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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 Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest by Hanif Abdurr...

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 O’Farrell The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater Twilight by Stepheni...

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 García Márquez Hungerstone by Kat Dunn D...

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 C...

Pam hauls 25 books!! Just kidding -- only 6 from her haul make an appearance.  Books mentioned, in order:  Tantrum by Rachel Eve Moulton Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin Hot Wax by M.L. Rio The Pallbearer’s 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...

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...

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...

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...

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 Dy...

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 R...

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 L...

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 Subst...

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 Li...

Hallie's bookshelves are finally done! Books mentioned, in order: Here’s To Us by Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli What If It’s 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 Sna...

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 Wilde’s Map...

Pam is continuing to work on HRCYED and Hallie is working on her 800+ page read. Books mentioned, in order: I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid La version qui n’intéresse 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 Suza...

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: Don’t 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 T...

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 Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett Our Wives Under the Sea by Ju...

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...

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...

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 Cl...

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....

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 D...

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 Car...

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...