Another Book on the Shelf

Gen and Jette up their CanCon for Pride this year with Junior High — a middle grade semi-autobiographical graphic novel from Canadian musical duo Tegan and Sara, with the illustrations of Tillie Walden. Show Notes Tegan and Sara's memoir High School was released in September 2019 and has since been turned into a TV series on Amazon Freevee. We've never heard of this show or Amazon Freevee, but we're definitely going to look it up. There is going to be a sequel to Junior High! It's called Crush, but there's no word yet on a potential release date for it. Tegan Sara's latest album is called Crybaby and came out in 2022. If you've never listened to Tegan and Sara before, go do it now! Gen recommends starting with So Jealous. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter or email us at hello@anotherbookontheshelf.com. We’d love to hear from you! Sign up for our newsletter and add us to Pinterest!

It's episode 183, but even more importantly, it's our 7th Anniversary Hangout Episode! We can't believe it's already been seven years. It's been a blast and we can't wait for another seven more!Show NotesWe've read so many incredible books over the past seven years and recorded so many fun episodes. Stay tuned for a blog post of our personal favourites coming soon!Speaking of favourites, or at least popularity, our most-listened to episode is still The Rural Diaries by Hilarie Burton Morgan, followed by Joan Didion's Slouching Towards Bethlehem in second place, and Colleen Hoover's Verity sliding in at third.Shout out to our fourth most-listened to episode, Another Country by James Baldwin because it was our very first Baldwin and kicked off our annual tradition and life long love of his work.There's a new Jedidiah Jenkins books coming out in 2026, so you know we'll be reading that. If you're in Toronto and you love science fiction, fantasy, and/or children's books make sure to check out the Lillian H. Smith library branch. They have small exhibits set up showcasing books from their extensive collection.Did you know there's a Ouija museum in Salem?If your in Europe and want to check out some cute books store cafes, these are the ones Gen went to: Paludan Bog Cafe in Copenhagen, Minoa in Berlin, and Bookstor in The Hague. In our next episode we'll be talking about Mariana Enriquez's new book, Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave. And then it's time for our next book club discussion! We're reading Jette's pick, Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid.Books MentionedElsie Silver's Chestnut Spring SeriesLaurie Gilmore's Dream Harbor SeriesExquisite Corpses by James Tynion IVYou Weren't Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph WhiteThe Most Unusual Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy by Roan ParrishThe Dead Romantics by Ashley PostonHappy Medium by Sarah AdlerMorbidly Yours by Ivy FairbanksLost in the Garden by Adam S. LesliePart of Your World by Abby JiminezHarriet Tubman Live in Concert by Bob the Drag QueenWorldtree by James Tynion IVMinor Arcana by Jeff LemireMake Me a Mixtape by Jennifer WhiteheadThe Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-GarciaBoys Weekend by Matty LubchanskyThe Late Night Witches by Auralee WallaceEat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria GriffinThe Sparrow by Mary Doria RusselIt by Stephen KingMapping the Interior by Stephen Graham JonesBlessed Water by Margot DouaihySunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

In Episode 182, we're kicking off spooky season with the cozy witchy vampire slaying vibes in Auralee Wallace's The Late-Night Witches!Show NotesThis is like a cozy version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer set in PEI with sea witches. Obviously we loved it.Auralee Wallace is also the author of the Otter Lake mystery series and the Evenfall Witches B&B mysteries. Is there going to be second book after this one? There definitely could be!Our next episode is our 7th anniversary episode! Whoa! We've read so many amazing books over the years.And this year we've been blessed with three episodes in October, which means we'll have another spooky read for you (as if we ever wait for October for that LOL). We'll be reading Mariana Enriquez's new book, Somebody is Walking on Your Grave!Other Books and Authors MentionedThe Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana EnriquezEat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria GriffinRachel Harrison

