Books mentioned, in order:
Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal
Endling by Maria Reva
How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler
On the Calculation of Volume series by Solvej Balle
Happiness by Aminatta Forna

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Plus, we introduce a new segment to the podcast!

Books mentioned, in order: 
Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
The Afterlife Project by Tim Weed
Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Murderbot series by Martha Wells
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
The Art and Science of Arrival by Tanya Lapointe
Story of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush
Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Frappabord by Mireille Gagné
The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die by Greer Stothers
How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler
Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis
Michelle Good news: https://www.cbc.ca/books/canada-reads-winners-michelle-good-and-ziya-tong-among-new-order-of-canada-appointees-9.7031432 
Lyndsay Rush: https://www.instagram.com/maryoliversdrunkcousin/?hl=en
Brothers K cover deep dive: https://julianphilosophy.substack.com/p/the-night-before-the-exam 



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Pam gets SMART with her goals, Hallie makes puns, and we reveal the books we namedropped the most on the pod this year. 

Books mentioned in order:
Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Leech by Hiron Ennes
Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove
Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Afterlife Project by Tim Weed
Crash by Lisa McMann
A Gathering of Shadows by VE Schwab
These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
Shattered Spirits: The Fall of Ishcairn by Cal Black
Fox 8 by George Saunders
Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham
Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu
O Pioneers by Willa Cather
The Door by Magda Szabó
Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner
The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Gone with the WInd by Margaret Mitchell
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
To Be Taught if Fortunate by Becky Chambers
American War by Omar El Akkad
Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
The Odyssey by Homer

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Pam baked four types of cookies, and Hallie, inexplicably, is reading a doorstopper.

Books mentioned in order:
Choose Your Own Adventure series
Goosebump series 
Culpability by Peter Holsinger
Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei
The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei
Rose in Chains by Julie Soto
Forget Me Not by Julie Soto
Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto
Leech by Hiron Ennes
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Babel by RF Kuang
Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka 
The Afterlife Project by Tim Weed

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Pam is on a reread streak and Hallie finally finished Nonfiction November.

Books mentioned in order:
These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore 
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Brigands and Breadknives by Travis Baldree
If You’re Seeing This It’s Meant for You by Leigh Stein
Bunny by Mona Awad
Shattered Spirits: The Fall of Ishcairn by Cal Black
No Land For Heroes by Cal Black
Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei
The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei
Notes On An Execution by Danya Kukafka
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

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Books mentioned in order:
Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor
Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Dederer
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben
The Land of Stone Flowers: A Fairy Guide to the Mythical Human Being by Sveta Dorosheva
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green
Brigands and Breadknives by Travis Baldree
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree 
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore
Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller
How Far The Light Reaches: A Life In 10 Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

Review mentioned: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7093851464


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Pam has success with a book club read and Hallie continues Nonfiction November.

Books mentioned, in order:
The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration by David Roberts
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay
These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore
Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

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Pam finishes her fifth vampire book, and we share a short bookish gift guide ahead of the holidays

Books mentioned, in order:
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe 
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
Every Day I Read: 53 Ways to Get Closer to Books by Hwang Bo-reum, translated by Shanna 
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Playground by Richard Powers
The Overstory by Richard Powers
Friends of the Museum by Heather McGowan
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Links mentioned:
https://tertulia.com/


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Hallie continues Nonfiction November and Pam faces an audiobook dilemma. 

Books mentioned, in order:
Flesh by David Szalay
There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib
A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib
They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib
Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest by Hanif Abdurraqib
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

The Booker Prize: https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/2025 


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Our take on "10 Before the End."

Books mentioned, in order: 
Hungerstone by Kat Dunn
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu
Briefly a Delicious Life by Nell Stevens
A Certain Hunger Chelsea G. Summers
Piglet by Lottie Hazell
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater
Vampires at Sea by Lindsay Merbaum
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib 
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Paradise Logic by Sophie Kemp
The Afterlife Project by Tim Weed
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei
The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei
How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler
Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett
Guards Guards by Terry Pratchett

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