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196: Slewfoot by Brom

196: Slewfoot by Brom

Another Book on the Shelf May 12, 2026 May 12, 2026

For Episode 196, we have another instalment in our #BookstagramMadeMeDoIt series with Slewfoot by Brom. This might be our most Bookstagram Made Me that we’ve ever done, because this book has been everywhere! Since we love all things witches, you know we had to read it. Show Notes We loved …

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155: Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo

155: Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo

Another Book on the Shelf December 23, 2024 December 23, 2024

Episode 155 is a book club episode, and we’re talking about Gen’s summer pick, Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo. It offers up some spooky southern gothic vibes with a side of car races and a family curse. Show Notes After picking this book, Gen realized it was blurbed by the …

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154: I Was A Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones

154: I Was A Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones

Another Book on the Shelf December 23, 2024 December 23, 2024

In Episode 154, it’s time for another instalment of #BookstagramMadeMeDoIt with I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones. We just can’t stay away from the spooky books this summer, but this one has a distinctly summer vibe with it’s unique twist on the slasher genre. You’ll want to …

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153: Reality Squall by Jason Krawczyk

153: Reality Squall by Jason Krawczyk

Another Book on the Shelf December 23, 2024 December 23, 2024

In Episode 153, Gen and Jette talk about Reality Squall by Jason Krawczyk. Space-time gets funky in this one, so you know we loved it! Show Notes One of Jason’s other books, It Look Like Dad, was published by Little Ghosts Books, one of our favourite Toronto bookstores that is …

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144: The Night Eaters (Vol. 1) by Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda

144: The Night Eaters (Vol. 1) by Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda

Another Book on the Shelf May 7, 2024 May 7, 2024

In Episode 144, Gen and Jette read the first volume of Night Eaters, a horror graphic novel by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda.You know we’re all about the creepy graphic novels, but this one had the added bonus of being very funny. Safe to say we loved it! Show Notes …

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111: The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle

111: The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle

Another Book on the Shelf January 5, 2023 January 5, 2023

In Episode 111, Gen and Jette talk about their most recent book club book, The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle. It’s a retelling of H.P. Lovecraft’s short story, “The Horror at Red Hook” that subverts the xenophobic message of the original tale. Show Notes We fell down a …

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106: Something Is Killing the Children

106: Something Is Killing the Children

Another Book on the Shelf November 2, 2022 November 2, 2022

It’s almost Halloween! Which means episode 106 is dedicated to all things spooky — specifically Something Is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell’Edera, and Miquel Muerto. And we’re welcoming guest and friend of the pod, Mike Storey, to talk all things horror and graphic novels. Show Notes …

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59: Mexican Gothic by Silivia Moreno-Garcia

59: Mexican Gothic by Silivia Moreno-Garcia

Another Book on the Shelf January 6, 2021 June 22, 2021

Gen and Jette dive into a book club book to kick off 2021. They discuss Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Show Notes How did we not know that Silvia Moreno-Garcia was Canadian? Check out this CBC article on how Moreno-Garcia subverts the genre Do you know the Oprah Effect? The Guillermo del …

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34: The Institute by Stephen King

34: The Institute by Stephen King

Another Book on the Shelf January 7, 2020 August 28, 2020

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, …

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29: Genre Breakdown – Haunted by Horror

29: Genre Breakdown – Haunted by Horror

Another Book on the Shelf November 13, 2019 August 28, 2020

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 …

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Weekly Hopes and Vibes - Working on conjuring some Weekly Hopes and Vibes - Working on conjuring something this week ✨

Hopes 💕
- I unpack my bags before 2027
- I finish the thumbs on my fingerless mitts that I was supposed to finished before my trip
- I stumble upon $1 million so I don’t have to go back to work Monday 

Vibes 🌌
- Spooky ghost pizza and watching Crystal Lake
- Reading more romance - we tried to take a break and that was a mistake 
- Start another pair of mitts with my new yarn 

#WeeklyIntentions #HopesandVibes #AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast | Knitting | Spooky | Intentions | Ghosts | Trip | Unpacking
Latest library holds acquired. Moonflow by Bitter Latest library holds acquired. Moonflow by Bitter Karella for our book club episode, and Chlorine by Jade Song, which has been on my to read list forever.

