Books Boys

  Time for series 2 of Arcane with Dean & Animator Aris!Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers, Comedy Comrades and more!booksvboys.com: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time to bring you the latest mini-series of Playboys Extra from 2025, 6 more plays from around the world to complete our world tour. We also have 8 new Playboys (original series) episodes coming soon to patreon. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 We have a bonus episode! Dean & Alex chat about Choppiness On The High Seas by Arvind Wadhera (2024) as part of their virtual book tourCheck out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more! : Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Time for series 5 of Darkplace Dreamers! Dean & Darkplace Robert review Dead Boy Detectives. This was released a year ago on patreon. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Time for series 5 of Darkplace Dreamers! Dean & Darkplace Robert review Dead Boy Detectives. This was released a year ago on patreon. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

   Time for series 5 of Darkplace Dreamers! Dean & Darkplace Robert review Dead Boy Detectives. This was released a year ago on patreon. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FIVE YEARS BABY! Plus Hallowe'en! Welcome to the 5 year anniversary episode of Books Boys! After the most insane month ever, join TheDean!, Playboy Alex, and little Alfred, plus Playgirl Carla & even Darkplace Robert (and maybe other cameos?), as we review our October reads! Be spooked! Be celebratory! Be books!Books discussed include: - Nicholas Nickleby (Charles Dickens, 1839 )- Dombey & Son (Charles Dickens, 1848 )- Ioláni, Or, Tahiti As It Was (Wilkie Collins, pub. 1999 )- The Black Robe (Wilkie Collins, 1881)- Hungry Eyes (Anthony McFly translated by Nichola Clitheroe, 2025)- The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 1892)- Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov, 1955)- Ghostly Stories (Celia Fremlin, pub. 2019)- All My Cats (Bohumil Hrabal, 1983)Check out patreon.com/booksboys for early access to our catalogue of shows, including the latest series of Playboys Extra and Darkplace Dreamers, plus Comedy Comrades and more. Or give us a one-off donation for our anniversary!Booksboys.com for links to our socials, places to listen, merchandise, music and more. Listen to TheDean!'s latest album A Dozen Barely Salvageable on spotify and buy his book The Life Of A Fellow Called Chester on amazon.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  Time for series 2 of Arcane with Dean & Animator Aris!Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers, Comedy Comrades and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Time for series 2 of Arcane with Dean & Animator Aris!Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers, Comedy Comrades and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Time for series 2 of Arcane with Dean & Animator Aris!Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers, Comedy Comrades and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 It's time to bring you 2 more episodes of Caper Captains! Agatha Christie Murder Mysteries. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 It's time to bring you 2 more episodes of Caper Captains! Agatha Christie Murder Mysteries. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Originally released late 2024 on patreon, join Dean & Alex for what was the final play of the series. Soon we will bring you the latest mini-series of Playboys Extra from 2025, 6 plays from around the world. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more! DOWNLOAD, or stream:booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Time for series 5 of Darkplace Dreamers! Dean & Darkplace Robert review Dead Boy Detectives. This was released a year ago on patreon. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  Time for series 5 of Darkplace Dreamers! Dean & Darkplace Robert review Dead Boy Detectives. This was released a year ago on patreon. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  Time for series 5 of Darkplace Dreamers! Dean & Darkplace Robert review Dead Boy Detectives. This was released a year ago on patreon. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 It's been a hectic month and we've both been away travelling, but we manged to read some books and here we are to finish our 5th year of Books Boys with our September reads. Books discussed include: - Tom Jones (Henry Fielding, 1749)- Rape Upon Rape (Henry Fielding, 1730)- The Grotesque Farce of Mr. Punch the Cuckold / Los Cuernos de Don Friolera (Ramón del Valle-Inclán, 1925)- The Book Thief (Markus Zusak, 2005)- Doctor Faustus (Thomas Mann, 1947) - Exo (Colin Brush, 2025)- Une Sirène À Paris / A Mermaid In Paris (Mathias Malzieu 2020)Check out patreon.com/booksboys for early access to our catalogue of shows, including the latest series of Playboys Extra and Darkplace Dreamers, plus Comedy Comrades and more.Booksboys.com for links to our socials, places to lsiten, merchandise, music and more. Listen to TheDean!'s latest album A Dozen Barely Salvageable on spotify and buy his book The Life Of A Fellow Called Chester on amazon.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  Another show from the patreon vaults: series 2 of Animation Adventurers. While waiting for series 2 of Arcane to come out, Dean & Animator Aris decided to review a show she had worked on: 3 Body Problem. LAST EPISODECheck out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers, Comedy Comrades and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  Another show from the patreon vaults: series 2 of Animation Adventurers. While waiting for series 2 of Arcane to come out, Dean & Animator Aris decided to review a show she had worked on: 3 Body Problem. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers, Comedy Comrades and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Another show from the patreon vaults: series 2 of Animation Adventurers. While waiting for series 2 of Arcane to come out, Dean & Animator Aris decided to review a show she had worked on: 3 Body Problem. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers, Comedy Comrades and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  Originally released a year ago on patreon, join Playboy Alex & Playgirl Carla as our world tour takes us to review a Czech play.Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

