Another Book on the Shelf

Another Book on the Shelf

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Another Book on the Shelf episodes

  • 098 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

    In Episode 98, Gen and Jette discuss their latest book club book, Home Before Dark by Riley Sager. It's our first time discussing a thriller and we had a grand spooky time. Sager's story within a story keeps you guessing right until the very end, making for a great #IcedCoffeeRead this summer.


    Notes
    The snake pit that Jette mentions in Manitoba is called the Narcisse Snake Dens. It's exactly what it sounds like! If you're not terrified of snakes, check out some of the videos on their website:
    The Grange House that was the first home of the Art Gallery of Ontario is definitely haunted. The website doesn't mention that it's haunted, but as former employees, we can assure you that it is.
    We had a bit of fun telling our own personal ghost stories. Now we want to know: do you believe in ghosts? Tell us all your ghostly encounters in the comments or DM us on Instagram!
    Our next episode we'll be talking about one of Bookstagram/BookTok's favourite books, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reed.

    Other Books by Riley Sager
    The Last Time I Lied
    Final Girls
    Lock Every Door
    Survive the Night
    The House Across the Lake

    Other Books & Media Mentioned
    The Sundown Motel by Simone St. James
    The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James
    The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
    The Guest List by Lucy Foley
    Agatha Christie
    The Walking Dead

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    1 hr
  • 097 - A Waiter In Paris by Edward Chisholm

    In Episode 97, Gen and Jette collaborate with one of their favourite Toronto indie publishers, House of Anansi, to give you a preview of one of their upcoming new releases, A Waiter in Paris by Edward Chisholm.

    This memoir chronicles Chisholm's time in Paris, scraping out a living in a restaurant as he works his way up from runner to waiter. As former barista/servers/etc., we loved this deep dive into the world of waiting tables. We did a lot of reminiscing and commiserating because it turns out, no matter where you are, waiting tables doesn't really change.

    Show Notes

    Check out our other collaborations with House of Anansi — Episode 70: A Boring Wife Settles the Score, Episode 43: You Are Not What We Expected, Episode 39: Coming Up for Air and Pallbearing, Episode 20: Autopsy of a Boring Wife and Dual Citizens

    Chisholm's memoir is partly inspired by George Orwell's Down and Out in Paris and London, so if you enjoy this one, be sure to check out Orwell's book also.

    In our next episode, we'll be discussing our latest book club read, Home Before Dark by Riley Sager. If you've read it, send us all your thoughts!

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    1 hr 4 min
  • 096 - Pride Reads 2022

    It's June, which means it's Pride month, and to celebrate Gen and Jette dedicate Episode 96 to all things queer lit! We talk about a lot of different books in this one and realized that quite a few of our past episodes feature queer books and writers. Hell yeah!


    Show Notes
    Quite a few of our favourite books get mentioned in this episode and you can find the complete (as possible) list below of everything we talked about.
    If you're in Toronto, be sure to hit up Glad Day Bookshop in the Village.
    Keep an eye out for Gen's blog post this month — she'll be giving you her Pride reading wish list.
    Let us know all your favourite queer books! Comment below, DM us, tag us...we want all the recommendations!

    Books and Authors Mentioned
    The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.
    We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib
    In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
    Jeannette Winterson – Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Written on the Body
    Kacen Callender – Felix Ever After, King and the Dragonflies
    The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
    These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
    Heartstopper by Alice Oseman
    Casey McQuiston – I Kissed Shara Wheeler, One Last Stop, Red White and Royal Blue
    James Baldwin – Another Country, If Beale Street Could Talk, Giovanni's Room
    A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
    Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
    Jedidiah Jenkins – To Shake the Sleeping Self, Like Streams to the Ocean
    Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
    A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
    The Shale Project by Avi Silver & Sienna Tristen
    Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
    Tranny by Laura Jane Grace
    Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
    You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
    Sadie by Courtney Summers
    Slave Play by Jeremy O. Harris
    Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu
    Trixie & Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood
    David Sedaris

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    56 min
  • 095 - Who Knew We Loved Science Fiction?!

    In Episode 95, Gen and Jette finally take on the science fiction genre! We've put it off until now because neither of us thought we read much sci-fi, but it turns out we've read more than we thought and we actually love it! A lot of the books we talk about in this one might not be the ones that first come to mind when you think of sci-fi, but that's what makes the genre so interesting — there's so much variety!


    SHOW NOTES
    Did you catch Jette's not-reference to Paper Houses?
    We're going to cook up a recommendation list for getting into science fiction based on books you already like to read.
    The Octavia Butler book about vampires is not Lilith's Brood, it's Fledgling.
    Predictably, we couldn't help talking about some films as well. There's so much great science fiction out there!
    Is sci-fi secretly our favourite genre?
    We did our best to round up everything mentioned in the episode and list it below, but we talked about so much some things may have slipped through the cracks.

    Books, Authors & Films Mentioned
    Star Trek
    Back to the Future
    Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
    Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu
    Fauna by Christiane Vadnais
    The Imago Stage by Karoline Georges
    The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
    The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells
    His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
    Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
    Andy Weir – The Martian, Artemis, Project Hail Mary
    Alien
    Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
    Blake Crouch – Recursion, Dark Matter, Upgrade, Wayward Pines
    Marvel Comics
    Vicious by V.E. Schwab
    Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
    Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
    Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich
    The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
    Ursula K. Le Guin – The Left Hand of Darkness, The Dispossessed, The Lathe of Heaven
    Octavia Butler – Kindred, Lilith's Brood, The Parable of the Sower
    Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente
    Isaac Asimov
    Ray Bradburty
    A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle


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    48 min
  • 094 - Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

    In Episode 94, Gen and Jette discuss their latest book club book — Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo. We couldn't stop talking about the style and structure of this novel written in verse. Acevedo writes such a full and vivid narrative even with her pared back style and we're in awe.


    Show Notes
    Keep an eye out for Elizabeth Acevedo's newest book, still untitled, expected to be released next year.
    Yahaira's wonderful girlfriend's name is Dre and we love her makeshift fire escape garden.
    We absolutely loved the way Acevedo used the visual layout of the words on the page to emphasize different words, phrases, and scenes. It got us thinking back to our episode about Because the Sun by Sarah Burgoyne.
    Our next book club book is the thriller Home Before Dark by Riley Sager. We'll be discussing it in our first episode of July.
    Next episode we'll be doing another genre breakdown, this time talking science fiction. It's a genre that covers a lot of ground and we can't wait to dive in.

    Other Books by Elizabeth Acevedo
    The Poet X
    With the Fire on High
    Inheritance: A Visual Poem

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    49 min
  • 093 - Fun Home by Alison Bechdel

    In Episode 93, Gen and Jette kick off their graphic novel book club with Fun Home by Alison Bechdel. This graphic novel memoirs chronicles Bechdel's complex relationship with her father, and she does it with nuance, honesty, and humour. It's a fantastic read and we nerd out a lot on literature, as well as the graphic novel form.


    Show Notes:
    Fun Home was adapted as a musical and won a Tony Award for Best Musical in 2015.
    After finishing Fun Home, we both immediately wanted to read Are You My Mother?, Bechdel's second graphic novel memoir that chronicles, you guessed it, her relationship with her mother.
    We go off on a few literary tangents (as you do) and ponder James Joyce, the Fitzgeralds, the Alcotts, and Thoreau, among others.
    You may recognize Bechdel's name from the famous Bechdel test, wherein a movie will pass the test so long as two female characters speak to each other about something other than a man.
    For more graphic novel content, check out Episode 44: Genre Breakdown — Graphic Novels
    Our next episode is a book club episode and we'll be discussing Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo.

    Other Books, Authors, and Media Mentioned
    Alison Bechdel's long-running comic strip "Dykes to Watch Out For"
    Paper Houses by Dominique Fortier
    Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
    Colette
    Zelda & F. Scott Fitzgerald
    Ulysses by James Joyce
    Henry David Thoreau
    The Wire
    Six Feet Under
    Albert Camus

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    46 min
  • 092 - Stephanie Cooke Interview

    Gen and Jette had the pleasure of speaking with Stephanie Cookie - an award-winning writer and editor based out of Toronto, Canada. She’s a comic book fan, avid gamer, movie watcher, and pun appreciator. Her graphic novels, Oh My Gods! and ParaNorthern are out now from Clarion Books. A sequel to Oh My Gods! was just released on April 5th, 2022.

    We talked so many awesome books and movies and video games we were too busy to even write them down!

