Two hundred and fifty years ago in the English county of Hampshire, on a snowy December day, a baby girl was born. That baby would grow up to be Jane Austen, and she would go on to write six iconic novels that would forever change literary history.This is the final episode of JANE AUSTEN @ 250, a series from the 2am Book Review Club celebrating the life and work of Jane Austen.Musical Credits:Contredanse No. 2, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.Concerto No. 5, 1st movement, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.Berceuse, Op. 56, number 1, Gabriel Faure, via Wikimedia Commons.All other music comes from pixabay.Tune for exciting book-related content every week here on the podcast, and be sure to also check out the companion Youtube channel: The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channel.
This week, we're discussing my top 10 books of 2025! Also, we'll take a peek at my 2025 reading stats and find out how many books I've read, what genres I've read, and much much more!Musical credits:"Greensleeves", Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 Unported License, via Wikimedia Commons. (This tune is rumored to have been written by Henry VIII, so I thought it was perfect!)Concerto No. 5, 1st movement, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.All other music comes from pixabay.Tune in for exciting book-related content every week here on the podcast, and be sure to also check out the companion Youtube channel: The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channel.
It's time for the November 2025 reading wrap-up! We've got library books (the good, the bad, and the indifferent), mysteries, manga I must fangirl over, and (yes) some nonfiction. Oh, and who's looking for a holiday romance? Because I've got a recommendation!Musical credits: pixabay.Tune in for exciting book-related content every week here on the podcast, and be sure to also check out the companion Youtube channel: The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channel.
Two hundred and fifty years ago in the English county of Hampshire, on a snowy December day, a baby girl was born. That baby would grow up to be Jane Austen, and she would go on to write six iconic novels that would forever change literary history.This is episode 8 of JANE AUSTEN @ 250, a series from the 2am Book Review Club celebrating the life and work of Jane Austen. Musical Credits:Contredanse No. 2, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.Concerto No. 5, 1st movement, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.All other music comes from pixabay.Tune for exciting book-related content every week here on the podcast, and be sure to also check out the companion Youtube channel: The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channel.
Two hundred and fifty years ago in the English county of Hampshire, on a snowy December day, a baby girl was born. That baby would grow up to be Jane Austen, and she would go on to write six iconic novels that would forever change literary history.This is episode 7 of JANE AUSTEN @ 250, a series from the 2am Book Review Club celebrating the life and work of Jane Austen. Musical Credits:Contredanse No. 2, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.Concerto No. 5, 1st movement, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.All other music comes from pixabay.Tune for exciting book-related content every week here on the podcast, and be sure to also check out the companion Youtube channel: The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channel.
Let's discuss AN ACADEMIC AFFAIR with author and academic Jodi McAlister! An Academic Affair will be available on November 11, wherever books are sold.The book is available here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/An-Academic-Affair/Jodi-McAlister/Love-Notes/9781668092330.Learn more about author and academic Jodi McAlister: https://experts.deakin.edu.au/43659-jodi-mcalister/, https://jodimcalister.com.au/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodi_McAlister.Articles referenced: https://textjournal.scholasticahq.com/article/142610-bonkbuster-book-club-reading-then-reading-now, https://people.com/why-we-love-the-bachelor-not-here-to-make-friends-exclusive-8656446.Dissertation I said I would link: https://search.worldcat.org/title/1191246857.Musical credits: pixabay.Tune for exciting book-related content every week here on the podcast, and be sure to also check out the companion Youtube channel: The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channel.
What happens when a romance scholar writes a romance book? Let's find out!AN ACADEMIC AFFAIR is an upcoming rivals-to-lovers, marriage-of-convenience romance by author and academic Jodi McAlister, and on Monday, I'll be releasing our in-depth conversation where we discuss reality TV, academia, and (of course) An Academic Affair.Musical credits: pixabay.Tune for exciting book-related content every week here on the podcast, and be sure to also check out the companion Youtube channel: The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channel.
It's time for the October 2025 reading wrap-up! We've got books I recommend (including a memoir), books I conditionally recommend (including one book I only read because of the hype), and one book that I... get very heated about. Listen to this week's episode to find out which of these books you should add to your (ever-growing) TBR!Musical credits: pixabay.Tune for exciting book-related content every week here on the podcast, and be sure to also check out the companion Youtube channel: The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channel.
This week, we're celebrating spooky season with a very special discussion of V. E. Schwab's 500 page vampire epic, BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL!Tune in for exciting book-related content every week here on the podcast, and be sure to also check out the companion Youtube channel: The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channel.
Two hundred and fifty years ago in the English county of Hampshire, on a snowy December day, a baby girl was born. That baby would grow up to be Jane Austen, and she would go on to write six iconic novels that would forever change literary history.This is episode 6 of JANE AUSTEN @ 250, a series from the 2am Book Review Club celebrating the life and work of Jane Austen. Musical Credits:Contredanse No. 2, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.Concerto No. 5, 1st movement, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.All other music comes from pixabay.Tune for exciting book-related content every week here on the podcast, and be sure to also check out the companion Youtube channel: The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channel.
