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210 - Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
28 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 5 min
It's our favourite time of the year and time for a spooky read to match the mood in Episode 210. This time we're talking about Never Whistle at Night, a collection of Indigenous dark fiction stories edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. We loved this one so much and can't wait to read the next volume! Lees meer
Show Notes
Podcast fave, Stephen Graham Jones, writes an incredible introduction to this collection.
We didn't have time to talk about every story in this collection, so we highlighted some of our favourites, but honestly every story is so good and you should definitely read the whole thing.
Never Whistle at Night Part II: Back for Blood just came out, so if you're in need of more Indigenous horror, make sure to grab a copy!
We're keeping with the spooky theme for our next episode, which is also a book club episode. It's time to talk about Moonflow by Bitter Karella!
Then for non-fiction November, we'll be reading Sophia Bush's recently published memoir, And I Will Tell You Mine.
Other Books and Authors Mentioned
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
There, There by Tommy Orange
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
Cherie Dimaline
Rebecca Roanhorse
Mathilda Zeller
Conley Lyons
Nick Medina
D.H. Trujillo
Richard Van Camp
Carson Faust
Darcie Little Badger
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209 - 8th Anniversary Hangout
14 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 5 min
In episode 209, we're celebrating the 8th anniversary of Another Book on the Shelf! We can't believe we've been making this podcast for eight whole years now. What is time? Lees meer
Show Notes
We had such a great time at Word on the Street, as always, and it was so great to finally be able to go together after several years of Jette flying solo.
If you're in Toronto over the next few months, definitely go check out the Melissa Auf der Maur exhibit.
Our next episode is our annual spooky season pick, (as if we're not spooky all year round). We'll be chatting about Never Whistle At Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology.
After that, it's time for Jette's book club pick, Moonflow by Bitter Karella. Still spooky vibes, but we've got some weird mushrooms and fungus as well! And of course, stay tuned for our next book club pick after that episode is out.
Books & Authors Mentioned
The Windy City Series by Liz Tomforde
Silver Pines Series by Paisley Hope
Just for the Plot by Meghan Quinn
DC Stars Series by Chelsea Curto
Vancouver Storm Series by Stephanie Archer
Harvest Season by Brynne Weaver
Sparrow Falls Series by Catherine Cowles
Kiss Slay Replay by Rachel Harrison
Even the Good Girls Will Cry by Melissa Auf der Maur
What We Found Instead by Heidi Reimer
Espíritu by Aiden Thomas
The Dream Thieves graphic novel by Maggie Stiefvater and Sas Milledge
This Is Not a Test by Courtney Summers
Something Is Killing the Children: Hope is a Knife
Grim Tidings by BK Borison
A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit
Heated Rivalry & The Long Game by Rachel Reid
Fahrenheit 182 by Mark Hoppus
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
Sweetwater Peak Duology by Lyla Sage
What Feeds Below by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne
You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom by Vincent Tirado
Hit So Hard by Patty Schemel
Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman
My Heart Is A Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson
The Hollow Places…
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208 - Espíritu by Aiden Thomas
30 september 2026 · 56 min
In Episode 208, we're talking about Espíritu by Aiden Thomas, the sequel to Cemetery Boys, which we talked about way back in Episode 57! Lees meer
It was so much fun to be back with these characters and in their world of spirits and brujx. We wish we could have spent more time with them. Maybe a book for our girl Maritza next? We would be all over that!
Show Notes
Episode 57, where we talked about Cemetery Boys, was our very first FUJK episode after abandoning our previous plan to discuss a certain wizard series. We've read so many incredible books by trans authors since then!
Do you believe in spirits?
On record, we now know that Jette wants her funeral to be an exact recreation of the My Chemical Romance "Helena" music video.
If you want to know more about the grandma who had paper Ouija boards handed out at her funeral with a note saying, "Let's keep in touch," here you go.
No, but seriously, please can Maritza get a book next?
Our next episode is our 8th (!!!) anniversary episode.
After that, we'll chatting about Never Whistle At Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology, just in time for spooky season.
And don't forget to read along with us for our book club, Moonflow by Bitter Karella. Episode coming in early November!
Other Books Mentioned
Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave by Mariana Enriquez
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207 - What We Found Instead - An Interview with Heidi Reimer
16 september 2026 · 52 min
In Episode 207, we have a wonderful chat with Canadian author Heidi Reimer about her new novel, What We Found Instead, as well as writing routines, plotting, and book recommendations. Lees meer
Show Notes
It was so fantastic to have the chance to talk to Heidi about her process writing this book and learning how to craft a novel.
Find Heidi’s debut novel, The Mother Act, wherever books are sold.
Online you can find Heidi on her website, www.heidireimer.com, on Instagram @heidi.c.reimer, and on Substack, The Visibility Letters.
Heidi also coaches writers through the Sarah Selecky Writing School, where she offers coaching for first drafts and revisions.
Heidi Reimer’s Recommendations
Chasing Summer by Frankie Scott
Wild Hope by Joan Thomas
The Wild Beneath by Kelly Anderson
God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Sterling Point (2026-)
Other Books Mentioned
Long Bright River by Liz Moore
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206 - The Dream Thieves (Graphic Novel) by Maggie Stiefvater
2 september 2026 · 51 min
In episode 206, we talk about our latest book club book, the graphic novel adaptation of The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater, illustrated by Sas Milledge. This is the second book in The Raven Cycle series, and this one may have convinced Jette to pick up the original novels! Lees meer
Show Notes
This is Gen’s favourite of the four books in the series because it’s Ronan’s book.
We talked about the first graphic novel adaptation in Episode 180.
We also read Sas Milledge’s debut graphic novel, Mamo, in Episode 194.
Our next book club is Jette’s pick and we’re reading Moonflow by Bitter Karella. More creepy mushrooms and fungus!
Next week we’ll be chatting with Heidi Reimer about her new novel, What We Found Instead.
And to close out September, we’re revisiting an old favourite and reading the long-awaited sequel to Cemetery Boys—Espíritu by Aiden Thomas.
Other Books Mentioned
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV
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205 - Summer Hangout 2026
19 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 23 min
Summer is (finally) winding down, and it's time for a hangout episode! As you know, we are not made for the heat, so we've slowed down a bit on the reading and the writing—but don't worry, we're still absolutely crushing our reading goals. Lees meer
Show Notes
Gen has done a surprising number of summer activities, and we've even done a bunch together, including a baseball game, a book launch, and a visit to Toronto's Book Bar.
Is baseball the most romantic sport?
We had such a great time at the book launch for Fossil Feud by Maggie North, facilitated by Stephanie Archer and hosted by Hopeless Romantic books. We even made a new book friend!
Next on our bookish event list is Word on the Street, which Gen can finally go to this year. It's happening September 26 & 27 at David Pecaut Square by Roy Thompson Hall. If you're in Toronto, it's free to attend and always a great time for book lovers, so definitely check it out!
Our next episode will be a book club episode, talking about The Dream Thieves graphic novel adaptation by Maggie Stiefvater and illustrated by Sas Milledge.
After that, we'll be chatting with Heidi Reimer about her new book What We Found Instead. It's been a while since we've done an interview and we can't wait!
Books and Authors Mentioned
Windy City series by Liz Tomforde
Paisley Hope: Training the Heart; Riding the High; Freeing the Wild
Anderson in Bloom by Jennifer Dugan
Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes
A Spell to Wake the Dead by Nicole Lesperance
Catherine Cowles: Delicate Escape; Broken Harbor; Into the Fading Twilight; Beautiful Exile
The Someday Garden by Ashley Poston
Love You to Death by Jenna Lavine
The Hotshot by Piper Rayne
Dearly Departed by Chip Pons
Clockers by Richard Price
Shoot Your Shot by Lexi Lafleur
Dinner for Vampire by Bethany Joy Lenz
Behind the Net by Stephanie Archer
What Move the Dead by T Kingfisher
In Stormy Weather by Chelsea Curto
Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep by Paul Tremblay
Face Off by Chelsea C…
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204 - What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
5 augustus 2026 · 56 min
In episode 204, Gen and Jette freak out over mushrooms and T. Kingfisher's What Moves the Dead, book 1 in the Sworn Soldier series. Lees meer
Please send Jette all recos for anything fungi-related- books, cute things, forests to run to.
