Another Book on the Shelf

Gen and Jette talk about Toronto-based author Claudia Dey's latest novel, Heartbreaker.  "An isolated town. The remains of a mysterious cult. And a woman who disappears." Show Notes: If you're in Toronto, hit up Book City. Do you remember who shot JR? This podcast was born at Page One Cafe. We miss David Bowie. Ajax is awesome. How's your Canadian geography these days? Go listen to Claudia Dey's H...

Gen and Jette talk about Chuck Klosterman's Eating the Dinosaur and have their minds blown trying to figure out time travel.  Show Notes: Listen to everything on The Ringer! If you like Harry Potter, listen to Binge Mode with Jason Concepcion and Mallory Rubin. Remember when Garth Brooks had an alter ego names Chris Gaines? There was a lot of Podcat distractions today. Enjoy. Go learn about Kurt C...

Gen and Jette talk about David Grann's non-fiction novel about the Osage murders of the 1920s.  "Killers of the Flower Moon is a twist on what the Osage call the prairie’s gigantic “flower-killing moon” in May, when taller, aggressive plants snuff out tinier blooming flowers." Notes: Apologies for any weird sounds. The wind was howling like crazy and apparently changed Jette's voice at one point....

Gen and Jette talk holiday reading, suggest some great books for gifts, and look to what will be coming to the podcast in January. Notes: The Christina Tosi book Jette couldn't remember was Milk Bar Life. Don't forget to pick up "To Shake the Sleeping Self" by Jedidiah Jenkins and read long with us in Jan/Feb. Shout out to @litapowers for the lovely Dickens/Star Wars holiday picture. Don’t forget...

Gen and Jette reflect on 2018, starting a book club, starting a podcast, and looking to 2019. Notes: Douglas Adams wrote Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Travis Barker's memoir "Can I Say" is sad and beautiful. Yes - we shouted out The Ringer again and yes we will do it every time :) As Shea Serrano says - Go listen to "Villains" or go to Hell Check out our reading goals on Goodreads. Don’t forget...

Gen and Jette talk about Stephanie Wittels Wachs' memoir about her brother Harris, who, at the height of his comedic fame, died of a heroin overdose. Notes: We edited out a fair amount of long pauses where we stopped to ponder the awful of this book. It is a very hard book to put into words.  Shout Outs:  Late Night with Seth Meyers The Sarah Silverman Show Comedy Bang! Bang! Master of None #humbl...

Gen and Jette take a night off from the book club to talk about their favourite authors, featuring John Steinbeck, Stephen King, Donna Tartt, Dennis Lehane, Maggie Stiefvater, and Chuck Klosterman. *Disclaimer* Jette had been up since 4am and Gen was still on Copenhagen time during the recording so the english language wasn't flowing too well LOL  Show Notes: Snow White came out in 1938 - not 1939...

Gen and Jette talk about The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman, a prequel to Practical Magic. The book follows the Owens' siblings through their lives, the ups and downs and other complications that come along with being witches. If you hear any crinkling in the background, it's just our resident PodCat, Cypher, eating her dinner. Book Revelation - Vincent and William live "happily ever after" becau...

Gen and Jette talk about Andy Weir's second novel, Artemis, which follows Jazz Bashara living in Artemis, a colony on the moon. The book is about a heist and the uncovering of a conspiracy. The girls talk about how the story relates to capitalism and about how the main character just really isn't very likeable. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @anotherbookpodcast, Twitter @anotherbookpod, an...

Gen and Jette introduce themselves and their bookclub that led to this podcast. 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! Sign up for our newsletter as well!