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A Mid-Year Reading Check-In | Talking About Our Most and Least Faves So Far in 2022
Join our bookish readers for a mid-year check-in. Marissa and Megan discuss their highest and lowest-rated reads from 2022 so far. They also review their book goals an...
What Makes A Good Villain A Good Villain | Great Antagonists | Iron Widow, Frankenstein, Othello & More
Forget the good: we're talking about the bad and the ugly. Join us in a discussion about the best of the worst villains. From Voldy and Sauron to Iago and Ma Xiuying, ...
Your Monthly Extra Extra | June 2022 Book News & New Releases
It's time for our Extra Extra podcast! We're talking about May's book news. From the newest reads to the most anticipated book and book-to-screen announcements, it's a...
Books with the Best Worldbuilding w/ Alix Calfa | Mistborn, Wheel of Time, Tolkein's Middle Earth & More
Places of magic, wonder, and realism: we're talking about worldbuilding! Marissa and not-Megan are back in this episode with the best worldbuilding in novels. Alix Cal...
What Are the Best Types of Book Endings? | S.E. Hinton, Suzanne Collins, Markus Zusak & Many More
We're tackling endings: the good, the satisfying, the ambiguous, and everything in between. Marissa and Megan start off, as always, by discussing their most recent rea...
Your Monthly Extra Extra | May 2022 Book News
It's time for our Extra Extra podcast! We're talking about May's book news. From the newest reads to the most anticipated book and book-to-screen announcements, it's a...
Who Are Your Fave Go-To Authors? | John Green, Susan Dennard, Ruth Ware & More
Some authors you reach for no matter what. In this podcast episode, Megan and Marissa discuss their favourite authors who they always reach for. Marissa takes a twist ...
Books Series You Originally Hated But Are Glad You Finished | Lemony Snicket, A Throne of Glass & More
Marissa's in a reading slump. Megan's burning through the books. And, together they're talking about book series that they hated at first but are glad that they finish...
Your Monthly Extra Extra | April Book News
It's time for our first official Extra Extra podcast! We're talking about April's book news. From the newest reads to the most anticipated book and book-to-screen anno...
What Are The Best Themes We've Read In Novels? | V for Vendetta, Hank Green, Jesse Thistle & More
Themes aren't just for essays; they're also for podcasts. We're diving into the most unique, most intriguing, and most memorable themes we've read in novels. Beyond th...
Which Novels Have the Best Endings | Talking About Jane Eyre, The Ones We're Meant to Find & More
Everyone loves a happy ending -- but only when it's well-deserved. In this week's episode, Marissa and Megan are revisiting the best and most satisfying endings they'v...
Books We've DNF'd & Why? | Sarah J. Maas, Jane Austen & More
Sometimes, you just can't push through. Despite best efforts, here are the biggest, most spectacular, and most horrendous books on our DNF (Did-Not-Finish) lists. Plus...
Romances That Make Or Break A Novel | Book & Trope Discussion
We love romance – most of the time. But sometimes the romance story gets in the way of our enjoyment of a novel. Alternatively, sometimes they save novels from winding...
Books With Open Endings That We Loved (& Hated) | A.S. Byatt, Gone Girl & More
Some books leave you wanting more, and others leave you desperately searching for some kind of resolution. In this episode of the Book Jar Podcast, Marissa and Megan d...
What Are Your Go-To Book Genres?
What section do you raid first in a bookstore? And, which books are you most drawn to in that section? Marissa and Megan start off by tackling their most recent reads ...
Books That Made Us The Readers We Are | The Princess Diaries, Sabriel & So Many More
Stories of captivating necromancers, teenage princesses, cursed children, chosen ones, and angsty vampire love: Marissa & Megan revisit the books that made them into t...
All the Tropes We Hate in Books
Every reader has them: those awful, cringe-worthy tropes that make you wish you hadn't picked up the novel in question. Marissa and Megan dive into their first topic b...
Meet the Readers: Megan & Marissa
In the first episode of The Book Jar Pod, Marissa and Megan discuss all their bookish faves. From tropes to genres, characters, and a game of Would-You-Rather, these t...