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Book Talk for BookTok

by Cloud10

Have you ever binge-read a new favorite series, only to end up with a book-hangover? Or finished a heart-stopping scene only to look around and not be able to talk to anyone about it? Maybe you’ve even felt embarrassed about what you’re reading because it isn’t considered a “classic” by people you know. Book Talk for BookTok with Jac and Amy is the go-to literary podcast to discuss your favorite novels with your newest book-besties. They use their literary backgrounds to analyze what makes these stories so special and why the writing resonates with readers. Join them in taking modern women-written books seriously.

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  1. House of Flame and Shadow Chapters 44 - 50: Bryce Travels to Avallen

    Dive into our literary analysis of House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas, the long-awaited third novel in the bestselling Crescent City series. In this season, we break down House of Flame and Shadow through an academic lens, using our combined 13 years of literary training to analyze Bryce...

  2. Burn of the Everflame: An Interview with Penn Cole

    Penn Cole joins us to discuss Burn of the Everflame, the highly anticipated conclusion to the Kindred’s Curse Saga. In this exclusive author interview, we explore the deeper themes shaping the final chapter of Diem and Luther’s story, including power, morality, colonization, privilege, shared...

  3. House of Flame and Shadow Chapters 37 - 43: Breadcrumbs and Broomsticks

    Dive into our literary analysis of House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas, the long-awaited third novel in the bestselling Crescent City series. In this season, we break down House of Flame and Shadow through an academic lens, using our combined 13 years of literary training to analyze Bryce...

  4. House of Flame and Shadow Chapters 37 - 43: Bryce's Reunion

    Dive into our literary analysis of House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas, the long-awaited third novel in the bestselling Crescent City series. In this season, we break down House of Flame and Shadow through an academic lens, using our combined 13 years of literary training to analyze Bryce...

  5. House of Flame and Shadow Chapters 28 - 36: Breadcrumbs and Broomsticks

    Dive into our literary analysis of House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas, the long-awaited third novel in the bestselling Crescent City series. In this season, we break down House of Flame and Shadow through an academic lens, using our combined 13 years of literary training to analyze Bryce...

  6. House of Flame and Shadow Chapters 28 - 36: Bryce Returns to Midgard

    Dive into our literary analysis of House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas, the long-awaited third novel in the bestselling Crescent City series. In this season, we break down House of Flame and Shadow through an academic lens, using our combined 13 years of literary training to analyze Bryce...

  7. House of Flame and Shadow Chapters 20 - 27: Breadcrumbs and Broomsticks

    Dive into our literary analysis of House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas, the long-awaited third novel in the bestselling Crescent City series. In this season, we break down House of Flame and Shadow through an academic lens, using our combined 13 years of literary training to analyze Bryce...

  8. House of Flame and Shadow Chapters 20 - 27: Bryce's New Power

    Dive into our literary analysis of House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas, the long-awaited third novel in the bestselling Crescent City series. In this season, we break down House of Flame and Shadow through an academic lens, using our combined 13 years of literary training to analyze Bryce...

  9. House of Flame and Shadow Chapters 13 - 19: Breadcrumbs and Broomsticks

    Dive into our literary analysis of House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas, the long-awaited third novel in the bestselling Crescent City series. In this season, we break down House of Flame and Shadow through an academic lens, using our combined 13 years of literary training to analyze Bryce...

  10. House of Flame and Shadow Chapters 13 - 19: Bryce, Nesta, and Azriel

    Dive into our literary analysis of House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas, the long-awaited third novel in the bestselling Crescent City series. In this season, we break down House of Flame and Shadow through an academic lens, using our combined 13 years of literary training to analyze Bryce...

  11. Understanding Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own Part 2

    Welcome to Academia Unlocked, our literary deep-dive series on Book Talk for BookTok! In this episode, we kick off our three-part series discussing A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf. With over 13 years of combined academic training in literature and creative writing, we walk listeners through...

  12. House of Flame and Shadow Chapters 5 - 12: Breadcrumbs and Broomsticks

    Dive into our literary analysis of House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas, the long-awaited third novel in the bestselling Crescent City series. In this season, we break down House of Flame and Shadow through an academic lens, using our combined 13 years of literary training to analyze Bryce...

