Hardcover Hooligans

Driven insane by genre fiction.

About the show

Two comedians and book-lovers read, review, and roast all kinds of genre fiction.

From classic fantasy and sci-fi to the latest #booktok trend, we'll read ANYTHING and then make sure you hear about it.

Episodes and Blog Entries

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    Icebreaker

    Episode  |  May 11th, 2026  |  1 hr 50 mins
    romance

    Our very first proper modern romance novel. Is it more pornagraphy than romance though? Yes.

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    Gardens of the Moon: Prologue & Book 1 (Part 2 of 2)

    Episode  |  May 5th, 2026  |  57 mins 34 secs

    Our discussion of Book 1 of Gardens of the Moon continues.

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    Gardens of the Moon: Prologue & Book 1 (Part 1)

    Episode  |  May 5th, 2026  |  1 hr 26 mins
    malazan

    We begin reading the first book in the Malazan Book of the Fallen, Gardens of the Moon.

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    Introducing Malazan Maniacs (Cross-post)

    Episode  |  May 5th, 2026  |  1 hr 10 mins
    malazan

    Introducing our new podcast, where Danylo and Mc read the Malazan Book of the Fallen with their significant others.

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    Iron Flame - Part 3

    Episode  |  April 20th, 2026  |  1 hr 39 mins
    book, book podcast, books, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, fantasy, fourth wing, geek, review

    Our eternal plod through this ‘sexy’ tome continues.

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    The Man in the High Castle

    Episode  |  March 30th, 2026  |  1 hr 27 mins
    book, book podcast, books, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, geek, review, scifi

    An alternate history where everyone makes decisions using an ancient Chinese fortune telling book instead of ChatGPT.

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    Iron Flame - Part 2

    Episode  |  March 16th, 2026  |  1 hr 21 mins
    book, book podcast, books, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, fantasy, fourth wing, geek, review

    “This is a book written by a maniac for lunatics.” - Mc

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    What is Hardcover Hooligans?

    Article  |  March 13th, 2026
    By J. McIntyre Godwin (Mc)
    Do you know what a podcast is? If you answered “two straight white guys letting the world know their opinions”, then you’d be right!
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    The Word for World Is Forest

    Episode  |  March 2nd, 2026  |  1 hr 29 mins
    book, comedy, criticism, discussion, geek, review, sci-fi

    A book that has nothing at all to do with what’s happening in our world right now.

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    Iron Flame - Part 1

    Episode  |  February 9th, 2026  |  1 hr 34 mins
    book, book podcast, books, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, fantasy, fourth wing, geek, review

    It’s the book after Fourth Wing! Fifth Wing! No wait, it’s Iron Flame. And current events might be affecting our experience of this book…

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    Fourth Wing - Part 2 (Re-upload)

    Episode  |  January 28th, 2026  |  1 hr 16 mins
    book, book podcast, books, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, fantasy, fourth wing, geek, review

    We finally get to the NSFW parts of Fourth Wing! And also there is a sweet wizard fight.

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    Fourth Wing - Part 1 (Re-upload)

    Episode  |  January 27th, 2026  |  1 hr 9 mins

    We tackle the booktok sensation "Fourth Wing" to find out just what all the hub-bub is about. Is it good? Bad? Sexy??
    Maybe it could be all three.

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    A Court of Mist and Fury - Part 2

    Episode  |  January 19th, 2026  |  1 hr 17 mins
    book, book podcast, books, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, fantasy, geek, review

    While there are several climaxes in this book, the one that matters unfortunately made no sense.

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    A Court of Mist and Fury - Part 1

    Episode  |  January 6th, 2026  |  1 hr 19 mins
    book, book podcast, books, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, fantasy, geek, review

    Everyone's favorite fairy smut series is back! And this time with…less sex? And more PTSD?!

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    A Court of Thorns and Roses - Part 2 (Re-upload)

    Episode  |  December 30th, 2025  |  1 hr 24 mins
    book, book podcast, books, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, fantasy, geek, review

    Cauldron boil and fry me! It's part two of our discussion of the fairy smut phenomenon! And yes, Feyre's bowels are still watery!

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    A Court of Thorns and Roses - Part 1 (Re-upload)

    Episode  |  December 29th, 2025  |  1 hr 26 mins
    book, book podcast, books, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, fantasy, geek, review

    In anticipation of our return to the world of Sarah J. Maas, here's our first episode on the romantasy phenomenon.