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Each month, Doof Media hosts a monthly book club live-streamed discussion over on our YouTube channel. Patrons of Doof Media will vote on their book of choice and then we’ll all read it and meet up on the last Friday of the month to discuss and analyze the book.

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December Book Club Selection – JURASSIC PARK by Michael Crichton

December Book Club Selection – JURASSIC PARK by Michael Crichton

For our final book of 2024, our Patrons requested we head back to our childhood and take a look at the book that spawned one of the greatest films of all time. Let's see how it holds up! You know it already, but here’s the summary anyway: An astonishing technique for...

THE BRIGHT SWORD – Doof! Book Club – November 2024

THE BRIGHT SWORD – Doof! Book Club – November 2024

This month we caught up with Lev Grossman's newest novel The Bright Sword, an examination of the King Arthur myth from a new perspective. Note: This is an unedited audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on YouTube, so you'll hear us interact with the...

November Book Club Selection – THE BRIGHT SWORD by Lev Grossman

November Book Club Selection – THE BRIGHT SWORD by Lev Grossman

This month's book sees us looking at The Magicians author's newest novel: The Bright Sword. I am so incredibly excited about this! Here’s the summary: A gifted young knight named Collum arrives at Camelot to compete for a spot on the Round Table, only to find he’s too...

The Maltese Falcon – Doof! Book Club – October 2024

The Maltese Falcon – Doof! Book Club – October 2024

This month we checked out the classic hardboiled detective novel The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett. It's a short, entertaining, and absolutely genre defining novel.  Note: This is an unedited audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on YouTube, so...

THE MASTER AND MARGARITA – Doof! Book Club – September 2024

THE MASTER AND MARGARITA – Doof! Book Club – September 2024

This month we finally got to check out the classic Russian satire The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. This is a challenging novel, but an absolute joy to talk about Note: This is an unedited audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on YouTube, so...

August Book Club Selection – HORROR MOVIE by Paul Tremblay

August Book Club Selection – HORROR MOVIE by Paul Tremblay

Two horror novels in a row! This month our patrons have selected Paul Tremblay's newest book: 2024's Horror Movie! Here's the summary: In June 1993, a group of young guerilla filmmakers spent four weeks making Horror Movie, a notorious, disturbing, art-house horror...

THE TROOP – Doof! Book Club – July 2024

THE TROOP – Doof! Book Club – July 2024

Our patrons decided to gross us out and make us read Nick Cutter's The Troop. Eww... Note: This is an unedited audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on YouTube, so you'll hear us interact with the audience a bit. Click here to submit a book for the Book...

July Book Club Selection – THE TROOP by Nick Cutter

July Book Club Selection – THE TROOP by Nick Cutter

For July's book, our audience wanted to get spooky and weird and so they picked Nick Cutter's The Troop. I've heard.. things about this book. Here’s the summary: Once a year, scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads a troop of boys into the Canadian wilderness for a three-day...

SHOGUN – Doof! Book Club – June 2024

SHOGUN – Doof! Book Club – June 2024

After taking two months to read this massive book we're back to chat about James Clavell's Shogun! Note: This is an unedited audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on YouTube, so you'll hear us interact with the audience a bit. Click here to submit a...

May/June Book Club Selection – SHOGUN by James Clavell

May/June Book Club Selection – SHOGUN by James Clavell

For the next book club, we're going BIG. We were both so enamored by the FX adaptation of Shogun that we just had to read the book. So we're doing it. IMPORTANT NOTE: Shogun is incredibly long and so we've elected to take a couple of months to read it. There will be...

TRESS OF THE EMERALD SEA – Doof! Book Club – April 2024

TRESS OF THE EMERALD SEA – Doof! Book Club – April 2024

Brandon Sanderson is back on the book club and it's possibly our favorite! We're chatting about Tress of the Emerald Sea Note: This is an unedited audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on YouTube, so you'll hear us interact with the audience a bit....

THE HUNTER – Doof! Book Club – March 2024

THE HUNTER – Doof! Book Club – March 2024

In the conclusion of our double header we take a look at Tana French's The Hunter, sequel to last month's The Searcher. It's wonderful because it's Tana French. Read it! Note: This is an unedited audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on YouTube, so...

