Literary Bitchcraft
Literary Bitchcraft
Literary Bitchcraft
Literary Bitchcraft is a literary analysis podcast where we bitch about books and book adjacent topics. It’s a study of friendship and the written word. We all come from a bookselling background, which is how we met and formed a book club which transpired into the podcast we know today. Though not all of us are booksellers anymore, we still share a love of reading and one single brain cell. New episode every Friday!
4. Meeting Halfway
Hey guys! This episode is a literary deep dive into "She Who Became the Sun" by Shelley Parker-Chan! Sorry for being MIA for a month, Alexis does the edits and had the flu back to back with covid! She saw Nicole during her very brief days of health, and somehow gave her: FLURONA! Didn't know that was a thing, but Nicole DOES have mutant superpowers now. Please enjoy a longer ep and we'll see you guys next week! 
Nov 29, 2022
1 hr 24 min
3. We're The Villains In This One
We're the villains because we take like half an hour to get to the book. If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio is one of our faves, and we think it'll be one of yours too! 
Oct 25, 2022
1 hr 23 min
2. First Kill, Second Covid
Heyyyyyyy bitches! First half of this episode is dedicated to breaking down First Kill, it's wrongful cancellation, and the wonderful short story it's based on by V.E. Schwab. The second half of this episode is a slow, paralyzing descent into madness that includes Nicole's teeth, dead Catholic grandmas and Laura getting the local plague. So a very normal episode. Enjoy!
Oct 17, 2022
52 min
1. We're Back and Worse Than Before!
Hey bitches and witches, tis the season for zombies, ghouls, and three girls! It's spooky season but it's also season three release day. This recording is from March, post Nicole getting covid and pre Laura getting covid (Alexis is till the pinnacle of health if you ignore her watery bowels, as Sarah J Maas would say.) This episode is all about catching up on what we've read in our nine month absence (no babies were made, except for season three.) We discuss a lot in this one, but I somehow still had to edit out over thirty minutes of getting yelled at for missing brunch. We missed you guys!
Oct 10, 2022
1 hr 8 min
14. One Girl, One Goblin, and A Whole Lotta Fan Ficition
Hey bitches! In this episode of Literary Bitchcraft we discuss fanfiction. Laura and Alexis dive into the history, it's current impacts, and the future possibilities of the internet's favorite literary device. 
Dec 13, 2021
57 min
13. Two Girls Who Arrive Without Warning
We're back!!!! And we're discussing Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern! Nicole and Laura (Laura murdered Alexis, RIP) discuss their favorite parts of the book, the definition of magical realism and the books they've read in the genre, Disneyland and how NFTs are indeed like kohls cash. Alexis' ghost only regrets not being there to defend New Girl as it's slandered (Schmidt stans rise up! :( but sit down for this episode :( but rise up later when Alexis comes back!) Also this episode is a bit quiet, because Alexis is tech and she was dead :( so, to quote Trace Adkins, Honkey Tonk Badonkadonk: Turn it up some. 
Dec 7, 2021
51 min
12. Wrapping Up Our Monster Dongs With A Magnum Booktalk
Hi bitches! This is a wrap up covering what we read in September and October, but it gets VERY unwrapped. Somehow, we discuss monster fucking, the mythos surrounding the female gaze, superiority of female authors, the different ways that authors handle female pain, and yeah, I guess what we read a little bit. It's our most analytical episode yet, while somehow being our most off track. Hope you enjoy!
Nov 9, 2021
57 min
11. 2 1/2 Spooky Bitches and All The Vampires Ever
Hi everyone! Happy late Halloween! To dedicate an episode to our favorite spooky season, we discuss the history of vampires and how they've grown culturally! We talk Catholic guilt, the Cullen's Mormonism, and how window climbing lesbian's set the tone for it all. Enjoy and we'll see you next week!
Nov 2, 2021
47 min
10. Two Bitches and Two Princes
In this episode Laura and Alexis discuss "Red, White and Royal Blue" by Casey McQuiston! They compare it a little to "One Last Stop" but we promise, this is much less hectic episode and we actually discuss the book and not just Alexis' doo doo ass. We hope you enjoy! 
Oct 26, 2021
1 hr
9. Two Bitches FINALLY Getting To Discuss Writing
Hi everyone! In this episode Laura and Alexis finally get to talk about writing! We have recorded this episode three times with an unfortunate smelting accident that kills it at the end every single time. Yet this one survived! We talk about our journey through becoming writers and where we're at now with it (not very far, but we're having fun!) Enjoy and talk to you soon! 
Oct 18, 2021
52 min