Judging Book Covers

Stephanie and Meghan welcome Ollie Brady as a permanent co-host! We start our 2022 year with a new book: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry! We discuss our new format, the books we've read recently, and finally, a whole cast of characters that just need THERAPY. 

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This week Stephanie and Meghan decide to join the investigation and research of the residential schools in Canada and what they have become in the current environment. The book focuses on the death of seven First Nation students and the incompetency surrounding the investigation of the death of the students. While residential schools may be a thing of the past that has been brought to everyone's attention recently, there is still a lot of corruption and death surrounding the current iteration of the residential schools.

Major content warnings for death, alcoholism, suicide attempts, colonialization, and unanswered deaths.

Next Episode: Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger

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Meghan and Stephanie are finally back! And this time they are discussing something they love to talk about: FOOD! We read Roy Choi's memoir and cook book, which has one of the most interesting lives we have read about while also some damn good food. 

Next Episode: Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga! 

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Stephanie and Meghan take a small break this episode and rather than leave listeners without an episode, friends of the podcast Tim Lowe and Ollie Brady decided to put together an episode on the second book of The Diviners series by Libba Bray! Here is a bonus episode with just the guys, diving back into our favorite 1920s paranormal books! 

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This episode, Stephanie and Meg discuss VAMPIRES. Are they back? Are they even scary any more? Did Twilight ruin vampires for good?

We dive into the short story anthology Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite to see! This collection is focused on taking the vampire mythos away from the cliche European, hetero vibe and twisting it into new and inventive ways! While some do not quite live up to this exciting idea, overall these are a lot of fun to explore. 

Next Episode: Tim and Ollie discuss Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray while Stephanie and Meg take a small break!   

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Despite our inching towards summer, Stephanie and Meghan are joined by Victoria Lucia to get in the mood for some fall spooks! For this round of our Read Harder challenge, we read Small Spaces by Katherine Arden! We talk about whether we as both 6th graders and as adults, how much we love and want to protect all three of our protagonists, and how much this book reminds us of our love for middle grade horror! 

Next Book: Vampires Never Get Old, edited by Zoraida Córdova 

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This week Stephanie and Meg read Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas! 

First, there are some serious content warning for this book: the main character has to deal with a family who hasn't accepted that he is transgender. Major CW for misgendering, discussions of dead names, and other issues with families that only see the binary.

We discuss how wonderful this magical community is, falling in love with a dead boy, when is it appropriate to go to school during a murder mystery, and how bad ass a best friend can be! 

Next Book: Small Spaces by Katherine Arden

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This week Meg and Stephanie are joined by Network co-host Matt Limerick to discuss If the Dress Fits by Carla de Guzman! We loved discussing this fat positive romance that is also not based in the US! We discuss our love of these cinnamon bun characters, the way tropes are diverted, and also a healthy discussion of our love of Bucky/Winter Soldier/White Wolf!

Next Book: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

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50 in 50 Black Owned Bookstores

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This week Stephanie and Meg dive into the world of fan fiction! We went with a Buffy the Vampire Slayer fanfic as it is a fandom we both know and love; however, we do not openly support Joss Whedon. 

For this week, we read a short retelling of season 6: Even Death is a Shadow of Forgetting by redcheekdays! It is Stephanie's first fanfic, so come listen to see if she enjoyed it or not! 

Next Book: If The Dress Fits by Carla de Guzman

Judging Book Covers Podcast is now part of Certain POV Network! Please check out our sister podcasts and give us all some love! 

Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge

Judging Book Covers Podcast stands with the Black Lives Matter movement, and if you are looking for black owned bookshops, please check out these links: 

50 in 50 Black Owned Bookstores

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To celebrate our 100th episode, we are putting aside our read harder challenge in order to read a book about the 1920s and GHOST MURDERERS! We read The Diviners by Libba Bray, with two of our favorite all time guests, Ollie Brady and Tim Lowe! Tim dresses up in fashionable pilgrim clothes 1920s clothes and Ollie lectures Meg about her book choices! 

Next Book: Buffy Fanfic!

Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge

Judging Book Covers Podcast stands with the Black Lives Matter movement, and if you are looking for black owned bookshops, please check out these links: 

50 in 50 Black Owned Bookstores

A More Current List 

Find us on the web:

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Find our hosts:

Meghan's Twitter | Stephanie's Instagram

Find our guests: 

Tim's Twitter | Minds at Yeerk Instagram | Best Acquaintances' Facebook Group

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