Show Notes
We both meant to read "The Fall of the House of Usher," which this book is based on, before we recorded, but unfortunately...life. It's on the list now!
T. Kingfisher is the pen name of Ursula Vernon. She writes books under both names, differentiating between her work for children (Vernon) and adults (Kingfisher).
Our next episode is our summer hangout. Expect more mushrooms and probably (definitely) some Windy City talk. How many books in the series can Gen read before we record?
After that, it's book club episode time! The Dream Thieves graphic novel adaptation is officially out, and we'll be talking about it first thing in September.
Books mentioned
How We End by LM Juniper
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher
What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher
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203 - Clockers by Richard Price (Film by Spike Lee)
22 juli 2026 · 57 min
Episode 203 is another instalment in our Page to Screen series. This time we read Clockers by Richard Price and watched the Spike Lee film adaptation of the same name. Lees meer
We loved how the book and the film each have their own distinct vibe and definitely need to watch more Spike Lee films. (And maybe rewatch The Wire?)
Show Notes
Richard Price has also written screenplays, including The Wire, The Deuce, and the Martin Scorsese film, The Color of Money, for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.
This was Mekhi Phifer's first film, and he got the part through an open casting call.
In our next episode, we'll be talking about What Moves the Dead by T Kingfisher.
Read along with our next book club pick, the graphic novel adaptation of The Dream Thieves by Maggie Steifvater.
Other Films by Spike Lee
Do the Right Thing
She's Gotta Have It
Jungle Fever
Malcolm X
BlacKkKlansman
Other Books, Authors & Films Mentioned
Mystic River
Gone Baby Gone
Dennis Lehane
Annihilation
The Martian
Jurassic Park
Under the Bridge
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202 - In Her Own League by Liz Tomforde
8 juli 2026 · 1 uur 21 min
In Episode 202, we talk about Jette's book club pick, In Her Own League by Liz Tomforde! As you may know, we're deep in our romance era right now—especially sports romance—and we loved Monty and Reese so much! Lees meer
Show Notes
In Her Own League is a spin-off of the best-selling Windy City Series, which is currently in development for a TV series!
Emmett "Monty" Montgomery is definitely based on real-life MLB manager Gabe Kapler. You're welcome.
Interconnected romance series for the win every time! We can't wait for Liz Tomforde's next series, Wilder Woods, which takes place in California and follows the Wilder siblings. The first instalment, Cardinal Rule, is set to come out next year.
So many of these romance authors are Canadian, which we love.
We're stoked to be going to the book launch for Fossil Feud by Maggie North, in conversation with Stephanie Archer, author of the hockey romance series Vancouver Storm. Hosted, of course, by Hopeless Romantic Books.
In our next episode, we're taking a wildly different turn for our Page to Screen series by reading Clockers by Richard Price and watching the 1995 Spike Lee film adaptation.
After that, we'll be doing some summer spooky reading with What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher.
Our next book club pick is Gen's, and it's The Dream Thieves graphic novel adaptation of Book 2 of The Raven Cycle Series by Maggie Steifvater, illustrated by Sas Milledge. It's coming out August 4.
Other Books and Authors Mentioned
Helena Hunting
Off Campus Series by Elle Kennedy
Elsie Silver
Becka Mack
Heated Rivalry/Game Changers Series by Rachel Reid
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201 - Anderson In Bloom by Jennifer Dugan
24 juni 2026 · 54 min
It's the end of June, which means it's time for our annual Pride episode! This year, we're talking about Anderson in Bloom by Jennifer Dugan, since we're both deep in our romance era and we love us some queer joy. Lees meer
Show Notes
Is it time for us to move to a small coastal town and live our best storybook romance lives?
Jenifer Prince does the cover art for this book. Check out more of her fantastic lesbian art on IG @jeniferrprince
For more romance goodness, be sure to listen to episode 199, all about the romance genre.
We're continuing with the romance theme for our next episode with In Her Own League by Liz Tomforde. And we're even going to a baseball game soon to get in the full spirit of things!
Other Books by Jennifer Dugan
Verona Comics
Hot Dog Girl
Some Girls Do
Love At First Set
The Ride of Her Life
Coven
Other Books Mentioned
Dearly Departed by Chip Pons
Wet Screams published by Little Ghosts Books
Love and Lake Monsters by TJ Alexander
The Prospects by KT Hoffman
Game Changers Series by Rachel Reid
The Shots You Take by Rachel Reid
Decomposition Book by Sara van Os
James Baldwin
Sister Holiday Mysteries Series by Margaret Douaihy (Listen to Episode 176 for the first instalment, Scorched Grace)
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200 - 200th Episode Hangout Celebration
10 juni 2026 · 1 uur 21 min
It's our 200th episode! What better way to celebrate than by talking about all the books we've been reading? Lees meer
Show Notes
While we've already passed 200 episodes on our other podcast, Teenage Daydream, this one is extra special because it was our first podcast.
Sadly the cafe where Another Book on the Shelf was born—Page One—is no longer, but hopefully they'll open in another location soon.
Shout out to Hopeless Romantic bookshop and Stormbound Books for running the coolest book rebinding workshops.
Artemis II got us through the beginning of April.
For more details about all the romance we've been reading, make sure to listen our episode dedicated to all things romance!
Pizza Hut, please make all our dreams come true and have an adult version of Book It.
Our next episode will be our June Pride episode, and we're keeping it romantic with Anderson in Bloom by Jennifer Dugan.
And don't forget to read along with our book club pick, In Her Own League by Liz Tomforde.
Books and Authors Mentioned
Unloved by Peyton Corrine
Slewfoot by Brom
M Train by Patti Smith
Orwell's Roses by Rebecca Solnit
Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit
The Disordered Cosmos by Chandra Prescott Weinstein
The Dead of Summer by Ryan LaSala
The Windy City Series by Liz Tomforde
Forty Ways to Know a Star by Julian Scudder
The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes
Across the Vanishing Sky by Catherine Cowles
Fall With Me by Becka Mack
Murder Bimbo by Rebecca Novack
VenCo by Cherie Dimaline
Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan
Helgoland by Carlo Rovelli
Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
In Sensorium by Tanais
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand
The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson
The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares by Joyce Carol Oates
Training the Heart by Paisley Hope
A Spell to Wake the Dead by Nicole Esperance
Decomposition Book by Sara van Os
Stephanie Archer
Somet…
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199 - Romance Reads
27 mei 2026 · 1 uur 22 min
In Episode 199, we're talking about a genre we never thought we'd be talking about: Romance! We've both fallen into the romance genre pretty hard lately, so we thought it was about time we had a proper discussion about some of our favourite tropes, authors, and why we keep coming back to it. Lees meer
Show Notes
If you told us when we started this podcast that we'd one day dedicate an entire episode to romance, we wouldn't have believed you, but we're so happy to be here. Truly the plot twist we never saw coming.
Next episode is our 200th! We can hardly wrap our heads around it. Come hang out with us as we talk about all things Another Book on the Shelf.
In keeping with the romance theme, we'll be reading Anderson in Bloom by Jennifer Dugan for our Pride episode.
And we're reading In Her Own League by Liz Tomforde for our next book club discussion, so make sure you read along!
We did our best to keep track of everything we talked about, but the list of books and authors mentioned might be incomplete.