  13. House of Flame and Shadow Chapters 5 - 12: Bryce and Nesta Enter the Tunnels

    Dive into our literary analysis of House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas, the long-awaited third novel in the bestselling Crescent City series. In this season, we break down House of Flame and Shadow through an academic lens, using our combined 13 years of literary training to analyze Bryce...

  14. Understanding Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own

    Welcome to Academia Unlocked, our literary deep-dive series on Book Talk for BookTok! In this episode, we kick off our three-part series discussing A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf. With over 13 years of combined academic training in literature and creative writing, we walk listeners through...

  15. House of Flame and Shadow Prologue - Chapter 4: Breadcrumbs and Broomsticks

    Dive into our literary analysis of House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas, the long-awaited third novel in the bestselling Crescent City series. In this season, we break down House of Flame and Shadow through an academic lens, using our combined 13 years of literary training to analyze Bryce...

  16. House of Flame and Shadow Prologue - Chapter 4: Bryce in Prythian

    Dive into our literary analysis of House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas, the long-awaited third novel in the bestselling Crescent City series. In this season, we break down House of Flame and Shadow through an academic lens, using our combined 13 years of literary training to analyze Bryce...

  17. The Joy Luck Club - Books in Media

    Welcome to Academia Unlocked, our literary deep-dive series on Book Talk for BookTok! In this episode, we kick off our three-part series discussing The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. With over 13 years of combined academic training in literature and creative writing, we walk listeners through the...

  18. Literary Criticism 101: 8 Literary Lenses Every BookTok Reader Should Know

    Ready to read beyond the plot? In this episode of Book Talk for BookTok, Jac and Amy break down literary criticism for beginners. If you've ever finished a romance or romantasy novel and felt like there was more going on beneath the surface but couldn't quite name it, this episode is your…

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  19. The Joy Luck Club - Literary Analysis

    Welcome to Academia Unlocked, our literary deep-dive series on Book Talk for BookTok! In this episode, we kick off our three-part series discussing The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. With over 13 years of combined academic training in literature and creative writing, we walk listeners through the...

  20. Elise Kova Interview: Prince of Swords and Arcana Academy

    This week, Jac and Amy sit down with bestselling fantasy romance author Elise Kova to dig into Prince of Swords, the highly anticipated sequel to Arcana Academy. The conversation covers the tarot-inspired magic system at the heart of the Arcana series, the emotional toll of writing Clara through...

  21. The Joy Luck Club - Literary Literacy

    Welcome to Academia Unlocked, our literary deep-dive series on Book Talk for BookTok! In this episode, we kick off our three-part series discussing The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. With over 13 years of combined academic training in literature and creative writing, we walk listeners through the...

  22. Vampires in the Romance Genre

    We are currently surviving, not thriving, before we dive into Sarah J Maas' House of Flame and Shadow. This means we're discussing other book-ish topics while we prepare our analysis, and discuss topics that bring us joy. And today, that's Vamprism in the Romance genre. From Gothic villain to...

  23. The House on Mango Street - Literary Analysis

    Welcome to Academia Unlocked, our literary deep-dive series on Book Talk for BookTok! In this episode, we kick off our three-part series discussing The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. With over 13 years of combined academic training in literature and creative writing, we walk listeners...

  24. Interview with Liz Shipton: Mother and Slaughter

    Author Liz Shipton joins us to talk about her new feminist dystopian fantasy novel Mother & Slaughter — a bold, genre-bending story set in a world where women are stripped of their magic at birth and forced to choose between two paths: mother or gladiator. In this author interview, Liz breaks…

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  25. The House on Mango Street - Literary Literacy

    Welcome to Academia Unlocked, our literary deep-dive series on Book Talk for BookTok! In this episode, we kick off our three-part series discussing The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. With over 13 years of combined academic training in literature and creative writing, we walk listeners...

  26. Carmilla: The Lesbian Vampire Novel That Invented Your Favorite Tropes

    We are currently surviving, not thriving, before we dive into Sarah J Maas' House of Flame and Shadow. This means we're discussing other book-ish topics while we prepare our analysis, and discuss topics that bring us joy. And today, that's Carmilla. Before Dracula. Before Edward Cullen. Before...

