Reading the End

Latest Episodes:

Episode 119 - Summer Book Preview and Walter Mosley's Devil in a Blue Dress Jun 12, 2019

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The Jennys wrap up their read of Lord of the Rings,chat about their most anticipated books for summer, and review Walter Mosley's Devil in a Blue Dress.

Episode 118 - A Spectology Crossover Event May 01, 2019

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The Jennys welcome one of the hosts of the Spectology podcast to chat about books that cross over the boundary between literary and speculative fiction, and review Karen Lord's The Best of All Possible Worlds.

Episode 117 - Anticipating the Backlist and Lauren Beukes's Zoo City Apr 17, 2019

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Gin Jenny and special guest Renay talk about backlist books they're excited to read, then review Lauren Beukes's urban fantasy novel Zoo City.

Episode 116 - Our Oldest and Newest Books, and Helen Oyeyemi's Gingerbread Apr 03, 2019

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The Jennys do their first-ever shelf review to tell you about their oldest and newest books, then review Helen Oyeyemi's dreamy unsettling fairy tale Gingerbread.

Episode 115 - Changing Our Minds and Nicholas Johnson's Big Dead Place Mar 20, 2019

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The Jennys talk through books and genres they've changed their minds about, and review Nicholas Johnson's memoir of Antarctic life, Big Dead Place.

Bonus Episode 7 - Reboot Camp Feb 27, 2019

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Inspired by One Day at a Time, the TV show that made Gin Jenny cry the most, the Jennys pick out three properties to get rebooted.

Episode 114 - Nontraditional Narratives and Gina Apostol's Insurrecto Feb 13, 2019

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The Jennys are joined by the marvelous Charlotte Geater to talk about experimental, epistolary, and other nontraditional narrative formats, and then to rave about Gina Apostol's latest book, Insurrecto.

Episode 113 - Spring Book Preview and a Play by Jackie Sibblies Drury Jan 30, 2019

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The Jennys deal with Eowyn feelings, chat about their most anticipated books of Spring 2019, and review Jackie Sibble Drury's experimental play We Are Proud to Present a Presentation about the Herero of Namibia.

Bonus Episode 6 - Consider the Kondo Jan 23, 2019

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In this bonus minisode, the Jennys chat about Marie Kondo's attitude on books and whether it's actually fine. (It is.)

Episode 112 - 2018 in Review Jan 09, 2019

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The Jennys get back to the Lord of the Rings readalong, then summarize their 2018 in reading and talk through New Year's Resolutions.