A podcast between two avid readers in which the topics are chosen from the book jar! Episodes are released every two weeks. Send us your topics to have them added to the jar.
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- The Book Jar Po..
@MarissaMegan
© 2023 Marissa Trarback, Megan Breitenbach
The Book Jar Podcast
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I love the concept for this podcast! So far I am enjoying listening to these two friends discuss all things books. I’ve been looking for a good book podcast and I think I may have found what I was looking for. Some of their opinions on certain books I agree with and some I don’t but it’s always cool to hear someone else’s interpretation of a book. I like that they’re talking about some books I’ve never even heard of while also talking about books that are currently being shared all over the internet. They also have such a passion for reading and I just love how that shines through in each podcast. Definitely going to keep listening and recommending this podcast to everyone!
Podcast information
- Amount of episodes
- 38
- Subscribers
- 2
- Verified
- Yes
- Website
- Explicit content
- Yes
- Episode type
- episodic
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- Last upload date
- March 23, 2023
- Last fetch date
- March 26, 2023 1:22 PM
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- WEEKLY
- Author
- Marissa Trarback, Megan Breitenbach
- Copyright
- © 2023 Marissa Trarback, Megan Breitenbach
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- Meet The Readers: Marissa & Megan Talk Books, Hobbies & MoreMegan and Marissa are answering questions about themselves this week. From discussing their non-book-related interests and hobbies to recalling how they started reading and met, the two readers are deep diving to help you get to know them better. Expect us to discuss: The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green The Ones We're Meant to Find by Joan He Sabriel by Garth Nix Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Emma by Jane Austen And More Have a question you want us to discuss? Send us an email or message our Instagram account with your question, and we'll add it to our book jar. Like our podcast? Leave us a review so more people can find us! Want to be in a community full of readers? Join our Discord server to discuss books and join our book club (if you want!). You can do that right here!0 comments0
- Books That Were Our Quickest Reads | Sue Lynn Tan, Leigh Bardugo, Sarah J. Maas, Colleen Hoover & Many MoreThis one's for those readers still reading at 2 am, even though they have to work the next day. In this episode, Megan and Marissa are recounting the books that they burned through quickly – for both good and bad reasons. We start by discussing our most recent reads and then move into the topic, discussing what kind of books we read quickly and why. Lastly, we discuss our upcoming and current reads and draw our next topic from our book jar! Expect us to discuss: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black It Ends With Us & Verity by Colleen Hoover Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo Throne of Glass & A Court of Thorns & Roses by Sarah J. Maas Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan Lost At Sea & Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley Codename: Sailor V by Naoko Takeuchi Eon by Alison Goodman Neon Gods & Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert & More Have a question you want us to discuss? Send us an email or message our Instagram account with your question, and we'll add it to our book jar. Like our podcast? Leave us a review so more people can find us! Want to be in a community full of readers? Join our Discord server to discuss books and join our book club (if you want!). You can do that right here!0 comments0
- The Book Jar Podcast Feb 23 · 1h 3m Books We've Read With the Worst Endings | It Ends With Us, The Burning God, My Name Is Memory & MoreA good ending is important. A bad ending can ruin the book. In this episode, Megan and Marissa discuss the worst endings to books they've read. From leaving a sour taste in our mouths to completely destroying a beloved series, the worst endings come in all shapes and sizes. We start this episode by talking over our most recent reads, which leads us straight into this week's topic: The worst book endings we've ever read. Marissa and Megan discuss the "one year later" epilogue and how it's ruined more books than it's saved. Expect us to also discuss Allegiant by Veronica Roth, The Death Cure by James Dashner, The Burning God by R.F. Kuang, My Name Is Memory by Ann Brashares, and others. Lastly, we discuss our upcoming and current reads and draw our next topic from our book jar! Have a question you want us to discuss? Send us an email or message our Instagram account with your question, and we'll add it to our book jar. Like our podcast? Leave us a review so more people can find us! Want to be in a community full of readers? Join our Discord server to discuss books and join our book club (if you want!). You can do that right here!0 comments0
