The Lit Round Table

Join the Sib-Nerds as they discuss the Prologue and Chapter 1 of The Lies of Locke Lamora!

**Originally Featured in Episode 4: Escapism**

Join the Sib-Nerds in Part 2 of their discussion of what exactly bothers them so much about The Hobbit trilogy. While this episode is a bit of downer—have no fear! Episode 13 (coming out July 20, 202…

Even though The Hobbit is one of their favorite books, join the Sib-Nerds as they explain what it is that bothers them so much about The Hobbit trilogy, ranging from tone and characterization to plot…

Even though talking about character deaths may seem to be a sobering topic, the Sib-Nerds share a few laughs as they talk about plot armor, the character deaths that wrecked them, and the ones that w…

Join the sib-nerds as they dive into the differences between soft and hard magic systems. Josef led the discussion and Anna learned a lot! Do you have a preference for soft or hard magic systems? Di…

Anna and Josef dive into the fantasy tropes they “hate” (but not really) in this week’s episode. What are some of your least favorite fantasy tropes?

Discussion of the Lies of Locke Lamora chapters 8…

Anna and Josef discuss what a trope is, and delve into their favorites! What are some of your favorite fantasy tropes? Any that the Sib-nerds missed?

Discussion of the The Lies of Locke Lamora chap…

Today the Sib-Nerds talk about banned books! This topic was motivated by the recent Dr. Seuss controversy. Did you learn something new about what it means for a book to be banned? If you want to do …

The Sib-Nerds dive into their favorite villains! Does a sympathetic villain make them less evil? Does aesthetic play a big role in how we perceive villains? Who would be on your Mount Rushmore of Vi…

This week is all about escapism--is it healthy or not? In the Sib-Nerds unprofessional opinion, it depends! They explore the concept of keeping reality and fiction separated, and particularly their p…

Josef leads the discussion to answer the question: "What is Genre Fiction?" This discussion turns into a conversation about the differences between Genre Fiction and Literary Fiction. Anna admits to …

We've all got favorite characters--and the sib-nerds have a blast talking about theirs! Join Josef and Anna as they go through some of their favorite franchises and discuss the good guys.

Also, how m…

Anna and Josef discuss how they enjoy having a story told to them, and how they prefer telling stories of their own.

Josef is currently playing: The Last of Us part 2 & Ghost of Tsushima

Josef is cur…