In Episode 176, we talk about Jette’s book club pick, Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy. It follows tattooed, queer, punk nun, Sister Holiday, as she investigates a string of arson fires at St. Sebastian School where she teaches. Show Notes This book was published under Gillian Flynn’s imprint with Zando. …
Happy Pride! For this year’s Pride episode we read How We End by LM Juniper, which follows a group of seven strangers as they navigate a zombie apocalypse. Show Notes We fell in love with all of these characters and the little family they create for themselves! Don’t worry, the …
In episode 174, we team up with one of our favourite local indie publishers, Coach House Books. This year we’re reading the newly released novel, Born by Heather Birrell, which tells the story of a high school teacher going into labour during a lockdown, diving deep into character through multiple …
Episode 173 is another spring hangout episode! Yes, somehow spring has been the longest season and yet somehow May is already over?? Anyway, come hangout with us while we chat about our fun little trips and how we’re both crushing our reading goals this year. Show Notes Snag some cute …
Episode 172 is a book club book! This month we’re talking about Gen’s pick, Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler. The novel follows Lauren through her journal entries as she is forced from her home and navigates a hostile world ravaged by climate change and social inequality. Show …
Episode 171 is another instalment of our series #BookstagramMadeMeDoIt and this time we’re reading Don’t Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews. This one has all the things we love: dark academia vibes, queer representation, and creepy forests that start growing inside your body (literally!) Show Notes You might know …
In Episode 170, Gen and Jette chat about Tillie Walden’s graphic novel collection, Alone in Space. This collection includes Walden’s first three books, as well as earlier comics from her younger years. Show Notes We love books like this that inspire us to make little stories in unexpected forms. Should …
Episode 169 is another instalment of Page to Screen, where we read a book, watch the screen adaptation, and talk about both. This time we’re discussing Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer and the 2018 film adaptation of the same name, directed by Alex Garland. Show Notes The book and the movie …
Episode 168 is our first hangout episode of 2025! As always we chat about what we’ve been up to, what we’ve been reading, and what we’ve been (not) writing. Show Notes Shout out to all our library apps always (Libby and Hoopla, we’re looking at you), and also Libro.fm. It’s …
In Episode 167, Gen and Jette discuss their latest book club pick, The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman. As children of the nineties ourselves, we loved revisiting this decade through Klosterman’s pop culture lens. Show Notes One of our earliest episodes—episode 9!—was also a Chuck Klosterman book. We read his essay …
