Badly Annotated Readers Society
Hello hello! Welcome to the Badly Annotated Readers Society, a bookish podcast where two book besties yap about all things literature and annotation in a cozy, chaotic, judgement-free space.
Buckle up and bring your most creative energy and unhinged reading practices with you. Be you, be weird, and annotate badly with reckless abandon.
Socials & Such:
Instagram: @badlyannotatedpod
Hannah: @thefriendlylibrarygoblin
Jess: @annotations.books
YouTube: @badlyannotatedpod
Email: badlyannotatedpod@gmail.com
Web Link: https://badlyannotatedreaderssociety.buzzsprout.com
Episodes
20 episodes
Ep. 19 - New Year, New Books: Reflections & Resolutions We May or May Not Stick To
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Welcome to the first episode of 2025 here at the Badly Annotated Readers Society! We're so happy you're joining us as we look back at 2024, and forward to 2025. First, we reflect on our reading from stats to ratings to our win...
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Episode 19
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Ep. 18 - Bookish Gifts for the Reader in Your Life (Last Minute Holiday Ideas)
Calling all last minute holiday shoppers! This week we bring you a list of easy to find, mostly affordable, and absolutely wonderful bookish gift ideas for the reader in your life. Are these just our Christmas wish lists? Maybe. But we are read...
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Episode 18
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1:07:35
Requested Reads Soft Launch: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
What is this? A ~bonus~ episode? That's right. Here is the first of what will hopefully become a series in the new year where we read and review books requested by you, our lovely listeners! This episode is all about A Man Called Ove. We laughe...
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Ep. 17 - Sharing the Holiday Cheer: Beloved Bookish Creators
Happy Holidays!! This episode is all about sharing our love for the bookish community online as we go over some of our most beloved bookish creators! From bookstagramers to podcasts to book shops, we're here to highlight the best and brightest,...
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Episode 17
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Ep. 16 - Genre Swap: Bunny x Bride
Hello hello! This week we're back with another genre swap! This time, Hannah dove into the realm of weird magical realism with a sorority cult, while Jess got her first taste of monster romance with a side of political intrigue. We laughed, we ...
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Episode 16
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59:38
Ep. 15 - One Star Reviews of Five Star Reads
Hey, it's you again! Welcome back, dear listener. This week, we bring you a series of handpicked artisan one star reviews of some of our favorite reads! While we disagree wholeheartedly with these reviews, we can appreciate the wit and the gall...
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Episode 15
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Ep. 14 - Pass the Aux: Literary Playlists
Welcome back to the Badly Annotated Readers Society! This week we're looking at a different medium... MUSIC! We chose six books and we have specially curated playlists for each that we think match the book in some way. Whether it be lyrics that...
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Episode 14
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57:53
Ep. 13 - From Sardonic Name Dropping to Floral Identities: Poetry Across Centuries
Hello hello! We've got something a little different for you this week. We're looking at poetry! This episode covers everything from 17th century satire to 21st century sonnets and we're thrilled to share it with you all, our dear listeners. The...
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Episode 13
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Ep. 12 - Spooky Season Readathon Recap: Demon Cats, Corporate Witches & Haunted Homes, Oh My!
Hear ye, hear ye! The final installment of the Badly Annotated Spooky Season Extravaganza is here! To end off the month of October, we bring you a Halloween special. This week's episode contains all of our thoughts, feelings, musings, and more ...
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Episode 12
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Ep. 11 - Let's Get Gothic: The Ghosts of Spooky Past
This week, in the third installment of the widely beloved Badly Annotated Spooky Season Extravaganza, we bring you a visit from the ghosts of spooky past. From the works of Edgar Allan Poe to Oscar Wilde, from slightly sapphic vampires to capit...
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Episode 11
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Ep. 10 - Our Favorite Fall Fiction with a Sprinkle of Spooky TBRs
Look! It's the second installment of the Badly Annotated Spooky Season Extravaganza! Join us in our continued celebration of spooky season as we walk you through all of our favorite fall reads, as well as some new ones we're hoping to get throu...
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Episode 10
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Ep. 9 - If You Like This Then Try That: Spooky Cinema Edition
Now presenting... *drum roll* ... the Badly Annotated Spooky Season Extravaganza! Come one, come all to the first official episode of spooky season here at the Badly Annotated Readers Society. This week, we bring to you a fun twist on the "If y...
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Episode 9
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Ep. 8 - Genre Swap: Intergalactic Fem Badassery or Royal Mafia Romantasy
Dearest listeners, today we at the Badly Annotated Readers Society bring you a crossover episode for the ages. We have swapped genres! Jess strong-armed Hannah into one of her favorite wonderfully strange sci-fi books, while Hannah made Jess re...
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Episode 8
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Ep. 7 - Adding Books to Your TBR Based on Out of Context Quotes (1hr)
Welcome back to the Badly Annotated Readers Society for episode 7! You've all seen the tiktoks, the reels, the YouTube videos convincing you to read bookworm's favorites via out-of-context quotes, and so we are here to provide the full hour ver...
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Episode 7
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51:47
Ep. 6 - Jane Eyre: The Great Debate
Come one, come all to the great debate you have all been anticipating since episode one, where Hannah and Jess discuss Jane Eyre! Is she the feminist icon of 1847? Or is she the original 'Pick Me' girlie? Come find out! We can't wait to have yo...
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Episode 6
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54:11
Ep. 5 - Extremely Outlandish, Shockingly Unhinged, and Strange: Silly Sci-Fi Summaries
Hello hello and welcome to episode 5 of the Badly Annotated Readers Society where this week we talk outlandish, we talk unhinged, and we talk STRANGE SCI-FIs. Jess recaps some for her recent science fiction reads to Hannah, who cannot believe t...
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Episode 5
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Ep. 4 - Feral for Fictional Angst & Chaos
Greetings, fair and faithful listeners! This week's episode is all about tropes. Specifically, Hannah takes Jess through a mildly long-winded but very educational list of all of her favorite fiction tropes such as enemies to lovers, grumpy x su...
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Episode 4
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54:17
Ep. 3 - Who Are We? ft. Questionably Relatable Characters
We are diving into episode three this week by exploring characters that we're not quite sure should be considered relatable, but here we are identifying with them anyways! The Badly Annotated Readers Society ladies are here to yap ...
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Episode 3
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59:37
Ep. 2 - The Ultimate Reading List for Goblins, Nymphs & Other Ethereal Babes
Welcome to episode 2 of the Badly Annotated Readers Society! We have scrounged deep into our reading histories and are excited to present to you the best of the best (in our most humble opinions)! Listen in for our favorite fantasi...
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Episode 2
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