Shared Pages

For this month's book, we at Shared Pages read Rory Power's: Wilder Girls. A YA,LGBTQ novel that takes place on Raxter Island at an all girls school after a disease known as the Tox has appeared and mutated the girl's bodies. Our main character Hetty, and her friends Reese and Byatt are at the center of this disease as it ravages the island, mutates their friends, and drives them closer and closer...

Our book for March is David Bailey's: Magical Magyars! This book explores the history of the famous football team led by Ferenc Puskás that dominated international football in the 50s, won an Olympic gold medal, and nearly won the World Cup. Bailey traces the teams origins, and how such a small country under Stalin's form of communism could become such a power.  Make sure you leave a review if you...

This month we read The Wall by Sarah Jane Singer. A coming of age tale about a young girl, Julia, who has lived her whole life within the Wall built by her father. When she turns 18, she decides to set off with her lion companion Zav and finally see the world, unknowingly unleashing a curse when she does so. On her journey she experiences many fantastical locations and encounters friends that help...

This month's book was Erin Morgenstern's: The Night Circus, in which two powerful magicians train their young apprentices to serve as their proxies in their rivalry. However as their competition carries on with no end in sight, strange things begin to happen. Let's find out what really happens, at The Night Circus!   Next month's book is The Wall by Sarah Jane Singer! Read along with us over at Tw...

This month's book was John Langan's: The Fisherman. A cosmic horror story that describes two widowed men's encounter with the unknown while seeking solace in fishing. Both Ronnie and Ian enjoyed this book and also had a great time discussing the use of meta-text and storytelling devices.    Next month's book is The Midnight Circus by Erin Morgenstern. Make sure you follow us over at Twitter. Com/S...

For the month of November we read Naomi Novik's: Spinning Silver. A high fantasy retelling of Rumplestiltskin set in a fictional fairy tale version of Russia. The story draws deeply from the well of Slavic folklore. This book is denser than most of the other things we've discussed on this show, and as such, had a little bit of a rough time trying to keep the conversation organized as there was so...

Today's Halloween and it's the end of spook season! This month, we read The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix. We have some pretty mixed feelings about it but overall thought it was an okay book. Next month's book is Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik! This one's a Ronnie pick so make sure you follow us over at Twitter. Com/SharedPagesPod! 

In our second episode we discuss Susanna Clarke's newest novel: Piranesi! We also talk a lot about cosmic horror, the Chronicles of Narnia, and the concept of the self. Let us know what you think about over at Twitter. Com/SharedPagesPod and get ready for our next episode where we we discuss Grady Hendrix's: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires. Music for this episode was Otter Funk...

In our first episode we discuss Chizmar & King's: Gwendy's Button Box! We enjoyed this book and had a great time discussing it. Let us know what you think about it over at Twitter. Com/SharedPagesPod and get ready for next month's episode where we discuss Sussana Clarke's: Piranesi! Music for this episode was Otter Funk from Haris Heller's: Stream Beats Collection!

Shared Pages is a book club & podcast designed to facilitate conversation around literature. Starting on September 1st, and releasing on the first of every month after, we will release a podcast where we discuss our chosen book. The goal of this podcast is to get you and your partners/friends talking about literature. You can follow along at Twitter. Com/SharedPagesPod where we'll be live tweeting...