  27. A Court of Silver Flames - Listener Thoughts Part 2

    On today's episode, we're still in the ACOSF world! Some might say we are currently surviving, not thriving, and we need some content to get us through the next few weeks. We will be back with our House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas analysis, but for now, we will be discussing books and...

  28. Interview With The Vampire - Film and TV Adaptations

    Welcome to Academia Unlocked, our literary deep-dive series on Book Talk for BookTok! In this episode, we kick off our three-part series discussing Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice With over 13 years of combined academic training in literature and creative writing, we walk listeners…

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  29. A Court of Silver Flames - Listener Thoughts Part 1

    On today's episode, we're still in the ACOSF world! Some might say we are currently surviving, not thriving, and we need some content to get us through the next few weeks. We will be back with our House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas analysis, but for now, we will be discussing books and...

  30. Interview With The Vampire - Literary Analysis

    Welcome to Academia Unlocked, our literary deep-dive series on Book Talk for BookTok! In this episode, we kick off our three-part series discussing Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice With over 13 years of combined academic training in literature and creative writing, we walk listeners…

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  31. Taylor Swift and A Court of Silver Flames

    As we wrap up our A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas analysis, we take a quick break to revisit your favorite made-up Taylor Swift game! Jac and Amy each come with a quote from Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl album and the other person has to guess what ACOTAR character they are...

  32. Interview With The Vampire - Literary Literacy

    Welcome to Academia Unlocked, our literary deep-dive series on Book Talk for BookTok! In this episode, we kick off our three-part series discussing Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice With over 13 years of combined academic training in literature and creative writing, we walk listeners…

    more

  33. A Court of Silver Flames Chapters 69-80: Breadcrumbs and Broomsticks

    We’re Amy and Jac, co-hosts of Book Talk for BookTok, bringing over 13 years of combined academic training in literary analysis to break down the stories you love. Our work focuses on unpacking metaphor, symbolism, imagery, and character development using multiple critical lenses to deepen your...

  34. A Court of Silver Flames Chapters 69-80: Nesta's Sacrifice and Happy Ending

    Dive into our literary analysis of A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas, the bestselling author behind the global phenomenon A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR). In this season, we break down ACOSF through an academic lens, using our combined 13 years of literary training to analyze Nesta...

  35. The Color Purple - The Movie and Musical

    Welcome to Academia Unlocked, our literary deep-dive series on Book Talk for BookTok! In this episode, we discuss the movie and musical adaptation of The Color Purple by Alice Walker. With over 13 years of combined academic training in literature and creative writing, we walk listeners through…

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  36. A Court of Silver Flames Chapters 64-68: Breadcrumbs and Broomsticks

    We’re Amy and Jac, co-hosts of Book Talk for BookTok, bringing over 13 years of combined academic training in literary analysis to break down the stories you love. Our work focuses on unpacking metaphor, symbolism, imagery, and character development using multiple critical lenses to deepen your...

  37. A Court of Silver Flames Chapters 64-68: Nesta Enters The Blood Rite

    Dive into our literary analysis of A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas, the bestselling author behind the global phenomenon A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR). In this season, we break down ACOSF through an academic lens, using our combined 13 years of literary training to analyze Nesta...

  38. The Color Purple - Advance Analysis

    Welcome to Academia Unlocked, our literary deep-dive series on Book Talk for BookTok! In this episode, we continue our discussion of The Color Purple by Alice Walker with an advanced analysis. With over 13 years of combined academic training in literature and creative writing, we walk listeners...

  39. A Court of Silver Flames Chapters 57-63: Breadcrumbs and Broomsticks

    We’re Amy and Jac, co-hosts of Book Talk for BookTok, bringing over 13 years of combined academic training in literary analysis to break down the stories you love. Our work focuses on unpacking metaphor, symbolism, imagery, and character development using multiple critical lenses to deepen your...

