TBR Lowdown
TBR Lowdown is a podcast and reading community dedicated to reading widely and diversely. We are two bookish friends who met on bookstagram and created this podcast to talk about all things books. We'll discuss and break down books, and interview readers, authors, and creators. Be sure to subscribe to our podcast so you don't miss a thing! Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com/ to join our book club on Discord and become part of our growing community of readers.
Episodes
In season 4, episode 169, we chat about the weekend we spent book thrifting and hanging out.
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In season 4 episode 168, we share some of our anticipated summer reads.
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In season 4, episode 167, we talk about the evolution of our reading tastes. What a journey it has been.
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In season 4 episode 166, we discuss A Separate Peace by John Knowles
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In season 4 episode 165, we discuss Black Chalk by Christopher J. Yates
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In season 4 episode 164, we discuss our January/February book club pick The Impatient by Djaïli Amadou Amal, translated from the French by Emma Ramadan.
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Team TBR Lowdown has laryngitis. Since March is National Small Press Month, we’re rebroadcasting an episode from season 1 where we share some of our favorite small presses.
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In season 4 episode 162, we discuss whether the Classics are still relevant.
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In season 4 episode 161, we give readers a Translated Literature Starter Pack to help you ease your way into reading translated literature.
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In season 4 episode 160, we discuss two articles about the Big 5 ruining literary fiction and literary fiction not being a real thing.
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In season 4 episode 159, we discuss Clean by Alia Trabucco Zerán, translated from the Spanish by Sophie Hughes
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In season 4 episode 158, we share 10 Spring book releases we’re looking forward to reading.
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In season 4 episode 157, we discuss All Yours (translated from the Spanish by Miranda France) and Times of the Flies (translated from the Spanish by Francis Riddle) by Claudia Piñeiro.
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In season 4 episode 156, we share our best books of 2024. Visit our individual Substack newsletters to see our full lists.
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In season 4 episode 155, we discuss Fever Dream by Samantha Schweblin, translated from the Spanish by Megan McDowell.
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In season 4 episode 154, we announce our 2025 book club picks and talk about our 4th annual reading challenge!
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In season 4 episode 153, we discuss The Secret History by Donna Tartt.
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In season 4 episode 152, we discuss how AI initiatives continue to grow in the publishing industry.
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In season 4 episode 151, we discuss The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and Whose Names are Unknown by Sanora Babb.
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In season 4 episode 150, we discuss Near to the Wild Heart by the incredible Clarice Lispector, our May book club pick.
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