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In this podcast, readers Pam and Hallie share their thoughts on the books of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
Books mentioned, in order:
Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
Earth 7 by Deb Olin Unferth
Barn 8 by Deb Olin Unferth
Canon by Paige Lewis
Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Guards Guards by Terry Pratchett
Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar
The Book on the Bookshelf by Henry Petroski
The Book on the Bookshelf by Henry Petroski
My Favourite Thing is Monsters: Volume 1 by Emil Ferris
The Huntress by Kate Quinn
Tusk Love by Thea Guanzon
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Links:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/08/reading-crisis-postliterate-age/687618/
https://duckstamp.com/art-contest/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DayCUUFkdTG/?img_index=1
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Books mentioned, in order:
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T Kingfisher
What Moves the Dead by T Kingfisher
Hemlock and Silver by T Kingfisher
A Wizardās Guide to Defensive Baking by T Kingfisher
Paladinās Grace by T Kingfisher
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
The Frequency of Living Things by Nick Fuller Googins
The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins
A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock
Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Earth 7 by Deb Olin Unferth
Barn 8 by Deb Olin Unferth
The Book on the Bookshelf by Henry Petroski
The Pencil by Henry Petroski
Links referenced:
https://youtu.be/nm--qS8neH8
https://hrcyed.my.canva.site/hrcyed-3-0/
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Books mentioned:
Scott Pilgrim Vol 1 and 2 by Bryan Lee OāMalley
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
Ducks Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann
Final Space: The Final Chapter by Olan Rogers
The Girl from the Sea by Lee Knox Ostertag
The Apple in the Dark by Clarice Lispector tr. Benjamin Moser
The Remembered Soldier by Anjet Daanje tr. David McKay
Nice Try, Jane Sinner by Lianne OELKE
This is the Journey by Alison Malee
Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire
The Dallergut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee, translated by Sandy Joosun Lee
The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Sakinaās Kiss by Vivek Shanbhag tr. Srinath Perur
On Calculation of Volume I by Solvej Balle tr. Barbara J Haveland
On Calculation of Volume II by Solvej Balle tr. Barbara J Haveland
Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell
The Raven Boys Graphic Novel by MS, adapted by Stephanie Williams and Sas Milledge
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon by Mizuki Tsujimura, translated by Yuki Tejima
Are You My Mother? By Alison Bechdel
What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad
Les sentiers de neige by Kev Lambert
City in Glass by Paul Aster, graphic novel adaptation by Paul Karasik and David Mazzucchelli, with a new introduction by Art Spiegelman
Duplex by Mike Nagel
Culdesac by Mike Nagel
A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T Kingfisher
Plant Based Bride + The Everlasting: https://youtu.be/c1ZU9fjzXYQ?
Deedi Reads + The Everlasting: https://deedireads.com/book-reviews/the-everlasting
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Will Hallie ever finish a book again? Plus, Pam is on the verge of multiple BINGOs.
Books mentioned in order:
The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff
Some People by Parini Shroff
Vicious by V.E. Schwab
Vengeful by V.E. Schwab
The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab
The Tapestry of Fate by Shannon Chakraborty
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
Squire by Sara Alfageeh and Nadia Shammas, illustrated by Sara
Pig Wife by Abbey Luck
Ballad for Sophie by Felipe Melo and Juan Cavia
The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill
Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson
Earth 7 by Deb Olin Unferth
Barn 8 by Deb Olin Unferth
Sakinaās Kiss by Vivek Shanbhag translated by Srinath Perur
The Remembered Soldier by Anjet Daanje translated by David McKay
Nice Try, Jane Sinner by Lianne OELKE
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Books mentioned, in order: Shady Hollow by Juneau Black
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson
The princess saves herself in this one by Amanda Lovelace
Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi
Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi
Pool House by Mary H.K. Choi
Storybook Ending by Moira Macdonald
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Oseman
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Apple in the Dark by Clarice Lispector
The Remembered Soldier by Anjaat Danje, translated by David McKay
Review of Portrait of a Thief https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3830163145
Video about Amanda Lovelace poetry https://youtu.be/msL425_IJEM
The Orange by Wendy Cope https://www.best-poems.net/wendy-cope/the-orange.html
Receipt From the Bookshop https://katieclapham.substack.com/p/receipt-from-the-bookshop-146
Why to have more unread books https://austinkleon.substack.com/p/why-our-house-is-a-library
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Books mentioned, in order:
The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King
Carlās Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook by Matt Dinniman
The Art of Vanishing by Morgan Pager
Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
This Kingdom Will not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Game of Thrones by George RR Martin
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
Earth 7 by Deb Olin Unferth
Barn 8 by Deb Olin Unferth
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett
Emily Wildeās Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
The Radiant Dark by Alexandra Oliva
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
The Tapestry of Fate by Shannon Chakraborty
The Incandescent by Emily Tesh
TikTok mentioned: https://www.tiktok.com/@girl_on_couch/video/7363742421588512043?lang=en
Pirate Wonders Readathon Announcement and Rules:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD47gfpqVSg
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CUxGnQKMLT1AtkHs75vKrT7cC317yXPYC4MVm6QDwPU/edit?usp=sharing
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Hallie reads a hot title, and Pam continues a hot series. Look at us, so hip with the book world.
Books mentioned, in order:
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
The Hitch by Sara Levine
Emily Wildeās Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
Emily Wildeās Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
Margoās Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
Portrait of a Thief by Grace D Li
The Apple in the Dark by Clarice Lispector, translated from Portuguese by Benjamin Moser
Carlās Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman
Dungeon Crawler Carl series by Matt Dinniman
The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King
Readathon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYdI2DpVcSE
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Books mentioned, in order:
Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire
Across Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire
Typhoon by Joseph Conrad
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Master and Commander by Patrick OāBrian
We the Drowned by Carsten Jensen
Emily Wildeās Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
Heather Fawcett's Substack: https://heatherfawcett.substack.com/p/the-books-i-read-to-write-emily-wilde
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Books mentioned, in order:
Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately by Alicia Cook
A Bit Much: Poems by Lyndsay Rush
Medium Rare by A Natasha Joukovsky
Portrait of a Mirror by A Natasha Joukovsky
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
The Gatepost by Tim Weed
The Afterlife Project by Time Weed
Break Room by Miye Lee, translated by Sandy Joosun Lee
The Dallergut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee
The Fisherman by John Langan
Zorrie by Laird Hunt
Bunny by Mona Awad
In the House In the Dark of the Woods by Laird Hunt
How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days by Jessie Sylva
We the Drowned by Carsten Jensen
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
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Books mentioned, in order:
Villette by Charlotte Brontƫ
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontƫ
Mate by Ali Hazelwood
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
Hot for Slayer by Ali Hazelwood
The Rehearsal by Eleanor Catton
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
Mad Sisters of Esi by Tashan Mehta
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Metallic Realms by Lincoln Michel
The Pallbearers Club by Paul G. Tremblay
Le journal dāAurĆ©lie Laflamme by India Desjardins
Out of the Loop by Katie Siegel
On the Calculation of Volume by Solvej Balle
The Gatepost by Tim Weed
The Afterlife Project by Tim Weed
Medium Rare by A. Natasha Joukovsky
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
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Books mentioned, in order:
Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction edited by Joshua Whitehead
Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time edited by Hope Nicholson
Out There by Kate Folk
Making Love with the Land by Joshua Whitehead
Muscle Man by Jordan Castro
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Villette by Charlotte Brontƫ
God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Memoir of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Cure for Drowning by Loghan Paylor
A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt
The Radiant Dark by Alexandra Oliva
Arrival by Ted Chiang
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Mad Sisters of Esi by Tashan Mehta
The Rehearsal by Eleanor Catton
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Links referenced:
https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/politics-and-business-magazines/book-month-club-inc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_the_Month
https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads/meet-the-canada-reads-2026-contenders-9.7040200
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Books mentioned, in order:
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The Incandescent by Emily Tesh
The Hitch by Sara Levine
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Muscle Man by Jordan Castro
Mad Sisters of Esi by Tashan Mehta
Piransei by Susanna Clarke
Still Life by AS Byatt
Possession by AS Byatt
Villette by Charlotte Bronte
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Books mentioned, in order:
In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
The Fox and the Devil by Kiersten White
Mind Games by Kiersten White
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Lucy Undying by Kiersten White
Killing Eve: Codename Villanelle by Luke Jennings
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
The Hitch by Sara Levine
Automatic Noodle by Anna Lee Newitz
Goblin poem: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44996/goblin-market
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Books mentioned, in order:
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
The Favorites by Layne Fargo
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontƫ
Landline by Rainbow Rowell
Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell
George Falls Through Time by Ryan Collett
The Wanderers by Meg Howrey
Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die by Greer Stothers
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
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Books mentioned, in order:
Animal Friends of Pica Pau 3 by Yan Schenkel
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Agatha of Little Neon by Claire Luchette
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
The Favorites by Layne Fargo
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontƫ
Landline by Rainbow Rowell
HRCYED 2.0: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzS1f5gbt60
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Books mentioned, in order:
Tell the Machine Goodnight by Katie Williams
My Murder by Katie Williams
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Brigands and Breadknives by Travis Baldree
A Bit Much: Poems by Lyndsay Rush
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
Inkpot Gods by Seanan McGuire
Agatha of Little Neon by Claire Luchette
Dracula by Bram Stoker
The Fox and the Devil by Kiersten White
Watermoon by Samantha Sotto
Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcet
Alchemised by SenLinYu
Spotify Page Match and Bookshop.org News: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/874134/spotify-page-match-audiobook-sync
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/874150/spotify-bookshop-org-physical-books
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Books mentioned, in order:
A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon, translated by Anton Hur
Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz
Stories of Your life by Ted Chiang
Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die by Greer Stothers
Tell the Machine Goodnight by Katie Williams
My Murder by Katie Williams
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Endling by Maria Reva
Happiness by Aminatta Forna
The Hounding by Xenobe Purvis
Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed
Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz
A Bit Much: Poems by Lyndsay Rush
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Books mentioned, in order:
The Hounding by Xenobe Purvis
Aesopās Fables
Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka
Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed, tr. by Deena Mohamed
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
Ballad for Sophie by Filipe Melo and Juan Cavia
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
The Favorites by Layne Fargo
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontƫ
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Something is "apaw" in Hallie's current read. Plus, Pam is reading lots of footnotes!
Books mentioned, in order:
How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler
Happiness by Aminatta Forna
Frappabord by Mireille GagnƩ
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski
Emily Wildeās Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
The Hounding by Xenobe Purvis
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Books mentioned, in order:
Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal
Endling by Maria Reva
How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler
On the Calculation of Volume series by Solvej Balle
Happiness by Aminatta Forna
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Plus, we introduce a new segment to the podcast!
Books mentioned, in order:
Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
The Afterlife Project by Tim Weed
Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
The Hitchhikerās Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Murderbot series by Martha Wells
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Emily Wildeās Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
The Art and Science of Arrival by Tanya Lapointe
Story of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush
Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Frappabord by Mireille GagnƩ
The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die by Greer Stothers
How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler
Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis
Michelle Good news: https://www.cbc.ca/books/canada-reads-winners-michelle-good-and-ziya-tong-among-new-order-of-canada-appointees-9.7031432
Lyndsay Rush: https://www.instagram.com/maryoliversdrunkcousin/?hl=en
Brothers K cover deep dive: https://julianphilosophy.substack.com/p/the-night-before-the-exam
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Pam gets SMART with her goals, Hallie makes puns, and we reveal the books we namedropped the most on the pod this year.
Books mentioned in order:
Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Leech by Hiron Ennes
Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove
Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Afterlife Project by Tim Weed
Crash by Lisa McMann
A Gathering of Shadows by VE Schwab
These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
Shattered Spirits: The Fall of Ishcairn by Cal Black
Fox 8 by George Saunders
Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham
Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu
O Pioneers by Willa Cather
The Door by Magda SzabĆ³
Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner
The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Gone with the WInd by Margaret Mitchell
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
Margoās Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
To Be Taught if Fortunate by Becky Chambers
American War by Omar El Akkad
Emily Wildeās Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
The Odyssey by Homer
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Pam baked four types of cookies, and Hallie, inexplicably, is reading a doorstopper.
