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Words About Books

Words About Books is a podcast where two wannabe writers read and discuss books. Read along with us, or just enjoy the show! New episodes every Sunday.

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 1 hr 23 min
Latest: 11 Oct 2026
Language: English

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11 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 26 min

Discussing Frankenstein by Mary Shelly (Part 1)

We're finally tackling the classic Frankenstein by Mary Shelly. A story in which a scientists life is ruined through absolutely no fault of his own, he swears. Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.social Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcast Blog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

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7 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 9 min
Talking About Tolkien - Appendix A (Part 3)
Let us now discuss the lore of Gondor Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.social Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcast Blog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
S7 · E41 · 4 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 34 min
Discussing Jackal by Erin E Adams
It's that time of year again. The days grow shorter and the veil grows thin. This week we're covering some hometown folk horror, specifically from MY hometown. Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.social Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcast Blog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
4 Oct 2026 · 59 min
Talking About Tolkien - Appendix A (Part 2)
Let us now discuss the kingdom of Arnor. Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.social Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcast Blog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
S7 · E40 · 26 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 33 min
Discussing Mage Errant - The Jewel of the Endless Erg by John Bierce
We're discussing book 2 of John Bierce's Mage Errant series. Will Nate be able to deploy his catchphrase? Will Ben escape from The Crystal Dimension? Find out on this exciting episode of Words About Books Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.social Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcast Blog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
24 Sep 2026 · 58 min
Talking About Tolkien - Appendix A (Part 1)
Any hope of getting through these Appendices quickly is soon abandoned. Ben and Nate discuss the founding and fall of Numenor which accounts for like 6% of Appendix A. Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.social Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcast Blog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
S7 · E39 · 20 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 32 min
Discussing Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (Part II)
This week we save humanity while inventing new words for the deeds we've done. Truely a heartwarming tale of a child's triumph over his human tormentors and nothing else. Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.social Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcast Blog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
S7 · E38 · 13 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 29 min
Discussing Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
This week the boys talk about being a boy and the struggles of coming of age while constantly being messed with by all the adults around you. The only option available is, of course, overwhelming force. We're going to win this battle and all other battles to come! Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.social Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbooks...
11 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 34 min
WAOB - Discussing The Corpus Hermeticum (Part 2)
We continue Chy's initiation into the mysteries of Hermes Trismegistus. Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.social Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcast Blog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
S7 · E37 · 6 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 18 min
Discussing Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (Part 2)
Much like actual RPG's level 2 is kind of just there to space out level one and level three. Thumbnail by Jason Rumpff https://www.artstation.com/jrumpff64 Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.social Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcast Blog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
S7 · E36 · 30 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 22 min
Discussing Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (Part 1)
Dungeon Crawler Carl...greatest literary epic of our age or overrated generic litrpg. What do you think? Thumbnail by Jason Rumpff https://www.artstation.com/jrumpff64 Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.social Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcast Blog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
S7 · E35 · 23 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 43 min
Discussing Artemis by Andy Weir
You've seen men struggle to write women before, but have you seen them struggle to write women...on the moon? Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.social Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcast Blog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
S7 · E34 · 16 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 18 min
Discussing Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green
This week we're discussing a book that jumps around a bit by talking in a way that jumps around a bit. It's one of the few non-fiction books we cover and I get why. I figured it out. Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.social Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcast Blog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
12 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 4 min
Talking About Tolkien - The Grey Havens (Return, 6-9)
I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil. Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.social Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcast Blog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
S7 · E33 · 9 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 23 min
Discussing Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
This is what the patrons wanted. I hope that this is what they wanted. Be sure to let Ben know how wrong he is for his opinions. Not Nate though. Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.social Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcast Blog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
7 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 31 min
Discussing The Way of Hermes - Corpus Hermeticum (Part 1)
Ben and Chy discuss The Way of Hermes. A new(ish) translation of The Corpus Hermeticum and The Definitions of Hermes Trismegistus to Asclepius. Don't know what these things are? I'm honestly not sure if anyone does. *Correction to episode: I accidentally conflate the Nag Hammadi find of the gnostic texts in Egypt with The Dead Sea Scrolls find in the Qumran Caves. The larger point about the mystique around the Dead Sea Scrolls is valid, but I'm off about the circumstances of the find. ...