#OctoberReads #LibraryLove #TorontoPublicLibrary #AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #BookPodcast | Autumn Reading | Neverending TBR | Horror Books | Spooky Season | Autumn Vibes
👻 I really need more ghosts in my life. Just sayin 👻 I really need more ghosts in my life. Just saying.

#AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #LylaSage #SweetwaterPeak #Supernatural Romance | Fake Dating | Supernatural Romance | Farmer | Antiques Shop | Crossover | Rebel Blue Ranch
A little grid cleanup featuring out favourite trav A little grid cleanup featuring out favourite travel item - a @kobobooks
I can’t lie, I wasn’t really looking forward to Ky I can’t lie, I wasn’t really looking forward to Kye and Fallon’s story. I loved them in the rest of the series but I didn’t have that deep yearning that I have had with other books in the series. 

No surprise here - @catherinecowlesauthor sucked me in so hard and I am so glad we got their story. It was such a great end to the story and I loved learning about Kye’s background. 

What Catherine Cowles series should I read now while we wait for the next Starlight Grove installment? 

#AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #CatherineCowles #SparrowFalls #SuspenseRomance Reading | Romance | Series | Colson Family | Interconnected Standalone | Podcast
In episode 209, we’re celebrating the 8th annivers In episode 209, we’re celebrating the 8th anniversary of Another Book on the Shelf! We can’t believe we’ve been making this podcast for eight whole years now. What is time? 

We’ve adventured together a few times since the last hangout: we did @torontowots , which was a blast as always, and we went to the @xmadmx photography exhibit (and no, Jette hasn’t recovered yet; life changed!).

Our next episode is our annual spooky season pick (as if we’re not spooky all year round). We’ll be chatting about Never Whistle At Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology.

Still shaking our heads and thinking about how we’ve grown the podcast and our little community here ☺️Have you been with us for all 8 years? Let us know your fave episodes below!

#AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #Anniversary #EightYears #Podcast Hangout | Canadian Podcasters | Book Podcast | Reading | Writing
The Vancouver Storm series is so good. Hayden and The Vancouver Storm series is so good. Hayden and Darcy are the perfect example of Friends-to-Lovers. 

The way I wanted to slap Kit, like, dude… pay attention. I know how Darcy felt and I’m so glad she now has a down-bad man who is obsessed with her ☺️ and more importantly, that she found herself and was able to express herself exactly as she wanted 💜

Can’t wait to read book 4 when actually in Vancouver!

#AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #VancouverStorm #StephanieArcher Hockey Romance | Romance Reads | Canadian Authors | Vancouver | Library Love
I have read all of @rachelharrisonsghost’s books, I have read all of @rachelharrisonsghost’s books, and this was definitely the most fun. I found myself smiling and giggling as I walked around the city. Each new day was shocking and surprising and kept me on my toes. Somehow, Rachel is able to always come up with fresh takes on horror tropes and stories. Love it so much!

If you haven’t ventured into RH territory yet, this is a great place to start (and The Return - my fave).

#AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #RachelHarrison #KissSlayReplay #HorrorReads Wedding | Groundhog’s Day | Horror | Spooky SZN | Reading | Horror Reads | Scary Books | Audiobooks | Listening Is Reading
This week is all about slowly catching up on life This week is all about slowly catching up on life - or that’s the hope, intention, and plea to the universe 😆

- Do all the laundry 🧺
- Clean all the things 🧼
- Finish Never Whistle At Night 📚
- Knit my second fingerless mitt and start a new cowl 🧶
- Put away the air conditioners (even though it’s 30 degrees in here) 🥶🥵
- Pack my art bag 🎨

#AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #HopesandVibes #DearUniverse #Cleaning #Reading Intentions | Plans | Cleaning | Prep | Art | Reading | Catching Up On Life
Little October library haul 🍂 Side note: I just r Little October library haul 🍂

Side note: I just realized this photo is nearly identical to the one from a couple posts ago, but I didn't have time to take another so we're going to call it an ✨️aesthetic✨️

#TorontoPublicLibrary #AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #TPL #LibraryLove #SpookySeason | October Reading | Horror Books 

Carl's Doomsday Scenario finally came in so I can continue on my Dungeon Crawler Carl journey.

