EPISODE · Jul 30, 2024 · 1H 12M
Books Are Bad Punishment with Harper-Rose Drummond (Tea Time Podcast)
from Turek Books Podcast
Co-host of the Tea Time podcast, comedian Harper-Rose Drummond joins Joshua Turek to talk about crying over books and finding security in having three of them on your bed at all times. She describes falling in love with reading again during the pandemic and doing acid with her dad at a Grateful Dead concert right before that. Joshua brings a couple of downer books about the decay of the American empire while Harper sings the praises of a fantasy series called "The Assassins Blade". They also discuss the ethics of reading the popular erotic novel "A Court of Thorns and Roses" on a train.Harper Rose-Drummond's instagram and podcast can be found here:ig: https://www.instagram.com/harperrosed/?hl=enpodcast yt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HhYu0Ui4ioSigned copies of Joshua's debut poetry book and a list of his comedy tour dates can be found at joshuaturek.com PORTLAND, OREGON get tickets to his show August 24th at Mississippi Studios Theater here: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/85326006/simon-gibson-joshua-turek-portland-mississippi-studiosPlease remember to rate this podcast and click that follow button if you enjoy it!Books talked about include:The Assassin's Blade by Sara J. MaasA Court of Thorn and Roses by Sara J. MaasThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerWalk Two Moons by Sharon CreechThe Image by Daniel J BoorstinEmpire of Illusion by Chris HedgesJumping the Nail by Eve Bunting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Co-host of the Tea Time podcast, comedian Harper-Rose Drummond joins Joshua Turek to talk about crying over books and finding security in having three of them on your bed at all times. She describes falling in love with reading again during the pandemic and doing acid with her dad at a Grateful Dead concert right before that. Joshua brings a couple of downer books about the decay of the American empire while Harper sings the praises of a fantasy series called "The Assassins Blade". They also discuss the ethics of reading the popular erotic novel "A Court of Thorns and Roses" on a train.Harper Rose-Drummond's instagram and podcast can be found here:ig: https://www.instagram.com/harperrosed/?hl=enpodcast yt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HhYu0Ui4ioSigned copies of Joshua's debut poetry book and a list of his comedy tour dates can be found at joshuaturek.com PORTLAND, OREGON get tickets to his show August 24th at Mississippi Studios Theater here: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/85326006/simon-gibson-joshua-turek-portland-mississippi-studiosPlease remember to rate this podcast and click that follow button if you enjoy it!Books talked about include:The Assassin's Blade by Sara J. MaasA Court of Thorn and Roses by Sara J. MaasThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerWalk Two Moons by Sharon CreechThe Image by Daniel J BoorstinEmpire of Illusion by Chris HedgesJumping the Nail by Eve Bunting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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