Treat Your Shelf

What is your preferred cannibal story? One in which the characters partake in cannibalism as some form of revenge? One in which the characters partake in cannibalism as a metaphor for love? Or one in which the characters partake in cannibalism as an attempt to have some control over a life where others have always had control over their body? Does The Lamb follow any of these versions of a canniba...

The girls tackle a longer book than is the norm form them. Can they manage it? I mean, this book does seem to have some solid horror in it so that will probably help at least one of the hosts finish this book.    This month the girls read The Girl with a Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean. Intro/Outro Music: 1922 by Ernesto Nazareth If you want to get in touch with us, check out our contact information...

This episode has everything; reality show drama, supporting women's wrongs, a lady sasquatch supported by a cult of lesbians who are more than happy to help with all her gore filled needs.   This month the girls read Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen. Intro/Outro Music: 1922 by Ernesto Nazareth If you want to get in touch with us, check out our contact information below.     Instagram: ht...

The cover of this book is absolutely stunning, does the content inside match the exterior? The girls have had an up and down year thus far with their picks, maybe this book will be the beginning of an upward trajectory? Listen to find out! This month the girls read The Subtle Art of Folding Space by John Chu. Intro/Outro Music: 1922 by Ernesto Nazareth If you want to get in touch with us, check ou...

Are the girls back? Was this teeny tiny book a winner? Is this the shortest episode the girls have ever released? Listen to find out! This month the girls read The Death of Mountains by Jordan Kurella. Intro/Outro Music: 1922 by Ernesto Nazareth If you want to get in touch with us, check out our contact information below.   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treatyourshelfpodcast/ Email: treatyo...

After missing a month due to audio issues do the girls come back better than ever?! Or are they unfortunately continuing a streak of meh books. Listen to find out! This month the girls read Brighter Than Scale, Swifter Than Flame by Neon Yang. Intro/Outro Music: 1922 by Ernesto Nazareth If you want to get in touch with us, check out our contact information below.   Instagram:  https://www.instagra...

Is this going to be another year full of horror? If Christina has a say in it then yes, yes it will be. The girls dive into a gory ghost story and discuss the need for hopeful horror stories.  This month the girls read Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker. Intro/Outro Music: 1922 by Ernesto Nazareth If you want to get in touch with us, check out our contact information below....

Christina struggled last month with the lack of horror so this month the girls decided to tackle a classic of gothic horror and the first science fiction novel! This month the girls read Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Intro/Outro Music: 1922 by Ernesto Nazareth If you want to get in touch with us, check out our contact information below.   Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/treatyourshelfpodcast...

This is it everyone. Christina is reading a romance book! It has a similar set up to other bookstore books the girls have read. Can the fact that this book is set in a bookstore help Christina get over the fact that this is a romance? Is it too cute? Where are the horrors?!?! This month the girls read After Hours at Dooryard Books by Cat Sebastian. Intro/Outro Music: 1922 by Ernesto Nazareth If yo...

Another year comes to an end, but not before the girls talk about some of their favorite books of the year. Or, in one case, least favorite book of the year. The girls discuss more books than ever this year, so settle in and enjoy! Intro/Outro Music: 1922 by Ernesto Nazareth If you want to get in touch with us, check out our contact information below.   Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/treaty...

Despite Christina's deep rooted hatred of robots she decided to both read a book about them and to sound like one in this month's episode! Listen to the girls discuss robots opening a restaurant, dealing with everything from sourcing ingredients to negative reviews and PTSD. Wait, PTSD?!     This month the girls read Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz. Intro/Outro Music: 1922 by Ernesto Nazareth I...

Queer postapocalyptic story about the fight against colonizers centered around community and found family? Yes please!!    This month the girls read Màgòdiz by Gabe Calderón. Intro/Outro Music: 1922 by Ernesto Nazareth If you want to get in touch with us, check out our contact information below.   Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/treatyourshelfpodcast/   Email:  treatyourshelfpodcast@gmail.co...

Wait, this book is a Dracula retelling? Christina was positive this story was referencing the Icelandic indie folk/rock band Of Monsters and Men...or wait a minute, does she mean Of Mice and Men? Listen to find out!   This month the girls read Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove. Intro/Outro Music: 1922 by Ernesto Nazareth If you want to get in touch with us, check out our contact infor...