Books and Authors Mentioned
Sophie Kinsella
Chloe Gong
Rachel Reid
Casey McQuiston
Emily Henry
Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young
Elsie Silver
The Most Unusual Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy by Roan Parrish
Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore
Erin Sterling
Becka Mack
The Windy City Series by Liz Tomforde
Paisley Hope
Brynne Weaver
Rebel Blue Ranch Series by Lyla Sage
Ashley Poston
Catherine Cowles
Canadian Boyfriend by Jenny Holiday
Abby Jimenez
Carley Fortune
Peyton Corrine
Chelsea Curto
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198 - Orwell's Roses by Rebecca Solnit
13 mei 2026 · 55 min
We're getting so close to our 200th episode, but first, we have a book club episode for you. In Episode 198, we're talking about Gen's pick—Orwell's Roses by Rebecca Solnit. Lees meer
Show Notes
This book felt extremely relevant to everything happening in the world these days, like oof.
Truly so many topics were covered in this book! The rise of Communism and the Soviet Union, the Spanish Civil War, the Carboniferous Era, coal mining, rose production in Colombia, and actually so much more. What a ride.
Rebecca Solnit, we are so impressed with the structuring of this book.
You can read Orwell's essay, "Politics and the English Language," on the Orwell Foundation website and it is very much worth the read.
Don't be surprised if Gen picks Nineteen Eighty-Four as a future book club read.
If you follow us on Instagram, you may know that we've fallen down the romance rabbit hole, so we decided that our next episode would be all about the romance genre.
After that, it's time for our 200th episode! We still can't believe it.
Our next book club book is Jette's pick, and we're following the romance train still with In Her Own League by Liz Tomforde, which is a spin off of the extremely popular Windy City series.
Other Books and Media Mentioned
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Trotsky (2009)
By George Orwell:
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Animal Farm
Down and Out in Paris and London
Homage to Catalonia
By Rebecca Solnit:
Men Explain Things to Me
Hope In the Dark
A Field Guide to Getting Lost
The Beginning Comes After the End
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197 - M Train by Patti Smith
29 april 2026 · 1 uur 9 min
In Episode 197, we're talking about M Train by Patti Smith, one of our forever favourite artists. Lees meer
This year we're making an extra effort to crush our TBRs and reading books that we both already own or have been meaning to read forever, and of course we both have more Patti Smith to read!
Show Notes
We loved this book, obviously, but we raged against the deckled edges the entire time.
Patti Smith is living the life we both want, so we're going to figure out how to do this, too.
If you haven't already, definitely read Just Kids, Patti Smith's book about her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe when they were in their twenties living in New York. And then listen to Episode 159!
Patti Smith visits a few cemeteries and we were reminded of our episode about Somebody Is Walking On Your Grave by Mariana Enriquez.
Our next episode is a book club episode and we'll be talking about Gen's pick, Orwell's Roses by Rebecca Solnit.
Other Books & Authors Mentioned
Haruki Murakami
Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
The Disordered Cosmos by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
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196 - Slewfoot by Brom
15 april 2026 · 1 uur 10 min
For Episode 196, we have another instalment in our #BookstagramMadeMeDoIt series with Slewfoot by Brom. This might be our most Bookstagram Made Me that we've ever done, because this book has been everywhere! Since we love all things witches, you know we had to read it. Lees meer
Show Notes
We loved Abitha and Samson and support all their witchery.
Brom is also an artist and full colour paintings are included in Slewfoot, which was especially helpful for picturing Forest, Sky, and Creek with their strange child faces in the mouths of animals.
Brom has done film concept art for Galaxy Quest (1999), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Scooby Doo (2002), and Van Helsing (2004). He has never taken any formal art classes.
In an effort to crush our TBR, we're reading books we both have on our shelves, and so for our next episode we'll be talking about M Train by Patti Smith.
Don't forget to read along with our book club book, Orwell's Roses by Rebecca Solnit, which we'll be talking about in early May.
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195 - Spring Hangout 2026
1 april 2026 · 1 uur 16 min
In Episode 195, we're officially wrapping up our 2025 reading goals and chatting about what we've been up to the last three months. (Surviving, mostly!) Lots of books are being read and writing plans are cooking! The real new year starts in spring anyway. Lees meer
Show Notes
Jette is absolutely crushing her reading goals! And we both may need to update some of our Storygraph goals for 2026 because we're way ahead already.
We visited Hopeless Romantic and the Hopeless Romantic/Little Ghosts crossover store at Union Station in the last few months. If you're in Toronto, we definitely recommend checking them out! It turns out horror and romance are a perfect pair.
Since we have a Romance episode coming up at the end of May, we tried to curb our romance talk, but we will be doing a deep dive soon enough!
In our next episode, we'll be talking about Slewfoot by Brom as part of our #BookstagramMadeMeDoIt series, since we've been seing it everywhere!
After that, we're attempting to tackle our TBRs and reading M Train by Patti Smith, which we both have physical copies of. That episode will be out April 29.
And don't forget to read along with our current book club, Orwell's Roses by Rebecca Solnit.
Books & Authors Mentioned
The Windy City Series by Liz Tomforde
Elsie Silver
A Five Letter Word for Love by Amy James
Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy
A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James
This Is a Safe Space by Lucinda Berry
Crushmore: Essays on Love, Loss, and Coming-of-Age by Sophie Ansari, Nava Kavelin, and Penn Badgley
Rebel Blue Ranch Series by Lyla Sage
Soul Searching by Lyla Sage
Playing for Keeps series by Becka Mack
When We Spoke to the Dead: How Ghosts Gave American Women Their Voice by Ilise S. Carter
Wells Ranch Series by Bailey Hannah
Silver Pines Ranch Series by Paisley Hope
All the Missing Pieces by Catherine Cowles
Anderson in Bloom by Jennifer Dugan
Passing by Nella Larson
The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
The Fountain by Casey Scieszka
Spoile…
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194 - Mamo by Sas Milledge
18 maart 2026 · 38 min
In Episode 194, we chat about the YA graphic novel Mamo by Sas Milledge. It's her debut graphic novel, originally released as a five-issue miniseries and follows hedge witch Orla O'Reilly, as she and local Jo Manalo try to fix the chaotic magic in Heresden. Lees meer
Show Notes
We first came across Sas Milledge's work in the graphic novel adaptation of The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater, which we talked about in Episode 180.
The next instalment of The Raven Cycle adaptations, The Dream Thieves. is coming out August 4.
Orla O'Reilly is giving Ellie Sattler in Jurassic Park, which of course we loved.
It turns out that the Jim Hensen project Sas Milledge worked on, was in fact Labyrinth related. She was one of the illustrators for Beyond the Goblin City, a graphic novel collection of short stories that take place in the world of Labyrinth.
She also worked on The Lost Carnival: A Dick Grayson Graphic Novel for DC Comics.
Other Works Mentioned
Junior High by Tegan and Sara Quin, illustrated by Tillie Walden
The Night Eaters by Marjorie Liu, illustrated by Sana Takeda
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193 - Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
4 maart 2026 · 56 min
In Episode 193, we're talking about our latest book club selection—it's Jette's pick, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk. There's so much going on in this book in the best possible way and we're ready to go read everything Tokarczuk has ever written. Lees meer
Show Notes
Olga Tokarczuk has won numerous prizes for her work, including the Nobel Prize for Literature.
We would also like to live in the woods and study astrology and translate Blake and attend the Mushroom Pickers society ball.
Shout out to St. Hubert chicken. IYKYK.
In our next episode, we'll be reading the graphic novel Mamo by Sas Milledge, who also illustrated the graphic novel adaptation of The Raven Boys.
Our next book club book is Gen's pick, and we'll be reading Orwell's Roses by Rebecca Solnit. We'll be talking about it on May 11.