Episode 181 is another installation of our Page to Screen series, this time with Scott Pilgrim! We read the comic series by Bryan Lee O'Malley and watched the film adaptation. It might be the most Toronto thing we've ever read or watched!Show NotesThe Scott Pilgrim comic series was released in six digest-size volumes between 2004-2010, and was originally published in black and white. Hardcover colour versions were released between 2012-2015.Edgar Wright directed the film, with Bryan Lee O'Malley as executive producer, and he nails the stylized look so that the film feels like a comic book come to life.Both the book and the film feature some iconic Toronto locations, including Casa Loma, Sneaky Dee's, the Toronto Reference Library, and Honest Ed's (RIP).This cast is stacked! In 2020, for the 10-year anniversary of the film, most of the cast reunited for a table read of the script. You can watch it on YouTubeShout out to Canadian bands Broken Social Scene and Metric for writing songs for the fictional bands in the film (Crash and the Boys and The Clash at Demonhead respectively), and to Chris Murphy of Sloan for being the musical performance supervisor on the film. Beck wrote the songs for Scott's band, Sex Bob-omb.We truly had a blast reading and watching this. It was just so much fun! We're definitely going to watch the anime series, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.  We're officially kicking off spooky season with our next episode on October 1. We'll be talking about Auralee Wallace's recent relsease, The Late-Night Witches. Apparently, we're also keeping the CanCon going because it takes place in PEI!There's going to be three episodes in October, so stick around for our 7th anniversary episode in the middle of the month on the 15th, and then we're wrapping up Halloween season with Mariana Enriquez's new release, Somebody is Walking on Your Grave.Other Books and Media MentionedBy Bryan Lee O'Malley: Lost at Sea, Seconds, SnotgirlDirected by Edgar Wright: Hot Fuzz, Last Night in Soho, Baby Driver

Episode 180 is a book club episode and we're reading The Raven Boys graphic novel adaptation, based on the novel by Maggie Stiefvater, adapted by Stephanie Williams, and illustrated by Sas Milledge. This is Gen's pick and it was great to bring Jette onto the Raven Cycle bandwagon!Show NotesJette remembers Gen reading this book at their old job while on break (and being emotionally devastated by it).Luckily this one doesn't end on too much of a cliff hanger. Unlike other books we've read...looking at you Her Majesty's Royal Coven. (Don't worry, you can read all three of those now, too!)The audiobooks of Maggie Stiefvater's Raven Cycle novels is read by Will Patton, who you might know as the white coach in Remember the Titans.There are plans to adapt all four books in the Raven Cycle series into graphic novels. The second book, The Dream Thieves, is set to come out sometime next year.If you don't want to wait for the graphic novels, the other two in the series are Blue Lily, Lily Blue and The Raven King.In our next episode we'll be talking about another graphic novel, Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley, and its film adaptation. There are six books in the series and the movie is based on all of them, but we're going to at least try to read the first two before we do the episode.

In Episode 179, Gen and Jette team up with one of their favourite indie publishers, House of Anansi Press. We're reading the newly released English translation of The Hand of Iman by Ryad Assani-Razaki. This one broke our hearts.Show NotesRyad Assani-Razaki is a Beninese-Canadian writer and The Hand of Iman, or La main d'Iman in French, is his first novel. It won the Prix Robert Cliche in 2011 and was shortlisted for the Governer General's Award in 2012.Check out our full list of House of Anansi episodes below. We did in fact have an episode dedicated to our 100th! What should we do for 200? We're getting close! In our next episode we'll be talking about Gen's book club pick, the graphic novel edition of The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater.We'll be following up our book club episode with a Page to Screen episode and some CanCon for you with Scott Pilgrim!Other House of Anansi Episodes20: 2019 House of Anansi Spring Releases (Dual Citizens by Alix Ohlin and Autopsy of a Boring Wife by Marie-Renée Lavoie)39: House of Anansi New Releases 2020 (Pallbearing by Michael Melgaard and Coming Up for Air by Sarah Leipciger)43: You Are Not What We Expected by Sidura Ludwig70: A Boring Wife Settles the Score by Marie-Renée Lavoie97: A Waiter in Paris by Edward Chisholm128: The All + Flesh by Brandi Bird156: Who Will Bury You? by Chido MuchemwaOther Books MentionedThe Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa (Episode 124)Paper House by Dominique Fortier (Episode 26)Born by Heather Birrell (Episode 174)Parable of the Sower by Octavie Butler (Episode 172)The Late-Night Witches by Auralee WallaceAtmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

