Coming of Page

Coming of Page

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Coming of Page episodes

  • #9 - Emotions and more bookish shenanigans

    Welcome back to Coming of Page! In this episode, Hailey and Mia get a little sad and sentimental as they discuss their last year of high school coming to a close. Oh yeah, books are mentioned too. Thanks for listening!

    Books mentioned (in order):

    The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

    Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami

    Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Rosemary Valero-O’Connell and Mariko Tamaki

    This One Summer by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki

    The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

    Heartstopper vol. 1 and 2 by Alice Oseman

    Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

    Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel by Mariah Marsden, LM Montgomery and Brenna Thummler

    Ghosts of Harvard by Francesca Serritella

    The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

    Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

    The Way I Heard It by Mike Rowe

    Animal Farm by George Orwell

    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Bright Dead Things by Ada Limon

    New Kid by Jerry Craft

    Dog Songs by Mary Oliver

    53 min
  • #8 - Politics and fancy Southern vampires

    Welcome back to Coming of Page! In this episode, Hailey and Mia get a little deep and discuss politics and injustice but also fancy Southern vampires and gay love stories. Don't worry, though, we end on a happy note. Thanks for listening!

    Books mentioned (in order):

    Ghosts of Harvard: A Novel by Francesca Serritella

    The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Vampire Slaying by Grady Hendrix

    Close Up by Amanda Quick

    Normal People by Sally Rooney

    Jujutsu Kaisen vol. 2 by Gege Akutami

    Sheets by Brenna Thummler

    The Bible by GOD

    Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

    Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

    The Way I Heard It by Mike Rowe

    Animal Farm by George Orwell

    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

    The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

    Jujutsu Kaisen vol. 3 by Gege Akutami

    The Lobotomist by Jack El-Hai

    Just Kids by Patti Smith

    Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami

    Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

    IQ84 by Haruki Murakami

    With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

    Columbine by Dave Cullen

    The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

    Beneath A Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan

    A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

    49 min
  • #7 - Matthew McConaughey and anime

    Welcome back to Coming of Page! In this episode, Hailey and Mia obnoxiously swoon over bookish men, and Hailey loves Matthew McConaughey a little too much while Mia loves anime a little too much. You know, just normal teenager stuff. Thanks for listening!

    Books mentioned (in order):

    Haikyu!! Manga vol. I and II

    The Lobotomist by Jack El-Hai

    Just Kids by Patti Smith

    Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

    Starsight by Brandon Sanderson

    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Greenlight by Matthew McConaughey

    Emma by Jane Austen

    Animal Farm by George Orwell

    The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

    Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

    My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Otessa Moshfegh

    The Lunar Chonicles by Merissa Meyer

    The Legend Trilogy by Marie Lu

    A Little Life by Hanya Yanigihara

    City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

    Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

    The Young Elites by Marie Lu

    45 min
  • #6 - A special guest!

    Welcome back to Coming of Page! In this episode, Hailey and a special guest (!!!) discuss the craziness of life, books, and our German listeners. Thanks for listening!

    Books mentioned (in order):

    My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Otessa Moshfegh

    Before the coffee gets cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

    Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

    East of Eden by John Steinbeck

    Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

    Starsight by Brandon Sanderson

    The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

    1984 by George Orwell

    Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

    Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

    53 min
  • #5 - Book buying serotonin and more talking horses

    Welcome back to Coming of Page! In this episode, Hailey and Mia discuss their holiday break, horses, and continue to argue about their very differing bookish tastes. Hailey also says "vibes" about 300 times and makes various pterodactyl noises. Thanks for listening!

    Books mentioned (in order):

    The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

    Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling

    Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling

    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

    The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse by Charlie Mackesy

    The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

    The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

    Just Kids by Patti Smith

    Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

    Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

    My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

    A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

    I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak

    The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

    If We Were Villains by ML Rio

    47 min
  • #4 - Books and Ben Barnes

    Welcome back to Coming of Page! In this episode, Hailey and Mia discuss their love of Ben Barnes and continue to argue about their very differing bookish tastes. Thanks for listening! 

    TW: mention of rape

    Books Mentioned (in order):

    The Queen’s Gambit by Walter Tevis

    Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

    The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling

    The Late Hector Kipling by David Thewlis

    Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

    The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

    House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig

    1984 by George Orwell

    Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

    A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

    Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

    Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

    I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak

    The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

    Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

    The Alienist by Caleb Carr

    The Saxon Series by Bernard Cornwall

    The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien

    The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis

    Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

    Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

    The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

    A Room with a View by EM Forester

    The Magic Tree House series

    1 hr 10 min
  • #3 - Harry Potter TikTok and horse whispering

    Welcome back to Coming of Page! In this episode, Hailey and Mia discuss the horror of Harry Potter Tik Tok and continue to argue about books. Thanks for listening!

    Books mentioned (in order):

    Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

    I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

    House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig

    Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

    Salem's Lot by Stephen King

    The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis

    The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

    The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

    1984 by George Orwell

    The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden

    The Secret History by Donna Tartt

    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

    Bridge of Clay by Marcus Zusak

    Atonement by Ian McEwan

    52 min
  • #2 - Bookish shenanigans ensue

    Welcome back to Coming of Page! In this episode, Hailey and Mia introduce discuss books they've finished recently, what they're currently reading and some fun bookish questions! Thanks for listening!

    Books mentioned (in order):

    The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

    The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins

    The Regrets by Amy Bonnaffons

    I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

    Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

    Misery by Stephen King

    Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

    Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

    Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

    On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

    A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

    The Geek's Guide to Unrequited Love by Sarvenaz Tash 

    Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World by Bryan Lee O'Malley

    To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

    The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

    The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

    The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

    39 min
  • #1 - Prologue

    Welcome to Coming of Page! In their first episode, Hailey and Mia introduce themselves and then discuss books they've finished recently, what they're currently reading, and some fun bookish questions! Thanks for listening!


    Books mentioned (in order):

    Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

    If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

    The Secret History by Donna Tartt

    Salem's Lot by Stephen King

    Dune by Frank Herbert

    Misery by Stephen King

    Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

    Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

    Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

    To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

    The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

    A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

    29 min

About Coming of Page

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Two teens finding themselves amongst their shelves with hosts Hailey Dirks and Mia Nguyen.