The Dust Jacket
A husband and wife talk about books
Episodes
May 2, 2025
Apr 25, 2025
Apr 25, 2025
20 min
We discuss the first installment of Octavia Butler's Xenogenesis trilogy, Dawn. This might be the first book we both really liked!
Light spoilers start at 8 minutes
Apr 18, 2025
Apr 18, 2025
23 min
We discuss The Favorites, by Layne Fargo. Is it too soapy or just soapy enough? Does knowing it's "Wuthering Heights on ice" make it better or worse?
Spoilers from about 15 mins in
Apr 11, 2025
Apr 11, 2025
18 min
We talk about Lottie Hazell's 2024 debut novel, Piglet. One of us rated this book 5 stars, and the other one.... didn't...
Apr 4, 2025
Apr 4, 2025
21 min
We discuss the classic Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, which is an astounding 212 years old! We talk about what still works two centuries later, what feels dated, and whether this book is the origin point of popular romance tropes
Mar 28, 2025
Mar 28, 2025
25 min
We discuss the breakout 2024 hit The Wedding People, by Alison Espach. Yet another book about a wedding...
(Trigger warning: this episode (and the book) talks a lot about suicide)
Mar 21, 2025
Mar 21, 2025
17 min
In which we discuss the 2024 Oprah's book club pick and inspiration for Cillian Murphy's latest movie, Small Things Like These. We talk about how we felt like this novel didn't live up to its potential and do some research that we probably should've done beforehand (but we get there in the end!)
Mar 14, 2025
Mar 14, 2025
40 min
Special guest alert! Our friend Jules joins us to discuss the New York Times 2024 novel of the year, the truly bizarre All Fours, by Miranda July
Mar 7, 2025
Mar 3, 2025
Mar 3, 2025
6 min
A short bonus ep from a few months ago when we were still working out the podcast kinks. As it turns out, we didn't have much to say about Shark Heart