Adam Cesare is the author of Clown In A Cornfield and its upcoming sequel: Clown In A Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives. You can find his extended bibliography here: https://adamcesare.wordpress.com/bibliography/ Connect with Adam: Instagram - @adamcesare Tiktok - @adam_cesare Twitter - @Adam_Cesare Books mentioned: Delicious Monsters - Liselle Sambury Audrey’s Door - Sarah Langan House Of Leaves - Mark Z. Danielewsky My Heart Is A Chainsaw - Stephen Graham Jones The Only Good Indians - Stephen Graham J...
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 87
Good morning! Dork up your commute and add some nerd spice to your cup of coffee on the BRK Monday Morning Minute. Evan and Chad discuss Joker, The Invisible Life Of Addie Larue, Carter, Pixar movies, and a bunch of other random stuff. This episode was loose. Chad was sick. 🏆 Support Book Reviews Kill By Joining Our Patreon Family 💬 Join the Conversation on the Book Reviews Kill Discord 👂 Two Free Audio Books + Audible Premium Plus Free for 30 Days 🤝🏼 https://www.audibletrial.com/c/3237147/...
Aug 08, 2022•33 min•Ep. 86
Good morning! Dork up your commute and add some nerd spice to your cup of coffee on the BRK Monday Morning Minute. Evan and Chad discuss Stranger Things, A Series Of Unfortunate Events, Outkast, Crooked Kingdom, and whether Shakespeare actually wrote all of his work. (He probably did.) 🏆 Support Book Reviews Kill By Joining Our Patreon Family 💬 Join the Conversation on the Book Reviews Kill Discord 👂 Two Free Audio Books + Audible Premium Plus Free for 30 Days 🤝🏼 https://www.audibletrial.co...
Aug 01, 2022•42 min•Ep. 85
What harms can our dependence on technology produce? How are our relationships affected by the convenient innovations we cling to? Do we even cling to them? Find out on another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill! The Veldt is a short story from Ray Bradbury's 1953 anthology, The Illustrated Man. 🏆 Support Book Reviews Kill By Joining Our Patreon Family 💬 Join the Conversation on the Book Reviews Kill Discord 👂 Two Free Audio Books + Audible Premium Plus Free for 30 Days 🤝🏼 https://www.au...
Jul 29, 2022•56 min•Ep. 84
Recap: 7:07 - 18:12 Pelphia. The staging ground for chaos to come. Join Evan and Chad as they discuss the events from The Hod King, book three in Josiah Bancroft's magnificent odyssey. Will our hosts succumb to despair and find themselves mired in the doldrums of this lengthy series? Will you agree with their preposterous theories? Find out on another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill! 🏆 Support Book Reviews Kill By Joining Our Patreon Family 💬 Join the Conversation on the Book Reviews Kil...
Jul 27, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 83
Good morning! Dork up your commute and add some nerd spice to your cup of coffee on the BRK Monday Morning Minute. Chad and Evan discuss Red Rising, Richard Bachman, thalassophobia, and the sneaky antics of YouTube creators. 🏆 Support Book Reviews Kill By Joining Our Patreon Family 💬 Join the Conversation on the Book Reviews Kill Discord 👂 Two Free Audio Books + Audible Premium Plus Free for 30 Days 🤝🏼 https://www.audibletrial.com/c/3237147/1059353/12951 📚 Abe Books - Used Books| New Books...
Jul 25, 2022•28 min•Ep. 82
Welcome to a new entry in the Friday Forge catalogue! Our hosts have decided recapping whole novels and series just wasn't enough. They're doing short stories now too. A lot of them. Evan and Chad discuss The Jaunt, a short story from Skeleton Crew by Stephen King. A new science proves an amazing step forward for humanity, but at what cost to our consciousness? Find out on another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill! 🏆 Support Book Reviews Kill By Joining Our Patreon Family 💬 Join the Conver...