March 2024 Book Club Selection – THE HUNTER by Tana French

March 2024 Book Club Selection – THE HUNTER by Tana French

That's right! I tricked you all! I manipulated you into voting for Tana last month knowing that her newest book is out today (March 5th!) and that the semi-annual "we-pick-em" was coming that same month. So for March, I (Scott) have selected The Hunter, Tana French's...

THE SEARCHER – Doof! Book Club – February 2024

THE SEARCHER – Doof! Book Club – February 2024

For the third time, the book club sets our sights on the incredible writing of Tana French with her 2020 novel The Searcher! Note: This is an unedited audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on YouTube, so you'll hear us interact with the audience a bit....

February 2024 Book Club Selection – THE SEARCHER  By Tana French

February 2024 Book Club Selection – THE SEARCHER By Tana French

In February, we're heading back to the wonderful world of Tana French's murder mystery novels. This time we're taking a look at her 2020 novel that's a bit of a departure from her normal fare. Here’s the summary: Retired detective Cal Hooper moves to a remote village...

THE FERRYMAN – Doof! Book Club – January 2024

THE FERRYMAN – Doof! Book Club – January 2024

For the first book of 2024, we read and discussed Justin Cronin's latest novel. An often frustrating examination of grief and loss. Note: This is an unedited audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on YouTube, so you'll hear us interact with the audience a...

January 2024 Book Club Selection – THE FERRYMAN By Justin Cronin

January 2024 Book Club Selection – THE FERRYMAN By Justin Cronin

Our first book of 2024 is a book from 2023. We're taking a look at Justin Cronin's latest: The Ferryman. Here’s the summary: Founded by a mysterious genius, the archipelago of Prospera lies hidden from the horrors of a deteriorating outside world. In this island...

STAR WARS: HEIR TO THE EMPIRE – Doof! Book Club – December 2023

STAR WARS: HEIR TO THE EMPIRE – Doof! Book Club – December 2023

Our final book of 2023 had us take a look at one of the most popular and well reguarded Star Wars novels from the pre-Disney era: Timothy Zahn's Star Wars: Heir to the Empire.  Note: This is an unedited audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on YouTube,...

THE FISHERMAN – Doof! Book Club – November 2023

THE FISHERMAN – Doof! Book Club – November 2023

Back in November, Scott and Matt read about the spookiest fishing trip you'll ever go on with John Langan's The Fisherman. After some delay (sorry), here's the audio from that discussion.  Note: This is an unedited audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over...

November 2023 Book Club Selection – THE FISHERMAN By John Langan

November 2023 Book Club Selection – THE FISHERMAN By John Langan

After an extremely close vote both on Patreon and amongst our live attendees, we finally have a book for the month of November. You folks have selected The Fisherman by John Langan Here’s the summary: In upstate New York, in the woods around Woodstock, Dutchman's...

HOUSE OF LEAVES – Doof! Book Club – October 2023

HOUSE OF LEAVES – Doof! Book Club – October 2023

This month Scott got to pick the book for our twice-a-year we-pick-em and selected the creepy and fascinating House of Leaves.  Matt was lost in the house during this episode so his audio is a bit more echo-y than normal. Sorry about that! Note: This is an...

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE – Doof! Book Club – August 2023

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE – Doof! Book Club – August 2023

This month we took at the surprisingly delightful A Clockwork Orange!  Note: This is an unedited audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on YouTube, so you'll hear us interact with the audience a bit. Click here to submit a book for Book Club We'll...

THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO – Doof! Book Club – July 2023

THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO – Doof! Book Club – July 2023

This month we took a look at the absolutely massive and absolutely epic Count of Monte Cristo! Note: This is an unedited audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on YouTube, so you'll hear us interact with the audience a bit. Click here to submit a book...

THE TERROR – Doof! Book Club – May 2022

THE TERROR – Doof! Book Club – May 2022

In May we took a look at Dan Simmon's lengthy and emotional The Terror, a story about a group of sailors trapped in the artic. You can listen to the audio-only version of the show above or watch the VOD of our live-streamed discussion below:...

