Literal Neighbors

About Literal Neighbors

Every week, we'll discuss a different book. The setting is casual and the words are inappropriate, but we'll always tell it how it is.

Publisher

Literal Neighbors

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Feb 2024

Latest episode

28 May 2026

Latest episodes

113 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 May 2026

   Episode 113: Pachinko

   This week, we read Min Jin Lee's Pachinko, a multigenerational story that (episode spoiler ahead!) one reviewer thinks we get way too intimate with. We ruminate over the mafia, discuss caring for permanently injured family members, plan for our summer break, and we even eventually remember the format of our own show!

2. 

   20 May 2026

   Episode 112: The Women of Wild Hill

   This week, we read Kirsten Miller's The Women of Wild Hill, and this is a rare occasion where both the one- and five-star reviews make the book sound equally appealing. We're also discussing the housekeeping tactics of ghosts and wondering if they have a skincare routine, or a "GRWM while I inspire generations to take down the patriarchy and billionaire class" that we can check out.

3. 

   13 May 2026

   Episode 111: The Dinner

   This week, we're digesting Herman Koch's The Dinner, and we're just wondering exactly how long a Dutch dinner is. Long enough for some field trips, flashbacks, and lots of pinky-pointing, and after all that, we aren't entirely sure what we ate.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

1.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 53 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

86

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.