Broken Spine Social Club
Episodes
Goodbye Broken Spine Social Club!
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a year-and-a-half of talking books, reading, and writing, I've made the decision to move on from Broken Spine Social Club. This is a farewell to...
The Sunflower Boys with Author Sam Wachman
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Wachman's debut novel is the powerhouse coming-of-age story of Artem, a 12-year-old boy navigating his sexuality and survival against the backdrop...
Woman with Eyes Closed with Author Rue Matthiessen
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What’s better than a good thriller? A good thriller spanning the Hamptons, Amsterdam, and London putting a critical eye to the art world. That’s p...
Midsummer Rising: Atomic Habits by James Clear
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We couldn’t have covered a self-development month without talking about James Clear’s cult classic - Atomic Habits. This step-by-step manual for i...
Midsummer Rising: The Artist’s Way with Fluently Forward
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Artist’s Way is the beloved workbook by creative Julia Cameron, who believes that via a simple morning journal practice, you can reignite your c...
Midsummer Rising: Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Dr Joe Dispenza
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WE’RE BACK..and bringing you a Broken Spine Social Club Month of Woo: Midsummer Rising. Over the month of July, we’re optimizing, actualizing, man...
The Alternative to Goodreads: Bookworm App Founder Amelia Goodman
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There’s no doubt that readers love talking shop (i.e. books) with other readers. But where and how do you cultivate that community, without the Amaz...
Women, Feeling: The World of Weird Girl Literature, a Genre Deep Dive
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the girls who wear vintage nightgowns, endure eternal existential dread, and are a little bit feral - there is Weird Girl Lit, the genre of unhing...
Girls with Long Shadows with Debut Author Tennessee Hill
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tennessee Hill’s debut novel “Girls with Long Shadows” is the story of the 19-year-old Binderup triplets - Baby A, Baby B, and Baby C - but so m...
Literary Fan Casting with Zara de Groot
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book-to-film adaptations are the original “expectation vs. reality.” Sometimes our favorite character is portrayed exactly like we’d imaged in o...
Q1 Recap: Books, Movies, and General Stuff
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks for joining me on a very special solo ep covering and reviewing the (very few) books I read — or, wished I hadn’t read — in Q1 of 2025. P...
Inner Child Book Club with @k8tsreads
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Read this? Read that! Inner Child Edition. Today, Kate of @k8sreads and I pair our favorite children’s books with their adult literary equivalent, a...
Books for Your Spiritual Awakening with @SpiritualitywithSam
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There's no better practice for honing your intuition than "getting your hands dirty", says Sam, psychic, reader, friend. Still, if you're looking to e...
The Best Irish Books to Read for St. Paddy’s Day (That Aren’t Sally Rooney)
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of St. Patrick and the Land of Saints & Scholars, let’s put down the “Normal People” this year and read one of these incredible - b...
Fantasy 101 with @kassbookreviews
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to the likes of BookTok and Sarah J. Maas, there’s never been a better time to be a fantasy reader. However, if you were an avid reader of Ha...
Literary Smash-or-Pass with @slaggybookclub
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It begins with eye-catching hot pink cover art. When Cameron aka @slaggybookclub first encountered Ottessa Moshfegh’s ‘My Year of Rest and Relaxat...
Books, Movies, Media, Oh My! Cultural Exploration with @druzyveins
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Need the kind of friend who is always going to bat 100 for movie / book / TV show reccs? You need Tori aka @druzyveins. Tori is a cultural connoisseur...
Literary Heartache: The Trysts, Triangles, and Tragedies of Literary Couples
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It could be said that all writing has to do with matters of the heart, and that is certainly the case for three of literary history’s best known cre...
The Lamb with Debut Author Lucy Rose
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There’s no doubt about the appetite readers have for narratives exploring the messy, courageous, and devouring experience of woman-and-girlhood, and...
Episode 27: Seasonal Living, Seasonal Reading, Winter 2025 Edition
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the dark depths of bitter late January, we’re all ready to break out the Birkenstock Arizonas and stretch out in the sun. But what if embracing t...
Episode 26: Best Books of 2024
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With 38 books bagged, which were my favorite reads of 2024? I take you through the top 5 books I read this past year, figuring out what my literary th...
Episode 25: Priest with FluentlyForward
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oh Father! Shannon of FluentlyForward and I go deep - no pun intended - on Sierra Simone’s ‘Priest’, the spicy story of Father Tyler Bell, a man...
Episode 24: Into the Wild with My Book Friend Lucy
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1990, Emory graduate Chris McCandless donated his life savings and took off to wander the American West. In 1992, McCandless's remains were found i...
Episode 23: A Very Very Very Dark Matter with My Work Wife Clíona
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You may know him from the Oscars circuit for films such as “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri” or “The Banshees of Inishierin”. But my ...
Episode 22: A Sand County Almanac with My Nature Friend Alyssa
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Calm and calamity meet when my nature friend Alyssa Armbruster joins the podcast to discuss her favorite read, 1949’s ‘A Sand County Almanac’ by...
