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Gene and Willow argue about books. Well, Willow does. Gene seems hellbent on finding reasons to like all of them. Can Gene, with professional help, find books Willow will love? Or will they all just make her rant? (Either way, we all win.) Welcome to Bookstabber, featuring Library Comic's Gene Ambaum and Willow Payne
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Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Put on your goggles and galoshes, because you're about to be splattered with viscera! Gene and Willow get this book implanted into their brains and it does not make their lives better. Willow wishes the narrator would shut up and Gene wishes they would stop over-explaining how octopus DNA works.
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Retired Norse God Vidar fights many big, strong men and many hairy giants in onesies. Willow and Gene stare at the cover of the book, confused. Warriors from across the Nine Realms converge to decide if this book is worth reading.
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Gene and Willow are bound by their Houses to raise the corpse of their podcast. Willow is frustrated about swords and queer representation while Gene enjoys being a smartass.
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Gene and Willow go beyond the ninth gate armed with charter magic and forty enchanted bells, each named Saranael. They must suss out what lore is actually relevant to the story, and withstand the withering magics of YA romance.
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Gene and Willow have traveled light years to discover humanity’s glorious past, a science fictin classic from 1970. Does it hold up? Do Willow and Gene embody singular character traits suited for book reviewing? Find out!
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Deep within this ancient house of Bookstabber lurks a secret- one that will curdle your blood and roast your portobellos. Gene and Willow discuss fictional European countries, the works of Poe, and the perils of fungi.
Check out our comics at hauntedskull.com and librarycomic.com!
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
This book is a bloody brick crashing through your wet-grape eyes. Gene and Willow need all of their special crime strength to unpack this revenge story, and to learn intersectional identity politics along the way.
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Just when you thought it was safe to podcast! Gene and Willow stare into the dark hearts of fictional, meta-narrative murderers and victims. Can our heroes unmask this book before it kills again?!
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Two stories of love and loss, families and long journeys. Two short novellas that Gene found to be well-crafted samples of what the form has to offer. I uh... wouldn't ask Willow her opinion of these.
Check out the comics we make at librarycomic.com, barbariangirl.com, and Willow's new site, hauntedskull.com
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Bigmouth bass, seductive women, televangelists, and cold-blooded murder. What have they all got in common? Gene and Willow have to tour the Sunshine State to get to the bottom of this mystery, and maybe eat some roadkill along the way.
Have a suggestion for what we should read next? Want to warn us away from your favorite book? Email bookstabberpodcast@gmail.com