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Kendall Bookworms

Kendall Bookworms

By: Joe and Alex Kendall
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A podcast where two brothers discuss books that they love and the occasional book that missed the mark. We will deep dive into our thoughts about the books along with the themes and book group discussion points that we find pertinent. All the books will be spoiled; you have been warned.Copyright 2023 All rights reserved. Art Literary History & Criticism
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  • Let's Pretend this Never Happened Book Review
    Aug 5 2025

    Joe is back to torturing everyone again with his memoirs. He swears this one is better though. Alex may need some convincing. This month the brothers read Let's Pretend this Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson. It is a rip-roaring life to be shared, full of mental illness, awkward childhoods, and things that can only happen in Texas. (Just a note from Alex: DO NOT LISTEN TO THE AUDIOBOOK!!! Seriously. It's bad.)

    Next month, Alex is picking one of his favorite books of all time. Let's see if Joe is able to tear down another book and trample all over his feelings. Alex has picked, A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. That will be coming out on September 5th. So make sure you mark the date on your calendar, it's bound to be a special one.

    Just as a reminder, we post twice monthly. On the 5th we post our book of the month. And on the 20th we will provide you lovely listeners with a bonus episode (as noted, the brothers are both becoming very busy with life, so this schedule may be changing; please stay tuned for any updates that they will be making). Please make sure to subscribe so that you never miss an episode. And please be active listeners and comment and rate on how you think we are doing. All the details below.

    Please help us grow this podcast. The more listeners we get the more we can do. While Alex and Joe love talking books it is nice to know we aren't the only two out there blathering into the universe.

    If you would like to get ahold of us you can at;

    kendallbookworms@gmail.com

    Our Instagram is;

    https://www.instagram.com/kendallbookworms/

    And now we have a Facebook Page. Check it out at;

    https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553038528087

    We have also started publishing all our audio files onto YouTube. If you would rather listen from there, the link is at;

    www.youtube.com/@Kendallbookworms

    Alex has some self-published books. You can find those at;

    https://www.amazon.com/stores/Alex-Kendall/author/B0BR8LBFJ8?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

    Joe is writing book reviews on Medium and Substack. If you are interested in seeing what else he is reading outside of the podcast, it is worth a look-see.

    Medium Link:

    https://medium.com/@kendalli2002

    Substack Link:

    https://substack.com/@joekendall1?utm_source=user-menu

    This podcast is hosted by Podbean. Please check us out there and like and comment either there or where ever you listen to you podcasts.

    https://kendallbookworms.podbean.com/

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Bonus Episode; The Trouble with Heroes
    Jul 20 2025

    Becky is joining the show again for this latest edition of bonus episodes! She has a new favorite book to talk about, The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner. This is an exciting book for young adult and middle school readers. So listen in and see what all the fuss is about.

    I do need to apologize for the audio quality on this one. This was a last minute recording and editing thing. A few other episodes that the brothers had hoped to have recorded already, have not come to fruition. Joe will work much harder in the future to speak into the mic and at a volume that the mic can actually pick up.

    Next month Joe has picked another memoir. A truly hilarious book by a woman that became famous from her blogging about her wacky life. We will be reading Let's Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) by Jenny Lawson. (A little bit of a spoiler, if you are reading along with us on this, we recommend avoiding the audio book...)

    Just as a reminder, we post twice monthly. On the 5th we post our book of the month. And on the 20th we will provide you lovely listeners with a bonus episode (as noted, the brothers are both becoming very busy with life, so this schedule may be changing; please stay tuned for any updates that they will be making). Please make sure to subscribe so that you never miss an episode. And please be active listeners and comment and rate on how you think we are doing. All the details below.

    Please help us grow this podcast. The more listeners we get the more we can do. While Alex and Joe love talking books it is nice to know we aren't the only two out there blathering into the universe.

    If you would like to get ahold of us you can at;

    kendallbookworms@gmail.com

    Our Instagram is;

    https://www.instagram.com/kendallbookworms/

    And now we have a Facebook Page. Check it out at;

    https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553038528087

    We have also started publishing all our audio files onto YouTube. If you would rather listen from there, the link is at;

    www.youtube.com/@Kendallbookworms

    Alex has some self-published books. You can find those at;

    https://www.amazon.com/stores/Alex-Kendall/author/B0BR8LBFJ8?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

    This podcast is hosted by Podbean. Please check us out there and like and comment either there or where ever you listen to you podcasts.

    https://kendallbookworms.podbean.com/

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • From Hell Book Review
    Jul 5 2025

    Alex is changing up the format again. Keeping it fresh even, maybe. This month he picked a book that is completely different from what we have been reading. Instead of describing imagery of words on page, Alex is having us describe pictures on paper. That's right. We are discussing a graphic novel. Not just any graphic novel, either, but one of the greatest ever written by one of the greatest authors of that medium.

    This month we read From Hell by Alan Moore. we analyze one of the most famous works from one of the most famous authors of the graphic novel world, breaking down our thoughts on where it goes so superbly well, and where things fall a bit flat. Joe also re-watched the movie of the same name and briefly touches on why Moore hated that so much and if Moore was justified.

    Next month Joe has picked another memoir. A truly hilarious book by a woman that became famous from her blogging about her wacky life. We will be reading Let's Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) by Jenny Lawson. (A little bit of a spoiler, if you are reading along with us on this, we recommend avoiding the audio book...)

    Just as a reminder, we post twice monthly. On the 5th we post our book of the month. And on the 20th we will provide you lovely listeners with a bonus episode (as noted, the brothers are both becoming very busy with life, so this schedule may be changing; please stay tuned for any updates that they will be making). Please make sure to subscribe so that you never miss an episode. And please be active listeners and comment and rate on how you think we are doing. All the details below.

    Please help us grow this podcast. The more listeners we get the more we can do. While Alex and Joe love talking books it is nice to know we aren't the only two out there blathering into the universe.

    If you would like to get ahold of us you can at;

    kendallbookworms@gmail.com

    Our Instagram is;

    https://www.instagram.com/kendallbookworms/

    And now we have a Facebook Page. Check it out at;

    https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553038528087

    We have also started publishing all our audio files onto YouTube. If you would rather listen from there, the link is at;

    www.youtube.com/@Kendallbookworms

    Alex has some self-published books. You can find those at;

    https://www.amazon.com/stores/Alex-Kendall/author/B0BR8LBFJ8?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

    This podcast is hosted by Podbean. Please check us out there and like and comment either there or where ever you listen to you podcasts.

    https://kendallbookworms.podbean.com/

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    1 hr and 15 mins
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