129 - Bear By Marian Engel Another Book On The Shelf podcast

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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 collection Eating the Dinosaur and absolutely loved it. This might be our longest episode. There was so much jam-packed into this book we could have talked about each chapter for an hour. Our next episode is a hangout episode. We'll be talking about everything we've been up to lately. Later this month we'll be doing another Page to Screen episode about Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer and the film adaptation For our next book club pick we'll be reading Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler. It's a dystopian novel that takes place in 2024, in a world ravaged by climate change. Gen's been meaning to read it for years, and decided it's finally time. More Books by Chuck Klosterman Fargo Rock City Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs Killing Yourself to Live But What If We're Wrong I Wear the Black Hat Chuck Klosterman IV Chuck Klosterman X Other Books and Media Mentioned Generation X by Douglas Coupland Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel Falling Down In the Company of Men American History X Jurassic Park Dallas The Sopranos Seinfeld The Pit Romeo + Juliet Titanic The Phantom Menace The Matrix American Beauty The Blair Witch Project…

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166 - Go Tell It On The Mountain by James Baldwin 53:52

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It's the most wonderful time of the year! Yes, it's time for our annual James Baldwin episode. This year we're reading Baldwin's first novel, Go Tell It On the Mountain. Show Notes Thankfully, we're not close to running out of Baldwin books just yet, but we may have to do a retrospective at some point anyway. Really we just want an excuse to re-read Another Country. Go Tell It On the Mountain is on both Modern Library and Time's list of Top 100 Books of the 20th Century. (The Time list is actually weirdly specific to between 1923 and 2005, but it's easier to say 20th century.) Find the full list of all our James Baldwin episodes below. The next episode is a book club episode and we'll be reading Jette's pick, The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman. As children of the 90s, we're looking forward to revisiting this decade. Other James Baldwin Episodes 55: Another Country 61: If Beale Street Could Talk 113: Giovanni's Room 141: Notes of a Native Son…

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165 - Book Lovers by Emily Henry 52:44

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Episode 165 is another instalment of #BookstagramMadeMeDoIt, and this time Gen and Jette are reading Book Lovers by Emily Henry. Show Notes The banter between Nora and Charlie is perfect and we need to know if this is true for all Emily Henry books. The town hall meeting was giving major Gilmore Girls vibes and we loved it. We love a Sarah MacLachlan reference. The next episode is our beloved annual James Baldwin episode. We'll be reading Go Tell It On the Mountain. Don't forget to read along with our book club pick, The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman, which we'll be talking about in early March. Update - The Rural Diaries and Slouching Towards Bethlehem are still holding strong at #1 and #2 Other Books by Emily Henry Beach Read People We Meet on Vacation Happy Place Funny Story Great, Big, Beautiful Life (Coming April 2025) Other Books Mentioned The Dream Harbor Series by Laurie Gilmore Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper More #BookstagramMadeMeDoIt Episodes 60: The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes by Elissa R. Sloan 69: These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong 75: Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley 86: Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong 99: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid 114: Hayley Aldridge is Still Here by Elissa R. Sloan 118: Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 125: Verity by Colleen Hoover 139: The Twist of the Knife by Anthony Horowitz 154: I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones…

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164 - Light Carries On by Ray Nadine 45:23

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In Episode 164, Gen and Jette talk about the graphic novel, Light Carries On, by Ray Nadine. The story follows Leon and the ghost of Cody, who is tethered to Leon's camera. Show Notes Is ghost romance it's own sub-genre? It should be. And if it is we would like to read all the rest of them please. So far in this theme we also have Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore and Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas. Speaking of Cemetery Boys, the sequel comes out later this year and we are stoked! We loved the art style in this one and the way that it helped build the atmosphere and tone of the story. Of course graphic novels always get us excited for TCAF (Toronto Comic Arts Festival) . It's already in our calendars even though it's not until June. Our next episode is #BookstagramMadeMeDoIt and we're finally reading some Emily Henry. We're leaning into our love of books with, you guessed it, Book Lovers. Other Books & Authors Mentioned Everything is Going Wrong edited by Mark Bouchard Raise Hell by Jordan Alsaqa & Ray Nadine A Sea of Unspokend Things by Adrienne Young Monstress by Sana Takeda & Marjorie Liu The Night Eaters by Marjorie Liu Lucy Foley Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and check out our website !…

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163 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 53:29

