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Infinite TBR
by Infinite TBR
The podcast where we try to talk about books instead of buying them.
Episodes
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E37: So What’s Your Novella About, Smack??
Smack and Gabi are back from being, um, busy and stuff, and we have a lot to catch up on! Smack goes feral and rabid for the first time since college over a Nebula finalist with an enormous cliffhanger and a contemporary werewolf black cat/golden retriever romance. Gabi “complains” about being...
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E36: You Want a Sequel, You Say?
Smack and Gabi recount their most enjoyable 2024 and most anticipated 2025 reads. There were truly an astonishing number of both, but of particular note is Heather Faucett’s Emily Wilde series which - with the third coming out shortly after this recording - was both one of our most highly...
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E35: 4th Annual MGSBST Part Two - Vengeance Can Be Fun with Your Friends
Smack and Gabi continue to face off in their 4th Annual Showdown Throwdown in which we compete to see who had the better reading experience during Mysterious Galaxy’s Summer Bingo. This round, Smack is up against a super fun dark academia trilogy that ended up being one of Gabi’s all-time…
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E34: 4th Annual MGSBST Part One - And Today We’re Going to Fight About It
Smack and Gabi are facing off in their 4th Annual Showdown Throwdown in which we compete to see who had the better reading experience during Mysterious Galaxy’s Summer Bingo. Gabi actually won Mysterious Galaxy’s black-out bingo lottery this year, so we begin with an accounting of how those...
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E33: So Here’s the Thing
Mysterious Galaxy’s annual summer bingo is in full swing and we are (still) getting ready to throwdown!! This week to complement the accounting of Smack’s reads last month, Gabi details some of her recent reads that will be feeding into our annual Throwdown next month. We begin by spending way…
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E32: Cowards and Snobs
Mysterious Galaxy’s annual summer bingo is in full swing and we are getting ready to throwdown! Smack went to StokerCon and spent some time cat-sitting for Gabi by the beach, during which she read quite the spread of bingo books. Highlights included an excellent historical horror novel about a...
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E31: Why Are There No Therapists in Faery?
Continuing from where we left off last episode, Smack shares her recent reads which range from an incredible queer historical fiction novel to a Victorian mystery series with a (very) slow-burn romance to a new favorite monster romance author with books that definitely qualify as actual…
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E30: We’re Relatively Normal Here
Smack and Gabi reconvene after a bit of a life-induced break and go over what they’ve read since they last saw each other. This episode is mostly Gabi reads, but with some overlap due to her Smack Shelf books. Highlights include a complicated fantasy novel with friends teaming up to burn the…
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E29: There Were Definitely Bodies Where There Shouldn’t Be
Smack and Gabi kicked off their new year with their 2nd annual reading retreat, during which we escape town to curl up next to a cozy fire in a fancy lodge and read books all weekend. Gabi burned through a lot of short romantic cuties and started a science fiction duology with incredible...
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E28: 3rd Annual MGSBST Part Three - I’m Selling Your Book Again, Aren’t I?
In part three of their 3rd Annual Mysterious Galaxy Summer Bingo Showdown Throwdown, things get particularly contentious as Smack and Gabi have five final chances to claim the 2023 title for best books read during the summer. One match-up in particular between a delightful queer-platonic horror...
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E27: 3rd Annual MGSBST Part Two - Where’s My Wine?
In part two of three of their 3rd Annual Mysterious Galaxy Summer Bingo Showdown Throwdown, Smack and Gabi settle in with some wine to continue playing two games. One is the typical showdown throwdown which we all know and love. The other is Rock, Paper, Scissors for what should be an impartial...
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E26: 3rd Annual MGSBST Part One - Rock, Paper, Scissors
Smack and Gabi face off in their 3rd Annual Mysterious Galaxy Summer Bingo Showdown Throwdown (etc., etc.)!! Smack is the defending champion in this contest to find out who had the more enjoyable summer bingo experience. So far this year, Gabi, the underdog, is helped along by Rock, Paper…
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E25: One More Chapter
Smack and Gabi pre-game our third annual Mysterious Galaxy Summer Bingo Throwdown Showdown by going over some noteworthy (for better or for worse) recent reads that will not appear during Throwdown Showdown. These include a surprisingly consumable nonfiction read, a fun sci-fi romp, different...
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E24: I’M BATMAN
Smack and Gabi cover a lot of ground, briefly recapping the (long-past) Book Crawl and highlighting recent reads. Smack has mostly been indulging in romantic paranormal novels (mostly) set in the interwar period and has started quite a variety of books ranging from non-fiction writing research to...
