Vampires, like anything else, go in and out of fashion. Iām happy to report that they appear to be coming back in. On our television screens we have Vampire Academy, Interview with the Vampire, and First Kill, and weāre starting to see a resurgence in books as well.Ā Iāve always …
It’s time for a fall hang out episode, which means it’s also our podcast anniversary! We’re celebrating 4 years of awesome books, reading discoveries, and so much more. In four years, we’ve recorded 105 episodes that have listeners in over 70 countries, and we’re pretty proud of that! A huge …
We have endured a long and awful summer to get to the best season of all ā spooky season. The weather has finally started to cool down and the creepy coffee mugs are in full rotation. I donāt know what it is about 2022 but I want more witches and …
Inspired byĀ Jette’s recent blog post, we dive into some of the books we should have read by nowāwhether it’s because they touch on current issues or because they’ve been on our shelf for ages. Turns out we have a lot of these books, so we made a pact to read …
In Episode 103, Gen and Jette dive into Gen’s book club pick ā How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee. After seeing this book everywhere and reading so many rave reviews of Chee’s work, we knew we had to read it. Obviously, we are now obsessed. An amazing …
In Episode 102, Gen and Jette head back to the 1800s with Little Women in another edition of our Page to Screen series. We talk about Louisa May Alcottās 1868 novel and the 1994 and 2019 films. Show Notes Yes, Jette is still obsessed with her trip to Concord MA …
Can you believe weāre already more than halfway through 2022? Me neither. It doesnāt seem like it should be possible, but here we are. Luckily for us, this means weāre due for another wave of new book releases in the fall. Whatever else the world may be throwing at us …
In episode 101, Gen and Jette talk about the settings that feel so alive they become an entire character in the novel ā the haunted houses, the seaside towns, the cities that feel like living, breathing entities, we’re here for all of it! Show Notes Make sure to check out Gen’s …
It’s our 100th episode! We’re celebrating by talking about all our favourite moments from the podcast over the last few years, including our favourite episodes, interviews, and books. The podcast has evolved a lot since we started and we’ve both expanded our reading ā which was the entire point! Achievement …
We all have that massive stack of books on our shelf, silently waiting to be read. Those books know their fate. They will sit there and sit there as newer shinier books come in and get read first. Itās not that we donāt want to read the books. There is …
