We went to the Winchester Mystery House and want to tell you all about it. Listen to hear about spiderweb windows, stairs to nowhere, and maybe the coolest rich person to ever live.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

She's NOT like other girls, and he is clearly not like other boys...what could go wrong? Join us for the not wild enough ride that is Into the Darkness by V.C. Andrews, that is actually written by her ghost writer and it shows.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

On this episode we tell an Icelandic tale about black magic and men who aren't good with rejection and a Grimm's Fariytale of a girl boss who just wanted to break the glass ceiling and instead got criticized by a fish.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

It's an October Friday the 13th, the spookiest day possible and to celebrate we are talking about all the lore around The Exorcist. I mesn what really caused that fire, a bird or a demon?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Watch out for demons and projectile vomit because we are talking about the horror classic, The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty. This is the book that spurred the movie that shocked and horrified the world but really we are more shocked and horrified by the mounting medical bills this demon racked up.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Since it's Banned Book Week, we are talking about one of the most banned authors, Toni Morrison. Not only has she won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction but also a Nobel Peace Prize, her work describes the experience of being black in America and will remain a cuturally important piece of our history no matter how many racists try to keep people from reading it.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Has science gone too far in the name or creating slave labor? Yes, obviously. Silvia Moreno-Garcia's take on the HG Wells classic is disturbing, compelling, and makes us want to take a trip to the Yucatan Peninsula (or maybe just have some jaguar DNA). 10/10 would read again.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Get out your umbrella's and your forks because it is raining food. Listen to hear about the book vs movie adaptation of this classic picture book that solved world hunger but decided to ignore it.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

What is better than two Audrina's? One Audrina faking a pregnancy and making a big deal out of it. Join us on this kind of V.C. Andrews not-so-wild ride and learn about the joys of sexism!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

It's the geese love story we all needed. Today we are talking about some spooky scary stories and some more animal transformations. Truly everything anyone could ever hope for.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Specials are icy, you are random, what else can I say? Today we talk about the 3rd book in the Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld where Tally and Shay go a little too far and there are even more insane surgeries. Snakes for pinkies, anyone?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

We are talking about something super relevant, the revisionist psuedo-history of the Civil War (the American one). Since Twilight doesn't address what the Civil War was all about it gave off real lost cause vibez and we wanted to make sure everyone knows that the confederates were in fact very racist.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

This time the wolf is big and kind of bad but the vampire is super supportive and understanding so maybe pick him. If you want teen angst, vampire wars, and a questionable origin story then you are in lucky because Stephanie Meyers has given us all of that and so much more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

We all know that the soundtrack to the Twilight movie is one of the most iconic ever made but did you also know that Muse had to sell their soul to be on it? Yean, didn't think so.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

We are talking about Scarlet by Marissa Meyer, the sequel to Cinder, which is also by Marissa Meyer. If you are afraid of the big bad wolf, then stop being so prejudiced! The wolf might be a nice guy if you give him a chance, come on.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

We watched the movie about two hot kids of world leaders falling in love and being super cute but also dealing with a lot of bullshit like American Politics and the British Monarchy. Listen for a fun drinking game you can play while you also fall in love with Alex & HenryBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Join us as we travel to a certain town in Sweden for a hostage drama. No, it's not Stockholm but these hostages seem to be pretty sympathetic to a bank robber holding them at gun point. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman is hilarious and sweet and kind of perfect. CW: suicideBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

On this story time we are talking about a very dedicated with and her lion/dove/human husband and the "controversial" book My Shadow is Purple by Scott Stuart. Two very different but totally equally important things.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Get ready for a mystery because we are talking about The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. It has everything you could want in a book: artists, therapists, Camden Market, murder, Greek tragedies, and a discussion about cannibalism for some reason. CW: self harm, suicideBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Two days after the fire broke out on Maui a book was published discussing the fire and it's implications for climate change. This has led to a lot of far-right conspiracies and overall drama but even crazier, it led to the discovery of a Jason Derulo biography.To help the victims of the Maui fire please go to: https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/help-maui-fire-victims-heres-how-you-can-donate/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

She is the girl and maybe that isn't a good thing. Today we are talking about I'm the Girl by Courtney Summers and it is non stop from start to finish. Join us for this wild ride of rich people being awful and teens being teens. TW: murder, sexual assault, death of a child, death of a parentBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Today we got a story about a bird who thinks a mouse can cook as well as a sausage can and a story that starts with toursits and ends with tomatoes.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

