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Another Book on the Shelf
by Gen and Jette
We started a book club but never actually talked about the books, so we started a podcast! And here we are almost a decade later.New episodes every other Wednesday. There will be spoilers, rants, tangents, and creative epiphanies. Follow our reading adventures on Instagram and Blueky: @anotherbookpocast
Episodes
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209 - 8th Anniversary Hangout
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? Show Notes We had such a great time at Word on the Street, as always, and it was so great to finally be able to go together...
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208 - Espíritu by Aiden Thomas
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…
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207 - What We Found Instead - An Interview with Heidi Reimer
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. Show Notes It was so fantastic to have the chance to talk to Heidi about her process writing this book and…
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206 - The Dream Thieves (Graphic Novel) by Maggie Stiefvater
In episode 206, we talk about our latest book club book, the graphic novel adaptation of The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater, illustrated by Sas Milledge. This is the second book in The Raven Cycle series, and this one may have convinced Jette to pick up the original novels! Show Notes This is...
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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...
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204 - What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
In episode 204, Gen and Jette freak out over mushrooms and T. Kingfisher's What Moves the Dead, book 1 in the Sworn Soldier series. Please send Jette all recos for anything fungi-related- books, cute things, forests to run to. Show Notes We both meant to read "The Fall of the House of Usher,"…
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203 - Clockers by Richard Price (Film by Spike Lee)
Episode 203 is another instalment in our Page to Screen series. This time we read Clockers by Richard Price and watched the Spike Lee film adaptation of the same name. We loved how the book and the film each have their own distinct vibe and definitely need to watch more Spike Lee films. (And…
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202 - In Her Own League by Liz Tomforde
In Episode 202, we talk about Jette's book club pick, In Her Own League by Liz Tomforde! As you may know, we're deep in our romance era right now—especially sports romance—and we loved Monty and Reese so much! Show Notes In Her Own League is a spin-off of the best-selling Windy City Series, which...
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201 - Anderson In Bloom by Jennifer Dugan
It's the end of June, which means it's time for our annual Pride episode! This year, we're talking about Anderson in Bloom by Jennifer Dugan, since we're both deep in our romance era and we love us some queer joy. Show Notes Is it time for us to move to a small coastal town and live our best...
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200 - 200th Episode Hangout Celebration
It's our 200th episode! What better way to celebrate than by talking about all the books we've been reading? Show Notes While we've already passed 200 episodes on our other podcast, Teenage Daydream, this one is extra special because it was our first podcast. Sadly the cafe where Another Book on...
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199 - Romance Reads
In Episode 199, we're talking about a genre we never thought we'd be talking about: Romance! We've both fallen into the romance genre pretty hard lately, so we thought it was about time we had a proper discussion about some of our favourite tropes, authors, and why we keep coming back to it. Show...
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198 - Orwell's Roses by Rebecca Solnit
We're getting so close to our 200th episode, but first, we have a book club episode for you. In Episode 198, we're talking about Gen's pick—Orwell's Roses by Rebecca Solnit. Show Notes This book felt extremely relevant to everything happening in the world these days, like oof. Truly so many…
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197 - M Train by Patti Smith
In Episode 197, we're talking about M Train by Patti Smith, one of our forever favourite artists. This year we're making an extra effort to crush our TBRs and reading books that we both already own or have been meaning to read forever, and of course we both have more Patti Smith to read! Show…
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196 - Slewfoot by Brom
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 Abitha...
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195 - Spring Hangout 2026
In Episode 195, we're officially wrapping up our 2025 reading goals and chatting about what we've been up to the last three months. (Surviving, mostly!) Lots of books are being read and writing plans are cooking! The real new year starts in spring anyway. Show Notes Jette is absolutely crushing…
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194 - Mamo by Sas Milledge
In Episode 194, we chat about the YA graphic novel Mamo by Sas Milledge. It's her debut graphic novel, originally released as a five-issue miniseries and follows hedge witch Orla O'Reilly, as she and local Jo Manalo try to fix the chaotic magic in Heresden. Show Notes We first came across Sas...
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193 - Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
In Episode 193, we're talking about our latest book club selection—it's Jette's pick, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk. There's so much going on in this book in the best possible way and we're ready to go read everything Tokarczuk has ever written. Show Notes Olga...
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192 - Property by Kate Cayley
In Episode 192, we're once again teaming up with one our favourite local indie publishers, Coach House Books. This time we're reading Kate Cayley's novel Property. Show Notes Coach House Books has never steered us wrong. Make sure to check out their backlist, as well as their new releases and...
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191 - Going to Meet the Man by James Baldwin
It's February, which means it's time for our annual James Baldwin episode. This we're reading his short story collection, Going to Meet the Man, published in 1965. Show Notes As you might have noticed, we could talk about Baldwin for hours, so let us know your favourite James Baldwin books! We...
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190 - Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
Yes, we're doing it, we're talking about Heated Rivalry. If you follow us on Instagram you already know that this series has eaten Gen's brain, so it only seemed fitting that we do an official episode. We're talking about the first two books in Rachel Reid's Game Changers series and the TV...
