Mostly Fictional

Hallie reads a hot title, and Pam continues a hot series. Look at us, so hip with the book world. Books mentioned, in order:Martyr! by Kaveh AkbarYesteryear by Caro Claire BurkeThe Hitch by Sara LevineEmily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettEmily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather FawcettHeated Rivalry by Rachel ReidMargo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi ThorpePortrait of a Thief by Grace D LiThe Apple in the Dark by Clarice Lispector, translated from Portuguese by Benjamin Moser Carl’s Doomsday Scenario by Matt DinnimanDungeon Crawler Carl series by Matt DinnimanThe Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison KingReadathon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYdI2DpVcSEFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Books mentioned, in order:Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuireAcross Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuireTyphoon by Joseph ConradHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkePiranesi by Susanna ClarkeMaster and Commander by Patrick O’BrianWe the Drowned by Carsten JensenEmily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather FawcettHeather Fawcett's Substack: https://heatherfawcett.substack.com/p/the-books-i-read-to-write-emily-wildeFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Books mentioned, in order: Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately by Alicia CookA Bit Much: Poems by Lyndsay RushMedium Rare by A Natasha Joukovsky Portrait of a Mirror by A Natasha Joukovsky The Snow Child by Eowyn IveyTo the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn IveyThe Gatepost by Tim WeedThe Afterlife Project by Time WeedBreak Room by Miye Lee, translated by Sandy Joosun LeeThe Dallergut Dream Department Store by Miye LeeThe Fisherman by John LanganZorrie by Laird HuntBunny by Mona AwadIn the House In the Dark of the Woods by Laird HuntHow to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days by Jessie SylvaWe the Drowned by Carsten JensenJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Books mentioned, in order:Villette by Charlotte BrontëJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëMate by Ali HazelwoodBride by Ali HazelwoodHot for Slayer by Ali HazelwoodThe Rehearsal by Eleanor CattonThe Luminaries by Eleanor CattonBirnam Wood by Eleanor CattonMad Sisters of Esi by Tashan MehtaPiranesi by Susanna ClarkeThe Age of Innocence by Edith WhartonMetallic Realms by Lincoln MichelThe Pallbearers Club by Paul G. TremblayLe journal d’Aurélie Laflamme by India DesjardinsOut of the Loop by Katie SiegelOn the Calculation of Volume by Solvej BalleThe Gatepost by Tim WeedThe Afterlife Project by Tim WeedMedium Rare by A. Natasha Joukovsky Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Books mentioned, in order:Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction edited by Joshua WhiteheadLove Beyond Body, Space, and Time edited by Hope NicholsonOut There by Kate FolkMaking Love with the Land by Joshua WhiteheadMuscle Man by Jordan CastroDracula by Bram StokerVillette by Charlotte BrontëGod of the Woods by Liz MooreMemoir of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan DoyleCure for Drowning by Loghan PaylorA Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray BelcourtThe Radiant Dark by Alexandra OlivaArrival by Ted ChiangWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyMad Sisters of Esi by Tashan MehtaThe Rehearsal by Eleanor CattonBirnam Wood by Eleanor CattonThe Luminaries by Eleanor CattonJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeLinks referenced:https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/politics-and-business-magazines/book-month-club-inchttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_the_Month https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads/meet-the-canada-reads-2026-contenders-9.7040200 Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Books mentioned, in order:Station Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThe Incandescent by Emily TeshThe Hitch by Sara LevineJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeMuscle Man by Jordan CastroMad Sisters of Esi by Tashan MehtaPiransei by Susanna ClarkeStill Life by AS ByattPossession by AS ByattVillette by Charlotte BronteFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Books mentioned, in order:In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuireEvery Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuireBel Canto by Ann PatchettTom Lake by Ann PatchettThe Fox and the Devil by Kiersten WhiteMind Games by Kiersten WhiteDracula by Bram StokerLucy Undying by Kiersten WhiteKilling Eve: Codename Villanelle by Luke JenningsStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Hitch by Sara LevineAutomatic Noodle by Anna Lee NewitzGoblin poem: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44996/goblin-marketFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Books mentioned, in order:Middlegame by Seanan McGuireThe Favorites by Layne FargoWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëLandline by Rainbow RowellSlow Dance by Rainbow RowellGeorge Falls Through Time by Ryan CollettThe Wanderers by Meg HowreyApparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die by Greer StothersBel Canto by Ann PatchettJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Books mentioned, in order:Animal Friends of Pica Pau 3 by Yan SchenkelMoby Dick by Herman MelvilleAgatha of Little Neon by Claire LuchetteJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkePiranesi by Susanna ClarkeMiddlegame by Seanan McGuireThe Favorites by Layne FargoWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëLandline by Rainbow RowellHRCYED 2.0: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzS1f5gbt60Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Books mentioned, in order:Tell the Machine Goodnight by Katie WilliamsMy Murder by Katie WilliamsJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeBrigands and Breadknives by Travis BaldreeA Bit Much: Poems by Lyndsay RushMiddlegame by Seanan McGuireInto the Drowning Deep by Mira GrantInkpot Gods by Seanan McGuireAgatha of Little Neon by Claire LuchetteDracula by Bram StokerThe Fox and the Devil by Kiersten WhiteWatermoon by Samantha SottoEmily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather FawcetAlchemised by SenLinYuSpotify Page Match and Bookshop.org News: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/874134/spotify-page-match-audiobook-synchttps://www.theverge.com/entertainment/874150/spotify-bookshop-org-physical-booksFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Books mentioned, in order:A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon, translated by Anton HurAutomatic Noodle by Annalee NewitzStories of Your life by Ted ChiangApparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die by Greer StothersTell the Machine Goodnight by Katie WilliamsMy Murder by Katie WilliamsJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyEndling by Maria RevaHappiness by Aminatta Forna The Hounding by Xenobe PurvisShubeik Lubeik by Deena MohamedAutomatic Noodle by Annalee NewitzA Bit Much: Poems by Lyndsay RushFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Books mentioned, in order:The Hounding by Xenobe Purvis Aesop’s FablesNotes on an Execution by Danya KukafkaShubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed, tr. by Deena MohamedOn a Sunbeam by Tillie WaldenBallad for Sophie by Filipe Melo and Juan CaviaJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Favorites by Layne FargoWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Something is "apaw" in Hallie's current read. Plus, Pam is reading lots of footnotes!Books mentioned, in order:How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django WexlerHappiness by Aminatta FornaFrappabord by Mireille GagnéThe Age of Innocence by Edith WhartonJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeHouse of Leaves by Mark DanielewskiEmily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettThe Hounding by Xenobe Purvis Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Books mentioned, in order:Men at Arms by Terry PratchettThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyErotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur JaswalEndling by Maria RevaHow to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django WexlerOn the Calculation of Volume series by Solvej BalleHappiness by Aminatta FornaFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Plus, we introduce a new segment to the podcast!Books mentioned, in order: Five Little Indians by Michelle GoodThe Afterlife Project by Tim WeedOf Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara TrueloveDracula by Bram StokerGideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsMurderbot series by Martha WellsThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersEmily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather FawcettThe Art and Science of Arrival by Tanya LapointeStory of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangA Bit Much by Lyndsay RushMen at Arms by Terry PratchettThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyFrappabord by Mireille GagnéThe Old Drift by Namwali SerpellApparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die by Greer StothersHow to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django WexlerDreadful by Caitlin RozakisMichelle Good news: https://www.cbc.ca/books/canada-reads-winners-michelle-good-and-ziya-tong-among-new-order-of-canada-appointees-9.7031432 Lyndsay Rush: https://www.instagram.com/maryoliversdrunkcousin/?hl=enBrothers K cover deep dive: https://julianphilosophy.substack.com/p/the-night-before-the-exam Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Pam gets SMART with her goals, Hallie makes puns, and we reveal the books we namedropped the most on the pod this year. Books mentioned in order:Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis BaldreeLeech by Hiron EnnesOf Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara TrueloveMen at Arms by Terry PratchettThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Afterlife Project by Tim WeedCrash by Lisa McMannA Gathering of Shadows by VE SchwabThese Truths: A History of the United States by Jill LeporeThe Luminaries by Eleanor CattonShattered Spirits: The Fall of Ishcairn by Cal BlackFox 8 by George SaundersChallenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam HigginbothamCarmilla by Sheridan Le FanuO Pioneers by Willa CatherThe Door by Magda SzabóHotel du Lac by Anita BrooknerThe Transit of Venus by Shirley HazzardWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyMigrations by Charlotte McConaghyOnce There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghyStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelGone with the WInd by Margaret MitchellGideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon ChakrabortyMargo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi ThorpeA Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky ChambersTo Be Taught if Fortunate by Becky ChambersAmerican War by Omar El AkkadEmily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettThe Odyssey by HomerFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Pam baked four types of cookies, and Hallie, inexplicably, is reading a doorstopper.Books mentioned in order:Choose Your Own Adventure seriesGoosebump series Culpability by Peter HolsingerSaltcrop by Yume KitaseiThe Deep Sky by Yume KitaseiThe Stardust Grail by Yume KitaseiRose in Chains by Julie SotoForget Me Not by Julie SotoNot Another Love Song by Julie SotoLeech by Hiron EnnesThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyBabel by RF KuangBookshops and Bonedust by Travis BaldreeNotes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka The Afterlife Project by Tim WeedPhilosophyTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2PA-AKmVpU6NKCGtZq_rKQFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Pam is on a reread streak and Hallie finally finished Nonfiction November.Books mentioned in order:These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore Legends and Lattes by Travis BaldreeBookshops and Bonedust by Travis BaldreeBrigands and Breadknives by Travis BaldreeIf You’re Seeing This It’s Meant for You by Leigh SteinBunny by Mona AwadShattered Spirits: The Fall of Ishcairn by Cal BlackNo Land For Heroes by Cal BlackSaltcrop by Yume KitaseiThe Deep Sky by Yume KitaseiThe Stardust Grail by Yume KitaseiNotes On An Execution by Danya KukafkaThe Scorpio Races by Maggie StiefvaterFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Books mentioned in order:Death of the Author by Nnedi OkoraforMonsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire DedererBraiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall KimmererThe Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall KimmererThe Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter WohllebenThe Land of Stone Flowers: A Fairy Guide to the Mythical Human Being by Sveta DoroshevaThe Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John GreenBrigands and Breadknives by Travis BaldreeLegends and Lattes by Travis Baldree Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J MaasThese Truths: A History of the United States by Jill LeporeWhy Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu MillerHow Far The Light Reaches: A Life In 10 Sea Creatures by Sabrina ImblerThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootReview mentioned: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7093851464Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Pam has success with a book club read and Hallie continues Nonfiction November.Books mentioned, in order:The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean VuongOn Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean VuongAlone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration by David RobertsEndurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred LansingMagic for Liars by Sarah GaileyThe Pallbearers Club by Paul TremblayThese Truths: A History of the United States by Jill LeporeDeath of the Author by Nnedi OkoraforNPR Book Concierge https://apps.npr.org/best-books/Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Pam finishes her fifth vampire book, and we share a short bookish gift guide ahead of the holidaysBooks mentioned, in order:The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham JonesSay Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden KeefeEvery Day I Read: 53 Ways to Get Closer to Books by Hwang Bo-reum, translated by Shanna Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-ReumBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererPlayground by Richard PowersThe Overstory by Richard PowersFriends of the Museum by Heather McGowanGideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirLinks mentioned:https://tertulia.com/Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Hallie continues Nonfiction November and Pam faces an audiobook dilemma. Books mentioned, in order:Flesh by David SzalayThere's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif AbdurraqibA Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance by Hanif AbdurraqibThey Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif AbdurraqibGo Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest by Hanif AbdurraqibThe Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham JonesBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererSay Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden KeefeEmpire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden KeefeFourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosThe Booker Prize: https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/2025 Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Our take on "10 Before the End."Books mentioned, in order: Hungerstone by Kat DunnDracula by Bram StokerCarmilla by Sheridan Le FanuBriefly a Delicious Life by Nell StevensA Certain Hunger Chelsea G. SummersPiglet by Lottie HazellThe God of the Woods by Liz MooreHamnet by Maggie O’FarrellThe Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’FarrellThe Scorpio Races by Maggie StiefvaterTwilight by Stephenie MeyerA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareThe Raven Cycle by Maggie StiefvaterVampires at Sea by Lindsay MerbaumBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererThere’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham JonesDeath of the Author by Nnedi OkoraforWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyMigrations by Charlotte McConaghyParadise Logic by Sophie KempThe Afterlife Project by Tim WeedStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelCloud Atlas by David MitchellSaltcrop by Yume KitaseiThe Deep Sky by Yume KitaseiThe Stardust Grail by Yume KitaseiHow to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django WexlerMen at Arms by Terry PratchettGuards Guards by Terry PratchettFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Pam goes for a hat trick with book hauls.Books and links mentioned in this episode: A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon JamesBlack Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon JamesA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingSearch by Michelle Huneven Agatha of Little Neon by Claire LuchetteThe World According to Garp by John Irving100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezHungerstone by Kat DunnDracula by Bram StokerCarmilla by Sheridan Le FanuMacbeth by William ShakespeareTwilight by Stephenie MeyerStories of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangAn Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa TahirThe Scorpio Races by Maggie StiefvaterBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererLINKShttps://thebookerprizes.com/the-childrens-booker-prizeFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Surprise, Pam has another book haul! Books and links mentioned in this episode:The Annual Migration of Clouds by Premee MohamedMoon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig RiceWhat Draws Us Near edited by Keith Cadieux & Adam PetrashVampires at Sea by Lindsay MerbaumWhimsy by Shannon McLeodDracula by Bram StokerCarmilla by Sheridan Le FanuA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensHungerstone by Kat DunnThe Alaskan Bull Worm: https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/Alaskan_Bull_WormA Christmas Story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_StoryFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Pam hauls 25 books!! Just kidding -- only 6 from her haul make an appearance. Books mentioned, in order: Tantrum by Rachel Eve MoultonRosemary’s Baby by Ira LevinHot Wax by M.L. RioThe Pallbearer’s Club by Paul TremblayThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttThe Last Samurai by Helen DeWittCarmilla by Sheridan Le FanuDracula by Bram StokerBabel, or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. KuangA Sorceress Comes to Call by T. KingfisherHungerstone by Kat DunnThe Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady HendrixHorrorstor by Grady HendrixWitchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady HendrixWordplay by John LangdonA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingLinks mentioned this episode:Seven Samurai Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/seven_samurai_1956Season 1 of Carmilla web series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uPd3g5wi1A VSauce on Ambigrams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyD6b9ww-1IDracula Daily: https://draculadaily.substack.com/ Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

In this episode, Hallie loves a book that survived a TBR culling, and Pam reads a book with 80s music built right in.Books mentioned, in order: Killer on the Road by Stephen Graham JonesThe Babysitter Lives by Stephen Graham JonesAmerican War by Omar El Akkad One Day Everyone Will Always Have Been Against This by Omar El AkkadLessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane AndersPossession by AS ByattTantrum by Rachel Eve MoultonHot Wax by M.L. RioIf We Were Villains by M.L. RioGraveyard Shift by M.L. RioCulpability by Bruce HolsingerBooker Shortlist: https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/2025Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Hallie asks Pam why the Canadian government is like that, and Pam is racing against a library deadline. Books mentioned, in order: The Babysitter Lives by Stephen Graham JonesKiller on the Road by Stephen Graham JonesCulpability by Bruce HolsingerListening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution by Amy Coney BarrettLessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane AndersMiddlegame by Seanan McGuireVenCo by Cherie Dimaline Hot Wax by ML RioAmerican War by Omar El AkkadFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Hallie