FBoL

Writer Michelle Athy (@SunflowerRei) calls in to host Emily Edwards (@MsEmilyEdwards) to chat about the one Middle Grade literature classic everyone seems to have read– and completely forgotten. TUCK EVERLASTING by Natalie Babbitt is one screwed-up book: from the predatory actions of chief jerk, Jesse Tuck, to a really unsettling color for the villain’s suit. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fuckboisoflit/message

A very special episode for our frequent listeners. Your three favorites guests are back: Jessica Ellis (@baddestmamajama), Alisha Grauso (@AlishaGrauso), and Amanda Timpson (@amandarin) join host Emily Edwards (@MsEmilyEdwards) in studio to drag all the jerks of Game Of Thrones into the spotlight. The first question being, of course: were there really any characters who WEREN’T awful? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fuckboisoflit/message

Comedian and host of the literary podcast COMIC’S BOOK CLUB Rebecca Rush joins Emily in studio to discuss her favorite book– and one that Emily purposefully avoided– Jack Kerouac’s ON THER ROAD. Let’s talk about drugs and sex and fuckbois and traveling and all the places where art has been stifled! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fuckboisoflit/message

Writer & host of ALL THE ORANGE GROVES, Evan Fleischer joins host Emily Edwards (@MsEmilyEdwards) to discuss hometown hero, Henry David Thoreau, and his proto-Holden hissy fits, his unusual knowledge of pond fish, and whether or not you should be considered a self-sustaining marvel if your mom is still doing your laundry. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fuckboisoflit/message

So, we try to change it up, but you knew this episode was coming, right? Jessica Ellis (@baddestmamajama), Alisha Grauso (@AlishaGrauso), and Amanda Timpson (@amandarin) join host Emily Edwards (@MsEmilyEdwards) in studio to drag all the f boys of Twilight across the coals. There are a lot. Brace yourselves. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fuckboisoflit/message

Writer Jeanna Kadlec (@JeannaKadlec) joins host Emily Edwards (@MsEmilyEdwards) on the phone to discuss literary jerks– both real and fictional– and the astrological forces that may have shaped their worldview. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fuckboisoflit/message

Thom Dunn (@ThomDunn) and Andy Michaels (@StopThatAndy) phone in to host Emily Edwards (@MsEmilyEdwards) to get into the weeds on two of Marvel’s biggest fuckbois– Professor X and Cyclops. Think these two heroes don’t have a dark side? Well, you’re going to want to listen to this! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fuckboisoflit/message

We're disillusioned with the Jazz Age as a whole this week on FBoL. Fiona Underhill (@FionaUnderhill) joins host Emily Edwards (@MsEmilyEdwards) in-studio to rant and rave about West Egg, East Egg, and why you should never humor white supremacists. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fuckboisoflit/message

[CW: Statutory Rape] Your three favorite guests are BACK, to discuss the multitude of Fuckbois of Lit in Jane Austen’s most celebrated work, PRIDE & PREJUDICE. Jessica Ellis (@baddestmamajama), Amanda Timpson (@amandarin), and Alisha Grauso (@AlishaGrauso) join host Emily Edwards (@MsEmilyEdwards) IN STUDIO to discuss redeeming a Fbois, irredeemable Fbois, and hidden Fbois. They’re everywhere. Summary of PRIDE & PREJUDICE The several Bennett sisters are left without hope as they must marry to make their fortune. The second-eldest, Lizzie, catches the eye of the sour local noble, Mr. Darcy, while her younger sister, Lydia, gets duped by a local serial rapist named Wickham, who also has a bone to pick with Darcy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fuckboisoflit/message

[CW: Sexual Assault, Rape] Writer, comedian, and all-around entertainer Dave Child (@MrDaveChild) visits us in studio to discuss the vain and powerful Doctor Manhattan of WATCHMEN– and all those other Watchmen FBoLs, too. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fuckboisoflit/message

[CW- Sexual Assault] Holden Caulfield, the narrator of JD Salinger’s 1951 novel, THE CATCHER IN THE RYE, is thought by many to be one of literature’s ultimate FBoLs. But I chat with Emmet Cameron (@emlfc) to get to the roots of the character– and argue why you should give him another chance. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fuckboisoflit/message

Lord Byron, George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron FRS was a finalist in our 2019 FBoi Fever March Madness poll– and with very good reason. In this episode, Alisha Grauso (@AlishaGrauso), Amanda Timpson (@amandarin), and Jessica Ellis (@baddestmamajama) join host Emily Edwards (@MsEmilyEdwards) in studio to rip him a new one, and provide context for the FBoi Archetype. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fuckboisoflit/message

A brief note welcoming listeners to FBoL and a general overview of intent and content. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fuckboisoflit/message