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.
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Instagram: @badlyannotatedpod
Hannah: @thefriendlylibrarygoblin
Jess: @annotations.books
YouTube: @badlyannotatedpod
Email: badlyannotatedpod@gmail.com
Web Link: https://badlyannotatedreaderssociety.buzzsprout.com
Episodes
46 episodes
Ep. 36 - Another Recent Reads Chat Over Tea
Welcome back! With everything going on lately in our lives and in general, we went with a more relaxed episode this time. Grab your beverage of choice, maybe a snack, get cozy, take a deep breath, and join us as we discuss our recent reads and ...
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Episode 36
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Requested Reads VII - Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
Hello & welcome to the 7th installment of our Requested Reads series where we got into Big Swiss by Jen Beagin! This contemporary novel dove into some ethically grey areas, come grab a tea and hear what Jess & Hannah have to say about t...
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Ep. 35 - Harlequin Hijinks: Granny Smut Book Reports
Hey / hi / hello! For this episode, we did something of an experiment. Being romance readers, we have often wondered about the romance books that started it all... harlequin novels! That's right, those books your grandma always used to read? We...
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Episode 35
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Ep. 34 - Tales from the TBR Jar: Morally Grey Characters
Why hello there, welcome back! This episode, we bring you a new challenge: The TBR Jar. We pull a prompt from the jar, find a book that matches the prompt (ideally from books we already own - looking at you, Hannah), read it, and report back! T...
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Episode 34
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Emergency Debrief - The Bonds That Tie by J. Bree
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESS!!! That's right, our girl is aging up in the world and thus we bring a bonus episode to celebrate! In this episode, we give you all of our unfiltered thoughts about one of our favorite fantasy romance series. The Bonds That ...
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Ep. 33 - Genre Swap: Cartoon Covers and Cosmic C*cks
Welcome back to yet another genre swap! This time we both went for romance, but we definitely went in very different directions. Jess read It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey, which was a challenge to her cartoon-cover-hating spirit...
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Episode 33
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Requested Reads VI - The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird
Why hello there, it's been a while. Welcome back to our Requested Reads!! This month we bring you our discussion of The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird, going over themes such as grief, global crisis, friendship, love, hope, feminism, med...
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Ep. 32 - Books Still On Our TBRs: Resolutions and Reading Lists
Happy New Year!! We know we're a little early this year, but we just wanted to take some of this quiet time over the holidays to reflect on last year's goals and all the reading we've done before we look forward. Join us as we go over what work...
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Episode 32
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Ep. 31 - Reviews of Classics from Contemporary Readers
Hello hello! Back by popular (ish) demand, we bring you another compilation of hilarious and/or creative reviews from the vast abyss that is the internet. This time, we chose a list of reviews from modern readers on some of our favorite classic...
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Episode 31
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Ep. 30 - A Spooky Special Interest: Anthropodermic Bibliopegy with Megan Rosenbloom
Happy Halloween ghosts and ghouls! In preparation for spooky season, we had the absolute pleasure of recording their first author interview with the lovely Megan Rosenbloom! Her book Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science a...
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Episode 30
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Requested Reads V - Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
Welcome to the latest Requested Read! Burial Rites by Hannah Kent is based on a true story following the life of Agnes, a young woman charged with murder in 19th-century Iceland. This book brought out quite the range of mixed feelings to say th...
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Ep. 29 - Guess the Book from Comically Simplified Descriptions (Happy Anniversary BARS)
Greetings fair listeners! This episode we bring you something of a challenge; a game, if you will. The rules are simple: take a book we've read and discussed, give a hilariously bare-bones description of the plot, and see if the other person ca...
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Episode 29
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Requested Reads IV - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Here we go again with yet another one of V.E. Schwab's brilliant novels! This month we got a request for The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, and once again, you lovely listeners did not disappoint. Join us as we discuss deals with dark gods, var...
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Ep. 28 - Pride Readathon Recap: From Crime-Solving Drag Queens to Sapphic Sea Monsters
Hello hello! To close out this year's pride month, we bring you our thoughts, feelings, and musings (with a special addition, thanks Michelle) on this month's readathon! This time around, we cover everything from crime-solving drag queens to te...
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Episode 28
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Ep. 27 - Anno-Trending: A Court of Books & Babes
Well dear listeners, we've finally done it. We read A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. As much as we tried to resist it, the Maasverse has dragged us in... and we may have dragged a friend in for a buddy read with us. This episode go...
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Ep. 26 - For Those Here, Queer, and Reading: Books to Binge for Pride Month (And Beyond)
Happy Pride Month everyone!! This month we bring you an episode entirely dedicated to highlighting LGBTQIA+ stories, authors, and representation as we discuss some of our favorite and/or recent queer reads! Hannah did a book binge this year to ...
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Episode 26
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Requested Reads III - Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Hear ye, hear ye! The newest Badly Annotated requested read has arrived! One of our lovely listeners absolutely knocked it out of the park suggesting Graceling by Kristin Cashore. This book pulled us into a vivid world of lush landscapes, polit...
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Ep. 25 - A Trip Down Nostalgia Lane: Badly Annotated Children's Books
Greetings and salutations, dear friends! This episode is specially dedicated to Jess' beloved nephew Joe, who just turned 1 this week! In honor of such a momentous occasion, we bring you our recommendations for children's books! From picture bo...
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Episode 25
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Ep. 24 - Badly Annotated Beginners: Where to Start in a New Genre
Hello faithful listeners! Quick question for you: Have you ever looked at someone else's favorite genre and thought "Hmm.. I wonder what's going on over there," but had no idea where to start? If so, fear not! For this week we bring you a conve...
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Episode 24
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Ep. 23 - A Most Enlightening Game of Bookish Would You Rather
Would you rather be gifted a lifetime's worth of books or a lifetime just to read books? Would you rather give up rereads or only be able to reread for the rest of your life? Join us in pondering these questions and more this week during our ga...
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Episode 23
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Requested Reads II - The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom
Greetings fair listeners! We've got another requested read for you. This time we delve into the realm of music, art, fame, and turbulent romance with The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom. This book speaks to everything from found ...
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Bonus: A Recent Reads Chat Over Tea
Dearest listeners, in lieu of a requested reads episode this past month please accept this bonus episode! This evening is simple: a nice chat over tea between friends about our most recent reads (sorry about the raptors). Bring your hot beverag...
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Ep. 22 - The Galentine's Guide to Unhinged Romance ft. Smuts After Dark
Happy (belated) Galentine's Day everyone! We are very excited to bring you this episode with something of an announcement: WE HAVE FRIENDS!! That's right, this week we are joined by the lovely ladies from the Smuts After Dark podcast, Chey and ...
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Episode 22
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Ep. 21 - Genre Swap: Academically Unethical Gods vs. the Velvet Blue Man Group
Come one, come all! It's another genre swap! This time we both jumped headfirst into science fiction, except we went in ~very~ different directions with our picks. Hannah followed two rather arrogant and powerful "heroes" in their philosophical...
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Episode 21
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Requested Reads I - The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Hello and welcome to the first ~official~ Badly Annotated Requested Reads bonus episode! This month we take a close look at The Yellow Wallpaper, a short story originally published in 1892. This harrowing tale has a multitude of layers that def...
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