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It's a new year and we're kicking it off, as always, with a book club episode. Gen's pick for the end of 2024 was Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. It follows the narrator through his journal entries as he records his life amongst the statues and tides that occupy a series of labyrinthine halls that he calls home. Show Notes This one prompted a discussion about what counts as fantasy. Piranesi is only Susanna Clarke's second novel, published sixteen years after her debut, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell was adapted for TV as a miniseries by BBC1. It came out in 2014. Our next book club book is Jette's pick and we're revisiting Chuck Klosterman with his essay collection, The Nineties. As is now January tradition, our next episode is a graphic novel episode. We'll be talking about Light Carries On by Ray Nadine. Other Books & Media Mentioned Peter Pan by JM Barrie His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman Stephen King Starling House by Alix E. Harrow The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke…

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162 - Holiday Hangout 2024 45:03

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It's the end of the year, which means it's time for Gen and Jette to see how they did on the reading and writing goals they set back in January. (Spoiler: We crushed the audiobook minutes.) Show Notes We recorded part of the episode and then had technical difficulties, so the first part of this is re-recorded. Since it's the first time we've lost any significant audio in 162 episodes, we think we've done pretty well so far. We're already pencilling in an episode for Her Majesty's Royal Coven, Book 3. Our first episode back in January will be on Wednesday the 8th, since doing it on the 1st seemed kinda weird. We'll be talking about Gen's book club pick, Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. Jette's book club pick for January/February is The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman. Going back to our roots to kick off the year! Books and Media Mentioned House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland The Wedding Witch by Erin Sterling The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore The Society for Soulless Girls by Laura Steven The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gilmore Southern Cross by Becky Cloonan Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling Just Kids by Patti Smith The House Where Death Lives edited by Alex Brown We Mostly Come Out at Night edited by Rob Costello From Here to the Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Presley & Riley Keogh My Murder by Katie Williams The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl's Confabulous Memoir by Kai Cheng Thom The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports by Michael Waters The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore by Laurie Gilmore Canadian Boyfriend by Jenny Holiday Come Out Come Out by Alexia Onyx Private Rites by Julia Armfield…

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161 - Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore 53:08

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160 - Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Marumaki 1:18:00

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It's Non-Fiction November and NaNoWriMo, so for Episode 160 we decided to read Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami. In this essay collection, Murakami talks about everything from his journey as a novelist to his writing routine to his thoughts on school and literary prizes. Show Notes As you can probably guess, we absolutely loved this one and we're thinking it's time to read a Murakami novel on the pod. Anyone have any favourites? Shout out to all translators and especially Rhonda Mullins, who translated several of the books in translation that we've read for the podacst, including pod favourite, Paper Houses. Our next episode is our annual F*ck You JK episode. We're reading Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore, which is super queer and will also let us have a bit of a spooky season revival. Other Books and Authors Mentioned The Writing Life by Annie Dillard On Writing by Stephen King Books by Haruki Murakami What I Talk About When I Talk About Running Norwegian Wood Wind Up Bird Chronicles Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 1Q84 Kafka on the Shore (and more!) Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter or email us at hello@anotherbookontheshelf.com . We’d love to hear from you! Sign up for our newsletter and add us to Pinterest !…

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159 - Just Kids by Patti Smith 1:11:43

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Episode 159 is a book club episode. Gen and Jette talk about Patti Smith's memoir Just Kids. The book chronicles her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe and their early days in New York City before they were the artists we know them as today. Show Notes This book. THIS BOOK! We just want to be artists doing all the things with our soulmate muses. We saw Patti Smith at Budweiser Stage last summer. She was incredible and exactly as cool as you'd think. Listen to her cover of Neil Young's "After the Gold Rush" if you want to cry. Patti Smith wrote this book for Robert Mapplethorpe and we'll by crying about it forever. Check out the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation to see some of his work. We're going to be reading everything else Patti Smith has written. This podcast is taking a stand against deckled edges. They are the WORST. Next episode we'll be honouring non-fiction November and NaNoWriMo (though we are not participating) with Haruki Murakami's book, Novelist as a Vocation. Our next book club selection is Gen' pick, and we'll be reading Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, about a labyrinthine house. Other Books by Patti Smith M Train Devotion…

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158 - We Mostly Come Out At Night 1:09:32

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In Episode 158, we're talking about our official spooky season book pick: We Mostly Come Out at Night. This short story collection, edited by Rob Costello, features queer retellings and re-imaginings of classic monster stories and tropes. It was super fun and we had a great time reading it. Show Notes Rob Costello's book, The Dancing Bears: Queer Fables for the End Times, came out earlier this year. Did anyone else play creepy games at sleepovers like Bloody Mary or that Concentrate one? Here's the full Concentrate text . It's, uh, way creepier than I remembered. In our next episode we'll be talking about Just Kids by Patti Smith, our current book club and Jette's pick. We're excited to read it, but not excited about the deckled edges. For non-fiction November and in honour of NaNoWriMo (which neither of us is even going to pretend to attempt this year), we'll be reading Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murikami. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter or email us at hello@anotherbookontheshelf.com . We’d love to hear from you! Sign up for our newsletter and add us to Pinterest !…

