Bookclub October 2025 - The Tainted Cup (Robert Jackson Bennett)

About this episode

Eve and Phoenix discuss the themes and plot of Robert Jackson Bennett's The Tainted Cup.

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR: The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett What happens when a tree grows out of a man? What happens when giant ancient creatures are constantly trying to destroy a city? What happens when a gay guy tries to hide his secrets from his genius investigator boss? Only one way to find out - join Eve and Phoenix as they discuss Robert Jackson Bennett's The Tainted Cup! Make sure that you follow us on Instagram (@HearthAndTomePod) and Bluesky (@HearthAndTome) and Tiktok (@Hearth.And.Tome) - to get updates about episodes and behind the scenes clips and shenanigans! As well as follow our presenters: Eve: @CosyCrow (Bluesky, Tiktok, Instagram, Youtube) Phoenix: @beansandfungi (Bluesky, Instagram) Music used: "Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

People in this episode

Hosts: Eve, Phoenix

Topics covered

• book discussion
• fantasy literature
• character analysis
• plot spoilers
• author insights

Keywords

• The Tainted Cup
• Robert Jackson Bennett
• book club
• fantasy
• literature
• spoilers
• character secrets

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Tainted Cup

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