The Literary Report

Cozy up, commute to work, or do whatever you were doing before you found this show! I’m Maddie Moore, your host of this podcast all about books (kinda). Let’s have all the conversations about LITERALLY anything that has to do with reading. Yes, we talk about books and authors. But of course there will be episodes dedicated solely to movies like “Clueless”, “Anyone But You”, and all the other novel/play adaptations - because we don’t have to read Shakespeare to enjoy his stories. Join me every Thursday for your choice of either a long haul episode or a shorter, bite-sized show!

18: LITERARY ARTIFACTS AND HISTORY

https://arce.org/resource/rosetta-stone-unlocking-ancient-egyptian-language/#:~:text=The%20Rosetta%20Stone%2C%20a%20symbol,during%20Napoleon's%20invasion%20of%20Egypt. https://www.helion.co.uk/periods/18th-century.php https://wiganlanebooks.co.uk/blog/interesting/10-of-the-oldest-known-surviving-books-in-the-world/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Persians https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_film Come on over for a history lesson today! I had so much fun researching and preparing for this episode. I love **this type** of history and hope you'll enjoy as well!

08-01
41:16

17: SCIENCE FICTION ROUND-UP

Time stamps: if you don't want spoilers, skip ahead! 7:00 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 26:25 - The Martian by Andy Weir 34:25 - This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone 38:55 - The Origin Mystery Trilogy by A.G. Riddle 43:55 - Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano 48:20 - Ready Player One and Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline

07-11
51:27

16: DEEP DIVE - HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE (PART 2)

Part two of diving DEEEEEP into my most favorite canon, Harry Potter 😌 LINKS: https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page

06-28
27:12

15: TOP BOOK TO MOVIE ADAPTATIONS

Here's the link to the list I used for today's episode!: https://m.imdb.com/list/ls051339961/

06-07
32:56

14: BOOK REPORT - LETTERS OF ENCHANTMENT (DUOLOGY)

Let's talk about Rebecca Ross's duology, Letters of Enchantment! I just finished reading Ruthless Vows and wowie. Let's talk about it!

05-31
42:03

13: DEEP DIVE - HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE (PART ONE)

This is the beginning of quite a journey... We get to talk about my favorite book series of all time, like ever. I am so excited to discuss everything about Harry Potter in this mini-series (probably will be a max-series considering just how much information is out there on Harry Potter). We dive into the first chapter of book 1, and discuss the background and the "why" of the world of Harry Potter! LINKS: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/harry-potter/jk-rowling/#:~:text=J.K.%20Rowling%20first%20had%20the,were%20on%20scraps%20of%20paper. https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page

05-16
44:46

12: VOGUE'S (THE LITERARY REPORT'S) 73 (25) QUESTIONS

I took inspiration from the YouTube series "73 Questions with..." by Vogue and decided to interview myself... but with BOOK-related questions! These are such fun questions to ask yourself for creativity, to ask SOs and friends when you want to bond, and are great icebreakers! LINKS: https://pagepetal.com/blogs/blog/20-random-conversation-starters Instagram pages mentioned: @authorroryscott (Rory Scott, author of Tempt the Gods series) @poppybookssf (Poppy Books & Gifts store) @thebookbox.ut (Book Box - mobile book store)

05-09
52:34

11: (MOSTLY) LITERATURE THROUGH THE DECADES

This is my true thought process and the way my brain works when I want to do something like this. Come hang out and learn about more than just books as we discover the wild and interesting nuances of years before us, back to year 4.

05-02
01:17:22

10: BITE-SIZED BOOK REPORT - A MAN CALLED OVE BY FREDRIK BACKMAN

TRIGGER WARNING: Please read about the themes of this book (depression, suicide ideation, etc.) before diving into it or this episode. A major theme of this episode deals with a book about a man who lost his wife and he is contemplating taking his life because he isn't sure how he will go on without her. Suicide prevention hotline - 988 Help is available and you are so important to this world

04-26
15:41

9: BOOK REPORT - A MAN CALLED OVE BY FREDRIK BACKMAN

TRIGGER WARNING: Please read about the themes of this book (depression, suicide ideation, etc.) before diving into it or this episode. A major theme of this episode deals with a book about a man who lost his wife and he is contemplating taking his life because he isn't sure how he will go on without her. Suicide prevention hotline - 988 Help is available and you are so important to this world Head to the bite-sized version OR skip to literally 40 minutes in if you want to hear me actually discuss this book. This episode starts with me discussing some * important literature * (aka the albums I can't stop listening to), which takes up the entire beginning two thirds of the episode.

04-26
54:38

8: BOOK BANNING

DISCLAIMER: I have marked this episode as “explicit” due to the nature of the content. While I don’t graphically discuss anything explicit, I do talk about the nature of banned books, many of which are claimed to be “sexually explicit”. I also discuss the topic of sex education. Again - I will not be explicitly speaking about anything. It’s just the aforementioned topics that are mentioned. To maintain clarity with the platforms I distribute to, I need to ensure any topics that can be construed as “explicit” are clearly titled - thus the use of the “explicit” E you will see by the title of this episode. LINKS https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/banned-books-qa

04-19
52:52

7: BITE-SIZED BOOK REPORT - 11/22/63 BY STEPHEN KING

This novel is my Roman Empire. We get to talk about the JFK conspiracy theories AND talk about one of my very favorite books of all time. Like ever. Links: https://stephenking.com/works/novel/fairy-tale.html https://stephenking.com/other/112263/112263.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_assassination_conspiracy_theories

04-11
12:46

6: BOOK REPORT - 11/22/63 BY STEPHEN KING

This novel is my Roman Empire. We get to talk about the JFK conspiracy theories AND talk about one of my very favorite books of all time. Like ever. Links: https://stephenking.com/works/novel/fairy-tale.html https://stephenking.com/other/112263/112263.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_assassination_conspiracy_theories

04-11
36:57

5: DEEP DIVE - THE HUNGER GAMES

Let's talk about the trilogy that defined my early teenage years! Links: https://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/ https://bannedbooks.library.cmu.edu/ https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks Head to @theliteraryreportpodcast on Instagram for the photos I mention in this episode and for more content, giveaways, other info, and more!

04-03
50:29

4: BITE-SIZED BOOK REPORT - BABEL BY R.F. KUANG

For every Book Report episode, there will be a shorter, bite-sized version to give you a similar, but less time-consuming view into the book! Babel by R. F. Kuang was my favorite read of 2023 and this episode explains why.

03-28
12:24

3: BOOK REPORT - BABEL BY R.F. KUANG

Welcome to the first Book Report episode! Head over to episode 4 to experience the shorter version of today's show. We discuss the magic system of this book, a brief explanation of the plot of the book, and my thoughts and review of the INCREDIBLE R. F. Kuang (in my opinion, one of the most educated, accomplished, and brilliant Gen-Z/Millennial authors I've read to date - she has all my respect). I am always looking for feedback! You can feel free to rate and review me wherever you're listening, shoot me a DM, or even email at theliteraryreportpodcast@gmail.com. THANK YOU! Links: R. F. Kuang's website: https://rfkuang.com/

03-28
27:17

2: THE ONE WITH ALL THE BOOKS

Join me as we discuss our favorite books (and poetry... and letters...) that are integral parts of our favorite Friends episodes!

03-21
24:13

1: INTRODUCTION

Welcome to The Literary Report! This first episode will introduce you to what this show is all about. We'll be talking about all things books (though we may need to stretch that definition at times). Thanks for being here!

03-21
10:25

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