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Overdue is a podcast about the books you've been meaning to read. Join Andrew and Craig each week as they tackle a new title from their backlog. Classic literature, obscure plays, goofy childen’s books: they'll read it all, one overdue book at a time.

Overdue is a podcast about the books you've been meaning to read. Join Andrew and Craig each week as they tackle a new title from their backlog. Classic literature, obscure plays, goofy childen’s books: they'll read it all, one overdue book at a time.

 

#786

Ep 732 - Johnny Got His Gun, by Dalton Trumbo

Darkness, imprisoning me / All that I see, absolute horror / I cannot live, I cannot die /... more

08 Dec 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:06

08 Dec 2025


#785

Ep 731 - Still Life (Inspector Gamache #1), by Louise Penny

There has been a murder! A murder in a small Quebecois village where everyone knows each o... more

01 Dec 2025

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:18

01 Dec 2025


#784

Ep 730 - An American Marriage, by Tayari Jones

What starts as a dismaying story about a wrongful conviction turns into a deep meditation ... more

24 Nov 2025

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:43

24 Nov 2025


#783

Sit Me Baby One More Time Ep 05 - Dawn and the Impossible Three (The Baby-Sitters Club #5)

Our newest BSC member, Dawn, has a lot to juggle in her debut as a series protagonist. Her... more

22 Nov 2025

54 MINS

54:11

22 Nov 2025


#782

Ep 729 - I Who Have Never Known Men, by Jacqueline Harpman

A story about a young woman trapped in an underground prison with 39 other women sounds li... more

17 Nov 2025

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:38

17 Nov 2025


#781

Ep 728 - Bel Canto, by Ann Patchett

Perhaps befittingly, Anne Patchett's fourth novel changed the trajectory of her career. Th... more

10 Nov 2025

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:40

10 Nov 2025


#780

Ep 727 - My Man Jeeves, by P.G. Wodehouse

Did you ever wonder why the name "Jeeves" has always been inseparable from the concept of ... more

03 Nov 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:57

03 Nov 2025


#779

Ep 726 - I Know What You Did Last Summer, by Lois Duncan

Did you know that the classic 1997 slasher film I Know What You Did Last Summer was actual... more

27 Oct 2025

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:47

27 Oct 2025


#778

Sit Me Baby One More Time Ep 04 - Mary Anne Saves the Day (The Baby-Sitters Club #4)

Fresh off their victory over the Baby-Sitters Agency, the girls of the BSC turn on each ot... more

25 Oct 2025

53 MINS

53:12

25 Oct 2025


#777

Ep 725 - The Haunted Baby (Choose Your Own Nightmare #13), by Edward Packard

An official offshoot of the classic Choose Your Own Adventure series, the Choose Your Own ... more

20 Oct 2025

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:59

20 Oct 2025


#776

Ep 724 - Dark Carnival, by Ray Bradbury

Everybody loves our old friend Ray Bradbury! This time we’re taking a spin with his first ... more

13 Oct 2025

1 HR 30 MINS

1:30:45

13 Oct 2025


#775

Ep 723 - Of Monsters and Mainframes, by Barbara Truelove

A buzzy title that came to life thanks to BookTok but came to our attention because of a g... more

06 Oct 2025

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:52

06 Oct 2025


#774

Ep 722 - The Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling's classic story collection The Jungle Book doesn't have a jazz orangutan n... more

29 Sep 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:56

29 Sep 2025


#773

Sit Me Baby One More Time Ep 03 - The Truth About Stacey (The Baby-Sitters Club #3)

The Club has encountered (gasp) competition! How will they manage to beat their new rivals... more

27 Sep 2025

47 MINS

47:53

27 Sep 2025


#772

Ep 721 - The Buddha in the Attic, by Julie Otsuka

Some of us read a book. Some of us research the author and the historical context. Some of... more

22 Sep 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:29

22 Sep 2025


#771

Ep 720 - Cranford, by Elizabeth Gaskell

Perhaps Elizabeth Gaskell’s best-known work, Cranford chronicles the lives of some Victori... more

15 Sep 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:44

15 Sep 2025


#770

Ep 719 - The Kaiju Preservation Society, by John Scalzi

For anyone who’s ever loved a movie or TV show where people in silly outfits pretend to be... more

08 Sep 2025

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:12

08 Sep 2025


#769

Ep 718 - The Four Million, by O. Henry

The name O. Henry is synonymous with more than just a candy bar. It's become shorthand for... more

01 Sep 2025

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:14

01 Sep 2025


#768

Sit Me Baby One More Time Ep 02 - Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls (The Baby-Sitters Club #2)

The Club has been humming along for two months until a spat of terrifying phone-based burg... more

29 Aug 2025

52 MINS

52:20

29 Aug 2025


#767

Ep 717 - Bad Summer People, by Emma Rosenblum

As a reader, you cannot get upset if you read a book called "Bad Summer People" and it's f... more

25 Aug 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:22

25 Aug 2025


#766

Ep 716 - An Extraordinary Union (Loyal League #1), by Alyssa Cole

The secret Union organization Elle Burns spies for swears by the four Ls: Loyalty. Legacy.... more

18 Aug 2025

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:41

18 Aug 2025


#765

Ep 715 - Mrs. Caliban, by Rachel Ingalls

We've all heard this story before—giant fish man escapes secret laboratory, giant fish man... more

11 Aug 2025

56 MINS

56:01

11 Aug 2025


#764

Ep 714 - Jaws, by Peter Benchley

The first blockbuster movie started with a blockbuster book about a fish busting up blocks... more

04 Aug 2025

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:26

04 Aug 2025


#763

Ep 713 - Bonjour Tristesse, by Françoise Sagan

You know how sometimes you just want to bro out with your cool hot dad? How sometimes you ... more

28 Jul 2025

53 MINS

53:42

28 Jul 2025


#762

Ep 712 - The Trial, by Franz Kafka

He is Franz Kafka! Franz Kafka! He wrote The Trial. It’s a book about byzantine bureaucrac... more

21 Jul 2025

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:09

21 Jul 2025


#761

Sit Me Baby One More Time Ep 01 - Kristy's Great Idea (The Baby-Sitters Club #1)

We have convened a club whose charter is to learn about The Baby-Sitters Club. Join us as ... more

18 Jul 2025

58 MINS

58:28

18 Jul 2025