Books Boys
Want some book reviews or book recommendations? Or do you not know what books even are? We've got you covered!On the last day of every month, wthe books boys get together to teach the new generation about books! They talk about what they've been reading that month, make some recommendations, and speak to authors who call into the show about their work! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Playboys 21: Coriolanus
The original series of Playboys is back! 10 new Shakespeare reviews! Join TheDean!, Playboy Alex, and Playgirl Carla as we launch a new series.
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Darkplace Dreamers Episode 92: Cabinet Of Curiosities ep5
We're back with series 11 of Darkplace Dreamers. This time we discuss Cabinet Of Curiosities.
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Darkplace Dreamers Episode 91: Cabinet Of Curiosities ep4
We're back with series 11 of Darkplace Dreamers. This time we discuss Cabinet Of Curiosities.
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Darkplace Dreamers Episode 90: Cabinet Of Curiosities ep3
We're back with series 11 of Darkplace Dreamers. This time we discuss Cabinet Of Curiosities.
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Episode 72: What We Read In September
's the series 6 finale!! and we go long!! Too many books and too many boys, some would say! We review a total mix of books from around space and time and drink a lot of tea.
Books discussed include:
- The Physician Of Nineveh (Glenn Cooper, 2025)
- The Swiss Family Robinson (Johann David Wyss, 1812)
- The End Of The Line (John Uttley, 2026)
- Venice Preserv'd, or A Plot Discover'd (Thomas Otway, 1682)
- Our Trees Still Grow In Dehra (Ruskin Bond, 1991)
- The Testaments (Margaret Atwood, 2019)<...
Film Fellows 12: The People Under The Stairs
Originally released a year ago on patreon, join Dean, Alex & Robert (and a silent Silly Goose) as they review an action classic.
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Darkplace Dreamers Episode 89: Cabinet Of Curiosities ep2
We're back with series 11 of Darkplace Dreamers. This time we discuss Cabinet Of Curiosities.
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Darkplace Dreamers Episode 88: Cabinet Of Curiosities ep1
We're back with series 11 of Darkplace Dreamers. This time we discuss Cabinet Of Curiosities.
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Playboys 20: The Merry Wives Of Windsor
The original series of Playboys is back! 10 new Shakespeare reviews! Join TheDean!, Playboy Alex, and Playgirl Carla as we launch a new series.
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Darkplace Dreamers Episode 87: Horror Shorts 5
We're back with series 10 of Darkplace Dreamers. This time we discuss some youtube horror shorts. SERIES FINALE!
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Darkplace Dreamers Episode 86: Horror Shorts 4
We're back with series 10 of Darkplace Dreamers. This time we discuss some youtube horror shorts.
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Episode 71: What We Read In August
We're here with episode 71! Alex finished Vanity Fair!! But then heads to the gulags. Dean's reviews travelled around from ancient Greece to mythological India, to C16th Italy, to Argentina.
Books discussed include:
- The Forest Of Enchantments (Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, 2019)
- The Bravo Of Venice (Matthew Gregory Lewis, 1804)
- One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn,1962)
- Treasure Island (R.L. Stevenson, 1883)
- La Traición de Rita Hayworth / Betrayed by Rita Hayworth (Manuel Puig, 1968)
- The Digital Detective: Dark Web Desc...
Darkplace Dreamers Episode 85: Horror Shorts 3
We're back with series 10 of Darkplace Dreamers. This time we discuss some youtube horror shorts.
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Comedy Comrades ep8: Miranda
It's time for another patreon classic to come out for free! Dean & Saloni bring you their comedy favourites. This was the last episode recorded, the series remains incomplete.
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Darkplace Dreamers Episode 84: Horror Shorts 2
We're back with series 10 of Darkplace Dreamers. This time we discuss some youtube horror shorts.
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Darkplace Dreamers Episode 83: Horror Shorts 1
We're back with series 10 of Darkplace Dreamers. This time we discuss some youtube horror shorts.
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Playboys 19: Love's Labours Lost
The original series of Playboys is back! 10 new Shakespeare reviews! Join TheDean!, Playboy Alex, and Playgirl Carla as we launch a new series.
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Darkplace Dreamers Episode 82: The Sandman s2e12
It's time for Darkplace Dreamers series 9! The Sandman series 2. SERIES FINALE!
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Darkplace Dreamers Episode 81: The Sandman s2e11
It's time for Darkplace Dreamers series 9! The Sandman series 2.
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Episode 70: What We Read In July
Welcome to Episode 70! We have a lot of books to cover this month, Alex hit a new record! We also have messages from couple of authors and hear from an old friend.
