Another Book on the Shelf

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Another Book on the Shelf episodes

February 16, 2022 088 - Coach House Books - Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu
In Episode 88, Gen and Jette chat about Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu. This collection of short stories was generously sent to us by Coach House Books, who always seem to know exactly which books we’re going to love. Lesser Known Monsters is no exception. We’re obsessed with the weird and wonderful worlds that Kim Fu creates in these stories.
Other Coach House Episodes
26: Paper Houses by Dominique Fortier
36: Disfigured by Amanda Leduc
51: Coach House Books 2020 Fall Releases
62: Because the Sun by Sarah Burgoyne
74: And Miles to Go Before I Sleep by Jocelyne Saucier
Show Notes
A huge shoutout to Coach House Books for always sending us the coolest books and being all around wonderful to work with. Be sure to check them out!
If short stories are your jam, and you’ve always wanted to write one, join us for 52 Weeks of Short Stories. Jette has put together a list of prompts to take us all the way through a year of writing.
This book made it onto Gen’s list of Most Anticipated Books of 2022.
Our next episode is our book club episode. We’ll be discussing Three Pianos by Andrew McMahon.
Other Books & Media Mentioned
The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore by Kim Fu
For Today I Am a Boy by Kim Fu
Waydowntown
Inception
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54 min
February 02, 2022 087 - eBooks & Audiobooks & Libraries, Oh my!
In Episode 87, Gen and Jette talk all things alternative to purchasing physical copies of books. We chat e-books, audiobooks, apps, and more. There's a lot of library love in this episode and all around appreciation for all the different ways we can experience books!
Show Notes
This episode was inspired by a few of our old blog posts: "4 Audiobooks and E-readers that Make Reading More Accessible," "5 Ways to Read Sustainably," and "How to Read More Books."
We love our Kobo e-readers so much and highly recommend for any Canadian who also wants to borrow ebooks from their local library.

One of our favourite things about all these different reading options is that it makes reading so much more accessible!

Shoutout to The Storygraph for getting Gen to read everyday with their January pages challenge.
Read all about the surge in digital reading through libraries here and about Toronto's incredible 9 million digital checkouts, which puts them at the top worldwide.
Overdrive is the main app for borrowing ebooks from your library through the Kobo. You can also borrow audiobooks and magazines.
Hoopla is another app accessible through your local library and gives you access to movies, music, and so. many. comics and graphic novels.
Audible and Libro.fm are both excellent apps for listening to audiobooks. Audible is an Amazon company, while Libro.fm allows you to support a local bookstore of your choosing.
Not reading related, but if you're into films (as we are!), Kanopy is another library app that lets you watch a few movies each month for free and they have an extensive catalogue of recent films, classics, and foreign films.
Books Mentioned
The Stand by Stephen King
Dune by Frank Herbert
Reckless by Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips
Captain America by Ed Brubaker
Winter Soldier by Ed Brubaker
Like Streams to the Ocean by Jedidiah Jenkins
To Shake the Sleeping Self by Jedidiah Jenkins
This Will All Be Over Soon by Cecily Strong
A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost
Three Pianos by Andrew McMahon
We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib
Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In by Phuc Tran
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Consider This by Chuck Palahniuk
Another Country by James Baldwin
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
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48 min
January 19, 2022 086 - Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong
In Episode 86, Gen and Jette discuss Our Violent Ends, Chloe Gong's sequel to These Violent Delights. (Listen to that episode here!) This book solidifies it — we'll officially read everything Chloe Gong writes!

Show Notes
We go off o:n a few tangents about Shakespeare, retellings, and art history.
Check out this Buzzfeed article for the complete list of teen movies based on classics: "17 Teen Movies That Are Based On Classic Pieces Of Literature"
We had some fun speculating about who will be the protagonist of Chloe Gong's spin off duology that begins with Foul Lady Fortune.
Speaking of which, Foul Lady Fortune is slated for release this fall 2022, and Immortal Longings, her adult fantasty retelling of Antony and Cleopatra is due in 2023!
Our next episode we'll be talking about what counts as reading, featuring audiobooks, graphic novels, and ebooks.