Jul 22, 2022•40 min•Ep. 81
Good morning! Dork up your commute and add some nerd spice to your cup of coffee on the BRK Monday Morning Minute. On today's episode, Evan and Chad discuss The Rings Of Power, Cryptids, and movies that scared their pants right off. 🏆 Support Book Reviews Kill By Joining Our Patreon Family 💬 Join the Conversation on the Book Reviews Kill Discord 👂 Two Free Audio Books + Audible Premium Plus Free for 30 Days 🤝🏼 https://www.audibletrial.com/c/3237147/1059353/12951 📚 Abe Books - Used Books| N...
Jul 18, 2022•32 min•Ep. 80
We're sailing air currents and crawling through spider-infested forests in the latest Books Of Babel recap! Join Evan and Chad as they discuss book two in Josiah Bancroft's masterwork quartet. Will our hosts set their expectations too high and descend the black trail of disappointment? Find out on another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill! 🏆 Support Book Reviews Kill By Joining Our Patreon Family 💬 Join the Conversation on the Book Reviews Kill Discord 👂 Two Free Audio Books + Audible Pre...
Jul 15, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 79
H.M. Long is the author of Hall Of Smoke, Temple Of No God, and Barrow Of Winter. Evan sits down with author H.M. Long to discuss her books, her approach to writing, the process of getting published, and favorite reads of the year so far. Find H.M. Long here! https://www.hmlongbooks.com/ @hanna_m_long (twitter) @hmlongbooks (instagram) Purchase Hall Of Smoke: https://www.amazon.com/Hall-Smoke-Hannah-M-Long/dp/1789094984...
Jul 14, 2022•45 min•Ep. 78
Katherine Arden is the author of The Winternight Trilogy and The Small Spaces Quartet. Evan and Chad sit down with Katherine to discuss The Winternight books, her approach to writing, Russian Literature, and the Halifax Explosion. 🏆 Support Book Reviews Kill By Joining Our Patreon Family 💬 Join the Conversation on the Book Reviews Kill Discord 👂 Two Free Audio Books + Audible Premium Plus Free for 30 Days 🤝🏼 https://www.audibletrial.com/c/3237147/1059353/12951 📚 Abe Books - Used Books| New...
Jul 13, 2022•41 min•Ep. 77
Good morning! Dork up your commute and add some nerd spice to your cup of coffee on the BRK Monday Morning Minute. Evan and Chad discuss The Winds Of Winter, Crooked Kingdom, Berserk, The Wheel Of Time, and that sweet smell of old books. 🏆 Support Book Reviews Kill By Joining Our Patreon Family 💬 Join the Conversation on the Book Reviews Kill Discord 👂 2 Free Credits & Audible+ for 30 Days 🤝🏼affiliate link: https://www.audibletrial.com/c/3237147/1059353/12951 📚 Great Deals On Used &...
Jul 11, 2022•36 min•Ep. 76
What keeps you interested in a book? Why don't you just toss that hunk of paper across the room? Evan and Chad discuss what makes them keep reading, the things that engage them in the first few pages of what might become a longtime obsession or a book donated to Goodwill. Do you resonate with any of these examples? Find out on another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill! 🏆 Support Book Reviews Kill By Joining Our Patreon Family 💬 Join the Conversation on the Book Reviews Kill Discord 👂 Get ...
Jul 08, 2022•25 min•Ep. 75
Good morning! Dork up your commute and add some nerd spice to your cup of coffee on the BRK Monday Morning Minute. Evan and Chad discuss the new Fallout TV series, Broken Empire, Under The Whispering Door, Berserk, Pirates of the Caribbean, and whether Harry Potter as a thing will stand the ultimate test of time. 🏆 Support Book Reviews Kill By Joining Our Patreon Family 💬 Join the Conversation on the Book Reviews Kill Discord 👂 Get 2 Free Credits - Try Audible Premium Plus Free for 30 Days (F...