STATION ELEVEN – Doof! Book Club – April 2022

STATION ELEVEN – Doof! Book Club – April 2022

April's book has us checking out a post-pandemic world with Emily St. John Mandel's Station Eleven You can listen to the audio-only version of the show above or watch the VOD of our live-streamed discussion below: https://youtu.be/DRhGRRF5WCg Click here for a copy of...

FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON – Doof! Book Club – March 2022

FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON – Doof! Book Club – March 2022

March sees us looking at a classic, influential novel with Daniel Keyes' Flowers for Algernon. You can listen to the audio-only version of the show above or watch the VOD of our live-streamed discussion below: https://youtu.be/6nf6z0q39Es Click here for a copy of...

OLD MAN’S WAR – Doof! Book Club – May 2021

OLD MAN’S WAR – Doof! Book Club – May 2021

In this month's book club, Scott and Matt join the colonial forces of Peter Scalzi's Old Man's War! You can listen to the audio-only version of the show above or watch the VOD of our live-streamed discussion below:  https://youtu.be/XimGmTKU64w Click here for a...

THE PLAYER OF GAMES – Doof! Book Club – November

THE PLAYER OF GAMES – Doof! Book Club – November

In this month's book club we play some games that may or may not have Empire-altering consequences. We're discussing Iain M. Banks' The Player of Games! You can listen to the audio-only version of the discussion above, or watch the Livestream version below:...

DUNE – The Doof! Book Club

DUNE – The Doof! Book Club

This month’s book club has Matt and Scott travel to Arrakis to snort some spice and ride some worms with Frank Herbert’s Dune!

October Book Club Selection – DUNE by Frank Herbert

October Book Club Selection – DUNE by Frank Herbert

This month it’s our second annual Doof Pick ‘Em! This means that instead of letting you guys pick, we select the book ourselves. After much deliberation, we decided to go with Frank Herbert’s Dune, a book that Scott shamefully, has never read

HYPERION – The Doof! Book Club

HYPERION – The Doof! Book Club

This month on the book club, Matt and Scott take a pilgrimage to Dan Simmon's Hyperion.  You can listen to the audio-only version of the discussion above, or watch the Livestream version below: https://youtu.be/DwLGFyRCDqE Click here for a copy of the slide deck used!...

The Daly Planet Book Club – THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA

The Daly Planet Book Club – THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA

This month on the book club, Matt and Scott head to the water city of Camorr to take part in some good old fashioned thieving with Scott Lynch's The Lies of Locke Lamora, book one of his continuing Gentlemen Bastards series. You can listen to the audio only version of...

The Daly Planet Book Club – THE GOLDEN COMPASS – Reminder!

The Daly Planet Book Club – THE GOLDEN COMPASS – Reminder!

Hello, Book Clubbers! We just wanted to send out a quick post to remind you all that the next episode of the Daly Planet Book Club will be streaming LIVE this Friday, October 6th at 9:30 PM Central Time! We will be covering The Golden Compass, by Phillip Pulman. If...

The Daly Planet Book Club – FATES AND FURIES – Reading Schedule

Hello fellow readers!  The Daly Planet Book Club is back with our first book of 2016.  This time around we will be reading Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff. Here’s the synopsis: Every story has two sides. Every relationship has two perspectives. And sometimes, it...

The Daly Planet Book Club – WOOL: Part Two Discussion

We made it!  It's Friday, November 13th, and discussion questions and topics for second half of Wool are due! Scott and I along with a special guest will be recording our podcast over the second half of the book, but we need your help! Let us know what you thought of...

The Daly Planet Book Club – WOOL: Part One Discussion

Hello fellow readers, the time has come!  It is Friday October 30th, which means that the first half of our reading of Wool, that is up to the end of the third section titled “Casting Off”, is due! Matt and I along with a special guest will be recording our podcast...

The Daly Planet Book Club – WOOL – Reading Schedule

Hello fellow book lovers.  As I mentioned a few weeks ago, we’re launching the Daly Planet Book Club with our first book, Wool by Hugh Howey.  Wool is a self published science fiction novel that Howey original wrote as a web serial (which seems to be a trend these...

Introducing The Daly Planet Book Club

Remember when I told you guys that we had a bunch of new stuff lined up for you this week? Here’s another one! I’m proud to introduce The Daly Planet Book Club.  The idea with this one is simple, especially if you belong to any other book clubs: We will select a book...

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