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5 Must-have Deserted Island Books

5 Must-have Deserted Island Books

Genevieve Fullan March 28, 2022 March 31, 2022

If you’re a regular around here, then you know that I’m physically incapable of narrowing down a list of favourite books. Any time Jette asks me to pick my three favourite books of the year, I’ll have a couple bonus titles to add on top of that. Look, It’s not …

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Jette’s Spring Reading List Is a Breath of Fresh Air

Jette’s Spring Reading List Is a Breath of Fresh Air

Jette Schirmer March 15, 2022 March 30, 2022

So far, 2022 has actually been a great year for reading. January started off with quite the bang and, yes, we’re slowing down a bit now but still feeling good. This got me thinking and planning my Spring reading list. Looking back at my autumn TBR blog post I only …

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12 Middle Grade Books to Reread This Year

12 Middle Grade Books to Reread This Year

Genevieve Fullan February 28, 2022 March 12, 2022

This year one of my reading goals is to reread some of my favourite middle grade books that I loved as a kid. I plan to read one a month for the whole year, and since it’s Middle Grade March, I thought now would be a good time to talk …

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The Best Chuck Klosterman Books

The Best Chuck Klosterman Books

Jette Schirmer February 16, 2022 February 16, 2022

I’m pretty sure Chuck Klosterman is the author that I have read the most and I haven’t even read all of his books. I’m only missing a couple – and let’s be honest – you know after writing this, I’m going to order them to complete my collection. With his …

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Gen’s Most Anticipated Books of 2022

Gen’s Most Anticipated Books of 2022

Genevieve Fullan January 31, 2022 January 31, 2022

It’s a new year, which means it’s time to talk about the new book releases I’m most looking forward to. I managed to read every single one that I had on my 2021 list. I don’t think I’ll manage that this year, since I’m making an effort to read through …

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52 Writing Prompts for a Year of Short Stories

52 Writing Prompts for a Year of Short Stories

Jette Schirmer January 12, 2022 February 11, 2022

Writing is something we both love but we also struggle with it at times. If you read our last blog post, you will know that we have decided to write 52 short stories this year. One. Per. Week. That seems doable, right?  Your writing doesn’t need to be a short …

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Another Book on the Shelf 2021 Year in Review

Another Book on the Shelf 2021 Year in Review

Another Book on the Shelf January 3, 2022 January 5, 2022

So long, 2021! We dealt with a lot of reading slumps, but that didn’t stop us from adding more books to our TBR list. Our reading goals for 2022 are going to look a little different, and they’re definitely going to involve the books we already own. Our writing goals …

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Gen’s Best Books of 2021: Another Book On The Shelf Year In Review

Gen’s Best Books of 2021: Another Book On The Shelf Year In Review

Genevieve Fullan December 18, 2021 December 18, 2021

Looking back on 2021, my general thought is: Well, that happened. I had the worst reading slump I’ve had in years and every time I think I’m coming out of it, I fall right back in. My writing went much the same way. Fingers crossed that 2022 brings me back …

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Jette’s Best Books of 2021: Another Book On The Shelf Year In Review

Jette’s Best Books of 2021: Another Book On The Shelf Year In Review

Jette Schirmer December 5, 2021 December 14, 2021

Remember when we thought 2020 was the worst of it? Wow, we were ever wrong! Reading slumps, writing slumps, life slumps… Not really sure what 2022 will bring us but hopefully it’s better than this past year. *Knocks on wood.* Like many people, I turned to all things Marvel to …

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The Best Books about Perfume and Scents

The Best Books about Perfume and Scents

Genevieve Fullan November 19, 2021 November 24, 2021

We talk a lot about memoirs on the podcast and on our blog, but since it’s Nonfiction November I wanted to give some love to other types of nonfiction. When I become obsessed with a new interest I like to read as much about that thing as I can. Right …

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Gen and Jette

Welcome to Another Book on the Shelf, a book club podcast and blog! We’re Gen and Jette! In order to get ourselves out of our comfort zones of reading, we started a book club. Several months later, our podcast was born. Read more…

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@gen.and.tonic and @jettefierce talk books, writing, and more books. 📚📝📖
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I got Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep by @paul I got Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep by @paulgtremblay as an ALC from @librofm and @williammorrowbooks and I’m still trying to wrap my mind around it. But that’s also why I love reading and finding books like that. I don’t need everything explained or to make sense. Just blow my mind and make me think. 