Jul 04, 2022•40 min•Ep. 74
This one is a doozy, folks. Thanks for listening
Jul 01, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 73
Recap: 12:07min - 20:20min Here we go! Thomas Senlin has lost his wife Marya, things are falling from the sky, and our hosts are entering the tower of Babel! Join Evan and Chad as they dive deep (or ascend?) into this wonderful book. Are you brave enough to traverse the tower of legend? Find out on another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill! 📚 The Books Of Babel By Josiah Bancroft Senlin Ascends (book1) - 🤝🏼 https://amzn.to/3I0i7Am Arm of the Sphinx (book 2) - 🤝🏼 https://amzn.to/3Ad9YGY ...
Jun 29, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 72
Good morning! Dork up your commute and add some nerd spice to your cup of coffee on the BRK Monday Morning Minute. On today's episode: Chad and Evan discuss Star Wars, Chad's inability to follow his own advice, and the rising cost of Berserk Manga. 🏆 Support Book Reviews Kill By Joining Our Patreon Family 💬 Join the Conversation on the Book Reviews Kill Discord 👂 Get 2 Free Credits - Try Audible Premium Plus Free for 30 Days (Free Credits are Forever ) 🤝🏼This is an affiliate link: https://w...
Jun 27, 2022•43 min•Ep. 71
Welcome to the Friday Forge! Today our hosts chat about their favorite (and maybe some not-so-favorite) books so far for 2022! Have you read any of these books? Do you share similar thoughts? Find out on another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill! 🏆 Support Book Reviews Kill By Joining Our Patreon Family 💬 Join the Conversation on the Book Reviews Kill Discord 👂 Get 2 Free Credits - Try Audible Premium Plus Free for 30 Days (Free Credits are Forever ) 🤝🏼This is an affiliate link: https:/...
Jun 24, 2022•58 min•Ep. 70
Good morning! Dork up your commute and add some nerd spice to your cup of coffee on the BRK Monday Morning Minute. Evan and Chad discuss Jon Snow, Leigh Bardugo, and their undying love for Chris Hemsworth. 🏆 Support Book Reviews Kill By Joining Our Patreon Family 💬 Join the Conversation on the Book Reviews Kill Discord 👂 Get 2 Free Credits - Try Audible Premium Plus Free for 30 Days (Free Credits are Forever ) 🤝🏼This is an affiliate link: https://www.audibletrial.com/c/3237147/1059353/12951...
Jun 20, 2022•39 min•Ep. 69
Join our hosts as they dissect Brandon Sanderson's acclaimed stand-alone Cosmere novel, Warbreaker! Evan and Chad both had fairly mixed feelings on this book and have recorded one of their longest episodes to date to bring you their thoughts. What were those thoughts, exactly? Find out on another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill! Synopsis for this episode starts at 11:48 and ends at 16:13 🏆 Support Book Reviews Kill By Joining Our Patreon Family 💬 Join the Conversation on the Book Reviews...
Jun 17, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 68
Good morning! Dork up your commute and add some nerd spice to your cup of coffee on the BRK Monday Morning Minute. Evan is back from England, so our hosts have quite a bit to talk about. Chad shares his thoughts on Six Of Crows, and Evan things back on his time abroad. 🏆 Support Book Reviews Kill By Joining Our Patreon Family 💬 Join the Conversation on the Book Reviews Kill Discord 👂 Get 2 Free Credits - Try Audible Premium Plus Free for 30 Days (Free Credits are Forever ) 🤝🏼This is an affi...
Jun 13, 2022•53 min•Ep. 67
It's time for the Friday Forge! Would you rather read a book a year for the rest of your life, or only 100 this year? Would you rather be stuck on an island with nothing to read, or stuck in a room with only books you hate? Evan and Chad discuss their answers to these questions and more - and if you listen til the end, you'll hear Evan's honest opinion on the first Twilight book. Do you have answers to these difficult hypotheticals? Find out on another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill!...
Jun 10, 2022•32 min•Ep. 66
Good morning! Dork up your commute and add some nerd spice to your cup of coffee on the BRK Monday Morning Minute. Chad mourns the lack of Evan, who is taking some much-deserved time off, discusses the mysteries of dwarven women and reveals the most bodacious name of his cat(s). 🏆 Support Book Reviews Kill By Joining Our Patreon Family 💬 Join the Conversation on the Book Reviews Kill Discord 👂 Get 2 Free Credits - Try Audible Premium Plus Free for 30 Days (Free Credits are Forever ) 🤝🏼This ...