Books by Olga Tokarczuk
Mr. Distinctive
House of Day, House of Night
The Empusium
Flights
The Books of Jacob
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192 - Property by Kate Cayley
18 februari 2026 · 1 uur 2 min
In Episode 192, we're once again teaming up with one our favourite local indie publishers, Coach House Books. This time we're reading Kate Cayley's novel Property. Lees meer
Show Notes
Coach House Books has never steered us wrong. Make sure to check out their backlist, as well as their new releases and forthcoming titles.
We had a great time trying to figure out where exactly this neighbourhood in Toronto is located. And you know we clocked Nadège Patisserie immediately!
Speaking of Toronto, we're very excited to go on our next book adventure to check out the team-up bookstore in Union Station from two of our favourite indie bookstores: Hopeless Romantic and Little Ghosts Books. If you're in Toronto, this pop-up bookshop will be there until May!
And shout out as always to public libraries everywhere, and especially our very cool Toronto Public Library branches.
In our next episode we'll be talking about Jette's book club pick, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk.
Other Coach House Books Episodes
26: Paper Houses by Dominique Fortier (The one that started it all!)
51: Coach House Books Fall 2020 Releases (The Imago Stage by Karoline Georges, The Pine Islands by Marion Poschmann, Fauna by Christiane Vadnais)
62: Because the Sun by Sarah Burgoyne
74: And Miles to Go Before I Sleep by Jocelyne Saucier
88: Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu
117: Sing, Nightingale by Marie Hélène Poitras
128: The All + Flesh by Brandi Bird
140: Pale Shadows by Dominique Fortier
174: Born by Heather Birrell
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191 - Going to Meet the Man by James Baldwin
5 februari 2026 · 1 uur 19 min
It's February, which means it's time for our annual James Baldwin episode. This we're reading his short story collection, Going to Meet the Man, published in 1965. Lees meer
Show Notes
As you might have noticed, we could talk about Baldwin for hours, so let us know your favourite James Baldwin books!
We spent a good chunk of time before recording trying to figure out why we didn't have a James Baldwin episode in 2022 and we have no answers. We were sure we had done one every year since reading Another Country, but apparently not in '22! Time is fake.
In our next episode we'll be reading Property by Kate Cayley, which is a novel recently released by our fave indie publisher, Coach House Books.
Don't forget to read along with our book club! We're currently reading Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk and we'll be talking about it on March 4.
Other James Baldwin Episodes
55: Another Country
61: If Beale Street Could Talk
113: Giovanni's Room
141: Notes of a Native Son
166: Go Tell It On the Mountain
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190 - Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
21 januari 2026 · 1 uur 37 min
Yes, we're doing it, we're talking about Heated Rivalry. If you follow us on Instagram you already know that this series has eaten Gen's brain, so it only seemed fitting that we do an official episode. Lees meer
We're talking about the first two books in Rachel Reid's Game Changers series and the TV adaptation. So hop into Shane's very normal, practical car with us, we're going to the cottage.
Show Notes
This is our longest episode yet, surprising precisely no one, because Gen physically can't shut up about these boys.
Are we going to end up doing an episode on the rest of this series? Probably. Will we wait for Season 2 to drop? That depends how soon we get it.
This show is so Canadian. We're so proud.
The seventh book in the series, Unrivaled, (yes, another Ilya and Shane book!) drops on September 29 of this year. Pre-orders are already open, but if you go here, you already know that.
Canada Dry forever, especially the mini cans.
Our next episode is our annual Jame Baldwin episode. This year we're talking about his short story collection, Going to Meet the Man.
And don't forget to read along with our book club pick, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk.
Books in the Game Changers Series by Rachel Reid
1. Game Changer
2. Heated Rivalry
3. Tough Guy
4. Common Goal
5. Role Model
6. The Long Game
7. Unrivaled (Forthcoming September 29, 2026)
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189 - Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
7 januari 2026 · 52 min
It's 2026 and we're back with our first episode of the year! As always, it's a book club book, and we're talking about Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu. We had a great time discussing the screenplay style in this one and all the layers of meaning that Yu is playing with throughout the story. Lees meer
Show Notes
Are there other books like Interior Chinatown? If you have any recommendations, let us know because we absolutely loved it!
Our Kobos continue to hang on to life, but we wouldn't be mad if we had to get new ones. #TheKoboLife
It's Jette's turn to choose a book club book, and she's decided we'll be reading Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk. We've both seen her books everywhere, what with being a winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and all, and we can't wait to see what this one is all about.
In our next episode we'll be discussing the book and tv show that has taken over not just Gen's brain, but perhaps our collective societal brain. Yes, we're talking about Heated Rivalry.
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188 - 2025 Holiday Wrap Up
22 december 2025 · 1 uur 7 min
In Episode 188, we're saying goodbye to 2025 with a look back at all we've read this past year, and a look forward to what's in store for 2026. Lees meer
Show Notes
Since we recorded this before we actually had final reading numbers for the year, we'll give you a brief update in our first episode back in 2026 to see where we ultimately landed.
If you're looking for romance books in Toronto, go check out Hopeless Romantic!
We're going to be doing all of the art things in 2026.
Our first episode of 2026 will be Gen's book club pick, Interior China Town by Charles Yu.
After that, we're going to follow Gen down the Heated Rivalry rabbit hole with a Page to Screen episode. (This might be the most unhinged you'll ever see Gen.)
Books and Media Mentioned
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Wonderbook by Jeff Vandermeer
Salt Fish Girl by Larissa Lai
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Fall Shook Up by Piper Sheldon
Happy Medium by Sarah Adler
Wild Love by Elsie Silver
Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave by Mariana Enriquez
Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver
The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
Morbidly Yours by Ivy Fairbanks
My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine
Lost in the Garden by Adam S Leslie
You, Again by Kate Goldbeck
The Holiday Trap by Roan Parrish
Casket Case by Laura Evans
Daddy Issues by Kate Goldbeck
Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch
Picture This by Lynda Barry
Crazy Spooky Love by Josie Silver
The Honey Crisp Orchard Inn by Valeria Bowman
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Root Rot by Saskia Nislow
Wild Eyes by Elsie Silver
The Holiday Fakers by Evie Alexander
The Holiday Whoopie by Sara L Hudson
Wild Side by Elsie Silver
Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez
A Five Letter Word for Love by Amy James
Blessed Water by Margot Douaihy
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187 - The Holiday Trap by Roan Parrish
10 december 2025 · 1 uur 17 min
It's time for one of our favourite episodes of the year! Yes, episode 187 is our annual FU to JKR, and as always we're reading something hella queer. This year the book of honour is The Holiday Trap by Roan Parrish. We spent basically the whole episode gushing about how cute this was. It's the perfect holiday romance read! Lees meer
Show Notes
We need to visit New Orleans immediately. It's calling to us!
Couples reading books aloud to each other is goals. It is peak romance.
A few moments in this reminded us of our spooky season read, Somebody is Walking on Your Grave by Mariana Enriquez. Partly because of Lafayette No. 1 and partly for...other reasons.
And some of the quotes and insights from all our loveable characters had us thinking back to our last episode about David Lynch's book, Catching the Big Fish.
Next episode is our Holiday Wrap! We're pretty excited to say goodbye to 2025. And to find out exactly how wild Jette's reading stats are this year.
Other Books by Roan Parrish
The (Most Unusual) Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy
The Remaking of Corbin Wale
(and honestly so many more but those were the ones we mentioned)
Other FUJK Episodes
57: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
83: A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
109: Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
135: Pluralities by Avi Silver
161: Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore
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186 - Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch
26 november 2025 · 1 uur 10 min
For non-fiction November, and with a nod to NaNoWriMo (RIP), we're reading Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity by David Lynch. Somehow this ended up falling exactly at the intersection of all our interests—creativity, art, yoga, film, science. It's all coming together. Lees meer
Show Notes
Of course this made us want to do all the creative things. We just have to do them! We know. We know! We're getting there.