5 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 46 min
Talking About Tolkien - The Scouring of the Shire (Return, 6-8)
How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on, when in your heart you begin to understand... there is no going back? There are some things that time cannot mend. Some hurts that go too deep, that have taken hold... Others can be rectified by a well-armed militia. This is of those. Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.social Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcast Instagram - https:...
2 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 42 min
Discussing The Biome by Enrique Ventura
Nate tells me I'm opening the flood gates by accepting a request for a review from a new independently published author, but when I hear there's a new books about a mysterious purple substance mutating an ecosystem into some horror movie stuff...well...I just couldn't resist. Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.social Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wor...
31 Jul 2026 · 32 min
Talking About Tolkien - Homeward Bound (Return, 6-7)
I don't want to hear anything about 6-7 Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.social Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcast Blog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
S7 · E31 · 26 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 49 min
Discussing A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas (Part 3)
CW: Sexual Content, Mentions of Sexual Violence, Gratuitous Backseat Generaling We might have gotten a little too into the war planning. Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.social Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcast Blog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
22 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 6 min
Talking About Tolkien - Many Partings (Return, 6-6)
The gang says a series of farewells from East to West. Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.social Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcast Blog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
S7 · E30 · 19 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 37 min
Discussing A Court of Wings and Ruin (Part 2)
Content Warning: Sexual Content, Explicit Content, Mentions of Sexual Violence Well, you've read the content warning. We're back with Part Two of a A Court of Wings and Ruin. In this episode Ben and Nate discuss the upcoming war with Hybern while simultaneously trying to devise a method of quantifying "spice" level. Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.social Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspo...
15 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 10 min
Talking About Tolkien - The Steward and the King (Return, 6-5)
Faramir kind of checks out for his last two weeks on the job and tries to convince Eowyn that he would be a worthy silver metal. Aragorn also has a romance. Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.social Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcast Blog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
S7 · E29 · 12 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 23 min
Discussing A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas (Part 1)
We're back with the third installment of Sarah J. Maas's Sexy Romance Fantasy. A Sexromantasy, if you will. Last time Feyre failed to stop the king of Hybern from claiming the cauldron. Now she's back at the Spring Court and doing her best to bring Tamlin down from the inside...wait, I mean...like metaphorically...like she's politically sabotaging him, not you know...sexy stuff. CW: Sexual Content, Sexual Abuse Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.s...
8 Jul 2026 · 50 min
Talking About Tolkien - The Fields of Cormallen (Return, 6-4)
Sauron's dead. Volcano's are exploding. Orcs are going nuts and...is that?...THE EAGLES ARE COMING! Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.social Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcast Blog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
S7 · E28 · 5 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 28 min
Discussing The Library After Dark by Ande Pliego (Part 2)
And we're back! Is this a podcast that I'm publishing? Did I record this? I finished editing it. I'm putting it in the dropbox. I'm clicking on "schedule for future" and publishing it this coming Sunday at midnight. I'm putting in the title now. Oh wait is this a bone spur in my back? Am I choking to death? Where did all this blood come from? Oh geez everything is going black. Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.social Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNR...
1 Jul 2026 · 57 min
Talking About Tolkien - Mount Doom (Return, 6-3)
The episode is uploaded. But I do not now choose to write the description that I came to write. I will not do this deed. Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.social Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcast Blog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
S7 · E27 · 28 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 17 min
Discussing The Library After Dark by Ande Pliego Part I
Bust out your bagpipes as we delve into the depths of an ~~ancient~~ slightly old library. It’s THE LIBRARY AFTER DARK by Ande ~~Peligrino~~ Pliego. Witness the dark secrets of someone who knows that a book reader is reading their mind and so will never directly voice said secret until the end of the book. ~~Suddenly~~ Eventually the elevator crashes and we enter the murder phase of this murder ~~mystery~~ reveal. It’s a ~~locked room mystery~~ slow motion series of reveals for the ages! This...
24 Jun 2026 · 56 min
Talking About Tolkien - Land of Shadow (Return, 6-2)
Tolkien really wants you to know how miserable this last bit of walking is. Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.social Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcast Blog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/
S7 · E26 · 21 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 35 min
Talking About Genre With John Bierce
We sit down with Wabby Award Winning Author John Bierce to discuss the relatively new genres of Progression Fantasy, LitRPG, and Isekai. --- Pre-order Mage Errant in hardcover at a bookstore of your choice and send John a proof of purchase at [email protected] to get access free early access to a new short story. Support the show Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.social Discord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8C Threads - https://www.threads.net...

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Words About Books is a podcast where two wannabe writers read and discuss books. Read along with us, or just enjoy the show! New episodes every Sunday.

Words About Books is a English arts & books podcast from Ben & Nate. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher: Ben & Nate
Language: English
Category: Arts & Books
New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 1 hr 23 min
Latest episode: 11 Oct 2026
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