Books Boys

The Books Boys crew are just back from a trip to Venice, and ready to tell us about their April reads. Also happy birthday to Dean. It's time for the dreaded George Eliot, some great dystopian books, and a surprise call in from renowned scientist turned author George Paxinos (georgepaxinos.com.au)Books reviewed include:- A River Divided (George Paxinos, 2021)- George Eliot (Adam Bede, 1859)- Toilers of The Sea (Victor Hugo, 1866)- The Law And The Lady (Wilkie Collins, 1875)- The Seven Poor Travellers (Charles Dickens, 1854 / 1920)- Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro, 2005)- Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury, 1953)- We (Yevgeny Zamyatin, 1924)- Loose Ends (Michael Weller, 1979)Check us out at booksboys.com, and get the latest episodes of our bonus shows like Animation Adventurers and Playboys at patreon.com/booksboys.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 A year ago Dean & Alex went to see a performance of Tartuffe, read the play, and gave a joint review of both on patreon. Here it is now for free.  Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The time has come to open our Patreon vault and release Darkplace Dreamers series 3: Hammer House Of Horror. Join Dean & Darkplace Robert for episode 1.  DOWNLOAD, or stream:Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time for a bonus episode! Today is Dean's birthday, and we're also part of the book tour for Philip Davidson's new book Birth Of The Tiptons, check out our interviewbooksboys.com tiptons.tv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 It's time to re-release this one from a couple of years ago. Join Dean & Sarah from the Two Chicks Talkin' Flicks podcast as we review both the book and movie versions of Psycho!:Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time to finally release our series of Greek Plays for free! These were on patreon a year ago. We begin with some comedies by Aristophanes. Join Dean, PJ, & Alex as we review the infamous Socrates-bashing play The Clouds. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Welcome back to Books Boys. Dean & Alex (along with Alfred) tell us about their March reads, we have a surprise call-in from author Michael J. Cooper (michaeljcooper.net), and we receive a message from an old friend...Books discussed include:- Wages Of Empire (Michael J. Cooper, 2023). - The Name Of The Rose (Umberto Eco, 1980)- The Woodlanders (Thomas Hardy, 1887)- Misión Olvido / The Heart Has Its Reasons (Maria Dueñas, 2012)- Coming Up For Air (George Orwell, 1939)- White Nights & Bobok (Dostoyevsky, 1848; 1873)Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Whodunnit in "Evil Under The Sun"!?This month we're releasing 6 more old Caper Captains Episodes originally released on patreon.com/booksboys. From next month, we'll begin Playboys Of Attica, a new series of Darkplace Dreamers, and Film Fellows archived episodes. Get our complete back catalogue plus early access to all our current shows on patreon!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Whodunnit in "The ABC Murders"!?This month we're releasing 6 more old Caper Captains Episodes originally released on patreon.com/booksboys. From next month, we'll begin Playboys Of Attica, a new series of Darkplace Dreamers, and Film Fellows archived episodes. Get our complete back catalogue plus early access to all our current shows on patreon!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whodunnit in one of the best-selling books of all time "And Then There Were None"!?This month we're releasing 6 more old Caper Captains Episodes originally released on patreon.com/booksboys. From next month, we'll begin Playboys Of Attica, a new series of Darkplace Dreamers, and Film Fellows archived episodes. Get our complete back catalogue plus early access to all our current shows on patreon!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some Are Born To Sweet Delight, Others Born To Endless NightThis month we're releasing 6 more old Caper Captains Episodes originally released on patreon.com/booksboys. From next month, we'll begin Playboys Of Attica, a new series of Darkplace Dreamers, and Film Fellows archived episodes. Get our complete back catalogue plus early access to all our current shows on patreon!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Whodunnit in "The Mystery Of The Blue Train"!?This month we're releasing 6 more old Caper Captains Episodes originally released on patreon.com/booksboys. From next month, we'll begin Playboys Of Attica, a new series of Darkplace Dreamers, and Film Fellows archived episodes. Get our complete back catalogue plus early access to all our current shows on patreon!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whodunnit in "Murder at the Vicarage!?"This month we're releasing 6 more old Caper Captains Episodes originally released on patreon.com/booksboys. From next month, we'll begin Playboys Of Attica, a new series of Darkplace Dreamers, and Film Fellows archived episodes. Get our complete back catalogue plus early access to all our current shows on patreon!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 We're back with our February reads, overall positive but some problematic elements as well. Alfred gets up to shenanigans, we compare frankenstein to dracula, experience our worst Dumas to date, and get a surprise call-in from the author W.J. Blackwood (wjblackwood.com).Books reviewed include:- The Turning Point (W.J. Blackwood, 2023) - Frankenstein (Mary Shelley, 1818)- Le Chevalier De La Maison Rouge / The Night Of The Red House (Dumas, 1845)- Pantaléon Y Las Visitadoras / Captain Pantoja & The Special Service (Mario Vargas Llosa, 1973)- The Plays Of Oscar Wilde (Oscar Wilde, 1880-95)You can get links to our music (on spotify, apple, amazon etc) and our merch plus our social media and other places to listen on booksboys.com, our check out all our other shows at patreon.com/booksboys. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 We finally finish our saga into the Dreamscape with the sandman!For the latest DD episodes, including Twilight Zone, head to patreon.com/booksboys Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear a dramatic reading of Dean's new story, complete with song clips. There is a video version which also shows paintings to illustrate the story, released a month early on patreon.com/booksboys Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here is our 2nd Caper Captains episode...Mrs McGinty's Dead. Get all our shows at patreon.com/booksboys Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 This month, instead of bringing you archived episodes of Playboys, we are finally releasing for free some episodes of Poetry Pals and Caper Captains! Get our full back catalogue at patreon.com/booksboysHere is the debut of caper captains: the mysterious affair at styles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 This month instead of archived episodes of Playboys, we bring you some old episodes of Poetry Pals and Caper Captains. Get all our latest shows at patreon.com/booksboysThis episodes features some of PJ's poems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 This month instead of archive Playboys episodes we finally bring you some old episodes of Poetry Pals, and some Caper Captains!Here on ep 1 of Poetry Pals, we did a crossover with Sun from The Written Word to chat about some poems. Get the latest episodes of all our shows at patreon.com/booksboys Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.