Another Book on the Shelf

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 our girl Maritza next? We would be all over that!

Show Notes

Episode 57, where we talked about Cemetery Boys, was our very first FUJK episode after abandoning our previous plan to discuss a certain wizard series. We've read so many incredible books by trans authors since then!

Do you believe in spirits?

On record, we now know that Jette wants her funeral to be an exact recreation of the My Chemical Romance "Helena" music video.

If you want to know more about the grandma who had paper Ouija boards handed out at her funeral with a note saying, "Let's keep in touch," here you go.

No, but seriously, please can Maritza get a book next?

Our next episode is our 8th (!!!) anniversary episode. 

After that, we'll chatting about Never Whistle At Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology, just in time for spooky season.

And don't forget to read along with us for our book club, Moonflow by Bitter Karella. Episode coming in early November!

Other Books Mentioned

Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave by Mariana Enriquez

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 learning how to craft a novel.

Find Heidi’s debut novel, The Mother Act, wherever books are sold.

Online you can find Heidi on her website, www.heidireimer.com, on Instagram @heidi.c.reimer, and on Substack, The Visibility Letters.

Heidi also coaches writers through the Sarah Selecky Writing School, where she offers coaching for first drafts and revisions.

Heidi Reimer’s Recommendations

Chasing Summer by Frankie Scott

Wild Hope by Joan Thomas 

The Wild Beneath by Kelly Anderson

God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Sterling Point (2026-)

Other Books Mentioned

Long Bright River by Liz Moore

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 Gen’s favourite of the four books in the series because it’s Ronan’s book.

We talked about the first graphic novel adaptation in Episode 180.

We also read Sas Milledge’s debut graphic novel, Mamo, in Episode 194.

Our next book club is Jette’s pick and we’re reading Moonflow by Bitter Karella. More creepy mushrooms and fungus!

Next week we’ll be chatting with Heidi Reimer about her new novel, What We Found Instead.

And to close out September, we’re revisiting an old favourite and reading the long-awaited sequel to Cemetery Boys—Espíritu by Aiden Thomas.

Other Books Mentioned

Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV

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

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," which this book is based on, before we recorded, but unfortunately...life. It's on the list now!

T. Kingfisher is the pen name of Ursula Vernon. She writes books under both names, differentiating between her work for children (Vernon) and adults (Kingfisher).

Our next episode is our summer hangout. Expect more mushrooms and probably (definitely) some Windy City talk. How many books in the series can Gen read before we record?

After that, it's book club episode time! The Dream Thieves graphic novel adaptation is officially out, and we'll be talking about it first thing in September.

Books mentioned

• How We End by LM Juniper
• Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
• The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
• What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher
• What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher

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 maybe rewatch The Wire?)

Show Notes

Richard Price has also written screenplays, including The Wire, The Deuce, and the Martin Scorsese film, The Color of Money, for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.

This was Mekhi Phifer's first film, and he got the part through an open casting call.

In our next episode, we'll be talking about What Moves the Dead by T Kingfisher.

Read along with our next book club pick, the graphic novel adaptation of The Dream Thieves by Maggie Steifvater.

Other Films by Spike Lee

Do the Right Thing

She's Gotta Have It

Jungle Fever

Malcolm X

BlacKkKlansman 

Other Books, Authors & Films Mentioned

Mystic River 

Gone Baby Gone 

Dennis Lehane

Annihilation

The Martian

Jurassic Park

Under the Bridge

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 is currently in development for a TV series!

Emmett "Monty" Montgomery is definitely based on real-life MLB manager Gabe Kapler. You're welcome.

Interconnected romance series for the win every time! We can't wait for Liz Tomforde's next series, Wilder Woods, which takes place in California and follows the Wilder siblings. The first instalment, Cardinal Rule, is set to come out next year.

So many of these romance authors are Canadian, which we love.

We're stoked to be going to the book launch for Fossil Feud by Maggie North, in conversation with Stephanie Archer, author of the hockey romance series Vancouver Storm. Hosted, of course, by Hopeless Romantic Books.

In our next episode, we're taking a wildly different turn for our Page to Screen series by reading Clockers by Richard Price and watching the 1995 Spike Lee film adaptation.

