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After Gem begins with a terribly tragic story of her beloved Dalek doll, the babblers launch into a discussion on books that elicit strong emotions from its readers. Find out which books still emotionally affect Renee since she was 6 till this very day (

This week's topic is about authors who suck over time; examples of writers who start off their careers with a bang, but slowly whimper and choke as their output quality deteriorate over time. The babblers discusses why this happens, and touch also on aut

Today the group talks about the cardinal sin (not the Philippine archbishop) of book lovers, the act of abandoning books without completing them. What would compel one to drop these books unread? The babblers share books that has been abandoned, what pr

After a 2 month break, the babblers are back, joined by Renee once again as they catch up on the recent happenings in the book scene. But first up, the babblers talk about whether they remember the countless books that they have read, whether that's impo

The babblers finally do a review! The book in question tells the tale of two pioneering German scientists who meet in the 1820s, and recounts their lives as they journey through the scientific world in vastly different ways. Listen to hear what the babb

The babblers talk about Michael Crichton's passing and Oprah's support for Kindle, and we find out that you can't run away from the Kindle, even if you live in an ashram.

A intriguing exploration of authors and their alcohol. Some of the most famous writers in the world produced some of the best literature in the world with a glass in their hand. The babblers talk about some of the more interesting ones, ponder on how mu

According to our in-house, part-time and moderately accurate statistician Gem, a third of every movie made in recent times is adapted from a book. But what makes a good movie adaptation? Which ones were favourites and which were duds? (Don't even menti

The babblers list books that tell their story in unconventional ways. Books that either have interesting structures, telling the story out of sequence, using stories within a story, or just simply seem weird, a lot of books got mentioned here. Are they

Something off topic that we talked about during a short break in the recording of a recent episode. Irene Wilde talks Frank Sinatra.

Listen to three non-Americans talk American politics based on their book picks! It was tough staying on topic for this one, but the babblers talked about the 2008 US Presidential candidates' supposed reading lists. Both Obama and McCain plus their VP pi

The babblers talk about what goes on between the sheets - bookwise, that is. Is sex merely a gimmick? What books won't work without the sex, and why? My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-7480e2297a35e52cf42b49f0ce79f975}

Are graphic novels worth reading? The babblers discuss the popular medium that is more often maligned and misunderstood, and makes it understandable to all. Well, we tried, anyway. Lots of recommendations for first time readers, and for those who'd lik

To commemorate Episode 13, the babblers made horror and superstition as a theme for today's show. Didn't eventually talk about superstition, but plenty of horror movie talk, horror-related reads and some recommendations. Also, terrifying developments on

The babblers are joined by a special guest, Renee Wallace, more popularly known as Irene Wilde, in a discussion about the collective knowledge that is captured in books, and how we are accessing this store of information and knowledge and whether it is be