I can't resist a Stephen Graham Jones novel. Especially in October. Especially when he's playing with the slasher genre. And it's only the first in a trilogy, so there's more to come when I finish it.

And since we're reading Never Whistle At Night for our spooky October episode, I'm hoping to at least read a few from the second collection, Back for Blood, before we record. (Also giving slasher vibes with that title. I know what I like!)
I finally had time to read the last book in the Wi I finally had time to read the last book in the Windy City Series, Rewind It Back. Rio was one of my favourite recurring characters throughout the series and I loved getting to see his love story play out. He and Hallie had the sweetest relationship, and while I don't always love flashbacks in second chance romance, I loved seeing how their love grew since they were kids.

My only complaint was that Rio never finds out that Hallie has been drinking almond milk in her lattes this whole time just so he can have a sip! I can only hope it comes up at some point if they make a guest appearance in Liz Tomforde's next series, which she sets up at the end of this one. 

Going to be counting down the days until Cardinal Rule is released on March 2 next year! In the meantime, time to reread In Her Own League? 

#SportsRomance #AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #RomanceGenre #BookPodcaster #BooksAndCoffee
Finally showing off my little haul from Word on th Finally showing off my little haul from Word on the Street @torontowots featuring my @torontolibrary tote, personalized wooden bookmark from @peaceandcotton, and a few books from @bookhugpress and @coachhousebooks 📚

Writing the Neighbourhood was a generous gift from @bookhugpress, a collection of ten essays by local writers about the neighborhoods in Toronto that they know amd love.

And I couldn't resist picking up this poetry collection, Re: Wild Her by Shannon Webb-Campbell, while I was at the @bookhugpress booth!

And finally, another essay collection called Women, Walking, this one from @coachhousebooks, all about walking. This one mixes essays with comics and other styles and I can't wait to dive in! 

I might have to snag a copy of Rebecca Solnit's Wanderlust: A History of Walking to make up a little syllabus for myself on the subject.
I want to be Hazel so badly! An inclusive yoga stu I want to be Hazel so badly! An inclusive yoga studio in Vancouver? Literally my goal 🤭😝. Won’t say no to the hockey boyfriend either (although it would have to be a coach at this point in my life 😆) 

I am loving the Vancouver Storm series so much. @stephaniearcherauthor creates deep characters with complex backgrounds but they have fun and laugh, too. So good. 

#AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #VancouverStorm #RomanceReads #TheFakeOut Stephanie Archer | Vancouver | Hockey Romance | Interconnected Series | PNW | West Coast | Hockey | Reading | The Fake Out
In Episode 208, we’re talking about Espíritu by Ai In Episode 208, we’re talking about Espíritu by Aiden Thomas, the sequel to Cemetery Boys, which we talked about way back in Episode 57! 

It was so much fun to be back with these characters and in their world of spirits and brujx. We wish we could have spent more time with them. Maybe a book for our girl Maritza next? We would be all over that!

Do you believe in spirits? 👻 Have you seen a spirit?

On record, we now know that Jette wants her funeral to be an exact recreation of the My Chemical Romance “Helena” music video. 🥀

No, but seriously, @aidenschmaiden, please can Maritza get a book next?

#AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #NewEpisode #AidenThomas #CemeteryBoys #Espiritu Reading | Podcast | Sequel | Brujx | Aiden Thomas
We finally got to go to WOTS together!! We haven’t We finally got to go to WOTS together!! We haven’t done that since 2022! 

Always a highlight of the year to see so many local writers, publishers, creators, and more. We spent most of the day pointing out books we’ve done episodes on 🤭 So many @coachhousebooks - we love it! 