Books mentioned in order:
Choose Your Own Adventure series
Goosebump series
Culpability by Peter Holsinger
Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei
The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei
Rose in Chains by Julie Soto
Forget Me Not by Julie Soto
Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto
Leech by Hiron Ennes
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Babel by RF Kuang
Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka
The Afterlife Project by Tim Weed
PhilosophyTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2PA-AKmVpU6NKCGtZq_rKQ
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Pam is on a reread streak and Hallie finally finished Nonfiction November.
Books mentioned in order:
These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Brigands and Breadknives by Travis Baldree
If Youāre Seeing This Itās Meant for You by Leigh Stein
Bunny by Mona Awad
Shattered Spirits: The Fall of Ishcairn by Cal Black
No Land For Heroes by Cal Black
Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei
The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei
Notes On An Execution by Danya Kukafka
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
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Books mentioned in order:
Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor
Monsters: A Fanās Dilemma by Claire Dederer
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben
The Land of Stone Flowers: A Fairy Guide to the Mythical Human Being by Sveta Dorosheva
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green
Brigands and Breadknives by Travis Baldree
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore
Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller
How Far The Light Reaches: A Life In 10 Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Review mentioned: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7093851464
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Pam has success with a book club read and Hallie continues Nonfiction November.
Books mentioned, in order:
The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong
On Earth Weāre Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration by David Roberts
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay
These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore
Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor
NPR Book Concierge https://apps.npr.org/best-books/
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Pam finishes her fifth vampire book, and we share a short bookish gift guide ahead of the holidays
Books mentioned, in order:
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
Every Day I Read: 53 Ways to Get Closer to Books by Hwang Bo-reum, translated by Shanna
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Playground by Richard Powers
The Overstory by Richard Powers
Friends of the Museum by Heather McGowan
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Links mentioned:
https://tertulia.com/
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Hallie continues Nonfiction November and Pam faces an audiobook dilemma.
Books mentioned, in order:
Flesh by David Szalay
There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib
A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib
They Canāt Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib
Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest by Hanif Abdurraqib
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
The Booker Prize: https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/2025
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Our take on "10 Before the End."
Books mentioned, in order:
Hungerstone by Kat Dunn
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu
Briefly a Delicious Life by Nell Stevens
A Certain Hunger Chelsea G. Summers
Piglet by Lottie Hazell
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Hamnet by Maggie OāFarrell
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie OāFarrell
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
A Midsummer Nightās Dream by William Shakespeare
The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater
Vampires at Sea by Lindsay Merbaum
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Thereās Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Paradise Logic by Sophie Kemp
The Afterlife Project by Tim Weed
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei
The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei
How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler
Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett
Guards Guards by Terry Pratchett
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Pam goes for a hat trick with book hauls.
Books and links mentioned in this episode:
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Search by Michelle Huneven
Agatha of Little Neon by Claire Luchette
The World According to Garp by John Irving
100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel GarcĆa MĆ”rquez
Hungerstone by Kat Dunn
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
LINKS
https://thebookerprizes.com/the-childrens-booker-prize
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Surprise, Pam has another book haul!
Books and links mentioned in this episode:
The Annual Migration of Clouds by Premee Mohamed
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
What Draws Us Near edited by Keith Cadieux & Adam Petrash
Vampires at Sea by Lindsay Merbaum
Whimsy by Shannon McLeod
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Hungerstone by Kat Dunn
The Alaskan Bull Worm: https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/Alaskan_Bull_Worm
A Christmas Story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Story
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Pam hauls 25 books!! Just kidding -- only 6 from her haul make an appearance.
Books mentioned, in order:
Tantrum by Rachel Eve Moulton
Rosemaryās Baby by Ira Levin
Hot Wax by M.L. Rio
The Pallbearerās Club by Paul Tremblay
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt
Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Babel, or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
Hungerstone by Kat Dunn
The Southern Book Clubās Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
Wordplay by John Langdon
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Links mentioned this episode:
Seven Samurai Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/seven_samurai_1956
Season 1 of Carmilla web series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uPd3g5wi1A
VSauce on Ambigrams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyD6b9ww-1I
Dracula Daily: https://draculadaily.substack.com/
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In this episode, Hallie loves a book that survived a TBR culling, and Pam reads a book with 80s music built right in.
Books mentioned, in order:
Killer on the Road by Stephen Graham Jones
The Babysitter Lives by Stephen Graham Jones
American War by Omar El Akkad
One Day Everyone Will Always Have Been Against This by Omar El Akkad
Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders
Possession by AS Byatt
Tantrum by Rachel Eve Moulton
Hot Wax by M.L. Rio
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio
Culpability by Bruce Holsinger
Booker Shortlist: https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/2025
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Hallie asks Pam why the Canadian government is like that, and Pam is racing against a library deadline.
Books mentioned, in order:
The Babysitter Lives by Stephen Graham Jones
Killer on the Road by Stephen Graham Jones
Culpability by Bruce Holsinger
Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution by Amy Coney Barrett
Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
VenCo by Cherie Dimaline
Hot Wax by ML Rio
American War by Omar El Akkad
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Hallie has finished a dark academia series and Pam tries her luck at reading new releases.
Books mentioned, in order:
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
To Be Taught If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
Vita Nostra by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko, tr by Julia Meitov Hersey
Assassin of Reality by the Dyachenkos
School of Shards by the Dyachenkos
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie OāFarrell
Hamnet by Maggie OāFarrell
Killer on the Road by Stephen Graham Jones
The Babysitter Lives by Stephen Graham Jones
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
Hot Wax by M.L. Rio
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders
Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Moonbound by Robin Sloan
Mr. Penumbraās 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Sourdough by Robin Sloan
Culpability by Bruce Holsinger
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Hallie, a silly goose, is reading two physical books, and Pam finally conquered a classic.
Books mentioned, in order:
Death du Jour by Kathy Reichs
Whirlaway by Poe Ballantine
100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Looking for a Alaska by John Green
The General in His Labyrinth by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Assassin of Reality by Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko with Julia Meitov Hersey
School of Shards by Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko with Julia Meitov Hersey
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
We, the Drowned by Carsten Jensen
Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Lady Chatterleyās Lover by DH Lawrence
Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
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Hallie learns her series is new this year, and Pam attempts to conquer a classic.
Books mentioned, in order:
Vita Nostra by Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko with Julia Meitov Hersey
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
The Poppy War by RF Kuang
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
Death du Jour by Kathy Reichs
Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs
Iād Kill For That by Kathy Reichs
No Rest for the Dead by Kathy Reichs
Temperance Brennan series by Kathy Reichs
Assassin of Reality by Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko with Julia Meitov Hersey
100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel GarcĆa MĆ”rquez
Whirlaway by Poe Ballantine
The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger
The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald
The Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
School of Shards by Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko with Julia Meitov Hersey
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Pam gets to correct Hallie's French pronunciation and Hallie finished a physical book!
Books mentioned, in order:
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Sounds Like Titanic: A Memoir by Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman
Arcana: The Lost Heirs by Sam Prentice-Jones
The Ravel Cycle Graphic Novel by Maggie Stiefvater
Hotel Du Lac by Anita Brookner
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
Whirlaway by Poe Ballantine
Death du Jour by Kathy Reichs
Vita Nostra by Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko with Julia Meitov Hersey
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
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Pam is getting her license and Hallie has the Titanic recorder meme in her head.
Books mentioned in order:
Bug Hollow by Michelle Huneven
Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
Search by Michelle Huneven
Jamesland by Michelle Huneven
Sounds Like Titanic: A Memoir by Jessica Hindman
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
Nonfiction Book Party Substack: nonfictionbookparty.substack.com
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Pam continues HRCYED and Hallie gets furniture to read on!
Books mentioned, in order:
The Raven Boys (Graphic Novel) by Maggie Stiefvater, adapted by Stephanie Williams, illustrated by Sas Milledge
The Wolves of Mercy Falls series by Maggie Stiefvater
Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab
The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue by VE Schwab
The New Wilderness by Diane Cook
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Good Morning Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton
Island: The Complete Stories by Alistair MacLeod
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
The Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do: https://hrcyed.my.canva.site/
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Hallie's bookshelves are finally done!
Books mentioned, in order:
Hereās To Us by Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli
What If Itās Us by Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli
Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab
Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
Piglet by Lottie Hazell
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Ballad for Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
A Conjuring of Light by VE Schwab
The Raven Boys Graphic Novel by Maggie Stiefvater
Blue Lily Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
Collected works of Shakespeare
Collected works of Walt Whitman
Collected works of Emily Dickinson
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
The Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy by Maggie Stiefvater
The Tales of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
The Borrowers series by Mary Norton
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
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Hallie found a book at a farmer's market, and Pam continues her year of series.
Books mentioned, in order:
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
The Rehearsal by Eleanor Catton
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
Sour Cherry by Natalia Theodoridou
Emily Wildeās Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett
Emily Wildeās Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
Good Morning Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton
The Wanderers by Meg Howrey
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
One Yellow Eye by Leigh Radford
American Rapture by CJ Leede
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab
An Invisible Life of Addie La Rue by VE Schwab
A War of Stone and Scales by Samuel A Zamor
Heartstopper by Alice Oseman
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
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Pam is continuing to work on HRCYED and Hallie is working on her 800+ page read.
Books mentioned, in order:
Iām Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
La version qui nāintĆ©resse personne by Emmanuelle Pierrot
The Invisible Life of Adie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Cainās Jawbone by Edward Powys Mathers
The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare
Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
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We're halfway through the year, so it's time for a check on all those reading goals we set in January!
Books mentioned, in order: Donāt Close Your Eyes by Lisa McMann
Wake by Lisa McMann
Fade by Lisa McMann
Gone by Lisa McMann
Fallen by Lauren Kate
Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
The Cure for Drowning by Loghan Paylor
The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn
Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
To Be Taught If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
Iām Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
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Pam has a book haul and is starting what is quite possibly the hardest reading challenge ever.
Books mentioned, in order:
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty
Where the Lost Wander by Amy Harmon
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Emily Wildeās Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
Salt Slow by Julia Armfield
Up to the Light by Julia Armfield
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
Half-Arse Human: How to Live Better Without Burning Out by Leena Norms
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab
How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler
Babel by RF Kuang
Confessions of a Fox by Jordy Rosenberg
Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space: by Adam Higginbotham
The Cure for Drowning by Loghan Paylor
HRCYED 2.0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzS1f5gbt60
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Pam got to go to a book release event!
Books mentioned, in order:
Lilith by Eric Rickstad
Shades of Magic Series by VE Schwab
A Gathering of Shadows by VE Schwab
The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue by VE Schwab
The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
Deep End by Ali Hazelwood
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab
The Near Witch by VE Schwab
Howlās Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Vicious by VE Schwab
Vengeful by VE Schwab
Emily Wildeās Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
La version qui nāintĆ©resse personne by Emmanuelle Pierrot
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham
Midnight at Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham
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Hallie is back from maternity leave in this not pre-recorded episode! We had a lot of titles to discuss today so we only focused on what we finished in the last two months.
Books mentioned, in order:
Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
Wild Life by Amanda Leduc
North Woods by Daniel Mason
The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Enderās Game by Orson Scott Card
The Poppy War by RF Kuang
Babel by RF Kuang
Yellowface by RF Kuang
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Gregor the Overlander series by Suzanne Collins
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
A Girlās Story by Annie Ernaux, translated by Alison Strayer
Via Negativa by Daniel Hornsby
Agatha of Little Neon by Claire Luchette
Salt Slow by Julia Armfield
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
Open Throat by Henry Hoke
Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire
The River Has Roots by Amal El-Motar
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
Body Friend by Katherine Brabon
All Fours by Miranda July
Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James
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In this pre-recorded episode, Pam and Hallie rank bookish things and aesthetics! Do you agree with our choices?
Books mentioned, in order:
The Collected Novels of Jane Austen
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
The Series of Unfortunate Events series by Lemony Snicket
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession by Allison Hoover Bartlett
Cloud Atlas by by David Mitchell
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Loveless by Alice Oseman
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Sadie by Courtney Summers
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Bunny by Mona Awad
The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
If you want to know the blog post Pam went down a rabbit hole on: https://rhollick.wordpress.com/2018/12/28/french-fold-french-flap/
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In this episode, we pair flowers with books! Check out our garden of titles.