This is such a great book to read in little snippets if you need a bit of creative inspiration.
Are we going to have to try Transcendental Meditation? Apparently the Toronto TM centre is in the Royal York Hotel.
Our next episode is our annual FUJK episode, in which we read something hella queer instead of the boy wizard series by she who must not be named. This year we're reading The Holiday Trap by Roan Parrish.
And our last episode of the year will be our Holiday Wrap Up episode! How is almost 2026 already?
Books and Movies by David Lynch
Room to Dream by David Lynch and Kristine McKenna
Eraserhead (1977)
The Elephant Man (1980)
Dune (1984)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Wild At Heart (1990)
Twin Peaks (1990-1991; 2017)
Lost Highway (1997)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Inland Empire (2006)
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185 - Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
12 november 2025 · 1 uur 30 min
In episode 185, Gen and Jette talk about their latest book club episode, Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid. This was Jette's pick and our third Jenkins Reid episode! Lees meer
Show Notes
We've done two previous episodes on books by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Way back in the Patreon archive we did a bonus episode on Daisy Jones and the Six which eventually became episode 47 of the podcast. And in episode 99 we talked about The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.
Taylor Jenkins Reid did extensive research for this book and the story takes place during the very real Space Shuttle Program at NASA in the 80s.
Shoutout to Sally Ride, the first woman in space, and to the Canadarm, the robotic arm that Canada developed for NASA and the Space Shuttle Program.
In our next episode we'll be talking about David Lynch's book on creativity and meditiation, Catching the Big Fish.
And our final book club pick of the year is Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu. This is Gen's pick and it works our perfectly because both of us have it on our shelf for ages. We'll be talking about it in our first episode of the new year in January.
Other Books by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Daisy Jones and the Six
Malibu Rising
Carrie Soto is Back
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184 - Somebody is Walking on Your Grave by Mariana Enriquez
29 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 22 min
Episode 184 is our last episode of spooky season (although it's always spooky season in our hearts), and we're reading Somebody Is Walking On Your Grave by Mariana Enriquez. Lees meer
Show Notes
You may remember that we did another episode featuring Mariana Enriquez. In Episode 137, we talked about her short story collection, The Dangers of Smoking in Bed.
This is Mariana Enriquez's first non-fiction collection.
If you know how we can also become cemetery travel writers or something like that, please let us know!
In our next episode we'll be talking about Jette's latest book club pick, Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid. We're pretty sure it's going to emotionally destroy us.
Other Books Mentioned
To Shake the Sleeping Self by Jedidiah Jenkins
Killing Yourself to Live by Chuck Klosterman
Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez
A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez
Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies by Robert Kirk
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183 - 7th Anniversary Hangout
15 oktober 2025 · 59 min
It's episode 183, but even more importantly, it's our 7th Anniversary Hangout Episode! We can't believe it's already been seven years. It's been a blast and we can't wait for another seven more! Lees meer
Show Notes
We've read so many incredible books over the past seven years and recorded so many fun episodes. Stay tuned for a blog post of our personal favourites coming soon!
Speaking of favourites, or at least popularity, our most-listened to episode is still The Rural Diaries by Hilarie Burton Morgan, followed by Joan Didion's Slouching Towards Bethlehem in second place, and Colleen Hoover's Verity sliding in at third.
Shout out to our fourth most-listened to episode, Another Country by James Baldwin because it was our very first Baldwin and kicked off our annual tradition and life long love of his work.
There's a new Jedidiah Jenkins books coming out in 2026, so you know we'll be reading that.
If you're in Toronto and you love science fiction, fantasy, and/or children's books make sure to check out the Lillian H. Smith library branch. They have small exhibits set up showcasing books from their extensive collection.
Did you know there's a Ouija museum in Salem?
If your in Europe and want to check out some cute books store cafes, these are the ones Gen went to: Paludan Bog Cafe in Copenhagen, Minoa in Berlin, and Bookstor in The Hague.
In our next episode we'll be talking about Mariana Enriquez's new book, Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave.
And then it's time for our next book club discussion! We're reading Jette's pick, Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
Books Mentioned
Elsie Silver's Chestnut Spring Series
Laurie Gilmore's Dream Harbor Series
Exquisite Corpses by James Tynion IV
You Weren't Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White
The Most Unusual Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy by Roan Parrish
The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
Happy Medium by Sarah Adler
Morbidly Yours by Ivy Fairbanks
Lost in the Garden by Adam S. Leslie
Part of Your World by Abby Jimi…
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182 - The Late-Night Witches by Auralee Wallace
1 oktober 2025 · 51 min
In Episode 182, we're kicking off spooky season with the cozy witchy vampire slaying vibes in Auralee Wallace's The Late-Night Witches! Lees meer
Show Notes
This is like a cozy version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer set in PEI with sea witches. Obviously we loved it.
Auralee Wallace is also the author of the Otter Lake mystery series and the Evenfall Witches B&B mysteries.
Is there going to be second book after this one? There definitely could be!
Our next episode is our 7th anniversary episode! Whoa! We've read so many amazing books over the years.
And this year we've been blessed with three episodes in October, which means we'll have another spooky read for you (as if we ever wait for October for that LOL). We'll be reading Mariana Enriquez's new book, Somebody is Walking on Your Grave!
Other Books and Authors Mentioned
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez
Eat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria Griffin
Rachel Harrison
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181 - Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley
17 september 2025 · 57 min
Episode 181 is another installation of our Page to Screen series, this time with Scott Pilgrim! We read the comic series by Bryan Lee O'Malley and watched the film adaptation. It might be the most Toronto thing we've ever read or watched! Lees meer
Show Notes
The Scott Pilgrim comic series was released in six digest-size volumes between 2004-2010, and was originally published in black and white. Hardcover colour versions were released between 2012-2015.
Edgar Wright directed the film, with Bryan Lee O'Malley as executive producer, and he nails the stylized look so that the film feels like a comic book come to life.
Both the book and the film feature some iconic Toronto locations, including Casa Loma, Sneaky Dee's, the Toronto Reference Library, and Honest Ed's (RIP).
This cast is stacked! In 2020, for the 10-year anniversary of the film, most of the cast reunited for a table read of the script. You can watch it on YouTube
Shout out to Canadian bands Broken Social Scene and Metric for writing songs for the fictional bands in the film (Crash and the Boys and The Clash at Demonhead respectively), and to Chris Murphy of Sloan for being the musical performance supervisor on the film. Beck wrote the songs for Scott's band, Sex Bob-omb.
We truly had a blast reading and watching this. It was just so much fun! We're definitely going to watch the anime series, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.
We're officially kicking off spooky season with our next episode on October 1. We'll be talking about Auralee Wallace's recent relsease, The Late-Night Witches. Apparently, we're also keeping the CanCon going because it takes place in PEI!
There's going to be three episodes in October, so stick around for our 7th anniversary episode in the middle of the month on the 15th, and then we're wrapping up Halloween season with Mariana Enriquez's new release, Somebody is Walking on Your Grave.
Other Books and Media Mentioned
By Bryan Lee O'Malley: Lost at Sea, Seconds, Snotgirl
Directed by Edgar Wrig…
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180 - The Raven Boys (Graphic Novel) by Maggie Stiefvater
3 september 2025 · 1 uur
Episode 180 is a book club episode and we're reading The Raven Boys graphic novel adaptation, based on the novel by Maggie Stiefvater, adapted by Stephanie Williams, and illustrated by Sas Milledge. This is Gen's pick and it was great to bring Jette onto the Raven Cycle bandwagon! Lees meer
Show Notes
Jette remembers Gen reading this book at their old job while on break (and being emotionally devastated by it).
Luckily this one doesn't end on too much of a cliff hanger. Unlike other books we've read...looking at you Her Majesty's Royal Coven. (Don't worry, you can read all three of those now, too!)
