Show Notes for Bonus Episode 1.4 Check out a sample of the full-length episode below! To get access to full-length bonus episodes, head over to our Patreon. Quick Links from the Episode: What did Jennifer read in the past month? Check out the links below for our Bookshop affiliate store: Things in Jars – 5 […]
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Show Notes – Bonus Episode 1.3
The Best of Times, the Worst of Times: Tolkien’s The Two Towers Quick Links from the Episode: What Jennifer was reading this month: Things in Jars & A Heart So Fierce and Broken. We couldn’t remember what tower Frodo was taken to after he was captured at the end of The Two Towers, but it […]
May Sneak Peek
Well book nerds and book ninjas, we have entered the final month of Season 1! It seems like only yesterday we published our very first episode way back in January, and were subsequently shocked that people actually listened to it. Thanks to everyone that has tuned in all season, we can’t wait to come back […]
Show Notes – Bonus Episode 1.2
How the Hobbits Miraculously Survived The Fellowship of the Ring and other Musings Quick Links from the Episode: Links to the books Jennifer read in February: The Writer’s Journey, Unmentionable, and Educated. Here are the books Jennifer is hoping to read in March, although we will see: Sapiens, and Brain Wash. Here’s the link to […]
April Sneak Peek
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 […]
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 […]