It's time for a summer hangout episode! We're barely surviving the endless heatwaves and smoky skies, but at least we've got some good books to read.Show NotesThe bookstore in Port Dover that Gen was talking about is called Beach Reads Bookshop. It's super cute and if you're ever in Port Dover, be sure to check it out!We are going to make zines and we are putting it here in writing as well to keep ourselves accountable.The Lillian H. Smith library branch in Toronto houses one of the world's leading research collections of speculative fiction. So cool! Our next episode is our annual House of Anansi book. We'll be talking about The Hand of Iman by Ryad Assani-Razaki.Books MentionedThe Gaysians by Mike CuratoGrace: The Jeff Buckley Story by Tiffanie DeBartoloYour Blood My Bones by Kelly AndrewThe Orphanage by the Lake by Daniel G MillerI'll Be Waiting by Kelley ArmstrongHuman Rites by Juno DawsonFlawless by Elsie SilverGlittering Edge by Alyssa VillaireThe Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-GarciaSyllabus by Lynda BarryWalking in This World by Julia CameronUnderstanding Comics by Scott McCloudSunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne CollinsNight Road by Kristen HannahState of Paradise by Laura van den BergThis SIde of Paradise by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne CollinsVenCo by Cherie DimalinePerfume & Pain by Anna DornIt by Stephen King

In Episode 177, we're (finally!) talking about Human Rites, the third book in Juno Dawson's series, Her Majesty's Royal Coven. What a ride! We absolutely adore all these characters. Show NotesWe've covered this whole series (more or less) on the podcast now! It's been so much fun, but we're sad to say goodbye to these characters.Episode 142 covers the first book, Her Majesty's Royal Coven, and episode 145 is all about the second one, The Shadow Cabinet.We didn't get around to reading the mini novella, Queen B, on the podcast, but it's book 0.5 in the series and acts a preqeul going back to Henry VIII's court and the execution of Anne Boleyn.Nicola Coughlan narrates the audiobooks if you want to check those out!Join us for a summer hangout in our next episode. We'll be talking about what else we've been reading and probably complaining about the heat.Other Books and Media MentionedAlso by Juno Dawson: This Book is Gay, Mind Your Head, Margot and Me, The Gender GamesPayback's a Witch by Lana HarperThese Violent Delights by Chloe Gong (Episode 69)Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong (Episode 86)Doctor Who

In Episode 176, we talk about Jette's book club pick, Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy. It follows tattooed, queer, punk nun, Sister Holiday, as she investigates a string of arson fires at St. Sebastian School where she teaches.Show NotesThis book was published under Gillian Flynn's imprint with Zando.The spelling of chequered temporarily broke our brains and Gen forgot how State abbreviations work. We had a great time reading this and can't wait to read the next books in the series. Blessed Water is out now, and Divine Ruin is slated for publication in January 2026. In our next episode, we're continuing on with another beloved series of the pod, Her Majesty's Royal Coven! The third instalment, Human Rites, is finally here! We've only been waiting on the edge of that cliffhanger for a year.Our next book club pick is the graphic novel adaptation of Maggie Stiefvater's The Raven Boys, which you might know by now is one of Gen's favourite series. It's not out yet, but will be available July 29, so you still have plenty of time to read it before the episode in September!Other Books and Media MentionedVenCo by Cherie Dimaline

Happy Pride! For this year's Pride episode we read How We End by LM Juniper, which follows a group of seven strangers as they navigate a zombie apocalypse. Show NotesWe fell in love with all of these characters and the little family they create for themselves!Don't worry, the dog lives.If you want more Frances (who wouldn't want more Frances?), you can read her short story, 'Til I Die, available on LM Juniper's website as an ebook. There's also a novella in this world, called How We Began, that is not really a sequel, but a companion book. It's recommended to read How We End first!As you know, we read all the queer books all year long, including the two books we'll be reading in July.Our next episode we'll be talking about Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy.And then the long awaited third instalment of Her Majesty's Royal Coven! We'll be talking about Human Rites by Juno Dawson mid-July.Other Books and Media MentionedThe Walking DeadThe Last of UsParable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

In episode 174, we team up with one of our favourite local indie publishers, Coach House Books. This year we're reading the newly released novel, Born by Heather Birrell, which tells the story of a high school teacher going into labour during a lockdown, diving deep into character through multiple viewpoints.Show NotesThe Coach House Books episode is truly one of our favourite episodes of the year. Their books are always incredible, and of course Paper Houses remains an all time fave. This book was so good, so you know we rambled about that a bit, but we did get aroung to highlighting some of the amazing writing.Heather Birrell has several other books, including two short story collections also published by Coach House: Mad Hope and I know you are but what am I?In our next episode, we're reading How We End by LM Juniper. It's our queer rep Pride pick, but it turns out we're keeping that theme going into July.Speaking of which, don't forget to read along with our next book club pick, Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy.After that, we finally get to the next installment of Her Majesty's Royal Coven: Human Rites. It better not end with a cliffhanger this time!Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and check out our website!

Episode 173 is another spring hangout episode! Yes, somehow spring has been the longest season and yet somehow May is already over?? Anyway, come hangout with us while we chat about our fun little trips and how we're both crushing our reading goals this year.Show NotesSnag some cute knitting notions, like button and stitch markers, from our talented friend Riley! She's @_soft.spoken on Instagram and she's going to have a shop update very soon. Speaking of knitting, Jette went to the Fibre Witch Festival when she was in Salem!She also hit up the Harvard National History Museum and got to look at a lot of cool, weird rocks. Is spooky crystal/rock horror a thing? Jette is going to make it a thing.Check out the Woo Woo Podcast for more witchy and weird content! Our next episode is our annual Coach House Books episode! We'll be reading on of their upcoming novels, Born by Heather Birrell.We're all set for Pride month with How We End by LM Juniper. Think zombie apocalypse with a cool trans main character!And don't forget to read along with our current book pick, Scorched Grace by Margaret Douaihy. Other Books and Media MentionedAfter We Were Stolen by Brooke BeyfussBeautiful Ugly by Alice FeeneyHorse by Gerladine BrooksThe Honeys by Ryan LaSalaWeyward by Emilia HartDon't Let the Forest In by CG DrewsAnnihilation by Jeff VandermeerSunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne CollinsUniversality by Natasha BrownThe Strawberry Pancake House by Laurie GilmoreSo Thirsty by Rachel HarrisonBad Dolls by Rachel HarrisonAlone in Space by Tillie WaldenSuch Sharp Teeth by Rachel HarrisonFreaks, Gleeks and Dawson's Creek by Thea GlassmanParanoid Gardens by Gerard Way and Shaun SimonGreen Fuse Burning by Tiffany MorrisParable of the Sower by Octavia ButlerUnderstanding Comics by Scott McCloudWalking in the World by Julia CameronSyllabus by Lynda BarryMaking Comics by Lynda BarryWonderbook by Jeff VandermeerGraveyard Shift by M.L. RioThe Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lydia Cohen LoigmanGold Diggers by Sanjena Sathian

Episode 172 is a book club book! This month we're talking about Gen's pick, Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler. The novel follows Lauren through her journal entries as she is forced from her home and navigates a hostile world ravaged by climate change and social inequality.Show NotesGen has been putting off this book for a long time because it takes place largely in the mid-late 2020s and that felt a little too close to home.Parable of the Sower is the first book in a planned series that Octavia Butler unfortunately didn't have the chance to finish, as she died of a stroke in 2006. The second book is Parable of the Talents, which was published in 1998. The planned third book was to be called Parable of the Trickster.As you can probably guess, a lot of what happens in this book was distressingly familiar.Did Suzanne Collins read Parable of the Sower? Inquiring minds would like to know. There are definitely some common themes with The Hunger Games series.Our next book club selection is Jette's pick, Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy. It's about a tattooed, queer nun who solves mysteries! What more could you ask for? This is the first book of the Sister Holiday mysteries and we'll be talking about it in July.Next episode is a(nother) spring hangout episode. We'll be talking about everything else we've been reading, which is always a fun time.Keep an eye out for our annual Coach House episode. We'll be reading their forthcoming publication, Born by Heather Birrell.Other Books MentionedKindred by Octavia ButlerThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins

Episode 171 is another instalment of our series #BookstagramMadeMeDoIt and this time we're reading Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews. This one has all the things we love: dark academia vibes, queer representation, and creepy forests that start growing inside your body (literally!)Show NotesYou might know C.G. Drews on Instagram as @paperfury! They always have funny writing memes and gorgeous bookish flat lays. You've also probably seen Don't Let the Forest In because it's been all over Bookstagram and BookTok. It fit so perfectly with our current creepy nature horror vibes that it was a natural pick for this episode.Somehow Jette and Gen both ended up listening to The Honeys by Ryan La Sala at almost the same time without even knowing it. That one also features twins and nature being weird and creepy. (And if you listen to the audio, you'll hear some extra buzzy sound effects, too!)On May 1, C.G. Drews is releasing a prequel short story to Don't Let the Forest In about Thomas! It will be available on their Instagram as a carousel or downloadable on their Patreon.In our next episode, we'll be talking about Gen's book club pick, Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler. Buckle up for a dystopian world that's set in our current time! Is this what it was like to read 1984 in 1984?Jette is keeping our next book club pick a secret until we record the next episode, so stay tuned to find out what it will be!Other Books and Media MentionedThe Sixth SenseThe Honeys by Ryan La SalaThe Afterdark by E. LatimerPET by Akwaeke EmeziHazelthorn by C.G. Drews (Coming October 2025)You Did Nothing Wrong by C.G. Drews (Coming 2026)

In Episode 170, Gen and Jette chat about Tillie Walden's graphic novel collection, Alone in Space. This collection includes Walden's first three books, as well as earlier comics from her younger years. Show NotesWe love books like this that inspire us to make little stories in unexpected forms. Should we be keeping a journal with sketches?Lynda Berry has daily journal-style drawing exercises in her book Syllabus.Shout out to Little Ghosts Books in Toronto. We love them so much! Buy some of their books or their cool merch and know you're supporting an amazing queer owned indie bookshop.In our next episode we'll be reading Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews. If you've been on Bookstagram for a while you might know them as @paperfuryAfter that, it's time for our book club episode! We'll be talking about Gen's pick, Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler.Other Books & Media MentionedBy Tillie Waldon: On A Sunbeam, Clementine, SpinningDavid Sedaris DiariesAll + Flesh by Brandi Bird Because the Sun by Sarah BurgoyneDon’t forget to follow us on Instagram and check out our website!

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 the rest of the books in the Southern Reach series: Authority, Acceptance, and Absolution. Neither of us had ever heard of the New Weird literary genre, which Vandermeer is considered a part of, but we are here for it.We continue to take a firm stance against deckled edges on books. Our next episode we'll be talking about the graphic novel Alone in Space by Tillie Walden, a collection of Walden's early short comics,Read our latest blog post, March 2025 Book Releases for Comfort Reading, where Gen rounds up anticipated March releases. (Which are now all out for you to read! Comfort not guaranteed.) Other Books and Media MentionedWonderbook by Jeff VandermeerHummingbird Salamander by Jeff VandermeerThe Martian by Andy WeirProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirGiden the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirEat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria GriffinPan's LabyrinthMulholland DriveOther Page to Screen Episodes151: Under the Bridge130: Silence of the Lambs119: Fight Club102: Little Women91: The Martian80: Jurassic Park61: If Beale Street Could Talk48: Mystic River27: The Virgin Suicides18: Sharp ObjectsDon’t forget to follow us on Instagram and check out our website!

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. (This is not a paid ad, we just love them.) We both support our local indie horror bookshop, Little Ghosts Books.We both agree that 2025 has not been it so far, but there are so many books coming out this year that we're looking forward to. Keep an eye out for Gen's upcoming blog post about their most anticipated releases in March!Our next episode is an instalment of Page to Screen. We'll be reading Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer and watching the film adaptation of the same name. After that we'll be reading Alone in Space, a graphic novel by Tillie Walden. (You might remember Tillie Walden as the artist for Tegan and Sara's graphic novel Junior High. We talked about it in Episode 123.) Don't forget to read along with our book club pick, Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler.Books and Media MentionedHer Majesty's Royal Coven Trilogy by Juno DawsonGreywaren by Maggie StiefvaterRun Towards the Danger by Sarah Polley The Wandering Fire by Guy Gavriel KayThe Nineties by Chuck KlostermanThe Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip WilliamsGo Tell It On the Mountain by James BaldwinCamp Damascus by Chuck TingleBook Lovers by Emily HenryLight Carries On by Ray NadinePrivate Rites by Julia ArmfieldOur Crooked Hearts by Melissa AlbertLittle Fish by Casey PlettSeason of the Bruja by Aaron Duran and Sara SolerPiranesi by Susanna ClarkeThe Cull by Kelly Thompson and Mattia de IuliusOver My Dead Body by Sweeney BooHouse of Slaughter Vol. 2 by James Tynion IV, Sam Johns, Letizia Candonici The Neighbors by Jude Ellison S. Doyle and Letizia CandoniciAnaïs Nin: A Sea of Lies by Léonie Bischoff and Jenna AllenThe Cinnamon Bun Bookstore by Laurie GilmoreCanadian Boyfriend by Jenny Holiday (audiobook featuring voice work by Joshua Jackson!)Black Sheep by Rachel HarrisonCackle by Rachel HarrisonA Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne YoungModel Home by Rivers SolomonGoddess of Filth by V. CastroThe Afterdark by E. LatimerWeyward by Emilia HartCatching the Big Fish by David LynchDidion and Babitz by Lili AnolikThey Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran The Nice House on the Lake by James Tynion IV and Álvaro Martínez Bueno

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 might be our longest episode. There was so much jam-packed into this book we could have talked about each chapter for an hour. Our next episode is a hangout episode. We'll be talking about everything we've been up to lately.Later this month we'll be doing another Page to Screen episode about Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer and the film adaptationFor our next book club pick we'll be reading Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler. It's a dystopian novel that takes place in 2024, in a world ravaged by climate change. Gen's been meaning to read it for years, and decided it's finally time.More Books by Chuck KlostermanFargo Rock CitySex, Drugs, and Cocoa PuffsKilling Yourself to LiveBut What If We're WrongI Wear the Black HatChuck Klosterman IVChuck Klosterman XOther Books and Media MentionedGeneration X by Douglas CouplandInfinite Jest by David Foster Wallace Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel Falling DownIn the Company of MenAmerican History XJurassic ParkDallasThe SopranosSeinfeldThe PitRomeo + JulietTitanicThe Phantom MenaceThe MatrixAmerican BeautyThe Blair Witch Project

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 Country.Go Tell It On the Mountain is on both Modern Library and Time's list of Top 100 Books of the 20th Century. (The Time list is actually weirdly specific to between 1923 and 2005, but it's easier to say 20th century.)Find the full list of all our James Baldwin episodes below.The next episode is a book club episode and we'll be reading Jette's pick, The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman. As children of the 90s, we're looking forward to revisiting this decade.Other James Baldwin Episodes55: Another Country61: If Beale Street Could Talk113: Giovanni's Room141: Notes of a Native Son

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 beloved annual James Baldwin episode. We'll be reading Go Tell It On the Mountain.Don't forget to read along with our book club pick, The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman, which we'll be talking about in early March.Update - The Rural Diaries and Slouching Towards Bethlehem are still holding strong at #1 and #2 Other Books by Emily HenryBeach ReadPeople We Meet on VacationHappy PlaceFunny StoryGreat, Big, Beautiful Life (Coming April 2025)Other Books MentionedThe Dream Harbor Series by Laurie GilmorePayback's a Witch by Lana HarperMore #BookstagramMadeMeDoIt Episodes60: The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes by Elissa R. Sloan69: These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong75: Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley 86: Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong99: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid114: Hayley Aldridge is Still Here by Elissa R. Sloan118: Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 125: Verity by Colleen Hoover139: The Twist of the Knife by Anthony Horowitz154: I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones