Mostly Fictional

In this episode, Pam and Hallie give a reading update, then review some new releases for 2023 and talk about books for the back half of the year. Books mentioned, in order: I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Whale by Cheon Myeong-Kwan Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Cha...

In this episode, Pam and Hallie talk about recent book awards and pair off songs and books to fill your TBR and playlists. Books mentioned, in order: Trust by Hernan Diaz Demon Copperhead by Barbara Boulder by Eva Baltasar, translated from Catalan by Julia Sanches Whale by Cheon Myeong-kwan, translated from Korean by Chi-Young Kim The Gospel According to the New World by Maryse Condé, translated f...

After a brief hiatus, Pam and Hallie are back! Pam had two book hauls and finished her degree, and Hallie returns from an eventful vacation/belated honeymoon. All books mentioned, in order: Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah Greenwood by Michael Christie VenCo by Cherie Dimaline Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Do...

In this episode, Pam and Hallie create a rainbow of books! Books mentioned, in order: A Cosmology of Monsters by Shaun Hamill The Pallbearer’s Club by Paul G Tremblay How Far The Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller What Napoleon Could Not Do by DK Nnuro Hungry Ghosts by Kev...

Three months into 2023, Pam and Hallie review their 2023 reading goals to see if they're on track. Spoiler alert: it's a mixed bag. Books mentioned, in order: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Trespasses by Louise Kennedy The Colony by Audrey Magee The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio Complete Works of William Shakespeare A Court of Thorn and Roses (Series) by Sarah J. Maas House...

In this episode, Pam shares the plethora of titles she's finished, and Hallie reviews a 700-page tome and a new release. Plus, we pair fiction and nonfiction reads across a variety of genres. Books mentioned, in order: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The Pallbearer’s Club by Paul Tremblay Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salesses A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G Summers Tender is the Flesh by Ag...

In this episode, Pam shares an exciting life update and Hallie talks about breaking out of her reading slump. Plus, a list of ten books that were important to Pam and Hallie’s reading lives. Books mentioned, in order: The Marrow Thieves by Cheri Dimaline The Feeling of Falling in Love by Mason Deaver Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing Indigo Field by Marjorie Hudson Stray...

In this episode, Pam plans to "Finish Your Damn Books" in February while a polar vortex slams Canada, and Hallie talks about a readathon of 25 hours of reading. Plus, a Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow buddy read recap – both with and without spoilers. Books mentioned, in order: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Half Life by Krista Foss Sandman Vol 3: Dream Country by Neil Ga...

In this episode, Pam and Hallie update their reading progress, as well as share a handful of exciting books releasing in 2023! Books mentioned, in order: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte To Be Taught If Fortunate by Becky Chambers The Misconceiver by Lucy Ferriss The Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff The Martian by Andy Weir Out There by Kate Folk Jamesland by Michelle Huneven Search by M...

In this episode, Pam and Hallie talk about their current reads, create a "new goal" for themselves, and recommend books inspired by the God Janus, the namesake of the month of January. Books mentioned, in order: The Pallbearer’s Club by Paul Tremblay Out There by Kate Folk A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Jane Eyre by Charlot...

In this episode, Pam and Hallie set some intentions and goals for reading in 2023, and plan what their first reads of the year will be. Books mentioned, in order: Silent Spring by Rachel Carson War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy – Readalong: @footnotes.and.tangents Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee East of Eden by John Steinbeck Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger Fifteen Dogs b...

Hallie and Pam review their 2022 stats, reflect on their book goals, and pick bookish superlatives. Books mentioned, in order: Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam I’ll Be Gone In the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara Book Lovers by Emily Henry Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore Rust: The Longest War by Jonathan...

Hallie and Pam talk about their October reads and the CAWPILE rating system, begin planning for their 2023 book goals, and host a spoiler-free book club discussion of their first buddy read: Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield. Books mentioned, in order: Bitch: On the Female of the Species by Lucy Cooke My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout The Gathering Dark by Tori Bovalino I’m Glad M...

In this episode of Mostly Fictional (we finally say our name!), Hallie and Pam prepare for the spooky reading season and attempt to coordinate a buddy-read. Books mentioned, in order: The Employees by Olga Ravn The Lovers by Paolo Cognetti The Doloriad by Missouri Williams Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng The Vegetaria...

In this episode of Mostly Fictional, Pam talks about reading on trains and about trains, and Hallie tackles an enormous library stack. Books mentioned, in order: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou Useless Magic: Lyrics and Poetry by Florence Welch The Sandman Vol 1 by Neil Gaiman The Sandman Vol 4 by Neil...

In this pilot episode of Mostly Fictional, hosts Pam and Hallie get into the swing of talking about books and what they enjoy in a good read. Books mentioned, in order: Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda The Lean Startup by Eric Ries Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer Huntress by Malinda Lo 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami The Imitation Game: Alan Turing Decoded by Jim Ottaviani and i...