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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The podcast currently has 145 episodes available.

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October 23, 2024 Ep. 85: This Was Apparently Hallie's Translated Fiction Week
In this episode, Hallie reads three translated books, and Pam reads two books where the main character is telling another character's story.

Books mentioned, in order:
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story by Olga Tokarczuk translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones
The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
The Unsubscriber by Bill Knott
The Birthday Party by Laurent Mauvignier translated by Daniel Levin Becker
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Where You Come From by Sasa Stanisic translated by Damion Searls
Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

Pam’s Booktube video: https://youtu.be/KbkhtfjWHsI

Find Pam and Hallie online!
Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.com
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
41min
October 16, 2024 Episode 84: How Pam Earned 20+ Books
In this episode, Hallie has five finished titles and Pam has a giant book haul!

Books mentioned, in order:
Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery
Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain by Maryanne Wolf
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession by Allison Hoover Bartlett
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Fifth Season / Broken Earth Trilogy by N. K. Jemisin
The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin
My Friends by Hisham Matar
Love Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
Misery by Stephen King
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
The Repeat Room by Jesse Ball
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Honeybee Emeralds by Amy Tector
The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story by Olga Tokarczuk
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Ballad for Sophie by Filipe Melo and Juan Cavia

Find Pam and Hallie online!
Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.com
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 2min
October 09, 2024 Ep. 83: We're 75% Into the Year, So Time For a Goal Update!
As the year winds down, we are beginning to brainstorm what our goals will be next year!

Books mentioned, in order:
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J Maas
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling
The City in Glass by Nghi Vo
This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
The Repeat Room by Jesse Ball

Find Pam and Hallie online!
Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.com
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
52min
October 02, 2024 Ep. 82: Hallie Watched a Book Adaptation Series Instead of Reading
Pam shares some crochet projects, and Hallie reads a book about a drug that lets you jump realities.

Books mentioned, in order:
Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward
Chrysalis by Anna Metcalfe
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Otessa Moshfegh
Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M Valente
McGlue by Otessa Moshfegh
West by Carys Davies
Clear by Carys Davies
The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
The Lost Journals of Sacajewea by Debra Magpie Earling
«C'est le Québec qui est né dans mon pays!» : Carnet de rencontres, d'Ani Kuni à Kiuna
Truth and Reconciliation in Canadian Schools by Pamela Rose Toulouse
Bridge by Lauren Beukes
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
The Years Shall Run Like Rabbits by Ben Berman Ghan
All the Quiet Places by Brian Thomas Isaac
My Friends by Hisham Matar
The Return by Hisham Matar
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

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Find Pam and Hallie online!
Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.com
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
55min
September 25, 2024 Ep. 81: Pam's Bright Young Women Year
In this episode, Hallie breaks a podcast rule and Pam DNF's something straight into the giveaway pile.

Books mentioned in order:
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
Wellness by Nathan Hill
Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou
Friends of the Museum by Heather McGowan
Chrysalis by Anna Metcalfe
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M Valente
Gone with the Wind by Maraget Mitchell
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Lampedusa by Steven Price
The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
The Birthday Party by Lauren Mauvignier
Where You Come From by Sasa Stanisic
West by Carys Davies
My Friends by Hisham Matar
Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg
Popisho by Leone Ross
Bridge by Lauren Beukes

Find Pam and Hallie online!
Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.com
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
52min
September 18, 2024 Ep. 80: Pam Can’t Figure Out the Fourth Narrator!
Hallie reads two art books and we revel in Stiefvater appreciation.

Books mentioned, in order:
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Icarus by K Ancrum
The Little Friend by Donna Tartt
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
The Wolves of Mercy Falls by Maggie Stiefvater
The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
One Woman Show by Christine Coulson
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
Wellness by Nathan Hill
Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou

Find Pam and Hallie online!
Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.com
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
September 11, 2024 Ep. 79: Pam Has Her Eye on a “Heist” Book
Hallie is still behind on her reading goal, but is many hundreds of pages into her current read!

Books mentioned, in order:
Great House by Nicole Krauss
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell
Landline by Rainbow Rowell
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
White Oleander by Janet Finch
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Find Pam and Hallie online!
Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.com
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
47min
September 04, 2024 Ep. 78: The Reading Pressure of a Long Weekend
In this episode, Pam continues her reread of the Raven Cycle and finishes Hallie's favorite book!

Books mentioned, in order:
The Snap by Elizabeth Staple
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World by Andrea Pitzer
Great House by Nicole Krauss
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

Find Pam and Hallie online!
Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.com
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
39min
August 28, 2024 Ep. 77: Hallie Bought So Many Books She Can’t Even Tell Us About Them All
What is proper book club etiquette? Also, Pam begins a reread.

Books mentioned, in order:
The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Playground by Richard Powers
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Emma by Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
Plays Well with Others by Sophie Brickman
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
The Overstory by Richard Powers
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley
King Lear by William Shakespeare
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World by Andrea Pitzer

Find Pam and Hallie online!
Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.com
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
August 21, 2024 Ep. 76: We Have a Chat in a Jane Austen Corner
Our reading weeks are on the upswing! Plus, Pam picks her next book live on the pod.

Books mentioned, in order:
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
What You’re Looking For Is In the Library by Michiko Aoyama
Brotherless Night by V. V. Ganeshananthan
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Station of Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Emma by Jane Austen
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Persuasion by Jane Austen
1984 by George Orwell
Yellowface by RF Kuang
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

Find Pam and Hallie online!
Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.com
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
42min

FAQs about Mostly Fictional:

How many episodes does Mostly Fictional have?

The podcast currently has 145 episodes available.