Another Book on the Shelf

Gen and Jette introduce a new episode category—Bookstagram Made Me Do It! We see so many incredible books on Instagram and we want to talk about some of the ones we had to get our hands on immediately. So we’re starting with The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes by Elissa R. Sloan. In the same vein as Daisy Jones and the Six, Sloan’s debut novel follows the rise and fall of the fictional pop girl group...

Gen and Jette dive into a book club book to kick off 2021. They discuss Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Mexican Gothic Show Notes: How did we not know that Silvia Moreno-Garcia was Canadian? Check out this CBC article on how Moreno-Garcia subverts the genre Do you know the Oprah Effect? The Guillermo del Toro exhibit at the AGO in 2017 was a brilliant spectacle of his creativity. Give us this as a tv serie...

Gen and Jette talk about some of their favourite books of 2020. We chat about writing through the pandemic, reading slumps, and what we're looking forwards to in 2021. We know things won't magically be better on New Year's Day, but making it through the year still feels like a reason to celebrate! Thank you to all of our listeners! We hope you all have a wonderful holiday and Happy New Year! We'll...

Gen and Jette give all their love to Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas! We're shifting our Christmas tradition away from a certain wizarding series to talk about fantasy with incredible trans rep instead. We spend most of the episode gushing about how much we loved this YA paranormal debut, the magical world building, and loveable characters. Not to mention some quality pet content (we're looking at y...

Gen and Jette talk all things writing for NaNoWriMo! We talk about books that inspire us, discovering what we like to write, and how making this podcast has helped us grow as writers. Congrats to the all the NaNo writers who hit their 50k word goals and to all those who didn't, but got some more words than that what they started with. Show Notes: Apologies if you can hear a dog barking in the back...

Gen and Jette read their first James Baldwin novel - Another Country - and they are in love. While Baldwin tackles tough themes that are still relevant today, he does it in the most beautiful of ways. This novel paints a picture of New York City in the 1950s through its characters, weaving their ways through life and trying to find themselves through relationships. The story touches on extramarita...

It's our two year anniversary! It's hard to believe it's been two years since we sat at Page One cafe and decided we'd make a podcast. Since then, we recorded 53 episodes (almost 7 days worth of minutes) and had over 3500 listens in 52 different countries. We have a shiny new website with multiple blog posts every month. We've worked with wonderful publishers, like House of Anansi Press, Coach Hou...

Gen and Jette dive into the extended canon of some of their favourite series/universes. We crave more from the characters we love but do we really want more of their stories? Show Notes: Why is is that extended canon books never quite live up to the original books you fell in love with? Do you automatically read extended canon even if you know it might disappoint you? Yes… Yes we do. The series th...

In Episode 52, Gen and Jette team up with Wattpad Books to discuss two of their fall 2020 releases: Historically Inaccurate by Shay Bravo and The Bro Code by Elizabeth Seibert. Both are debut YA authors with large followings on Wattpad, an online community of writers and readers. Wattpad Books is combines the best of art and science to find new voices in storytelling and elevate their stories. We...

Gen and Jette talk about Coach House Books ' 2020 fall releases. First, The Pine Islands by Marion Poschmann , translated by Jen Calleja. The reader travels with Gilbert on a pilgrimage through Japan. Then, The Imago Stage by Karoline Georges , translated by Rhonda Mullins, which follows the narrator as she negotiates between her virtual world and the real world. And lastly, Fauna by Christiane Va...

Gen and Jette discuss Jesse Thistle's memoir - From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way. Show Notes: From the Ashes was a Canada Reads finalist. The winner of Canada Reads 2020 was We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir by Samra Habib, which also sounds like an excellent read. The term we couldn't recall for Thistle's family in Saskatchewan is Michif "road all...

Gen and Jette get our their magnifying glasses and trench coats and talk everything mystery. Did you know there are a bunch of different mystery sub-genres, including: bumbling detective, amateur detective, caper/heist, comedy detective, cozy/soft boiled, hardboiled, holmesian, whodunit, and even more? Who knew!  Show Notes: Agatha Christie has written 66 novels under her own name, 6 under a...

Gen and Jette dive into the Mystic River - both the novel by Dennis Lehane and the film adaptation by Clint Eastwood - and breakdown adaptations in general. Prepare for spoilers and having your heartbroken. Show Notes Favourite Authors episode . Jette is still obsessed with Boston. Shutter Island stars Leo DiCaprio, directed by Scorsese. The Drop is based on Animal Rescue - we always forget! Gone,...

Gen and Jette welcome a guest! Laurelle, Gen’s sister, joins them to discuss Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid  - one of the best summer reads ever to exist! This was originally a bonus episode we posted to our Patreon. Since we have taken a break from Patreon due to the pandemic, we wanted to share it here since Daisy Jones and The Six is the perfect summer read. Show Notes: Check ou...

Gen and Jette head to upstate New York and fall in love with farm animals and candy shops in Hilarie Burton Morgan's Memoir - The Rural Diaries: Love, Livestock, and Big Life Lessons Down on Mischief Farm. Show Notes: Samuel's Sweet Shop Astor Servies We are officially going on a road trip to Rhinebeck when the world opens up again for the Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool festival Canada Reads is July 20-...

Gen and Jette hang out... virtually. It's been a wild ride since our last hangout episode in February. The world is different - actually... Look below for links, anti-racist resources, and a great lecture on James Baldwin's Another Country. Since we're crushing our Goodreads goals in quarantine - here is a huge list of all the books we mention: So You Want To Talk About Race - Ijeoma Oluo If Beale...

Gen and Jette talk about the graphic novel genre. They start with a bit of history and just what a graphic novel is exactly, and then talk favourites, adaptations, and what makes the genre a unique and effective form of storytelling. Check out our stories on Instagram to see inside some of our faves. Novels: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay - Michael Chabon *Dr. Strange - Stan Lee and S...

Gen and Jette interview Sidura Ludwig, discussing her latest release - You are not what we expected, growing up in Winnipeg, and the importance of writing routines. Show Notes: Winnipeg might be a deep freeze but it breeds creativity through it's chilly isolation. Sidura used to work at McNally Robinson - Canada's largest indie bookstore (and Jette used to go there while in university!) Art is mor...

Gen and Jette dive deep into The Shale Project for the most recent bookclub book reads with The Heretic's Guide to Homecoming by Sienna Tristen and Two Dark Moons by Avi Silver.  Show notes: We found this awesome series at the Word on the Street Festival Read Tales from a Library Dive into the history and culture of the different regions of Shale Books and Movies Mentioned Game of Thrones The...

Gen and Jette talk about writing during this uncertain time and try to figure out the best way to develop a writing routine. Show Notes: Please go listen to The Otherwise Intelligent Woman podcast right now! Skillshare has some awesome writing classes on developing routines and things like flash fiction - use this link for 2 months free! Did you know that Dr. Seuss wore a silly hat every time he s...

Gen and Jette talk with Sara-Jayne of Learn with SJP about book marketing and how to authors can use social media to connect with readers. Show Notes: @sarajayne.poletti Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @anotherbookpodcast , Twitter @anotherbookpod , and Facebook or email us at anotherbookontheshelfpodcast@gmail.com . We’d love to hear from you! And check out...

Gen and Jette teamed up with Toronto publisher House of Anansi again and talk about 2 new releases - "Coming up for Air" by Sarah Leipciger and "Pallbearing" by Michael Melgaard Show Notes: If you haven't figured it out - we live in Toronto.  Stay home! (and read) House of Anasi has a promotion right now called Reading Apart Together. Visit houseofanansi.com and when you buy any ebook they will se...

Gen and Jette talk about Shea Serrano 's Movies (And Other Things) and go off on many movie tangents.  Show Notes: You know we love The Ringer Yes - Jette's favourite movie is Requiem for a Dream and yes maybe that says something about her. There is just too much to even put in the notes here so just give it a listen ;) We aren't making a list of the movies we talked about because there were...

Show Notes: January was the entire year and February is over, go back to our Eating the Dinosaur episode for more on how time is fake. Our new podcast, Teenage Daydream, is live! We're starting with The OC, so if you need to relive your early 2000s teen drama obsession we got you covered. Definitely go see Knives Out and Little Women. Who else was excited to watch Eminem finally perform at the Osc...

Gen and Jette got an advanced reading copy of "Disfigured" by Amanda Leduc - Thanks to James at Coach House Books for our ongoing collabs! This book breaks down fairy tales and how disability has been etched into the collective unconscious as a bad thing that you have to overcome. Show Notes: Who know all the Disney movies came from such creepy scary "Fairy Tales" Hans My Hedgehog sounds like the...