  40. A Court of Silver Flames Chapters 57-63: Nesta and Cassian Celebrate Winter Solstice

    Dive into our literary analysis of A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas, the bestselling author behind the global phenomenon A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR). In this season, we break down ACOSF through an academic lens, using our combined 13 years of literary training to analyze Nesta...

  41. The Color Purple - Literacy

    Welcome to Academia Unlocked, our literary deep-dive series on Book Talk for BookTok! In this episode, we kick off our four-part series discussing The Color Purple by Alice Walker. With over 13 years of combined academic training in literature and creative writing, we walk listeners through the...

  42. A Court of Silver Flames Chapters 51-56: Breadcrumbs and Broomsticks

    We’re Amy and Jac, co-hosts of Book Talk for BookTok, bringing over 13 years of combined academic training in literary analysis to break down the stories you love. Our work focuses on unpacking metaphor, symbolism, imagery, and character development using multiple critical lenses to deepen your...

  43. A Court of Silver Flames Chapters 51-56: Nesta Find the Harp

    Dive into our literary analysis of A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas, the bestselling author behind the global phenomenon A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR). In this season, we break down ACOSF through an academic lens, using our combined 13 years of literary training to analyze Nesta...

  44. Interview with Sarah A. Parker: When the Moon Hatched & The Ballad of Falling Dragons

    New York Times bestselling author Sarah A. Parker joins us to talk about The Ballad of Falling Dragons , the sequel to When the Moon Hatched , covering Raeve's identity arc, Kaan's transformation, and the craft behind the Moonfall Series. Sarah walks us through what it was like to return to the...

  45. Pride and Prejudice: Thoughts and Reflections

    Welcome to Academia Unlocked, our new literary deep-dive series on Book Talk for BookTok! In this episode, we provide a literary analysis of Pride and Prejudice. With over 13 years of combined academic training in literature and creative writing, we walk listeners through the foundational tools…

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  46. A Court of Silver Flames Chapters 43-50: Breadcrumbs and Broomsticks

    We’re Amy and Jac, co-hosts of Book Talk for BookTok, bringing over 13 years of combined academic training in literary analysis to break down the stories you love. Our work focuses on unpacking metaphor, symbolism, imagery, and character development using multiple critical lenses to deepen your...

  47. A Court of Silver Flames Chapters 43-50: Nesta Tells Feyre About the Baby

    Dive into our literary analysis of A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas, the bestselling author behind the global phenomenon A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR). In this season, we break down ACOSF through an academic lens, using our combined 13 years of literary training to analyze Nesta...

  48. Interview with Luna McNamara

    This week, we sit down with Luna McNamara. Harvard-trained scholar, social worker, and author of The Witch and the Huntress, Luna talks about reclaiming the women of Greek mythology. We dig into her research process, the rotating POV structure that maps each character's inner world, the gender...

  49. Pride and Prejudice: TV and Movie Adaptations

    Welcome to Academia Unlocked, our new literary deep-dive series on Book Talk for BookTok! In this episode, we provide a literary analysis of Pride and Prejudice. With over 13 years of combined academic training in literature and creative writing, we walk listeners through the foundational tools…

    more

  50. A Court of Silver Flames Chapters 38-42: Breadcrumbs and Broomsticks

    We’re Amy and Jac, co-hosts of Book Talk for BookTok, bringing over 13 years of combined academic training in literary analysis to break down the stories you love. Our work focuses on unpacking metaphor, symbolism, imagery, and character development using multiple critical lenses to deepen your...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Have you ever binge-read a new favorite series, only to end up with a book-hangover? Or finished a heart-stopping scene only to look around and not be able to talk to anyone about it? Maybe you’ve even felt embarrassed about what you’re reading because it isn’t considered a “classic” by people you know. Book Talk for BookTok with Jac and Amy is the go-to literary podcast to discuss your favorite novels with your newest book-besties. They use their literary backgrounds to analyze what makes these stories so special and why the writing resonates with readers. Join them in taking modern women-written books seriously.

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Have you ever binge-read a new favorite series, only to end up with a book-hangover? Or finished a heart-stopping scene only to look around and not be able to talk to anyone about it? Maybe you’ve even felt embarrassed about what you’re reading because it isn’t considered a “classic” by people you...

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