Espresso Epilogues

Two book-loving besties, Aspa and Erifili, talking about books over coffee. If you're a reader, this is the place for you. We publish around 2 episodes per month, follow along so you don't miss them!

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April 18 · 54 min
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 <3 For partnerships, ideas or feedback: espressoepilogues@gmail.com Love you! Thanks for listening :) xx Aspa + Erifili
Aug 15, 2025 · 45 min
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 <3 For partnerships, ideas or feedback: espressoepilogues@gmail.com Love you! Thanks for listening :) xx Aspa + Erifili
May 29, 2025 · 41 min
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 other good things ;) For partnerships, ideas or feedback: espressoepilogues@gmail.com
May 18, 2025 · 35 min
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 opinions Grilled cheese Our friendship Greek classics Books EVERYONE should read And more... Thanks for being here! There's a new episode coming end of May. See ya! Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ for memes and other good things ;) For partnerships, ideas or feedback: espressoepilogues@gmail.com
Dec 18, 2024 · 47 min
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 Material - Dolly Alderton Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 - Cho Nam-ju The Rachel Incident - Carolin o’Donoghue A Pale View of Hills - Kazuo Ishiguro Ghosts - Dolly Alderton Conversations on Love - Natasha Lunn Kierkegaard: A Single Life - Stephen Backhouse? Boy Parts - Elisa Clark The Symposium - Plato Milkfed - Melissa Broder Transparent Things - Vladimir Nabokov My Brilliant Friend - Elena Ferrante Story of a New Name - Elena Ferrante Essays in Love - Alain de Botton Perfume - Patrick Suskind Indelicacy - Amina Kane Yellow Face - R.F. Kuang Ask the Dust - John Fante Almond - Sohn Won-Pyung The Lost Daughter - Elena Ferrante The Days of Abandonment - Elena Ferrante The Age of Magical Overthinking - Amanda Montell Killers of the flower moon - David Grann Death and the Penguin - Andrey Kurkov The Wager - David Grann Your Story is Your Power - Elle Luna & Susie Herrick Design Your Life: Your Career, Your Way - Erifili Gounari Thank you for listening! Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ for memes and other good things ;) For partnerships, ideas or feedback: espressoepilogues@gmail.com
Dec 8, 2024 · 38 min
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. Thank you for listening! Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ for memes and other good things ;) For partnerships, ideas or feedback: espressoepilogues@gmail.com
Nov 3, 2024 · 47 min
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! Thank you for listening! Connect with us on ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ for memes and other good things ;) For partnerships, ideas or feedback: espressoepilogues@gmail.com
Oct 2, 2024 · 38 min
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 writer, this chat might be for you. You can find my book here: Amazon Waterstones Barnes and Noble Goodreads Thank you for listening! Connect with us on ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ for memes and other good things ;) For partnerships, ideas or feedback: espressoepilogues@gmail.com
Sep 24, 2024 · 40 min
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! Thank you for listening! Connect with us on ⁠TikTok⁠ and ⁠Instagram⁠ for memes and other good things ;) For partnerships, ideas or feedback: espressoepilogues@gmail.com
Jun 11, 2024 · 1 hr 22 min
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! Thank you for listening! Connect with us on ⁠TikTok⁠ and ⁠Instagram⁠ for memes and other good things ;)
Apr 9, 2024 · 54 min
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 Murakami The Secret History - Donna Tartt If We Were Villains - M. L. Rio Babel - R. F. Kuang Good Material - Dolly Alderton Rubyfruit Jungle - Rita Mae Brown White Nights - Fyodor Dostoyevsky The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald A Little Life - Hanya Yanagihara Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky The Stranger - Albert Camus The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath The Silent Patient - Alex Michaelides Thank you for listening! Connect with us on TikTok and Instagram for memes and other good things ;) (p.s. Thanks to John for keeping us hydrated and fed while editing and publishing this episode)
Mar 1, 2024 · 1 hr 24 min
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! You can join our Patreon to become a member of the Espresso Epilogues book club, join our Discord server to meet like-minded people, and access some really cool (I promise) merch. <3 To contact us, see some great book memes, or give us episode ideas: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@espressoepilogues⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@espresso.epilogues⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ Aspa's Substack Erifili's Substack Have a wonderful day and reach out to us anytime!
Feb 27, 2024 · 44 min
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) Reminder: WE'VE LAUNCHED AN ONLINE COMMUNITY AND A ⁠PATREON⁠! :') Join our Patreon to become a member of the Espresso Epilogues book club, join our Discord server to meet like-minded people, and access some really cool (I promise) merch. We'll love you forever and probably include you in our next gratitude meditation. To contact us, see some great book memes, or give us episode ideas: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@espressoepilogues⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@espresso.epilogues⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠
Jan 28, 2024 · 39 min
Speed-reviewing books we loved and hated
Special announcement: WE LAUNCHED AN ONLINE COMMUNITY AND A PATREON! :') Join our Patreon to become a member of the Espresso Epilogues book club, join our Discord server to meet like-minded people, and access some really cool (I promise) merch. We'll love you forever and probably include you in our next gratitude meditation. In this episode, we (attempt to) speed-review the books we read in 2023! The good, the bad, the 5-star favorites, the 1-star disappointments. Including books like 100 Years of Solitude, The Island of Missing Trees, The Goldfinch, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Crime and Punishment, White Nights, Piranesi, Swimming in the Dark, and more. Thank you for listening! To contact us, see some great book memes, or give us episode ideas: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@espressoepilogues⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@espresso.epilogues⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠
Jan 1, 2024 · 46 min
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 remain a free member forever. After that, we are launching a Patreon and turning community access into a paid benefit for new members. We're so excited to welcome you on board! 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're here. To contact us, see some great book memes, or give us episode ideas: Instagram ⁠⁠@espressoepilogues⁠⁠, TikTok ⁠⁠@espresso.epilogues⁠⁠, and our ⁠⁠website⁠⁠ :)
Nov 26, 2023 · 33 min
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're here. To contact us, see some great book memes, or give us episode ideas: Instagram ⁠@espressoepilogues⁠, TikTok ⁠@espresso.epilogues⁠, and our ⁠website⁠ :)
Oct 3, 2023 · 29 min
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 enjoy this chat! <3 In future episodes, we'll discuss authors like Dostoyevsky, cover our favorite classics, talk about philosophical literature covering existentialism and absurdism, and so much more. Stay tuned ;) To contact us / see some great book memes / give us episode ideas: Instagram @espressoepilogues, TikTok @espresso.epilogues, and our website :)
Sep 11, 2023 · 29 min
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 philosophical literature covering existentialism and absurdism, and so much more. Stay tuned ;) To contact us / see some great book memes / give us episode ideas: Instagram @espressoepilogues, TikTok @espresso.epilogues, and our website :)
Sep 4, 2023 · 35 min
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 Dostoyevsky, genres from classics to dark academia, and everything in between. Stay tuned ;) To contact us / see some great book memes / give us episode ideas: Instagram @espressoepilogues, TikTok @espresso.epilogues :)
Aug 11, 2023 · 31 min
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 everything in between. Stay tuned ;) To contact us / see some great book memes / give us episode ideas: Instagram @espressoepilogues, TikTok @espresso.epilogues :)

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