This week on the MashReads Podcast, we discuss our summer reading lists and what exactly qualifies as a beach read before taking a hiatus until the fall.Chloe recommends:“China Rich Girlfriend” by Kevin Kwan“The Third Hotel” by Laura van de

'The Pisces'

Jun 28th, 2018 44m 44s

This week on the MashReads Podcast, we read and discuss Melissa Broder's novel "The Pisces," a story about a woman who falls in love with a merman. Then, inspired by the book, we talk about other unexpected romances/ surprising couples in liter

'Florida' (with guest and author Lauren Groff)

Jun 21st, 2018 35m 31s

This week on the MashReads Podcast, we chat with Lauren Groff, author of 'Fates and Furies,' 'Delicate Edible Birds,' and more, about her new story collection, 'Florida.'"This book is about Florida. But it’s not just the state, it’s about the

"Little Fires Everywhere" and our favorite books about the suburbs

Jun 13th, 2018 44m 54s

This week on the MashReads Podcast, we read and discuss Celeste Ng's novel "Little Fires Everywhere." Then, inspired by the book, we talk about our favorite books about the suburbs/ the suburban experience.

'An American Marriage' and our favorite love stories

Jun 1st, 2018 41m 37s

This week, we are joined by Whitney Hu, Director of Public Programs at the Natinoal Book Foundation, to talk about "An American Marriage" by Tayari Jones. The book tells the story of newly married couple Roy and Celeste, after Roy is falsely co

'The Ensemble' (featuring guest and author Aja Gabel)

May 23rd, 2018 42m 25s

This week on the MashReads Podast, we're joined by Aja Gabel, author of "The Ensemble.""It's a book about music, classic music in particular, but put another way, it's really just a book about people who happen to play music."And, as always,

Fahrenheit 451 and our favorite books about books

May 17th, 2018 50m 47s

This week on the MashReads Podcast, we read and discuss Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451.Then, inspired by the novel, we talk about other books about books.And finally, we end the show with recommendations:Martha recommends Spotify musi

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and our favorite sci-fi books

May 9th, 2018 48m 21s

This week on the MashReads Podcast, we read and discuss Douglas Adam's classic sci-fi novel 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Then, inspired by the novel, we chat about our favorite sci-fi including 'Snow Crash' by Neal Stephenson, 'Statio

Merry Spinster and books inspired by fairy tales

Apr 26th, 2018 42m 37s

This week on the MashReads Podcast, we read and discuss Daniel Mallory Ortberg's new short story collection "Merry Spinster." The book reimagines classic fairy tales but with very dark twists.Then, inspired by "Merry Spinster" we move on to di

Books we really love and think you should love too

Apr 19th, 2018 23m 38s

This week on the MashReads Podcast, we pull together a panel of our past guests to chat about books we really love and think you should know about.

Books you should absolutely be reading this Spring

Apr 12th, 2018 46m 2s

This week on the MashReads Podcast, we are joined by Bustle's book editor Cristina Arreola to talk about all of the books you should be reading this spring. Join us as we talk about what books we absolutely loved and what upcoming books you sho

Paper Menagerie and books about the immigrant experience

Apr 5th, 2018 38m 44s

This week on the MashReads Podcast, we read and discuss Ken Liu's short story The Paper Menagerie, (you can read it online here) and then, inspired by the story, we discuss our favorite stories and books that describe the immigrant experience.

A Wrinkle In Time and books we want to see turned into movies

Mar 28th, 2018 42m 49s

This week, we read and discuss Madeline L'Engle's classic children's book 'A Wrinkle In Time.' Then, inspired by the book (and it's recent big screen adaptation), we talk about books we want to see turned into movies.Next week, we're reading a

Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda and books we wish had growing up

Mar 15th, 2018 55m 48s

This week we are joined by two guests — Martha's roommate Zach and MJ's brother Marc — to chat about 'Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda,' A.K.A. the book that inspired the movie 'Love, Simon.'Then, inspired by Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agen

'Call Me By Your Name' and our favorite love stories

Mar 7th, 2018 40m 43s

On this week's episode of the MashReads Podcast, we're continuing our lovely streak of books that happened to have been turned into feature films. We discuss the brilliance of Andre Aciman and his stunning 2007 novel, Call Me By Your Name. The

Annihilation and books that make us go WTF

Mar 1st, 2018 45m 2s

This week on the MashReads Podcast, we read and discuss Annihilation, the first book in Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy. Join us as we talk about the mysterious Area X, VanderMeer's unique approach to suspense, and what makes Annihilat

Catching up with David Levithan

Feb 23rd, 2018 49m 16s

This week on the MashReads Podcast, we chat with David Levithan, author of 'Boy Meets Boy,' 'Two Boys Kissing,' and 'Every Day' (which was recently adapted into a movie).Join us as we talk about the queer message behind 'Every Day,' writing qu

Black Panther

Feb 21st, 2018 54m 4s

This week on the MashReads Podcast, we talk about all things Black Panther. Join us as we talk about Marvel's new 'Black Panther' movie. Then we revisit 'Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet,' the 2016 Ta-Nehisi Coates 'Black Panther' comic

The Monk of Mokha (featuring Dave Eggers and Moktar Alkhanshali )

Feb 14th, 2018 1h 5m

This week on the MashReads Podcast, we chat with Dave Eggers and Moktar Alkhanshali about Dave Eggers' new biography of Moktar Alkhanshali and the history of coffee, 'The Monk of Mokha."

The Immortalists (with guest and author Chloe Benjamin)

Feb 6th, 2018 1h 11m

Down and Across (with guest and author Arvin Ahmadi)

Feb 5th, 2018 46m 15s

This week on the MashReads Podcast, we talk to Arvin Ahmadi about his debut novel 'Down and Across.' The book follows Scott Ferdowsi, who is on a guest to find his purpose and become gritty. When he runs away from his home in Philadelphia to D.

Catching up with Neal Shusterman

Feb 2nd, 2018 37m 22s

This week, we chat with Neal Shusterman, author of the new Arc of the Scythe series, the 2015 National Book Award-winning young adult novel 'Challenger Deep,' and more.Join us as we chat about utopia vs. dystopia, writing about mental health,

'Maze Runner' series (with guest and author James Dashner)

Jan 26th, 2018 42m 4s

This week on the MashReads Podcast, we catch up with James Dashner, author of The Maze Runner series to chat about the movie adaptation of his novel The Death Cure, dystopian novels vs. post-apocalyptic novels, and what's its like to write bloc

'Snapshot' by Joe Hill and books that scared us as kids

Jan 24th, 2018 37m 34s

This week on the MashReads Podcast, we read and discuss Joe Hill's novella "Snapshot," which choronicles the plight of a boy who discovers a man who steals memories with mysterious polaroid camera. Then, inspired by the book, we chat about book

Episode 100!!

Jan 24th, 2018 43m 48s

This week on the MashReads Podcast, we celebrate our 100th episode!Join us as we look back on some of our favorite moments, from book discussions we loved to guests we can't believe we got to interview.