The girls dive into some scifi this month with a story of a mecha pilot finishing up his training. What will the girls think? Has Christina ever read any mecha stories before? Listen to find out!! This month the girls read The Cosmic Color by T.T. Madden. Intro/Outro Music: 1922 by Ernesto Nazareth If you want to get in touch with us, check out our contact information below.   Instagram:  https://...

The girls cannot help themselves and they once again find themselves reading a horror. Instead of reading a horror novel this time the girls are diving into a comic! The girls have been doing this for years now so they definitely never make any mistakes and those mistakes are most definitely not included at the end of episode (>ᴗ•) !   This month the girls read Abbott by Saladin Ahmed. Intro/Ou...

YA, historical, fantasy with super powers, circus performers, and a tournament to the death?! Sign us up. Though, Hannah seems intent on saying the main problem of this story could have been solved with torture...do y'all agree? This month the girls read The Bones of Ruin by Sarah Raughley. Intro/Outro Music: 1922 by Ernesto Nazareth If you want to get in touch with us, check out our contact infor...

Regrets. The girls have plenty of them. Like not uploading an episode last month. But hey, they found a cool new ramen shop that actually opened up into a pawn shop and now they have the chance to forget their regrets! Win win! Let's hope the girls don't regret reading this book. This month the girls read Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao. Intro/Outro Music: 1922 by Ernesto Nazareth If you want...

Will Hannah make it through the intro without mixing up her s and sh sounds? Will Christina survive reading a romance book? Will either of the girls have any recommendations that actually match the tone of this novella? Listen to find out!! This month the girls read Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis. Intro/Outro Music: 1922 by Ernesto Nazareth If you want to get in touch with us, check o...

After accidentally falling into a lot of horror novels last year the girls tried really hard to stay away from the genre. Well, maybe not hard enough because here we go again with another horror. But could you classify this one as a cozy horror? That's different enough to make it okay, right?!   This month the girls read Bad Cree by Jessica Johns. Intro/Outro Music: 1922 by Ernesto Nazareth If you...

After a year of diving deep into horror novels, with a weird focus on cannibalism, it's time for the girls to take a break and read some nice cozy books. What better book to start with than one that is about opening up a bookshop, finding a good work life balance, and making great friends along the way?!   Join the girls as they discuss Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Boreum.   Intro/...

Just in time for the end of the year it's the year end review! While the year had significantly less One Piece in it, that doesn't mean the girls read any less manga! But the real question is: did they read anything that isn't manga? Join the girls as they share their favorite reads of 2024!   Intro/Outro Music: 1922 by Ernesto Nazareth If you want to get in touch with us, check out our contact in...

After spending all last year reading One Piece the girls are finally back to discuss the latest story arc. Nearly 20 years of waiting pays off with a major character reveal, but more importantly, what is Shanks doing? Join the girls as they discuss chapters 1058-1126 of One Piece! Intro/Outro Music: 1922 by Ernesto Nazareth If you want to get in touch with us, check out our contact information bel...

What's this? Another horror book? This truly has been the year for horror for this podcast. Honestly, is horror Hannah's new favorite genre?! What next? Will Christina fall in love with slice of life?!  This month the girls read The Eyes are the Best Part by Monika Kim. Intro/Outro Music: 1922 by Ernesto Nazareth If you want to get in touch with us, check out our contact information below.   Twitt...

Climate disaster, parasitic relationships, novella. Buzzwords that Christina loves so she should like Hannah's pick, right? But uh-oh, climate disaster also causes great anxiety within at least one of our hosts. Will they be able to make it through this novella? Will they be interested in continuing on with the series? Listen to find out! This month the girls read The Annual Migration of Clouds by...

Archaeology, alien species, adventure. What more could you want from a scifi novel?! This was Christina's choice, will she be pleased by all the time spent in alien museums? Surely Hannah was in the mood to read a scifi story seeing as it's one of her favorite genres, right? This month the girls read The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei. Intro/Outro Music: 1922 by Ernesto Nazareth If you want to get...