In Episode 194, we chat about the YA graphic novel Mamo by Sas Milledge. It’s her debut graphic novel, originally released as a five-issue miniseries and follows hedge witch Orla O’Reilly, as she and local Jo Manalo try to fix the chaotic magic in Heresden. Show Notes We first came …
In Episode 193, we’re talking about our latest book club selection—it’s Jette’s pick, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk. There’s so much going on in this book in the best possible way and we’re ready to go read everything Tokarczuk has ever written. Show …
In Episode 192, we’re once again teaming up with one our favourite local indie publishers, Coach House Books. This time we’re reading Kate Cayley’s novel Property. Show Notes Coach House Books has never steered us wrong. Make sure to check out their backlist, as well as their new releases and …
It’s February, which means it’s time for our annual James Baldwin episode. This we’re reading his short story collection, Going to Meet the Man, published in 1965. Show Notes As you might have noticed, we could talk about Baldwin for hours, so let us know your favourite James Baldwin books! …
Yes, we’re doing it, we’re talking about Heated Rivalry. If you follow us on Instagram you already know that this series has eaten Gen’s brain, so it only seemed fitting that we do an official episode. We’re talking about the first two books in Rachel Reid’s Game Changers series and …
It’s 2026 and we’re back with our first episode of the year! As always, it’s a book club book, and we’re talking about Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu. We had a great time discussing the screenplay style in this one and all the layers of meaning that Yu is playing …
In Episode 188, we’re saying goodbye to 2025 with a look back at all we’ve read this past year, and a look forward to what’s in store for 2026. Show Notes Since we recorded this before we actually had final reading numbers for the year, we’ll give you a brief …
It’s time for one of our favourite episodes of the year! Yes, episode 187 is our annual FU to JKR, and as always we’re reading something hella queer. This year the book of honour is The Holiday Trap by Roan Parrish. We spent basically the whole episode gushing about how …
For non-fiction November, and with a nod to NaNoWriMo (RIP), we’re reading Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity by David Lynch. Somehow this ended up falling exactly at the intersection of all our interests—creativity, art, yoga, film, science. It’s all coming together. Show Notes Of course this made …
In episode 185, Gen and Jette talk about their latest book club episode, Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid. This was Jette’s pick and our third Jenkins Reid episode! Show Notes We’ve done two previous episodes on books by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Way back in the Patreon archive we did a …
