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Overdue

Ep 746 - Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock, by Maud Woolf

March 16, 2026
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Ep 745 - Tuesdays with Morrie, by Mitch Albom

March 9, 2026
The hosts find Mitch Albom's journalistic tendency toward a "view from nowhere" perspective frustrating, particularly when he avoids taking a stance on major events like the OJ Simpson trial or labor strikes.

Ep 744 - Interior Chinatown, by Charles Yu

March 2, 2026
The discussion in *

Sit Me Baby One More Time Ep 08 - Welcome to the BSC, Abby! (The Baby-Sitters Club #90)

February 28, 2026
The episode covers *

Ep 743 - The Sellout, by Paul Beatty

February 23, 2026
The structure of Paul Beatty's *

Ep 742 - Heated Rivalry (Game Changers #2), by Rachel Reid

February 16, 2026
The hosts of "Overdue" are discussing Rachel Reid's popular hockey romance novel, "Heated Rivalry (Game Changers #2)", which they both read, marking their first time covering an explicit MM romance on the show.

Ep 741 - Monk & Robot, by Becky Chambers

February 9, 2026
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Ep 740 - Three Lives, by Gertrude Stein

February 2, 2026
The hosts introduce Gertrude Stein's debut novel, *

Tokyo Drifters Ep 0 - Akira, by Katsuhiro Otomo, an introduction

January 30, 2026
The *

Ep 739 - Fun With Dick and Jane, and other stories

January 26, 2026
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Sit Me Baby One More Time Ep 07 - Jessi's Secret Language (The Baby-sitters Club #16)

January 23, 2026
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Ep 738 - Glorious Exploits, by Ferdia Lennon

January 19, 2026
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Ep 737 - The Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple #1), by Agatha Christie

January 12, 2026
The selection of *

Ep 736 - Consider the Consequences!, by Doris Webster and Mary Alden Hopkins

January 5, 2026
The hosts of *

Ep 735 - American Girl: Meet Samantha, by Susan S. Adler & Meet Addy, by Connie Porter

December 29, 2025
The American Girl franchise, founded by Pleasant Rowland, was intentionally designed as "chocolate cake with vitamins," linking historical education with highly desirable, accessorized dolls to drive sales.

Sit Me Baby One More Time Ep 06 - Hello, Mallory (The Baby-sitters Club #14)

December 26, 2025
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Ep 734 - Kidnapped by the Krampus, by Emily Shore

December 22, 2025
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Ep 733 - The Bookshop, by Penelope Fitzgerald

December 15, 2025
The book discussed in *

Ep 732 - Johnny Got His Gun, by Dalton Trumbo

December 8, 2025
Dalton Trumbo's *

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

December 1, 2025
Louise Penny, author of *

Ep 730 - An American Marriage, by Tayari Jones

November 24, 2025
Tayari Jones intentionally structured *

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

November 22, 2025
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Ep 729 - I Who Have Never Known Men, by Jacqueline Harpman

November 17, 2025
The novel *

Ep 728 - Bel Canto, by Ann Patchett

November 10, 2025
Ann Patchett's *

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

November 3, 2025
The collection *

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

October 27, 2025
The original 1973 novel *

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

October 25, 2025
The central conflict of the *

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

October 20, 2025
The hosts of *

Ep 724 - Dark Carnival, by Ray Bradbury

October 13, 2025
The hosts of "Overdue" are dedicating Episode 724, "Ep 724 - Dark Carnival, by Ray Bradbury," to a selection of short stories from Ray Bradbury's first published collection, which proved difficult to acquire due to its out-of-print status.

Ep 723 - Of Monsters and Mainframes, by Barbara Truelove

October 6, 2025
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Ep 722 - The Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kipling

September 29, 2025
The discussion immediately frames Rudyard Kipling's *

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

September 27, 2025
The third book in *

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

September 22, 2025
Julie Otsuka's novel "The Buddha in the Attic" utilizes a unique "we" perspective to collectively represent the experiences of Japanese picture brides, highlighting both shared struggles and individual nuances.

Ep 720 - Cranford, by Elizabeth Gaskell

September 15, 2025
Elizabeth Gaskell's novel 'Cranford' is characterized by its focus on the social dynamics and 'elegant economy' of women in a declining social class, rather than a strong plot.