The 5 O’Clock Book Club
Episodes
Ep 37: Alchemised Discussion (Nutcrackers and Botox)
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy, happy Wednesday and welcome back to another episode of The 5 O'Clock Book Club. This week we read SenLinYu's debut novel, Alchemised. T...
Ep 36: Razorblade Tears Discussion
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Wednesday, and welcome back to another episode of The 5 O'Clock Book Club! (I know it's Thursday, but we can pretend we're not a day...
Ep 35: Didion and Babitz Discussion
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Wednesday! Welcome back to another episode of The 5 O'Clock Book Club. This week, we read the ultimate cool-girl nonfiction book, Didion and...
Ep 34: Great Big Beautiful Life Discussion
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Wednesday! Welcome back to another episode of the 5 O'Clock Book Club. This week we read the new-ish bestseller Great Big Beautiful Life by ...
Ep 33: Project Hail Mary Discussion
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Wednesday! Welcome to another episode of the 5 O'Clock Book Club! This week we read the highly acclaimed Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. Pro...
Ep 32: Heartless Sky & Sorrow and Starlight (Zodiac Academy #7 & #8) Discussion
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Wednesday! Welcome back to another (now biweekly) episode of The 5 O'Clock Book Club. We are SO close to being done with this series. One mo...
Ep 31: Fated Throne (Zodiac Academy #6) Discussion
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Wednesday! We're baaaaaackkkk!!! Your girls simply had to take a little summer break from the pod, but we are back and better than ever. Thi...
Ep 30: Cursed Fates (Zodiac Academy #5) Discussion
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and happy Wednes--- Friday! (Sorry for the late upload this week!)This week we read book 5 in the Zodiac Academy series, Cursed Fates. The serie...
Ep 29: Exodus (The Ravenhood #2) Discussion
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Wednesday! Welcome back to another episode of The 5 O'Clock Book Club! This week, we're back with the second book in The Ravenhood serie...
Ep 28: Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games #0.5) Discussion
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Wednesday! Welcome back to another episode of The 5 O'Clock Book Club. This week we read Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins. As two f...
Ep 27: American Dirt Discussion
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, and happy Wednesday! Welcome back to another episode of The 5 O'Clock Book Club. This week, we read American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins. We ha...
Ep 26: The Anomaly Discussion
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, happy Wednesday, and welcome back to another episode of The 5 O'Clock Book Club! This week we read a book originally written in French, The...
Ep 25: Flock (The Ravenhood #1) Discussion w/ Sarah
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and happy Wednesday! Get ready for a super special episode of The 5 O'Clock Book Club. This week, we have our very first podcast guest, Sara...
Ep 24: The Year of Magical Thinking Discussion (Minisode)
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Wednesday! Welcome to a little minisode discussion from The 5 O'Clock Book Club! This week we read The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didi...
Ep 23: The Reckoning and Shadow Princess (Zodiac Academy Books #3 and #4) Discussion
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Wednesday! Welcome to another episode of The 5 O'Clock Book Club. This week is a twofer! Get ready to discuss Zodiac Academy books 3 and 4, ...
Ep 22: Kindred Discussion
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and happy Wednesday! Welcome to another episode of the 5 O'Clock Book Club. Spring has sprung and the sun is shining. This week we read Kind...
Ep 21: The Secret History Discussion
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Wednesday! After a hiatus week, we are back and better than ever! Spring has sprung, and we are feeling great. This week we read a cornerstone o...
Ep 20: James Discussion
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, hello! Another Wednesday, another episode of The 5 O'Clock Book Club; and not just any episode, but our 20th! After a solid 20 minutes of f...
Ep 19: Demon Copperhead Discussion
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Wednesday, kings and queens! We are back again with another episode of The 5 O'Clock Book Club. This week we read Demon Copperhead by Barbar...
Ep 18: I Who Have Never Known Men Discussion
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Wednesday!Welcome back to another episode of The 5 O'Clock Book Club! As you can see, we're reading a different book than the one we sai...
Ep 17: Onyx Storm (The Empyrean #3) Discussion
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Wednesday! Welcome back to another episode of The 5 O'Clock Book Club. Em is back from Costa Rica, so we're done with our pre-recorded m...
Ep 16: Whiplash (Movie Minisode)
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Wednesday! Welcome back to the 5 O'Clock Book Club! This is our final week of movie discussions (for now). SK's pick this week was Whip...
Ep 15: Grizzly Man (Movie Minisode)
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hiiiiiii (we're running out of greetings, lol)! Welcome back to our second movie minisode. This week we'll be discussing one of Em's fav...
Ep 14: When Harry Met Sally (Movie Minisode)
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Wednesday! The 5 O'Clock Book Club is back... but with a twist! Enjoy a three minisode run of movie discussions while Emily is in Costa Ri...
Ep 13: Ruthless Vows (Letters of Enchantment #2) Discussion
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, hello, and happy Wednesday! We are back with another episode of The 5 O'Clock Book Club. (Forgive our unforeseen absence last week. We we...
Ep 12: Ruthless Fae (Zodiac Academy #2) Discussion
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello listeners! Happy Wednesday and welcome back to another episode of The 5 O'Clock Book Club. This week we finally read the second book in the...
Ep 11: Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment #1) Discussion
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Wednesday! Welcome back to another episode of The 5 O'Clock Book Club! This week we are discussing the first book in the Letters of Enchantment...
Ep 10: Bewilderment Discussion
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hellloooooo listeners! Happy New Year! We are back for 2025 and kicking off strong with a beautifully depressing read. Bewilderment by Richard Powers...
Ep 9: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter #1) Discussion
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, hello and happy holidays! Welcome back to another episode of the 5 O'Clock Book Club. This week we read a book that really needs no introducti...
Ep 8: Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King #2) Discussion
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to another episode of The 5 O'Clock Book Club! This week we read the second in Rachel Gillig's The Shepherd Kind duology, Two Twist...
Ep 7: Iron Flame (The Empyrean #2) Discussion
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hellooooo and welcome back! Buckle up and get ready for this, our first 2-hour episode. This extended yap sesh can be attributed to missing last wee...
Ep 6: One Dark Window (The Shepherd King #1) Discussion
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, hello! Welcome back to another episode of The 5 O'Clock Book Club! This week we read Rachel Gillig's dark, moody, and atmospheric One Dark Wind...
Ep 5: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Discussion
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to another episode of The 5'Oclock Book Club! This week we read and discussed one of 2022's most acclaimed books, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow...
Ep 4: Fourth Wing (The Empyrean #1) Discussion
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, hey, hey! Welcome back to another episode! We finally read Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros! This was a first read for one of us and a second re...
Ep 3: Eileen Discussion
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to another episode of the 5 O'Clock Book Club! This week we read Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh. This one's for all my weird girls, this on...
Ep 2: The Awakening (Zodiac Academy #1) Discussion
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey guys!!! Welcome back to another episode of The 5 O'Clock Book Club! This week we are delving into the dark romantasy series, Zodiac Academy, wit...
Ep 1: The Shining Discussion
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello listeners! We are back this week with a bit of a revamp (which we'll explain in the episode). Welcome to our Halloween-ish episode. This is ou...