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FBoL is a weekly comedy podcast about books, literature, and pop culture. Accur-ish and aiming to make you laugh, we're saying what you wish you could say in high school...
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FBoL is a weekly comedy podcast about books, literature, and pop culture. Accur-ish and aiming to make you laugh, we're saying what you wish you could say in high school English. From spotlighting poet Lord Byron– the ultimate FBoL– to discussing writers, love interests, gods, monsters and fans, we're dissecting all the FBoLs you love to hate and hate to love. Hosted by writer, Emily Edwards.
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13 DEC 2023 · I had no idea until about two weeks ago that the classic 1946 Christmas movie, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE was based on a self-published short story called "The Greatest Gift." And not until last week did I, you know, read it in order to prep for this episode. You can read it here, if you want: https://www.tor.com/2008/12/25/the-greatest-gift/
That being said, most of the beats you know from the movie are there: the bridge, the angel, the regret, the rejoicing. It has a lot going on in a few thousand words. David and I get into it, and America, and PTSD, and small towns, and Marlo Thomas.
You can find David online here: https://linktr.ee/carriagereturn
And you can join me in Portugal next May by clicking here: https://www.trovatrip.com/trip/europe/portugal/portugal-with-emily-edwards-may-2024 Because what I say in the episode is true: I don't want to be the George Bailey of my friend group. And unfortunately, I haven't run into any angels lately, so I guess what Annie Lennox says is true: Sisters are doin' it for themselves.
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6 DEC 2023 · Happy Holidays, Attic Wives. We're back from an extended hiatus to bring you some Christmas lit that's sure to leave you... well, not really merry, but certainly happy it's no longer 1840.
Vel, our guest from our episode on DIE HARD, PYGMALION, and CALL ME BY YOUR NAME is back to discuss Hans Christian Andersen's "Little Match Girl," which is a holiday classic that leaves one feeling unmoored, heartbroken, and desperately sad.
You can follow Vel on social media at @WhiskeyAndSpite (https://twitter.com/whiskeyandspite, https://www.instagram.com/whiskeyandspite).
If you want more information about our upcoming trip to Lisbon, Portugal, click here: https://www.trovatrip.com/trip/europe/portugal/portugal-with-emily-edwards-may-2024
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25 JUL 2023 · Well, as I mentioned the other day on socials, FBOL is coming to an indeterminate end.
We've been limping along for a few months here in Season 5, but I think the show has run out of steam. I can't thank you enough for keeping FBOL alive for this many years, and how much good we've managed to do with Patreon, too.
You helped keep this show on the road, and helped support a lot of necessary charities over the years, too.
As I mention in the audio, I am still doing a podcast called Ticklish Business with my friend Kristen and her co-host Samantha, so if you want to check out the show, please https://www.patreon.com/TicklishBiz!
You can find me on socials:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msemilyedwards/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/msemilyedwards.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.net/@msemilyedwards Twitter, if we must: https://twitter.com/MsEmilyEdwards And a newsletter/blog: https://msemilyedwards.com/blog
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19 JUL 2023 · Carly Lane (@http://www.twitter.com/carlylane) is here to discuss the juggernaut that is BRIDGERTON, regency, and romance. We hypothesize about why English majors like romance so much, the rapidity of time, and why there are so many sub-grenres to Romance novels.
Buy Carly's book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717398/a-regency-guide-to-modern-life-by-carly-lane/
Read Carly's work on Collider: https://collider.com/author/carly-lane/
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12 JUL 2023 · Debut thriller writer Cayce Osborne (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/720352/i-know-what-you-did-by-cayce-osborne/) is here to discuss the genesis of the girl-in-the-city, Chick Lit genre and Bridget Jones's Diary. Turns out: a lot of it aged like milk in the sun.Find Cayce's work here: http://www.cayceosborne.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cayceosbornewriter/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CayceOsborne Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cayce.osborne
Learn more about Emily's trip to Lisbon! https://www.trovatrip.com/trip/europe/portugal/portugal-with-emily-edwards-may-2024
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5 JUL 2023 · Our guest from SLAUGHTERHOUSE- FIVE and THE MURDER IN RUE MORGUE, Rob Walker, is back to discuss the role of the comedy novel, why we hate rich people acting normal, and our acceptance of idleness.
Follow Rob's work here: https://linktr.ee/robwalkerfilms
The movie I talk about is AMOUR, which won Best Foreign Language Film the same year it was nominated for Best Picture.
Be sure to follow me on Instagram if you're interested in our wine and lit trip to Portugal! I"m going to be putting up some videos soon that might whet your whistle.http://www.instagram.com/msemilyedwards
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28 JUN 2023 · Laura and Hannah from our episode on The DaVinci Code are back to discuss another book ostensibly about Jesus! And while the first one was about priest murder, this one is about Capitalist Jesus. It's a long one, but a good one!
Listen to the full episode on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/fuckboisoflit
Follow OWWR on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/owwrpodFind OWWR on socials:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/owwrpod/Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/owwrpod
Learn more about my Wine + Books trip to Lisbon next year! https://www.trovatrip.com/trip/europe/portugal/portugal-with-emily-edwards-may-2024
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21 JUN 2023 · I don't have a new episode this week, but I wanted to post another rerun from our past talking about queer lit for Pride 2023! Let's harken back to our first ever season in 2019 to re-listen to our episode on CALL ME BY YOUR NAME by André Aciman.
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16 JUN 2023 · Link to a review of a biography of Patricia Highsmith: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/highsmith-was-a-troll-on-richard-bradfords-devils-lusts-and-strange-desires/
For Pride 2023, we're re-posting some of our favorite episodes about Queer books.
As it turns out, Patricia Highsmith was another one of those common birds, a midcentury writer of the antisemite variety, whose advanced-level bigotries really don’t come come up in the same breath as the praises heaped upon her, and they should. She was shitty. But THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY is a fantastic novel, colored by Highsmith's own hatreds, and her ultimate goals.
Follow our guest Danny Bowes on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/bybowes
SUMMARYTom Ripley is hounded by a rich Richard Greenleaf Sr. to go to Italy and retrieve his son, Dickie Greenleaf, and bring him back to America for his mother's impending death. Once Tom finds Dickie, he murders the heir and takes on his identity, while avoiding capture in post-WWII Italy.
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14 JUN 2023 · CW: mental illness, suicide, sexual assault
This week! Jude Doyle (@http://www.twitter.com/byjudedoyle) is back to discuss all the scary, sticky terror of Shirley Jackson's most celebrated novel, THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE.
Subscribe to Jude's newsletter about all things horror: https://jude-doyle.ghost.io/
Buy Jude's graphic novels:Maw: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Maw-SC/Jude-Ellison-S-Doyle/9781684158409The Neighbors: https://www.boom-studios.com/archives/the-neighbors-1-first-look/
Join me in Lisbon! https://www.trovatrip.com/trip/europe/portugal/portugal-with-emily-edwards-may-2024
Become a Patron: http://www.patreon.com/fuckboisoflit
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FBoL is a weekly comedy podcast about books, literature, and pop culture. Accur-ish and aiming to make you laugh, we're saying what you wish you could say in high school...
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FBoL is a weekly comedy podcast about books, literature, and pop culture. Accur-ish and aiming to make you laugh, we're saying what you wish you could say in high school English. From spotlighting poet Lord Byron– the ultimate FBoL– to discussing writers, love interests, gods, monsters and fans, we're dissecting all the FBoLs you love to hate and hate to love. Hosted by writer, Emily Edwards.
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| Website | fuckboisoflit.com |
| fboisoflit@gmail.com |
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