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So, folks, what’s the podcast actually about?
Nick: Well, maybe you, like Hugo, want to read more books in 2025, but you don’t know what to read. Maybe you’re interested in writing and storytelling and how it all works, but you don’t know where to start. Maybe you just want to hang out with some bookish folk once a month. Whatever your reasons, this is the show for you.
Hugo: Stop pitching, Nick! You still haven’t explained what we’re actually doing.
Nick: Ah, good point.
Hugo: So, each month, Nick picks a book that he believes presents an aspect of storytelling extremely well — that might be character, structure, pace, setting, or any other number of aspects of the writing craft. You read the book during the month (like you would for a book club) and assemble with us at the end for a chat about what it does well and what we can learn from it as writers and readers while having a lot of fun along the way. I guess you don’t have to read the book to listen to the episode (we’re not checking homework!), but I can guarantee the experience will be better if you do. Plus, you wanted to read more books, right? What better way to hold yourself accountable?
Nick: The books will span the genres — crime, fantasy, horror, contemporary realism, sci-fi, and more — and push you out of your reading comfort zone step by step. By the end of it, you’ll be joining us in our ultimate goal: to write the greatest book ever written.
What’s the next book, then?
Nick: The book we’ll be discussing next episode, out February 27th, is the wonderful We Begin At The End by Chris Whitaker. It’s a crime novel with a bit of a difference that I’m really looking forward to re-reading and discussing.
Hugo: And what should listeners keep an eye out for as they read?
Nick: Oh, it does so many things well. But in particular, I’d encourage you to think about how Whitaker creates such a vibrant and memorable set of characters (particularly in Duchess Radley!), and also how backstory is such an integral and inseparable part of the main plot and how that impacts the structure and overall narrative of the book.
Hugo: I don’t know what any of those words mean.
Nick: Nor do I! But they sound clever!