- Why Do YA (Young Adult) Authors & Books Get So Much Hate? | Twilight, The Hunger Games & MoreIt's easy to find hate about the YA genre. From protesting that these books aren't valuable to keeping adults from reading YA, it seems there are so many reasons people hate on YA. But is the hate deserved? We think not. Megan and Marissa discuss all the most popular reasons cited for people to hate YA – and we argue about which points are valid (lack of diversity, etc.) and which ones are not (lack of literary value, for one). We begin as always by talking about our most recent reads and, of course, finish off by mentioning upcoming reads and drawing our next topic from our book jar. Have a question you want us to discuss? Send us an email or message our Instagram account with your question, and we'll add it to our book jar. Like our podcast? Leave us a review so more people can find us! Want to be in a community full of readers? Join our Discord server to discuss books and join our book club (if you want!). You can do that right here!0 comments0
- What Are Your Favourite Movie And TV Show Adaptations? | Emma, The Hunger Games, Holes & MoreIs the book better? Or the movie? How about both? In this week's episode of the Book Jar Podcast, Marissa and Megan compare notes on their favourite book-to-movie/tv-series adaptations. From Jane Austen's plethora of movies to nostalgic numbers like Holes by Louis Sachar, we're talking about all the movies and tv shows we've adored, even though they started on the page. As always, we start our podcast by discussing our most recent reads and finish up by looking towards the books that are moving up our TBR lists. Oh, and to end the whole thing, we draw our next topic from our book jar. Like our podcast? Leave us a review so more people can find us! Want to be in a community full of readers? Join our Discord server to discuss books and join our book club (if you want!). You can do that right here!0 comments0
- Our Reading Goals: A Year in Review & A Glance ForwardEveryone loves a reading goal. Marissa and Megan are back to discuss their reading goals for 2023 – plus a review of how 2022 has been for us! We start by discussing 2022 and how our reading looked throughout the year. Then, we make new reading goals for the upcoming year. We end it off by discussing upcoming reads and drawing our next topic for our book jar. Like our podcast? Leave us a review so more people can find us! Want to be in a community full of readers? Join our Discord server to discuss books and join our book club (if you want!). You can do that right here!0 comments0
- Overhyped Books That We Didn't Fall In Love WithMarissa and Megan discuss some overhyped books in this week's episode of the Book Jar Podcast. From some self-help books that didn't help to TikTok recommendations that didn't stick, we're talking about it all. Want your question featured on our podcast? DM us your question on Insta and we'll add it to the book jar. Like our podcast? Leave us a review so more people can find us! Want to be in a community full of readers? Join our Discord server to discuss books and join our book club (if you want!). You can do that right here.0 comments0
- The Top Dedication Pages in Books We've FoundDedication pages are fun – and sometimes they're just a bit sweet, sad, or beautiful. We're resisting favourite dedication pages we've discovered through our reading history. The two readers also discuss their most recent reads, upcoming reads, their book club, and other bookish things! Want your question featured on our podcast? DM us your question on Insta and we'll add it to the book jar. Like our podcast? Leave us a review so more people can find us! Want to be in a community full of readers? Join our Discord server to discuss books and join our book club (if you want!). You can do that right here.0 comments0
- The Book Jar Podcast Nov 3 · 58m Books You Wish You Could Read For The First Time Again | Sabriel, The Ones We're Meant to Find & Jane EyreThere's nothing like the first time. Megan and Marissa discuss which books they wish they could read again for the first time. Marissa takes into consideration her all-time faves, while Meg wonders what it might be like if she read books she doesn't think she would like the second time around. The two readers also discuss their most recent reads, upcoming reads, their book club, and other bookish things! Expect them to discuss: Harry Potter Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë The Ones We're Meant to Find by Joan He Sabriel by Garth Nix The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan Eon by Alison Goodman Want your question featured on our podcast? DM us your question on Insta and we'll add it to the book jar. Like our podcast? Leave us a review so more people can find us! Want to be in a community full of readers? Join our Discord server to discuss books and join our book club (if you want!). You can do that right here.0 comments0