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189 - Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
It's 2026 and we're back with our first episode of the year! As always, it's a book club book, and we're talking about Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu. We had a great time discussing the screenplay style in this one and all the layers of meaning that Yu is playing with throughout the story. Show...
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188 - 2025 Holiday Wrap Up
In Episode 188, we're saying goodbye to 2025 with a look back at all we've read this past year, and a look forward to what's in store for 2026. Show Notes Since we recorded this before we actually had final reading numbers for the year, we'll give you a brief update in our first episode back in...
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187 - The Holiday Trap by Roan Parrish
It's time for one of our favourite episodes of the year! Yes, episode 187 is our annual FU to JKR, and as always we're reading something hella queer. This year the book of honour is The Holiday Trap by Roan Parrish. We spent basically the whole episode gushing about how cute this was. It's the...
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186 - Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch
For non-fiction November, and with a nod to NaNoWriMo (RIP), we're reading Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity by David Lynch. Somehow this ended up falling exactly at the intersection of all our interests—creativity, art, yoga, film, science. It's all coming…
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185 - Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
In episode 185, Gen and Jette talk about their latest book club episode, Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid. This was Jette's pick and our third Jenkins Reid episode! Show Notes We've done two previous episodes on books by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Way back in the Patreon archive we did a bonus episode...
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184 - Somebody is Walking on Your Grave by Mariana Enriquez
Episode 184 is our last episode of spooky season (although it's always spooky season in our hearts), and we're reading Somebody Is Walking On Your Grave by Mariana Enriquez. Show Notes You may remember that we did another episode featuring Mariana Enriquez. In Episode 137, we talked about her…
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183 - 7th Anniversary Hangout
It's episode 183, but even more importantly, it's our 7th Anniversary Hangout Episode! We can't believe it's already been seven years. It's been a blast and we can't wait for another seven more! Show Notes We've read so many incredible books over the past seven years and recorded so many fun...
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182 - The Late-Night Witches by Auralee Wallace
In Episode 182, we're kicking off spooky season with the cozy witchy vampire slaying vibes in Auralee Wallace's The Late-Night Witches! Show Notes This is like a cozy version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer set in PEI with sea witches. Obviously we loved it. Auralee Wallace is also the author of the...
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181 - Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley
Episode 181 is another installation of our Page to Screen series, this time with Scott Pilgrim! We read the comic series by Bryan Lee O'Malley and watched the film adaptation. It might be the most Toronto thing we've ever read or watched! Show Notes The Scott Pilgrim comic series was released in...
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180 - The Raven Boys (Graphic Novel) by Maggie Stiefvater
Episode 180 is a book club episode and we're reading The Raven Boys graphic novel adaptation, based on the novel by Maggie Stiefvater, adapted by Stephanie Williams, and illustrated by Sas Milledge. This is Gen's pick and it was great to bring Jette onto the Raven Cycle bandwagon! Show Notes…
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179 - The Hand of Iman by Ryad Assani-Razaki
In Episode 179, Gen and Jette team up with one of their favourite indie publishers, House of Anansi Press. We're reading the newly released English translation of The Hand of Iman by Ryad Assani-Razaki. This one broke our hearts. Show Notes Ryad Assani-Razaki is a Beninese-Canadian writer and The...
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178 - Summer Hangout 2025
It's time for a summer hangout episode! We're barely surviving the endless heatwaves and smoky skies, but at least we've got some good books to read. Show Notes The bookstore in Port Dover that Gen was talking about is called Beach Reads Bookshop. It's super cute and if you're ever in Port Dover,...
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177 - Human Rites by Juno Dawson
In Episode 177, we're (finally!) talking about Human Rites, the third book in Juno Dawson's series, Her Majesty's Royal Coven. What a ride! We absolutely adore all these characters. Show Notes We've covered this whole series (more or less) on the podcast now! It's been so much fun, but we're sad…
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176 - Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy
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…
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175 - How We End by LM Juniper
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 dog lives. If you...
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174 - Born by Heather Birrell
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…
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173 - Another Spring Hangout
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 knitting...
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172 - Parable of the Sower by Octavia E Butler
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 Notes Gen...
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171 - Don't Let The Forest In by CG Drews
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...
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170 - Alone in Space by Tillie Walden
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....
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169 - Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
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 are so...
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168 - Spring Hangout 2025
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 LibroFM. It's the audiobook app that...
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167 - The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman
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.…
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166 - Go Tell It On The Mountain by James Baldwin
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...
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165 - Book Lovers by Emily Henry
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...
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164 - Light Carries On by Ray Nadine
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…
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163 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
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...
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162 - Holiday Hangout 2024
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…
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161 - Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore
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160 - Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Marumaki
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…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We started a book club but never actually talked about the books, so we started a podcast! And here we are almost a decade later.New episodes every other Wednesday. There will be spoilers, rants, tangents, and creative epiphanies. Follow our reading adventures on Instagram and Blueky: @anotherbookpocast
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Gen and Jette
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