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157 - 6th Anniversary Hangout 58:26

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In Episode 157, we're celebrating our 6th anniversary of the podcast! It's been an amazing six and we can't wait for another six more. Show Notes A huge thank you to all of our regular listeners! We're just a little podcast and we appreciate each and every one of you. We're so glad you join us every episode to talk about books and writing. We're at more than 13,000 total listens, which may not sound like a lot compared to bigger podcasts, but it's kind of mind blowing for us. The Bonne Maman advent calendars aren't sold out yet, so you can still get one. Or get a cookie one from Gen (shamelessly self-promoting the cookie business). In our next episode, we'll be talking about We Mostly Come Out at Night, a collection of queer horror YA stories edited by Rob Costello. Read along with our current book club pick, Just Kids by Patti Smith. We'll be discussing it first thing in November. Books Mentioned Payback's A Witch by Lana Harper We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore Who Will Bury You by Chido Muchemwa Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo Reality Squall by Jason Krawcyk I Was A Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones Amazing Spiderman Edge of the Spiderverse by Gerard Way Queen B by Juno Dawson Saving Noah by Lucinda Berry The Five Year Lie by Sarina Bowen Ghost 19 by Simone St. James Freaks, Gleeks and Dawson's Creek by Thea Glassman The Return by Rachel Harrison Silence for the Dead by Simone St. James Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo Margaret and the Mystery of the Missing Body by Megan Milks The Pairing by Casey McQuiston The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle…

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156 - Who Will Bury You? by Chido Muchemwa 1:15:49

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In Episode 156, we've teamed up with one of our favourite indie publishers, House of Anansi Press, to read the short story collection Who Will Bury You? Written by Zimbabwean author Chido Muchemwa, the stories take place across generations, in Toronto and Zimbabwe, and grapple with loss, family, and the meaning of home. Show Notes We love working with House of Anansi! This is our seventh episode featuring their books, and we hope to read even more in future episodes. Check out the list of previous HOA books below. One of the best parts of reading is learning new things and we both realized how little we know about Zimbabwean history and culture. Now we want to know all about the construction of the Kariba Dam, the story of the Zambezi river god Nyami Nyami, and more about the mermaids. When we talked about flash fiction, Gen talked about The Forever Worksho p, available through Substack and run by the cool people at Chill Subs/Write or Die. If you sign up for their paid newsletter, you get the entire back catalog of their self-paced workshops! Our next episode is our anniversary episode! This one marks six years of being in the podcast business. Can you believe it? We can't. It was 2018. It was a different world. Other House of Anansi Episodes 20: Dual Citizens by Alix Ohlin & Autopsy of a Boring Wife by Marie-Renee Lavoie 39: Coming Up for Air by Sarah Leipciger & Pallbearing Stories by Michael Melgaard 43: You Are Not What We Expected by Sidura Ludwig 70: A Boring Wife Settles the Score by Marie-Renee Lavoie 97: A Waiter in Paris by Edward Chisholm 128: The All + Flesh by Brandi Bird…

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155 - Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo 1:00:27

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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 author of her last book club pick, Starling House by Alix E. Harrow. As Jette aptly pointed out, this is the most Gen book ever, complete with fast cars and ill-advised road races. This is Lee Mandelo's debut novel. He has since written two novellas, Feed Them Silence, and The Woods All Black, the latter of which made it onto Gen's Top 10 Books for 2024 . Our next book club pick has been on Jette's list for ages: Just Kids by Patti Smith. She's finally diving in, and Gen is reading it for a second time. She's ready to be wrecked by it all over again. In our next episode we'll be talking about Who Will Bury You? by Chido Muchemwa, a short story collection generously sent to us by House of Anansi Press. We love working them and are super excited to see what this one is all about. Other Books Mentioned Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater…

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154 - I Was A Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones 1:01:43

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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 read it with a bowl of popcorn handy! Show Notes If you like your horror with a dose of meta, Scream-style, then this book is for you. We had a such a great time reading and talking about this. It's so much fun! You might recognize Stephen Graham Jones from his New York Times bestselling book, The Only Good Indians, or My Heart is a Chainsaw. He's written so many books, and we're definitely eager to check them out! Our next episode is a book club episode, and we're sticking with our spooky summer vibes. We'll be discussing Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo, so get ready for some ghosty southern gothic goodness. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter or email us at hello@anotherbookontheshelf.com . We’d love to hear from you! Sign up for our newsletter and add us to Pinterest !…

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153 - Reality Squall by J. Krawczyk 55:44

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