Books discussed include:
- Joseph Andrews (Henry Fielding, 1742)
- Mavericks (Jenny Draper, 2025)
- La Malquerida / The Unloved Woman (Jacinto Benavente, 1913)
- Butter (Asako Yuzuki, 2017)
- Las Aventuras De La China Iron (Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, 2017)
- Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin, 1967)
- Captain Bulldog Drummond (Gerard Fairlie, 1945)
- The...
Comedy Comrades ep7: Keeping Up Appearances
It's time for another patreon classic to come out for free! Dean & Saloni bring you their comedy favourites.
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Darkplace Dreamers Episode 80: The Sandman s2e10
It's time for Darkplace Dreamers series 9! The Sandman series 2.
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Darkplace Dreamers Episode 79: The Sandman s2e9
It's time for Darkplace Dreamers series 9! The Sandman series 2.
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Playboys 18: Timon Of Athens
The original series of Playboys is back! 10 new Shakespeare reviews! Join TheDean!, Playboy Alex, and Playgirl Carla as we launch a new series.
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Darkplace Dreamers Episode 78: The Sandman s2e8
It's time for Darkplace Dreamers series 9! The Sandman series 2.
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Darkplace Dreamers Episode 77: The Sandman s2e7
It's time for Darkplace Dreamers series 9! The Sandman series 2.
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Episode 69: What We Read In June
Welcome to Episode 69 (ooh-la-la). We're back from our big South American trip and we have read a very mixed bag of books this month, including more modern books than we normally cover (mostly so we could abandon them in various hostels).
Books discussed include:
- Lady L. (Romain Gary, 1958)
- Excalibur (Peter Gibbons, 2024)
- Coda (Stephen Seidenberg, 2025)
- The Girl In The Castle (James Patterson & Emily Raymond, 2022)
- 22 Seconds (James Patterson & Maxine Paetro, 2022)
- The Istanbul Puzzle (Laurence O'Bryan, 2012)
- Steppenwolf (Her...
Comedy Comrades ep6: The Inbetweeners
It's time for another patreon classic to come out for free! Dean & Saloni bring you their comedy favourites.
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Darkplace Dreamers Episode 76: The Sandman s2e6
It's time for Darkplace Dreamers series 9! The Sandman series 2.
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Darkplace Dreamers Episode 75: The Sandman s2e5
It's time for Darkplace Dreamers series 9! The Sandman series 2.
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Playboys 17: Two Gentlemen Of Verona
The original series of Playboys is back! 10 new Shakespeare reviews! Join TheDean!, Playboy Alex, and Playgirl Carla as we launch a new series. Originally released in October 2025.
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Darkplace Dreamers Episode 74: The Sandman s2e4
It's time for Darkplace Dreamers series 9! The Sandman series 2.
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Darkplace Dreamers Episode 73: The Sandman s2e3
It's time for Darkplace Dreamers series 9! The Sandman series 2.
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Episode 68: What We Read In May
It's time for our May book reviews! Alex reads a Gothic classic, and Dean reads some books about ancient Greece and Rome, tries some disappointing Huxley, and we check out a great new thriller.
Books discussed include:
- A Fatal Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (Emma Southon, 2020)
- Point Counter Point (Aldous Huxley, 1928)
- The Fugitive Gold / Swarnmriga (Rabindranath Tagore, 1892)
- Clermont (Regina Maria Roche, 1798)
- Ithaca (Claire North, 2022)
- My Twin The Murderer (Lindsay Kent, 2026)
Ch...
Darkplace Dreamers Episode 72: The Sandman s2e2
It's time for Darkplace Dreamers series 9! The Sandman series 2.
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Comedy Comrades ep5: Man To Man With Dean Learner
It's time for another patreon classic to come out for free! Dean & Saloni bring you their comedy favourites.
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Darkplace Dreamers Episode 71: The Sandman s2e1
It's time for Darkplace Dreamers series 9! The Sandman series 2.
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Darkplace Dreamers Episode 70: Podge & Rodge
It's time for Darkplace Dreamers originally-intended final episode to come out for free! Dean & Darkpalce Robert, along with Playboy Alex and Dragon Charlie are back to review Podge & Rodge: A Scare At Bedtime.
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Playboys: Renaissance Renaissanced 5: The Spanish Tragedy
It's time to bring you last year's episode of Renaissance Renaissanced- plays by contemporaries of Shakespeare. Next month we start bringing you the latest series of Shakespeare reviews.
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Darkplace Dreamers Episode 69: Cassandra ep6
It's time for Darkplace series 8 to come out for free! Dean & Robert are back to review this a modern Netflix series.
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