My Election Day Anxiety Protocol: A BSSC SPECIAL REPORT
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this red, white, and blue mini-sode, I cover my top anxiety-relief tips and tricks as the most stressful day of the calendar year approaches: Elect...
Episode 21: A Gothic Literature Deep Dive
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to an extra special, totally terrifying, spooktacular episode of BROKEN SPINE SOCIAL CLUB: A GOTHIC LITERATURE DEEP DIVE. Today we take a look...
Episode 20: Creating Reading Communities IRL with Denver Book Swap Society Founder Nicole Wiebe
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2022, newly minted reader Nicole Wiebe founded Denver Book Swap Society with one goal in mind: keep reading affordable and sustainable. In the 2 ye...
Episode 19: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue with Human Design Coach, Courtney Carteret
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If everyone you met forgot you as soon as you left their sight…how would you define yourself? V.E. Schwab’s 300-year-old protagonist Addie LaRue e...
Episode 18: Sunk Without a Sound with My Adventure Friend Bridgette
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1928, an adventurous couple rafting the Colorado through the Grand Canyon go missing. In 2024, two girls who like beers, bikes, and The Clique book...
Episode 17: Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Throw back to the best years of your life…or the most anxiety inducing, most self conscious, just generally worst years if you happen to be Lee Fior...
Episode 16: Galatea 2.2 by Richard Powers
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 15: Galatea 2.2 by Richard Powers We’re back on campus with our second installment of the Broken Spine Social Club podcast Campus Novel...
Episode 15: Stoner by John Williams
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s back to school season and in honor of little nerds who grow up to host book-related podcasts, we’re doing a 3-part deep-dive on the campus no...
Episode 14: Storm of Steel with My Friend Salv
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Who knew a direct translation trench warfare WWI memoir could be so fascinating? Certainly anyone who knows anything about WWI, including my friend Sa...
Episode 13: The Clan of the Cave Bear with My Sister Moselle
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Girl Dinner” gets a whole new meaning in Jean M. Auel’s 1980 “Clan of the Cave Bear”, where my lil’ sister Moselle and I serve up tasty m...
Episode 12: Less Than Zero with My Cousin Friend Jona
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
EPISODE 12: Less Than Zero with My Cousin Friend, JonaMy cousin-friend (and former pod co-host!) Jona and I dive into the wild world of Brett Easton E...
Episode 11: Night Watch with My Boss Cathal
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Time travel, fantasy, and humor combine when my former boss (and friend) Cathal and I sit down to fish for a brand sponsorship from Mythology Whiskey....
Episode 10: Me, Myself, & I: A Solo Episode!
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s me and me alone this week to give you my H1 Reading Review! On a mission for more Moshfegh, I review Lauren Groff’s “Matrix”, Rachel Yode...
Episode 9: Childhood's End with My Cousin Ben
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
EPISODE 9: Childhood’s End with My Cousin BenMy cousin Ben and I chat about one of the greatest sci-fi classics of our time: Childhood’s End by Ar...
Episode 8: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with My Oldest Friend Kelly, Pt. 2
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
EPISODE 8: Harry Potter AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE with My Oldest friend Kelly, Pt 2I’m back with my oldest pal Kelly to finish up our chat on Harry Pot...
Episode 7, Part 1: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with My Oldest Friend, Kelly
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
EPISODE 7 PT 1: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with My Oldest friend, KellyWhat do crying at Sidney High School Prom 2010 and JK Rowling have in ...
Episode 6: The Book of Hope with My Friend Caroline
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Believe it or not, naturalist and conservationist Jane Goodall gives me and my friend Caroline lots of reasons to hope...including but not limited to ...
Episode 5: The Third Policeman with My Husband Maurice
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Can a ghost story be funny? If you’re twentieth-century Irish writer Flann O’Brien, the answer might just be yes...as long as it’s mixed with a ...
Episode 4: Children of Time with My Friend Ross
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
EPISODE FOUR: Children of Time with My Friend Ross A planet of hyper-intelligent super-spiders…your worst nightmare, or humanity’s last hope?...
Episode 3: The Remains of the Day with My Writer Friend Zaza
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two girls with very little dignity of their own sit down to chat about longing, remorse, love, and just how far you can push a good woman before she p...
Episode 2: The Alchemist with My Friend Britt
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What’s your personal legend? Because if you avoided playdates to read about horses in your closet...you might just be on the path to becoming a jock...
Episode 1: A Court of Silver Flames with my Best Friend Sarah
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Can fairy smut heal trauma? How many centuries does it take a man to become a supportive partner? SJM and Margot Robbie...friends or potential collabo...
Broken Spine Social Club Trailer
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Howdy, I'm Zoe. Reader, writer, friend. Welcome to Broken Spine Social Club.I spend a lot of time talking about what I like to read, and on Broken Spi...