   Originally released a year ago on patreon, join Dean, & Playgirl Carla as our world tour takes us to China.Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  Time for series 5 of Darkplace Dreamers! Dean & Darkplace Robert review Dead Boy Detectives. This was released a year ago on patreon. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Time for series 5 of Darkplace Dreamers! Dean & Darkplace Robert review Dead Boy Detectives. This was released a year ago on patreon. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 This was a special series bonus episode where we looked at the 80s Twilight Zone reboot.Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 We spent the whole month dancing but still found time to read some (mostly mediocre) books.  Books discussed include:- Extasis (Antonio Soto Madrid, 2018)- Tirano Banderas (Ramón Del Valle-Inclán, 1926)- Tormento (Benito Pérez Galdós, 1884)- Tales From The Café (Toshikazu Kawaguchi, 2020)- Mr. Britling Sees It Through (H.G. Wells, 1916) - Destination Unknown (Agatha Christie, 1954)- Anastasia's Midnight Song (M. Laszlo, 2025)- Antonio & Mellida / Antonio's Revenge (John Marston, 1599-1600)booksboys.com Get all our bonus shows like the latest series of Darkplace Dreamers and Playboys at patreon.com/booksboys  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

      Originally released a year ago on patreon, join Dean, Alex & Robert as they review an action classic. Check out the latest episodes of all our shows on patreon.com/booksboysbooksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Another show from the patreon vaults: series 2 of Animation Adventurers. While waiting for series 2 of Arcane to come out, Dean & Animator Aris decided to review a show she had worked on: 3 Body Problem. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers, Comedy Comrades and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Another show from the patreon vaults: series 2 of Animation Adventurers. While waiting for series 2 of Arcane to come out, Dean & Animator Aris decided to review a show she had worked on: 3 Body Problem. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers, Comedy Comrades and morebooksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Another show from the patreon vaults: series 2 of Animation Adventurers. While waiting for series 2 of Arcane to come out, Dean & Animator Aris decided to review a show she had worked on: 3 Body Problem. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers, Comedy Comrades and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

   Originally released a year ago on patreon, join Dean, & Playboy Alex as they chat about a classic Roman play by PlautusCheck out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

   Originally released a year ago on patreon, join Dean, & Playgirl Carla as they chat about an amazing dystopian Indian play. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    This was a special series of Darkplace Dreamers... Dean and Darkplace Robert were joined by Playboy Alex and Dragon Charlie (rawr!) to review our top 10 episodes of the Twilight Zone. Originally released on patreon a year ago, it's time to bring it to you for free. LAST EPISODE!Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    This was a special series of Darkplace Dreamers... Dean and Darkplace Robert were joined by Playboy Alex and Dragon Charlie (rawr!) to review our top 10 episodes of the Twilight Zone. Originally released on patreon a year ago, it's time to bring it to you for free. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Dean's just back from Spain and it's generally been a crazy month. Dean & Alex are joined for the first half of the episode by Playgirl Carla to chat about our July reads. This month we cover some heavy stuff, and there's a trigger warning for the final part of the show. Books discussed include:- Union Street (Pat Barker, 1982)- Legacy (Jim Chambers, 2025)- Four English Comedies (Jonson, Sheridan, Congreve & Goldsmith, 1606-1777)- La Doble Historia Del Doctor Valmy (Antonio Buero Vallejo, 1968)- A Confederacy Of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole, 1980)- The Butterfly Garden (Dot Hutchinson, 2016)- The Flaqueza Del Bolchevique / The Weakness Of The Bolshevik (Lorenzo Silva, 1997)booksboys.comCheck out the latest episodes of Darkplace Dreamers, Playboys Extra, Comedy Comrades and more at patreon.com/booksboysCheck out TheDean!'s Book The Life Of A Fellow Called Chester on Amazon, and his music on spotify, amazon, apple, etc.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another show from the patreon vaults: series 2 of Animation Adventurers. While waiting for series 2 of Arcane to come out, Dean & Animator Aris decided to review a show she had worked on: 3 Body Problem. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers, Comedy Comrades and more!Download or stream: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another show from the patreon vaults: series 2 of Animation Adventurers. While waiting for series 2 of Arcane to come out, Dean & Animator Aris decided to review a show she had worked on: 3 Body Problem. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers, Comedy Comrades and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