The audiobooks of Maggie Stiefvater's Raven Cycle novels is read by Will Patton, who you might know as the white coach in Remember the Titans.
There are plans to adapt all four books in the Raven Cycle series into graphic novels. The second book, The Dream Thieves, is set to come out sometime next year.
If you don't want to wait for the graphic novels, the other two in the series are Blue Lily, Lily Blue and The Raven King.
In our next episode we'll be talking about another graphic novel, Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley, and its film adaptation. There are six books in the series and the movie is based on all of them, but we're going to at least try to read the first two before we do the episode.
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179 - The Hand of Iman by Ryad Assani-Razaki
20 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 10 min
In Episode 179, Gen and Jette team up with one of their favourite indie publishers, House of Anansi Press. We're reading the newly released English translation of The Hand of Iman by Ryad Assani-Razaki. This one broke our hearts. Lees meer
Show Notes
Ryad Assani-Razaki is a Beninese-Canadian writer and The Hand of Iman, or La main d'Iman in French, is his first novel. It won the Prix Robert Cliche in 2011 and was shortlisted for the Governer General's Award in 2012.
Check out our full list of House of Anansi episodes below.
We did in fact have an episode dedicated to our 100th! What should we do for 200? We're getting close!
In our next episode we'll be talking about Gen's book club pick, the graphic novel edition of The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater.
We'll be following up our book club episode with a Page to Screen episode and some CanCon for you with Scott Pilgrim!
Other House of Anansi Episodes
20: 2019 House of Anansi Spring Releases (Dual Citizens by Alix Ohlin and Autopsy of a Boring Wife by Marie-Renée Lavoie)
39: House of Anansi New Releases 2020 (Pallbearing by Michael Melgaard and Coming Up for Air by Sarah Leipciger)
43: You Are Not What We Expected by Sidura Ludwig
70: A Boring Wife Settles the Score by Marie-Renée Lavoie
97: A Waiter in Paris by Edward Chisholm
128: The All + Flesh by Brandi Bird
156: Who Will Bury You? by Chido Muchemwa
Other Books Mentioned
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa (Episode 124)
Paper House by Dominique Fortier (Episode 26)
Born by Heather Birrell (Episode 174)
Parable of the Sower by Octavie Butler (Episode 172)
The Late-Night Witches by Auralee Wallace
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
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178 - Summer Hangout 2025
6 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 11 min
It's time for a summer hangout episode! We're barely surviving the endless heatwaves and smoky skies, but at least we've got some good books to read. Lees meer
Show Notes
The bookstore in Port Dover that Gen was talking about is called Beach Reads Bookshop. It's super cute and if you're ever in Port Dover, be sure to check it out!
We are going to make zines and we are putting it here in writing as well to keep ourselves accountable.
The Lillian H. Smith library branch in Toronto houses one of the world's leading research collections of speculative fiction. So cool!
Our next episode is our annual House of Anansi book. We'll be talking about The Hand of Iman by Ryad Assani-Razaki.
Books Mentioned
The Gaysians by Mike Curato
Grace: The Jeff Buckley Story by Tiffanie DeBartolo
Your Blood My Bones by Kelly Andrew
The Orphanage by the Lake by Daniel G Miller
I'll Be Waiting by Kelley Armstrong
Human Rites by Juno Dawson
Flawless by Elsie Silver
Glittering Edge by Alyssa Villaire
The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Syllabus by Lynda Barry
Walking in This World by Julia Cameron
Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
Night Road by Kristen Hannah
State of Paradise by Laura van den Berg
This SIde of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
VenCo by Cherie Dimaline
Perfume & Pain by Anna Dorn
It by Stephen King
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177 - Human Rites by Juno Dawson
23 juli 2025 · 1 uur 7 min
In Episode 177, we're (finally!) talking about Human Rites, the third book in Juno Dawson's series, Her Majesty's Royal Coven. What a ride! We absolutely adore all these characters. Lees meer
Show Notes
We've covered this whole series (more or less) on the podcast now! It's been so much fun, but we're sad to say goodbye to these characters.
Episode 142 covers the first book, Her Majesty's Royal Coven, and episode 145 is all about the second one, The Shadow Cabinet.
We didn't get around to reading the mini novella, Queen B, on the podcast, but it's book 0.5 in the series and acts a preqeul going back to Henry VIII's court and the execution of Anne Boleyn.
Nicola Coughlan narrates the audiobooks if you want to check those out!
Join us for a summer hangout in our next episode. We'll be talking about what else we've been reading and probably complaining about the heat.
Other Books and Media Mentioned
Also by Juno Dawson: This Book is Gay, Mind Your Head, Margot and Me, The Gender Games
Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong (Episode 69)
Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong (Episode 86)
Doctor Who
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176 - Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy
9 juli 2025 · 1 uur 4 min
In Episode 176, we talk about Jette's book club pick, Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy. It follows tattooed, queer, punk nun, Sister Holiday, as she investigates a string of arson fires at St. Sebastian School where she teaches. Lees meer
Show Notes
This book was published under Gillian Flynn's imprint with Zando.
The spelling of chequered temporarily broke our brains and Gen forgot how State abbreviations work.
We had a great time reading this and can't wait to read the next books in the series. Blessed Water is out now, and Divine Ruin is slated for publication in January 2026.
In our next episode, we're continuing on with another beloved series of the pod, Her Majesty's Royal Coven! The third instalment, Human Rites, is finally here! We've only been waiting on the edge of that cliffhanger for a year.
Our next book club pick is the graphic novel adaptation of Maggie Stiefvater's The Raven Boys, which you might know by now is one of Gen's favourite series. It's not out yet, but will be available July 29, so you still have plenty of time to read it before the episode in September!
Other Books and Media Mentioned
VenCo by Cherie Dimaline
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175 - How We End by LM Juniper
25 juni 2025 · 1 uur 8 min
Happy Pride! For this year's Pride episode we read How We End by LM Juniper, which follows a group of seven strangers as they navigate a zombie apocalypse. Lees meer
Show Notes
We fell in love with all of these characters and the little family they create for themselves!
Don't worry, the dog lives.
If you want more Frances (who wouldn't want more Frances?), you can read her short story, 'Til I Die, available on LM Juniper's website as an ebook.
There's also a novella in this world, called How We Began, that is not really a sequel, but a companion book. It's recommended to read How We End first!
As you know, we read all the queer books all year long, including the two books we'll be reading in July.
Our next episode we'll be talking about Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy.
And then the long awaited third instalment of Her Majesty's Royal Coven! We'll be talking about Human Rites by Juno Dawson mid-July.
Other Books and Media Mentioned
The Walking Dead
The Last of Us
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
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174 - Born by Heather Birrell
11 juni 2025 · 43 min
In episode 174, we team up with one of our favourite local indie publishers, Coach House Books. This year we're reading the newly released novel, Born by Heather Birrell, which tells the story of a high school teacher going into labour during a lockdown, diving deep into character through multiple viewpoints. Lees meer
Show Notes
The Coach House Books episode is truly one of our favourite episodes of the year. Their books are always incredible, and of course Paper Houses remains an all time fave.
This book was so good, so you know we rambled about that a bit, but we did get aroung to highlighting some of the amazing writing.
Heather Birrell has several other books, including two short story collections also published by Coach House: Mad Hope and I know you are but what am I?
In our next episode, we're reading How We End by LM Juniper. It's our queer rep Pride pick, but it turns out we're keeping that theme going into July.
Speaking of which, don't forget to read along with our next book club pick, Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy.
After that, we finally get to the next installment of Her Majesty's Royal Coven: Human Rites. It better not end with a cliffhanger this time!
Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and check out our website!
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173 - Another Spring Hangout
28 mei 2025 · 58 min
Episode 173 is another spring hangout episode! Yes, somehow spring has been the longest season and yet somehow May is already over?? Anyway, come hangout with us while we chat about our fun little trips and how we're both crushing our reading goals this year.
