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Hallie had no finished books this week :( But never fear, Pam had two!

Books mentioned, in order: 
Pew by Catherine Lacey
Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M Valente
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
Wolves of Mercy Falls by Maggie Stiefvater
A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski 
Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town by Barbara Demick
Greenwood by Michael Christie
The Overstory by Richard Powers
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin
The Miniscule Mansion of Myra Malone by Audrey Burges
I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Ian Reid
What Moves the Dead by T Kingfisher
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe
Fruit of the Dead by Rachel Lyon
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds by Merlin Sheldrake
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

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Hallie gives an update on her chaotic Luck-of-the-Libby reading and Pam has a small library haul. 

Books mentioned, in order:
Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin
Piglet by Lottie Hazell
Fruit of the Dead by Rachel Lyon 
The Private Lives of Trees: A Novel by Alejandro Zambra
Pew by Catherine Lacey
Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town by Barbara Demick
Greenwood by Michael Christie
The Overstory by Richard Powers
Love Beyond Body, Space and Time: An Indigenous LGBT Sci-Fi Anthology edited by Hope Nicholson
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
Venco by Cherie Dimaline
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
Poor Things by Alasdair Gray
The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis
How Do You Live? by Genzaburo Yoshino 
Erasure by Percival Everett
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Nimona by MD Stevenson

https://medium.com/@yuriminamide0509/two-books-to-read-before-watching-studio-ghiblis-the-boy-and-the-heron-f9a8146533fe


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Hallie's Luck of the Libby is off to a hectic start and Pam is enjoying an audiobook with a You've Got Mail-esq plot.

Books mentioned, in order:
Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
Sister Golden Calf by Colleen Burner
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Matilda by Roald Dahl
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'engle
The Book of Ayn by Lexi Freiman
Anthem by Ayn Rand
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America by Steven Inskeep
Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin
Piglet by Lottie Hazell


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Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart

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Hallie has a small book haul from Oregon and Pam teases the next book she may read.

Books mentioned, in order:
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
Lady Chatterley’s Lover by DH Lawrence
The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Celestial Harmonies by Peter Esterhazy
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Whimsy by Shannon McLeod
Sister Golden Calf by Colleen Burner
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Biography of X by Catherine Lacey

Libby Awards: https://www.libbylife.com/2024-02-09-announcing-the-finalists-for-the-first-annual-libby-book-awards-aka-the-libbys


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In this episode, Hallie gives an update on the Wolves of Mercy Falls and Pam shares two DNF'd books.

Books mentioned, in order:
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward
Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
Lady Chatterley’s Lover by DH Lawrence
Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI by Madhumita Murgia

Women's Prize for Nonfiction: https://womensprize.com/prizes/womens-prize-for-non-fiction/

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If you're listening to this on release day, Happy Valentine's Day!

Books mentioned, in order:
What You Are Looking For Is In the Library by Michiko Aoyama and translated by Alison Watts
Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues by Jonathan Kennedy
Other Minds: the Octopus, the Sea and the Deep Origins of Consciousness by Peter Godfrey-Smith
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds by Merlin Sheldrake
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery
Possession: A Romance by AS Byatt
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
The Raven Cycle series by Maggie Stiefvater
Guards! Guards! By Terry Prachett
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
The Ghost in the House by Sara O’Leary
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Agatha of Little Neon by Claire Luchette
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
The Wicker King by K. Ancrum
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer
Bunny by Mona Awad
When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
Red is Best by Kathy Stinson
The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan

Valentine's Day Book Tag:
Physical Touch: A book you think deserves to be read on the page to be fully appreciated
Acts of Service: A book that surprised you with how it did something
Gifts: The best book gifted to you
Quality Time: A book you read or wanted to read in one sitting
Words of Affirmation: A book with beautiful writing

Links:
Ologies episode on Squids and Octopuses: https://www.alieward.com/ologies/teuthology

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Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart

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In this episode, Pam recounts her honeymoon reading and Hallie decides to devote herself to Physical Book February.

Books mentioned, in order:
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Strange Case Dr. Jekyll and My. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas
The Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas
Guards! Guards! by Terry Prachett
Monstrous Regiment by Terry Prachett
Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues by Jonathan Kennedy
What You Are Looking For Is In the Library by Michiko Aoyama and translated by Alison Watts
Possession: A Romance by AS Byatt
Argylle by Elly Conway

Argylle drama:
https://bookriot.com/argylle-author-revealed/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeE3tDIDF7Q

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Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart

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Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
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Hallie looks forward to a book coming out and Pam is getting married soon -- so equal things to be excited about, obviously. :)

Books mentioned, in order:
The City We Became by N.K. Jemesin
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemesin
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Normal Rules Don’t Apply: Stories by Kate Atkinson
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar
Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues by Jonathan Kennedy
Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization by Ed Conway
The Savior's Book Café Story in Another World (Manga) Vol. 1 by Kyouka Izumi and Oumiya, Illustrated by Reiko Sakurada
The Con Artist by Fred Van Lente, illustrated by Tom Fowler
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama, translated by Alison Watts
House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

Kaveh Akbar’s poem: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/90974/my-kingdom-for-a-murmur-of-fanfare

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Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart

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In this episode, Pam talks about her bachelorette — a bookstore crawl book haul!!— and Hallie has her first DNF of the year.

Books mentioned:
What You Are Looking For Is In the Library by Michiko Aoyama, translated by Alison Watts
Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
You Make a Fool of Death With Their Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Entangled Life: How Fungi, Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere by Maria Bamford
Queer There and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World by Sarah Prager
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
Northeaster: A Story of Courage and Survival in the Blizzard of 1952 by Cathie Pelletier
Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride by Daniel James Brown
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
The City We Became by N.K. Jemesin
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Sanditon by Jane Austen


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Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart

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Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
Or, send us both a message at [email protected]

In this episode we talk about the five books we finished between the two of us, plus Pam gives a teaser for some of the stories in a recent collection she read.

Books mentioned, in order:
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Confessions by Kanae Minato
Tell Me Pleasant Things about Immortality: Stories by Lindsay Wong
The Collected Works of Edgar Allen Poe
How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman, translated by Ros Schwartz
Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
The City We Became by N.K. Jemesin
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemesin
Queer There and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World by Sarah Prager
Northeaster: A Story of Courage and Survival in the Blizzard of 1952 by Cathie Pelletier
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden


Special thank you to Hallie's husband for fixing some of the audio issues in this episode.

Find Pam and Hallie online!
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Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart

Find Pam and Hallie online!
Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.com
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
Or, send us both a message at [email protected]