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 fr...
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 navigati...
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 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 class...
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...
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 m...
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...
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 fe...
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 Binderu...
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 char...
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 —...
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...
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, psyc...
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...
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...
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 O...
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 To...
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 cas...
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, a...
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 a...
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 rea...
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 ‘Prie...
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 America...
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 Missou...
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 favo...
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 st...
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...
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: ke...
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....
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, tw...
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 ...
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...
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,...
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 wh...
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”, whe...
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!) Jon...
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 fi...
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...
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 sc...
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 o...
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 Si...
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 ...
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 m...
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…...
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 j...
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....
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? SJ...
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 ta...