Podcasts by Not A Bookclub

Episode 56 - Spotlight: Tyranny from 2022-03-02T05:28:32

We did not pick this topic because of the attack on Ukraine, but there is nothing else we would rather discuss in light of it. Here is a discussion of tyranny in all its form. Political or not. ...

Episode 55 - Reading Round-up! from 2022-02-04T22:15:58

Join Deb and Mindy as they discuss the last few months of books and reading! It's a two-month catch-up in dark Wes Anderson, Chinese BL webnovels, and charming middle-grade novels. Honestly, the...

Episode 54 - Spotlight: Middle-Grade Novels from 2022-01-28T11:00

Deb and Mindy discuss some of their fave middle-grade novels and series! Honestly, if there is anything we can take away from this episode, it might be THAT book Mindy discussed. It's wild. 

Episode 53 - Looking Back 2021 from 2021-12-31T11:00

2021 comes to an end with a look towards 2022. Join Deb and Mindy as they look back on their reading year and the resolution they hope to achieve in the new year. (Honestly, it sounds like it wa...

Episode 52 - Reading Round-up! from 2021-12-03T11:00

Another month gone by with more books to talk about. Except there wasn't much reading. This is a podcast about two ladies ranting and reading, but for this episode, Deb and Mindy really amped up...

Episode 51 - Reading Round-up! from 2021-11-08T21:49:01

Join Deb and Mindy as they discuss their reading month! Rig oils and affairs, horror and hauntings, (not)Great British Bake-off romance, and political fantasy BL romances! What a month!

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Episode 50 - Romance pt. 3: Contemporary from 2021-10-29T10:00

It's the last part of our three part epic Romance genre discussion! It's been a wild ride, but we've come here at last. Join us as discuss some of our favorite and memorable contemporary romance...

Episode 49 - Reading Round-up! from 2021-10-08T10:00

Another month with another reading round-up! Join Deb and Mindy as talk about their reading month. 

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Episode 48 - Romance pt. 2: Non-Contemporary from 2021-10-01T22:05:56

Deb and Mindy are back at it again! Welcome back to the second part of our three part series of ROMANCE! There are so many dukes! And Mindy gets very confused. Join us as we discuss some of our ...

Episode 47 - Reading Round-up! from 2021-09-03T10:00

Happy two years to Not a Bookclub! Deb and Mindy are back with another Reading Round-Up episode(previously named "Whatcha read?"). Join them as they talk about graphic novels, agriculture, and s...

Episode 46 - Spotlight: The Romance Genre from 2021-08-28T04:08:45

Welcome back, Deb and Mindy! Welcome back friends! Readers and non-readers!

This month, ROMANCE is in the air! Well, not exactly. Deb and Mindy discuss what is the romance genre. Tropes t...

An Anouncement from 2021-08-02T21:22:59

No new Spotlight for July and Whatcha read ep for August. We'll be back August 27th.

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Episode 45 - Whatcha read? from 2021-07-02T10:00

Join Deb and Mindy as they talk about their reading month. 

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Episode 44 - Spotlight: Wanderlust from 2021-06-26T05:46:27

Since places are beginning to open up Stateside, Deb and Mindy discuss books set in places where they want to travel to! Join them as they talk about books that might or might not have anything ...

Extra 6: Bookclub Return of the Thief from 2021-06-18T20:56:35

For the latest bookclub episode, Deb and Mindy discuss the last book in the Queen's Thief series by Meghan Whalen Turner, ...

Episode 43 - Whatcha read? from 2021-06-04T10:00

Deb and Mindy talk about their reading month! 

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Episode 42 - Spotlight: YA Beginnings from 2021-05-28T10:00

Deb and Mindy discuss the formative YA novels read during their teen years! Girls dressing as boys to be in a male dominated job(yes), glitter grunge(of course), and diaries of a certain Genovia...

Extra 5: Bookclub Book Thick as Thieves from 2021-05-21T10:00

Not a Bookclub's bookclub book! This month Deb and Mindy read the fifth book in Meghan Whalen Turner's Listen

Episode 41 - Whatcha read? from 2021-05-07T10:00

Join Deb and Mindy as they discuss their reading month! Memoirs galore, charming love stories with reality TV settings, and fictional rockbands from the 70's!

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Episode 40 - Spotlight: Fanfiction from 2021-04-30T10:00

Deb and Mindy talk about the most openly unexclusive "secret" club there is: fanfiction. Join them as they take a walk down memory lane and talk about their guilty(not really) pleasure. 

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Extra 4: Bookclub Book A Conspiracy of Kings from 2021-04-16T10:00

Deb and Mindy are back with the extra episode of the month! Join them as they discuss Not a Bookclub's bookclub book!

