Booked All Night
Welcome to Booked All Night, the podcast where hot takes meet the (highly subjective) craft of reading and writing, and nobody gets enough sleep. Join Jess, Katy, Julia, & Maggie as they deep dive into great books and share their excessive knowledge of writing with the vibes of a bunch of kids at a sleepover who have far too much sugar. You can contact us at BLOG.BOOKEDALLNIGHT @ GMAIL.COM or visit LNK.BIO/BOOKEDALLNIGHT
Episodes
Why is popular fiction so full of obsessive men who jealously stake their claim over women? What is it about this possessive streak that so many people find entrancing when it's so clearly a sign of self-fixation?
AND WHY ARE ALL THE POV CHARACTERS IN THE HUNGER GAMES SO BAD AT ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR FRIENDSHIPS???
Julia and Maggie tackle the continuing... continuation? solidification? definition? o...
What makes a good villain? More importantly, do the elements that make for a good villain translate into the elements that make for a compelling POV character?
While we're at it, how do you pronounce all of these names? Corio-what? Se-Jonas Brothers? Can we get away with calling Clem-whatever-who-turns-into-a-lizard "Clizzard?" ("Yer a clizzard, Harry!")
Join Jess, Katy, Julia, and Maggie as they tackle Pa...
Have you ever wanted to learn the dark secrets of your favorite podcasters?
Why is it that Julia has never read any of the books on her shelves at home? How many degrees does Jess really have? Why is Katy compelled to make constant Titanic references? How deep does Maggie's noodle obsession go? How do you pronounce "Schenectady"?
Join us for the first half of a special Self-Interview session in which J...
The wait is over!
Okay, it's only been a week, but still, the Mockingjay, Part 2 watchalong has arrived! Join Jess, Katy, Julia, and Maggie as they let their hearts get broken again and again and again, discuss the power (and acceptability) of storytelling tropes, blame cows, and generally have a good, tired time while they bring this chapter of our Hunger Games series to a close.
We volunteer as tribute--...
Get your pillow forts set up, Booklettes, it's time to hunker down for the first half of our marathon through the Mockingjay films!
Join Jess, Julia, and Maggie as they sing their hearts out, swap stories about pets and phobias, jeer at Gale, and examine the pros and cons of a good book-to-film adaptation during this watchalong episode.
And if you feel like waiting 'til next week so that you can do b...
Can you believe this is one of the final interviews of the season? Because that's insane. This week, Sarah Everett stopped by to talk about THE ROMANCE REWIND. Jess and Sarah both have a love of The Flashlight Method, a writing craft tool to work in smaller segments of your work, some weird internet research history (as all writers do), and of course, their hatred for group projects.
They played BRING YOUR OWN ...
As we bring our time with the original Hunger Games trilogy to a close (the books, at least; join us for the remaining movies over the next two weeks), we have the chance to retrospect on Suzanne Collins's Mockingjay, its fit with the other books, and its place in history. So naturally, Jess and Katy skim over this this in favor of discussing the significance of pacing as communication, the importance of fanfi...
Here comes Kit Gray! And also a trio of kittens. And also a "constellation of disabilities." And also a lot of sidetracks because when 2 talkers get together a lot of talking happens.
We volunteer as tribute--repeatedly. We're diving into the world of The Hunger Games: all 5 books, all 6 movies breaking down the world, the characters, the feelings, that weird thing with the pearl, our hatred for Gale, our...
Suzanne Collins's Mockingjay is a book! And we're reading it! On a book podcast! Who knew??
But because it's a book, there are certain conventions and cultural thought patterns that need to be followed in order for it to communicate well, and well... we have thoughts. Jess, Katy, and Julia discuss how to identify lazy writing, logical character development, expressing themes through character behavior (and not ...
Has anyone actually stopped to let any of Katniss's concussions heal? Is it like one continuous pet concussion from the middle of The Hunger Games to right now?