- Favourite Book Fan Theories | Discussing Twilight, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Harry Potter & More**Spoiler Warnings for Harry Potter, Twilight, Sailor Moon, A Series of Unfortunate Events, A Court of Thorns & Roses & Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde** Fan theories make reading communities better! So, in this episode, we're diving into our personal faves. From Draco Malfoy being a werewolf to Reneesme being a villain, we're breaking down some theories you may or may not have heard of. Make sure to join us on social media to tell us your fave fan theory! We also discuss our most recent reads and draw our topic for next week. For the Hagrid Fan Theory, check out this website. Want your question featured on our podcast? DM us your question on Insta and we'll add it to the book jar. Like our podcast? Leave us a review so more people can find us! Want to be in a community full of readers? Join our Discord server to discuss books and join our book club (if you want!). You can do that right here.0 comments0
- Books That Hooked Us From The First Line, Page & Chapter | Percy Jackson, Jane Eyre, Turn of the Key & More**Content Warning: Mentions of death, dying, and sex.** We are talking about books that have great hooks. From renowned classics to our fave modern books (and audiobooks), some books get you right from the start. Marissa and Megan read a few of their faves. Expect us to discuss: The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket Emma by Jane Austen Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones Panic by Lauren Oliver The Book Thief by Markus Zusak & Many More We also discuss our most recent reads and draw our topic for next week. Want your question featured on our podcast? DM us your question on Insta and we'll add it to the book jar. Like our podcast? Leave us a review so more people can find us!0 comments0
- Extra, Extra | Upcoming Book Releases & Movie Adaptations for September & October 2022Extra, extra, we've got book news! From new releases to new announcements, Megan and Marissa bring you some of the top headlines for October and a recap of September 2022. Want your question featured on our podcast? DM us your question on Insta and we'll add it to the book jar. Like our podcast? Consider leaving us a review so more people can find us!0 comments0
- Manga, Comic Books & Graphic Novels We Love | The Walking Dead, Archie Comics & More**Spoilers for The Walking Dead.** **Content Warning: We do talk about sex and mention some violent content from The Walking Dead graphic novels.** What do Bryan Lee O'Malley, Rachel Smythe, Shaun Tan, and Lights have in common? They're all comics whose graphic novels we loved reading. In this episode, we're talking about graphic novels, comics, and manga. And we're starting with Archie. We also discuss our most recent reads and draw our topic for next week. Want your question featured on our podcast? DM us your question on Insta and we'll add it to the book jar. Like our podcast? Leave us a review so more people can find us!0 comments0
- Books That Had The Biggest Emotional Impact On You | John Green, Jim Wooten & MoreWe're getting emotional this week. Join us on a deep dive into the books that made us feel the most: anger, sadness, hope, and disgust. We also discuss our most recent reads and draw our topic for next week. From there, we discuss our upcoming reads and announce our next podcast topic. Want your question featured on our podcast? DM us your question on Insta and we'll add it to the book jar. Like our podcast? Leave us a review so more people can find us!0 comments0
- The Book Jar Podcast Aug 25 · 58m Book Characters You Wouldn't Want to Meet in Real Life | Geralt, Hera, Fang Runin & MoreSome characters you dream of meeting. Others, you would run from. In this episode, we discuss our personal favourite characters who we'd rather not meet in real life – for a variety of reasons. From there, we discuss our upcoming reads and announce our next podcast topic. Want your question featured on our podcast? DM us your question on Insta and we'll add it to the book jar. Like our podcast? Leave us a review so more people can find us!0 comments0
- Describing Popular Books In One Sentence | A Book Jar Guessing GameContent Warning: We discuss a book that contains mentions of sexual assault, harassment, and rape. If this content is not for you, please stop listening when we talk about our upcoming reads at the end of the podcast. We're here to have a little bit of fun this week! Courtesy of one of our listeners, Alix, we're describing great books (both to us personally and to the global audience) in a single sentence. Some descriptions are obvious. Others require a bit more thought. See if you can keep up with Megan and Marissa with their guesses. Expect us to discuss classic novels, children's literature, fantasy and sci-fi, and so many more. From there, we discuss our upcoming reads and announce our next podcast topic. Want your question featured on our podcast? DM us your question on Insta and we'll add it to the book jar. Like our podcast? Leave us a review so more people can find us!0 comments0
- Extra, Extra | Upcoming Book Releases & Movie Adaptations for August 2022Extra, extra, we've got book news! From new releases to new announcements, Megan and Marissa bring you some of the top headlines for August 2022. Want your question featured on our podcast? DM us your question on Insta and we'll add it to the book jar. Like our podcast? Consider leaving us a review so more people can find us!0 comments0