Books mentioned, in order:
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
My Husband by Maud Ventura
Crash by Lisa McMann
Visions Trilogy by Lisa McMann
Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Conversations on Love by Natasha Lunn
The Martian by Andy Weir
Resources used:
https://www.almanac.com/flower-meanings-language-flowers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_plants_with_symbolism
https://archive.org/details/miniaturelangua00burk/page/56/mode/2up
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In this episode, Pam is joined by her husband Marc for the first time on the pod! Listen as they unbox the surprise books he picked out for her birthday.
Books mentioned, in order:
Animal Friends of Pica Pau 2 by Yan Schenkel
Animal Friends of Pica Pau by Yan Schenkel
Animal Friends of Pica Pau 3 by Yan Schenkel
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire (Wayward Children's Series)
Shady Hollow by Juneau Black
L'Ćle au trĆ©sor (Treasure Island) by Robert Louis Stevenson
De cape et de crocs written by Alain Ayroles and art by Jean-Luc Masbou
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If you're reading this, Hallie's baby has arrived! This is a prerecorded episode about our favorite children's literature. (Though be warned, listeners, there is a PG-13 word for "butt" in this episode, so it may not be entirely family friendly.) Enjoy!
Books mentioned, in order:
Slinky Malinky, written and illustrated by Lynley Dodd
The Very Hungry Caterpillar, written and illustrated by Eric Carle
Red is Best by Kathy Stinson, illustrated by Robin Baird Lewis
Stellaluna, written and illustrated by Janell Cannon
Look Out for Pirates! written by Iris Vinton, illustrated by H. B. Vestal
Nancy Drew series by Carolyn Keene
Il Ć©tait une foisā¦ 12 histoires Ć raconter (Once Upon a Time, 12 stories to share)
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Hallie has a DNF and Pam has a book haul!
Books mentioned, in order:
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
The Lies of Locke Lamorra by Scott Lynch
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Game of Thrones by George RR Martin
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal
All the Water in the World by Eiran Caffall
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green
The Terror by Dan Simmons
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death by Caitlin Doughty
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty
The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
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Pam has back-to-back John Greens to report, and Hallie starts one of her most anticipated reads of the year.
Books mentioned, in order:
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green
The Door by Magda SzabĆ³, translated by Len Rix
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
The Book of Goose of Yiyun Li
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Disease by John Green
The Terror by Dan Simmons
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
Wild Life by Amanda Leduc
The Centaurās Wife by Amanda Leduc
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Once there Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
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Hallie still hasn't finished a book, but she's trying! And Pam has a book haul.
Books mentioned, in order:
The Queen of Paris: A Novel of Coco Chanel by Pamela Binnings Ewen
Emilienne by Pamela Binnings Ewen
Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo
Sandwich by Catherine Newman
The Terror by Dan Simmons
The Door by Magda SzabĆ³
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green
La version qui n'intƩresse personne (The Version That Interests No One) by Emmanuelle Pierrot
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab
An Invisible Life of Addie La Rue by VE Schwab
A Gathering of Shadows by VE Schwab
The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
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Hallie is still struggling to find time to finish a book, but Pam has two titles to report!
Books mentioned, in order:
The Last Gifts of the Universe by Riley August
Donāt Let the Forest In by CG Drews
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
Misery by Stephen King
The Door by Magda SzabĆ³
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green
The Terror by Dan Simmons
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride by Daniel James Brown
Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
La version qui n'intƩresse personne (The Version That Interests No One) by Emmanuelle Pierrot
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Hallie shares two buddy read updates, and Pam has a French book haul.
Books mentioned, in order:
Water Moon: A Novel by Samantha Sotto Yambao
O Pioneers by Willa Cather
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green
Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green
The Door by Magda SzabĆ³
The Last Gifts of the Universe by Riley August
La version qui nāintĆ©resse personne by Emmanuelle Pierrot (The Version That Interests No One)
Le projet Ariel by Catherine Bush, translated from English by Sonya Malaborza, original title Blaze Island
The Tempest by William Shakespeare
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
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Pam shares three finished titles, and Hallie shares exciting news!
Books mentioned, in order:
Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession by Allison Hoover Bartlett
The Pretenders Jo Harkin
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Hamnet by Maggie OāFarrell
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix
The Southern Book Clubās Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
My Best Friendās Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
The Tales of Beatrix Potter
Curious George by H. A. Rey and Margret Rey
If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff
Clifford, the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
O Pioneers by Willa Cather
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
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Pam's book club rant continues! Plus, Hallie previews the buddy reads she's doing for March.
Books mentioned, in order:
Grievers by Adrienne Maree Brown
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Maroons by Adrienne Maree Brown
Ancestors by Adrienne Maree Brown
Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
The Odyssey by Homer
The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
The Pretenders by Jo Harkin
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Hamnet by Maggie OāFarrell
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie OāFarrell
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession by Allison Hoover Bartlett
Off Course by Michelle Huneven
Search by Michelle Huneven
Jamesland by Michelle Huneven
O Pioneers by Willa Cather
Gone with the Wind by Maragaret Mitchell
The Door by Magda SzabĆ³
The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard
The Terror by Dan Simmons
Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo
The Queen of Paris: A Novel of Coco Chanel by Pamela Binnings Ewen
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This week, we had 5, 1, AND 3-star books to review!
Books mentioned, in order:
Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health by Marty Makary, MD
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Rednecks by Taylor Brown
Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo
Black Woods Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey
To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
The Unexpected Gift by Berna King
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Grievers by Adrienne Maree Brown
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Severance by Ling Ma
Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
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This week, we're catching up after our 100th episode bonanza last week!
Books mentioned, in order:
Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon
Loveless by Alice Oseman
The Guest by Emma Cline
Lifeform by Jenny Slate
Peaces by Helen Oyemi
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyemi
Mr. Fox by Helen Oyemi
American Rapture by CJ Leede
The Con Artist by Fred Van Lente, illustrations by Tom Fowler
The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard
Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Celestial Harmonies by Peter Esterhazy
Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo
Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health by Marty Makary, MD
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It's our 100th episode, can you believe it! We share some reflections on how we've changed since Episode 1, as well as share Book "Superlatives" and do what we're calling the Time Traveler Tag.
Books mentioned, in order:
Simon Vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
Marina by Carlos Ruiz ZafĆ³n
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
My Murder by Katie Williams
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
The Pallbearerās Club by Paul Tremblay
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
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Pam read lots of books about the water, and Hallie has a library haul.
Books mentioned, in order:
Celestial Harmonies by Peter Esterhazy, translated by Judith Sollosy
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
How Far The Light Reaches: A Life in 10 Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler
The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals by Sy Montgomery
Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou
Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture by Kyle Chayka, narrated by Kaleo Griffith
The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World by Patrik Svensson, translated by Agnes BroomƩ
The Last One by Will Dean
Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon
Grievers by Adrienne Maree Brown
American Rapture by CJ Leede
Maeve Fly by CJ Leede
Rednecks by Taylor Brown
Off Course by Michelle Huneven
Search by Michelle Huneven
Notes On An Execution by Danya Kukafka
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
S. by JJ Abrams and Doug Dorst
Cainās Jawbone by Edward Powys Mathers
The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard
Lifeform by Jenny Slate
Loveless by Alice Oseman
Rachel Carson + eels: https://rachelcarsoncouncil.org/ephemeral-waters/
Freud + eels: https://www.freud.org.uk/education/resources/freud-the-physician/the-young-anatomist/
Normal Gossip with Sabrina Imbler: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/loud-cats-and-thin-walls-with-sabrina-imbler/id1597761181?i=1000580139895
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We share 10 titles we are looking forward to in 2025!
Books mentioned, in order:
What If It's Us by Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
Fifteen Dogs by AndrƩ Alexis
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
How Far The Light Reaches: A Life In 10 Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler
The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
Paradise Logic by Sophie Kemp
Awakened by A.E. Osworth
Other Worlds: Stories by AndrƩ Alexis
Metallic Realms by Lincoln Michel
Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler
Popisho by Leone Ross
Piglet by Lottie Hazell
The Afterlife Project by Tim Weed
This is Not a Ghost Story by Amerie
Tantrum by Rachel Eve Moulton
Chouette by Claire Oshetsky
A Land So Wide by Erin A. Craig
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
A few 2025 books lists:
https://lithub.com/lit-hubs-most-anticipated-books-of-2025
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250109-books-to-read-in-2025
https://themillions.com/2025/01/most-anticipated-the-great-winter-2025-preview.html
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Pam read three books and Hallie read NONE!
Books mentioned, in order:
Table for Two: Fictions by Amor Towles
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Albatross by Terry Fallis
The Savior's Book CafƩ Story in Another World by Kyouka Izumi, Oumiya, Reiko Sakurada
Celestial Harmonies by Peter Esterhazy
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard
Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture by Kyle Chayka
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
What If It's Us by Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera
The River by Peter Heller
Slade House by David Mitchell
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
The Dallergut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee, Translated by Sandy Joosun Lee
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum
Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao
Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor
Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor
Yellowface by RF Kuang
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Watermoonās Origami Dust Jacket
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Hallie has her first DNF! And pushes Pam to pick three words to describe her reading.
Books mentioned, in order:
Clean Air by Sarah Blake
Eliza and her Monsters by Francesca Zappia
Fox 8 by George Saunders
Open Throat by Henry Hoke
Tenth of December by George Saunders
Table for Two: Fictions by Amor Towles
Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
St. Lucyās Home by Karen Russell
The Beast You Are by Paul Tremblay
Celestial Harmonies by Peter Esterhazy
Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close
A Secret Kept by Tatiana de Rosnay
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
The Locked Tomb Series by Tamsyn Muir
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J Maas
Links mentioned:
Haley Larsen, PhD https://haleyalarsen.substack.com/
Deedi Reads https://deedireads.substack.com/
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It's a huge catch up episode! We've got a lot of books to tell you about today. Here we go!
Books mentioned, in order:
Data Baby: My Life in a Psychological Experiment by Susannah Breslin
Mr. Penumbraās 24-hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Diary of a Provincial Lady by EM Delafield (series)
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
The City We Became by NK Jemesin
The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry
True Grit by Charles Portis
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes
The Arctic Fury by Greer Macallister
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Electo the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
Moon Witch, Spider King by Marlon James
My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
The Last Gifts of the Universe by Riley August
La DerniĆØre des Afield by Marc Levy
Celestial Harmonies by Peter Esterhazy
Eliza and her Monsters by Francesca Zappia
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Clean Air by Sarah Blake
A Secret Kept by Tatiana de Rosnay
Sarahās Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
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Happy New Year, it's our end of year episode!! We hope you enjoy all our stats and reflections!
Books mentioned, in order:
House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski
The Absolute Book by Elizabeth Knox
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Guards Guards by Terry Pratchett
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
What You Are Looking For Is In the Library by Michiko Aoyama
The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater
Sheine lende by Darcie Little Badger
Seasonal Fears by Seanan McGuire
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Emma by Austen
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
Tidal Creatures by Seanan McGuire
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Sister Golden Calf by Colleen Burner
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Meanwhile, Hallie has no idea where her current read came from!
Books mentioned, in order:
Sheās a Lamb by Meredith Hambrock
Yellowface by RF Kuang
Pet by Catherine Chidgey
The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee
Seven Deadly Sins: The Biology of Being Human by Dr. Guy Leschziner
Data Baby: My Life in a Psychological Experiment by Susannah Breslin
Diary of a Provincial Lady by EM Delafield
Monsters: A Fanās Dilemma by Claire Dederer
Relevant links:
12 Days of Crochet: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcWC8jFgJ-nAR1q_dbmJBp6xDCRQ-LRC9
Cari Can Read: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqSXu1YKIcQ
Audiobook preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HA4ZGGKXE4
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Hallie finished her 3000 year book, and Pam has some last minute library reads!
