Hardcover Hooligans

Driven insane by genre fiction.

Hardcover Hooligans

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

  • A Court of Wings and Ruin - Part 2

    Episode  |  August 17th, 2026  |  1 hr 42 mins
    acotar

    A court of the most selfish maniac psychopaths ever set to print.

  • A Court of Wings and Ruin - Part 1

    Episode  |  August 3rd, 2026  |  1 hr 32 mins
    acotar

    The concept of being anti-Irish in 2017.

  • Iron Flame - Part 5

    Episode  |  July 20th, 2026  |  1 hr 34 mins
    romantasy

    Oh my god we’re finally done

  • Battle Royale (with Steph Callaghan)

    Episode  |  July 6th, 2026  |  1 hr 35 mins
    horror

    The only literary classic that features 15-year-olds killing each other with machine guns.

  • Iron Flame - Part 4

    Episode  |  June 22nd, 2026  |  1 hr 58 mins
    romantasy

    Holy god we can’t believe we’re still reading this

  • Heated Rivalry

    Episode  |  June 8th, 2026  |  1 hr 18 mins
    romance

    The perfect book for Pride Month and Stanley Cup month.

  • Game Changer (Heated Rivalry Book #1)

    Episode  |  May 25th, 2026  |  1 hr 13 mins
    romance

    Are they gay? Yes. Is that their only real character trait? Yes.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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!

  • 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.