The Overdue boys celebrate Children's Book Week by discussing A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond.
May 6
1 hr 1 min
Did you know that before Gillian Flynn brought us the book Gone Girl, the movie Gone Girl, and the concept of "Gone Girl-ing" someone, she wrote a murder mystery about a different kind of unhealthy family dynamic!
Apr 29
1 hr
This episode is about Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, the complete edition containing both The Story of a Childhood and The Story of a Return.
Apr 22
1 hr 8 min
Holes! We all need 'em, we all love 'em. This is a book where a boy is sentenced to dig a bunch of holes out in the desert because he was accused and convicted of a crime he didn't commit.
Apr 15
1 hr 6 min
Lo's award-winning novel seeks to shine a light on marginalized experiences from mid-century San Francisco. What's most impressive is how she's synthesized all of her research into a couple of fresh, compelling characters - allowing the story to honor the historical record without feeling overly bound by it.
Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis.
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Apr 8
1 hr 10 min
This week's book is about the topic of war and also the topic of peace.
Apr 1
1 hr 12 min
For our latest show-within-a-show, we'll revisit Ancient Greece through Emily Wilson's new translation of Homer's The Iliad.
Mar 30
1 hr 45 min
The boys from Overdue cover Chuck Palahniuk's 1996 novel FIGHT CLUB. One of us even rewatched the famous film starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton!
Mar 25
1 hr 17 min
There There sets itself apart by being a book by and about indigenous Americans in an explicitly contemporary, urban setting.
Mar 18
1 hr 1 min
The Overdue boys discuss Nancy Drew and the Mystery at Lilac Inn.
Mar 16
1 hr 14 min
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