Bookbabble - A podcast for booklovers everywhere!

The group talks about self-help books, and whether they are more stink than substance. Lars braved the entirely of The Secret and gives a brilliant summary - in all of 5 seconds (nobody was counting, anyway). Others in the discussion include diet books,

The group talks about award-winning books that seem to fall short of the expectations that follows recognition, why it's not as easy as it seems (at least to us). Find out why Bjorn loves leek so much, just before he explains his love for Pynchon. Also,

The babblers talk poems! An incredibly well-thought out podcast, filled with deliberate ponderings and critical analysis of the artform this episode is most certainly NOT. Favourite poems get recited, emotions and thoughts that accompany them are shared

Bookbabble has a guest! The babblers are joined by a fellow bookworm Katherine aka Pontalba from New Orleans, as they all mull about how we experience the process that is book reading. We took a little time to talk about a Nabokov fan's view about The O

The babblers ramble on about works that are influenced by other people's works, under what circumstances would it be allowed and how much of it is acceptable? Quite a few books were mentioned that builds on existing and established literature, premises a

This episode was a leisurely-paced show where the babblers mull about what would constitute a good book. A great many books were mentioned in this podcast, and you get a full short story thrown in for good measure! Also, our resident Harry Potter corres

The group takes a look at self-publishing, from Dickens's day to the present day incarnation, and briefly examines what has changed in terms of perception and technology. Gem braves the waters to sample celebrity-written fiction,

Lars invites the others to ponder on the importance of language, of the responsibilities of translators and of the English language's propensity to adapt words from other languages into its own. Also discussed are the good and bad about ebooks, and if it

Shakespeare was the topic of the day, with the babblers talking about his influence and the various incarnations of the bard's work today. Also touched on the supposed controversy surrounding the authenticity of Shakespeare. Also, Donny gives some tips

The significance of the Orange Prize for Fiction and Donny attempts to explain the perceived differences between male and female authors. The babblers disagree on Rowling's decision to block the publication of a fan-created encyclopedia of Harry Potter's

Inaugural episode! The cast is introduced, and starts off the projected weekly podcast on everything that a booklover would love to talk about in the world of reading. Here, the babblers talk about the the causes and effects of book banning, whether book