Delta Book Club: Recent Episodes
Megan Silva
This show celebrates all things reading. You'll hear about some neat books worth checking out, what titles are coming to shelves next, and some honest(ly hilarious) commentary on the books we had to get through in English class. If you love books, this half hour show will hopefully help you find your next great read. This show airs on KWDC 93.5, Delta College Radio at 12:30 on Thursdays.
The final episode of Delta Book Club. I'm going to miss doing this show so much, thank you to everyone who has contributed book and music suggestions, and thank you to everyone who has been a guest on this show. In this episode, I discuss "The Lonely Hearts Book Club" by Lucy Gilmore, some good books to read after graduation, and the short story collection "People From My Neighborhood" (and some better things to read). We got some nice goodbye songs in this one, "I'll Be Seeing You" and "For Good".
The silliest Delta Book Club episode! I ask Chat GPT to make book recommendations, write scathing reviews of my least favorite books, and attempt to write one of my episodes for me (it didn't do a very good job). This episode features music I performed that had lyrics& chord progressions generated by Chat GPT. This was my favorite part of this episode, these songs are super weird but were so fun to bring to life.
Michael is back, we discuss I book I cringed my way through (Written In Bone) and a book he really liked that I haven't read yet (Mexican Gothic). We also discuss the internet archive lawsuits and ethical ways to get books free of charge. No music breaks in this one due to time constraints, but I do get thoroughly roasted by Michael.
Happy Birthday, Delta Book Club! I discuss Radio Silence, some exciting news, Women's History Month Books, and The Marriage Plot.
Michael is back to talk about his podcast The Witching Hour which will be starting up again soon, and we discuss Edgar Allan Poe, Francisco Goya, and our recent trip to Home Depot
A deep dive into the history of pirates, featuring Under the Black Flag by David Cordingly, news articles about pirates, and Ninjago: Ninja vs. Pirate (why?). I play some piratey music on ukulele
In this Valentine's Day episode, I discuss a fun romance novel: Infamous by Minerva Spencer. I take a guess at what the plot of some romance novels are without reading the summary, and I discuss Veronica Roth's book Poster Girl.
This episode is all about weird, memorable, important books. I've got Severance by Ling Ma, I explain how books make it to the Engaging Fiction Table at Barnes and Noble, and ask the question: is 1984 actually a good work of fiction? I play some bossa nova guitar music in this one.
I discuss Iman Kariri-Kia's book A Hundred Other Girls (which was startlingly timely for me, your recommendations that you sent via Instagram, and a rather disappointing mystery book. There's animal crossing music and information about scholarships in this one.
Happy Holidays! This is a fun, holiday themed episode where I talk about a holiday romance novel, do a little spoof on Spotify Wrapped, and give an honest evaluation of all 5 Charles Dickens Christmas stories.
I discuss Karen Joy Fowler's The Jane Austen Book Club, recommend some fall books, and discuss a book that took me five years to finish reading.
In this episode, I call local author Jen Sweeney to discuss her children's book series. Authors from California are discussed, and so is a resource for learning more about local authors.
We're celebrating Dia De Los Muertos by reading about death traditions from all over the world in Erica Buist's This Party's Dead. I then found some lists of books read on popular television shows. Lastly, there's a very historically accurate story about the witch hunts called The Manningtree Witches that was so scary and sad, I read it in a day. My original Frankenstein music is featured on this episode.
I discuss Monster She Wrote: a great guidebook about female horror authors, rank 5 Halloween stories based on spookiness, and read a book so terrible I have to sing about it. Featuring my original first drafts of my Frankenstein music.
I'm learning how to use my camera! (Sorry non-Spotify friends, y'all still can't see me) So I had to do this assignment about proper lighting and framing for my DMEDIA 25 class and thought it would be fun to read you all a story while I'm at it. I was obsessed with Edgar Allan Poe in middle school and had so much fun reading this out loud with my scary studio lights on.
I discuss The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore, talk about some banned books, and let people know about the okayish short stories of Shirley Jackson (and recommend some of the author's better work). I play some piano music from my first episode (but edited way better because I have learned a ton about the Audition software in the past 26 episodes).
I discuss the extremely well-liked book The Song of Achilles, talk about some books I got for my birthday through the years, and the bizarre short story The First Year of My Life. I play some piano music.
