Mostly Fictional

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In this podcast, readers Pam and Hallie share their thoughts on the books of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.... more

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October 04, 2023 Ep. 31: Transitioning Into Spooky Reads for Fall
In this episode, we talk about our spooky TBRs and what makes a bad ending.

Books mentioned, in order:
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas
Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J Maas
Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
The Beast You Are by Paul Tremblay
La Fontaine's Fables
Aesop’s Fables
Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
North Woods by Daniel Mason
How High We Go In the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
His Hideous Heart: 13 of Edgar Allan Poe's Most Unsettling Tales Reimagined by Dahlia Adler
Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper
The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
My Murder Katie Williams
The End of Days Jenny Erpenbeck
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
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]
...more
57min
September 27, 2023 Ep. 30: Will We Finish Our Current Reads Before They’re Due Back to the Library?
Though we finished no books, we still share the Booker shortlist and discuss suspense vs. surprise.

Books mentioned, in order:
The Yield by Tara June Winch
The Beast You Are by Paul Tremblay
Bunny by Mona Awad
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
Washington by Ron Chernow
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas
Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
The Bee Sting By Paul Murray
Western Lane by Chetna Maroo
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
This Other Eden by Paul Harding
If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery
Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein

Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
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]
...more
57min
September 20, 2023 Ep. 29: Some Fun Facts and Not-So-Fun Facts From Our Current Nonfiction Reads
In this episode, Hallie learns about Canadian currency and Pam learns about George Washington.

Books mentioned, in order:
Empire of Storms by Sarah J Maas
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas
The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough
The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey
The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
Matrix by Lauren Groff
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
Florida by Lauren Groff
The Name of This Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch
Dragonrider by Cornelia Funke
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
Washington by Ron Chernow
Hamilton by Ron Chernow
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling
The Beast You Are by Paul Tremblay
The Pallbearer’s Club by Paul Tremblay
Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
Summerwater by Sarah Moss
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
What Moves the Dead by T Kingfisher
Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh

Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
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]
...more
54min
September 13, 2023 Ep. 28: Pam’s Secret Haul and Hallie’s Beef with Book Stickers
In this episode, Hallie shares another Booker longlist book she's finished and Pam picks up a short story collection.

Books mentioned, in order:
Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World by Jonathan Freedland
Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Journey by Alfred Lansing
The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
Empire of Storms by Sarah J Maas
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas
The Beast You Are by Paul Tremblay
The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay
A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong
Emma by Jane Austen
Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
Sandman series by Neil Gaiman
Washington by Ron Chernow
Hamilton by Ron Chernow

Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
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]
...more
58min
September 06, 2023 Ep. 27: Hallie Picks Pam's Next Audiobook
In this episode, Hallie shares what the "two wolves" inside of her read, and Pam debates her next audiobook.

Books mentioned, in order:
Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara
Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward
The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward
Misery by Stephen King
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Crescent City series by Sarah J Maas
A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J Maas
Empire of Storms by Sarah J Maas
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas
Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J Maas
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World by Jonathan Freedland
Albatross by Terry Fallis
Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein
Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh
Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin
The Echo Wife By Sarah Gailey
Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater
The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson
Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey
The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon
Henry V by William Shakespeare

Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
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]
...more
54min
August 30, 2023 Ep. 26: Hallie Finally Finished David Copperfield
In this episode, Pam and Hallie talk about nine books they have finished during their week off the pod.

Books mentioned, in order:
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Episode 13 by Craig DiLouie
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Aliens in the Prime of Their Lives by Brad Watson
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Then Everything Happens at Once by M-E Girard
Girl Mans Up by M-E Girard
Whalefall by Daniel Kraus
How Far the Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler
The Martian by Andy Weir
How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara
Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward
It by Stephen King
The Shining by Stephen King
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

Check out NaNoWriMo: https://nanowrimo.org/

Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
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]
...more
1h 5min
August 16, 2023 Ep. 25: Pam Tests Hallie on Canadian Slang
In this episode, Pam tests Hallie on some Canadian slang and Hallie shares a funny plot point of David Copperfield.

Books mentioned, in order:
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
Bookshops and Bone Dust by Travis Baldree
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
Hands of Time: A Watchmaker’s History by Rebecca Struthers
The Quiet Tenant by Clémence Michallon
I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur
There Are Two Errors in the the Title of This Book by Robert M. Martin
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Episode 13 by Craig DiLouie
Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell

Lincoln In the Bardo Narrator list: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/lincolninthebardo
Simon & Schuster Sale News: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/08/simon-and-schuster-kkr-paramount-global-book-publishing

Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
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]
...more
1h 6min
August 09, 2023 Ep. 24: Pam’s Current Reads Are Summoning Autumn Vibes
In this episode, Pam has two ~ spooky ~ reads to share and Hallie has a checklist of books to celebrate!

Books mentioned, in order:
Open Throat by Henry Hoke
Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh
Forager: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult: A Memoir by Michelle Dowd
Pinata by Leopoldo Gout
The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel
Ascension by Nicholas Binge
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie
Sadie by Courtney Summers
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
The Quiet Tenant by Clémence Michallon
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Hands of Time: A Watchmaker’s History by Rebecca Struthers, narrated by Anna Ploszajski
Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller
Educated by Tara Westover
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler
The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
Western Lane by Chetna Maroo
In Ascension by Martin MacInnes
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
All the Little Bird-Hearts by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow
Pearl by Siân Hughes
This Other Eden by Paul Harding
How to Build a Boat by Elaine Feeney
If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery
Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein
Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry
A Spell of Good Things by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

See the Booker Longlist: https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/2023

Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
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]
...more
48min
August 02, 2023 Ep. 23: A Surprisingly French Episode
Hallie and Pam end up picking apart language and philosophy of their current reads.

Books mentioned, in order:
De Cap et de Crocs by Alain Ayroles, illustrated by Jean-Luc Masbou
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Bite of Loyalty by RL Caulder
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Easy Beauty by Chloé Cooper Jones
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
The Martian by Andy Weir
How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur
The Neapolitan Quartet by Elena Ferrante
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
Hands of Time: A Watchmaker’s History by Rebecca Struthers, narrated by Anna Ploszajski
Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe

Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
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]
...more
1h 4min
July 26, 2023 Ep. 22: What Does It Mean For a Book to Be “August”?
Pam and Hallie have short reading updates, so they recommend books for the month of August and talk about some book lists to be on the lookout for.

Books mentioned, in order:
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas
A Quiet Kind of Thunder by Sara Barnard
Beautiful Broken Things by Sara Barnard
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
Poverty, By America by Matthew Desmond
Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane
King: A Life by Jonathan Eig
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
What Napoleon Could Not Do by DK Nnuro
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
Blue Hour by Tiffany Clarke Harrison
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann

Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
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]
...more
46min

FAQs about Mostly Fictional:

How many episodes does Mostly Fictional have?

The podcast currently has 161 episodes available.