HeyJaredThe Dark Academicals
The podcast where we delve into the mythos of dark academia one book at a time.
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- Sep 8, 2026
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Episode 13.5: ‘An Arcane Inheritance’ by Kamilah Cole (opens the original)
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The was inevitable. Just a glance at the summary tells you this book was always heading towards a spot on the podcast: “Ellory Morgan is determined to prove that she belongs at Warren University, an ivy league school whose history is deeply linked to occult rumors and dark secrets. But as she settles into her Freshman year, something about the ornate buildings and shadowy paths feels strangely…familiar. And, with every passing day, that sense of déjà vu grows increasingly sinister. Despite all l
Episode 13.4: ‘Rottenheart’ by Kat Dunn (opens the original)
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It’s no secret that we love Kat Dunn and ‘Hungerstone’ - have you listened to our interview with Kat? - so it was inevitable that we’d have to read and discuss ‘Rottenheart’. Revenge me. For I am murdered . . . Odette and Cecilia are young women, living between their grand homes in Hampstead and the imposing, ancient Herne House in Suffolk. Though Odette's artist mother Lydia keeps a tight grasp on her, she and her beloved Cecilia are mostly left free to roam, to learn and to love. But when Lydi
Episode 13.3: ‘The Rabbit Club’ by Christopher J Yates (opens the original)
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If you’ve been with us since Season 8, you may recognise the name of this week’s author as we read his novel ‘Black Chalk’ back in 2024. Now Yates is back with another dark academia novel that has had it’s praises shouted from the rooftops. When Ali McCain, an eighteen-year-old from Los Angeles, is accepted at Oxford, it’s a chance to fulfil his dreams. To study English literature in England; to meet true intellectuals; and to glimpse the life he might have lived had his father—British rock star
Announcing The Dark Academia Journal - we wrote a book (journal)! (opens the original)
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‘The Dark Academia Journal’ will be published on 10 September 2026 by Wildfire and you can pre-order it right now!
Episode 13.2: ‘When We Were Monsters’ by Jennifer Niven (opens the original)
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Jennifer Niven is a huge name in YA, most known for ‘All the Bright Places’ which was released in 2015 and neither of us had read her since then. As soon as we saw a 2025 dark academia release from her that was compared itself to ‘The Secret History’ we had to revisit this author of the golden age of YA.
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