Buds, Books, & Booze is a fortnightly book club with friends discussing life and literature over a few drinks. Join Zack, Katie, Bill, and Alex as we sit down each episode to dive into a portion of the selected book with a summary and an unpretentious review. The most tangential book club to drink along with, so fill up your glass and come along for the ride!
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Bonus: Buds, Books, & Booze Presents: How the Grinch Stole Christmas Commentary Track
Happy Holidays from us at Buds, Books, & Booze! Katie, Zack, Alex, and Bill wish everyone a Happy New Year as we enter 2022!
12 Nov 2021
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Join us as we cover all of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling. Alex gets to experience the book for the first time while the rest of the group revisit an old favorite and Bill goes on countless drunken tangents.
26 Oct 2021
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World, Part 3
The discussion of C.A. Fletcher's A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World comes to an end, and we have opinions on that twist at the end. Grab your book and pour a drink as we wrap this up before delving into our next title: a little-known book you've probably never heard of, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
12 Oct 2021
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World, Part 2
This week we continue with Griz's journey in this post-apocalyptic world by C.A. Fletcher's A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World, and continue to give Zack a hard time about his Hogwarts House.
19 Aug 2021
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
This week we begin discussion of C. A. Fletcher's A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World. The gang leaves behind pretentious novels about angels, with a severe lack of angels, so that Alex can lament the depiction of Big Cats.
5 Aug 2021
A Time for Everything by Karl Ove Knausgaard, Part 3
Alex finally ends the suffering of Katie, Zack, & Bill after having them read the most pretentious book he could find for an unpretentious review.
21 Jul 2021
A Time for Everything by Karl Ove Knausgaard, Part 2
Katie, Zack, Bill, & Alex discuss Karl Ove Knausgaard's A Time for Everything, which is supposedly a book about the nature of angels, but they are left wondering: where are the angels?
8 Jul 2021
A Time for Everything by Karl Ove Knausgaard
The gang returns after a long hiatus to discuss the most pretentious book that Alex could make them suffer through, in an attempt to discuss the nature of angels and diety ... as well as if they would prefer to have sex with an angel or a mermaid.
24 Dec 2020
Bonus: Buds, Books, & Booze Presents: A Muppet Christmas Carol Commentary Track
Happy Holidays from us at Buds, Books, & Booze! Katie, Zack, Bill, and Alex wish everyone a Happy New Year as we enter 2021!
23 Dec 2020
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Happy Holidays from us at Buds, Books, & Booze! Katie, Zack, Bill, and Alex wish everyone a Happy New Year as we enter 2021! This week we take a break from Alexandre Dumas to cover Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
11 Sept 2020
Buds, Books, & Booze Update
Just a quick update on the production timeline and release schedule. We apologize for the delays that occurred while Alex facilitated the start of the fall term at Johns Hopkins University.
28 Jul 2020
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, Part 3
Episode 6: Zack, Bill, and Alex discuss Book 3 of Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. Pour yourself a glass and come along for the ride. Join us again in two weeks when we introduce a new cohost to the podcast, Katie, and discuss the first twelve chapters of Madeline Miller's Song of Achilles! You can always find us on Twitter or Instagram @budsbooksbooze.
14 Jul 2020
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, Part 2
Episode 5: Zack, Bill, and Alex discuss Book 2 of Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. Pour yourself a glass and come along for the ride! Join us again in two weeks when we will be covering the third book of Min Jin Lee's Pachinko and announce our next book club discussion. You can always find us on Twitter or Instagram @budsbooksbooze.
14 Jul 2020
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Part 1
Episode 4: Zack, Bill, and Alex discuss Book 1, Chapters 1-17, of Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. Pour yourself a glass and come along for the ride. Join us again in two weeks when we will be discussing the second book of Min Jin Lee's Pachinko! You can always find us on Twitter or Instagram @budsbooksbooze.
14 Jul 2020
Severance by Ling Ma Part 3
Episode 3: Zack, Alex, and Bill discuss chapters 19-27 of Severance by Ling Ma. After we call our first book a wrap, we announce that we will be discussing the first book of Min Jin Lee's Pachinko in two weeks! You can always find us on Twitter or Instagram @budsbooksbooze.
14 Jul 2020
Severance by Ling Ma Part 2
Episode 2: Zack, Alex, and Bill discuss chapters 10-18 of Severance by Ling Ma. Join us in two weeks when we call it a wrap, and announce what our next book club discussion will cover. You can always find us on Twitter or Instagram @budsbooksbooze.
14 Jul 2020
Severance by Ling Ma Part 1
Episode 1: Zack, Alex, and Bill’s debut episode covers chapters 1-9 of Severance by Ling Ma. Join us in two weeks when we cover chapters 10-18. You can always find us on Twitter or Instagram @budsbooksbooze.
11 May 2020
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