Didn't Read It

A podcast about classic literature for modern girls gays and theys. Decoding and deconstructing the canon one weird joke at a time — so you don’t have to!

[Icona @iconawrites]

“Go to hell” is boring. “I hope the new book by your favourite author falls short of your expectations” is real. It’s tangible. It’s terrifying.

[Didn't Read It @DidntReadIt]

@BL_Publishing I do snap them up whenever I can find them! & love that they might make it over sooner in future.
Although we WOULD still accept any applications for a Special British Book Friend 👀👀👀

[Didn't Read It @DidntReadIt]

We need someone to start mailing us books from @BL_Publishing for the show. A book dealer, if you will. A lil book hookup. A British Bookup. Because we need #Halloweird and also, oh, so many of their other books

[British Library Publishing @BL_Publishing]

Can we get #HALLOWEIRD trending? Wouldn't that be jolly!

[British Library Publishing @BL_Publishing]

It’s beginning to look a lot like… murder. Publishing on October 10th is Dramatic Murder: A Lost Christmas Murder Mystery by Elizabeth Anthony. It’s 75 years since this novel has been seen, we are very pleased to bring it back! Including a new introduction by @medwardsbooks!

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

I just think we should cast Dev Patel in every adaptation of a classic. he can play any role in any book. he's this generation's Wishbone

[Icona @iconawrites]

“Why are you reading a novel instead of doing something useful?” Because fiction is fun. Because reading opens your mind. Because we don’t just exist to be productive; we should not be afraid to do things just for joy.

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

The worst men you’ve ever met say “books are obsolete,” but print sales have been rising since the pandemic. Library use has surged among young people. Folks are hungry for experiences they can’t get on a screen.

[Jonathan Fine @jonathanbfine]

The great thing about the humanities is that it teaches you that people have been complaining about the exact same shit forever.

[Nooby 🍉 @VeryRealNooby]

As this random guy on tiktok said

[Gillian Branstetter @GBBranstetter]

something about books getting smaller to save the planet while endless AI swallows glaciers whole to "summarize" emails

[Didn't Read It @DidntReadIt]

Not us though. We’re just the right amount of American voiced. Promise.

[Bec Shaw @Brocklesnitch]

Do you every try a podcast and unfortunately the host is just simply too American voiced

[Maliha @CaffeinatedLiha]

I NEED TO READ THE BOOKS I HAVE!

[Didn't Read It @DidntReadIt]

@ohsinnerman Any idea when it might be available in the US?

[Didn't Read It @DidntReadIt]

👀👀👀

[Didn't Read It @DidntReadIt]

Literally the moment we finish recording:

[Maliha @CaffeinatedLiha]

Did I love the book? Yes. Do I remember anything about it? Lmao no.

[Didn't Read It @DidntReadIt]

oh no

[Didn't Read It @DidntReadIt]

Society loves to accuse people of sexual immorality as a means of indirectly attacking social progress and next week’s episode is about people doing exactly that thing in… 1611!
The song of oppression only has one tune. They are not creative people.

[J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski]

This is the insidious part, they always hide behind "pornography" but then they use that same "age curation" to ban Fahrenheit 451, and To Kill a Mockingbird...ain't no dirty pictures in either one of 'em. Porn is what you hide behind while you pursue a broader political agenda.

[SparkNotes @SparkNotes]

"People are allowed to dislike things" wrong! no one is allowed to dislike the part in "The Cask of Amontillado" where Fortunato says "don't worry, I'm not going to die of a cough" and Montresor says "true"

[Jane Austen First Drafts @Austen1stDrafts]

BREAKING: Supreme Court rules it is legal to lure a political enemy into the catacombs of Paris with the promise of a cask of Amontillado.