LTN Book Club
LTN Book Club
Love Thy Nerd
The LTN Bookclub invites you to read along with them as they explore everything speculative fiction has to offer and how these books help us love each other better. Hosted by Katie Tejedor, Jon Campoverde, Matt Williams, and Madeline Turnipseed
Episode 21 | The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Join the LTN Book Club crew as they discuss the first prequel book to The Hunger Games series.
May 12, 2022
51 min
Episode 20 | Red Rising
Darrow of Lykos is fighting his way to a better world in Red Rising by Pierce Brown, but what is he willing to sacrifice along the way? Who will he become? Join the LTN Book Club as we discuss this first entry in the Red Rising Saga.
Apr 13, 2022
54 min
Episode 19 | Piranesi
The Other calls it a labyrinth, but Piranesi calls it The House. While The Other searches for A Great and Secret Knowledge, Piranesi is discovering who he really is, and why he’s in The House. The LTN Book Club discusses Piranesi by Susanna Clarke and why cosmic hope should absolutely be a genre.
Mar 18, 2022
1 hr 11 min
Episode 18 | On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness
Janner, Tink, and Leeli Igiby have always lived in the village of Glipwood, doing their best to avoid the occupying Fangs of Dang. Can Janner keep his siblings safe when the Fangs start targeting his family? The LTN Book Club discusses On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson, the first in the Wingfeather Saga.
Mar 4, 2022
1 hr 10 min
Episode 17 | Lent
Imagine Groundhog Day set in renaissance era Florence, Italy, add some speculative theology, and you have Lent by Jo Walton. Join Jon and Madeline of the LTN Book Club Podcast as they chew over this thought-provoking read.
Feb 16, 2022
58 min
Episode 16 | When The Tiger Came Down The Mountain
We’ve all heard stories we take well salted, but what if a tiger wanted to set the record straight? The LTN Book Club discusses When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo. The next time someone wants to tell you their story, listen with open minds and hearts.
Feb 2, 2022
46 min
Episode 15 | Three Parts Dead
Power always comes at a cost, but cost is too high? What if you're forcing someone else to pay it? The LTN Bookclub talks about Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone and the way it parallels power structures in our own world.
Nov 18, 2021
1 hr 13 min
Episode 14 | Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendency | Book 1: Chaos Rising
The LTN Book Club discusses Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy (Book I: Chaos Rising) and the origin story of one of the most lauded villains in Star Wars lore. Is there something to be learned from watching his rise to power?
Nov 3, 2021
1 hr 20 min
Episode 13 | It Began With A Lie
The LTN Bookclub discusses the thriller It Began With a Lie by Michele Pariza Wacek and delves into the mystery, horror, and tragedy that occurs when an isolated woman returns to a town from her past. How can we support those in need in our own communities?
Oct 20, 2021
1 hr 5 min
Episode 12 | Scythe
In a world where death has been defeated, have morals also been left in the Age of Mortality? If some people still have to die so that others may live, who would you want holding the knife? The LTN Bookclub discusses Scythe by Neal Shusterman and wrestles with these questions.
Sep 23, 2021
1 hr 4 min
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