Highly recommend listening to the audiobook. I haven’t seen what the text looks like on the page but I think the recording really added to the experience. It feels very close to home, given how technology is moving today, and that is what makes it scary. 

We did an episode on Tremblay’s Cabin at the End of the World, and I can’t wait to read even more. 

#AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #Librofm #Audiobook #Librofmlisteningsquad #WilliamMorrowBooks Audiobooks are books | Listening is Reading | Paul Tremblay | Tech-Horror | Virtual Reality
Summer is (finally) winding down, and it’s time fo Summer is (finally) winding down, and it’s time for a hangout episode! As you know, we are not made for the heat, so we’ve slowed down a bit on the reading and the writing—but don’t worry, we’re still absolutely crushing our reading goals.

Gen has done a surprising number of summer activities, and we’ve even done a bunch together, including a baseball game, a book launch, and a visit to Toronto’s Book Bar.

Come hang out with us and listen on all your favourite podcast platforms!

#AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #NewEpisode #Podcast New Episode | Podcasters | Podcast | Reading | Books | Hangout | Readers
Do you preorder books? I never used to preorder Do you preorder books? 

I never used to preorder books, but with the world the way it is now? I want to make sure I’m supporting authors as soon as I can. Plus, I think it’s going to be fun getting a surprise package when the book is released. 

These are the 6 I currently have preordered and am itching to get my hands on (and spoilers for some upcoming episodes 🤐)

* Cemetery Boys: Espíritu by @aidenschmaiden - 🎙️episode coming Sept 30

* And I Will Tell You Mine: Notes from a Life in Progress by @sophiabush - 🎙️episode coming Nov 25

* Beneath A Midnight Moon by @catherinecowlesauthor (Starlight Grove 3)… [not so] patiently waiting on book 5

* Divine Ruin: A Sister Holiday Mystery by @neonmargot - paperback to match my series

* Go Quiet on the Mountain: The Power of Stepping Away from a World That Never Stops by @jedidiahjenkins - we have done an episode on all of his books so far, and we will definitely be doing an episode on this one too in early 2027🎙️

* Cardinal Rule by @liztomforde.author (Wilder Woods 1) - I thought I would never leave the Windy City, but I will for this 🥰

#AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #SupportAuthors #PreorderBooks Support Bookstores | Support Authors | Writers | Preorders
I was sobbing by page 22, and I don’t know if I st I was sobbing by page 22, and I don’t know if I stopped until I was done. 

The final book in Bailey Hannah’s Wells Ranch series delivers a punch to the heart in the best way. We had been waiting. We saw Kate and Jackson’s love through the first few books, but to get their story done this way. Wow, just wow. 

@baileyhannahwrites Imma need a new ranch asap k thanks bye

#AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #WellsRanch #LoveWellsKept #BaileyHannah #RomanceReads Canadian Authors | Cowboy Romance | Romance Reads
✨ Working on conjuring something good this week ✨ ✨ Working on conjuring something good this week ✨

Hopes 💕
- the work week is better than last week (oooof) 📥
- the weather stays cooler (it’s not crisp, but at least it’s not scorching) 🌤️
- sneak in one more romance before reading a book for the podcast 🥀
 
Vibes 🌌
- figuring out a carrot cake latte recipe 🥕
- knitting on the balcony with an audiobook 🧶
- more @talkspicytomepodcast episodes 🥵

#WeeklyIntentions #HopesandVibes #AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #TheKoboLife Weather | Knitting | Coffee | Intentions | Podcast | Audiobooks
Someone tell my boss I can't work today because I Someone tell my boss I can't work today because I need to keep reading the Windy City series. (And snuggle with my reading buddy.) Okay, thanks!

#ReadingLife #WindyCitySeries #AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #BookPodcast #SportsRomance | Summer Reads | NeverendingTBR | Toronto Readers | Romance Books
Currently reading book two of the Windy City serie Currently reading book two of the Windy City series by Liz Tomforde and can I just say...Ryan Shay! So glad Jette was able to lend me her copies so I could climb out of the library hold trenches. (All the love to the library, of course, but I wanted them sooner!)

Don't get me wrong, Stevie and Zanders were cute, too, but Indy and Ryan have my whole heart. They just want what's best for each other, no matter what. I just need them to figure out that the obsession is mutual soon please!