Books mentioned, in order:
The Actual Star by Monica Byrne
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
Monsters: A Fanās Dilemma by Claire Dederer
The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl
Sheās a Lamb by Meredith Hambrock
Yellowface by RF Kuang
Friends of the Museum by Heather McGowan
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Gone with the Wind by Maraget Mitchell
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In this episode, we go on a Storygraph tangent!
Books mentioned, in order:
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
James by Percival Everett
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
The Trees by Percival Everett
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Two Can Play Ali Hazelwood
Six Stories by Max Wesolowski
Sadie by Courtney Summers
Blood Test: A Comedy by Charles Baxter
The One by James Mars
The Measure by Nikki Erlick
The Most by Jessica Anthony
My Husband by Maud Ventura
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
The Actual Star by Monica Byrne
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Earthseed Series by Octavia Butler
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In this episode, Hallie explains her reading bonaza, and Pam gives an unhaul update.
Books mentioned, in order:
Alone with You in the Ether by Olivie Blake
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Held by Anne Michaels
The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
James by Percival Everett
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Lady Macbeth: A Novel by Ava Reid
True Grit by Charles Portis
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
The Turn of the Screw by Jenry James
A Magical Girl Retires: A Novel by Park Seolyeon
Fifteen Dogs by AndrƩ Alexis
Mr. Penumbraās 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Six Stories by Matt Wesolowski
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We finish some "just okay" books, and Pam picks Hallie's next read.
Books mentioned, in order:
Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Trust by Hernan Diaz
It Will Only Hurt for a Moment by Delilah S. Dawson
Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
My Good Bright Wolf by Sarah Moss
A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher
Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
Discworld series by Terry Pratchett
Audition by Pip Adam
The Repeat Room by Jesse Ball
In Ascension by Martin MacInnes
Bleak House by Charles Dickens
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
Alone with You in the Ether by Olivie Blake
Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin
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In this episode, Pam has a gift card-driven book haul and Hallie is watching a documentary about one of her favorite nonfiction reads!
Books mentioned, in order:
Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin
Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
The Pallbearerās Club by Paul Tremblay
Misery by Stephen King
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? By Dr. Julie Smith
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Two-Step Devil by Jamie Quatro
Endurance by Alfred Lansing
Le Petit Prince: Ʃdition collector by Antoine de Saint-ExupƩry
Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell by Sy Montgomery
What the Chicken Knows by Sy Montgomery
The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, & Dreams Deferred by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler
Why Fish Donāt Exist by Lulu Miller
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
It Will Only Hurt for a Moment by Delilah S. Dawson
Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
My Good Bright Wolf by Sarah Moss
Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
Summerwater by Sarah Moss
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Also, Hallie BBQ'd her flowers.
Books mentioned, in order:
The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica translated by Sarah Moses
Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica translated by Sarah Moses
Popisho by Leone Ross
Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
The Pall-Bearers Club by Paul Tremblay
Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin
It Will Only Hurt for a Moment by Delilah S. Dawson
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Hallie visited three bookstores in San Diego for a work trip, and Pam found her October book purchase!
Books mentioned, in order:
Where You Come From by Sasa Stanisic, translated by Damion Searls
Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Emily Wildeās Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
Alone with You in the Ether by Olivie Blake
Whirlaway by Poe Ballantine
We, the Drowned by Carsten Jensen, translated by Charlotte Barslund and Emma Ryder
The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins
The Orphan Masterās Son by Adam Johnson
A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon, translated by Anton Hur
Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura
Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
The Pall-Bearerās Club by Paul Tremblay
It Will Only Hurt for a Moment by Delilah S. Dawson
Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson
Popisho by Leone Ross
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moses
Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moses
Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin
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In this episode, Hallie reads three translated books, and Pam reads two books where the main character is telling another character's story.
Books mentioned, in order:
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story by Olga Tokarczuk translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones
The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
The Unsubscriber by Bill Knott
The Birthday Party by Laurent Mauvignier translated by Daniel Levin Becker
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Where You Come From by Sasa Stanisic translated by Damion Searls
Emily Wildeās Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
Pamās Booktube video: https://youtu.be/KbkhtfjWHsI
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In this episode, Hallie has five finished titles and Pam has a giant book haul!
Books mentioned, in order:
Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery
Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain by Maryanne Wolf
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession by Allison Hoover Bartlett
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Fifth Season / Broken Earth Trilogy by N. K. Jemisin
The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin
My Friends by Hisham Matar
Love Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
Misery by Stephen King
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
The Repeat Room by Jesse Ball
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Honeybee Emeralds by Amy Tector
The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story by Olga Tokarczuk
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Ballad for Sophie by Filipe Melo and Juan Cavia
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As the year winds down, we are beginning to brainstorm what our goals will be next year!
Books mentioned, in order:
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J Maas
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling
The City in Glass by Nghi Vo
This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
The Repeat Room by Jesse Ball
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Pam shares some crochet projects, and Hallie reads a book about a drug that lets you jump realities.
Books mentioned, in order:
Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward
Chrysalis by Anna Metcalfe
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Otessa Moshfegh
Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M Valente
McGlue by Otessa Moshfegh
West by Carys Davies
Clear by Carys Davies
The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
The Lost Journals of Sacajewea by Debra Magpie Earling
Ā«C'est le QuĆ©bec qui est nĆ© dans mon pays!Ā» : Carnet de rencontres, d'Ani Kuni Ć Kiuna
Truth and Reconciliation in Canadian Schools by Pamela Rose Toulouse
Bridge by Lauren Beukes
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
The Years Shall Run Like Rabbits by Ben Berman Ghan
All the Quiet Places by Brian Thomas Isaac
My Friends by Hisham Matar
The Return by Hisham Matar
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
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In this episode, Hallie breaks a podcast rule and Pam DNF's something straight into the giveaway pile.
Books mentioned in order:
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
Wellness by Nathan Hill
Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou
Friends of the Museum by Heather McGowan
Chrysalis by Anna Metcalfe
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M Valente
Gone with the Wind by Maraget Mitchell
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Lampedusa by Steven Price
The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
The Birthday Party by Lauren Mauvignier
Where You Come From by Sasa Stanisic
West by Carys Davies
My Friends by Hisham Matar
Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg
Popisho by Leone Ross
Bridge by Lauren Beukes
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Hallie reads two art books and we revel in Stiefvater appreciation.
Books mentioned, in order:
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Icarus by K Ancrum
The Little Friend by Donna Tartt
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
The Wolves of Mercy Falls by Maggie Stiefvater
The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
One Woman Show by Christine Coulson
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
Wellness by Nathan Hill
Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou
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Hallie is still behind on her reading goal, but is many hundreds of pages into her current read!
Books mentioned, in order:
Great House by Nicole Krauss
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell
Landline by Rainbow Rowell
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
White Oleander by Janet Finch
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
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In this episode, Pam continues her reread of the Raven Cycle and finishes Hallie's favorite book!
Books mentioned, in order:
The Snap by Elizabeth Staple
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World by Andrea Pitzer
Great House by Nicole Krauss
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
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What is proper book club etiquette? Also, Pam begins a reread.
Books mentioned, in order:
The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Playground by Richard Powers
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Emma by Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
Plays Well with Others by Sophie Brickman
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
The Overstory by Richard Powers
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley
King Lear by William Shakespeare
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World by Andrea Pitzer
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Our reading weeks are on the upswing! Plus, Pam picks her next book live on the pod.
Books mentioned, in order:
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
What Youāre Looking For Is In the Library by Michiko Aoyama
Brotherless Night by V. V. Ganeshananthan
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Station of Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Emma by Jane Austen
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Persuasion by Jane Austen
1984 by George Orwell
Yellowface by RF Kuang
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
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We read some stinkers this week! But that's OK -- better books are always on the horizon!
Books mentioned, in order:
Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin
Out There by Kate Folk
Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin
Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
The Power by Naomi Alderman
Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Bridgerton series by Jane Austen
Mr. Penumbraās 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before by Dr. Julie Smith
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
Cāest le QuĆ©bec qui est nĆ© dans mon pays!ā: Carnet de rencontres, dāAni Ć Kiuna by Emmanuelle Dufour
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
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We only read two books this week, but still somehow had a lot to talk about!
Books mentioned, in order:
Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina
The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Mr. Penumbraās 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill
The Power by Naomi Alderman
Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Gone with the Wind by Maraget Mitchell
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In this episode, we have 10 finished books to discuss! Plus, Pam did multiple reading challenges.
Books mentioned, in order:
The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt
Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannon
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
The Absolute Book by Elizabeth Knox
The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami
The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
One Hundred Shadows by Hwang Jungeun
Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn
Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto
Forget Me Not by Julie Soto
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu
Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina
A Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan
Libro.FM Challenge: https://blog.libro.fm/champions/
Blackoween FAQ: https://blackoweenfaq.carrd.co/
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We made up our own book tag, inspired by weather!
Books mentioned, in order:
Station Eleven Emily St John Mandel
A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
Thereās Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Cainās Jawbone by Torquemada
Taaqtumi: An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories Compiled by Neil Christopher
Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Anyone by Charles Soule
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Wanderers by Meg Howrey
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Pam takes part in a Summerween readathon and Hallie couldn't find anywhere quiet to read on a cruise (but still managed to read).
Books mentioned, in order:
Glassworks by Olivia Wolfgang-Smith
Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Earthflown by Frances Wren
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Stand and Defend by Sloane St. James
Moonbound by Robin Sloan
A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston
A Shape in the Dark: Living and Dying with Brown Bears by Bjorn Dihle
Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn
Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannon
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In this episode: Our take on the mid-year freakout tag!
Books mentioned, in order:
The Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
The Book of Ayn by Lexi Freiman
True Grit by Charles Portis
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
Tidal Creatures by Seanan McGuire
Piglet by Lottie Hazell
Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
Sheine Lende: A Prequel to Elatsoe
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum, translated by Shanna Tan
The City in Glass by Nghi Vo
Playground by Richard Powers
The Overstory by Richard Powers
Guards Guards by Terry Pratchett
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Sister Golden Calf by Colleen Burner
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Created by @IsThatChamiā¬ (sha-mi) & āŖ@EarlGreyBooksā¬ (Ellie) with extra questions from @booksandlala (Kayla)
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In this episode, Hallie picks Pam's next book to read, and Hallie shares a DNF. Also, we discuss Author's Notes!
Books mentioned, in order:
The Ladyās Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee
The Gentlemanās Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee
Icarus by K. Ancrum
The Lost Time Accidents by John Wray
Pearce Oysters by Joselyn Takacs
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka
Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
Piglet by Lottie Hazell
Glassworks by Olivia Wolfgang-Smith
Earthflown by Frances Wren
Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn
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In this episode, Pam has a book haul for her May book, and Hallie isn't sure what she's reading.
Books mentioned, in order:
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
Tidal Creatures by Seanan McGuire
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Seasonal Fears by Seanan McGuire
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Tin Man by Sarah Winman
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SƔenz
Giovanniās Room by James Baldwin
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka
Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
The Lost Time Accidents by John Wray
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Seanan McGuire links: https://thecityvoice.org/2022/05/12/qa-with-seanan-mcguire-hugo-award-winning-author-of-middlegame-and-seasonal-fears/
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Pam has two nature horror books to haul and Hallie disliked her book club's choice.
Books mentioned, in order:
The Book Hatersā Book Club by Gretchen Anthony
The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei
The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
Sisters at Sea by Yume Kitasei
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware
The Fury by Alex Michaelides
Tidal Creatures by Seanan McGuire
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Seasonal Fears by Seanan McGuire
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Salt Slow by Julia Armfield
King Lear by William Shakespeare
Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Othello by William Shakespeare
Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson
A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock
Cars video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrRX70c6FZo&ab_channel=Mike%27sMic
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In this episode, we have five books to talk about! And don't make this a drinking game for how many titles we mention by Seanan McGuire and/or Cassandra Clare.