     Originally released a year ago on patreon, join Playboy Alex, & Playgirl Carla as they chat about a Japanese play. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Originally released a year ago on patreon, join Playboy Alex, Playgirl Carla and special guest Animator Aris as they chat about a Japanese play. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

   This was a special series of Darkplace Dreamers... Dean and Darkplace Robert were joined by Playboy Alex and Dragon Charlie (rawr!) to review our top 10 episodes of the Twilight Zone. Originally released on patreon a year ago, it's time to bring it to you for free. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more! booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

   This was a special series of Darkplace Dreamers... Dean and Darkplace Robert were joined by Playboy Alex and Dragon Charlie (rawr!) to review our top 10 episodes of the Twilight Zone. Originally released on patreon a year ago, it's time to bring it to you for free. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean & Alex are joined by Playgirl Carla to chat about our June reads, and we have a call-in form Animator Aris also. This month we cover some heavy stuff, some fun stuff, and some trash. Books discussed include:- We Said Farewell (Amanda Quintero Aguerrevere, 2023)- The Lacuna (Barbara Kingsolver, 2009)- The Iron Heel (Jack London, 1907)- A Duke Won't Do (Jessie Clever, 2023)- Diamonds And Minx (Artelle Freed, 1960)- Self Portrait In Green (Marie NDiaye, 2005)- The Hounding (Xenobe Purvis, 2025) booksboys.comCheck out the latest episodes of Darkplace Dreamers, Playboys Extra, Comedy Comrades and more at patreon.com/booksboysCheck out TheDean!'s Book The Life Of A Fellow Called Chester on Amazon, and his music on spotify, amazon, apple, etc.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

   It's time to take another show out of the vault! Released a year ago on patreon.com/booksboys, it's Animation Adventurers. Join Dean & Animator Aris as we review ARCANE series 1. For series 2, and all our other shows, go to patreonbooksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

       It's time to take another show out of the vault! Released a year ago on patreon.com/booksboys, it's Animation Adventurers. Join Dean & Animator Aris as we review ARCANE series 1. For series 2, and all our other shows, go to patreon.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

     Originally released a year ago on patreon, join Dean & Carla as we talk about this South African play. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers, Comedy Comrades and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Originally released a year ago on patreon, join Dean & guest Mayte as we talk about the Loa to the Divine Narcissus by Sor Juana Inés De La CruzCheck out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers, Comedy Comrades and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 This was a special series of Darkplace Dreamers... Dean and Darkplace Robert were joined by Playboy Alex and Dragon Charlie (rawr!) to review our top 10 episodes of the Twilight Zone. Originally released on patreon a year ago, it's time to bring it to you for free. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more! booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 This was a special series of Darkplace Dreamers... Dean and Darkplace Robert were joined by Playboy Alex and Dragon Charlie (rawr!) to review our top 10 episodes of the Twilight Zone. Originally released on patreon a year ago, it's time to bring it to you for free. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for the latest episodes of Playboys Extra, Darkplace Dreamers, Film Fellows, Animation Adventurers and more!booksboys.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time to tach up on 2 more episodes of poetry pals, released a couple years ago on patreon. Get all our latest shows at patreon.com/booksboysDean & Alex discuss some poems.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time to tach up on 2 more episodes of poetry pals, released a couple years ago on patreon. Get all our latest shows at patreon.com/booksboysDean & Robert discuss some Irish poetry.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.