has finished a dark academia series and Pam tries her luck at reading new releases.Books mentioned, in order:A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky ChambersThe Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky ChambersA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky ChambersA Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky ChambersTo Be Taught If Fortunate by Becky ChambersVita Nostra by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko, tr by Julia Meitov HerseyAssassin of Reality by the DyachenkosSchool of Shards by the DyachenkosThe Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’FarrellHamnet by Maggie O’FarrellKiller on the Road by Stephen Graham JonesThe Babysitter Lives by Stephen Graham JonesThe Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham JonesMy Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham JonesHot Wax by M.L. RioIf We Were Villains by M.L. RioLessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane AndersDisorientation by Elaine Hsieh ChouGilead by Marilynne RobinsonFingersmith by Sarah WatersThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaDracula by Bram StokerMoonbound by Robin SloanMr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin SloanSourdough by Robin SloanCulpability by Bruce HolsingerFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Hallie, a silly goose, is reading two physical books, and Pam finally conquered a classic.Books mentioned, in order:Death du Jour by Kathy ReichsWhirlaway by Poe Ballantine100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia MarquezLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia MarquezLooking for a Alaska by John GreenThe General in His Labyrinth by Gabriel Garcia MarquezAssassin of Reality by Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko with Julia Meitov HerseySchool of Shards by Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko with Julia Meitov HerseyA Closed and Common Orbit by Becky ChambersWe, the Drowned by Carsten JensenTess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas HardyLady Chatterley’s Lover by DH LawrenceLocked Tomb series by Tamsyn MuirEmily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettWayward Children series by Seanan McGuireMiddlegame by Seanan McGuireFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Hallie learns her series is new this year, and Pam attempts to conquer a classic. Books mentioned, in order:Vita Nostra by Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko with Julia Meitov HerseyThe Magicians by Lev GrossmanHarry Potter series by JK RowlingThe Poppy War by RF KuangMiddlegame by Seanan McGuireStories of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangDeath du Jour by Kathy ReichsDeja Dead by Kathy ReichsI’d Kill For That by Kathy ReichsNo Rest for the Dead by Kathy ReichsTemperance Brennan series by Kathy ReichsAssassin of Reality by Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko with Julia Meitov Hersey100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezWhirlaway by Poe BallantineThe Catcher in the Rye by JD SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F Scott FitzgeraldThe Wayfarers series by Becky ChambersThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersA Closed and Common Orbit by Becky ChambersSchool of Shards by Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko with Julia Meitov HerseyFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Pam gets to correct Hallie's French pronunciation and Hallie finished a physical book!Books mentioned, in order:Migrations by Charlotte McConaghyOnce There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghyWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghySounds Like Titanic: A Memoir by Jessica Chiccehitto HindmanArcana: The Lost Heirs by Sam Prentice-JonesThe Ravel Cycle Graphic Novel by Maggie StiefvaterHotel Du Lac by Anita BrooknerThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldHamnet by Maggie O'FarrellWhirlaway by Poe BallantineDeath du Jour by Kathy ReichsVita Nostra by Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko with Julia Meitov HerseyThe Magicians by Lev GrossmanFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Pam is getting her license and Hallie has the Titanic recorder meme in her head.Books mentioned in order:Bug Hollow by Michelle HunevenKitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan StradalSearch by Michelle HunevenJamesland by Michelle HunevenSounds Like Titanic: A Memoir by Jessica HindmanMigrations by Charlotte McConaghyOnce There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghyNonfiction Book Party Substack: nonfictionbookparty.substack.com Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Pam continues HRCYED and Hallie gets furniture to read on!Books mentioned, in order:The Raven Boys (Graphic Novel) by Maggie Stiefvater, adapted by Stephanie Williams, illustrated by Sas MilledgeThe Wolves of Mercy Falls series by Maggie StiefvaterKitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan StradalHarry Potter series by JK RowlingBury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE SchwabThe Invisible Life of Addie La Rue by VE SchwabThe New Wilderness by Diane CookStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelGood Morning Midnight by Lily Brooks-DaltonIsland: The Complete Stories by Alistair MacLeodBroken Country by Clare Leslie Hall Migrations by Charlotte McConaghyOnce There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghyWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyThe God of the Woods by Liz MooreThe Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do: https://hrcyed.my.canva.site/Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Hallie's bookshelves are finally done!Books mentioned, in order:Here’s To Us by Adam Silvera and Becky AlbertalliWhat If It’s Us by Adam Silvera and Becky AlbertalliMargo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi ThorpeBury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE SchwabKitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan StradalPiglet by Lottie HazellWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensBallad for Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne CollinsA Conjuring of Light by VE SchwabThe Raven Boys Graphic Novel by Maggie StiefvaterBlue Lily Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater Harry Potter series by JK RowlingCollected works of ShakespeareCollected works of Walt WhitmanCollected works of Emily DickinsonThe Crucible by Arthur MillerTwilight series by Stephenie MeyerThe Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy by Maggie StiefvaterThe Tales of Despereaux by Kate DiCamilloThe Borrowers series by Mary NortonStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Hallie found a book at a farmer's market, and Pam continues her year of series.Books mentioned, in order:The Luminaries by Eleanor CattonBirnam Wood by Eleanor CattonThe Rehearsal by Eleanor CattonSunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne CollinsThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTwilight series by Stephenie MeyerMidnight Sun by Stephenie MeyerSour Cherry by Natalia TheodoridouEmily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather FawcettEmily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettGood Morning Midnight by Lily Brooks-DaltonThe Wanderers by Meg HowreyOrbital by Samantha HarveyStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky ChambersOne Yellow Eye by Leigh RadfordAmerican Rapture by CJ LeedeBury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE SchwabAn Invisible Life of Addie La Rue by VE SchwabA War of Stone and Scales by Samuel A ZamorHeartstopper by Alice OsemanOn a Sunbeam by Tillie WaldenThe Love Hypothesis by Ali HazelwoodOutlander by Diana GabaldonFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Pam is continuing to work on HRCYED and Hallie is working on her 800+ page read.Books mentioned, in order:I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain ReidLa version qui n’intéresse personne by Emmanuelle PierrotThe Invisible Life of Adie LaRue by V.E. SchwabBury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. SchwabThe Luminaries by Eleanor CattonThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttSunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne CollinsThe Hunger Games series by Suzanne CollinsThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne CollinsCain’s Jawbone by Edward Powys MathersThe Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra ClareHarry Potter series by JK RowlingTwilight series by Stephenie MeyerFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

We're halfway through the year, so it's time for a check on all those reading goals we set in January!Books mentioned, in order: Don’t Close Your Eyes by Lisa McMannWake by Lisa McMannFade by Lisa McMannGone by Lisa McMannFallen by Lauren KateHush Hush by Becca FitzpatrickTwilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Cure for Drowning by Loghan PaylorThe Whalebone Theatre by Joanna QuinnChallenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam HigginbothamA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky ChambersLegends and Lattes by Travis Baldree The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky ChambersTo Be Taught If Fortunate by Becky ChambersThe Luminaries by Eleanor CattonBirnam Wood by Eleanor CattonI’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain ReidFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Pam has a book haul and is starting what is quite possibly the hardest reading challenge ever.Books mentioned, in order:The God of the Woods by Liz MooreSmoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin DoughtyWhere the Lost Wander by Amy HarmonGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellEmily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettOur Wives Under the Sea by Julia ArmfieldPrivate Rites by Julia ArmfieldSalt Slow by Julia ArmfieldUp to the Light by Julia ArmfieldInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonBrokeback Mountain by Annie ProulxHalf-Arse Human: How to Live Better Without Burning Out by Leena NormsThe Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark MansonBury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE SchwabHow to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django WexlerBabel by RF KuangConfessions of a Fox by Jordy RosenbergChallenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space:  by Adam HigginbothamThe Cure for Drowning by Loghan PaylorHRCYED 2.0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzS1f5gbt60Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Pam got to go to a book release event!Books mentioned, in order: Lilith by Eric RickstadShades of Magic Series by VE SchwabA Gathering of Shadows by VE SchwabThe Invisible Life of Addie La Rue by VE SchwabThe Mortal Instruments by Cassandra ClareDeep End by Ali HazelwoodThe Love Hypothesis by Ali HazelwoodLove, Theoretically by Ali HazelwoodLove on the Brain by Ali HazelwoodTwo Can Play by Ali HazelwoodBride by Ali HazelwoodBury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE SchwabThe Near Witch by VE SchwabHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesVicious by VE SchwabVengeful by VE SchwabEmily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettLa version qui n’intéresse personne by Emmanuelle PierrotThe God of the Woods by Liz MooreChallenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam HigginbothamMidnight at Chernobyl by Adam HigginbothamFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Hallie is back from maternity leave in this not pre-recorded episode! We had a lot of titles to discuss today so we only focused on what we finished in the last two months.Books mentioned, in order:Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John GreenSunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne CollinsThe Cabin at the End of the World by Paul TremblayWild Life by Amanda LeducNorth Woods by Daniel MasonThe Lost Story by Meg ShafferWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Poppy War by RF KuangBabel by RF KuangYellowface by RF KuangThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsBallad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne CollinsGregor the Overlander series by Suzanne CollinsPiranesi by Susanna ClarkeA Girl’s Story by Annie Ernaux, translated by Alison StrayerVia Negativa by Daniel HornsbyAgatha of Little Neon by Claire LuchetteSalt Slow by Julia ArmfieldOur Wives Under the Sea by Julia ArmfieldPrivate Rites by Julia ArmfieldOpen Throat by Henry HokeBeneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuireThe River Has Roots by Amal El-MotarThis Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max GladstoneDungeon Crawler Carl by Matt DinnimanBody Friend by Katherine Brabon All Fours by Miranda JulyFifty Shades of Grey by EL JamesFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

In this pre-recorded episode, Pam and Hallie rank bookish things and aesthetics! Do you agree with our choices?Books mentioned, in order:The Collected Novels of Jane AustenFourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosThe Series of Unfortunate Events series by Lemony SnicketThe Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession by Allison Hoover BartlettCloud Atlas by by David MitchellBel Canto by Ann PatchettFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeLoveless by Alice OsemanLord of the Flies by William GoldingLincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersSadie by Courtney SummersAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanHorror Movie by Paul TremblayThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann BrasharesThe Secret History by Donna TarttBunny by Mona AwadThe Pallbearers Club by Paul TremblayMiddlegame by Seanan McGuireIf you want to know the blog post Pam went down a rabbit hole on: https://rhollick.wordpress.com/2018/12/28/french-fold-french-flap/Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

In this episode, we pair flowers with books! Check out our garden of titles. Books mentioned, in order:An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank GreenMy Husband by Maud VenturaCrash by Lisa McMannVisions Trilogy by Lisa McMannBeautyland by Marie-Helene BertinoThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternConversations on Love by Natasha LunnThe Martian by Andy WeirResources used:https://www.almanac.com/flower-meanings-language-flowershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_plants_with_symbolism https://archive.org/details/miniaturelangua00burk/page/56/mode/2upFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

In this episode, Pam is joined by her husband Marc for the first time on the pod! Listen as they unbox the surprise books he picked out for her birthday.Books mentioned, in order:Animal Friends of Pica Pau 2 by Yan SchenkelAnimal Friends of Pica Pau by Yan SchenkelAnimal Friends of Pica Pau 3 by Yan SchenkelMigrations by Charlotte McConaghyOnce There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghyWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyBeneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire (Wayward Children's Series)Shady Hollow by Juneau BlackL'Île au trésor (Treasure Island) by Robert Louis StevensonDe cape et de crocs written by Alain Ayroles and art by Jean-Luc MasbouFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

If you're reading this, Hallie's baby has arrived! This is a prerecorded episode about our favorite children's literature. (Though be warned, listeners, there is a PG-13 word for "butt" in this episode, so it may not be entirely family friendly.) Enjoy!Books mentioned, in order:Slinky Malinky, written and illustrated by Lynley DoddThe Very Hungry Caterpillar, written and illustrated by Eric CarleRed is Best by Kathy Stinson, illustrated by Robin Baird LewisStellaluna, written and illustrated by Janell CannonLook Out for Pirates! written by Iris Vinton, illustrated by H. B. VestalNancy Drew series by Carolyn KeeneIl était une fois… 12 histoires à raconter (Once Upon a Time, 12 stories to share)Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Hallie has a DNF and Pam has a book haul!Books mentioned, in order: Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyOnce There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghyMigrations by Charlotte McConaghyWicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory MaguireA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J MaasThe Lies of Locke Lamorra by Scott LynchSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoGame of Thrones by George RR MartinThe Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon ChakrabortyErotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur JaswalAll the Water in the World by Eiran CaffallStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelEverything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John GreenThe Terror by Dan Simmons The Ministry of Time by Kaliane BradleySmoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin DoughtyStiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary RoachWhy Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu MillerWill My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death by Caitlin DoughtyFrom Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin DoughtyThe Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth OzekiA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Pam has back-to-back John Greens to report, and Hallie starts one of her most anticipated reads of the year.Books mentioned, in order: The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John GreenThe Door by Magda Szabó, translated by Len RixMy Brilliant Friend by Elena FerranteThe Book of Goose of Yiyun LiThe Turn of the Screw by Henry JamesEverything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Disease by John GreenThe Terror by Dan SimmonsThe Ministry of Time by Kaliane BradleyWild Life by Amanda LeducThe Centaur’s Wife by Amanda LeducWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyOnce there Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghyMigrations by Charlotte McConaghyGone Girl by Gillian FlynnFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Hallie still hasn't finished a book, but she's trying! And Pam has a book haul. Books mentioned, in order:The Queen of Paris: A Novel of Coco Chanel by Pamela Binnings EwenEmilienne by Pamela Binnings EwenSame As It Ever Was by Claire LombardoSandwich by Catherine NewmanThe Terror by Dan SimmonsThe Door by Magda SzabóThe Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John GreenLa version qui n'intéresse personne (The Version That Interests No One) by Emmanuelle PierrotWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghySay Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden KeefeEmpire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden KeefeAll the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall Station Eleven by Emily St. John MandelA Darker Shade of Magic by VE SchwabAn Invisible Life of Addie La Rue by VE SchwabA Gathering of Shadows by VE SchwabThe Lost Story by Meg ShafferThe Wishing Game by Meg ShafferEverything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John GreenJonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna ClarkeFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Hallie is still struggling to find time to finish a book, but Pam has two titles to report!Books mentioned, in order:The Last Gifts of the Universe by Riley AugustDon’t Let the Forest In by CG DrewsBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonHorror Movie by Paul TremblayWitchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady HendrixMisery by Stephen KingThe Door by Magda SzabóThe Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John GreenThe Terror by Dan SimmonsThe Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride by Daniel James BrownWashington: A Life by Ron ChernowEndurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred LansingLa version qui n'intéresse personne (The Version That Interests No One) by Emmanuelle PierrotFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Hallie shares two buddy read updates, and Pam has a French book haul. Books mentioned, in order:Water Moon: A Novel by Samantha Sotto YambaoO Pioneers by Willa CatherThe Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon ChakrabortyBlack Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon JamesThe Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John GreenEverything is Tuberculosis by John GreenThe Door by Magda SzabóThe Last Gifts of the Universe by Riley AugustLa version qui n’intéresse personne by Emmanuelle Pierrot (The Version That Interests No One)Le projet Ariel by Catherine Bush, translated from English by Sonya Malaborza, original title Blaze IslandThe Tempest by William ShakespeareWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected]