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In this episode Laura and Nicole discuss "feminist dystopias" or "spec fic that highlights how current gender roles are negative by presenting them to us in extremes". It was hard to title this episode!

Find out what the rest of the world (not just us) thought were amazing books this year!

Laura and Nicole recap their years in reading with a lot of help from GoodRead's stats! How many books did they read this year? In what genres? Dig into what a five star read is for them and lots more in this very detailed peek into their reading lives. Find show notes at tbploffthesheft.com

It's one of Nicole's favs this week as we take a trip to fairyland for high fantasy, urban fantasy, and fairies of all kinds.

Today we focus on survival stories of all kinds... trapped in the wild, raised by wolves, deserted island and more!

We finally got around to telling you all about the any incredible books that take place or feature libraries! 

If slashers aren't your thing check out these titles for a thrilling and spooky read!

And it’s spooky season once again! These horror novels are devoted to the murderous rampage and full of homages (and clichés) from your favourite slasher movies. Please be aware that due to their thematic focus, these titles are inevitably at least a little gory. This means death happens on the page (no fade to black here!) and there are descriptions of wounds and violence. If that’s not your kind...

Do you ever wish you could walk through a door and escape to another world? We've got you covered! Join Laura and guest Patience for reading suggestions that will take you away.

If you love all things Victorian we've got you covered. Fantasy, mystery, and even a book written by a Victorian period author!

Today we're sharing books featuring space coming to earth... AKA alien invasions! 

Annnnnd we're back! Join us and hear about the awesome pirate books the library has to offer in our first episode of season three!

While we're on our break -- enjoy some reruns that haven't hit the podcast platform yet.

While we're on our break -- enjoy some reruns that haven't hit the podcast platform yet.

While we're on our break -- enjoy some reruns that haven't hit the podcast platform yet.

While we're on our break -- enjoy some reruns that haven't hit the podcast platform yet.

While we're on our break -- enjoy some reruns that haven't hit the podcast platform yet.

While we're on our break -- enjoy some reruns that haven't hit the podcast platform yet.

While we're on our break -- enjoy some reruns that haven't hit the podcast platform yet.

While we're on our break -- enjoy some reruns that haven't hit the podcast platform yet.

While we're on our break -- enjoy some reruns that haven't hit the podcast platform yet.

For our 50th episode and the last episode before September Laura and I went want to re-rec books that we highlighted but actually ended up reading!

We're half-through 2021 and it's time to see what's popular! Join us to check in on what's happening in the book world.

We couldn't narrow down what kind of mysteries we wanted to discuss so we've got a potpourri of awesome mysteries for you to try!

This one has been on the back-burner for a while but it's finally coming out! Listen in for alternate history (with a hefty dose of steampunk) recs!