Words About Books is a podcast where two wannabe writers read and discuss books. Read along with us, or just enjoy the show! New episodes every Sunday.
April Fools: Special Announcement: Words About Old Books
23 mins; March 31, 2026
Talking About Tolkien - The Siege of Gondor (Return, 5-4)
84 hours 49 mins; March 30, 2026
Discussing The Odyssey - Odysseus Tries to Get Home (Part 2)
95 hours 49 mins; March 28, 2026
Talking About Tolkien - The Muster of Rohan (Return 5-3)
58 mins; March 24, 2026
Discussing The Odyssey - Telemechus Sets Out (Part 1)
83 hours 7 mins; March 21, 2026
Talking About Tolkien - The Passing of the Grey Company (5-2)
69 hours 46 mins; March 17, 2026
Discussing Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree
85 hours 2 mins; March 15, 2026
Talking About Tolkien - Minas Tirith (Return, 5-1)
94 hours 20 mins; March 10, 2026
Chad Dingleton Discusses Chuck Tingle's Compilation Book
60 hours 16 mins; March 07, 2026
Discussing Ship of Destiny by Frank Chadwick (Part 3)
93 hours 33 mins; March 01, 2026
Trailer: Pendragon Soldiers of Halla by D. J. MacHale
2 mins; February 22, 2026
Discussing Ship of Destiny by Frank Chadwick (Part 2)
95 hours 48 mins; February 21, 2026
Discussing Ship of Destiny by Frank Chadwick Part 1
94 hours 18 mins; February 14, 2026
Discussing Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson Part 2
102 hours 13 mins; February 07, 2026
Discussing Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson Part 1
83 hours 44 mins; January 31, 2026
Discussing Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
74 hours 47 mins; January 24, 2026
Talking About Tolkien - The Choices of Master Samwise (Towers, 4-10)
55 mins; January 20, 2026
Discussing Beware of Chicken Volume 5 by CasualFarmer
70 hours 49 mins; January 17, 2026
Talking About Tolkien - Shelob's Lair (Towers, 4-9)
49 mins; January 13, 2026
Discussing The Hunger Games 3: Mockingjay
84 hours 16 mins; January 10, 2026
Talking About Tolkien - The Stairs of Cirith Ungol (Towers, 4-8)
51 mins; January 06, 2026
Discussing Hell Hole by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson (aka the Dune Braintrust)
113 hours 45 mins; January 03, 2026
End of Year Retrospect & WABie Awards 2025
74 hours 37 mins; December 27, 2025
Talking About Tolkien - Journey to the Crossroads (Towers 4-7)
24 mins; December 23, 2025
Merry Yule (Reginsmal and Fafnismal)
83 hours 9 mins; December 20, 2025
Talking About Tolkien - The Forbidden Pool (Towers, 4-6)
42 mins; December 16, 2025
Discussing Virtual Light by William Gibson
74 hours 12 mins; December 13, 2025
Nate's Naruto Conclusion
19 mins; December 13, 2025
Talking About Tolkien - The Window On the West (Towers, 4-5)
65 hours 16 mins; December 09, 2025
Discussing the Rest of Naruto (Part II)
65 hours 18 mins; December 06, 2025
Talking About Tolkien - Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit (Towers, 4-4)
56 mins; December 02, 2025
Nate Discusses Naruto Part I
105 hours 8 mins; November 29, 2025
Ectoplasm and Photoshop - The History of Spiritualism by Arthur Conan Doyle (Part 3)
91 hours 44 mins; November 27, 2025
Talking About Tolkien - The Black Gate is Closed (Towers, 4-3)
46 mins; November 26, 2025
We Decide Donkey Kong Canon Once and For All
52 mins; November 22, 2025
Talking About Tolkien - The Passage of the Marshes (Towers, 4-2)
68 hours 7 mins; November 18, 2025
Surprise! Hulk Hogan had a SECOND BOOK! Hollywood Hulk Hogan BROTHER!
