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BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on Book Club Shmook Clubs, we're reading Liane Moriarty's novel Big Little Lies! Big Little Lies is part murder mystery, part examination of the secret lives of suburbanites, but totally in a class of it's own. It's simultaneously serious and light-hearted, and it doesn't shy away from discussing serious subject matter in a way that feels completely approachable.  But did Kristen and Will like it? FIND OUT! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000!

BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on Book Club Shmook Clubs, we're reading the late Carrie Fisher's book The Princess Diarist! When Carrie Fisher found out that Star Wars was coming back, and she would be reprising the iconic role of Princess Leia, she decided to look to her old diaries to remember what it was like when she first got the part 40 years ago. What follows is a brutally honest look back on landing the part, falling in love with her co-star Harrison Ford, and a frequently funny analysis of how becoming Princess Leia changed her life. BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000!

BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! CLICK HERE TO WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE! This week on #BCSC, we're a few days late as a result of a total collapse  of our hard drive! Sadly, the full show we recorded about The Stranger Beside Me is lost, but we didn't want to leave you guys in the lurch, so please accept this mini-review as a replacement! In an effort to salve all your wounds, we're even including a sneak peak at our upcoming true-crime show GUILTY PARTY! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000!

BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! CLICK HERE TO WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE! This week on #BCSC, we're investigating the mystery book The Woman in Cabin 10! It's, well...It's kind of fun to listen to, but not exactly great. A classic Agatha-Christe-esque mystery story that is fun while it lasts, but it won't blow you away. As a matter of fact, the more you think about it, the more annoyed you get! The first 10 minutes are SPOILER-FREE, but everything after is SPOILERY! We're trying out something new here at Shmook! Let us know what you think! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000!

BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! CLICK HERE TO WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE! This week on #BCSC, we're investigating the mystery book The Woman in Cabin 10! It's, well...It's kind of fun to listen to, but not exactly great. A classic Agatha-Christe-esque mystery story that is fun while it lasts, but it won't blow you away. As a matter of fact, the more you think about it, the more annoyed you get! The first 10 minutes are SPOILER-FREE, but everything after is SPOILERY! We're trying out something new here at Shmook! Let us know what you think! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000!

BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on #BCSC, we're finally defeating the demon that is LEGION by William Peter Blatty! Unfortunately, what started out as a strange curiosity, ended in disappointment as this book just never truly starts. Well, actually it turns out that any scene with the character The Gemini Killer is pretty great. Oh, and it least it gave us the movie The Exorcist III! It's the best version of this weak story, and at times it's truly terrifying! Brad Dourif is amazing! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000!

BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! Episode 4 of our new podcast mini-series PotterWatch is online RIGHT NOW! This mini-series is a labor of love made possible by our Patreon backers! Kristen and Will of Book Club Shmook Club are going to watch and discuss each of the Harry Potter movies every other week, starting TODAY, leading up to the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them! Episode 8 of PotterWatch (the Book Club Shmook Club spin-off all about the Harry Potter movies) is online, and we're here to talk about Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them! Wait a minute, that means this is the last episode of our mini-series! We're here! That's right, we've seen the movie, and we finally know the answers to all the questions: What's this about? How does it tie into Harry Potter? How horribly did Johnny Depp ruin this thing!? That last question is a trick: this movie can't be ruined. It's amazing. Find out how amazing and enjoy the show! (Don't worry, we go spoiler-free at first!) See you in a few y

BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on #BCSC, we just couldn't stay away, we HAD to court the dark arts once more. We're reading LEGION, William Peter Blatty's sequel to THE EXORCIST! If you have any reservations about reading a scary book, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT! This book isn't scary in the slightest! As a matter of fact it's not even really anything! It's...good? I guess? It's definitely weird. It's more about how weird evolution is than it is about murder and demons and stuff! Bizarre! But we kinda like it! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000!

BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! Episode 4 of our new podcast mini-series PotterWatch is online RIGHT NOW! This mini-series is a labor of love made possible by our Patreon backers! Kristen and Will of Book Club Shmook Club are going to watch and discuss each of the Harry Potter movies every other week, starting TODAY, leading up to the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them! Episode 7 of PotterWatch (the Book Club Shmook Club spin-off all about the Harry Potter movies) is online, and we're talking about The Deathly Hallows! Part One AND Part Two!  That's it! The Harry Potter franchise ends here...With a one-two punch in the gut of sad, desperate, beautiful film-making. Horcruxes, Hallows, death, struggle, goblins, this show has it all! We even talk about Dobby's wardrobe choices! Oh, and we leave you with some thoughts leading up to the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, coming out in a couple weeks. Starring Johnny Depp? We get into it at the way way end. This is it, we sa

BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on #BCSC, we're destroying the demon Pazuzu in the 2nd half of The Exorcist! Or did he defeat us? We may never truly know. Oh, also we watched the original movie! The horror classic! It kinda stinks! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000!

BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! Episode 4 of our new podcast mini-series PotterWatch is online RIGHT NOW! This mini-series is a labor of love made possible by our Patreon backers! Kristen and Will of Book Club Shmook Club are going to watch and discuss each of the Harry Potter movies every other week, starting TODAY, leading up to the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them! Surprise! A bonus episode of our bonus podcast PotterWatch is here! As some of you may know, Krissy, Willy, and Allie took a trip down to Florida last week and went to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter! And now we're here to tell you all about it! Thrills! Chills! Spills! Almost literally! Will almost spilled right out of a rollercoaster! NO JOKE! ENJOY! Enjoy this bonus show, and consider backing us on Patreon, or picking up another bonus show from our Store! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000!

BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! Episode 4 of our new podcast mini-series PotterWatch is online RIGHT NOW! This mini-series is a labor of love made possible by our Patreon backers! Kristen and Will of Book Club Shmook Club are going to watch and discuss each of the Harry Potter movies every other week, starting TODAY, leading up to the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them! Episode 6 of PotterWatch (the Book Club Shmook Club spin-off all about the Harry Potter movies) is online, and we're talking about the Half-Blood Prince! Why does Wormtail live with Snape? Why is young Voldemort trying to seduce Professor Slughorn? Do we think this movie is fucking beautiful and amazing? The answers to these questions and more await you! Enjoy this bonus show, and consider backing us on Patreon, or picking up another bonus show from our Store! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000!

BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on #BCSC, the devil is in the walls! We're reading William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist, and we're even talking about the movie and the new FOX show!  It all starts with a Ouija board, but in no time, we're twisting heads and getting really intense with crucifixes and stuff. Holy shit, Halloween is off to a freaky start! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000!

BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! Episode 4 of our new podcast mini-series PotterWatch is online RIGHT NOW! This mini-series is a labor of love made possible by our Patreon backers! Kristen and Will of Book Club Shmook Club are going to watch and discuss each of the Harry Potter movies every other week, starting TODAY, leading up to the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them! Episode 5 of PotterWatch (the Book Club Shmook Club spin-off all about the Harry Potter movies) is online, and we're talking about Order of the Phoenix! Get ready for a lot of theorizing about what happens to Sirius! But don't worry: we soften the blow by giving you some solid advice about how to groom your prunes! Honestly, there's so much going on in this movie, it's almost impossible to cover everything! Enjoy this bonus show, and consider backing us on Patreon, or picking up another bonus show from our Store! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000!

BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on #BCSC, it's time to close the case of Patricia Cornwell's first novel: Postmortem. In a word, it's: great. It's also pretty quick to conclude a fairly complex, engrossing story. Oh also...it's...is it racist? BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000!

BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! Episode 4 of our new podcast mini-series PotterWatch is online RIGHT NOW! This mini-series is a labor of love made possible by our Patreon backers! Kristen and Will of Book Club Shmook Club are going to watch and discuss each of the Harry Potter movies every other week, starting TODAY, leading up to the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them! Episode 4 of PotterWatch, the Book Club Shmook Club spin-off all about the Harry Potter films is online, and this week we're talking about Goblet of Fire! After 3 movies, it would seem the Potter production crew has finally figured out the formula! We're dealing with a much more refined product, and dammit it feels good to finally be able to get invested in one of these movies. On the show: we really get in depth with the cleanliness of the owlery, debate the desperation of the TriWizard Tournament, and geek out over how frightening Lord Voldemort is! Enjoy this bonus show, and consider backing us on Patreon, or picking

BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on #BCSC, we're digging into Patricia Cornwell (Cornwall?)'s first book PostMortem! It's amazing we've come this far without reading a true mystery novel! How is that possible! This book came recommended by on of our listeners, Alfie, and we can't thank you enough. We get right into it, with comparisons to a certain cannibal, and musings on some strange decisions the lead character makes. And this BCSC has a bit of a twist ending, too! ENJOY! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000!

BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! Episode 3 of our new podcast mini-series PotterWatch is online RIGHT NOW! This mini-series is a labor of love made possible by our Patreon backers! Kristen and Will of Book Club Shmook Club are going to watch and discuss each of the Harry Potter movies every other week, starting TODAY, leading up to the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them! This week, Prisoner of Azkaban begins to set the Potter series on the path to greatness, and the shmooks pull PotterWatch from the obscurity of our Patreon page. Sorry, we tried to make a Patreon-exclusive show work, but it wasn't to be... ANYWAY It's been a rough couple of months of bad Potter stories, but finally we're digging into the fan favorite! The one that most people would likely say is the best of the entire franchise! Admittedly, PoA is a step in the right direction, but is it GREAT? Find out!! Enjoy this bonus show, and consider backing us on Patreon, or picking up another bonus show from our Store! BCSC@Ta

BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on #BCSC, we are back! As some of you know, Krissy and Willy have suffered another loss. And this book isn't helping. What started as an exciting return to the Wizarding World has ended in catastrophe. It's safe to say that we don't like this book. Now enjoy listening to us damn near self-destruct! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000!

BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! Episode 2 of our new podcast mini-series PotterWatch is online RIGHT NOW! This mini-series is a labor of love made possible by our Patreon backers! Kristen and Will of Book Club Shmook Club are going to watch and discuss each of the Harry Potter movies every other week, starting TODAY, leading up to the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them! This week, Chamber of Secrets presents an interesting conundrum: it's both better and worse than Sorcerer's Stone! Did we enjoy watching it? NO! Were there things that were kind of fun? Sure! Is Dobby nude? ALMOST! Enjoy this bonus show, and consider backing us on Patreon, or picking up another bonus show from our Store! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @ChillinKristen! @WillRogers2000!