Keep It Fictional

Non-fiction fans, this episode is for you! Today, we bring you some wild true stories (or creative interpretations of the theme). Books mentioned in this episode: The Storm Is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything by Mike Rothschild, The Organ Thieves: The Shocking Story of the First Heart Transplant in the Segregated South by Chip Jones, Run, Hide, Repeat...

So, part of our job is to suggest books to library patrons, but do we take recommendations ourselves? In this episode, we had to read a book one of our book friends talked about on the show. Which book did Corene, Fiona, and Virginia pick? Well well well, the choices may surprise you. Let's just say, eclipses! Books mentioned in this show: Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith, Call...

It's the perfect time of the year to warm and cozy up with a cozy mystery with a good punny title (unless you're Virginia). Books mentioned in this episode: Wish You Were Here by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown, Reservation for Murder by June Wright, By Book or By Crook by Eva Gates, and Beyond a Reasonable Stout by Ellie Alexander. 

Today's word of the day is "Halloweeny". Please use it in a book. Books mentioned in this episode: The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher, Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff, Ophie's Ghosts by Justina Ireland, When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen, and Ghost Forest by Pik-Shuen Fung.

For this episode, Corene, Fiona, Liz, Sadie, and Virginia have to read a book with a colour in the title. Did everyone pick a title that corresponds to their favourite colour? Books mentioned in this episode: The Secret Lives of Colour by Kassia St Clair, Red Fox Road by Frances Greenslade, Black Mad Wheel by Josh Malerman, Black Water Sister by Zen Cho, and Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley.

We have another episode of retellings for you. This time, we have chosen books that are inspired by non-Western mythology and stories. Books mentioned in this episode: A Spark of White Fire by Sangu Mandanna, The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen, Love in Colour: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold by Bolu Babalola, Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge, and The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna.

Get a short primer on the wonderful world of manga and check out some of our favourites. Books mentioned in this episode: Boys Run the Riot by Keito Gaku, A Man and His Cat by Umi Sakurai, The Way of the Househusband by Kousuke Oono, Spy x Family by Tatsuya Endo, and BL Metamorphosis by Kaori Tsurutani.

We all love a good surprise and these books definitely pleasantly surprised us. What books Corene, Fiona, Sadie, and Virginia ended up liking a lot more than we think we would? Books mentioned in this episode: The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams, Almond by Sohn Won-Pyung, Storm and Fury by Jennifer L. Armentrout, and Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin.

No matter what your feelings are about the monarchy, these five books, featuring all kinds of royal families, do deserve a crown. Books mentioned in this episode: Acacia by David Anthony Durham, Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte, The Windsor Knot by S.J. Bennett, The Twentieth Wife by Indu Sundaresan, and The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett.

We continue our preview show of books we are excited to read this Fall, and we talk about our reading goals for the rest of the year. Books mentioned in this episode: Nice Girl by Catherine Dang, Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Win Me Something by Kyle Lucia Wu, The Corpse Queen by Heather Herrman, Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Ea...

These are the books that are going to be part of our reading life this Fall. What titles are you looking forward to reading? Books mentioned in this episode: The Village of Eight Graves by Seishi Yokomizo, A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix by C. B. Lee, Ski Weekend by Rektok Ross, The Keeper of Night by Kylie Lee Baker, Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki, A Marvellous Light by Freya Ma...

For our 50th episode, we each share a book we feel is our quintessential read.  Thank you so much for supporting this podcast! To celebrate this milestone, we are doing a prize draw for all the listeners of this podcast. Tell us about your favourite Keep It Fictional episode or moment, or a book you've read because of this podcast. Email askthelibrary@portmoody.ca by September 7, 2021 and we'...

Join Corene, Fiona, Liz, Sadie, and Virginia for an episode about all kinds of romance and love stories, with a mini TED talk by Corene. Books mentioned in this episode: Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai, One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston, A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey, Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith, and Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami.

