Overdue Podcast
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Overdue is a podcast about the books you've been meaning to read. Updates Mondays.
We can’t wait to Meet Samantha later this month!
This 40-something year old is very excited for your American Girl episode. 😂
November 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
We can’t wait to Meet Samantha later this month!
Ep 730 - An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Ep 730 - An American Marriage, by Tayari Jones — Overdue
What starts as a dismaying story about a wrongful conviction turns into a deep meditation on loyalty, marriage, and independence. Given the subject matter, you might expect a mystery or a courtroom dr...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Ep 730 - An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Sit Me Baby One More Time Ep 05 - Dawn and the Impossible Three (The Baby-Sitters Club #5)
Sit Me Baby One More Time Ep 05 - Dawn and the Impossible Three (The Baby-Sitters Club #5) — Overdue
Our newest BSC member, Dawn, has a lot to juggle in her debut as a series protagonist. Her mom is dating Mary-Anne's dad. She's low-key feuding with Kristy, the BSC President. And she's been hired by ...
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November 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Sit Me Baby One More Time Ep 05 - Dawn and the Impossible Three (The Baby-Sitters Club #5)
"'I Who Have Never Known Men'” was the first novel I didn’t know what to do with—the first novel that, instead of frightening me or thrilling me, gave me an unmooring sense of disquiet....The book, an enigma, remained in my possession as I moved closer and closer to the end of the world."
“I Who Have Never Known Men” Is a Warning
The slim, disquieting novel, which has become a sensation on TikTok, imagines a child who finds herself at the end of the world.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"'I Who Have Never Known Men'” was the first novel I didn’t know what to do with—the first novel that, instead of frightening me or thrilling me, gave me an unmooring sense of disquiet....The book, an enigma, remained in my possession as I moved closer and closer to the end of the world."
Remember:
If you're good with loose ends:
I Who Have Never Known Men.
If you need lots of lore,
You'll like something else more.
If you're good with loose ends:
I Who Have Never Known Men.
If you need lots of lore,
You'll like something else more.
November 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Remember:
If you're good with loose ends:
I Who Have Never Known Men.
If you need lots of lore,
You'll like something else more.
If you're good with loose ends:
I Who Have Never Known Men.
If you need lots of lore,
You'll like something else more.
“The narrator slowly reconciles herself to the fact that, as the youngest among them, she will be the last of her cohort to survive. Possibly — she has no way of knowing for sure — her death will mean the end of all humanity. Booksellers can barely keep the book in stock.”
The Handmaid’s Tale for Gen Z
How BookTok made a dystopian novel from the ’90s into an indie best seller.
www.thecut.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:04 AM
“The narrator slowly reconciles herself to the fact that, as the youngest among them, she will be the last of her cohort to survive. Possibly — she has no way of knowing for sure — her death will mean the end of all humanity. Booksellers can barely keep the book in stock.”
Ep 729 - I Who Have Never Known Men, by Jacqueline Harpman
Ep 729 - I Who Have Never Known Men, by Jacqueline Harpman — Overdue
A story about a young woman trapped in an underground prison with 39 other women sounds like it could be a stone cold bummer, and it isn’t not that. But this translated French novel from 1995 also...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Ep 729 - I Who Have Never Known Men, by Jacqueline Harpman
The 1996 takeover of the Japanese embassy in Peru "'ought to be an opera,' [Patchett] remembered thinking... she even considered titling the book “How to Fall in Love with Opera,” but her editor told her bookstores would mis-shelve it in their 'How To” sections.'"
Lyric Opera’s ‘Bel Canto’ ripped from the heart, not the headlines
My pain, my pain, has now rehearsed. It has resounded in my heart, And now summons me to sing. For I have met terror on this land, But also kindness, humility, Deliverance and love. I must move for…
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November 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The 1996 takeover of the Japanese embassy in Peru "'ought to be an opera,' [Patchett] remembered thinking... she even considered titling the book “How to Fall in Love with Opera,” but her editor told her bookstores would mis-shelve it in their 'How To” sections.'"
Us, as is our right as millennials, about the Garden State soundtrack.
What’s yours?
What’s yours?
November 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Us, as is our right as millennials, about the Garden State soundtrack.
What’s yours?
What’s yours?
Did you know that by becoming a patron, you get access to our Special Collections? The newest entry is just *despicable*:
Special Collections 003: Despicable Me (2010) | Overdue
Get more from Overdue on Patreon
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November 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Did you know that by becoming a patron, you get access to our Special Collections? The newest entry is just *despicable*:
“Through annotation, I saw patterns in the book I’d scarcely been aware of, as well as countless small acknowledgments I’d embedded here and there: nods to literature and to friends, and to my life at that moment.”
Ann Patchett on Annotating Her Award-Winning Novel Bel Canto Twenty Years Later
If you’ve never read Bel Canto, this is not the place to start. Unmarked copies of this novel abound, and I suggest you get one of those if you want to come to the story without constant interrupti…
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November 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
“Through annotation, I saw patterns in the book I’d scarcely been aware of, as well as countless small acknowledgments I’d embedded here and there: nods to literature and to friends, and to my life at that moment.”
We're happy to support Philabundance. If you're able, we hope you'll consider supporting a food bank or community fridge in your area.
