Overbooked

About Overbooked

Welcome to Overbooked, your go-to podcast for all things literary! Longtime friends Paige and Kelsey host a book club, bringing you candid discussions on the latest releases. Whether you're a casual reader or a devoted bookworm, join us to get the scoop on which new titles deserve a spot on your nightstand. New Episodes Twice Monthly: • Book Club (with spoilers): 1st of each month • Extra Credit (spoiler-free): 15th of each month

Publisher

Paige Alderoty and Kelsey Jackson

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Feb 2023

Latest episode

1 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

15 of 88 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Fruit Fly

   Hosts Paige and Kelsey dissect Josh Silver's "Fruit Fly," exploring Mallory's exploitation of Leo's tragic story after overcoming writer's block in this interview.

2. 

   15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Extra Credit #43 - Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It

   Paige and Kelsey discuss Brooke Averick's "Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It" in this spoiler-free interview.

3. 

   1 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Whistler

   Host Paige and Host Kelsey interview author Ann Patchett about her novel "Whistler" and its themes of family reconnection and uncovering hidden histories.

Inside a recent episode

Fruit Fly

Published 1 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Like, it was hard for me to read about him just, like, continuously taking drugs and continuously to get hurt by Mo and hurt himself and, like, in these horrible situations in public. And it was, like, it was so repetitive, but I think that was intentional. Yeah. But I also felt like, unless I, like, completely... didn't clock this like did we get anything about his story we did like he was a drug addict no but why is anyone a drug addict like they just are yeah i guess they just are i think we got some about like his parents like that i felt like we got a little bit more about him like he was still smart like when his parents had his uh grades hung up on his fridge that was still really good. […]

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

47 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

33 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 32 / 100

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

Quality

33

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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