MINI POD! Prolific Mexican-Canadian author Silvia Moreno-Garcia is Renee's favorite, and she's counting down her top 10. Which is your favorite? Join the discussion on our Discord!

Books Mentioned:

Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Untamed Shore by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Intrigue by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells

Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

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MINI POD! In this episode, Jordy dives into the hidden wonders of snail mail clubs: what they are, who's sending them, and why they bring so much joy. Tune in to discover new artists and creatives deserving of your support.

Books/Resources Mentioned:

The Mossheart Mail Club website // Instagram

Naomi VanDoren, Tales from the Isles of Antarah website // Instagram

Brambletown Mail Club website // Instagram

Writings from the Wild website // Instagram

xoClementine website // Instagram

The Moonlight Mail Club website // Instagram

Tabby Mail website // Instagram

Katie Mai Mail Club website // Instagram

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Renee spills the beans on where we've been and what we're working towards. Then Jordy and Mhairie recommend a few of their favorite summerween books.

Books mentioned:

The Reformatory- Tananarive Due Japanese Gothic- Kylie Lee Baker Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng - Kylie Lee Baker Something in the Walls- Daisy Pearce Eventide- Sarah Goodman The Year of the Witching- Alexis Henderson Slewfoot- Brom The Night Eaters: She Eats the Night, Book 1- Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Graphic Novel) Murder by Cheesecake by Rachel Ekstrom Courage (and Death on the Lanai) Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver (as well as Harvest Season, Hunting Season, Butcher & Blackbird, Leather & Lark, Scythe & Sparrow) The Glass Scientist by SH Cotugno (volumes 1-3) A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales (and A Terribly Nasty Business)

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Death LITERALLY happens to everything, so why is it still so awkward? Casey (she/her/hers) hops on to discuss some of the books that have helped her prepare for her OWN grief around death. She mentions her Father's recent passing, the necessity of death rituals and challenging the taboo, google being trash, and reads an excerpt from "The Buried Soul: How Humans Invented Death" by Timothy Taylor.

Books and Resources Mentioned:

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty

From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty

Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions From Tiny Mortals About Death by Caitlin Doughty

The Buried Soul: How Humans Invented Death by Timothy Taylor

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Shoshana, Nox, and Jordy, all avid audiobook listeners, chat about the Annual Audies, the National Audiobook Awards. In this spoiler-free conversation, they share some of their opinions about the winning titles, the capitalism of it all, and the financial challenges to winning big in the audiobook industry.

Books and Resources Mentioned:

Audiobooks: Libro.FM 2026 Audie Award Finalists Playlist

Audiobooks: Libro.FM Audie Hall of Fame Winners

Audiobook of the Year

Audiobook: Sunrise on the Reaping By Suzanne Collins

Audiobook: The Devil Reached Toward the Sky By Garrett M. Graff

Audiobook: King of Ashes By S. A. Cosby

Audiobook: Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen and Lulu Raczka (Audible only 🙁)

Audiobook: Shield of Sparrows: Book 1 By Devney Perry

Audiobook: Wild Dark Shore By Charlotte McConaghy

New Voice Award: Judges Category Winner

Audiobook: The River Has Roots By Amal El-Mohtar

Audiobook: Bog Queen By Anna North

Audiobook: The Devil Is a Southpaw By Brandon Hobson

Audiobook: The Emperor of Gladness By Ocean Vuong

Audiobook: We Don't Talk About Carol By Kristen L. Berry

Horror Category

Audiobook: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter By Stephen Graham Jones

Audiobook: Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng By Kylie Lee Baker

Audiobook: Breathe In, Bleed Out By Brian McAuley

Audiobook: Coffin Moon By Keith Rosson

Audiobook: They Bloom at Night By Trang Thanh Tran

Mystery Category

Audiobook: Gone Before Goodbye By Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben

Audiobook: Gray Dawn By Walter Mosley

Audiobook: The Queens of Crime By Marie Benedict

Audiobook: Secret Sister By Sarah A. Denzil (Audible only 🙁)

Audiobook: Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) By Jesse Q. Sutanto

Romance Category

Audiobook: King of Envy By Ana Huang

Audiobook: Great Big Beautiful Life By Emily Henry

Audiobook: Looking for Group By Alexis Hall

Audiobook: Plus Size Player By Danielle Allen

Audiobook: Say You'll Remember Me By Abby Jimenez

Audiobook: Judge Stone by James Patterson & Viola Davis

Audiobooks: JD Robb

Resource: 2026 Audie Awards Winners - full list of finalists and winners by category

Resource: Audie Awards Past Winners - full list of winners from 1996 onwards

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What makes a beach read? Not a beach, in our opinion. Tune in because your summer reading list is here, and not a single book requires sand between your toes. Renee's on the podcast to share five feminist reads so engrossing you will forget you are on vacation.

Books mentioned: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

The Best Little Motel in Texas by Lyla Lane

Love You to Death by Christina Dotson

Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

This episode is supported by Bloody Powerful by Brooke Vandermolen and Cambridge University Press.

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Last week, our team shared that we've all been *Going Through It* and are using books as a coping tool. This week, we wanted to spread the love! Join Renee, Nox, Jordy, Mariquita, and UyenThi for some recommendations of books that just make us feel a little less shitty.

Books mentioned: Table for Five - Izzy Bromley

Arsenic & Adobo - Mia P. Manansala

The Kamagawa Food Detectives - Hisashi Kashiwai

What Happened to Belen - Ana Elena Correa

His & Hers - Alice Feeney

The Lust Crusade - Jo Segura

Play Nice - Rachel Harrison

You Gotta Eat - Margaret Eby

A Brief History of Montmaray - Michelle Cooper

Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead - Emily Austen

Scorched Grace - Margot Douaihy

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Join Renee, Nox, Jordy, Mariquita, and UyenThi in a discussion about how they're using books to cope with the state of the world and their own personal crises. You'll hear some of our favorite genres for these times (and they are all wildly different!). Next week, stay tuned for some specific book recommendations!

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MINI POD! Casey is back with another Non-Fiction Nook segment. In order to dive deeper into her current hyperfixation of medieval life and the women who existed in it, Casey shares the non-fiction books that helped illuminate medieval feminism. She also discusses Medieval Times dinner and the personification of virtues!

Books mentioned:

Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It by Janina Ramirez

The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society by Eleanor Janega

The Book of the City of Ladies by Christine de Pizan

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Mariquita welcomes Sarah Knickerbocker, the host behind Eugene, Oregon's Horrible Bingo, as they discuss shifting the lens on horror to find the threads of feminism, examine how the genre uniquely showcases women's stories, and to untangle why horror fans are so frequently wonderfully queer.

For an extra bonus and to exponentially grow your TBR, check the show notes for more books recommended by Sarah.

Books/Resources Mentioned:

Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer

Men, Women, and Chainsaws by Carol J. Clover

Scream With Me: Horror Films and the Rise of American Feminism (1968-1980) by Eleanor Johnson

Other recommended books from Sarah:

It Came From the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror edited Joe Vallese

Corpses, Fools, and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema by Willow Maclay and Caden Gardner

Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt

Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt

Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

Negative Space by B.R. Yeager

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