- Books That You Hated At First | John Green, Jane Austen & MoreWhat do John Green, Jane Austen, and a few others have in common? Well, when we picked up their books, we weren't always in love. As usual, Megan and Marissa start off by discussing their most recent reads: Megan discusses a finished book of hers, Yume by Sifton Tracey Anipare, and Marissa (for the first time ever since starting this podcast) has no new books to report. From there, we dive into the topic of the week: What book did you hate at first, but end up loving? Marissa discusses Villette by Charlotte Brontë, The Alienist by Caleb Carr, and Paper Towns by John Green. Megan takes her time to discuss Emma by Jane Austen, The High Tide Club by Mary Kay Andrews, and Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. From there, we discuss our upcoming reads and announce our next podcast topic. Want your question featured on our podcast? DM us your question on Insta and we'll add it to the book jar. Like our podcast? Consider leaving us a review so more people can find us!0 comments0
- Which Books Do You Wish Would Go Mainstream? | Pure, The Bone House & MoreLet's get to our deep dive book recommendations! Megan and Marissa start off by discussing their most recent reads: Marissa lists her four reads and Megan talks about the book she's currently working on finishing. From there, we dive into topic of the week: What book do you love that isn't mainstream, but you wish it was? Marissa starts off by discussing We All Love the Beautiful Girls by Joanne Proulx, a novel based in suburban Quebec that narrates the unfolding of a family after two tragedies. Megan goes on to discuss The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones: a fantasy novel about Ryn, a gravedigger. Marissa talks about Pure by Julianna Baggott, a book about a dystopian world in which people are fused with objects. Megan, sticking with her theme about bones, mentions The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco, which tells the story of Tea, who accidentally resurrects her brother from the dead, revealing her necromancy powers. Keeping with the darker theme, Marissa mentions The Little Black Book of Stories by AS Byatt, a collection of five short stories centred on chilling, almost ghost-story-like tales. Megan continues by talking about The Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen: a novel about the Crow caste who are contracted to find a dead prince but end up finding something else. Marissa ends it off by discussing one of her favourite books of poetry: I Have to Live by Aisha Sasha John, which centres on the need to survive. From there, we discuss our upcoming reads and announce our next podcast topic. Want your question featured on our podcast? DM us your question on Insta and we'll add it to the book jar. Like our podcast? Consider leaving us a review so more people can find us!0 comments0
- Extra, Extra | Here's Your Upcoming Book Releases & Movie Adaptions for July 2022Extra, extra, we've got book news! From new releases to new announcements, Megan and Marissa bring you some of the top headlines for July 2022. Want your question featured on our podcast? DM us your question on Insta and we'll add it to the book jar. Like our podcast? Consider leaving us a review so more people can find us!0 comments0
- The Book Jar Podcast Jun 23 · 1h 6m A Mid-Year Reading Check-In | Talking About Our Most and Least Faves So Far in 2022It's our mid-year check-in! Marissa and Megan embark on a review of the highs and lows of 2022 so far! We start by discussing our reading goals for the year and whether or not we're ahead or behind schedule. We also talk about the main themes, genres, book pacing, and pages that we've read this year, using the data from our Storygraph accounts. (If you're looking to see our Storygraph accounts, you can find Marissa's here and Megan's here.) From there, we break down our highest-rated and lowest-rated reads from this year. You can expect us to talk about a number of novels and books, including: The Annual Migration of Clouds by Premee Mohamed Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toskikazu Kawaguchi (Translated by Geoffrey Trousselot) The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green Persuasion by Jane Austen We Were Liars by E. Lockhart (skip to 41:18 to avoid any spoilers) Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins Emma by Jane Austen The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover (section ends at 1:01:26) From there, we discuss our upcoming reads and announce our next podcast topic. Want your question featured on our podcast? DM us your question on Insta and we'll add it to the book jar. Like our podcast? Consider leaving us a review so more people can find us!0 comments0
