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The Book Jar Podcast, 79 episodes.

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A Brand New Page | What's Next for The Book Jar Podcast

2

Who Would Win A Fictional Fight Between...? | Let the Fighting Begin!

3

Bookish Confessions | Dust Jackets, Reading Challenges, DNF-ing, and More

4

The Best Bookstores Worldwide | Portland, Edinburgh, Tokyo, and More

5

The History of Audiobooks | A Lesson From Megan

6

Literary Terms 101 With Marissa | Metaphor, Similes, Character Foils & More

7

Banned Books: Which Ones We've Read And Our Thoughts | Elana K. Arnold, Judy Blume, J.D. Salinger, and More

8

Books You've Been Avoiding On Your TBR (To-Be Read) Shelf | A Feather So Black, Wheel of Time & Many More

9

Biggest Bookish Pet Peeves | A Feather So Black, Wheel of Time & Many More

10

Reading Challenges: Everything We Love & Everything We Don't | Crossroads of Twilight, Yellowface, Funny Story & More

11

Let's Talk About BookTok 2.0 W/ Alix Calfa | Sarah J. Maas, Colleen Hoover, Robert Jordan, And More

12

Our Favourite – And Most Remarkable – Bookmarks | Bookmarks, Notation, Dog-Earring, And More

13

Top Tips to Getting Out of A Reading Slump | Book Clubs, Reading Challenges, DNF-ing & More

14

Our Top Villains In Literature | Dracula, President Snow, Sauron & More

15

Our Favourite Autobiographies & Memoirs | Vivek Shraya, Jennette Mccurdy & More

16

Poetry 101: Top Tips for Getting Into Poetry | Lang Leav, Shakespeare, Dickinson, Plath & More

17

Best Book Recommendations We've Given Each Other | Iron Widow, Lore Olympus, Throne of Glass & More

18

Let's Catch Up On Our Most Recent Reads! | Silver in the Bone, The Wheel of Time, Cruel Illusions & More

19

Fave Female Characters in Books w/ Alix Calfa & Tay Andresen | The Poppy War, Stormlight Archive, Sabriel & The Hunger Games

20

Let's Talk About BookTok w/ Alix Calfa! | Twilight, ACOTAR, Sarah J. Maas, Fourth Wing & More

21

Your Fave Feminist Reads w/ Taylor Andresen | Mona Eltahawy, Mikki Kendall, Xiran Jay Zhao & More

22

Books & Literature Trivia Contest | Featuring Tay & Alix From the Queens of Fantasy Podcast

23

2023: A Year In Review | Wrapping Up Our 2023 Best & Worst Reads

24

Our Favourite Unproblematic Authors | R.F. Kuang, Xiran Jay Zhao, Chloe Gong & More

25

Fan-Casting Popular Books (And Our Fave Novels) | Throne of Glass, Dracula, ACOTAR, Sabriel & More

26

NSFW Best and Worst Sex Scenes You've Ever Read | The Crown of Gilded Bones, A Court of Thorns and Roses, Haunting Adeline & More

27

Tropes That Belong In Trope Jail | Talking About ACOTAR, Ninth House, City of Bones & More

28

What Books Took You Forever to Read? | Dracula, The Burning Gods, Emma & More

29

All Of Our Most Recent Reads | Megan & Marissa Play Catch Up

30

What Is Your Favourite Fantasy Series Or Books w/ Alix & Tay | Stormlight Archives, The Wheel of Time, Percy Jackson & More

31

The Best Book Endings With Alix Calfa | The Awakening, Lord of the Rings & Throne of Glass

32

What Books Influenced You As A Reader? | Twilight, The Hunger Games, Throne of Glass & More

33

What Is Your Best Literary Brag? | Talking About Fast Reading, Classics & Owning A Lot Of Books

34

What Genres Are You Surprised Are Popular & Which Do You Wish Would Get More Love?