Show Notes
Snag some cute knitting notions, like button and stitch markers, from our talented friend Riley! She's @_soft.spoken on Instagram and she's going to have a shop update very soon.
Speaking of knitting, Jette went to the Fibre Witch Festival when she was in Salem!
She also hit up the Harvard National History Museum and got to look at a lot of cool, weird rocks. Is spooky crystal/rock horror a thing? Jette is going to make it a thing.
Check out the Woo Woo Podcast for more witchy and weird content! Lees meerOur next episode is our annual Coach House Books episode! We'll be reading on of their upcoming novels, Born by Heather Birrell.
We're all set for Pride month with How We End by LM Juniper. Think zombie apocalypse with a cool trans main character!
And don't forget to read along with our current book pick, Scorched Grace by Margaret Douaihy.
Other Books and Media Mentioned
After We Were Stolen by Brooke Beyfuss
Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
Horse by Gerladine Brooks
The Honeys by Ryan LaSala
Weyward by Emilia Hart
Don't Let the Forest In by CG Drews
Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
Universality by Natasha Brown
The Strawberry Pancake House by Laurie Gilmore
So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison
Bad Dolls by Rachel Harrison
Alone in Space by Tillie Walden
Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison
Freaks, Gleeks and Dawson's Creek by Thea Glassman
Paranoid Gardens by Gerard Way and Shaun Simon
Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
Walking in the World by Julia Cameron
Syllabus by Lynda Barry
Making Comics by Lynda Barry
Wonderbook by Jeff Vandermeer
Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio
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172 - Parable of the Sower by Octavia E Butler
14 mei 2025 · 1 uur 11 min
Episode 172 is a book club book! This month we're talking about Gen's pick, Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler. The novel follows Lauren through her journal entries as she is forced from her home and navigates a hostile world ravaged by climate change and social inequality.
Show Notes
Gen has been putting off this book for a long time because it takes place largely in the mid-late 2020s and that felt a little too close to home.
Parable of the Sower is the first book in a planned series that Octavia Butler unfortunately didn't have the chance to finish, as she died of a stroke in 2006. The second book is Parable of the Talents, which was published in 1998. The planned third book was to be called Parable of the Trickster.
As you can probably guess, a lot of what happens in this book was distressingly familiar.
Did Suzanne Collins read Parable of the Sower? Inquiring minds would like to know. There are definitely some common themes with The Hunger Games series.
Our next book club selection is Jette's pick, Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy. It's about a tattooed, queer nun who solves mysteries! What more could you ask for? This is the first book of the Sister Holiday mysteries and we'll be talking about it in July.
Next episode is a(nother) spring hangout episode. We'll be talking about everything else we've been reading, which is always a fun time.
Keep an eye out for our annual Coach House episode. We'll be reading their forthcoming publication, Born by Heather Birrell.
Other Books Mentioned
Kindred by Octavia Butler
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
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171 - Don't Let The Forest In by CG Drews
30 april 2025 · 47 min
Episode 171 is another instalment of our series #BookstagramMadeMeDoIt and this time we're reading Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews. This one has all the things we love: dark academia vibes, queer representation, and creepy forests that start growing inside your body (literally!)
Show Notes
You might know C.G. Drews on Instagram as @paperfury! They always have funny writing memes and gorgeous bookish flat lays.
You've also probably seen Don't Let the Forest In because it's been all over Bookstagram and BookTok. It fit so perfectly with our current creepy nature horror vibes that it was a natural pick for this episode.
Somehow Jette and Gen both ended up listening to The Honeys by Ryan La Sala at almost the same time without even knowing it. That one also features twins and nature being weird and creepy. (And if you listen to the audio, you'll hear some extra buzzy sound effects, too!)
On May 1, C.G. Drews is releasing a prequel short story to Don't Let the Forest In about Thomas! It will be available on their Instagram as a carousel or downloadable on their Patreon.
In our next episode, we'll be talking about Gen's book club pick, Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler. Buckle up for a dystopian world that's set in our current time! Is this what it was like to read 1984 in 1984?
Jette is keeping our next book club pick a secret until we record the next episode, so stay tuned to find out what it will be!
Other Books and Media Mentioned
The Sixth Sense
The Honeys by Ryan La Sala
The Afterdark by E. Latimer
PET by Akwaeke Emezi
Hazelthorn by C.G. Drews (Coming October 2025)
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170 - Alone in Space by Tillie Walden
16 april 2025 · 59 min
In Episode 170, Gen and Jette chat about Tillie Walden's graphic novel collection, Alone in Space. This collection includes Walden's first three books, as well as earlier comics from her younger years. Lees meer
Show Notes
We love books like this that inspire us to make little stories in unexpected forms. Should we be keeping a journal with sketches?
Lynda Berry has daily journal-style drawing exercises in her book Syllabus.
Shout out to Little Ghosts Books in Toronto. We love them so much! Buy some of their books or their cool merch and know you're supporting an amazing queer owned indie bookshop.
In our next episode we'll be reading Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews. If you've been on Bookstagram for a while you might know them as @paperfury
After that, it's time for our book club episode! We'll be talking about Gen's pick, Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler.
Other Books & Media Mentioned
By Tillie Waldon: On A Sunbeam, Clementine, Spinning
David Sedaris Diaries
All + Flesh by Brandi Bird
Because the Sun by Sarah Burgoyne
Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and check out our website!
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169 - Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
2 april 2025 · 1 uur 25 min
Episode 169 is another instalment of Page to Screen, where we read a book, watch the screen adaptation, and talk about both. This time we're discussing Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer and the 2018 film adaptation of the same name, directed by Alex Garland.
Show Notes
The book and the movie are so different, but they're both so good in their own ways!
We can't wait to read the rest of the books in the Southern Reach series: Authority, Acceptance, and Absolution.
Neither of us had ever heard of the New Weird literary genre, which Vandermeer is considered a part of, but we are here for it.
We continue to take a firm stance against deckled edges on books.
Our next episode we'll be talking about the graphic novel Alone in Space by Tillie Walden, a collection of Walden's early short comics,
Read our latest blog post, March 2025 Book Releases for Comfort Reading, where Gen rounds up anticipated March releases. (Which are now all out for you to read! Comfort not guaranteed.)
Other Books and Media Mentioned
Wonderbook by Jeff Vandermeer
Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff Vandermeer
The Martian by Andy Weir
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Giden the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Eat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria Griffin
Pan's Labyrinth
Mulholland Drive
Other Page to Screen Episodes
151: Under the Bridge
130: Silence of the Lambs
119: Fight Club
102: Little Women
91: The Martian
80: Jurassic Park
61: If Beale Street Could Talk
48: Mystic River
27: The Virgin Suicides
18: Sharp Objects
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168 - Spring Hangout 2025
19 maart 2025 · 1 uur 4 min
Episode 168 is our first hangout episode of 2025! As always we chat about what we've been up to, what we've been reading, and what we've been (not) writing.
Show Notes
Shout out to all our library apps always (Libby and Hoopla, we're looking at you), and also LibroFM. It's the audiobook app that lets you support your favourite local bookstore at the same time. (This is not a paid ad, we just love them.) We both support our local indie horror bookshop, Little Ghosts Books.
We both agree that 2025 has not been it so far, but there are so many books coming out this year that we're looking forward to. Keep an eye out for Gen's upcoming blog post about their most anticipated releases in March!
Our next episode is an instalment of Page to Screen. We'll be reading Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer and watching the film adaptation of the same name.
After that we'll be reading Alone in Space, a graphic novel by Tillie Walden. (You might remember Tillie Walden as the artist for Tegan and Sara's graphic novel Junior High. We talked about it in Episode 123.)
Don't forget to read along with our book club pick, Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler.
