Mostly Fictional

Pam conquered a big read with only minutes to spare, and Hallie read another spicy Fritos book.

Books mentioned, in order:
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens by Raul Palma
Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper
Her Soul to Take by Harley LaRoux
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Normal Rules Don’t Apply: Stories by Kate Atkinson
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura, translated by Philip Gabriel
Alice Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live: Ten Weeks in Birmingham That Changed America by Paul Kix


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Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart

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In this episode, Pam shares book news rather than finished books, and Hallie talks about the "cotton candy" books she's been reading.

Books mentioned, in order:
Community Board by Tara Conklin
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
The Guest by Emma Cline
Search by Michelle Huneven
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
Forget Me Not by Julie Soto
The Pairing by Casey McQuiston
Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
King Lear by William Shakespeare
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Salt Slow by Julia Armfield
Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark
Anyone by Charles Soule
A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens by Raul Palma

Julia Armfield news: https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/fourth-estate-snaps-up-armfields-stunning-second-novel-in-exclusive-submission

Casey McQuiston news:
https://caseymcquiston.substack.com/p/introducing-book-4
https://www.amazon.com/Pairing-Casey-McQuiston/dp/1250862744/


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


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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]

In this episode, Hallie blushes discussing a recently finished read and Pam shares a French book. Plus, a book club of The Guest by Emma Cline.

Books mentioned in order:
The Guest by Emma Cline
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Praise by Sara Cate
Pet by Catherine Chidgey
The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper
Community Board by Tara Conklin
Ame brisée (Fractured Soul) by Akira Mizubayashi
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers


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

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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]

In this episode, we talk about the Spotify audiobook news, and a new release by Cassandra Clare.

Books mentioned, in order:
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
My Murder by Katie Williams
The Guest by Emma Cline
Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper
The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Sandman Comics by Neil Gaiman
Discworld by Terry Pratchett
Swordcatcher by Cassandra Clare
Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare
ACOTAR series by Sarah J Maas
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth
Lady Midnight series by Cassandra Clare
A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab
The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman


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]

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


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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]

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]

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

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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]

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]

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]

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


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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]