Books mentioned in order:
In a Dark Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
The Light Years by Elizabeth Jane Howard
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
My Husband by Maud Ventura translated by Emma Ramadan
Into the Windwracked wilds by A Deborah Baker
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Over the Woodward Wall by A Deborah Baker
Seasonal Fears by Seanan McGuire
Along the Saltwise Sea by A Deborah Baker
Tidal Creatures by Seanan McGuire
Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare
Game of Thrones by George RR Martin
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
The Book Hatersā Book Club by Gretchen Anthony
The Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
The Fury by Alex Michaelides
The Pall Bearerās Club by Paul Tremblay
https://bookriot.com/difference-between-mystery-suspense-and-thriller-novels/
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Pam has more birthday books and Hallie already broke the library book ban for June.
Books mentioned in order:
Tidal Creatures by Seanan McGuire
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Seasonal Fears by Seanan McGuire
The Seven Skins of Esther Willing by Holly Ringlad
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The 7 Ā½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
The Cure for Drowning by Loghan Paylor
Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes
Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina
Devotions by Mary Oliver
True Grit by Charles Portis
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
The Library of the Unwritten by A. J. Hackwith
Mindhunter by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Light Years by Elizabeth Jane Howard
In a Dark Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
The Fury by Alex Michaelides
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
The Lost Time Accidents by John Wray
Glassworks by Olivia Wolfgang-Smith
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Hallie has a DNF and Pam discovers an all-time favorite author.
Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Tƶrzs
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Babel by RF Kuang
The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay
The Wolves of Mercy Falls series by Maggie Stiefvater
A Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Mindhunter by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker
The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
Carpentaria by Alexis Wright
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
The Light Years by Elizabeth Jane Howard
The Library of the Unwritten by A. J. Hackwith
True Grit by Charles Portis
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
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Climate fiction and serial killers -- our reads this month are obviously Very Happy Subjects!
Books mentioned in order:
Monsters: A Fanās Dilemma by Claire Dederer
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu
Eleutheria by Allegra Hyde
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger
Mindhunter by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker
Ink Blood Sister Scribe Emma Tƶrzs
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
LāOmbre du vent by Carlos Ruiz ZafĆ³n (Shadow of the Wind)
Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver by Mary Oliver
Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett
Ex Libris Series by Jim C. Hines
Tidal Creatures by Seanan McGuire
Seasonal Fears by Seanan McGuire
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei
The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
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We return after a forced internet-outage hiatus!
Books mentioned, in order:
Foxes in Love by Toivo Kaartinen
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park
When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut
Off the Record by Camryn Garrett
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig
The Ministry of Time Kaliane Bradley
Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Three Wild Dogs (and the Truth): A Memoir by Markus Zusak
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
Mindhunter by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker
The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu
Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
Monsters: A Fanās Dilemma by Claire Dederer
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In this episode, Hallie shares her Independent Bookstore Day haul, and Pam has Hallie choose her first read of May.
Books mentioned, in order:
Search by Michelle Huneven
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Blood Meridian or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy
Sun House by David James Duncan
Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
Monstrilio by Gerardo SĆ”mano CĆ³rdova
What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park
The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig
The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson
Off the Record by Camryn Garrett
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In this episode, Hallie has returned from Boston with five finished titles. Plus, Pam has a book acquisition!
Books mentioned, in order:
The Boston Massacre: A Family History by Serena Zabin
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin
Love and Other Disasters by Anita Kelly
Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa translated by Stephen Snyder
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Clear by Carys Davies
Killer Instinct by S.E. Green
The Colony by Audrey Magee
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Emma by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum
Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Monstrilio by Gerardo SĆ”mano CĆ³rdova
The Housemaid by Frieda McFadden
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In this episode, Pam and Hallie celebrate National Poetry Month!
Books mentioned, in order:
The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
Other Minds: the Octopus, the Sea and the Deep Origins of Consciousness by Peter Godfrey-Smith
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery
I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger
The Odyssey by Homer
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The Boston Massacre: A Family History by Serena Zabin
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwan Bo-Reum
Legends and Lattes by by Travis Baldree
What You Are Looking For Is In the Library by Michiko Aoyama
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa translated by Stephen Snyder
Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler
Piglet by Lottie Hazell
Sociopath by Patric Gagne
Iām Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Mrs. Death Misses Death by Salena Godden
In Ascension by Martin MacInnes
Sister Golden Calf by Colleen Burner
Pamās Poem: https://allpoetry.com/Do-Not-Go-Gentle-Into-That-Good-Night
Hallieās Poem: https://allpoetry.com/poem/8505739-Lament-by-Rainer-Maria-Rilke
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In this episode, we give a check in three months into the year on how our 2024 Reading Resolutions are going.
Books mentioned, in order:
The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li
Bunny by Mona Awad
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne
Iām Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Educated by Tara Westover
The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Emma by Jane Austen
The Boston Massacre: A Family History by Serena Zabin
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwan Bo-Reum
What You Are Looking For Is In the Library by Michiko Aoyama
Icarus by K Ancrum
Fruit of the Dead by Rachel Lyon
I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger
Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi
Peaces by Helen Oyeyemi
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
Sheine lende by Darcie Little Badger
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
How It Works Out by Myriam Lacroix
Tidal Creatures by Seanan McGuire
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Seasonal Fears by Seanan McGuire
Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
Landline by Rainbow Rowell
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Atomic Habits by James Clear
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Hallie reflects on her Luck of the Libby month and Pam shares how she skiied down a mountain on her wedding day!
Books mentioned, in order:
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
Bookshops and Bone Dust by Travis Baldree
The Wolves of Mercy Falls by Maggie Stiefvater
Rental Person Who Does Nothing by Shoji Morimoto
Thereās No Such Thing As An Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura
Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
How Far the Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler
Other Minds: the Octopus, the Sea and the Deep Origins of Consciousness by Peter Godfrey-Smith
Emma by Jane Austen
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Sociopath by Patric Gagne
The Boston Massacre by Serena Zabin
Michelangelo: His Epic Life by Martin Gayford
Washington by Ron Chernow
How to get new releases on Libby: https://help.libbyapp.com/en-us/6260.htm
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We read a total of nine books in this episode, and Pam has two books to haul!
Books mentioned, in order:
Icarus by K. Ancrum
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum
Greenwood by Michael Christie
Never by Jessa Hastings
Magnolia Parks series by Jessa Hastings
Peter Pan by JM Barrie
Darling by K. Ancrum
What Moves the Dead by T Kingfisher
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe
Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett
Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
What Feasts At Night by T Kingfisher
Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town by Barbara Demick
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Love Beyond Body, Space & Time: An Indigenous LGBT Sci-Fi Anthology by Hope Nicholson
Charlotteās Web by EB White
Aednan: An Epic by Linnea Axelsson
The Odyssey by Homer
Yellowface by RF Kuang
The Poppy War by RF Kuang
Babel, or the Necessity of Violence by RF Kuang
The Greatest Love Story Ever Told by Megan Mullaly and Nick Offerman
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Emma by Austen
Rental Person Who Does Nothing by Shoji Morimoto
Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
Story from the anthology: https://galli-books.co.uk/2018/05/01/ne-le-by-darcie-little-badger/
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Hallie had no finished books this week :( But never fear, Pam had two!
Books mentioned, in order:
Pew by Catherine Lacey
Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M Valente
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
Wolves of Mercy Falls by Maggie Stiefvater
A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski
Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town by Barbara Demick
Greenwood by Michael Christie
The Overstory by Richard Powers
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Mr. Penumbraās 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin
The Miniscule Mansion of Myra Malone by Audrey Burges
Iām Thinking of Ending Things by Ian Reid
What Moves the Dead by T Kingfisher
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe
Fruit of the Dead by Rachel Lyon
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds by Merlin Sheldrake
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
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Hallie gives an update on her chaotic Luck-of-the-Libby reading and Pam has a small library haul.
Books mentioned, in order:
Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin
Piglet by Lottie Hazell
Fruit of the Dead by Rachel Lyon
The Private Lives of Trees: A Novel by Alejandro Zambra
Pew by Catherine Lacey
Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town by Barbara Demick
Greenwood by Michael Christie
The Overstory by Richard Powers
Love Beyond Body, Space and Time: An Indigenous LGBT Sci-Fi Anthology edited by Hope Nicholson
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
Venco by Cherie Dimaline
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
Poor Things by Alasdair Gray
The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis
How Do You Live? by Genzaburo Yoshino
Erasure by Percival Everett
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Nimona by MD Stevenson
https://medium.com/@yuriminamide0509/two-books-to-read-before-watching-studio-ghiblis-the-boy-and-the-heron-f9a8146533fe
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Hallie's Luck of the Libby is off to a hectic start and Pam is enjoying an audiobook with a You've Got Mail-esq plot. Books mentioned, in order:
Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
Sister Golden Calf by Colleen Burner
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Matilda by Roald Dahl
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'engle
The Book of Ayn by Lexi Freiman
Anthem by Ayn Rand
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America by Steven Inskeep
Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin
Piglet by Lottie Hazell
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Hallie has a small book haul from Oregon and Pam teases the next book she may read.
Books mentioned, in order:
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
Lady Chatterleyās Lover by DH Lawrence
The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Celestial Harmonies by Peter Esterhazy
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Whimsy by Shannon McLeod
Sister Golden Calf by Colleen Burner
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
Libby Awards: https://www.libbylife.com/2024-02-09-announcing-the-finalists-for-the-first-annual-libby-book-awards-aka-the-libbys
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In this episode, Hallie gives an update on the Wolves of Mercy Falls and Pam shares two DNF'd books.
Books mentioned, in order:
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward
Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
Lady Chatterleyās Lover by DH Lawrence
Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI by Madhumita Murgia
Women's Prize for Nonfiction: https://womensprize.com/prizes/womens-prize-for-non-fiction/
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If you're listening to this on release day, Happy Valentine's Day!
Books mentioned, in order:
What You Are Looking For Is In the Library by Michiko Aoyama and translated by Alison Watts
Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues by Jonathan Kennedy
Other Minds: the Octopus, the Sea and the Deep Origins of Consciousness by Peter Godfrey-Smith
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds by Merlin Sheldrake
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery
Possession: A Romance by AS Byatt
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
The Raven Cycle series by Maggie Stiefvater
Guards! Guards! By Terry Prachett
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
The Ghost in the House by Sara OāLeary
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Agatha of Little Neon by Claire Luchette
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
The Wicker King by K. Ancrum
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer
Bunny by Mona Awad
When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
Red is Best by Kathy Stinson
The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan
Valentine's Day Book Tag:
Physical Touch: A book you think deserves to be read on the page to be fully appreciated
Acts of Service: A book that surprised you with how it did something
Gifts: The best book gifted to you
Quality Time: A book you read or wanted to read in one sitting
Words of Affirmation: A book with beautiful writing
Links:
Ologies episode on Squids and Octopuses: https://www.alieward.com/ologies/teuthology
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In this episode, Pam recounts her honeymoon reading and Hallie decides to devote herself to Physical Book February.
Books mentioned, in order:
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Strange Case Dr. Jekyll and My. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas
The Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas
Guards! Guards! by Terry Prachett
Monstrous Regiment by Terry Prachett
Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues by Jonathan Kennedy
What You Are Looking For Is In the Library by Michiko Aoyama and translated by Alison Watts
Possession: A Romance by AS Byatt
Argylle by Elly Conway
Argylle drama:
https://bookriot.com/argylle-author-revealed/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeE3tDIDF7Q
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Hallie looks forward to a book coming out and Pam is getting married soon -- so equal things to be excited about, obviously. :)
Books mentioned, in order:
The City We Became by N.K. Jemesin
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemesin
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontƫ
Normal Rules Donāt Apply: Stories by Kate Atkinson
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar
Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues by Jonathan Kennedy
Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization by Ed Conway
The Savior's Book CafƩ Story in Another World (Manga) Vol. 1 by Kyouka Izumi and Oumiya, Illustrated by Reiko Sakurada
The Con Artist by Fred Van Lente, illustrated by Tom Fowler
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama, translated by Alison Watts
House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Kaveh Akbarās poem: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/90974/my-kingdom-for-a-murmur-of-fanfare
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In this episode, Pam talks about her bachelorette ā a bookstore crawl book haul!!ā and Hallie has her first DNF of the year.
