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Novel Liquors

Novel Liquors

By: Alex Entwisle and James Walker
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The Book Club for the Wonderfully Weird. SPOILERS! Each episode Alex and James discuss fantasy and Sci-fi books in depth, with a sense of humour and a little bit of booze. Listen if you don't mind the spoilers or if, like us, you've read the book and just want to talk about that thang!Alex Entwisle and James Walker Art Literary History & Criticism
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  • The Primal Hunter - Zogarth
    Jul 1 2025

    The Primal Hunter - Zogarth

    Join Alex and James for this month’s Novel Liquors Book Club as they tear into Zogarth’s The Primal Hunter, a wild LitRPG survival story where Jake Thayne becomes a lethal solo hunter—spending half the book eating mushrooms (yes, really). They unpack Jake’s rise, his snake god mentor, and William, the Magneto-like mage stirring tribal wars.

    James cranks up the fun by bringing his signature phallic-shaped alcohol bottles, keeping the drinks as wild as the story. Plus, catch their brand-new, razor-sharp 60-second summary—perfect for those wanting the lowdown fast.

    Want to read along? Join the book club with the links below and dive into a new book with Alex and James every month. Grab your favorite drink (phallic-shaped or not) and let’s get this party started!


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    53 mins
  • Dungeon Crawler Carl, The Gate of the Feral Gods - Matt Dinniman
    Jun 1 2025

    Dungeon Crawler Carl - The Gate of the Feral Gods

    This week, Alex and James dive headfirst into The Gate of the Feral Gods, where Carl’s antics get wilder, maybe dumber? The stakes get higher, and he challenges the entire galaxy!

    James brings the party with the one, the only Dirty Shirley cocktail. It’s sweet, strong, and dangerously pink. Combine that with James talking about cockapoos and pegging, that got us all raising eyebrows.

    Of course, he follows it up with a new round of James Complaints. Alex shows rare mercy by letting someone off the hook for their controversial dislike of dogs. James, however, isn’t buying it and may or may not be silently judging for the rest of the episode.As always, the drinks flowed, the complaints raged, and Carl bathed the cat—the cat won.

    We ramble through Dirty Shirleys, Secret Asians, and shout out a few smarter, more focused DCC reviewers (you know who you are).

    Until next time, keep your cocktails strong and your Constitution scores higher. Cheers from Novel Liquors!


    Thank you, Crawlers!

    July: The Primal Hunter - Zogarth

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    54 mins
  • Dungeon Crawler Carl, The Dungeon Anarchists Cookbook - Matt Dinniman
    May 1 2025

    Alex and James are back and already six drinks deep for another Novel Liquors episode! This month, we’re diving face-first into the long-awaited, blood-soaked, chaos-fueled madness of The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook!

    Fueled by Jaeger, beers, and an alarming number of "residual Pac-Men," your favorite barely-functional bookworms giggle, ramble, and occasionally manage to talk in-depth about the gloriously unhinged world of Dungeon Crawler Carl.

    James surprises us with a mystery drink, which may or may not be responsible for the episode slowly derailing into a beautiful mess of laughter, questionable metaphors, and one particularly memorable moment involving James’s “floppy” equipment, but seriously, why would someone choose to be a mushroom?

    Stick around for bonus outtakes, completely intentional innuendo, and enough absurdity to warrant a Constitution saving throw.


    We hope you've been reading along with us. Join us next month for:

    June: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 4 The Gate of The Feral Gods - Matt Dinniman

    July: The Primal Hunter - Zogarth


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