"Fitzgerald retains an instantly recognizable voice while veering across a wide range of subjects. The breadth of her knowledge, the lucidity of her intelligence and the quirkiness of her characters provide the satisfaction of a 19th-century novel, yet there is nothing musty about any of her books."

Yippee-ki-yay Overduer

The wet climate of Hardborough simply cannot be good for her.

Ep 733 - The Bookshop, by Penelope Fitzgerald

“My personal feeling was that all wars are bad and can be prevented by intelli gent and compassionate leadership,” [Trumbo] says, “but that once a war is engaged in, it is possible to take sides. I felt that World War II was a moral war from our point of view, one that should be won.”

Metallica providing the soundtrack for this week's episode www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM8b...

Brb coming up with some unicorn voices

Ep 732 - Johnny Got His Gun, by Dalton Trumbo

tune in to this week’s @overduepod.bsky.social to hear me comprehend a particular Aerosmith lyric for the very first time

It's the most wonderful time of the year (Happy Hornydays, obviously)

“I had to be hurt into novel writing…I had to have a lot of ego pounded out of me and pride, I had to learn compassion. I had to do enough vile things that I hated myself, and then was forgiven, so that I had something to write about that wasn’t about how other people perceived me.” - Louise Penny

Ep 731 - Still Life (Inspector Gamache #1) by Louise Penny

We named our fists Dante and Alighieri because they’ll take you to the ninth circle of Hell

“'If you’re excited to read great canonized fiction, then awesome,' says [Andrew] Cunningham [yes, our Andrew Cunningham]. 'But if you’re excited to read an enemies-to-lovers romance or a book where people ride dragons, that’s what you should read.'” We enjoyed chatting for this article!

We can’t wait to Meet Samantha later this month!

Ep 730 - An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

Sit Me Baby One More Time Ep 05 - Dawn and the Impossible Three (The Baby-Sitters Club #5)

"'I Who Have Never Known Men'” was the first novel I didn’t know what to do with—the first novel that, instead of frightening me or thrilling me, gave me an unmooring sense of disquiet....The book, an enigma, remained in my possession as I moved closer and closer to the end of the world."

Remember: If you're good with loose ends: I Who Have Never Known Men. If you need lots of lore, You'll like something else more.

“The narrator slowly reconciles herself to the fact that, as the youngest among them, she will be the last of her cohort to survive. Possibly — she has no way of knowing for sure — her death will mean the end of all humanity. Booksellers can barely keep the book in stock.”

Ep 729 - I Who Have Never Known Men, by Jacqueline Harpman

The 1996 takeover of the Japanese embassy in Peru "'ought to be an opera,' [Patchett] remembered thinking... she even considered titling the book “How to Fall in Love with Opera,” but her editor told her bookstores would mis-shelve it in their 'How To” sections.'"

Us, as is our right as millennials, about the Garden State soundtrack. What’s yours?

Did you know that by becoming a patron, you get access to our Special Collections? The newest entry is just *despicable*:

“Through annotation, I saw patterns in the book I’d scarcely been aware of, as well as countless small acknowledgments I’d embedded here and there: nods to literature and to friends, and to my life at that moment.”

We're happy to support Philabundance. If you're able, we hope you'll consider supporting a food bank or community fridge in your area.

Ep 728 - Bel Canto, by Ann Patchett

Overdue:

“Young men, starting out in life, have often asked me “How can I become an Internee?” Well, there are several methods. My own was to buy a villa in Le Touquet on the coast of France and stay there until the Germans came along. This is probably the best and simplest system.”

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If you have an election today—and odds are good that you do!—please go vote. Whether it’s hyperlocal or a nationally watched race, your voice matters. Send us your sticker pics and we’ll share them!

Ep 727 - My Man Jeeves, by P.G. Wodehouse

"Along with S.E. Hinton, Judy Blume and Robert Cormier, Ms. Duncan was credited with helping establish the genre of young-adult fiction — literature carefully tailored for readers who are neither children nor grown-ups, who know more than it may seem but not enough to make their way in the world."

Have you listened to this week's episode yet? We and the kid who directed this scene (??) have a question:

“I was quite horrified by the sensationalized violence...To have people screaming and laughing about it did not go down well…[But] I was happy that the book had been made into a movie, because that made all my backlist suddenly very popular. It was like getting a rebirth but in a very strange way.”

Ep 726 - I Know What You Did Last Summer

Sit Me Baby One More Time 04 - Mary Anne Saves the Day (The Baby-Sitters Club #4)

Choose Your Own "Choose Your Own Adventure" Adventure with this list of Overdue's previous CYOA episodes: overduepodcast.com/search?q=%22...

Choose Your Are You Afraid Own Nightmare of the Dark? 🤝 "IN THE DOLLHOUSE!!!" www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pVy...

What if The Haunted Baby is a Gabby's Dollhouse origin story, have you ever thought of that??

Ep 725 - The Haunted Baby (Choose Your Own Nightmare #13), by Edward Packard

Want more OverBOO on Ray BradBOOry? He’s been haunting us for years: Ep 28: The Martian Chronicles

Inside every Small Assassin there are two early 90s Macaulay Culkin Starring Vehicles

Whomst among those of us hovering around 40 *doesn’t* spend some time each day yelling at our skeletons

Mr. Electrico "reached down with a flaming sword full of electricity and he tapped me on both shoulders and then the tip of my nose and he cried, 'Live, forever!' And I thought, 'God, that’s wonderful. How do you do that?'...I went home and within days I started to write. And I’ve never stopped."

Ep 724 - Dark Carnival by Ray Bradbury

He doesn't mind!!

"A rising young author of sci-fi horror has made Goulburn her home and is enchanted by its 'cute, quirky and charming’' qualities." Overdue group vacation?

Ep 723 - Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove