Back Room Book Talk

Recorded on 3/22/26 We talk about community and why we think it’s so important! Hey! Three done in a row! Aren’t you so proud of us? There are many silly moments left in... it was a chaotic morning! XD Music Credit: Clips from Autumn In The Air by Lo-Fi Astronaut used throughout. Get full access to Thistle & Nightshade at thistleandnightshade.substack.com/subscribe

Recorded on 2/8/26 Join us for a discussion on the point of books in dark times. Two videos referenced in the podcast: "The Strangers' Case" Speech from Sir Thomas More Stephen Colbert on Mike Johnson and Pope Leo XIV Definitely the only book referenced: Mars House by Natasha Pulley (Please count how many times Alyx brings up Mars House and let Annie know. Annie counted three… but definitely feels...

Recorded on 2/8/26. Here we talk about history books! Also, we promise… one day… we’ll have a consistent schedule… maybe… Music Credit: Clips from Autumn In The Air by Lo-Fi Astronaut used throughout. Get full access to Thistle & Nightshade at thistleandnightshade.substack.com/subscribe

We are marking this one M for mature! We are going to be discussing spicy things and are being very explicit in the episode. 18+ and listen at your own discretion. Books mentioned: * North How Much is Your Love by Maem * Words of Silk by Sandra Brown * Hades Calculus by Maria Ying * I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming * The Black Dagger Brotherhood Series...

Back Room Book Talk. One indie bookstore, two readers, infinite strong opinions. Sit with Alyx and Annie for a little reading catch up. Thanks for joining us! Books mentioned in this podcast: * A Little History of Music Robert Philip * South Beside the Sky * There is No Antimemetics Division by qntm * Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman * Before We Were Trans by Dr Kit Heyam PH D * Destiny Disru...

Back Room Book Talk. One indie bookstore, two readers, infinite strong opinions. Sit with Alyx and Annie to discuss the internet and why they think it ties into people’s desire for physical media. Thanks for joining us! Books mentioned in the podcast: Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah Harari I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánc...

Welcome to episode three of Back Room Book Talk! Join us today to discuss the literacy crisis and some steps you can take to help kiddos gain a love of reading. Here are some links for further reading: More about the current crisis: * https://online.regiscollege.edu/blog/child-illiteracy * https://nces.ed.gov/whatsnew/press_releases/12_10_2024.asp * https://features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/ Mo...

Welcome to week two of Back Room Book Talk! On this episode we discuss some differences between traditional publishing and indie publishing. For a deeper dive on some of the topics we discuss, check out the following links: To learn more about some imprints, check out this list of imprints from Penguin Random House . If you’d like to check out some smaller presses, here’s a link to Asterism ! Some...

Back Room Book Talk. One indie bookstore, two readers, infinite strong opinions. Sit with Alyx and Annie in their joyful chaos and enjoy some bookish shenanigans. Thanks for joining us for our inaugural talk! Music Credit: Clips from Autumn In The Air by Lo-Fi Astronaut used throughout. Get full access to Thistle & Nightshade at thistleandnightshade.substack.com/subscribe