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E23: Fun Animal Facts with ITBR
Smack and Gabi are celebrating ITBR's 2nd Anni-birthday by inviting you (our precious listeners) to email ([email protected]) or follow & DM us on Instagram (@infinitetbrpodcast) with your favorite book of this year OR the name of a book that we recommended that you enjoyed. Lucky participants...
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E22: Good Morning, Lovelies!
Smack and Gabi interview debut author Christina Marie (C.M.) Alongi about her ongoing and upcoming works. Blackwing, her fantasy novella series that starts with To Kill a Necromancer, is about a paladin and a necromancer becoming reluctant BFFs to save a world inspired by ancient Greek and Roman...
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E21: The Ebb and Flow of the Smack Shelf
Smack and Gabi go over their best (and not so best) recent reads, most of which will be coming or going from the Smack Shelf (a shelf in Gabi’s apartment that contains all the loans from Smack). The incomers are all surprisingly good YA reads while the outgoing books include three powerhouses - a...
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B5: The Absolute Rant - That Thing Is 626 Pages
A few months ago Smack went on an insane 626-page journey with the Absolute Book by Elizabeth Knox and then dragged Gabi along for the wild ride. This episode starts with an older recording of Smack's spoiler-free summary to entice Gabi, followed by our fuller exploration of the nitty-gritties…
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E20: Reluctant Un-Retirees
Smack and Gabi reconvene after Gabi’s (second) bout of COVID and Smack’s adventure dog-sitting in Oregon, during which she got lost in Powell’s (which, we establish, is what the entire state of Oregon is for) and drove in the snow for the first time, but mostly got to curl up with the pups, enjoy...
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B4: Elder Races - The F***ing Hands
In this bonus episode, Smack goes on her own "Green Creek rant" (i.e., full of spoilers!) about the Elder Races series of paranormal romances by Thea Harrison. Despite occasional appealing features that kept her reading through four novels and four novellas she finally found the fortitude to DNF,...
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E19: Break Me Gently
Smack and Gabi discuss their reading highlights since the summer, which included spooky Halloween reads and a couple of very excellent duologies. Some reads will be spun off into their own future bonus episodes, including a set of paranormal romances that were Smack’s “Green Creek” and a brick…
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E18: 2nd Annual Mysterious Galaxy Summer Bingo Throwdown Showdown 1-on-1 PvP Fights - Part Three
The "fight" continues! In the third and final part of our second annual showdown, we (finally) find out who had the better reading experience during Mysterious Galaxy's 2022 summer bingo. Smack was ahead at the halfway mark at the end of Part Two, but the only way to know who ultimately won is to...
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E17: 2nd Annual Mysterious Galaxy Summer Bingo Throwdown Showdown 1-on-1 PvP Fights - Part Two
The stakes are high!! In part two of a yet-to-be-determined number of parts, Smack and Gabi are at it again, going toe-to-toe to see who had the better reading experience during this year's Mysterious Galaxy Summer Bingo. By the end of this episode there are some tough calls and a surprising…
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E16: 2nd Annual Mysterious Galaxy Summer Bingo Throwdown Showdown 1-on-1 PvP Fights - Part One
Who’s gonna win?? It’s time for ITBR’s 2nd Annual Mysterious Galaxy Summer Bingo…thing! Smack and Gabi go head-to-head to find out who had a better reading experience during our favorite bookstore’s summer bingo event by selecting titles at random and defending our own books until a champion for...
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E15: It’s So Good and It’s Not Even Animorphs
Smack and Gabi continue their discussion from the previous episode swapping opinions about recent reads, a surprising number of which we had in common. Smack soaks in the nostalgia of a formative book of tactile fairy tale retellings that took her on a profound journey of self-discovery. Gabi...
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E14: That's Fun
Smack and Gabi announce the winner of their Annibirthday drawing and touch base on our Mysterious Galaxy Summer Bingo progress, for which Gabi has been tricked into reading a trilogy of three chonkers. We then catch up on some recent reads we’ve had in common. Gabi rage-quit a trilogy over a dead...
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E13: No One Will Ever Be As Entertained By Us As Us
Smack and Gabi are celebrating ITBR's Anni-birthday by inviting you (our precious listeners) to email ([email protected]) or follow & tweet @infinitetbr with your favorite book of this year OR the name of a book that we recommended that you enjoyed. One lucky participant will be chosen to…
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B3: Genre Stigma - Don't Make Fun of Me, You D***
In this bonus episode, Smack and Gabi discuss genre stigma. We review general trends and discuss our personal experiences encountering it in the wild as readers, writers, and academics. We also discuss strategies for overcoming stigma in ourselves (an ongoing process) and how best to encourage...
