Book Spider

Xi Draconis Books

Book Spider (previously known as The God Setebos) is a book-of-the-week podcast primarily covering novels, with the occasional detour into nonfiction, literary criticism, poetry, and music. We pride ourselves in running a smart podcast for the discerning listener, and we strive for the highest level of intellectual rigor. Our mascot, the book spider, sits in its cold corner, gathering its web of text, looking at the world with its calm, chilly eyes.

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Book Spider

Episodes (151)

Sep 28th Course of the Heart is honest, even if we're not sure what it's honest about
Sep 19th Inconsistent Return on Authorial Indulgence, with JG Ballard's "The Atrocity Exhibition"
Sep 1st John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath: Maybe It's Sanctimonious, but It's Still a Masterpiece

Book Spider

Sep 28, 2026
1 hours
56 MB

In which the Spiders try to make whatever sense should be made of M. John Harrison's The Course of the Heart, a novel in the tradition of semi-sensical vibes books, which pulls a strong emotional core from an uncertain set of events.

Book Spider

Course of the Heart is honest, even if we're not sure what it's honest about

Xi Draconis Books

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