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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 I’m 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 A...

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 There’s No Such Thing As...

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 Po...

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 Gre...

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 Gladst...

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 Wr...

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 Chatterley’s 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 t...

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 Breakin...

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...

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 an...

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 Brontë Normal Rules Don’t Apply: Stories by Kate Atkinson How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu Life After Life...

In this episode, Pam talks about her bachelorette — a bookstore crawl book haul!!— 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 Ent...

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...

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 A...

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...

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 Wo...

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 Go...

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 Executio...

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...

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 We’re Briefly Gor...

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 t...

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...

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 Chatterley’s Lover by DH...

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 Payback’s 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...

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 I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara Forget Me Not by Julie Soto The Pairing by Casey McQuiston Red, White,...