    Connect with Stephanie on her website, Instagram, and TikTok!

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    1 hr 1 min
  • 091 - Book to Screen - The Martian

    In Episode 91, Gen and Jette dive into another book to film adaptation with a discussion of The Martian. We love a well done adaptation and Ridley Scott's film does Andy Weir's book full justice. Plus, we got to indulge our inner space nerd.


    Show Notes

    The cast is stacked in this film and rewatching it was a fun exercise in exclaiming, "I forgot they were in this!"
    We didn't just nerd out over space science. The cinematography of the Martian landscape is swoon worthy. Shout out to cinematographer Dariusz Wolski.

    For more adaptation goodness check out the rest of the episodes in our Book to Screen series:
    80: Jurassic Park
    61: If Beale Street Could Talk
    48: Mystic River
    27: The Virgin Suicides
    18: Sharp Objects

    In our next episode we'll be chatting with graphic novel author Stephanie Cooke about all things writing and creativity.

    Other Books & Films Mentioned
    The Batman
    Artemis by Andy Weir
    Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
    Alien
    Gladiator
    House of Gucci
    Blade Runner
    Legend

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    52 min
  • 090 - Spring Hangout 2022

    In Episode 90, Gen and Jette sit down for another cup of tea to chat about the year so far. While we haven't been up to much in the last few months, we have actually been reading. Join us for this casual chat about what we're reading, what we're planning to read, and what we have in store for the podcast over the next few months.


    Show Notes
    We can't believe this already episode 90! Absolutely wild.
    So much love for The Storygraph and its breakdown of our reading stats. Follow us both there and join our bookclub reading challenge! https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/jettefierce
    https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/genandtonic
    Our watch party of The Martian is happening Wednesday March 23 at 8:30 PM EDT. Message us on Instagram to join the group chat! We'll be chatting about both the book and the film in our upcoming episode.
    In our excitement over Hawkeye we go off on a bit of a Marvel tangent...
    Find out what's on Jette's Spring TBR in her latest blog post.
    We'll be chatting with graphic novel author Stephanie Cooke in an upcoming episode. Check out her work on Instagram @hellocookie

    Books & Media Mentioned

    A Ghost in the Throat by Doreann Ní Ghríofa
    Paper Houses by Dominique Fortier
    A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman
    Three Pianos by Andrew McMahon
    Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu
    The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
    Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
    Our Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
    Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
    Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney
    Walden by Henry David Thoreau
    The Gray Man by Mark Greaney
    Fables by Bill Willingham
    Reckless by Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips
    Constellations by Nick Payne
    In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
    The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
    The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
    The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
    Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
    A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott
    A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
    Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion
    Becoming Andy Warhol by Nick Bertozzi & Pierce Hargon
    Hawkeye by Matt Fraction & David Aja
    Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
    Consider This by Chuck Palahniuk


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    47 min
  • 089 - Three Pianos by Andrew McMahon

    In Episode 89, Gen and Jette chat about their first book club book of the year, Three Pianos by Andrew McMahon. Get your inner emo kid ready! This memoir is an emotional and beautifully written account of McMahon's life. It begins with his childhood and takes the reader through his life as a musician, experienced through the lens of his relationship with three different pianos.


    Yes, it's as incredible as it sounds. We hope you enjoy this discussion as much as we did! You know we have Everything In Transit on repeat now.

    Show Notes
    Somehow it's been 3.5 years since we started this podcast.
    Yeah, we're super emo, but you probably already knew that.
    For more music throwbacks and emo vibes check out our other podcast, Teenage Daydream, where we're currently going through every episode of One Tree Hill.
    Make sure you listen to Dark Blue and cry a little.
    Check out McMahon's solo work, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness.
    The Dear Jack Foundation raises money for programming that benefits young adult cancer patients, survivors, and their families.
    Here's the link to the Dear Jack documentary Jette mentioned.
    And here's another playlist for your listening enjoyment.

    Other Books & Episodes Mentioned
    The Rural Diaries by Hilarie Burton Morgan
    Everything is Horrible and Wonderful by Stephanie Wittels Wachs
    Eating the Dinosaur by Chuck Klosterman
    Movies and Other Things by Shea Serrano


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    49 min

About Another Book on the Shelf

From the publisher's feed

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.