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E12: We Are the Ultimate Book Crawlers
Smack and Gabi review their San Diego Independent Bookstore Day Book Crawl a.k.a. Book Crawl a.k.a. Book Crawlidays adventure. They recount their experiences and book hauls from each of the eleven(!!) participating independent bookstores in San Diego, noting their faves and their…not-so-faves, as...
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E11: Post-Apocalyptic Futuristic Science Fiction Dragons with Spirits and a Cat
Smack and Gabi cover a lot of reading ground from March and April. Smack gives a teaser about her faves (further discussion pending Gabi catching up…some day); Gabi waxes poetic about feathered dragons, Faustian bargains, violin prodigies, and donut-selling aliens; and we both gush about a gross...
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B2: Green Creek Part Two - Everything Exists in Werewolf Fiction
In our second bonus episode, Smack and Gabi continue their discussion surrounding the Green Creek saga by TJ Klune. Topics include some hot tea re: the publishing industry, some common werewolf tropes that were not adequately explained during Gabi’s insane Green Creek tangent of the previous…
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E10: Book Haulidays Part Two - On a Hunting Trip and Haven't Been Home in a Few Days
Smack and Gabi continue their recap of their Book Hols with the rest of their recent reads and coverage of their (first) Barnes & Noble Pre-Order Sale Extravaganza. Gabi belatedly learns a well-known Supernatural trope and bemoans a missed opportunity for a character's Enemies-to-BFFs…
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B1: Green Creek Part One - Tragedy and Gay Werewolves
In our first bonus episode, Gabi goes off on an incredible tangent in which she narrates to a very patient Smack the happenings of the first three Greek Creek books by TJ Klune, which she purchased during the Book Haulidays described in the previous full episode.
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E9: Book Haulidays Part One - Eat Your Nemesis
Smack and Gabi ring out 2021 with a round-up of their Book Hols from the end of the year and set some 2022 goals. Gabi did a not insignificant amount of stress-shopping while Smack (somehow?!) didn’t receive a single book during the holidays. We celebrate the accomplishment of our 2021 book/page...
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E8: Sirens Part Two - That Sure Is Something I Read
Smack and Gabi continue with their Sirens (a conference dedicated to examining gender and fantasy literature) catch-up by playing a tier-ranking of the 2021 Sirens Reading Challenge. The Reading Challenge last year consisted of 25 main books which could be replaced by a selection from a...
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E7: Sirens Part One - It’s Not Hoarding If It’s Books
Smack and Gabi reconvene in the new year to catch-up on the final quarter of 2021 starting with a review of their experiences at Sirens, a conference dedicated to examining gender and fantasy literature. In this episode, they itemize their very reasonable book hauls (Gabi walked away from the...
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E6: Mysterious Galaxy Summer Bingo Showdown - Part Two
Smack and Gabi compete to find out who read the best combination of books for the Mysterious Galaxy Summer Bingo by having random PvP fights between their books. Books pitted against each other in this episode (part two of two) include: Fierce Fairytales by Nikita Gill v. Shadow of the Fox by…
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E5: Mysterious Galaxy Summer Bingo Showdown - Part One
Smack and Gabi compete to find out who read the best combination of books for the Mysterious Galaxy Summer Bingo by having random PvP fights between their books. Books pitted against each other in this episode (part one of two) include: The Winter Duke by Claire Eliza Bartlett v. Spoiler Alert by...
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E4: What's a Gyarados?
Smack unboxes a highly anticipated delivery from Barnes & Noble, Gabi learns what a Gyarados is, and we discuss a wide variety of recent reads that include contemporary fiction, YA fantasy, early 1900s howdunits, non-fiction manifestos and essays, and speculative poetry. Main books discussed...
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E3: No One is Safe
After a bunch of trilogies, Smack and Gabi recover from book trauma, discuss savvy heroines, and critique French-inspired worldbuilding. Main books discussed include: Shadow of the Fox, Soul of the Sword, and Night of the Dragon by Julie Kagawa Girl of Fire and Thorns series by Rae Carson Serpent…
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E2: When In Doubt, DNF
Smack and Gabi do a few deep dives into some recent reads and learn to trust our DNF instincts. Main books discussed include: Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows duology) by Leigh Bardugo A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison Burning Roses by…
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E1: Don't Bring Hardcovers on Vacation
Smack and Gabi talk their current, recent, and upcoming reads. Highlights include trying to convince Smack to DNF the Book of the Unnamed Midwife and trying to convince Gabi to not bring a hardcover trilogy on vacation to Hawaii. Main books discussed include: The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by…
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E0: Intro to ITBR
Introduction to the Infinite To-Be-Read podcast and its hosts Smack and Gabi, who are doing their best to put a dent in reading books they already own and trying to resist buying more. Show notes are here
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