After that, we'll be doing some summer spooky reading with What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher.

Our next book club pick is Gen's, and it's The Dream Thieves graphic novel adaptation of Book 2 of The Raven Cycle Series by Maggie Steifvater, illustrated by Sas Milledge. It's coming out August 4. 

Other Books and Authors Mentioned

Helena Hunting

Off Campus Series by Elle Kennedy 

Elsie Silver

Becka Mack 

Heated Rivalry/Game Changers Series by Rachel Reid

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 storybook romance lives?

Jenifer Prince does the cover art for this book. Check out more of her fantastic lesbian art on IG @jeniferrprince

For more romance goodness, be sure to listen to episode 199, all about the romance genre.

We're continuing with the romance theme for our next episode with In Her Own League by Liz Tomforde. And we're even going to a baseball game soon to get in the full spirit of things!

Other Books by Jennifer Dugan 

Verona Comics

Hot Dog Girl

Some Girls Do

Love At First Set

The Ride of Her Life

Coven

Other Books Mentioned

Dearly Departed by Chip Pons

Wet Screams published by Little Ghosts Books

Love and Lake Monsters by TJ Alexander

The Prospects by KT Hoffman

Game Changers Series by Rachel Reid

The Shots You Take by Rachel Reid

Decomposition Book by Sara van Os

James Baldwin

Sister Holiday Mysteries Series by Margaret Douaihy (Listen to Episode 176 for the first instalment, Scorched Grace)

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 the Shelf was born—Page One—is no longer, but hopefully they'll open in another location soon.

Shout out to Hopeless Romantic bookshop and Stormbound Books for running the coolest book rebinding workshops. 

Artemis II got us through the beginning of April.

For more details about all the romance we've been reading, make sure to listen our episode dedicated to all things romance!

Pizza Hut, please make all our dreams come true and have an adult version of Book It.

Our next episode will be our June Pride episode, and we're keeping it romantic with Anderson in Bloom by Jennifer Dugan.

And don't forget to read along with our book club pick, In Her Own League by Liz Tomforde.

Books and Authors Mentioned

Unloved by Peyton Corrine

Slewfoot by Brom

M Train by Patti Smith

Orwell's Roses by Rebecca Solnit

Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit

The Disordered Cosmos by Chandra Prescott Weinstein

The Dead of Summer by Ryan LaSala

The Windy City Series by Liz Tomforde

Forty Ways to Know a Star by Julian Scudder

The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes

Across the Vanishing Sky by Catherine Cowles

Fall With Me by Becka Mack

Murder Bimbo by Rebecca Novack

VenCo by Cherie Dimaline

Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan

Helgoland by Carlo Rovelli

Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

In Sensorium by Tanais

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand

The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson

The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares by Joyce Carol Oates

Training the Heart by Paisley Hope

A Spell to Wake the Dead by Nicole Esperance

Decomposition Book by Sara van Os

Stephanie Archer

Something Is Killing the Children Novel

The Prospects by KT Hoffman

The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor

Ways of Being by James Bridle

Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

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 Notes

If you told us when we started this podcast that we'd one day dedicate an entire episode to romance, we wouldn't have believed you, but we're so happy to be here. Truly the plot twist we never saw coming.

Next episode is our 200th! We can hardly wrap our heads around it. Come hang out with us as we talk about all things Another Book on the Shelf.

In keeping with the romance theme, we'll be reading Anderson in Bloom by Jennifer Dugan for our Pride episode. 

And we're reading In Her Own League by Liz Tomforde for our next book club discussion, so make sure you read along!

We did our best to keep track of everything we talked about, but the list of books and authors mentioned might be incomplete.

Books and Authors Mentioned

Sophie Kinsella

Chloe Gong

Rachel Reid

Casey McQuiston

Emily Henry

Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young 

Elsie Silver

The Most Unusual Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy by Roan Parrish

Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore

Erin Sterling

Becka Mack

The Windy City Series by Liz Tomforde

Paisley Hope

Brynne Weaver

Rebel Blue Ranch Series by Lyla Sage

Ashley Poston

Catherine Cowles

Canadian Boyfriend by Jenny Holiday

Abby Jimenez

Carley Fortune

Peyton Corrine

Chelsea Curto