Time for Reflection: BBE Talks The Mirror Empire The time has come for our second Books We Hate episode. This week, BBE is breaking down Kameron Hurley’s The Mirror Empire. This contribution to the grimdark subgenre of fantasy was picked by Paige, who was originally drawn in by the cover work (see photo), with it’s […]
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Show Notes – Bonus Episode 1.1
Dwarves are Trash and Other Thoughts on Tolkien’s The Hobbit What is your first memory of reading The Hobbit? Is it super nostalgic for you? Does seeing the classic illustrations or reading the chapter heading “An Unexpected Party” have you reaching for some tissues or staring mistily off into space? Jennifer first remembers her mother […]
February Sneak Peek
Coming up on BBE in February: First, a huge shout out to everyone that tuned in during Big Book Energy’s inaugural month! We hope this coming month is just as entertaining. We’ve lined up some uplifting picks filled with booze, SFF genocide, pandemics, and more muddling in philosophy because apparently past Jennifer really hated all […]
Show Notes – Episode 1.3
Visions of Enlightenment: Mysterious Manuscripts, Macchu Picchu, and Machine Guns For our second Thrift Store Find, Paige chose James Redfield’s The Celestine Prophecy. Served up in our local Goodwill’s New Age section, and with a name like The Celestine Prophecy, you can guess that this pick is going in a similar direction to our first […]
Show Notes – Episode 1.2
Getting to Know The Stranger This week on Big Book Energy, we are diving into Albert Camus’ absurdist classic, The Stranger. This was our first official Book We Hate, chosen by Jennifer for Paige. Jennifer’s first, and only, read of The Stranger was her senior year of high school. It was advertised as an example […]
Show Notes – Episode 1.1
Big Book Energy on Ancient Astronauts Our first episode is on Zecharia Sitchin’s The Lost Realms. This is the fourth installment of his series, The Earth Chronicles, which documents extraterrestrial activity in early human civilization. This was also the first book chosen for our Thrift Store Find theme, courtesy of our local Goodwill. Jennifer chose […]
January Sneak Peek
Welcome to Big Book Energy! A bookish podcast by book lovers for book lovers. As January, and the new decade (!) unfold, please stop by to check out new content. Also, follow us on the socials below, if that’s your thing. Here’s what’s coming on BBE this month: Our inaugural episode will be our first […]