Books and Media Mentioned
Her Majesty's Royal Coven Trilogy by Juno Dawson
Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater
Run Towards the Danger by Sarah Polley
The Wandering Fire by Guy Gavriel Kay
The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
Go Tell It On the Mountain by James Baldwin
Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Light Carries On by Ray Nadine
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert
Little Fish by Casey Plett
Season of the Bruja by Aaron Duran and Sara Soler
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
The Cull by Kelly Thompson and Mattia de Iulius
Over My Dead Body by Sweeney Boo
House of Slaughter Vol. 2 by James Tynion IV, Sam Johns, Letizia Candonici
The Neighbors by Jude Ellison S. Doyle and Letizia Candonici
Anaïs Nin: A Sea of Lies by Léonie Bischoff and Jenna Allen
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167 - The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman
5 maart 2025 · 1 uur 44 min
In Episode 167, Gen and Jette discuss their latest book club pick, The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman. As children of the nineties ourselves, we loved revisiting this decade through Klosterman's pop culture lens.
Show Notes
One of our earliest episodes—episode 9!—was also a Chuck Klosterman book. We read his essay collection Eating the Dinosaur and absolutely loved it.
This might be our longest episode. There was so much jam-packed into this book we could have talked about each chapter for an hour.
Our next episode is a hangout episode. We'll be talking about everything we've been up to lately.
Later this month we'll be doing another Page to Screen episode about Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer and the film adaptation
For our next book club pick we'll be reading Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler. It's a dystopian novel that takes place in 2024, in a world ravaged by climate change. Gen's been meaning to read it for years, and decided it's finally time.
More Books by Chuck Klosterman
Fargo Rock City
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
Killing Yourself to Live
But What If We're Wrong
I Wear the Black Hat
Chuck Klosterman IV
Chuck Klosterman X
Other Books and Media Mentioned
Generation X by Douglas Coupland
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel
Falling Down
In the Company of Men
American History X
Jurassic Park
Dallas
The Sopranos
Seinfeld
The Pit
Romeo + Juliet
Titanic
The Phantom Menace
The Matrix
American Beauty
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166 - Go Tell It On The Mountain by James Baldwin
19 februari 2025 · 54 min
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Yes, it's time for our annual James Baldwin episode. This year we're reading Baldwin's first novel, Go Tell It On the Mountain.
Show Notes
Thankfully, we're not close to running out of Baldwin books just yet, but we may have to do a retrospective at some point anyway. Really we just want an excuse to re-read Another Country.
Go Tell It On the Mountain is on both Modern Library and Time's list of Top 100 Books of the 20th Century. (The Time list is actually weirdly specific to between 1923 and 2005, but it's easier to say 20th century.)
Find the full list of all our James Baldwin episodes below.
The next episode is a book club episode and we'll be reading Jette's pick, The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman. As children of the 90s, we're looking forward to revisiting this decade.
Other James Baldwin Episodes
55: Another Country
61: If Beale Street Could Talk
113: Giovanni's Room
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165 - Book Lovers by Emily Henry
5 februari 2025 · 53 min
Episode 165 is another instalment of #BookstagramMadeMeDoIt, and this time Gen and Jette are reading Book Lovers by Emily Henry.
Show Notes
The banter between Nora and Charlie is perfect and we need to know if this is true for all Emily Henry books.
The town hall meeting was giving major Gilmore Girls vibes and we loved it.
We love a Sarah MacLachlan reference.
The next episode is our beloved annual James Baldwin episode. We'll be reading Go Tell It On the Mountain.
Don't forget to read along with our book club pick, The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman, which we'll be talking about in early March.
Update - The Rural Diaries and Slouching Towards Bethlehem are still holding strong at #1 and #2
Other Books by Emily Henry
Beach Read
People We Meet on Vacation
Happy Place
Funny Story
Great, Big, Beautiful Life (Coming April 2025)
Other Books Mentioned
The Dream Harbor Series by Laurie Gilmore
Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper
More #BookstagramMadeMeDoIt Episodes
60: The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes by Elissa R. Sloan
69: These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
75: Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
86: Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong
99: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
114: Hayley Aldridge is Still Here by Elissa R. Sloan
118: Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
125: Verity by Colleen Hoover
139: The Twist of the Knife by Anthony Horowitz
154: I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones Lees meer -
164 - Light Carries On by Ray Nadine
22 januari 2025 · 45 min
In Episode 164, Gen and Jette talk about the graphic novel, Light Carries On, by Ray Nadine. The story follows Leon and the ghost of Cody, who is tethered to Leon's camera. Lees meer
Show Notes
Is ghost romance it's own sub-genre? It should be. And if it is we would like to read all the rest of them please. So far in this theme we also have Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore and Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas.
Speaking of Cemetery Boys, the sequel comes out later this year and we are stoked!
We loved the art style in this one and the way that it helped build the atmosphere and tone of the story.
Of course graphic novels always get us excited for TCAF (Toronto Comic Arts Festival). It's already in our calendars even though it's not until June.
Our next episode is #BookstagramMadeMeDoIt and we're finally reading some Emily Henry. We're leaning into our love of books with, you guessed it, Book Lovers.Other Books & Authors Mentioned
Everything is Going Wrong edited by Mark Bouchard
Raise Hell by Jordan Alsaqa & Ray Nadine
A Sea of Unspokend Things by Adrienne Young
Monstress by Sana Takeda & Marjorie Liu
The Night Eaters by Marjorie Liu
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163 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
8 januari 2025 · 53 min
It's a new year and we're kicking it off, as always, with a book club episode. Gen's pick for the end of 2024 was Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. It follows the narrator through his journal entries as he records his life amongst the statues and tides that occupy a series of labyrinthine halls that he calls home.
Show Notes
This one prompted a discussion about what counts as fantasy.
Piranesi is only Susanna Clarke's second novel, published sixteen years after her debut, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell.
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell was adapted for TV as a miniseries by BBC1. It came out in 2014.
Our next book club book is Jette's pick and we're revisiting Chuck Klosterman with his essay collection, The Nineties.
As is now January tradition, our next episode is a graphic novel episode. We'll be talking about Light Carries On by Ray Nadine.
Other Books & Media Mentioned
Peter Pan by JM Barrie
His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman
Stephen King
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke
The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke Lees meer -
162 - Holiday Hangout 2024
18 december 2024 · 45 min
It's the end of the year, which means it's time for Gen and Jette to see how they did on the reading and writing goals they set back in January. (Spoiler: We crushed the audiobook minutes.)
Show Notes
We recorded part of the episode and then had technical difficulties, so the first part of this is re-recorded. Since it's the first time we've lost any significant audio in 162 episodes, we think we've done pretty well so far.
We're already pencilling in an episode for Her Majesty's Royal Coven, Book 3.
Our first episode back in January will be on Wednesday the 8th, since doing it on the 1st seemed kinda weird. We'll be talking about Gen's book club pick, Piranesi by Susanna Clarke.
Jette's book club pick for January/February is The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman. Going back to our roots to kick off the year!
Books and Media Mentioned
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
The Wedding Witch by Erin Sterling
The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling
Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore
The Society for Soulless Girls by Laura Steven
The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gilmore
Southern Cross by Becky Cloonan
Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio
Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper
Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling
Just Kids by Patti Smith
The House Where Death Lives edited by Alex Brown
We Mostly Come Out at Night edited by Rob Costello
From Here to the Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Presley & Riley Keogh
My Murder by Katie Williams
The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore
If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay
The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl's Confabulous Memoir by Kai Cheng Thom
The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports by Michael Waters
The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore by Laurie Gilmore
Canadian Boyfriend by Jenny Holiday
Come Out Come Out by Alexia Onyx
Private Rites by Julia Armfield Lees meer -
161 - Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore
4 december 2024 · 53 min
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