Jun 06, 2022•15 min•Ep. 65
Travis Baldree is the author of Legends and Lattes, a novel of high fantasy and low stakes. Evan and Travis speak not only about his wonderful book, but on their favorite audiobook narrators, the differences between Elden Ring and Breath Of The Wild, and advice about breaking into the audiobook narration scene. Travis Baldree: Website - https://travisbaldree.com/ Instagram - travis_baldree You can purchase Legends and Lattes here: https://www.amazon.com/Legends-Lattes-Novel-Fantasy-Stakes-ebook/...
Jun 01, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 64
Another trilogy down, another sad day for our hosts. Join Evan and Chad as they conclude the magnificent Winternight Trilogy. Our hosts will read many books on this podcast, but will they ever read something so dark and magical? Does the conclusion to this trilogy stack up with the previous volumes? Find out on another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill! 🏆 Support Book Reviews Kill By Joining Our Patreon Family 💬 Join the Conversation on the Book Reviews Kill Discord 👂 Get 2 Free Credits -...
May 31, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 63
Good morning! Dork up your commute and add some nerd spice to your cup of coffee on the BRK Monday Morning Minute. Chad and Evan discuss Horizon Zero Dawn, Ursula Le Guin, and the lack of giant monsters in fantasy. 🏆 Support Book Reviews Kill By Joining Our Patreon Family 💬 Join the Conversation on the Book Reviews Kill Discord 👂 Get 2 Free Credits - Try Audible Premium Plus Free for 30 Days (Free Credits are Forever ) 🤝🏼This is an affiliate link: https://www.audibletrial.com/c/3237147/1059...
May 30, 2022•50 min•Ep. 62
We forge on! On this week's episode of The Friday Forge, Chad and Evan discuss some of their all-time favorite quotes from books they love. Evan gets a little emotional talking about a certain gardener, and Chad is the creature in the night. Do you share some of our hosts' favorite utterances? Find out on another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill! 🏆 Support Book Reviews Kill By Joining Our Patreon Family 💬 Join the Conversation on the Book Reviews Kill Discord 👂 Get 2 Free Credits - Try A...
May 27, 2022•26 min•Ep. 61
Good morning! Dork up your commute and add some nerd spice to your cup of coffee on the BRK Monday Morning Minute. Evan and Chad discuss The Council Of Elrond, Love, Death, And Robots, and The Poppy War. 🏆 Support Book Reviews Kill By Joining Our Patreon Family 💬 Join the Conversation on the Book Reviews Kill Discord 👂 Get 2 Free Credits - Try Audible Premium Plus Free for 30 Days (Free Credits are Forever ) 🤝🏼This is an affiliate link: https://www.audibletrial.com/c/3237147/1059353/12951 -...
May 23, 2022•31 min•Ep. 59
Wow! What a fantastic book. Chad and Evan gush hard on this one, folks. Vasya is barreling through this book, and our hosts are hot on her heels watching everything crumble in Moscow. Is this trilogy shaping up to be a supremely wonderful dark fantasy tale? Find out on another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill! 🏆 Support Book Reviews Kill By Joining Our Patreon Family 💬 Join the Conversation on the Book Reviews Kill Discord 👂 Get 2 Free Credits - Try Audible Premium Plus Free for 30 Days ...
May 23, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 60
Put on your leather apron, stoke up those coals - it's time for the Friday Forge! Chad and Evan discuss reading multiple books at once, whether or not that's a good idea. They come to many conclusions. How many books do you read simultaneously? Will you get a solid answer from our hosts? Find out on another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill! 🏆 Support Book Reviews Kill By Joining Our Patreon Family 💬 Join the Conversation on the Book Reviews Kill Discord 👂 Get 2 Free Credits - Try Audible...
May 20, 2022•28 min•Ep. 58