Books mentioned:
What You Are Looking For Is In the Library by Michiko Aoyama, translated by Alison Watts
Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
You Make a Fool of Death With Their Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Entangled Life: How Fungi, Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere by Maria Bamford
Queer There and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World by Sarah Prager
Iāll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
Northeaster: A Story of Courage and Survival in the Blizzard of 1952 by Cathie Pelletier
Endurance: Shackletonās Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride by Daniel James Brown
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
The City We Became by N.K. Jemesin
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Sanditon by Jane Austen
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In this episode we talk about the five books we finished between the two of us, plus Pam gives a teaser for some of the stories in a recent collection she read.
Books mentioned, in order:
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Confessions by Kanae Minato
Tell Me Pleasant Things about Immortality: Stories by Lindsay Wong
The Collected Works of Edgar Allen Poe
How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman, translated by Ros Schwartz
Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
The City We Became by N.K. Jemesin
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemesin
Queer There and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World by Sarah Prager
Northeaster: A Story of Courage and Survival in the Blizzard of 1952 by Cathie Pelletier
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
Special thank you to Hallie's husband for fixing some of the audio issues in this episode.
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In this episode, we share books publishing in 2024 that we are very excited about!
* Listeners beware, there is one f-bomb in this episode.
Books mentioned, in order:
Madame by Sara Cate
Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett
Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
Entangled Life: How Fungi, Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World by Sarah Prager
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Confessions by Kanae Minato
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum
Fruit of the Dead by Rachel Lyon
Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi
Icarus by K. Ancrum
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SƔenz
The Wicker King by K. Ancrum
Sociopath by Patric Gagne
I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Sheine lende by Darcie Little Badger
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
How It Works Out by Myriam Lacroix
Tidal Creatures by Seanan McGuire
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Seasonal Fears by Seanan McGuire
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
Salt Slow by Julia Armfield
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Landline by Rainbow Rowell
Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
LitHub 2024 Books https://lithub.com/lit-hubs-most-anticipated-books-of-2024/7/?single=true
The Millions 2024 Books https://themillions.com/2024/01/most-anticipated-the-great-winter-2024-preview.html
Allison Paiges 2024 Books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb5Se8O0uoo
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Welcome to 2024! We share some reading goals for the year and talk about "Flaming Hot Cheeto" books
Books mentioned, in order
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our World, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake
Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Praise by Sara Cate
Dark Olympus series by Katee Roberts
Madame by Sara Cate
Monsters: A Fanās Dilemma by Claire Dederer
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Emma by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Miller
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World by Sarah Prager
There There by Tommy Orange
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas
House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Maas
Claire Dederer essay: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/11/20/art-monstrous-men/
Jane Austen Folio Society: https://www.foliosociety.com/usa/authors/jane-austen
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In this episode, Pam and Hallie go through their reading stats from the year, including total number of pages read, how many books they DNF'd, what their "oldest" book was, and their most read genre.
Books mentioned, in order:
Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
The Wanderers by Meg Howrey
To Be Taught if Fortunate by Becky Chambers
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, CHange Our Minds and Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill
Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M Valente
Allās Well by Mona Awad
Ballad For Sophie by Filipe Melo and Juan Cavia
Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq
Nimona by ND Stevenson
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater
Sadie by Courtney Summers
Endurance: Shackletonās Incredible Journey by Alfred Lansing
The Pallbearerās Club by Paul Tremblay
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
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In this episode, we take a look back at our reading goals for the year and see how we did!
Books mentioned, in order:
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy
Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
Radio Girl by Carol Brendler
War of the Worlds by Orson Welles
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
The Good Lord Bird by James McBride
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake
The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater
Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher
Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough
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Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
In this episode, Pam has lots of thoughts about a book she's come back around to, and Hallie decides to only read one book at once.
Books mentioned, in order:
The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey by Rinker Buck
Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit by John Douglas by Mark Olshaker
Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
Sadie by Courtney Summers
The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon
Girl In Snow by Danya Kukafka
When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut
The Maniac by Benjamin Labatut
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
If We Were Villains by ML Rio
Bunny by Mona Awad
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
Babel, or the Necessity of Violence by R. F. Kuang
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper
Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward
My Murder by Katie Williams
Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura (Translated by Philip Gabriel)
In Ascension by Martin MacInnes
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
How We Go In the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Maggie Stiefvater blog post https://ajoblotofjunk.tumblr.com/post/188416262802/the-years-without-words
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In this episode, we go on a tangent about an author's name, and reveal the next two quadrimester winners.
Books mentioned, in order:
A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey by Rinker Buck
Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka
When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut
The Borrowers by Mary Norton
Ballad for Sophie by Filipe Melo and Juan Cavia, translated by Gabriela Soares
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
Divergent by Veronica Roth
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
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Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
Pam is making her way through The Raven Cycle and Hallie shares her not-a-book bookish birthday gift.
Books mentioned, in order:
Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization by Ed Conway
Washington by Ron Chernow
A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray Belcourt
Making Love with the Land by Joshua Whitehead
On Earth Weāre Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
The Lost Journals of Sacajewea by Debra Magpie Earling
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt
The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey by Rinker Buck
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
A Dowry of Blood by S. T. Gibson
Dracula by Bram Stoker
An Education in Malice by S. T. Gibson
Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu
The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
The Martian by Andy Weir
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Artemis by Andy Weir
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
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Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
In this episode, Hallie shares the gift she gave her husband for their first wedding anniversary, and Pam reads a book Hallie recommended.
The Honeybee Emeralds by Amy Tector
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
In Ascension by Martin MacInnes
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill
Comfort Me in Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough
The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization by Ed Conway
Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Steifvater
Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas
Conversations on Love by Natasha Lunn
The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
She Who Became the Sun by Shelly Parker-Chan
The Lost Journals of Sacajewea by Debra Magpie Earling
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
In this episode, Pam and Hallie create a whole pantry of book and food metaphors.
Books mentioned, in order:
The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live: Ten Weeks in Birmingham That Changed America by Paul Kix
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
Nimona by ND Stevenson
Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey
Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
The Wolves of Mercy Falls by Maggie Stiefvater
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie by Maggie Stiefvater
Lament; The Faerie Queen's Deception by Maggie Stiefvater
Dreamer series by Maggie Stiefvater
Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization by Ed Conway
The Honeybee Emeralds by Amy Tector
In Ascension by Martin MacInnes
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
Hallie has nine books to haul and Pam lets Hallie choose one of her final reads of the year.
Books mentioned, in order
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
The Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura
The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live: Ten Weeks in Birmingham That Changed America by Paul Kix
Lady Chatterleyās Lover by DH Lawrence
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Possession by AS Byatt
Great House by Nicole Krauss
A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza
Winter Solstice by Rosamund Pilcher
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
Barkskins by Annie Proulx
The Overstory by Richard Powers
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Tidal Creatures by Seanan McGuire
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Seasonal Fears by Seanan McGuire
Over the Woodward Wall by A Deborah Baker
Along the Saltwise Sea by A Deborah Baker
Wayward Children Series by A Deborah Baker
Iron Flame Rebecca Yarros
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
In Ascension by Martin MacInnes
The Honeybee Emeralds by Amy Tector
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill
The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
Les MisƩrables by Victor Hugo
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake
Waters of the World by Sarah Dry
The Lost Journals of Sacajewea by Debra Magpie Earling
Path to the Pacific: The Story of Sacagawea by Neta Lohnes Frazier
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
Radio Girl by Carol Brendler
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Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
Pam conquered a big read with only minutes to spare, and Hallie read another spicy Fritos book.
Books mentioned, in order:
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens by Raul Palma
Paybackās a Witch by Lana Harper
Her Soul to Take by Harley LaRoux
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Normal Rules Donāt Apply: Stories by Kate Atkinson
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura, translated by Philip Gabriel
Alice Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live: Ten Weeks in Birmingham That Changed America by Paul Kix
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
In this episode, Pam shares book news rather than finished books, and Hallie talks about the "cotton candy" books she's been reading.
Books mentioned, in order:
Community Board by Tara Conklin
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
The Guest by Emma Cline
Search by Michelle Huneven
Iāll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
Forget Me Not by Julie Soto
The Pairing by Casey McQuiston
Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
King Lear by William Shakespeare
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Salt Slow by Julia Armfield
Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark
Anyone by Charles Soule
A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens by Raul Palma
Julia Armfield news: https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/fourth-estate-snaps-up-armfields-stunning-second-novel-in-exclusive-submission
Casey McQuiston news:
https://caseymcquiston.substack.com/p/introducing-book-4
https://www.amazon.com/Pairing-Casey-McQuiston/dp/1250862744/
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
In this episode, Hallie blushes discussing a recently finished read and Pam shares a French book. Plus, a book club of The Guest by Emma Cline.
Books mentioned in order:
The Guest by Emma Cline
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Praise by Sara Cate
Pet by Catherine Chidgey
The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Paybackās a Witch by Lana Harper
Community Board by Tara Conklin
Ame brisƩe (Fractured Soul) by Akira Mizubayashi
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
In this episode, we talk about the Spotify audiobook news, and a new release by Cassandra Clare.
Books mentioned, in order:
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
My Murder by Katie Williams
The Guest by Emma Cline
Paybackās a Witch by Lana Harper
The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Sandman Comics by Neil Gaiman
Discworld by Terry Pratchett
Swordcatcher by Cassandra Clare
Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare
ACOTAR series by Sarah J Maas
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth
Lady Midnight series by Cassandra Clare
A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab
The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
In this episode, we talk about our spooky TBRs and what makes a bad ending.
Books mentioned, in order:
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas
Assassinās Blade by Sarah J Maas
Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
The Beast You Are by Paul Tremblay
La Fontaine's Fables
Aesopās Fables
Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
North Woods by Daniel Mason
How High We Go In the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Ring Shout by P. DjĆØlĆ Clark
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
His Hideous Heart: 13 of Edgar Allan Poe's Most Unsettling Tales Reimagined by Dahlia Adler
Paybackās a Witch by Lana Harper
The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
My Murder Katie Williams
The End of Days Jenny Erpenbeck
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
Though we finished no books, we still share the Booker shortlist and discuss suspense vs. surprise.
Books mentioned, in order:
The Yield by Tara June Winch
The Beast You Are by Paul Tremblay
Bunny by Mona Awad
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
Washington by Ron Chernow
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas
Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
Hamnet by Maggie OāFarrell
Ring Shout by P. DjĆØlĆ Clark
The Bee Sting By Paul Murray
Western Lane by Chetna Maroo
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
This Other Eden by Paul Harding
If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery
Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
In this episode, Hallie learns about Canadian currency and Pam learns about George Washington.
Books mentioned, in order:
Empire of Storms by Sarah J Maas
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas
The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough
The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey
The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
Matrix by Lauren Groff
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
Florida by Lauren Groff
The Name of This Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch
Dragonrider by Cornelia Funke
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
Washington by Ron Chernow
Hamilton by Ron Chernow
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling
The Beast You Are by Paul Tremblay
The Pallbearerās Club by Paul Tremblay
Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
Summerwater by Sarah Moss
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
What Moves the Dead by T Kingfisher
Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
In this episode, Hallie shares another Booker longlist book she's finished and Pam picks up a short story collection.
Books mentioned, in order:
Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World by Jonathan Freedland
Endurance: Shackletonās Incredible Journey by Alfred Lansing
The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
Empire of Storms by Sarah J Maas
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas
The Beast You Are by Paul Tremblay
The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay
A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong
Emma by Jane Austen
Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
Sandman series by Neil Gaiman
Washington by Ron Chernow
Hamilton by Ron Chernow
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
In this episode, Hallie shares what the "two wolves" inside of her read, and Pam debates her next audiobook.
Books mentioned, in order:
Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara
Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward
The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward
Misery by Stephen King
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Crescent City series by Sarah J Maas
A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J Maas
Empire of Storms by Sarah J Maas
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas
Assassinās Blade by Sarah J Maas
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World by Jonathan Freedland
Albatross by Terry Fallis
Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein
Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh
Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin
The Echo Wife By Sarah Gailey
Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater
The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson
Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey
The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon
Henry V by William Shakespeare
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
In this episode, Pam and Hallie talk about nine books they have finished during their week off the pod.
