Show overview
The Open Book Podcast has published 6 episodes during 2024. That works out to roughly 2 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 18 min and 24 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. Roughly 50% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Arts show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 2 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. Published by Ren Frances.
From the publisher
Join Ren as they talk all things bookish, including reviews, news, the publishing industry, adaptations and the impact of social media on the way we read.
Latest Episodes
S1 Ep 6Why is the book community so messy?!? | A dive into J.K Rowling, Jack Edwards and the Freydís Moon controversy
EIn this episode of The Open Book Podcast, Ren talks about some of the recent controversies in the book community, involving authors and bookish influencers.
S1 Ep 5Is Booktok turning publishing into fast fashion?
In this episode, Ren discusses the impact of Booktok on publishing and adds to the conversation on whether it can be likened to fast fashion."Nowhere Land" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
S1 Ep 4Can we separate art from the artist when it comes to J.K. Rowling?
EIn this episode, Ren talks about J.K. Rowling's impact and discusses if its possible to still separate art from the artist.
S1 Ep 3UNSOLVED LITERARY MYSTERIES
What are your thoughts and theories on these unsolved mysteries?
S1 Ep 2Let's talk about the mess that was the 2023 Hugo Awards
EIn this episode of The Open Book Podcast, Ren talks about the controversy surrounding the 2023 Hugo Awards.
S1 Ep 1Five Ways to Refresh Your Reading in 2024
In the first episode of the 'Talk Bookish to Me' podcast, Ren talks about New Years reading slumps and how to refresh your reading for 2024.