Literary GladiatorsTatiana reviews a nonfiction book about running written by Christopher McDougall, not the musical memoir written by Bruce Springsteen.
Tatiana Reviews Born to Run by Christopher McDougallLiterary Gladiators2023-07-21 | Tatiana reviews a nonfiction book about running written by Christopher McDougall, not the musical memoir written by Bruce Springsteen.
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsEpisode 424- Secret of the Pink Pokemon by Tracey WestLiterary Gladiators2024-10-05 | Panel: Ari, Josh Discussion Starter: Ari Category: Book/Novel
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsEpisode 423- Escape from Appalachia: Tennessee Ghost Story by William MorrisLiterary Gladiators2024-09-28 | Panel: Larry, Jesi, Ari, Josh Discussion Starter: Jesi Category: Short Story/Short Work
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsEpisode 422- Born to Be Hanged by Keith ThomsonLiterary Gladiators2024-09-21 | Panel: Larry, Jesi, Josh Discussion Starter: Jesi Category: Book/Novel
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsCyndi Reviews The Summer of Broken Rules by K.L. WaltherLiterary Gladiators2024-09-14 | Cyndi reviews The Summer of Broken Rules, a book written by K.L. Walther.
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsEpisode 421- Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareLiterary Gladiators2024-09-14 | Panel: Larry, Jesi, Renny, Josh Discussion Starter: Josh Category: Play
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsFrom the Vault: Joshs Ten Best Books Read in 2008Literary Gladiators2024-09-10 | Josh looks back and talks about the ten best books he read in 2008.
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsEpisode 419- The Music Man by Meredith WillsonLiterary Gladiators2024-08-31 | Panel: Cyndi, Renny, Josh Discussion Starter: Renny Category: Play/Musical
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsEpisode 418- The Enduring Chill by Flannery OConnorLiterary Gladiators2024-08-31 | Panel: Larry, Josh Discussion Starter: Larry Category: Short Story/Short Work
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsCyndis Book Haul: First Visit to The Book GardenLiterary Gladiators2024-08-17 | Back in May, Cyndi went with Josh to visit The Book Garden in Cream Ridge, NJ. These are the books she acquired.
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsJoshs Mock Newbery 2024 Wrap-Up and Mock Newbery 2025 Haul/TBRLiterary Gladiators2024-08-17 | Josh decided to challenge himself to read and review 7 books from the 2024 Mock Newbery List and here is a round-up of what he read and how he ranks them. He also talks about the 7 books from the 2025 Mock Newbery List that he plans to read.
Books Mentioned from 2024 Mock Newbery List:
What Happened to Rachel Riley by Claire Swinarski Artemis Sparke and the Sound Seekers Brigade by Kimberly Behre Kenna When Sea Becomes Sky by Gillian McDunn A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt Finally Seen by Kelly Yang
Books Mentioned from 2025 Mock Newbery List:
Light and Air by Mindy Nichols Wendell The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly Ferris by Kate DiCamillo Max in the House of Spies by Adam Gidwitz The Night War by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Louder Than Hunger by John Schu Heroes by Alan Gratz
You can find the Mock Newbery Lists from Goodreads that Josh referred to here:
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsEpisode 417- A Man for All Seasons by Robert BoltLiterary Gladiators2024-08-17 | Panel: Larry, Cyndi, Josh Discussion Starter: Larry Category: Play
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsJosh Interviews Kevin BacharLiterary Gladiators2024-08-13 | Josh interviews Emmy Award winning documentary director, WGA screenwriter, and horror writer and screenwriter Kevin Bachar. The two talk about Bachar's work with filming animals and with Shark Week, as well as his writing, which includes discussion about his newest novel, The Visitor.
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsEpisode 415- After the First Death by Robert CormierLiterary Gladiators2024-08-10 | Panel: Tara, Nick W., Josh Discussion Starter: Josh Category: Book/Novel
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsEpisode 414- Hansel and Gretel by The Brothers GrimmLiterary Gladiators2024-07-20 | Panel: Nick W., Tara, Dan, Josh Discussion Starter: Josh Category: Short Story/Short Work (Fairy Tale)
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsJosh Reviews Finally Seen by Kelly YangLiterary Gladiators2024-07-19 | Josh reviews Finally Seen to wrap up his initial effort of reading 7 books from the Mock Newbery 2024 list on Goodreads.
This review contains details that spoil particular details of the story, but not the overall story and how things conclude.
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsJoshs Book Haul: 19th Visit to The Book GardenLiterary Gladiators2024-07-17 | Josh talks about the books he bought on his 19th visit to The Book Garden.
Books Mentioned:
Science Fantasy: Winter 1971 Issue Science Fiction Adventure Classics: Spring 1971 Issue Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine: January 1978, February 1978, April 1978 (All British Edition), June 1978, and March 1987 Asimov Magazine: July 1983, September 1983, October 1983, November 1983, December 1983, and January 1984 Analog Magazine: December 1969, January 1973, and June 1973 On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer Crispin by Avi Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell The Serpent Never Sleeps by Scott O'Dell Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor Dogsong by Gary Paulsen The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine Ryan White: My Own Story by Ryan White and Ann Marie Cunningham Dances with Wolves by Michael Blake The Big Book of American Trivia by Stephen Lang The Utterly, Completely, and Totally Useless Fact-o-pedia by Charlotte Lowe (illustrated by Gary Bennett) Presidential Wit and Wisdom revised by Charlotte Lee Gross The New Book of Lists by David Wallechinsky and Amy Wallace The China Mirage by James Bradley 1929: The Year of the Great Crash by William K. Klingaman
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsJoshs Book Haul: 8th Visit to Second Time BooksLiterary Gladiators2024-07-17 | Josh talks about the books he bought on a trip he took to Second Time Books in Mt. Laurel, NJ in May 2024.
