205 - Summer Hangout 2026

Summer is (finally) winding down, and it's time for a hangout episode! As you know, we are not made for the heat, so we've slowed down a bit on the reading and the writing—but don't worry, we're still absolutely crushing our reading goals. Show Notes Gen has done a surprising number of summer activities, and we've even done a bunch together, including a baseball game, a book launch, and a visit to Toronto's Book Bar. Is baseball the most romantic sport? We had such a great time at the book launch for Fossil Feud by Maggie North, facilitated by Stephanie Archer and hosted by Hopeless Romantic books. We even made a new book friend! Next on our bookish event list is Word on the Street, which Gen can finally go to this year. It's happening September 26 & 27 at David Pecaut Square by Roy Thompson Hall. If you're in Toronto, it's free to attend and always a great time for book lovers, so definitely check it out! Our next episode will be a book club episode, talking about The Dream Thieves graphic novel adaptation by Maggie Stiefvater and illustrated by Sas Milledge. After that, we'll be chatting with Heidi Reimer about her new book What We Found Instead. It's been a while since we've done an interview and we can't wait! Books and Authors Mentioned Windy City series by Liz Tomforde Paisley Hope: Training the Heart; Riding the High; Freeing the Wild Anderson in Bloom by Jennifer Dugan Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes A Spell to Wake the Dead by Nicole Lesperance Catherine Cowles: Delicate Escape; Broken Harbor; Into the Fading Twilight; Beautiful Exile The Someday Garden by Ashley Poston Love You to Death by Jenna Lavine The Hotshot by Piper Rayne Dearly Departed by Chip Pons Clockers by Richard Price Shoot Your Shot by Lexi Lafleur Dinner for Vampire by Bethany Joy Lenz Behind the Net by Stephanie Archer What Move the Dead by T Kingfisher In Stormy Weather by Chelsea Curto Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep by Paul Tremblay Face Off by Chelsea Curto Just for the Plot by Meghan Quinn Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand The Prospects by KT Hoffman Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman The Dead of Summer by Ryan La Sala The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson