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 …
Episode 184 is our last episode of spooky season (although it’s always spooky season in our hearts), and we’re reading Somebody Is Walking On Your Grave by Mariana Enriquez. Show Notes You may remember that we did another episode featuring Mariana Enriquez. In Episode 137, we talked about her short …
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 Notes We’ve read so many incredible books over the past seven years and recorded so many …
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 Notes This 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 …
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 Notes The Scott Pilgrim comic series was …
