Reading The End

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

The Jennys close out the year with a chat about the new Netflix romcom The Princess Switch.

In their last full episode of the year, the Jennys chat about how the tone of a book can make or break it, and review Esi Edugyan's latest novel, Washington Black.

The Jennys are back to tell you what to buy your loved ones this holiday season! They share suggestions for general gifts, then offer personalized recommendations for listeners who wrote in.

The Jennys finish readalonging The Two Towers, chat about bookish skeletons in their closets, and conclude the 2018 Forcening with Suzanne Brockmann's Ready to Roll.

The Jennys answer a listener question about how to cull our personal libraries, then discuss Alice Walker's classic novel The Color Purple.

The Jennys welcome special guest stars Ashley Wells and Robert Repino to talk about Life and Death, the reimagined, genderbent version of Twilight.

The Jennys go all in on the Netflix adaptation of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, especially the parts where people want to kiss, but don't.

The Jennys solve the mystery of Gandalf's horse theft, chat about some exciting books coming out in fall 2018, and review Vanessa Hua's debut novel River of Stars.

The Jennys begin The Two Towers, chat about the dos and don'ts of historical fiction, and review Jordy Rosenberg's new historical novel, Confessions of the Fox.

The Jennys each pick the five saddest books they read as children, and Whiskey Jenny only cries once.

In belated honor of the Fourth of July, the Jennys consider some candidates for Great American Authors who aren't white dudes; then recap Lily Anderson's YA horror novel Undead Girl Gang.