Two hundred and fifty years ago in the English county of Hampshire, on a snowy December day, a baby girl was born. That baby would grow up to be Jane Austen, and she would go on to write six iconic novels that would forever change literary history.This is episode 5 of JANE AUSTEN @ 250, a series from the 2am Book Review Club celebrating the life and work of Jane Austen. Important note: the historical facts used in the introduction are pulled from Lucy Worsley's Jane Austen at Home, which I wasn't properly able to attribute in the episode, so I'm doing it here. Thanks as always to this biography, which has been so crucial in putting this series together!Musical Credits:Contredanse No. 2, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.Concerto No. 5, 1st movement, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.All other music comes from pixabay.Tune for exciting book-related content every week here on the podcast, and be sure to also check out the companion Youtube channel: The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channel.
It's time for the September 2025 reading wrap-up! Let's talk fantasy, romance, mystery, a surprising number of new releases, and... a movie star biography? If you like listening to me ramble about books, you're in luck because you're getting 90 minutes of it for this week's episode!Listen to this week's episode to find out which of these books you should add to your (ever-growing) TBR.Musical credits: pixabay.Tune for exciting book-related content every week here on the podcast, and be sure to also check out the companion Youtube channel: The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channel.
Two hundred and fifty years ago in the English county of Hampshire, on a snowy December day, a baby girl was born. That baby would grow up to be Jane Austen, and she would go on to write six iconic novels that would forever change literary history.This is episode 4 of JANE AUSTEN @ 250, a series from the 2am Book Review Club celebrating the life and work of Jane Austen. Musical Credits:Contredanse No. 2, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.Concerto No. 5, 1st movement, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.All other music comes from pixabay.Tune for exciting book-related content every week here on the podcast, and be sure to also check out the companion Youtube channel: The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channel.
Two hundred and fifty years ago in the English county of Hampshire, on a snowy December day, a baby girl was born. That baby would grow up to be Jane Austen, and she would go on to write six iconic novels that would forever change literary history.This is episode 3 of JANE AUSTEN @ 250, a series from the 2am Book Review Club celebrating the life and work of Jane Austen. Musical Credits:Contredanse No. 2, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.Op. 11, No. 5, Minuet, Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)., CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.All other music comes from pixabay.Tune for exciting book-related content every week here on the podcast, and be sure to also check out the companion Youtube channel: The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channel.
Two hundred and fifty years ago in the English county of Hampshire, on a snowy December day, a baby girl was born. That baby would grow up to be Jane Austen, and she would go on to write six iconic novels that would forever change literary history.This is episode 2 of JANE AUSTEN @ 250, a series from the 2am Book Review Club celebrating the life and work of Jane Austen. Musical Credits:Concerto No. 5, 1st movement, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.Contredanse No. 2, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.All other music comes from pixabay.Tune for exciting book-related content every week here on the podcast, and be sure to also check out the companion Youtube channel: The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channel.
Two hundred and fifty years ago in the English county of Hampshire, on a snowy December day, a baby girl was born. That baby would grow up to be Jane Austen, and she would go on to write six iconic novels that would forever change literary history.This is episode 1 of JANE AUSTEN @ 250, a series from the 2am Book Review Club celebrating the life and work of Jane Austen. *Episode correction:* My character count is missing Robert Ferrars, who is not only integral to the plot but who also appears in several notable scenes. It was not in fact Mrs. Jennings' relatives who were my downfall, but Fanny Dashwood's. Considering her characterization in "Sense and Sensibility"... I can't say I'm surprised.Musical Credits:Concerto No. 5, 1st movement, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.Contredanse No. 2, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.All other music comes from pixabay.Tune for exciting book-related content every week here on the podcast, and be sure to also check out the companion Youtube channel: The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channel.
Two hundred and fifty years ago in the English county of Hampshire, on a snowy December day, a baby girl was born. That baby would grow up to be Jane Austen, and she would go on to write six iconic novels that would forever change literary history.Join the 2am Book Review Club for JANE AUSTEN @ 250, a 12-episode series celebrating the life and work of Jane Austen. 250 years later... why do we still care?Musical Credits:"La Marseillaise", Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760-1836)., performed by United States Navy Band, via Wikimedia Commons.Op. 11, No. 5, Minuet, Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)., CC0, via Wikimedia Commons."The Glory of the Yankee Navy," John Philip Sousa, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
It's time for the August 2025 reading wrap-up! In August I read mystery books, sad books, and... a historical romance? Listen to this week's episode to find out which of these books you should read next!I'll be off next week but will be back the week after to kick off an exciting project I've been working on!Musical credits: Wikimedia Commons and pixabay.Tune for exciting book-related content every week here on the podcast, and be sure to also check out the companion Youtube channel: The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channel.
It's time for the mega summer reading wrap-up, part 2! Last week I talked about 9 out of the 20 books I read in June and July, and this week I'm back to talk about the remaining 11! Music from pixabay.Tune for exciting book-related content every week here on the podcast, and be sure to also check out the companion Youtube channel: The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channel.
It's time for the mega summer reading wrap-up, part 1! In June and July I read 20 books, and this week we'll be talking about... 9 of them? Be sure to tune back in next week to hear about the other 11 books I read in part 2 of this episode!Music from pixabay.Tune for exciting book-related content every week here on the podcast, and be sure to also check out the companion Youtube channel: The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channel.