Reading the Room

Jaylen Lopez (@thebarandthebookcase)

A literary podcast featuring author interviews and discussions with bookish content creators, hosted by Jaylen (aka @thebarandthebookcase on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok).

66 Episodes

Sheila Heti, "Alphabetical Diaries"
2/6/2024
43:22
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Alice McDermott, "Absolution"
11/7/2023
51:25
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Beauty, Drag, & Halloween w/ Mona Awad ("Rouge")
10/31/2023
47:33
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Bryan Washington, "Family Meal"
10/24/2023
50:44
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Justin Torres, "Blackouts"
10/10/2023
42:52
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Body Horror, Religion, & Working Class Narratives w/ Elle Nash ("Deliver Me")
10/3/2023
47:31
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Body-Swapping, Marriage, & Art w/ Isle McElroy ("People Collide")
9/26/2023
46:28
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Monstrous Women w/ Deesha Philyaw, Chana Porter, Chantal V. Johnson & Kristel Buckley ("Peach Pit")
9/19/2023
43:57
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Survival, Solitude, & Middlemarch w/ Lauren Groff ("The Vaster Wilds")
9/12/2023
25:12
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Sacred Queer Books & Merch Collab w/ CJ Reads
9/8/2023
38:32
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Reading the Room

Jaylen Lopez (@thebarandthebookcase)

66 Episodes

Sheila Heti, "Alphabetical Diaries"

Alice McDermott, "Absolution"

Beauty, Drag, & Halloween w/ Mona Awad ("Rouge")

Bryan Washington, "Family Meal"

Justin Torres, "Blackouts"

Body Horror, Religion, & Working Class Narratives w/ Elle Nash ("Deliver Me")

Body-Swapping, Marriage, & Art w/ Isle McElroy ("People Collide")

Monstrous Women w/ Deesha Philyaw, Chana Porter, Chantal V. Johnson & Kristel Buckley ("Peach Pit")

Survival, Solitude, & Middlemarch w/ Lauren Groff ("The Vaster Wilds")

Sacred Queer Books & Merch Collab w/ CJ Reads