Books mentioned, in order:
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Episode 13 by Craig DiLouie
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Aliens in the Prime of Their Lives by Brad Watson
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Then Everything Happens at Once by M-E Girard
Girl Mans Up by M-E Girard
Whalefall by Daniel Kraus
How Far the Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler
The Martian by Andy Weir
How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara
Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward
It by Stephen King
The Shining by Stephen King
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Check out NaNoWriMo: https://nanowrimo.org/
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
In this episode, Pam tests Hallie on some Canadian slang and Hallie shares a funny plot point of David Copperfield.
Books mentioned, in order:
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
Bookshops and Bone Dust by Travis Baldree
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
Hands of Time: A Watchmakerās History by Rebecca Struthers
The Quiet Tenant by ClƩmence Michallon
Iām Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur
There Are Two Errors in the the Title of This Book by Robert M. Martin
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Episode 13 by Craig DiLouie
Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Hamnet by Maggie OāFarrell
Lincoln In the Bardo Narrator list: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/lincolninthebardo
Simon & Schuster Sale News: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/08/simon-and-schuster-kkr-paramount-global-book-publishing
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Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
In this episode, Pam has two ~ spooky ~ reads to share and Hallie has a checklist of books to celebrate!
Books mentioned, in order:
Open Throat by Henry Hoke
Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh
Forager: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult: A Memoir by Michelle Dowd
Pinata by Leopoldo Gout
The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel
Ascension by Nicholas Binge
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie
Sadie by Courtney Summers
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
The Quiet Tenant by ClƩmence Michallon
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Hands of Time: A Watchmakerās History by Rebecca Struthers, narrated by Anna Ploszajski
Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller
Educated by Tara Westover
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler
The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
Western Lane by Chetna Maroo
In Ascension by Martin MacInnes
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
All the Little Bird-Hearts by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow
Pearl by SiĆ¢n Hughes
This Other Eden by Paul Harding
How to Build a Boat by Elaine Feeney
If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery
Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein
Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry
A Spell of Good Things by Ayį»ĢbĆ”mi AdĆ©bĆ”yį»Ģ
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
See the Booker Longlist: https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/2023
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Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
Hallie and Pam end up picking apart language and philosophy of their current reads.
Books mentioned, in order:
De Cap et de Crocs by Alain Ayroles, illustrated by Jean-Luc Masbou
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Bite of Loyalty by RL Caulder
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Easy Beauty by ChloƩ Cooper Jones
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
The Martian by Andy Weir
How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur
The Neapolitan Quartet by Elena Ferrante
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
Hands of Time: A Watchmakerās History by Rebecca Struthers, narrated by Anna Ploszajski
Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
Pam and Hallie have short reading updates, so they recommend books for the month of August and talk about some book lists to be on the lookout for.
Books mentioned, in order:
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas
A Quiet Kind of Thunder by Sara Barnard
Beautiful Broken Things by Sara Barnard
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
Poverty, By America by Matthew Desmond
Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane
King: A Life by Jonathan Eig
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
What Napoleon Could Not Do by DK Nnuro
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
Blue Hour by Tiffany Clarke Harrison
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann
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Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
Hallie recounts a travel nightmare and Pam gives a new crochet update. Plus, book hauls!
Books mentioned, in order:
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
Go Tell the Bees I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling
Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
The Beast You Are: Stories by Paul G. Tremblay
Junior High by Tegan and Sara Quin, illustrated by Tillie Walden
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
In Five Years by Rebecca Serle
Fierce Fragile Hearts by Sara Barnard
Quiet Broken Things by Sara Barnard
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
The Odyssey by Homer
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Northeaster: A Story of Courage and Survival in the Blizzard of 1952 by Cathie Pelletier
The Lost Journals of Sacajewea by Debra Magpie Earling
A Quiet Kind of Thunder by Sara Barnard
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Aliens in the Prime of their Lives by Brad Watson
The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
Pam and Hallie talk about the conundrum of their library holds not matching what they want to be reading, and take part in the "Mid Year Book Freakout" Tag.
Trigger warning for graphic language about violence at 42:10, skip to 43:02 to avoid it.
Books mentioned, in order:
The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The Last Cold Place: A Field Season Studying Penguins in Antarctica by Naira de Gracia
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North by Blair Braverman
Endurance: Shackletonās Incredible Journey by Alfred Lansing
Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller
Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas
Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas
Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas
Twisted Love by Ana Huang
Fifty Shades series by EL James
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill
Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
Go Tell the Bees I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon
Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
Sensational: The Hidden History of America's āGirl Stunt Reportersā by Kim Todd
The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff
The Revolutionary: Sam Adams by Stacy Schiff
The Centaurās Wife by Amanda LeDuc
Stray Dogs: Stories by Rawi Hage
Michelangelo: His Epic Life by Martin Gayford
Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
Hamnet by Maggie OāFarrell
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie OāFarrell
The Pallbearerās Club by Paul Tremblay
The Beast You Are: Stories by Paul Tremblay
Tell Me Pleasant Things About Immortality by Lindsay Wong
Extras:
Original creators of the Mid Year Book Freakout Tag
https://www.youtube.com/@IsThatChami/about
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Wh0rPGfRg
Full list of questions came from BooksandLala, here is her 2023 video: https://youtu.be/lPaabBw61Cw
How is your reading going?
Best book youāve read so far in 2023.
Best sequel you've read so far in 2023.
Favourite re-read.
Genre you've been loving/reading the most.
New release you haven't read yet, but want to.
Most anticipated release for the second half of the year.
Biggest disappointment.
Biggest surprise.
Favourite new author. (Debut or new to you)
Newest favourite character.
Book that made you cry.
Book that made you happy.
Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received)
What books do you need to read by the end of the year?
Favourite video or post you've done so far this year.
Favourite book community members.
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
July 2 is the halfway point of the year -- Pam and Hallie do a goal check in on their reading goals, and Pam gives a Ramona the Cow update.
Books mentioned, in order:
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by by Patrick Radden Keefe
Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas
Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas
Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas
Chouette by Claire Oshetsky
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M Valente
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
Go Tell the Bees I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon
The Last Cold Place: A Field Season Studying Penguins in Antarctica by Naira de Gracia
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
Why Fish Donāt Exist by Lulu Miller
The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
Fifteen Dogs by AndrƩ Alexis
The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough
Middlemarch by George Eliot
Phase Six by Jim Shepard
The Trees by Percival Everett
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
All the Names They Used for God by Anjali Sachdeva
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward
Endurance: Shackletonās Incredible Journey by Alfred Lansing
Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salesses
Forager: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult by Michelle Dowd
How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler
Michelangelo: His Epic Life by Martin Gayford
The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz
Making Love With the Land by Joshua Whitehead
Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes by Elizabeth Lesser
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
In this episode, Hallie recaps 5 books she's finished that are making her feel like a teenager, and Pam talks about the audiobooks she's listening to crochet a creature named Ramona the Cow.
Books mentioned, in order:
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Ascension by Nicholas Binge
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Recursion by Blake Crouch
Sandman: A Game of You by Neil Gaiman
Venco by Cherie Dimaline
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Divergent Series by Veronica Roth
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
A Song of Ice and Fire Series by George RR Martin
Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling
King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair
Queen of Myth and Monsters by Scarlett St. Clair
A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair
Neon Gods by Katee Robert
Why Fish Donāt Exist by Lulu Miller
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas
The Devotion of Suspect X by Heigo Higashino
Devolution by Max Brooks
Chouette by Claire Oshetsky
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
Pam has returned from NYC with a haul! And both of us have finished a good handful of books.
Books mentioned, in order:
The Wager by David Grann
Endurance: Shackletonās Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
The Trees by Percival Everett
The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende
Sandman Vol 4 by Neil Gaiman
Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling
Anthem by Ayn Rand
God Spare the Girls by Kelsey McKinney
Sadie by Courtney Summers
The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel
VenCo by Cherie Dimaline
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Ballad for Sophie Filipe Melo & Juan Cavia, translated Gabriela Soares
Sourdough by Robin Sloan
The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino (translated by Alexander O. Smith & Elye J. Alexander)
The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
Out There by Kate Folk
Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller
The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Ascension by Nicholas Binge
Sandman Vol 5 by Neil Gaiman
Rules of Magic Alice Hoffman
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
In this episode, Pam and Hallie give a reading update, then review some new releases for 2023 and talk about books for the back half of the year.
Books mentioned, in order:
Iāll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Whale by Cheon Myeong-Kwan
Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes by Elizabeth Lesser
The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn
The Honeybee Emeralds by Amy Tector
The Trees by Percival Everett
VenCo by Cherie Dimaline
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
Sandman by Neil Gaiman
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Chrysalis by Anna Metcalfe
Cursed Bread Sophie Mackintosh
On the Ravine by Vincent Lam
Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures by Vincent Lam
The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
Just Once, No More by Charles Foran
Instructions for the Drowning by Steven Heighton
The Knowing: The Enduring Legacy of Residential Schools by Tanya Talaga
Making Love with the Land by Joshua Whitehead
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
Breaking and Entering by Don Gillmor
Other Peopleās Pets by RL Maizes
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
The Postcard by Anne Berest, Translated by Tina Kover
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
The Quiet Tenant by ClƩmence Michallon
Room by Emma Donoghue
YOU by Caroline Kepnes
Ruthless by Carolyn Lee Adams
The Guest by Emma Cline
Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Vogue article: https://www.vogue.com/article/best-books-2023
Globe and Mail article: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/article-the-top-30-canadian-books-to-read-in-2023/
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
In this episode, Pam and Hallie talk about recent book awards and pair off songs and books to fill your TBR and playlists.
Books mentioned, in order:
Trust by Hernan Diaz
Demon Copperhead by Barbara
Boulder by Eva Baltasar, translated from Catalan by Julia Sanches
Whale by Cheon Myeong-kwan, translated from Korean by Chi-Young Kim
The Gospel According to the New World by Maryse CondƩ, translated from French by Richard Philcox
Standing Heavy by GauZā, translated from Ivoirian by Frank Wynne
Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov, translated from Bulgarian by Angela Rodel
Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel, translated from Spanish by Rosalind Harvey
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabelle Allende
The Honeybee Emeralds by Amy Tector
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
Making Love with the Land by Joshua Whitehead
Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead
The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser
The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
The Project by Courtney Summers
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
Cold Storage by David Koepp
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
Everyday by David Levithan
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
Songs Mentioned (not in order):
You Are a Tourist by Death Cab for Cutie
Blinding by Florence + The Machine
I Beg to Differ (This Will Get Better) by Billy Talent
Knees Deep by The Beths
Bad Guy by Billie Eilish
Any Day Now by Trousdale
It Will Come Back by Hozier
Drops of Jupiter by Train
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
After a brief hiatus, Pam and Hallie are back! Pam had two book hauls and finished her degree, and Hallie returns from an eventful vacation/belated honeymoon.
All books mentioned, in order:
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah
Greenwood by Michael Christie
VenCo by Cherie Dimaline
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty
Animal Friends of Pica Pau by Yan Schenkel
A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T Kingfisher
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin
Tell Me Pleasant Things about Immortality by Lindsay Wong
The Miniscule Mansion of Myra Malone by Audre Burges
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
Probably Ruby by Lisa Bird-Wilson
The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Pinata by Leopoldo Gout
This Raging Light by Estelle Laure
Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh
Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin
Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
Monstrilio by Gerardo SĆ”mano CĆ³rdova
Watch Over Me by Nina Lacour
Babel, or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang
The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang
Yellowface by R. F. Kuang
Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman
Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu
Michelangelo: His Epic Life by Martin Gayford
The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie OāFarrell
Marvelous by Molly Greeley
The Honeybee Emeralds by Amy Tector
Making Love with the Land by Joshua Whitehead
Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
Whale by Cheon Myeong-Kwan
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
In this episode, Pam and Hallie create a rainbow of books!
Books mentioned, in order:
A Cosmology of Monsters by Shaun Hamill
The Pallbearerās Club by Paul G Tremblay
How Far The Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler
Iām Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller
What Napoleon Could Not Do by DK Nnuro
Hungry Ghosts by Kevin Jared Hosein
The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontƫ
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontƫ
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontƫ
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
This Raging Light by Estelle Laure
The Sacrifice Box by Martin Stewart
It by Stephen King
The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Come in and Cover Me by Gin Phillips
Albatross by Terry Fallis
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by HonorƩe Fanonne Jeffers
Babel by RF Kuang
The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki
The Trees by Percival Everett
Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
Three months into 2023, Pam and Hallie review their 2023 reading goals to see if they're on track. Spoiler alert: it's a mixed bag.
