Bookish: A Casual Book Club
Episodes
High Brow vs Low Brow
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready to spill the tea on literary snobbery! This episode of Bookish: A Casual Book Club, Laura, Kofi, and Sylvia dive into the often-murky waters...
Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month Bookish takes on S. A. Cosby's gripping crime thriller, Razorblade Tears. After their gay sons are brutally murdered, two ex-cons from vast...
Summer Wrap Up 2025
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The summer is over, the pages are settled, and it's time for Bookish to check in! In this highly anticipated follow-up episode, Sylvia, Kofi, and Laur...
Summer Reading Picks 2025
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What’s on your summer reading list? In this episode of Bookish: A Casual Book Club, Howard Community College English professors Sylvia, Kofi, and La...
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, join Laura, Sylvia, and Kofi as they dive into Claire Keegan's acclaimed novella, "Small Things Like These." The trio explores the book's t...
F’d Up Books
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, our hosts Kofi, Sylvia, and Laura take a deliciously taboo deep dive into the books that mess us up—in the best way. From Faulkner’s...
The Parade by Dave Eggers
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Kofi, Sylvia, and Laura discuss Dave Eggers’ novel, The Parade (2019). They dive into the allegorical story about two men, Four and...
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Kofi, Sylvia, and Laura discuss The Vegetarian by Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith. They talk about the novel's themes and the c...
Joyful Readings
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Kofi, Sylvia, and Laura share their thoughts on readings that inspire joy or delight. They mention The Book of Delights by Ross Gay...
James by Percival Everett
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Kofi, Sylvia, and Laura report back on their summer reading and dive into a discussion of James by Percival Everett. Spoiler Alert:...
Summer Reading Lists
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Kofi, Sylvia, and Laura talk about their summer reading lists. In addition to a variety of books on their individual lists, they will...
The Fantasy Genre
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Bookish, Kofi, Sylvia, and Laura explore the fantasy genre and its many subgenres, such as high fantasy, magical realism, Wuxia fan...
Grocery Store Reads
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kofi, Sylvia, and Laura talk about "grocery store reads" or so-called "trashy novels" that range from romances like The Single Dad Project ...
The novel, Erasure, by Percival Everett
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kofi, Laura and Sylvia discuss the 2001 novel, Erasure, by Percival Everett. They also talk about the film based on the novel, American Fiction. Ame...
Graphic Literature
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kofi, Sylvia and Laura discuss graphic literature. They review "Abina and the Important Men," a compelling and powerfully illustrated "graphic history...
Memoirs
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Kofi, Sylvia, and Laura talk about memoirs, including a discussion of Aftershocks by Nadia Owusu, HCC’s Bauder Lecture book for thi...
Halloween & Scary Reads
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Kofi, Sylvia, and Laura talk about scary stories! What is scary? Why do we write and read scary stories? Happy Halloween! The stories...
Summer Reading Recap
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Bookish, Kofi, Sylvia, and Laura share their summer reading adventures. Listen to find out how they fared in their the summer read...
Summer Reading
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Come listen to Sylvia, Laura, and Kofi's chat about their summer reading lists, which consist of a wide range of novels, poetry, and memoir. Listeners...
"If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English" by Noor Naga
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Sylvia, Laura, and Kofi's wonderful discussion of Noor Naga's micro-novel If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English, which follows the story of t...