A book where both architects and true crime fans can truly come together. Erik Larson will blow your mind with all of the things that the Chicago world fair gave the United States, for better or for worse.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Today we are getting more info on Moms for Liberty and all of their possible terrorism and how this ties in to some more censorship in Florida schools. It is really disgusting, sorry.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Do you like cabins on the coast? Drinking wine? Thinking your friends are all plotting against you? Then you have a lot in common with Jack Kerouac in Big Sur! Listen to hear all about this beatnik classic.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Since PragerU Kids is trying to be introduced into American public schools, we decided to look into this right-wing propaganda and it is pretty bad. Listen to hear about who Dennis Prager is and what the goal of this "education" for children really is.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

We read the sad dog book, Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls. If you like Little House on the Praire but thought it needed more hunting and more crying then this is the book for you! Content Warning: death of a child, violence against animalsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Today we are talking all about vending machines! And some other stuff like the game mumblety-peg and sacrificing yourself for your favorite machine!!!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Today we dive into the mind of a teenage boy who loves boobs and taking bits way too far. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews is not only a best seller but also banned, so you know it's worth hearing about. Content warning: cancer, death.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

What is better than Barbie? Idk but it for sure isn't Ken according to Ryan Gosling. His job is "beach" what does that even mean? Join us for all the pink you can possibly want and more because we are talking about the Barbie Movie!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Who is humanity’s best bet to save the world from giant ant aliens? A 6 year old of course! Join us as we talk about Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, a book about children playing games and being way too smart for their age while adults try to manipulate them into becoming killers. It is kind of tragic and sad, enjoy!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Today we are talking about some of Robert Pattinson's most iconic (and chaotic) interview moments, including of course the time he blew up a microwave. Listen to hear just some of the reasons why this man forever has our hearts.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Join us for a Discworld adventure where Death hires some help and takes some time for himself to find his passion for cats, flowers, and cooking. Would you want to be Death's apprentice?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Today we have a Kurt Vonnegut story about how to have hobbies on company time and a creepypasta that is vaguely just the movie The Ring.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Join us as we dive into a fantasy world where women can be the President of the United States and the Queen of England can be named Mary. It is a cute little romance and a cute little idealistic world we wish we could live in.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

We are finally talking about the greatest movie ever made, Twilight. Nothing has a better sound track, a more talanted cast, or a better use of monkey references than this movie! Listen to hear all the behind the scenes info you just can't get anywhere else!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Some of you have never had a painting age for you and it shows. Join us on a journey of Dorian Gray, a dumb hot guy who decides to really just lean into his vices no matter how much it ruins his portrait.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

We are finally back with another StoryTime that of course includes a Grimms Fairytale and also a trip to Sweet Valley California where we learn a secret language that isn't really a secret because 6th graders are evilBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Could you love someone who woke up in a different body every day? What about if you were 16 years old? It's not as easy as it sounds, 16 year olds are not very reliable. Either way this book is cute and a GOP nightmare so you should all read it.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Right after recording this the Southern Poverty Law Center did classify them as an anti-government group so yes, officially this beotches be crazy and do suck hardcore. Like they are terrible people who pretend that it is okay to be homophobic if you have a kid.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

If you want to live in Paris, spend months in Tokyo and have a boyfriend who acts like a pioneer woman, then you will ant to read this David Sedaris classic. This book will make you question America's anti-smoking laws and get grossed out over leg worms, it truly has it all!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

We are back with more book banning but this time the authors are fighting back. PEN America along with Penguin Random House, several authors, and two concerned parents are suing Escambia County School District in Florida for their banning of books solely based on the ideological beliefs of the person complaining about them. There are so many crazy details and great agruments against the absurd nature of these bans that it is worth a listen and a share.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Enter the world of horrific "cures" for the rich, talented, and wrongly diagnosed at McLean Mental Hospital. If you have read The Bell Jar or Girl, Interrupted then you have already read about this famous hospital but probably don't know it's wild (and dark) history. TW: SuicideBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

I got a book in the mail and it was warning me about the end times! If you live in a major city you too might have been blessed to have recieved The Great Contorversy, the book orignally written by the vision seeing prophet and co-founder of the Seventh-Day Adventist church, EG White! Is it an attempt to covert people or is it an attempt to get donations? Only the grifters will know.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

After this you might want to revise your bucket list. We read Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer. It is tragic and sometimes hard to read so trigger warning for death.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Writers all over the country are currently on striking demanding fair pay for their work. With AI becoming more prevalent it is more important than ever to make sure we support writers and artists. Please go to entertainmentcommunityfund.org/donate if you want to help out.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

YIKES! In the final installment of the Fifty Shades Series by EL James we get a lot of questionable choices made by James. Most notably, her knowledge of the distance between the states of Washington and Colorado. You can contact the domestic abuse hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or text SAFE to 88788Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Delaney read It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover and you get to hear all about it. If you like small business owners, single moms, and dating your ex from high school then this book truly was made for you!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.