Welcome back book nerds and book ninjas! We are so excited to be entering Season 2 of Big Book Energy. Thanks to our listeners, we have two new themes for this season. Regular episodes will be Books We Love picks, a chance for us to rave about some of our all time favorite books. The […]
BBE Gets Spooky with The Ghosts of Williamsburg Quick Links from the Episode: The Bruton Parish Church story was perhaps the most compelling mystery in Ghosts. Today, the Church website reveals nothing about the cemetery incident, only mentioning that you must be a member of the church to be buried there. This only increases BBE’s […]
As we enter another month of craziness and uncertainty, take solace in the fact that Big Book Energy will still be serving up episodes every Monday and sporadic blog posts because Jennifer has a hard time staying on her sh*t. Keep scrolling for a preview of what we are chatting about this month: First up […]
Paige is a Ray of Sunshine: Talking Murder and Massacre in In the Lake of the Woods Quick Links from the Episode: Here’s the Britannica page on Tim O’Brien. You really know you’ve made it as an author when you get your own encyclopedia page! Amazing NPR interview with O’Brien on the twentieth anniversary of […]
The World is Ending and Everything is a Cult – BBE Does Chicken Soup for the Soul Quick Links from the Episode: Here is the article written by Harvard University’s Asaf Bitton on social distancing. Turns out Paige should not drink that rum she’s had for ten years. While liquor doesn’t grow bacteria because ethanol […]
We are into month three of Big Book Energy! Many thanks to our listeners for supporting us so generously so far. Scroll below to see our March Sneak Peek and preview what books we will be covering this month: Green, by Jay Lake is our first Book We Hate pick of the month. Green is […]