Nonprofit Food Bank and Charity in Philadelphia | Leading the Fight Against Hunger
Our mission is to end hunger for good in the greater Philadelphia area. Learn about who we are, our initiatives and how you can help.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
We're happy to support Philabundance. If you're able, we hope you'll consider supporting a food bank or community fridge in your area.
Ep 728 - Bel Canto, by Ann Patchett
Ep 728 - Bel Canto, by Ann Patchett — Overdue
Perhaps befittingly, Ann Patchett's fourth novel changed the trajectory of her career. The award-winning Bel Canto centers on 58 people (a combination of hostages and militants sequestered in an unn...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Ep 728 - Bel Canto, by Ann Patchett
“Young men, starting out in life, have often asked me “How can I become an Internee?” Well, there are several methods. My own was to buy a villa in Le Touquet on the coast of France and stay there until the Germans came along. This is probably the best and simplest system.”
The genius of Wodehouse - The New Criterion
On the life and works of the master humorist.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:49 AM
“Young men, starting out in life, have often asked me “How can I become an Internee?” Well, there are several methods. My own was to buy a villa in Le Touquet on the coast of France and stay there until the Germans came along. This is probably the best and simplest system.”
Remember remember
November 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Remember remember
If you have an election today—and odds are good that you do!—please go vote. Whether it’s hyperlocal or a nationally watched race, your voice matters.
Send us your sticker pics and we’ll share them!
Send us your sticker pics and we’ll share them!
November 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
If you have an election today—and odds are good that you do!—please go vote. Whether it’s hyperlocal or a nationally watched race, your voice matters.
Send us your sticker pics and we’ll share them!
Send us your sticker pics and we’ll share them!
Ep 727 - My Man Jeeves, by P.G. Wodehouse
Ep 727 - My Man Jeeves, by P.G. Wodehouse — Overdue
Did you ever wonder why the name "Jeeves" has always been inseparable from the concept of "a very good butler"? It's because of these short stories (plus more short stories, plus several novels) by English novelist P.G. Wodehouse. Hapless gadfly Bertie Wooster relies o
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November 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Ep 727 - My Man Jeeves, by P.G. Wodehouse
"Along with S.E. Hinton, Judy Blume and Robert Cormier, Ms. Duncan was credited with helping establish the genre of young-adult fiction — literature carefully tailored for readers who are neither children nor grown-ups, who know more than it may seem but not enough to make their way in the world."
Lois Duncan, whose suspense novels held teen readers spellbound, dies at 82
Her “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and “Killing Mr. Griffin” are classics of YA lit.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"Along with S.E. Hinton, Judy Blume and Robert Cormier, Ms. Duncan was credited with helping establish the genre of young-adult fiction — literature carefully tailored for readers who are neither children nor grown-ups, who know more than it may seem but not enough to make their way in the world."
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October 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Have you listened to this week's episode yet? We and the kid who directed this scene (??) have a question:
a woman is standing in front of a car with her arms outstretched and asking what are you waiting for ? huh ?
Alt: That Moment, apparently directed by a kid??, from I Know What You Did Last Summer when Julie yells "What are you waiting for, huh??" in the street.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Have you listened to this week's episode yet? We and the kid who directed this scene (??) have a question:
“I was quite horrified by the sensationalized violence...To have people screaming and laughing about it did not go down well…[But] I was happy that the book had been made into a movie, because that made all my backlist suddenly very popular. It was like getting a rebirth but in a very strange way.”
‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Author Was ‘Horrified’ by the Movie’s ‘Sensationalized Violence’ After Her Teenage Daughter’s Murder
Lois Duncan, who wrote the original 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' book, was taken aback by the film adaptation's graphic violence.
variety.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
“I was quite horrified by the sensationalized violence...To have people screaming and laughing about it did not go down well…[But] I was happy that the book had been made into a movie, because that made all my backlist suddenly very popular. It was like getting a rebirth but in a very strange way.”
Ep 726 - I Know What You Did Last Summer
Ep 726 - I Know What You Did Last Summer, by Lois Duncan — Overdue
Did you know that the classic 1997 slasher film I Know What You Did Last Summer was actually based on a propulsive young adult thriller from 1973? Lois Duncan's original novel isn't too interested in ...
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October 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Ep 726 - I Know What You Did Last Summer
Sit Me Baby One More Time 04 - Mary Anne Saves the Day (The Baby-Sitters Club #4)
Sit Me Baby One More Time Episode 04 - Mary Anne Save the Day (The Baby-Sitters Club #4) — Overdue
Fresh off their victory over the Baby-Sitters Agency, the girls of the BSC turn on each other in this month's entry. Quiet Mary Anne has to get the group back together, negotiate with her well-meaning...
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October 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Sit Me Baby One More Time 04 - Mary Anne Saves the Day (The Baby-Sitters Club #4)
Choose Your Own "Choose Your Own Adventure" Adventure with this list of Overdue's previous CYOA episodes:
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a ghost is standing in front of a train
Alt: A ghostly train rides through a person standing on the tracks, because Overdue did two Choose Your Own Adventures on Ghost Train, obviously
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October 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Choose Your Own "Choose Your Own Adventure" Adventure with this list of Overdue's previous CYOA episodes:
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