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Episode 39 - Whatcha read? from 2021-04-02T10:00

Deb and Mindy talk their recent reading month. So many audiobooks. Make sure to plan in investing for your retirement plan. The tomes of the Obamas. And cancel culture?

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Episode 38 - The Asian American Reader from 2021-03-26T10:00

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Extra 3: Bookclub Book King of Attolia from 2021-03-19T10:00

Another month, another Not a Bookclub Bookclub book. Join Deb and Mindy as they discuss the next book in The Queen's Thief series, The King of Attolia, and the debate that ensues if Gen is to be...

Episode 37 - Whatcha read? from 2021-03-05T11:00

Join Deb and Mindy as they discuss their reading month! Gay romances, comedian memoirs, and royal families?! Yes!!

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Episode 36 - Spotlight: Manga, Once More from 2021-02-27T02:08:22

Deb and Mindy are at it again, on the one subject they can't stop talking about... this time, they share some of their manga comfort reads.

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Extra 2: Bookclub Book The Queen of Attolia from 2021-02-19T11:00

Join Deb and Mindy as they discuss the second book in The Queen's Thief series The Queen of Attolia.

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Extra 2: Bookclub Book The Queen of Attolia from 2021-02-19T11:00

Join Deb and Mindy as they discuss the second book in The Queen's Thief series The Queen of Attolia.

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Episode 35 - Whatcha read? from 2021-02-05T11:00

Join Deb and Mindy as they discussed what they have read recently. Thriller/mystery as a travel book, Japanese classic lit with unlikeable characters, and the last interview of one of the most m...

Episode 34 - Spotlight: Superheroes! from 2021-01-29T11:00

What makes a superhero? What makes a superhero story? Come join Deb and Mindy as they debate on what is the 'Superhero' genre! *Disclaimer: they went on for a while.

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Extra 1: Bookclub Book The Thief from 2021-01-15T16:48:47

Welcome to Not a Bookclub's first bookclub special! Mindy wanted to talk about a book so we decided to do bookclub for the entire series. Read along or just listen to the rants and join them as ...

Extra 1: Bookclub Book The Thief from 2021-01-15T16:48:47

Welcome to Not a Bookclub's first bookclub special! Mindy wanted to talk about a book so we decided to do bookclub for the entire series. Read along or just listen to the rants and join them as ...

Episode 33 - Whatcha read? from 2021-01-01T11:00

Happy New Year, everyone!! Goodbye 2020 and hello to 2021! Welcome to the first episode of the year! Come join Deb and Mindy as they discuss the last few books read in 2020. True crime, Joseon(K...

Episode 32 - Looking Back 2020 from 2020-12-25T11:00

2020 is coming to an end and what a year it has been! Come join Deb and Mindy as they reflect on their reading year. From changing reading habits to expanding genres to mindless comfort reads. H...

Episode 31 - Whatcha read? from 2020-12-04T17:00

Deb and Mindy discuss their reading(or lack of reading) month! 

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Episode 30 - Spotlight: Bookstores in NYC from 2020-11-27T11:00

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! We hope you were able to enjoy this holiday, dedicated overeating, while socially distanced!

Since the holidays for gift giving is coming up, we decided to h...

Episode 29 - Whatcha read? from 2020-11-13T11:00

Come join Deb and Mindy as they discuss the books that helped distract them in the last month!

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An Announcement from 2020-11-06T11:00

No new episode this week. Stay safe, and happy reading!

Episode 28 - Spotlight: CLAMP Part 2 from 2020-10-30T22:29:03

Deb and Mindy are at it again! It's another CLAMP spotlight episode and it's a doozy. Come join them as they finish off discussing the publish works of one of the most popular manga acts in the ...

Episode 27 - Whatcha read? from 2020-10-02T15:16:32

Join Deb and Mindy as they discuss their reading month! (Mindy definitely had a mood this month.)

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Episode 26 - Spotlight: CLAMP Part 1 from 2020-09-25T18:17:49

CLAMP!! One of the biggest names in the manga and anime world. For Deb and Mindy, CLAMP was one of the most influential story-tellers of their old adolescent lives. Come join them as they nerd o...

Episode 25 - Whatcha Read? from 2020-09-04T19:04:46

Join Deb and Mindy as they discuss what they have read recently!

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Episode 24 - Spotlight: Shakespeare from 2020-08-28T19:48:07

Another month, another spotlight episode. Join Deb and Mindy as they discuss some of their favorite Shakespeare works! What makes Shakespeare so good? Is it actually hard to understand? What's t...

Episode 23 - Whatcha read? from 2020-08-04T15:35:06

What happens when Deb is in a reading slump? What happens when Mindy isn't? Come join them as they discuss the books they read(or lack of books read) in the last month!