118 hours 55 mins; November 15, 2025
Talking About Tolkien - The Taming of Smeagol (Towers, 4-1)
43 mins; November 11, 2025
Nate Discusses Hulk Hogan's Life Outside the Ring for Almost Two Hours! (Part II)
113 hours 46 mins; November 08, 2025
The Hydesville Incident - The History of Spiritualism by Arthur Conan Doyle (Part 2)
85 hours 2 mins; November 06, 2025
Night of the Living Dummy II by R. L. Stine (A Trailer)
2 mins; November 05, 2025
Discussing Hulk Hogan's Book: My Life Outside the Ring (Part I)
92 hours 5 mins; November 01, 2025
Born of Science - Jane the Killer
82 hours 35 mins; October 30, 2025
Discussing Silent Invasion The Pennsylvania UFO-Bigfoot Casebook
87 hours 28 mins; October 25, 2025
Before Hydesville - The History of Spiritualism by Arthur Conan Doyle (Part 1)
70 hours 17 mins; October 21, 2025
Discussing The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty (Part 2)
85 hours 30 mins; October 18, 2025
Discussing The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty (Part 1)
110 hours 52 mins; October 11, 2025
Abandoning Jeff the Killer: Scars of Corruption
124 hours 23 mins; October 04, 2025
Discussing Schismatrix by Bruce Sterling (Part 2)
59 mins; September 27, 2025
A Conversation About Overpopulation Fiction With John Bierce
89 hours 6 mins; September 23, 2025
Discussing Schismatrix by Bruce Sterling (Part 1)
62 hours 26 mins; September 20, 2025
Discussing Yumi and The Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson
119 hours 48 mins; September 14, 2025
Continuing to Discuss Mess Effect by Shamus Young until the end of time
106 hours 17 mins; September 06, 2025
Talking About Tolkien - The Palantir (Towers, 3-11)
62 hours 21 mins; September 02, 2025
Discussing Mess Effect by Shamus Young Part I
103 hours 42 mins; August 30, 2025
Talking About Tolkien - The Voice of Saruman (Towers, 3-10)
48 mins; August 26, 2025
Discussing Mass Effect Revelation by Drew Karpyshyn
89 hours 1 min; August 23, 2025
Talking About Tolkien - Flotsam and Jetsam (Towers, 3-9)
57 mins; August 19, 2025
Discussing The Hound or Hounds of Baskerville or the Baskersvilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
64 hours 21 mins; August 16, 2025
The President is Missing by James Patterson & Bill Clinton (A Trailer)
3 mins; August 10, 2025
Discussing World War II (and also The Man in the High Castle by Phillip K DICK)
96 hours 6 mins; August 09, 2025
Talking About Tolkien - The Road to Isengard (Towers 3-8)
67 hours 7 mins; August 05, 2025
Nate Discusses The Man In The High Castle by Philip K Dick
94 hours 41 mins; August 02, 2025
Discussing A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas (Part 3)
62 hours 35 mins; July 26, 2025
Talking About Tolkien - Helm's Deep (Towers, 3-7)
70 hours 13 mins; July 22, 2025
Discussing A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas (Part 2)
92 hours 42 mins; July 19, 2025
Talking About Tolkien - The King of the Golden Hall (Towers, 3-6)
82 hours 54 mins; July 15, 2025
Discussing A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas (Part 1)
101 hours 28 mins; July 13, 2025
Talking About Tolkien - The White Rider (Towers, 3-5)
64 hours 14 mins; July 08, 2025
Discussing Oblivion: The Infernal City by Greg Keyes
69 hours 21 mins; July 05, 2025
Talking About Tolkien - Treebeard (Towers 3-4)
97 hours 7 mins; July 01, 2025
Nate Discusses Burn Notice: The Fix by Tod Goldberg
84 hours 23 mins; June 28, 2025
Talking About Tolkien - The Uruk-hai (Towers 3-3)
62 hours 25 mins; June 24, 2025
Discussing The Worst Fictional Book We've Read (Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood Pt II)
64 hours 18 mins; June 21, 2025
Talking About Tolkien - Riders of Rohan (Towers 3-2)
64 hours 54 mins; June 17, 2025
Discussing The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
66 hours 45 mins; June 14, 2025
Talking About Tolkien - The Departure of Boromir (Towers 3-1)
38 mins; June 10, 2025
Discussing The Futurlogical Congress by Stanislaw Lem
63 hours 18 mins; June 07, 2025
Discussing The World of Ice & Fire by George R R Martin
75 hours 33 mins; May 31, 2025
Discussing Star Wars - Thrawn Ascendency - Chaos Rising by Timothy - Zahn (Part 2)
59 mins; May 24, 2025
Discussing Star Wars - Thrawn Ascendency - Chaos Rising by Timothy - Zahn
59 mins; May 17, 2025
Discussing You Are Fatally Invited by Ande Pliego Part II
66 hours 31 mins; May 11, 2025
Talking About Tolkien - The Breaking of the Fellowship (Fellowship 2-10)
28 mins; May 06, 2025
Discussing BRAND NEW Book: You Are Fatally Invited by Ande Pliego
68 hours 7 mins; May 04, 2025
Talking About Tolkien - The Great River (Fellowship 2-9)
45 mins; April 29, 2025
Discussing What Would Skeletor Do by Robb Pearlman
54 mins; April 26, 2025
Still Discussing Fire and Blood by George RR Martin (Part 3)
92 hours 40 mins; April 19, 2025
Talking About Tolkien - Farewell to Lorien (Fellowship 2-8)
52 mins; April 15, 2025
Discusssing Fire & Blood & Aenys & Maegor by GRRM Part II
86 hours 3 mins; April 12, 2025
Talking About Tolkien - The Mirror of Galadriel (Fellowship 2-7)
61 hours 29 mins; April 08, 2025
Discussing Fire & Blood by George R R Martin (Part I)
84 hours 1 min; April 05, 2025
Talking About Tolkien - Lothlorien (Fellowship 2-6)
59 mins; April 02, 2025
April Fools - Finally Discussing Harry Potter
57 mins; March 31, 2025
A Book Discussion of Animorphs: The Invasion by K A Applegate - It should be obvious that this is a book discussion and not the book itself
72 hours 56 mins; March 29, 2025
Talking About Tolkien - The Bridge of Khazad-dum (Fellowship 2-5)
49 mins; March 25, 2025
Discussing Beware of Chicken by CasualFarmer...again
82 hours 23 mins; March 22, 2025
Talking About Tolkien - A Journey in the Dark (Fellowship 2-4)
80 hours 13 mins; March 18, 2025
Nate Meanders around For We Are Many (Bobiverse #2) by Dennis E Taylor Part II
67 hours 10 mins; March 15, 2025
Talking About Tolkien - The Ring Goes South (Fellowship 2-3)
79 hours 3 mins; March 11, 2025
Nate Discusses For We Are Many (Bobiverse #2) by Dennis E Taylor
