Arcade Bookshop
In Arcade Bookshop, listen to Bryce Johle and Caleb James blab about the stories in video games and books. As writers and gamers, the co-hosts want to emphasize the importance of stories told in all forms, as well as the artists behind them. Play and read along every other Monday!
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Monday Apr 22, 2024
Monday Apr 22, 2024
In Episode 19, the guys are recording from the Drunken Pen Writing Podcast studio, which you can see for yourself if you watch on YouTube!
In the core of the show, the guys talk about StarTropics for the NES. Bryce and Caleb talk about aliens and weird takes on Americana. This game is absolutely bananas.
Play and read along with the guys! See the show schedule for the future episodes below!
Show Schedule:
5/6: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
5/20: Sea of Stars
6/3: Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue
(Dates subject to change at any time, but these are all real episodes!)
Send game and book pairing suggestions or comments to arcadebookshop@gmail.com.
Follow us on TikTok @ArcadeBookshop.
Find us and send us a message @arcade_bookshop on Instagram.
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Monday Apr 15, 2024
In a special guest interview episode of Arcade Bookshop, Bryce and Caleb speak with Nicolas Obregon, author of the Inspector Iwata Series, which currently includes Bluelight Yokohama, Sins as Scarlet, and Unknown Male.
Obregon talks travel writing, what it's like growing up with multiple origins, and how being well-traveled influences writing. The guys also discuss how video games and books lend from each other, and whether video games should be considered culturally vital, just as much as books or film.
Check out Nicolas Obregon's books anywhere, or on obregonbooks.com.
Stay tuned next Monday for a brand new episode of Arcade Bookshop covering the NES classic, StarTropics.
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Friday Apr 12, 2024
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Your miniature answer to the full-length episodes of Arcade Bookshop! Every week we take about 30 minutes to catch up on video game progress, book progress, video game news, writing and publishing updates, and more!
Today we talk briefly about the eclipse and conspiracy theories, a more detailed conversation about the new Sand Land video game based on Akira Toriyama's manga of the same name (coming out 4/26!), and our thoughts on the new Fallout TV show.
Don't forget Arcade Bookshop will be at 3 Rivers Comicon in Pittsburgh the weekend of June 1st! We'll have tons of stickers available if you stop by to chat.
Keep an eye on our IG for updates, but as of right now, no Arcade Cafe for two weeks while Bryce is in Iceland!
Regular episodes of Arcade Bookshop air every other Monday. Listen to a brand new episode covering StarTropics for the NES on Monday, 4/22!
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Monday Apr 08, 2024
Monday Apr 08, 2024
In Episode 18, our video got jacked up and we're temporarily back to audio-only! No worries, we should be back with video for StarTropics in two weeks. Also, Bryce and Caleb talk about those stupid TikTok videos they made back in the winter.
In the core of the show, the guys talk about The Sound and The Fury by William Faulkner. Bryce talks about how he tends to analyze his literature differently depending on how it's presented; overall, Caleb turned out to be much more observant and analytical through this novel, because of its notorious difficulty which completely disabled Bryce.
The guys agree to the story's messages about the fall of the American South in the beginning of the 20th century. They discuss the many different perspectives and writing styles used throughout the book, as well as some of the surprisingly dark subtleties and what Faulkner could have meant by them.
Play and read along with the guys! See the show schedule for the future episodes below!
Show Schedule:
4/22: StarTropics (NES)
5/6: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
5/20: Sea of Stars
6/3: Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue
(Dates subject to change at any time, but these are all real episodes!)
Send game and book pairing suggestions or comments to arcadebookshop@gmail.com.
Follow us on TikTok @ArcadeBookshop.
Find us and send us a message @arcade_bookshop on Instagram.
Friday Apr 05, 2024
Friday Apr 05, 2024
Your miniature answer to the full-length episodes of Arcade Bookshop! Every week we take about 30 minutes to catch up on video game progress, book progress, video game news, writing and publishing updates, and more!
Today we talk new games coming very soon, print gaming magazines and how superior physical media is to digital, a little bit of conspiracy theory, and more publication news with some sweet deals at Cemetery Dance Magazine!
Don't forget Arcade Bookshop will be at 3 Rivers Comicon in Pittsburgh the weekend of June 1st! We'll have tons of stickers available if you stop by to chat.
Regular episodes of Arcade Bookshop air every other Monday. Listen to the sister episode to A Memoir Blue on Monday, 4/8! It's a conversation about The Sound and The Fury by William Faulkner, and it gets wild.
Stay tuned next Friday for another edition of Arcade Cafe!
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Monday Apr 01, 2024
Monday Apr 01, 2024
In a special guest interview episode of Arcade Bookshop, Bryce and Caleb speak with Jeffrey Voccola, author of Kings Row, as well as Bryce's old writing professor and college advisor from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania.
The conversation includes discussion of avenues and pains involved in submitting your writing for publication, how technology impacts writing and students, as well as a fantastic dive into the development of Voccola's novel, Kings Row.
Purchase your copy of Kings Row by Jeffrey Voccola on Amazon or barnesandnoble.com.
Stay tuned next Monday for a brand new episode of Arcade Bookshop covering the classic novel, The Sound and The Fury by William Faulkner.
Instagram @arcade_bookshop.
TikTok @arcadebookshop
Contact Us: arcadebookshop@gmail.com
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Your miniature answer to the full-length episodes of Arcade Bookshop! Every week we take about 30 minutes to catch up on video game progress, book progress, video game news, writing and publishing updates, and more!
Today we talk about publication and rejection news, our thoughts on certain rejections, and where we want to see our writing. We also play "Things That Aren't Contra," where we have to save two books and games from being eliminated from existence.
Regular episodes of Arcade Bookshop air every other Monday. Listen to a brand new special feature episode coming Monday, 4/1! We interview Jeffrey Voccola, author of the novel, Kings Row.
Stay tuned next Friday for another edition of Arcade Cafe!
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Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
In Episode 17, it's the first regular episode of Arcade Bookshop with video! However, video is only available if you watch via YouTube at this time. Also, Bryce and Caleb talk about whether or not interactive stories should be considered video games.
In the core of the show, the guys talk about A Memoir Blue, the interactive story / video game playable on all platforms. The guys dissect the metaphors and visual events of this game that has no words, names, or dialogue. It's truly a beautiful game, which the hosts considered to be sort of a visual poem in its deep action prompts and emotional animations.
Play and read along with the guys! See the show schedule for the next 4 episodes below!
Show Schedule:
4/8: The Sound and The Fury by William Faulkner
4/22: StarTropics (NES)
5/6: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
5/20: Sea of Stars
6/3: Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue
(Dates subject to change at any time, but these are all real episodes!)
Send game and book pairing suggestions or comments to arcadebookshop@gmail.com.
Follow us on TikTok @ArcadeBookshop!
Find us and send us a message @arcade_bookshop on Instagram.