Other Books and Media Mentioned
Anna K by Jenny Lee
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas
Darling by K. Ancrum
Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet
Jane Austen
She's All That
Clueless
10 Things I Hate About You
She's the Man
John Tucker Must Die
Easy A
Cruel Intentions
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1 hr
January 05, 2022 085 - Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney
In Episode 85, Gen and Jette discuss their last book club selection of 2021 — Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney. Gen decided it was about time they jumped on the Rooney train and we had a great time talking about her debut novel.

SHOW NOTES:
Jette still can't stop talking about Before We Go.
Here's the link to the Electric Lit article, "Our Situationship Will Never Be Instagram Official"
Keep an eye out for the limited series adaptation of Conversations With Friends, coming in 2022. In the meantime, catch up on the adaptation of Normal People.
Read along with our next book club book, the memoir Three Pianos by Andrew McMahon.
In our next episode we'll be finishing up Chloe Gong's duology with a conversation about Our Violent Ends.

OTHER BOOKS BY SALLY ROONEY
Normal People
Beautiful World, Where Are You
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46 min
December 22, 2021 084 - 2021 Wrap Up Episode
It's the last episode of the year. And what a year it's been...

In Episode 84, Gen and Jette look back at 2021. We chat about the ups and downs of the past year, the reading we did (or didn't accomplish), and look ahead to 2022.

Books & Media Mentioned
The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys by Gerard Way and Shaun Simon
A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
Angora Napkin by Troy Little
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
The Taking of Jake Livingstone by Ryan Douglass
The Scapegracers by Hanna Abigail Clarke
What Would Frida Do: A Guide to Living Boldly by Arianna Davis
This Will All Be Over Soon by Cecily Strong
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
The Martian by Andy Weir
The Gray Man by Mark Greaney
Station Eleven
Defending Jacob
Hunting by Stars by Cherie Dimaline
Gold Diggers by Sanjena Sathian
What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad
The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
Sweet Tooth by Jeff Lemire
Hawkeye by Matt Fraction & David Aja
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
Three Pianos by Andrew McMahon
The Umbrella Academy
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45 min
December 08, 2021 083 - A Lesson In Vengeance by Victoria Lee
In Episode 83, Gen and Jette dive into the world of dark academia with A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee. It's heavy with witchy vibes and spooky atmosphere. If you know us, then you know that's completely on brand. We had so much fun talking about all the twists in this one. Now we're wondering why we haven't been reading more dark academia.
Show Notes:
If Gen had written her "Books Where the Setting is a Character" blog post after reading this book, it would have made the list. The setting is so good.
We're now on the hunt for more books in the dark academia category, so if you have any favourites, let us know. Drop them in the comments, Tweet us, DM us, or email us, we want them all.
There was another shout out to Paper Houses by Dominique Fortier. We'll never stop talking about that one.
Spoilers abound in this episode, which normally doesn't matter too much, but this book benefits from being read spoiler-free.
Next episode is a Holiday Wrap episode. Keep an eye on the blog for our year-end write ups as well. We'll be talking about our bests of the year and looking forward to a (hopefully) better 2022.
Other Books & Media Mentioned
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
The Fever King by Victoria Lee
The Electric Heir by Victoria Lee
Paper Houses by Dominique Fortier
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48 min
November 24, 2021 082 - Pegamoose Press Interview
In Episode 82, Gen and Jette chat with Brenda Hickey and Troy Little of Pegamoose Press. We talk about all things comic books, visual storytelling, how great collaborations elevate everyone involved, and the importance of putting pen to paper. It was a fantastic conversation and we're so excited to share it with you!

Show Notes:
Brenda has worked on My Little Pony, and more recently Aggretsuko, in addition to her self published work, Halls of the Turnip King.
Troy has worked on Power Puff Girls, Rick & Morty, an adaptation of Fear and Loathing, and has self published Angora Napkin and Chiaroscuro.
Never underestimate the importance of showers and hanging in coffee shops during the creative process.
Find more cool graphic novels and comics by browsing Kickstarter, your local comic book shop, and hitting up comic cons and TCAF (Toronto Comic Arts Festival).
Keep an eye out for Brenda and Troy's first collaboration together, Butterfly House.
Find Brenda on her website and on instagram @brenda_e_hickey
Find Troy on instagram @angoranapkin
Find them both at pegamoosepress.com

Book Recs from Brenda and Troy:
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
The Case of the Missing Men by Kris Bertin and Alexander Forbes
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Blankets by Craig Thompson
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
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48 min
November 10, 2021 081 - The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys by Gerard way, Shaun Simon, and Becky Cloonan
Look alive, Sunshine! It's time for another Book Club episode. Gen and Jette discuss The True Live of the Fabulous Killjoys: California by Gerard Way, Shaun Simon, and Becky Cloonan. It's a great conversation about storytelling, graphic novels, and dystopian aesthetics.

