (jonathanedwarddurham.com). Also hear about TheDean!'s trip to Madrid to scour the local bookshops. - Burmese Days (George Orwell, 1934)- Coming Up For Air (George Orwell, 1939)- You Don't Know Who You Are Until You've Gone Too Far (Leah Sackett, upcoming)- Winterset Hollow (Jonathan Edward Durham, 2021)- What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Haruki Murakami, 2007)Remember you can get early access, plus all our bonus shows (Play Boys, Caper Captains, Forensic Friends, Music Men, Film Fellows, and more) at patreon.com/booksboys See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 It's the final month of our first year of books boys!PJ keeps it light-hearted, while TheDean! gets very annoyed with Jane Austen and Virgil. We also hear from the lovely Sandy Barker (sandybarker.com) as she chats about her books. Remember you can get all our extra shows like Play Boys, Caper Captains, Forensic Friends, Interviews with musicians and more at patreon.com/booksboysBooks discussed include:- Emma (Jane Austen, 1815)- The Aeneid (Virgil, 19BC)- Silas Marner (George Eliot, 1861)- One Summer In Santorini (Sandy Barker, 2019)- Pippi Goes On Board (Astrid Lindgren, 1946)- Astrix and Obelix comics - Asterix and the Goths (1963) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.