#WindyCitySeries #RyanAndIndy #TheRightMove #AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #SportsRomance | Summer Reading List | Book Podcast | Romance Readers
If you're looking for a short and sweet summer rea If you're looking for a short and sweet summer read with haunted house vibes and a dash of folk horror, look no further than Wylding Hall.

Told in the style of an oral history, Wylding Hall tells the story of '70s folk band Windhollow Faire through a series of interviews with the remaining band members. They recount the making of the album that made them famous, recorded during a single summer at the manor house Wylding Hall. It doesn't take them long to realize that something strange is going on in the old house, but it still seems to the band like a perfect artsy summer until it isn't.

The vibes are: A bit of The Wicker Man mixed with Daisy Jones and the Six while a '70s folk record plays in the background and a summer breeze rustles pages of old occult books in an abandoned manor library.

#Summerween #SummerSpookyReads #SummerHorror #HauntedHouseReads #SummerReadingList
We are bad bookstagrammers We don’t post consist We are bad bookstagrammers 

We don’t post consistently.
We don’t post cute graphics.
We don’t post trendy things. 
We don’t post about books we didn’t love. 
We don’t post huge book hauls on new release day.

BUT

📚We do post as much as we can (the world and adhd and life, ya know?)
📚We do truly love connecting with people here. If we’re commenting on your posts, we want to be friends! Message us any time!
📚We do love sharing books from local authors and publishers.
📚We do believe that reading is reading, no matter what you read, how much you read, or what format you read it in.
📚We do support local bookstores and libraries.

And we do really love being here. 💕

#AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #Bookstagram #Reading #LibraryLove #TheKoboLife Community | Reading is Reading | Read | Book Lovers | Bookstagram | Kobo eReader
An ever-present line on Jette’s to-do lists and re An ever-present line on Jette’s to-do lists and resolutions - learning to draw. 

Urban sketching is so fascinating to me and feels approachable, so we’re trying to dive in. Of course, we actually need to practice. Aka create the habit, which is why I got this book by @daribodrawing. It breaks everything into great little pieces, and I feel like I can actually do it (if I practice…). And I love watercolour, which is also on the list (and yes, we already have all the supplies), and it goes hand in hand with this type of sketching.

Hopefully all of this will lead to mycology illustration as well as making my own graphic novels. ☺️

#AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #UrbanSketching #Mycology #TheDrawingHabit #DariaBogdanova Drawing | Sketching | Practice | Learning | Painting | Ilustration | Habit Building
In episode 204, Gen and Jette freak out over mushr In episode 204, Gen and Jette freak out over mushrooms and T. Kingfisher’s What Moves the Dead, book 1 in the Sworn Soldier series.

We both meant to read “The Fall of the House of Usher,” which this book is based on, before we recorded, but unfortunately...life. It’s on the list now!

Please send Jette all recos for anything fungi-related- books, cute things, forests to run to. 🍄🍄‍🟫

Our next episode is our summer hangout. Expect more mushrooms and probably (definitely) some Windy City talk. How many books in the series can Gen read before we record?

#AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #WhatMovesTheDead #TKingfisher #NewEpisode #Mycology Mushrooms | Fungus | Fungi | Horror | Edgar Allan Poe
Since I’m headed there in October, it felt like ti Since I’m headed there in October, it felt like time to start the Vancouver storm series. 

Okay, well, yes the trip is booked but also I was at the mercy of the library and have been waiting for months for the book😆 (and we just saw @stephaniearcherauthor interviewing @maggienorthauthor last week!)

Starting with the goalie felt like such a treat. So many other series you get hints then have to wait. We love a grumpy goalie. And I liked Pippa’s journey with music. Sometimes artistic endeavours are not done well in books but I like this one. 

Can’t wait for the rest of the series.

#AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #VancouverStorm #HockeyRomance #StephanieArcher romance reads | west coast | hockey | musician | podcast | reading | series | Canadian
I have started hauling all my library books around I have started hauling all my library books around with me all the time just in case I find a cute spot for photos - like a brightly coloured chair at a botanical garden or an old distillery 🪑🪴🥃

#AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #LexiLafleurBrown #AllanGardens #TheDistilleryHistoricDistrict Library Love | Book Adventures | Shoot Your Shot | Evening the Score | Book Photography
5 4 3 2 1 Book Challenge I can’t remember where 5 4 3 2 1 Book Challenge 

I can’t remember where I saw this so credit to whoever did it first! Thought it would be fun 

5 BOOKS I LOVE
 * Just Kids by Patti Smith
 * In Her Own League by Liz Tomforde
 * Paper Houses by Dominique Fortier
 * The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá
 * Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk 

4 BOOKS ON MY TBR
 * In Stormy Weather by Chelsea Cato
 * Into the Fading Twilight by Catherine Cowles
 * Hockey Boy by Brittanée Nicole
 * Something is Killing the Children: Hope is a Knife by James Tynion IV and Kiersten White

3 BOOKS I ALWAYS RECOMMEND
 * The Martian by Andy Weir
 * Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
 * Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy

2 MOST RECENT READS
 * Behind the Net by Stephanie Archer
 * What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

1 CURRENT READ
 *  Evening the Score by Lexi LaFleur Brown

#54321Challenge #AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #BookRecommedations
Last night I finally was able to curl up in my new Last night I finally was able to curl up in my new balcony chair and enjoy the gorgeous evening with my book. After having to deal with a hornet nest, heatwaves, and wildfire smoke, it felt pretty great to spend time out there. 

I still want to get a couple more plants to fill out the greenery, but I plan to be our here every night that I can until at least the end of October 🎃

#ReadEverywhere #ReadOutside #SummerReading #CozyVibes #ReaderLife
✨What we’re conjuring this week✨ Hopes 💕 - The ti ✨What we’re conjuring this week✨

Hopes 💕
- The tidying and chores bug catches Jette so she gets her apartment in order
- The weather doesn’t swing into too hot and too humid
- Jette’s special edition Windy City books arrive on time 

Vibes 🌌
- All the hockey romance reading this week
- Fun and adventure when we head to the Fossil Feud launch with @hopelessromanticbooks , @maggienorthauthor and @stephaniearcherauthor 
- Switching it up and making carrot cake lattes instead of lemon pound cake lattes

#WeeklyIntentions #HopesandVibes #AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #WindyCity #FossilFeud Coffee | Hopes and Vibes | Reading | Cleaning | Hockey Romance | Lattes | Crisp Fall Weather
Episode 203 is another instalment in our Page to S Episode 203 is another instalment in our Page to Screen series. This time, we read Clockers by Richard Price and watched Spike Lee’s film adaptation of the same name. 

We loved how the book and the film each have their own distinct vibe and definitely need to watch more Spike Lee films. (And maybe rewatch The Wire?) Richard Price has also written screenplays, including The Wire, The Deuce, and the Martin Scorsese film, The Color of Money, for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.

This was Mekhi Phifer’s first film and he got the part through an open casting call. Wild! 

Highly recommend this combo of book and film. 

#AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #PageToScreen #SpikeLee #Clockers #RichardPrice Brooklyn | Jersey | The Wire | Crime | Drama | Adaptation | Reading | Podcast | New Episode
“You’re a part of the Colson crew whether you like “You’re a part of the Colson crew whether you like it or not” 

This was the Sparrow Falls book I was most excited for. As soon as I met the Colson family, I wanted Cope’s story. I guess small-town hockey player mystery is my jam 🤭

Book 4 is already on it way from the library and I’m picking up Into the Fading Twilight tomorrow. And yes, I will be getting to Catherine’s other series’ as soon as I can! (Send your recos!)

#AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #SparrowFals #CatherineCowles #Romance #Suspense Oregon | Pro Hockey | Baker | Cupckaes | Thriller
Do you prefer to read at a coffee shop or at home? Do you prefer to read at a coffee shop or at home?

I love the idea of reading in a coffee shop, but the ADHD always gets me. I people-watch. I listen to the sounds of a cafe. I take pictures of my book and my coffee. I always feel like I have to be ‘on’ for some reason. 

So back to the couch for me. I have a reading chair in my reading corner. I have another comfy chair by the window. But lately, it’s just been my raggedy old couch and my romance book against the world 😆

#AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #CoffeeshopReads #coffeeshop #reading Coffee | Reading | Reading chair | cozy and comfy | cafe sounds
Silver Pines. What a wonderful ranch. Books 2-4 ha Silver Pines. What a wonderful ranch. Books 2-4 have been filled with great characters and so much fun (and hard times, but we need those to get to the good times). Only one more to go and then I’m out of cowboys! (Ranchers? Horseboys? hahaha)

Send recos for more cowboy books, please! Or more @authorpaisleyhope books too!

#AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #SilverPines #PaisleyHope #CowboyRomance Romance Reads | Western | Cowboys | Kentucky | Canadian Authors
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