Did you go to @torontowots this year? What was your favourite part?

#AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #WOTS2026 #WOTSToronto #WOTS
Meeting everyone at @peaceandcotton was definitely Meeting everyone at @peaceandcotton was definitely a highlight of this year’s WOTS. They are so kind and creating such amazing things! How cool is that tessellation? 

These bookmarks!!!!! Obsessed. Thank you for these gifts!

#AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #WOTS #WOTSToronto #WOTS2026
While in Berlin I did manage to read Rebecca Solni While in Berlin I did manage to read Rebecca Solnit's A Field Guide to Getting Lost. It's a collection of essays all centered around various themes of loss and what is means to be lost. She weaves personal narrative with history in a way that I absolutely love.

I actually started reading this on my Kobo, as a loan from the library, but ended up finding a copy at a little bookstore and decided to buy it. 

In between each essay, she writes an interlude of sorts titled "The Blue of Distance." In the first section, she recounts the history of painters rendering the blue of distance in their work, and then the use of cyanotypes in photography. Images rendered in blues. 

I went to a flea market later in the day after buying the book, and there was an artist selling her cyanotypes. Each original includes on the back the artist's signature, the date it was made, and the length of the exposure of that specific piece. Even when playing with the same image, the different exposure times mean no two are alike.

I love a good bit of synchronicity, so of course I had to buy one. The one that I bought belongs to a series of under water images she concluded in the summer. More blue. It's maybe one of my favourite art pieces that I've ever bought.

#TheBlueOfDistance #EssayCollection #BooksAndArt #Photography #AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast
I didn't get nearly as much reading done as I was I didn't get nearly as much reading done as I was hoping to on my vacation. It was too hot in France for my brain to concentrate (I ended up rereading The Long Game).

But I did get to hang out in some cafés in Berlin, where the weather was perfectly autumnal, and managed to get at least some reading time in between chats with my sister. I could spend my life just drinking coffee and reading in this city. 

#CoffeeAndBooks #BooksAndTravel #CoffeeShopVibes #AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #BookPodcast
Book Club Announcement!!! Moonflow by Bitter Kar Book Club Announcement!!! 

Moonflow by Bitter Karella

“Annihilation meets Manhunt in this gloriously queer psychedelic trip into the heart of an eldritch wood and the horrors of (cis)terhood.

Sarah is a trans woman who makes her living growing mushrooms. When a bad harvest leaves her in a desperate fix, the lure of the King’s Breakfast has her journeying into those vast uncharted woods. But as she descends deeper, she realizes she’s not alone. Something in the forest is waking up. It’s hungry—and it wants her.”

Heck Yes!!! This is Jette’s current book club pick. Episode coming November 11th if you want to read along with us!

#AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #BookClub #PodcastEpisode Book Club Announcement | Bitter Karella | Give Us All The Mushrooms | Queer Stories | Trans Stories
In Episode 207, we have a wonderful chat with Cana In Episode 207, we have a wonderful chat with Canadian author Heidi Reimer about her new novel, What We Found Instead, as well as writing routines, plotting, and book recommendations. It was so fantastic to have the chance to talk to Heidi about her process of writing this book and learning how to craft a novel.

Find Heidi’s debut novel, The Mother Act, wherever books are sold. Online, you can find Heidi on her website, on Instagram @heidi.c.reimer and on Substack, The Visibility Letters. 

Heidi also coaches writers through the Sarah Selecky Writing School, where she offers coaching for first drafts and revisions. 

Heidi Reimer’s Reading 📚 and Watching 📺 Recommendations
* Chasing Summer by Frankie Scott
* Wild Hope by Joan Thomas 
* The Wild Beneath by Kelly Anderson
* God of the Woods by Liz Moore
* Sterling Point (2026-)

Thanks to @penguinrandomca for reaching out and connecting us with Heidi. Can’t wait to collaborate again in the future.

#AnotherBookOnTheShelfPodcast #Interview #NewEpisode #WhatWeFoundInstead Canadian Authors | Writing Processes | Interview | Reading
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