Spine Crackers
Books & Literature
Spine Crackers is an in-depth literary analysis podcast where we discuss a different book every other week, with some jokes and goofs tossed in for good measure. Follow us on instagram, twitter, facebook, etc. and check out our patreon! We post our next read on twitter so you can keep up and read along with us if you like. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/spinecrackers https://www.patreon.com/spinecrackers spinecrackerspod@gmail.com
Location:
United States
Genres:
Books & Literature
Description:
Spine Crackers is an in-depth literary analysis podcast where we discuss a different book every other week, with some jokes and goofs tossed in for good measure. Follow us on instagram, twitter, facebook, etc. and check out our patreon! We post our next read on twitter so you can keep up and read along with us if you like. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/spinecrackers https://www.patreon.com/spinecrackers spinecrackerspod@gmail.com
Language:
English
Website:
https://anchor.fm/spinecrackers
Episodes
PAUL READ THE WRONG BOOK?!?
2/8/2026
See how the Spine Crackers react in real time when one of their ranks reads the wrong book. Spoiler: IMPROMPTU 2025 YEAR IN REVIEW!
Duration:02:04:08
Bruce Chatwin - On the Black Hill
11/7/2025
In this episode, the Spine Crackers discuss English travel writer, journalist, and novelist Bruce Chatwin's 1982 novel of place, family, aging, technology, and the march of history On the Black Hill!
Duration:01:24:20
John Barth - Sabbatical: A Romance
9/18/2025
The Spine Crackers return from their...well uh...extended break with a discussion of John Barth's 1982 metafictional romance of espionage, family, love, and death Sabbatical! Back again soon we promise.
Duration:02:31:58
Lauren Groff - Matrix
4/6/2025
In this episode, the Spine Crackers read American author Lauren Groff's 2021 historical novel of belief, sex, class, gender, mysticism and more, Matrix. Full episode available on Patreon as always!
https://www.patreon.com/c/spinecrackers
Duration:01:21:27
Percival Everett - Telephone
2/23/2025
In this episode the Spine Crackers discuss Percival Everett's 2020 novel of grief, loss, human connection, and agency in the face of a seemingly random and uncaring universe, Telephone. Full episode on Patreon as always!
https://www.patreon.com/spinecrackers
Duration:01:26:39
The (Belated) Spine Crackers 2024 Year-In-Review Awards Spectacular
2/9/2025
The Spine Crackers review our 2024 in books, take questions from our Patrons, and reflect on what was and what is to come. Full episode for everyone this time, but check out our Patreon. See you guys again soon!
patreon.com/spinecrackers
Duration:03:07:20
Robert M. Coates - The Eater of Darkness
12/31/2024
In this episode, the Spine Crackers discuss American author and critic Robert M. Coates' 1926 experimental, pseudo-Dada, proto-sci-fi, heist(?) novel The Eater of Darkness! Full episode on Patreon as always!
https://www.patreon.com/c/spinecrackers
Duration:01:08:51
Susan Choi - Trust Exercise
11/12/2024
In this episode, the Spine Crackers discuss Susan Choi's 2019 National Book Award winning novel of trauma, memory, and the nature of storytelling, Trust Exercise!
Full episode available on Patreon!
https://www.patreon.com/c/spinecrackers
Duration:01:16:30
Italo Calvino - The Baron in the Trees
9/25/2024
In this episode, the Spine Crackers discuss postmodern master Italo Calvino's 1957 historical-fantasy-bildungsroman-fable-novel The Baron in the Trees.
Full episode available at https://www.patreon.com/spinecrackers
Duration:01:21:24
William Golding - The Paper Men
8/31/2024
In this episode, the Spine Crackers discuss English author William Golding's (of Lord of the Flies high school fame) first post-Nobel Prize novel of art, fame, and obsession The Paper Men (1984). Full episode on Patreon!
https://www.patreon.com/spinecrackers
Duration:01:10:54
Gerald Murnane - The Plains
7/24/2024
In this episode, the Spine Crackers discuss Australian master Gerald Murnane's 1982 breakout novel of place, country, and the nature of representation The Plains! Full episode on the Spine Crackers Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spinecrackers
Duration:01:14:12
Djuna Barnes - Nightwood
5/15/2024
In this episode the Spine Crackers discuss Djuna Barnes' pioneering 1936 novel of queer modernism, identity, and history, Nightwood. Full episode available at https://www.patreon.com/spinecrackers
Duration:01:17:22
Bernard Malamud - The Natural (feat. Nate of Books You Haven't Read)
3/15/2024
In this episode, the Spine Crackers are joined by friend of the show Nate, who is the proprietor of the excellent Books You Haven't Read Youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@BooksYouHaventRead) to discuss American author Bernard Malamud's 1952 debut novel The Natural.
Duration:01:33:53
Nicholson Baker - Vox
1/28/2024
In this episode, the Spine Crackers discuss American author and literary one-of-a-kind Nicholson Baker's Vox (1992), an erotic study of character, technology, human connection, and fantasy. Full episode on Patreon below:
https://www.patreon.com/spinecrackers
Duration:01:13:36
The Third Annual Spine Crackers Year-in-Review Awards Spectacular (2023 Edition)
1/9/2024
In this year-end episode, the Spine Crackers rank every book we read this year from worst to best, hand out various other awards such as best cover, best quote/passage, best character, answer listener questions, and more!
Duration:03:30:27
Cormac McCarthy - The Passenger
11/30/2023
In this episode, the Spine Crackers discuss American author Cormac McCarthy's penultimate novel of family, loss, madness, and genius, The Passenger. Full episode on our patreon as always!
https://www.patreon.com/spinecrackers
Duration:01:17:44
Malcolm Lowry - Under the Volcano
9/29/2023
In this episode, the Spine Crackers discuss British author Malcolm Lowry's harrowing 1947 masterpiece of love, war, disease, culture, and meaning, Under the Volcano! Full episode available to patrons as always!
https://www.patreon.com/spinecrackers
Duration:01:38:30
Kenzaburō Ōe - The Silent Cry
9/4/2023
In this episode, the Spine Crackers discuss Japanese Nobel Prize winner Kenzaburō Ōe's 1967 novel of family, death, war, and history, The Silent Cry! Full episode available on Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/spinecrackers
Duration:01:22:58
David Duchovny - Truly Like Lightning (feat. Patrick Willems)
8/12/2023
In this episode, the Spine Crackers are joined by friend of the show, real life friend, film critic, filmmaker, youtube legend, and all around renaissance man Patrick Willems to discuss David Duchovny's novel of faith, family, and life in modern-day America Truly Like Lightning. Full episode on Patreon as always!
Pat - https://www.youtube.com/@patrickhwillems
https://www.patreon.com/spinecrackers
Duration:01:50:23
Stefan Zweig - Chess Story
7/22/2023
In this episode, the Spine Crackers discuss Austrian writer Stefan Zweig's final novella of war, class, and genius, Chess Story! Full episode on the Patreon!
https://www.patreon.com/spinecrackers
Duration:01:15:34