35

What Is Your Favourite Book With A Sad Or Tragic Ending? | Romeo & Juliet, We Were Liars, No One Is Talking About This & More

36

Who Are Your Favourite Popular Young Adult (YA) Characters? | The Hunger Games, Throne of Glass, The Hate U Give & Sailor Moon

37

What Books Do You Wish Would Get An Adaptation? | The Shining, A Magic Steeped In Poison & More

38

How Do You Decide Which Books You Keep On Your Shelf? | A Series of Unfortunate Events, Twilight, Ruth Ware & More

39

Our Favourite Plot-Based Tropes | The Hunger Games, Sailor Moon, Lord of the Rings & More

40

What Book-Related Questions Have We Always Wanted to Ask Each Other? | Megan & Marissa Quiz Each Other

41

If You Could Make One Change To A Book, What Would It Be? | Twilight, City of Bones, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes & More

42

Meet The Readers: Marissa & Megan Talk Books, Hobbies & More

43

Books That Were Our Quickest Reads | Sue Lynn Tan, Leigh Bardugo, Sarah J. Maas, Colleen Hoover & Many More

44

Books We've Read With the Worst Endings | It Ends With Us, The Burning God, My Name Is Memory & More

45

Why Do YA (Young Adult) Authors & Books Get So Much Hate? | Twilight, The Hunger Games & More

46

What Are Your Favourite Movie And TV Show Adaptations? | Emma, The Hunger Games, Holes & More

47

Our Reading Goals: A Year in Review & A Glance Forward

48

Overhyped Books That We Didn't Fall In Love With

49

The Top Dedication Pages in Books We've Found

50

Books You Wish You Could Read For The First Time Again | Sabriel, The Ones We're Meant to Find & Jane Eyre

51

Favourite Book Fan Theories | Discussing Twilight, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Harry Potter & More

52

Books That Hooked Us From The First Line, Page & Chapter | Percy Jackson, Jane Eyre, Turn of the Key & More

53

Extra, Extra | Upcoming Book Releases & Movie Adaptations for September & October 2022

54

Manga, Comic Books & Graphic Novels We Love | The Walking Dead, Archie Comics & More

55

Books That Had The Biggest Emotional Impact On You | John Green, Jim Wooten & More

56

Book Characters You Wouldn't Want to Meet in Real Life | Geralt, Hera, Fang Runin & More

57

Describing Popular Books In One Sentence | A Book Jar Guessing Game

58

Extra, Extra | Upcoming Book Releases & Movie Adaptations for August 2022

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Books That You Hated At First | John Green, Jane Austen & More

60

Which Books Do You Wish Would Go Mainstream? | Pure, The Bone House & More

61

Extra, Extra | Here's Your Upcoming Book Releases & Movie Adaptions for July 2022

62

A Mid-Year Reading Check-In | Talking About Our Most and Least Faves So Far in 2022

63

What Makes A Good Villain A Good Villain | Great Antagonists | Iron Widow, Frankenstein, Othello & More

64

Your Monthly Extra Extra | June 2022 Book News & New Releases

65

Books with the Best Worldbuilding w/ Alix Calfa | Mistborn, Wheel of Time, Tolkein's Middle Earth & More

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What Are the Best Types of Book Endings? | S.E. Hinton, Suzanne Collins, Markus Zusak & Many More

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Your Monthly Extra Extra | May 2022 Book News

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Who Are Your Fave Go-To Authors? | John Green, Susan Dennard, Ruth Ware & More

69

Books Series You Originally Hated But Are Glad You Finished | Lemony Snicket, A Throne of Glass & More

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Your Monthly Extra Extra | April Book News

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What Are The Best Themes We've Read In Novels? | V for Vendetta, Hank Green, Jesse Thistle & More

72

Which Novels Have the Best Endings | Talking About Jane Eyre, The Ones We're Meant to Find & More

73

Books We've DNF'd & Why? | Sarah J. Maas, Jane Austen & More

74

Romances That Make Or Break A Novel | Book & Trope Discussion

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Books With Open Endings That We Loved (& Hated) | A.S. Byatt, Gone Girl & More

76

What Are Your Go-To Book Genres?

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Books That Made Us The Readers We Are | The Princess Diaries, Sabriel & So Many More

78

All the Tropes We Hate in Books

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Meet the Readers: Megan & Marissa