Show notes:
Killjoys may have begun as an idea for a comic book series, but it first came to life on My Chemical Romance's album Danger Days. The graphic novel picks up where that story leaves off.
Watch the music videos for "Na Na Na" and "SING" for more Killjoys content and to see the where the aesthetic of the comic was born.
The sequel to Killjoys: California is available in a collected edition called The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem.
We came up with about five different essays we could write based on this book and had a great discussion about the use of colour.
Gerard Way was cofounder of the DC imprint Young Animal, but both Killjoys and Umbrella Academy were published by Dark Horse Comics.
For more graphic novel goodness, listen to Episode 21 where we discuss Shade, the Changing Girl by Cecil Castellucci.
Our next book club book is Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney. We'll be discussing this one in our first episode of 2022!

Other Media Mentioned
Neverboy by Shaun Simon
Collapser by Shaun Simon and Mikey Way
The Umbrella Academy
The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem
You Look Like Death: Tales from the Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way and Shaun Simon
Mad Max: Fury Road
Blade Runner 2049
Illuminae by Amie Kauffman and Jay Kristoff
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51 min
October 27, 2021 080 - Book to Screen - Jurassic Park
In Episode 80, Gen and Jette take on another book to film comparison with one of our all time favourites—Jurassic Park! It was so much fun to discuss the book alongside the beloved film.

We talk about the tone differences between the book and the movie, which characters were more or less likeable, the incredible special effects in the film, John Williams' iconic score, and so much more!

Show Notes:
Jette has a soft spot for Roberta the T-Rex.
We were impressed by how well the science holds up in both the book and the film, thirty years later. And those special effects? We've seen worse CGI in much more recent films.
Keep an eye out for more Book to Screen episodes. We've got The Martian on our radar.

Other Books & Films Mentioned
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (book by Shirley Jackson & 2018 film adaptation)
The Martian (book by Andy Weir & 2015 film adaptation)
The Andromeda Strain (book by Michael Crichton & 1971 film adaptation)
Congo (book by Michael Crichton & 1995 film adaptation)

More Episodes in Books to Screen
61: If Beale Street Could Talk
48: Mystic River
27: The Virgin Suicides
18: Sharp Objects

And make sure to read Jette's blog post "5 Best Book to Film Adaptations You Need to Read and Watch"
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53 min
October 13, 2021 079 - Another Cup of Tea - 3 Year Anniversary Hangout
Happy Anniversary to us! It's been three years since we launched our podcast.

79 episodes total
2000 listens in the past year
66 countries listening

In this anniversary episode, we touch on some of our favourites of the past year, our top ever episodes, as well as everything we're looking forward to. Graphic novel book club? Patreon and Discord? Stick around to see what we have in the works!

Show Notes:
Our top 3 episodes by number of listeners are: The Rural Diaries by Hilarie Burton Morgan, The Institute by Stephen King, and Eating the Dinosaur by Chuck Klosterman
Some of favourite episodes of the past year include: Cookbooks, Interview with Tiffanie DeBartolo, Interview with Kattie Thorndyke
Next episode, we're doing another book and movie comparison with Jurassic Park.
Stayed tuned for the relaunch of our Patreon, which will include a Discord server so we have a place to chat and discuss our bookclub books, and a bunch of other perks.
Check out Hoopla to digitally borrow all the graphic novels and comics you could ever want.

Other Books & Media Mentioned
James Baldwin
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Notes from a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi
This Will All Be Over Soon by Cecily Strong
The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
The Low, Low Woods by Carmen Maria Machado
Pegamoose Press
Zodiac
Dune
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55 min

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