In Episode 35 Gen and Jette have another genre breakdown and ask: memoirs, fact or fiction? This is one of our favourite genres and we had a great time discussing it. We talk about the themes that run through many memoirs and examine the grey area of creative non-fiction, semi-autobiographical …
In Episdoe 34 Gen and Jette talk about The Institute by Stephen King, our 2019 November/December book club selection. King’s latest novel follows a group of children with special powers who are prisoners of a mysterious Institute that runs experiments on them. We chat about fate and chance, shady governments, …
In Episode 33 Gen and Jette have a Holiday Wrap Up for 2019. We keep things pretty short as we review our Goodreads goals, talk about writing, and chat about our holiday plans. It was a great reading and podcasting year, and we’re excited to share some of our favourite books …
In Episode 32 Gen and Jette talk about Harry Potter Years 1-3. If you’ve been listening to our podcast since the beginning, you know this is a long time coming! *Disclaimer: There is a lot of love for JKR in this episode with regards to plotting and character development. We …
In Episode 31 Gen and Jette talk about NaNoWriMo 2019. Love it or it hate, November has been designated National Novel Writing Month. It’s the time to tackle your novel with writers around the world. The goal is to write 50,000 words in 30 day, averaging about 1667 words per …
In Episode 30 Gen and Jette talk about Cherry by Nico Walker, our 2019 September/October book club selection. This semi-autobiographical novel tackles war, addiction, and bank robbery. It follows an unnamed narrator through a tour in Iraq as an army medic, and then home, where his resulting PTSD triggers his …
In Episode 29 Gen and Jette do another genre breakdown and this time we’re haunted by horror! We take on the spookiest of genres in our latest genre breakdown. So many genres cross over with horror and we had so much fun picking this one apart, talking about some of …
In Episode 28 Gen and Jette say “Happy Anniversary” as they celebrate one year of Another Book on the Shelf! We can’t believe it’s already been a year of podcasting! This episode is all about reflecting on the past year and looking ahead to what’s next for our little podcast. …
In Episode 27 Gen and Jette discuss The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides. We watch the film adaptation directed by Sofia Coppola and look at how it holds up to the novel. We love a good adaptation, and this was no exception. Both the book and the film strike a …
In Episode 26 Gen and Jette talk about Paper Houses by Dominique Fortier. Translated from French by Rhonda Mullins, Paper Houses cleverly intertwined the life of Emily Dickinson with that of the narrator, blending fact and fiction. We absolutely fell in love with this one. We loved the writing style …