Last one of our special series of episodes where we challenge ourselves to find a book that is not in their wheelhouse for one of our book friends. Let's see how Virginia liked the books suggested by Corene, Fiona, Liz, and Sadie. Books mentioned in this episode: History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera, Amber and Clay by Laura Amy Schlitz, The Vanishing by Jayne Ann Krentz, and Furia by Yamile...

Explore collections of short stories with Corene, Fiona, Liz, Sadie, and Virginia. Books mentioned in this episode: Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection edited by Hope Nicholson, Lonely Planet Better than Fiction 2: True adventures from 30 great fiction writers edited by Don George, Hex Life: Wicked New Tales of Witchery edited by Christopher Golden and Rachel Autumn Deering, Unspeakable Act...

It's a Fiona-pa-looza. It's Fiona-ganza. It's a Fiona-gala. It's Fiona-fest. Find out what books we have each suggested to Fiona, and whether they enjoyed them or not. Books mentioned in this episode: The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design by Kurt Kohlstedt and Roman Mars, A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki, Blanca & Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore, and T...

Summer is the time we often think about traveling. Maybe these five books will give you some ideas as you envision what your future vacation may look like. Books mentioned in this episode: Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea by Guy Delisle, Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell, Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter, No Exit by Taylor Adams, and Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali.

Our special guest of honour today is Liz. Hear about the books other Keep It Fictional hosts have recommended to her and what she thought about them. Books mentioned in this episode: Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga, Star Wars: Resistance Reborn by Rebecca Roanhorse, My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier, and The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason. Our first two episodes in this special sum...

Looking for books that defy traditions of what a novel should be? Try these out! Books mentioned in this episode: The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan, Romeo and/or Juliet: A Chooseable-Path Adventure by Ryan North, Multiple Choice by Alejandro Zambra and tr. by Megan McDowell, The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo, and The Secret Path by Gord Downie and Jeff Lemire.

In this episode, we challenge ourselves to find a book that Sadie won't pick up on her own, but nonetheless, we think she may like it. Which book did Sadie end up reading? Books mentioned in this episode: Queen of the Sea by Dylan Meconis, Horseplay: My Time Undercover on the Granville Strip by Norm Boucher, All Systems Red by Martha Wells, and The Library Book by Susan Orlean.  Second episod...

We celebrate and amplify Indigenous voices in this episode in the hope that reading the works of Indigenous authors will help strengthen the path to reconciliation, and that by acknowledging painful truths, empathy can flourish and pave the way for healing. Books mentioned: Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse, Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot, Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Ki...

In this episode, we are going to spotlight one of our book friends and suggest books to them. First up: Miss Corene. Which of our suggestions did she enjoy reading the most? Books mentioned in this episode: The Graybar Hotel by Curtis Dawkins, The Chai Factor by Farah Heron, Kingdom of Exiles by Maxym M. Martineau, We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry, and She Rides Shotgun by Jordan Harper.  Fi...

Join us in celebrating amazing authors in the queer community. Did we all pick a non-fiction title? That is a first for our podcast. Books mentioned in this episode: Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl's Confabulous Memoir by Kai Cheng Thom, How to Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual by Rebecca Burgess, Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi, and Black Girl...

The Adult and Teen Summer Reading Club is here at the Port Moody Public Library! We share the first room we're going to visit to uncover our clue and the first book we're going to read. You can learn more about our reading club at portmoodylibrary.ca/src . Books mentioned in this episode: The Twilight Zone by Nona Fernandez and translated by Natasha Wimmer, Winter Pasture by Li Juan and translated...

Asian Heritage Month may be coming to a close, but let's keep uplifting #AAPI stories all year round. Books mentioned in this episode: Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay, Spork by Kyo Maclear, Aunty Lee's Delights by Ovidia Yu, Cyclopedia Exotica by Aminder Dhaliwal, and Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook and Ryan Estrada.