Books mentioned, in order:
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
The Colony by Audrey Magee
The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio
Complete Works of William Shakespeare
A Court of Thorn and Roses (Series) by Sarah J. Maas
House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
A Childrenās Bible by Lydia Millet
Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King
Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu
Homestead by Melinda Moustakis
Iāll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
How Far The Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler
Half Life by Krista Foss
The Feeling of Falling in Love by Mason Deaver
The Secret History Donna Tartt
This Raging Light by Estelle Laure
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough
Fifteen Dogs by AndrƩ Alexis
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
Hamnet by Maggie OāFarrell
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
In this episode, Pam shares the plethora of titles she's finished, and Hallie reviews a 700-page tome and a new release. Plus, we pair fiction and nonfiction reads across a variety of genres.
Books mentioned, in order:
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
The Pallbearerās Club by Paul Tremblay
Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salesses
A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G Summers
Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of Americas Shining Women by Kate Moore
A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson
A House at the Bottom of a Lake by Josh Malerman
Bird Box by Josh Malerman
Forager: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult by Michelle Dowd
Educated by Tara Westover
Iām Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Trials of Passion: Crimes Committed in the Name of Love and Madness by Lisa Appignanesi
Thereās Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins
Iāll Be Gone in The Dark by Michelle McNamara
Sadie by Courtney Summers
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
The Overstory by Richard Powers
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident by Donnie Eichar
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Lakewood by Megan Giddings
Exile and Pride by Eli Clare
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair Braverman
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
In this episode, Pam shares an exciting life update and Hallie talks about breaking out of her reading slump. Plus, a list of ten books that were important to Pam and Hallieās reading lives.
Books mentioned, in order:
The Marrow Thieves by Cheri Dimaline
The Feeling of Falling in Love by Mason Deaver
Endurance: Shackletonās Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
Indigo Field by Marjorie Hudson
Stray Dogs: Stories by Rawi Hage
I'm the Girl by Courtney Summers
Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree
The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
The Centaur's Wife by Amanda Leduc
Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
The Book of Goose by Yiyun Lee
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh
The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff
Look Out for Pirates! by Iris Vinton, H. B. Vestal
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne
Red is Best by Kathy Stinson
Rules by Cynthia Lord
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Circe by Madeline Miller
The Name of This Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch
Emma by Jane Austen
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach
Packing For Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach
Why Fish Donāt Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller
Radio Silence by Alice Oseman
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield [Vintage Anchor Emblem Canada Series]
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
How High We Go In the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Sadie by Courtney Summers
The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Instagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Instagram at @pams_inkheart
In this episode, Pam plans to "Finish Your Damn Books" in February while a polar vortex slams Canada, and Hallie talks about a readathon of 25 hours of reading. Plus, a Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow buddy read recap ā both with and without spoilers.
Books mentioned, in order:
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Half Life by Krista Foss
Sandman Vol 3: Dream Country by Neil Gaiman
The Feeling of Falling in Love by Mason Deaver
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn
The Wanderers by Meg Howrey
To Be Taught If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Endurance: Shackletonās Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride by Daniel James Brown
Stray Dogs by Rawi Hage
Out There by Kate Folk
The Marrow Thieves by Cheri Dimaline
Empire of Wild by Cheri Dimaline
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Middlemarch by George Eliot
Phase Six by Jim Shepard
The Trees by Percival Everett
All the Names They Used for God by Anjali Sachdeva
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater
The Centaurās Wife by Amanda Leduc
Iām the Girl by Courtney Summers
Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak
Huntress by Malinda Lo
My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Lady Sapiens: Breaking Stereotypes About Prehistoric Women by Thomas Cirotteau
Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
The Overstory by Richard Powers
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Sadie by Courtney Summers
In this episode, Pam and Hallie update their reading progress, as well as share a handful of exciting books releasing in 2023!
Books mentioned, in order:
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
To Be Taught If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
The Misconceiver by Lucy Ferriss
The Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
The Martian by Andy Weir
Out There by Kate Folk
Jamesland by Michelle Huneven
Search by Michelle Huneven
Dinner Party: A Tragedy by Sarah Gilmartin
Allās Well by Mona Awad
The Tempest by William Shakespeare
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Bunny by Mona Awad
Sandman Vol. 2 by Neil Gaiman
Sandman Vol. 3 by Neil Gaiman
Half Life by Krista Foss
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
A Childrenās Bible by Lydia Millet
Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Indigo Field by Marjorie Hudson
Stiff: The Secret Lives of Cadavers by Mary Roach
Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh
Then Everything Happens at Once by M.E. Girard
Girl Mans Up by M.E. Girard
Forager: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult: A Memoir by Michelle Dowd
Educated by Tara Westover
The Last Catastrophe by Allegra Hyde
Eleutheria by Allegra Hyde
Pinata by Leopoldo Gout
A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul G. Tremblay
Chlorine by Jade Song
The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel
Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Ascension by Nicholas Binge
Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward
The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward
Open Throat by Henry Hoke
Barn 8 by Deb Olin Unferth
Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton
In this episode, Pam and Hallie talk about their current reads, create a "new goal" for themselves, and recommend books inspired by the God Janus, the namesake of the month of January.
Books mentioned, in order:
The Pallbearerās Club by Paul Tremblay
Out There by Kate Folk
A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The Misconceiver by Lucy Ferriss
To Be Taught If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
The Handmaidās Tale by Margaret Atwood
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker
Hamnet by Maggie OāFarrell
Half Life by Krista Foss
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
Over the Woodward Wall by A Deborah Baker
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Landline by Rainbow Rowell
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
This is How You Lose the Time War by Amar El Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
In this episode, Pam and Hallie set some intentions and goals for reading in 2023, and plan what their first reads of the year will be.
Books mentioned, in order:
* Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
* War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy ā Readalong: @footnotes.and.tangents
* Paybackās a Witch by Lana Harper
* Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee
* East of Eden by John Steinbeck
* Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
* Fifteen Dogs by AndrƩ Alexis
* The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough
* Middlemarch by George Eliot
* Phase Six by Jim Shepard
* The Trees by Percival Everett
* Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
* All the Names They Used for God by Anjali Sachdeva
* David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
* Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
* The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Hallie and Pam review their 2022 stats, reflect on their book goals, and pick bookish superlatives.
Books mentioned, in order:
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
Iāll Be Gone In the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore
Rust: The Longest War by Jonathan Waldman
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death by Caitlin Doughty
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
How High We Go In The Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Summerwater by Sarah Moss
Severance by Ling Ma
The Overstory by Richard Powers
To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
Search by Michelle Huneven
Agatha of Little Neon by Claire Luchette
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Salt Slow by Julia Armfield
Down Days by Ilze Hugo
How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals by Sy Montgomery
A Dark and Starless Forest by Sarah Hollowell
The Project by Courtney Summers
Mrs. Death Mrs. Death by Salena Godden
A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Littlebadger
Not Your Sidekick by C. B. Lee
The Ghost In the House by Sara OāLeary
Good Omens by Terry Prachett and Neil Gaiman
Useless Magic by Florence Welch
Sourdough by Robin Sloan
Reprieve by James Han Mattson
Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh
McGlue by Ottessa Moshfegh
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
The Maid by Nita Prose
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Demon Copperhead by Barabra Kingsolver
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
The Colony by Audrey Magee
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid
Iām the Girl by Courtney Summers
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro
Hallie and Pam talk about their October reads and the CAWPILE rating system, begin planning for their 2023 book goals, and host a spoiler-free book club discussion of their first buddy read: Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield.
Books mentioned, in order:
Bitch: On the Female of the Species by Lucy Cooke
My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
The Gathering Dark by Tori Bovalino
Iām Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
The Crane Wife: A Memoir in Essays by CJ Hauser
Search by Michelle Huneven
The Eden Test by Adam Sternbergh
The Animals by Cary Fagan
Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
The Lies She Told by Cate Holahan
The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
No Gods No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And Other Questions about Dead Bodies by Caitlin Doughty
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
The Imitation Game: ALAN TURING DECODED by Jim Ottaviani, illustrated by Leland Purvis
Iām The Girl by Courtney Summers
The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas
Sourdough by Robin Sloan
Mr. Penumbraās 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Grimmās Fairy Tales
Lady Sapiens: EnquĆŖte sur la femme au temps de la PrĆ©histoire by Thomas Cirotteau, Jennifer Kerner and Eric Pincas
Face au chocs Ć©cologiques: 12 entretiens pour comprendre lāanthropocĆØne by Philippe Vion-Dury and RĆ©mi Noyon
The History of the Bible by John Barton
Spinster by Kate Bolick
The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
Salt Slow by Julia Armfield
Marvelous by Molly Greeley
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie OāFarrell
Then Everything Happens at Once by M. E. Girard
Girl Mans Up by M. E. Girard
In this episode of Mostly Fictional (we finally say our name!), Hallie and Pam prepare for the spooky reading season and attempt to coordinate a buddy-read.
Books mentioned, in order:
The Employees by Olga Ravn
The Lovers by Paolo Cognetti
The Doloriad by Missouri Williams
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
In the Orchard by Eliza Minot
Orlando by Virginia Woolf
Toddler Hunting and Other Stories by Kono Taeko
Outline by Rachel Cusk
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
How High We Go In the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The Good Lord Bird by James McBride
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie OāFarrell
Hamnet by Maggie OāFarrell
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Conversations on Love by Natasha Lunn
Iām the Girl by Courtney Summers
Sadie by Courtney Summers
The Project by Courtney Summers
No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull
The Hearts We Sold by Emily Lloyd-Jones
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
What I Know For Sure by Oprah Winfrey
My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
Bitch: On the Female of the Species by Lucy Cooke
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
The Crane Wife: A Memoir in Essays by CJ Hauser
The Gathering Dark: An Anthology of Folk Horror by Tori Bovalino
Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
In this episode of Mostly Fictional, Pam talks about reading on trains and about trains, and Hallie tackles an enormous library stack.
Books mentioned, in order:
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
Useless Magic: Lyrics and Poetry by Florence Welch
The Sandman Vol 1 by Neil Gaiman
The Sandman Vol 4 by Neil Gaiman
The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided By Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer
Compass by Murray Lee
The Colony by Audrey Magee
The Trees by Percival Everett
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
A Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante
To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
The Platform Edge: Uncanny Tales of the Railways by Mike Ashley
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafĆ³n
Marina by Carlos Ruiz ZafĆ³n
One Last Stop Casey McQuiston
A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers
The Employees by Olga Ravn
The Doloriad by Missouri Williams
Orlando by Virginia Woolf
The Lovers by Paolo Cognetti
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
The Crane Wife: A Memoir in Essays by CJ Hauser
Family of Origin by CJ Hauser
Dracula by Bram Stoker
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
Iām the Girl by Courtney Summers
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie OāFarrell
Hamnet by Maggie OāFarrell
Lovely War by Julie Berry
Search by Michelle Huneven
In this pilot episode of Mostly Fictional, hosts Pam and Hallie get into the swing of talking about books and what they enjoy in a good read.
Books mentioned, in order:
Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer
Huntress by Malinda Lo
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
The Imitation Game: Alan Turing Decoded by Jim Ottaviani and illustrated by Leland Purvis
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Sadie by Courtney Summers
1984 by George Orwell
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
The Time Travelerās Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
The Sandman Vol 4 by Neil Gaiman
The Overstory by Richard Powers
Electric Idol by Katee Robert
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
The Razorās Edge by W. Somerset Maugham
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut
To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
The Gathering Dark: An Anthology of Folk Horror by Tori Bovalino
The Gathering Dark by Leigh Bardugo
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride by Daniel James Brown
Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident by Donnie Eichar
Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung
The Feeling of Falling in Love by Mason Deaver
Iām the Girl by Courtney Summers
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield