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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.

 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.

Welcome to Episode 11! The Books Boys are back with another stacked episode!PJ buys toilet paper, we get sued, we visit The Night Hunter, and of course, we review and recommend some Books! Plus the amazing author Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger calls in to discuss her brand new book The Woman At The Gates, a World War 2 novel with a lot of her real family history included, which comes out 2nd September. (https://inktreks.com)Remember you can get the show early and ad-free, plus get all our extra shows and hear our reviews of Shakespeare, Agatha Christie, movies, and more at patreon.com/booksboysBooks discussed include:- Mansfield Park (Jane Austen, 1814)- The Devils / The Possessed Fyodor (Dostoyevsky, 1871)- Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren, 1945)- The Woman At The Gates (Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger, 2021)- The Anabasis / The March Up Country (Xenophon, 370BC)- Lies (T.M. Logan, 2017) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Episode 11! The Books Boys are back with another stacked episode!PJ buys toilet paper, we get sued, we visit The Night Hunter, and of course, we review and recommend some Books! Plus the amazing author Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger calls in to discuss her brand new book The Woman At The Gates, a World War 2 novel with a lot of her real family history included, which comes out 2nd September. (https://inktreks.com)Remember you can get the show early and ad-free, plus get all our extra shows and hear our reviews of Shakespeare, Agatha Christie, movies, and more at patreon.com/booksboysBooks discussed include:- Mansfield Park (Jane Austen, 1814)- The Devils / The Possessed Fyodor (Dostoyevsky, 1871)- Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren, 1945)- The Woman At The Gates (Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger, 2021)- The Anabasis / The March Up Country (Xenophon, 370BC)- Lies (T.M. Logan, 2017) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

TheDean! & PJ are back for Episode 10 of Books Boys!! Have you figured out what books are yet?This month, TheDean!'s a die-hard romantic, and PJ goes through the looking glass. Plus we have TWO call-ins, one from the author Rev Aleeceha Pitts (aleecheapitts.com)and one from @secondhandbookman who tells the books boys about a rare Dickens story. Remember, you can get early access, plus all the bonus shows, including Caper Captains (this month's will also feature secondhandbookman), Play Boys, Film Fellows, Interviews from the Vault, and more, for $3 or £2.50 a month at patreon.com/booksboysOur sponsor: Norwood Investing LLC: https://form.typeform.com/to/WMozzGIN referral code: ALCIBooks discussed on this episode include:- The Count Of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas, 1844)- Lost Connections (Johann Hari, 2018)- Misericordia (Benito Pérez Galdós, 1897)- Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll, 1865)- Through The Looking-Glass (Lewis Carroll, 1871)- Automated Alice (Jeff Noon, 1996)- Behind

TheDean! & PJ are back for Episode 10 of Books Boys!! Have you figured out what books are yet?This month, TheDean!'s a die-hard romantic, and PJ goes through the looking glass. Plus we have TWO call-ins, one from the author Rev Aleeceha Pitts (aleecheapitts.com)and one from @secondhandbookman who tells the books boys about a rare Dickens story. Remember, you can get early access, plus all the bonus shows, including Caper Captains (this month's will also feature secondhandbookman), Play Boys, Film Fellows, Interviews from the Vault, and more, for $3 or £2.50 a month at patreon.com/booksboysOur sponsor: Norwood Investing LLC: https://form.typeform.com/to/WMozzGIN referral code: ALCIBooks discussed on this episode include:- The Count Of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas, 1844)- Lost Connections (Johann Hari, 2018)- Misericordia (Benito Pérez Galdós, 1897)- Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll, 1865)- Through The Looking-Glass (Lewis Carroll, 1871)- Automated Alice (Jeff Noon, 1996)- Behind