Booking it to Oatbound

Hey Bookies! Mo_Rease, Ms. Semi, Madame Lazet, and Lady D join JJ for a lively chat about books. The conversation ran long, so we’re splitting it into parts. In this section, we cover favorite book covers, standout audio narrators, and the stories that lingered in our minds in 2025, among other topics. We also dive into Tracy Deonn’s Oathbound, pairing scenes with songs from GNX. That part comes at the end of the episode with minimal spoilers, so skip if you prefer. Along the way, we detour into a discussion on pronunciation and the impact of colonization on local customs and place names: Baltimore forever. Stay tuned for the rest of this bookish episode. Citations available upon request.