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Episode 22 - Spotlight: Books to Films from 2020-07-31T18:18:43

Join Deb and Mindy as they discuss books-to-films adaptions. Find out what they liked, what they were not huge fans of, and if reading the book before or after watching the movie makes a differe...

Episode 21 - Whatcha read? from 2020-07-03T21:54:45

Catch up with Deb and Mindy's reading month!

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Episode 20 - Spotlight: Black Authors from 2020-06-26T20:49:32

This month, Deb and Mindy discuss Black Authors in various genres. Join them as they also discuss the disparity in the publishing industry and in book awards. 

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Episode 19 - A Discussion and Whatcha read? from 2020-06-05T07:00

We discuss the importance of awareness, the need for compassion, and owning up to our ignorance.

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Episode 18: Spotlight - Childhood Novels from 2020-05-22T01:33:58

Come join Deb and Mindy as they talk about their favorite childhood novels! Princess, cursed girls, and children shifting into animals galore!

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Episode 17 - Whatcha read? from 2020-05-06T17:58:58

Join Deb and Mindy this week as they rant about why high fantasy books are hard, Knight's Tale vs. Ever After, and ice skating romances!

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Episode 16 - Spotlight: Cookbooks from 2020-05-02T03:21:53

What's everyone doing in isolation? Cooking? Well in this week's episode, Deb and Mindy spotlight cookbooks! Join them as they discuss how to actually read cookbooks and if they actually use any...

Episode 15 - Whatcha read? from 2020-04-02T02:34:38

Hard times calls for light reading. Come join Deb and Mindy as they discuss their reading month filled with romance, fluff, and cats? 

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Episode 14 - Spotlight: Controversial Books from 2020-03-20T20:43:01

It's a weird and terrible time out there right now. Like everyone else, we've been trying to stave off boredom and upsetting feelings by trying to distract ourselves. We hope that in this crazy ...

Episode 13 - Whatcha read? from 2020-03-06T19:32:03

Come join Deb and Mindy as they highlight their reading month! Boyband love-interest, hilarious serial killers, teen rom-com and more!

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Episode 12 - Spotlight: Horror! w/ guest Joyce Huang from 2020-02-28T06:16:43

Valentine's Day has come and passed, and Mindy and Deb have celebrated by talking about....horror! Come join them and their first guest, Joyce, as they discuss body horror vs. supernatural horro...

Episode 11 - Whatcha read? from 2020-02-07T13:00

Horror fisherman, fantasy YA, and tangents galore! Join Deb and Mindy as they discussed what they've read lately!

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Episode 10 - Spotlight: Manga from 2020-02-03T16:51:44

Strap yourselves in for this one as Deb and Mindy go down the nerd hole of manga. Join them as they reminisce what stories and series impacted them throughout their adolescence and beyond.

Episode 9 - Whatcha Read? from 2020-01-03T15:40:11

Happy New Year! Come join Deb and Mindy as they highlight their last reading month of the 2010's!

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Episode 8 - Fave Books 2019!! from 2019-12-27T14:00

What are Deb and Mindy's favorite books of 2019? Come join them as they discuss psychedelics, a borderline pornographic photographer, and....anime? Yep, definitely talking about books!

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Episode 7 - Whatcha read? from 2019-12-06T13:54:53

So what's up with books without dialogue quotation marks? Come join Deb and Mindy as they highlight their reading month!

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Episode 6 - Spotlight: Pride and Prejudice from 2019-11-29T20:45:55

This week is Pride and Prejudice week! Is Darcy actually just an awkward shy boy? Can Mrs. Bennet just chill out?(Probably not.) Can two Pride and Prejudice fangirls talk calmly about one of the...

Episode 5 - Whatcha Read? from 2019-11-01T08:30

Come join Deb and Mindy as they discuss the highlights of their reading month in the latest episode of Not A Bookclub!

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Episode 4 - Halloween Special (Erotica!) from 2019-10-25T07:00

It's the Halloween Spotlight Special!

What will Deb and Mindy be talking about? Ghouls? Ghosts? Vampires?! CLOSE! It's erotica! Come join them as they talk about tentacle men, lusty class...

Episode 3 - Whatcha read? from 2019-10-04T07:00

What have Deb and Mindy been reading lately? Fantasy, city-planning, depressing books and more!

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Episode 2 - Spotlight: Required School Reading from 2019-09-27T05:05:55

This week Deb and Mindy talk about books read in school! Who liked what? What was not really liked? Can two use-to-be teenage girls even understand Holden Caulfield?

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Not A Bookclub Ep. 1 Intro from 2019-09-06T05:40:44

Welcome to the 1st episode of Not A Bookclub...the podcast!

In the inaugural episode, Deb and Mindy talk about what and who got them into reading. Come join them as they discuss the start...