- What Makes A Good Villain A Good Villain | Great Antagonists | Iron Widow, Frankenstein, Othello & MoreAll that's evil is not created equal. Marissa and Megan start off this podcast by discussing our most recent reads before we dive into an in-depth discussion of several great antagonists and what makes them so great at being bad. We start with a discussion of the eight main categories of villains: The Anti-Villain, The Beast, The Bully, The Machine, The Mastermind, Evil Incarnate, The Henchman, and The Fanatic. From there, we break down the characteristics that make those bad guys/gals/enbies so amazing to hate. Expect us to also discuss Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, The Shining by Stephen King, Matilda by Ronald Dahl, Harry Potter series by No One, Othello by Shakespeare, No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins, An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir, Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao, Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein, IT by Stephen King, and several others. From there, we discuss our upcoming reads and announce our next podcast topic. Want your question featured on our podcast? DM us your question on Insta and we'll add it to the book jar. Like our podcast? Consider leaving us a review so more people can find us!0 comments0
- Your Monthly Extra Extra | June 2022 Book News & New ReleasesExtra, extra, we've got book news! From new releases to new announcements, Megan and Marissa bring you some of the top headlines for June 2022. Want your question featured on our podcast? DM us your question on Insta and we'll add it to the book jar. Like our podcast? Consider leaving us a review so more people can find us!0 comments0
- Books with the Best Worldbuilding w/ Alix Calfa | Mistborn, Wheel of Time, Tolkein's Middle Earth & MorePlaces of magic, wonder, and realism: we're talking about worldbuilding! Marissa and not-Megan are back in this episode with the best worldbuilding in novels. Alix Calfa fills in for Megan this week and together Marissa and Alix discuss a number of books, including novels by Brandon Sanderson, J.R.R. Tolkein, Dan Brown, and so many more. They also discuss books they have recently finished and finish the episode with a look ahead to next week's topic. Marissa starts off the podcast by discussing John Green's The Anthropocene Reviewed, which she just recently finished. We also introduce our guest, Alix Calfa, who discusses her most recent read. From there, both bookworms jump into this week's topic: What is the best worldbuilding you've read in a novel? Marissa starts by discussing the types of worldbuilding in novels: imaginary, alternate reality, and real places. From there, the readers start with the King of Worldbuilding himself: Mr. J.R.R. Tolkein. Alix jumps into several great and recent reads of hers, including the Mistborn series and Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. Together, the two bookish friends discuss a number of other imaginary worldbuilding, including Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan, The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon, and a few others. After that, they discuss alternate reality worlds. Marissa brings up some classics of this type, including Twilight and Harry Potter and expands into a recent read of her own: Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki. Alix discusses the Akata Witch series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Ready Player One, Dune, The Forgotten Daughter, and DaVinci Code. Lastly, Marissa talks about how vital worldbuilding is even in novels that take place in real places. To strike her point home, she discusses Lures by Sue Goyette, Villette and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, and Jane Austen. Alix finishes off this episode by discussing a few worldbuilding novels that were only "meh," citing Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas, Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard, and others. And, to end the podcast, we draw our next week's topic. If you're looking to find Alix on social, you can find her on Twitter ( @alixcalfa), Instagram ( @alixcalfa), and BookTok ( @alsbooks). Want your question featured on our podcast? DM us your question on Insta and we'll add it to the book jar.0 comments0
- What Are the Best Types of Book Endings? | S.E. Hinton, Suzanne Collins, Markus Zusak & Many MoreHappily ever after – and sometimes not. We're breaking down what makes an ending in a novel good, and which endings are our faves. But first, we start by discussing our most recent reads. From there, we dive into the topic, first discussing six main types of novel endings (Resolved, Unresolved, Ambiguous, Expanded, Unexpected, and Tied). Megan and Marissa briefly describe each and then dive into examples of novels that they've enjoyed from each category. Megan discusses several resolved endings of novels, including Suzanne Collins' The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and Laurie Frankel's This is How it Always is. Marissa discusses how much she hates unresolved endings but loves a well-written ambiguous ending. Both Megan and Marissa discuss the merits and pitfalls of an expanded ending, exemplifying The Book Thief by Markus Zusak as a balanced expanded ending and criticizing Sarah J. Maas for her neat bow-tie ending of the Throne of Glass series. Expect us to also discuss: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green, and several others. From there, the readers discuss new books, up-next reads, and draw for the next podcast's topic. Want your question featured on our podcast? DM us your question on Insta and we'll add it to the book jar. Like our podcast? Consider leaving us a review so more people can find us!0 comments0
Podcast hosts
- The Book Jar Po..
@MarissaMegan
© 2023 Marissa Trarback, Megan Breitenbach