Books Mentioned:
Magic Terror: 7 Tales by Peter Straub Hayes of the 23rd by T. Harry Williams Egon Schiele by Reinhard Steiner Paul Revere's Ride by David Hackett Fischer The Sorrow of Belgium by Hugo Claus Insatiable by Gael Greene The New Provencal Cuisine by Louisa Jones (photography by Allison Harris) Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks The Sunset Limited by Cormac McCarthy A Passage to India by E.M. Forster The Complete Novels of James Joyce
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsJosh Reviews Monster in the Middle by Tiphanie YaniqueLiterary Gladiators2024-07-17 | Josh reviews a book that he read for a new book club that he joined.
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsJosh Reviews Good Different by Meg Eden KuyattLiterary Gladiators2024-07-16 | Josh reviews a book about a central character on the autistic spectrum.
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsJosh Reviews Ella by Diane RichardsLiterary Gladiators2024-07-10 | Josh reviews a book that he won in a Goodreads giveaway, particularly a work of biographical fiction about a two-year period in Ella Fitzgerald's life.
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsCyndi Reviews Dancing on Seaside by Julius DeangelusLiterary Gladiators2024-07-06 | Cyndi reviews a book from a New Jersey native author about Atlantic City before it became a casino town.
You can find Tara's linktr.ee here: https://linktr.ee/MissWinchester84
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsEpisode 411- Asterion by Jorge Luis BorgesLiterary Gladiators2024-06-29 | After not releasing general discussions for 21 months, Literary Gladiators is back with a new, 15th season of general discussions.
Panel: Nick W., Renny, Charlie, Josh Discussion Starter: Renny Category: Short Story/Short Work
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsLiterary Gladiators Season 15 IntroLiterary Gladiators2024-06-19 | General discussions are coming back! Literary Gladiators will be returning with a 15th season of 17 new discussions beginning on Friday, June 28th at 8 PM ET.
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsJoshs Silent Book Club Book Swap HaulLiterary Gladiators2024-06-12 | In March, Josh took part in the Monmouth County Chapter's Silent Book Club at Asbury Ale House in Asbury Park, NJ. The Monmouth Chapter holds a book swap at each meeting. Here are the 4 books Josh acquired.
Books Mentioned:
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy Dear Mr. Rogers: Letters to Mr. Rogers by Fred Rogers The Idiot by Elif Batuman Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
You can learn more about Silent Book Clubs and possibly find a chapter near you here: https://silentbook.club/
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsJoshs Book Haul: First Visit to Asbury Book CooperativeLiterary Gladiators2024-06-11 | While visiting Asbury Park, NJ for a Silent Book Club meeting, Josh paid a visit to Asbury Book Cooperative off of Cookman Avenue. While he was here, he bought 6 books.
Books Mentioned:
Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy The Rainbow by Yasunari Kawabata Perchance to Dream: Selected Stories by Charles Beaumont The Best American Short Stories 2023 edited by Min Jin Lee (series editor Heidi Pitlor) Maeve Fly by C.J. Leede
You can learn more about Asbury Book Cooperative here: asburybookcoop.org
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsJosh Reviews Simon Sort of Says by Erin BowLiterary Gladiators2024-06-07 | Josh reviews a book that was given a Newbery honor in Simon Sort of Says.
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsX- Josh Reviews Xoloitzcuintli Book by Alex LutherLiterary Gladiators2024-05-25 | Josh takes on a second book for the Alphabet Roundtable Read and reviews the Xoloitzcuintli Book from the Dogfather Series.
You can find Mild's channel, The Mild Rumpus, here: youtube.com/@UCS-b4M2gIKdVhrbWJ69xzNAK- Almas Reviews Klara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroLiterary Gladiators2024-05-25 | Almas from the Booktube channel Almas takes part in the Alphabet Roundtable Read in which she reviews a book that starts with the letter "K."
You can find Almas' channel, Almas, here: youtube.com/@UCmYcQDLWfSPeJTPYrKdLBqAE- Cyndi Reviews Encouragement by Larry Crabb and Dan AllenderLiterary Gladiators2024-05-25 | Cyndi reads and reviews a second book for the Alphabet Roundtable Read. For the letter "E," Cyndi reviews Encouragement: The Key to Caring written by doctors Larry Crabb and Dan Allender.
You can find Mark's channel, Richardson Reads, here: youtube.com/@UC_OmRveMugIyYw0PrwG2xvACyndi Reviews The Epilepsy Shield Project by Chris ArceneauxLiterary Gladiators2024-05-04 | Cyndi talks about a book featuring the art of Chris Arceneaux connected to epilepsy.
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsAris Brief Overview of the Nancy Drew Series by Carolyn KeeneLiterary Gladiators2024-04-28 | Ari talks about the Nancy Drew series and his thoughts about it.
Books Mentioned:
The Sky Phantom (#53) The Strange Message in the Parchment (#54)
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsAri Reviews The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave EggersLiterary Gladiators2024-04-18 | Ari reviews The Eyes and the Impossible, the Dave Eggers novel that won the 2024 Newbery Medal.
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/literary_gladiatorsA Literary Response to Cheese: The RattlesnakeLiterary Gladiators2024-04-16 | Panel: Ari, Dan, Josh Cheese: The Rattlesnake From: Bagliani's Market in Hammonton
You can learn more about Bagliani's Market here: baglianis.com