I discuss Elizabeth Lesser's book: Cassandra Speaks, Jennifer Saint's novel: Ariadne, and talk about a real person I just learned about. I play some music from one of my favorite video games.
Michael and I complete a writing prompt where we have to start our stories with the same first line. Then we discuss the absurdist play Waiting For Godot by Samuel Beckett.
I discuss the hilarious book The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, some sci-fi predictions that came true, and a story so bad competitive readings are held to see who can read it without laughing. I play some space songs from video games on piano.
I discuss Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating, give some suggestions for celebrating National Book Lover's Week, and didn't like Normal People very much. I play some neat piano music in this one.
I discuss Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club, attempt to make my own English curriculum, and discuss a strange novel from the 1970s called Grendel which is a retelling of Beowulf but from the monster's perspective.
Library themed episode, I discuss a book I got from a library (The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall) , tell you guys about the books I donated to Goleman library, and dig through the little free library outside of the radio station. I play some fun jazz music as well.
As promised last week, I discuss Laurel Thatcher Ulrich's Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History, read the summaries of some books you told me about via social media, and talk about the remarkably underwhelming Book Lovers by Emily Henry.
I discuss Not Here To Be Liked (it's a great book btw), whether or not several Bookstagram favorites are worth the hype, and am thoroughly disappointed by Daisy Jones and the Six.
I discuss a self-help book from 1911 that's still surprisingly relevant, weird old news stories, and my dislike for the book The Catcher In the Rye. I also perform music from my great grandma's sheet music, which is over 100 years old.
I discuss The Fangirl's Guide to the Universe, my favorite story-based video games, and take a second look at Divergent. I play piano covers of some songs from tv shows.
I discuss Rosalind Miles's Who Cooked The Last Supper? A Women's History of the World. (I LOVED THIS BOOK), I also talk a bit about the who Bronte Sisters were, and the strange stories of Lydia Davis that are filled with symbolism. I perform some music by cool women. Prerecorded past midnight to be aired on my college's radio station on Thursday, this is a chill, late night discussion of awesome women writers. Hope you enjoy!
I discuss Kris Ripper's The Book Boyfriend, come up with some alternate endings for well-known love stories, and laugh extremely hard at romance novel Beautiful Disaster. I play some love songs on guitar.
I discuss A Series of Unfortunate Events, which was my favorite book series as a kid, recommend some books based on your childhood favorites, and talk about a very special book at the end of the episode. I also perform some of my nostalgic favorite songs.
I discuss short stories including "The Dead", "Blu3rd", "The Lottery", and more. For our music breaks, I performed some Broadway songs.
I discuss The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, which I really enjoyed, answer some questions from you, and discuss the very gory Anatomy: A Love Story. The music this week has an Old Hollywood theme, I had so much fun recording it.
I talk to Andrea Francis and Mireya Alvarado, (the principal and director of school operations, respectively) from the KIPP charter school in Stockton. We discuss the school, their reading list, and our favorite books.
I had a great conversation with my friend Michael Gonzalez about poet and playwright Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz.
I discuss William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, debate whether or not certain books should be considered "classics", and discuss the book "Love in the Time of Cholera" which I absolutely hated. I play some classical guitar music.
I discuss Nolan Gasser's book Why You Like It: The Science and Culture of Musical Taste, 5 genres I didn't know, and my general unease about reading Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. I perform some video game music as well.
This week I discuss The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce, answer some questions from you, and talk about one of my least favorite books, Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. Also, I sing some Carole King music.
I read If We Were Villains, answer the question: is it better to read classics or bestsellers?, and discuss the play filled with silence, The Flick. Also, I sing some Broadway songs.
I discuss Pillow Thoughts by Courtney Peppernell, five poems that mean a lot to me, and the utter ridiculousness of Lewis Caroll's poem The Jabberwocky. Featuring original music by me.
I discuss They Both Die At The End by Adam Silveria (it was soul destroying!), my top 5 love stories, and a weird poem by Shakespeare. Oh, and I play some love songs on my guitar for you guys :)
I discuss The Radium Girls by Kate Moore, books that are coming out soon, and my absolute undying hatred for Walden by Henry David Thoreau.