Espresso Epilogues
Two book-loving besties, Aspa and Erifili, talk about books over coffee. They publish around 2 episodes per month, so follow along to not miss them.
Episodes
East of Eden - Steinbeck's magnum opus
Hello hello!! Welcome back to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two besties talk about books over coffee. We're back with another special episode drop: today we're talking all about our absolute favorite book, East of Eden by John Steinbeck. Expect spoilers ahead.Don't forget to connect with us on TikTok and Instagram <3For partnerships, ideas or feedba
Books that will cure your reading slump
Welcome back to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two besties talk about books over coffee. Are you in a reading slump? If so... It's your lucky day. We're here to prescribe you a few books to cure it. We also chat about Steinbeck, Agatha Christie, Annie Ernaux, and more.Don't forget to connect with us on TikTok and Instagram <3For partnerships, ideas or fe
The best memoirs, existentialism, Substack, coming of age, and more
Welcome back to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two besties talk about books over coffee. Today we're talking about our all-time favorite memoirs - some of which you may have never heard of, and some of which might be on your TBR.We talk about existentialism, Substack, coming of age, female characters, and a lot more.Connect with us on TikTok and Instagram for memes and
Special Q&A episode: books, opinions, stories
We're back from our little hiatus!!!Welcome back to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two besties talk about books over coffee. Today we're doing a special Q&A episode for the first time, answering all kinds of questions we got from you guys on Instagram. We're touching upon:Unpopular book opinionsGrilled cheeseOur friendshipGreek classicsBooks EVERYONE should readAnd more...Thanks for being
Speed-reviewing everything we read in 2024
Welcome back to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two besties talk about books over coffee. It's time to speed-review everything we read in 2024 (okay, almost everything). We tried to keep summaries and reviews to around a minute each, so if you're looking for book recs, you're about to get a whole lot of them. Here are all the books mentioned:
Clara and the Sun - Kazuo Ishiguro
Good Materia
Nonfiction books we love: philosophy, memoirs, and more
Welcome back to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two besties talk about books over coffee. Today we're bringing you guys some of our favorite nonfiction books, and honestly there's something here for everyone. Favorite philosophy books, memoirs, books about the world, and more -- this episode has range and we hope you find something you like.
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Performative reading, booktok, and more
Welcome back to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two besties talk about books over coffee. Join us for a casual chat on the way reading has turned into a performative trend, how it's tied around people's identity, and celebrities hiring professional library curators to look cool. Tons to discuss. This episode is sponsored by scroll.ai!
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My journey as a first-time published author
Welcome back to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two besties talk about books over coffee. This is a solo episode; it's Erifili here, telling you guys all about the book I wrote, how I got it published through traditional publishing, everything I learned in the process of writing a book in 4 months, and answering the questions you sent in on social media! If you're an aspiring author or a write
Books we've been reading & fall catch-up
Welcome back to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two besties talk about books over coffee. We're back and reporting live from Harvard, where we're currently chilling and pretending that we go here. Join us for an autumnal catch-up and to hear about the books we've been reading!
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Philosophy of Love: Essays in Love by Alain de Botton
Hi friends! This episode is originally on Godesulloh Bawa's (our dear friend + your favorite philosophy influencer) podcast called Vibes. He's kindly letting us repost it here too because he's just that nice. Enjoy this long, unedited conversation where the three of us discuss Alain de Botton's Essays in Love, and dive into the philosophy of love through it!
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Specific book recommendations for any occasion
Welcome back to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two besties talk about books over coffee. You guys asked us for very specific book recommendations - and we're here to deliver.
Here are all the books mentioned in this episode:
Perfume - Patrick Süskind
We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson
Everything I Know About Love - Dolly Alderton
Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murak
Philosophy of love: Plato's Symposium, Kierkegaard, Dostoyevsky's White Nights
Welcome to our favorite discussion yet, with a special guest: Godesulloh Bawa, one of our favorite philosophy creators! Today we're discussing the philosophy of love, beauty, and existentialism, through:
Plato's The Symposium
Kierkegaard's Works of Love
Dostoyevsky's White Nights
Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy!
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5-star memoirs
Welcome, welcome. We're here with a discussion on our favorite memoirs! We cover Everything I Know About Love, Educated, I'm Glad My Mom Died, Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman, and Betty. Enjoy! (and please excuse the audio issues... won't happen again we promise)
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Speed-reviewing books we loved and hated
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In this episode, we (attempt to) speed-review the books we read
Franz Kafka: The Trial, Letters to Milena, Metamorphosis
Hi friends!! We're here with the most requested episode yet: Kafka! In this one we discuss The Trial, Metamorphosis, Letters to Milena, and Kafka in general.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: We just launched our online community that you can join for free until January 15th, to connect with other lovers of literature, philosophy, and words in all their forms. If you join by January 15th 2024, you will re
Dostoyevsky, Camus, existentialism and absurdism
We're here with an episode mixing philosophy and literature, our favorite topics. Today we're talking about existentialism and absurdism, through Fyodor Dostoyevsky's White Nights, and Albert Camus' The Stranger / The Outsider.
You're listening to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two book-loving besties, Aspa and Erifili, talk about books over coffee. We're so happy you&
Cozy book recommendations to read in the fall
It's time to embrace reading as the coziest of activities. We're here with 8 cozy book recommendations for you to read in the fall!
Welcome to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two book-loving besties, Aspa and Erifili, talk about books over coffee.
Note from Erifili: We're sorry for the weird change in my mic quality mid-episode! Truly no idea what happened. Bear with us. Hope you e
Donna Tartt and The Secret History: deep dive
Donna Tartt: we love to love her. Welcome to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two book-loving besties, Aspa and Erifili, talk about books over coffee.
In this episode, we're diving into Donna Tartt's work and discussing The Secret History, one of our all-time favorite books!
In future episodes, we'll discuss authors like Dostoyevsky, cover our favorite classics, talk about philosoph
Our summer reads: reviews and recommendations
Welcome to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two book-loving besties, Aspa and Erifili, talk about books over coffee.
In this episode, we're diving into our summer reads. We'll take you through 8 books in total, share our reviews, and discuss. We've got Russian classics, murder mysteries, memoirs, all the good stuff.
In future episodes, we'll discuss authors from Donna Tartt to D
Discussing Instagram poetry
Is it poetry? Is it not?
Welcome to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two book-loving besties, Aspa and Erifili, talk about books over coffee.
In this episode, we're diving into Instagram poetry, the rise of books like milk and honey, and our opinions on this genre.
In future episodes, we'll discuss authors from Donna Tartt to Dostoyevsky, genres from classics to dark academia, and every
Sally Rooney: deep dive
Welcome to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two book-loving besties, Aspa and Erifili, talk about books over coffee.
In this episode, we're diving into Sally Rooney's work and sharing our thoughts on her three popular novels: Conversations with Friends, Normal People, and Beautiful World, Where Are You.
In future episodes, we'll discuss authors from Donna Tartt to Dostoyevsky, genre
5-star book recommendations you can trust
Welcome to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two book-loving besties, Aspa and Erifili, talk about books over coffee.
In this episode, we're talking about our 11 favorite books of all time. They cover many different genres and moods, so there's something for everyone.
In future episodes, we'll discuss authors from Sally Rooney to Dostoyevsky, genres from poetry to dark academia and c
