Another Book on the Shelf

Apr 02 2025 169 ep. 50 mins
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So we started a book club but never talked about the books so we decided to start a podcast to talk about the books.

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169 - Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

Apr 02 2025 84 mins  
Episode 169 is another instalment of Page to Screen, where we read a book, watch the screen adaptation, and talk about both. This time we're discussing Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer and the 2018 film adaptation of the same name, directed by Alex Garland. Show NotesThe book and the movie are so different, but they're both so good in their own ways!We can't wait to read

168 - Spring Hangout 2025

Mar 18 2025 64 mins  
Episode 168 is our first hangout episode of 2025! As always we chat about what we've been up to, what we've been reading, and what we've been (not) writing.Show NotesShout out to all our library apps always (Libby and Hoopla, we're looking at you), and also LibroFM. It's the audiobook app that lets you support your favourite local bookstore at the same time. (Th

167 - The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman

Mar 04 2025 103 mins  
In Episode 167, Gen and Jette discuss their latest book club pick, The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman. As children of the nineties ourselves, we loved revisiting this decade through Klosterman's pop culture lens.Show NotesOne of our earliest episodes—episode 9!—was also a Chuck Klosterman book. We read his essay collection Eating the Dinosaur and absolutely loved it.This migh

166 - Go Tell It On The Mountain by James Baldwin

Feb 18 2025 53 mins  
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Yes, it's time for our annual James Baldwin episode. This year we're reading Baldwin's first novel, Go Tell It On the Mountain. Show NotesThankfully, we're not close to running out of Baldwin books just yet, but we may have to do a retrospective at some point anyway. Really we just want an excuse to re-read Another Count

165 - Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Feb 04 2025 52 mins  
Episode 165 is another instalment of #BookstagramMadeMeDoIt, and this time Gen and Jette are reading Book Lovers by Emily Henry. Show NotesThe banter between Nora and Charlie is perfect and we need to know if this is true for all Emily Henry books.The town hall meeting was giving major Gilmore Girls vibes and we loved it. We love a Sarah MacLachlan reference.The next episode is our

164 - Light Carries On by Ray Nadine

Jan 22 2025 45 mins  
In Episode 164, Gen and Jette talk about the graphic novel, Light Carries On, by Ray Nadine. The story follows Leon and the ghost of Cody, who is tethered to Leon's camera. Show NotesIs ghost romance it's own sub-genre? It should be. And if it is we would like to read all the rest of them please. So far in this theme we also have Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore and

163 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Jan 08 2025 53 mins  
It's a new year and we're kicking it off, as always, with a book club episode. Gen's pick for the end of 2024 was Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. It follows the narrator through his journal entries as he records his life amongst the statues and tides that occupy a series of labyrinthine halls that he calls home. Show NotesThis one prompted a discussion about what counts as fantasy. Pir

162 - Holiday Hangout 2024

Dec 18 2024 45 mins  
It's the end of the year, which means it's time for Gen and Jette to see how they did on the reading and writing goals they set back in January. (Spoiler: We crushed the audiobook minutes.)Show NotesWe recorded part of the episode and then had technical difficulties, so the first part of this is re-recorded. Since it's the first time we've lost any significant audio in 162 episodes

161 - Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore

Dec 04 2024 53 mins  
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160 - Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Marumaki

Nov 20 2024 78 mins  
It's Non-Fiction November and NaNoWriMo, so for Episode 160 we decided to read Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami. In this essay collection, Murakami talks about everything from his journey as a novelist to his writing routine to his thoughts on school and literary prizes. Show NotesAs you can probably guess, we absolutely loved this one and we're thinking it's time to read