Jess and Julia continue our dive into Susanne Collins's Mockingjay, dissecting how context impacts our interpretation of character motive, exploring what makes for a compelling lore drop scene, discussing the philosophical groundwork necessary for succe...
This week Jess was joined by Allison Bettes, Dr Pepper addict, weather nerd, and author of the Ranger Shield Security, Raising the Bar, and Cupid Meets Crime Scene romantic suspense series.
You can order Red Flag Warning and more from our BookShop page which not only supports the pod but also indie bookstores, or directly from Allison's website (which includes free shipping and a signed copy!)
We volunteer...
New district, who dis?
We've made it to the final book of the original Hunger Games trilogy, and oh gosh, oh golly, oh my, do we have thoughts. Jess, Katy, and Julia plumb the implications of District 13's way of life, outline fanfiction, propose conspiracy theories, and examine some fascinating juxtaposition of childish behavior against adult responsibility. They even manage to get past Chapter 3... eventually...
Its that time again, Booklettes!
Grab your popcorn, cue up your favorite streaming service (or if you're old like us, your DVD player), and get ready for two hours of live sleep-deprived commentary on the second film from Suzanne Collins's the Hunger Games!
We volunteer as tribute--repeatedly. We're diving into the world of The Hunger Games: all 5 books, all 6 movies breaking down the world, the char...
How do you walk the line between compelling and frustrating when your POV character is clueless about what's going on around her? Does the conditioning of their everyday world excuse their inability to recognize physical and emotional longing when they arise? And does that inability make for a good story? "Why is everyone trying to save Peeta when I specifically requested it?" How much humanity and basel...
We've established that underwear does exist in Panem, so why isn't anyone wearing it?
Our ongoing discussion of Suzanne Collins's Hunger Games series continues with even more of Catching Fire. Amidst continuing angst over Katniss's "friend" problem, Jess and Julia discuss communication tropes, how flat characters can be used to effectively portray thematic elements, some speculation on how things might have pla...
Whose bright idea was it to make a teenage girl the symbol of an uprising against tyranny?
Our deep dive into Suzanne Collins's Hunger Games series continues, with Jess and Julia tackling the literary path of Katniss's mid-Catching Fire character development, the sheer illogic of many tropes that YA fiction takes for granted, sooo many sad emojis over Haymitch, even more of that ongoing "just friends" fru...
Another great interview in the books. Gabriel Garcia stopped by to talk about MICHAEL: LAST ANGEL ON EARTH. We played Space 'Em or Embrace 'Em and Never Have I Ever Spoiled My Own Book, spoiler alert, Gabriel had to spoil something.
We love our games here.
MICHAEL: LAST ANGEL ON EARTH
In a world torn apart by darkness and despair, one fallen warrior must find his way back to redemption. Barjon, once known a...
Everything is fine! Can't you see that everything is fine?
Our deep dive into Suzanne Collins's Hunger Games Series continues as we jump into Catching Fire. Join Jess, Katy, and Julia as they discuss worldbuilding, characterization through action, whether or not Katniss is a complete idiot, the fact that Gale sucks, just how much they'd love to see how a rebellion came together, and much more.
We volunteer...
It's an extra-special Watch-Along Episode of Booked All Night! Join the entire BAN team as they hold their discussion live along the first Hunger Games film (film supplied separately), touching on the practicalities of adaptation, the opportunities provided by change in medium, whether or not it actually looks like a cornucopia, and much, much more!
We volunteer as tribute--repeatedly. We're diving into the wor...
Our dive into The Hunger Games continues with that age-old debate: which boy is the right boy? Is there a right boy? Is our hatred of the one boy due to his behavior now, or our knowledge of his later behavior? If there are teenage boys, then why is there none of the hormonally-driven physiology and behavior that we all know comes with being a teenage boy? Or girl, for that matter?
Join Jess, Katy, and Julia as...
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