Semi Bookish

Storytelling can be done with music, but what about stories that use music in their medium? In this episode of Semi-bookish, we revisit an older episode topic and discuss stories that utilize music, lyrics or otherwise. 

A bit of wibbly, wobbly, timey, wimey stuff is discussed today as the theme of this episode is Doctor Who! Put on your really long scarves, take out your sonic screwdrivers, and join us for this fun episode where we try to explain what Doctor Who is.

A belated episode! For Erin's birthday episode, we talk about their favorite video game series. What's your favorite video game? Let's talk about it!

In today's episode of Semi-Bookish, we talk about reading, books, and the expectations readers have when looking at readalikes, similar genres, and recommendations.

In this episode of Semi-Bookish we talk about Hockey Romance, which is a current hot topic. We discuss Heated Rivalry, sports romance, and more!

In this late Black History Month themed episode, we talk about Black History Month, but in local history terms. Starting with a display, Erin learned a lot about some local history in Adrian, and after a month, wanted to give it a share. Learn along with us as we uncover new stories about people who lived in Adrian.

For this episode of Semi-Bookish we discuss one of ours (and Toni's) favorite authors for Black History Month, Toni Morrison. Enjoy!

In this episode of Semi-Bookish we talk about well beloved characters who aren't human. Whether we like them or hate the, non-human characters span many different media types and genres. Which non-human characters are your favorites?

New Year, More Semi-Bookish shenanigans. In this episode of Semi-Bookish, we talk about the different things we enjoyed from 2025, and stuff we're looking forward to in 2026!

r one of our last episodes of the year, we celebrate Grant's birthday by discussing the iconic Watchmen comic book, comic book rules, and Graphic Novels in general.

In this episode of Semi-Bookish, we return from a momentary hiatus with Grant's Non-Fiction book! 

In this episode of Semi-Bookish, we continue our Non-Fiction series, with Toni's pick! We read "Reflections" by Diana Wynne Jones, and talk about writing as an art.

For this episode of the podcast we celebrate Toni's birthday by talking about The Elder Scrolls Series. A continuation of the last episode. We talk about our favorite quests, and if we could change anything about the series, what it would be!

In this episode of the podcast, we discuss the wonders of the Elder Scrolls series in preparation for Toni's Birthday episode! 

In this episode of Semi-Bookish, we get into our reading of Non-Fiction books! This is Erin's pick with "A Taste for Poison" by Neil Bradbury. Filled with excitement and a lot of talk about poisons, this episode is not one to miss!

Part 2 to our lead in to discussing Non-Fiction books! In this episode we talk about books that we enjoy in the Non-Fiction genre, along with discussing the newest Superman movie.

Us? Back after a hiatus? More likely than you think. We're back, and talking about Non-Fiction! This is part 1 of a lead in to us reading non-fiction books and then discussing them!

Are these books a thrill? Or not? This episode of Semi-Bookish talks about different genres of Thrillers, and why they're such a popular genre!

Welcome to Erin's Birthday Episode! She's decided to make the Semi-Bookish group watch a couple Starkid musicals, and discuss them in this episode! Will they like it, or love it? (Hating isn't allowed!)

We've had 100 episodes of Semi-Bookish! Join us for this celebratory episode where we look back on some of our favorite moments from previous episodes.

Just when you thought we were done talking about it, here we are again! In this shortish episode, we finish talking about fanfiction!

In this episode, we look at the importance of women authors, and women of color authors, and how they influence the reading world!

Are we reading fanficiton this episode? Of course we are! In this episode of Semi-Bookish, Erin picks out a fanfiction for everyone else to read. Will they like it? Will they hate it? Find out!

Sometimes we need to know things, and in this episode, the Semi-Bookish crew looks at Fanfiction terms, and try to describe them. Of course, all of this will lead to us finally reading a fanfiction! Will we like it? Stay tuned to find out.

New year, New Bookish topics! This episode is a double feature where we talk about what we're excited for in 2025, and then we're going to revisit an old topic! Listen to the Semi-Bookish crew talk about fanfiction terms and prepare to read one for next episode.