The Bookening
3 guys—a pastor, a scholar, and their gleeful provocateur—discuss the great books. We take God and literature seriously—but the second one not overly so.
12 books that will make you rich
The Bookening talks about 12 books that will make you rich.
Eventually we talk about 'Invisible Man'
Eventually The Bookening talks about Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison.
Invisible Man, Part 3
The Bookening continues to discuss Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison.
Invisible Man, Part 2
The Bookening discusses Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison.
Invisible Man, Part 1
The Bookening provides some much needed context for Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison.
Klara and the Sun
The Bookening talks Klara and the Sun.
Should I read a bad book for class?
The Bookening discusses an age old question.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Part 2
The Bookening reviews Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Part 1
The Bookening discusses Roald Dahl and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Jane Austen Redux of Awesomeness
The Bookening discusses all six Jane Austen novels.
Northanger Abbey, Part 2
The Bookening discusses Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (Part 2).
Northanger Abbey
The Bookening begins a discussion of Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen.
The Brothers Karamazov, Part 3
The Bookening concludes its discussion of The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky.
The Brothers Karamazov, Part 2
Jake unloads both barrels on Dostoevsky as The Bookening continues to discuss The Brothers Karamazov.
The Brothers Karamazov, Part 1
The Bookening provides some much needed context on The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Ready Player You
An important update on the show.
Redux 2020, Part 2
The Bookening summarizes 2021.
Redux 2020, Part 1
The Bookening looks back on the books they read in 2020.
Christmas with Brandon
Nathan and Brandon try to determine the best Christmas passage in literature.
Booklist 2021
Our booklist for 2021.
Dune, Part 2
The Bookening provides much needed context on Dune by Frank Herbert.
Dune, Part 1
The Bookening talks about Dune by Frank Herbert.
Help us out this Giving Tuesday
Please help us out this Giving Tuesday.
Thanksgiving + Support Brandon's Poetry
Brandon is an Irish poet. Happy Thanksgiving.
1984, Part 3
The Bookening digs even further in George Orwell's 1984. It's good prophecy but is it a good book?
1984 Part 2
The Bookening the accuracy of the predictions of 1984 by George Orwell.
1984, Part 1
The Bookening discusses 1984 by George Orwell.
When the Fleet was in at Mobile (Patricia Highsmith)
The Bookening talks about "When the Fleet was in at Mobile" by Patricia Highsmith.
Singing My Sister Down (Margo Lanagan)
The Bookening talks about Singing My Sister Down by Margo Lanagan.
The Girl with the Hungry Eyes (Fritz Leiber)
The Bookening talks about The Girl with the Hungry Eyes by Fritz Leiber.
The Packerhaus Method (Gene Wolfe)
The Bookening discusses The Packerhaus Method by Gene Wolfe.
The Tell-tale Heart
The Bookening discusses "The Tell-tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe.
October Spooky Stories Intro
Our heroes introduce the creepy stories they will be reading this month for Halloween.
Literary theory 2: Structuralism, Deconstruction, and more, hooray!
The Bookening talks literary theory.
Teaching literature, Part 2
The Bookening talks about the literature side of teaching literature.
Teaching literature
The Bookening talks about teaching.
Literary theory: the good, the bad, and the incomprehensible (Part 1)
The Bookening talks about the history of literary theory and criticism.
The Return of the King, Part 2
The Bookening concludes their discussion of The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien.
The Return of the King, Part 1
The Bookening talks Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien.
Never Let Me Go, Part 2
The Bookening continues to discuss Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro.
