Mostly Fictional

By Mostly Fictional Podcast

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 156 episodes available.

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January 15, 2025 Ep. 96: Hallie Wants Pam to Slow Down on Her Audiobook
Hallie has her first DNF! And pushes Pam to pick three words to describe her reading.

Books mentioned, in order:
Clean Air by Sarah Blake
Eliza and her Monsters by Francesca Zappia
Fox 8 by George Saunders
Open Throat by Henry Hoke
Tenth of December by George Saunders
Table for Two: Fictions by Amor Towles
Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
St. Lucy’s Home by Karen Russell
The Beast You Are by Paul Tremblay
Celestial Harmonies by Peter Esterhazy
Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close
A Secret Kept by Tatiana de Rosnay
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
The Locked Tomb Series by Tamsyn Muir
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J Maas

Links mentioned:
Haley Larsen, PhD https://haleyalarsen.substack.com/
Deedi Reads https://deedireads.substack.com/

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
January 08, 2025 Ep. 95: Pam is Completing Hallie’s 2025 Reading Goals
It's a huge catch up episode! We've got a lot of books to tell you about today. Here we go!

Books mentioned, in order:
Data Baby: My Life in a Psychological Experiment by Susannah Breslin
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Diary of a Provincial Lady by EM Delafield (series)
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
The City We Became by NK Jemesin
The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry
True Grit by Charles Portis
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes
The Arctic Fury by Greer Macallister
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Electo the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
Moon Witch, Spider King by Marlon James
My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
The Last Gifts of the Universe by Riley August
La Dernière des Afield by Marc Levy
Celestial Harmonies by Peter Esterhazy
Eliza and her Monsters by Francesca Zappia
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Clean Air by Sarah Blake
A Secret Kept by Tatiana de Rosnay
Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay

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 5min
January 01, 2025 Ep. 94: Our 2024 Wrap Up and 2025 Reading Goals!
Happy New Year, it's our end of year episode!! We hope you enjoy all our stats and reflections!

Books mentioned, in order:
House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski
The Absolute Book by Elizabeth Knox
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Guards Guards by Terry Pratchett
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
What You Are Looking For Is In the Library by Michiko Aoyama
The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater
Sheine lende by Darcie Little Badger
Seasonal Fears by Seanan McGuire
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Emma by Austen
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
Tidal Creatures by Seanan McGuire
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Sister Golden Calf by Colleen Burner

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 23min
December 18, 2024 Ep. 93: Pam Basically Researched Herself into a Mood Read
Meanwhile, Hallie has no idea where her current read came from!

Books mentioned, in order:
She’s a Lamb by Meredith Hambrock
Yellowface by RF Kuang
Pet by Catherine Chidgey
The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee
Seven Deadly Sins: The Biology of Being Human by Dr. Guy Leschziner
Data Baby: My Life in a Psychological Experiment by Susannah Breslin
Diary of a Provincial Lady by EM Delafield
Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Dederer

Relevant links:
12 Days of Crochet: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcWC8jFgJ-nAR1q_dbmJBp6xDCRQ-LRC9
Cari Can Read: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqSXu1YKIcQ
Audiobook preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HA4ZGGKXE4

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
50min
December 11, 2024 Ep. 92: Our Accidental Canadian Author Episode
Hallie finished her 3000 year book, and Pam has some last minute library reads!

Books mentioned, in order:
The Actual Star by Monica Byrne
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Dederer
The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl
She’s a Lamb by Meredith Hambrock
Yellowface by RF Kuang
Friends of the Museum by Heather McGowan
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Gone with the Wind by Maraget Mitchell

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
December 04, 2024 Ep. 91: Our Current Reads Sound Like They're About Space! ✨ (They Aren't)
In this episode, we go on a Storygraph tangent!

Books mentioned, in order:
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
James by Percival Everett
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
The Trees by Percival Everett
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Two Can Play Ali Hazelwood
Six Stories by Max Wesolowski
Sadie by Courtney Summers
Blood Test: A Comedy by Charles Baxter
The One by James Mars
The Measure by Nikki Erlick
The Most by Jessica Anthony
My Husband by Maud Ventura
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
The Actual Star by Monica Byrne
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Earthseed Series by Octavia Butler

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
November 27, 2024 Ep. 90: Did We Even Like Our Reads This Week?
In this episode, Hallie explains her reading bonaza, and Pam gives an unhaul update.

Books mentioned, in order:
Alone with You in the Ether by Olivie Blake
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Held by Anne Michaels
The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
James by Percival Everett
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Lady Macbeth: A Novel by Ava Reid
True Grit by Charles Portis
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
The Turn of the Screw by Jenry James
A Magical Girl Retires: A Novel by Park Seolyeon
Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Six Stories by Matt Wesolowski

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
40min
November 20, 2024 Ep. 89: Pam Unhauled Half of Hallie's Collection
We finish some "just okay" books, and Pam picks Hallie's next read.

Books mentioned, in order:
Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Trust by Hernan Diaz
It Will Only Hurt for a Moment by Delilah S. Dawson
Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
My Good Bright Wolf by Sarah Moss
A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher
Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
Discworld series by Terry Pratchett
Audition by Pip Adam
The Repeat Room by Jesse Ball
In Ascension by Martin MacInnes
Bleak House by Charles Dickens
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
Alone with You in the Ether by Olivie Blake
Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin

N+1 Foundation: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/n1-foundation-inc/bookmatch-2024

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
November 13, 2024 Ep. 88: Hallie Recommends Chaotic Reading Choices to Pam
In this episode, Pam has a gift card-driven book haul and Hallie is watching a documentary about one of her favorite nonfiction reads!

Books mentioned, in order:
Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin
Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
The Pallbearer’s Club by Paul Tremblay
Misery by Stephen King
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? By Dr. Julie Smith
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Two-Step Devil by Jamie Quatro
Endurance by Alfred Lansing
Le Petit Prince: édition collector by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell by Sy Montgomery
What the Chicken Knows by Sy Montgomery
The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, & Dreams Deferred by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler
Why Fish Don’t Exist by Lulu Miller
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
It Will Only Hurt for a Moment by Delilah S. Dawson
Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
My Good Bright Wolf by Sarah Moss
Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
Summerwater by Sarah Moss

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
November 06, 2024 Ep. 87: Celebrating Halloween with Pam's Horror Movie/Book
Also, Hallie BBQ'd her flowers.

Books mentioned, in order:
The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica translated by Sarah Moses
Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica translated by Sarah Moses
Popisho by Leone Ross
Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
The Pall-Bearers Club by Paul Tremblay
Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin
It Will Only Hurt for a Moment by Delilah S. Dawson

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
36min

FAQs about Mostly Fictional:

How many episodes does Mostly Fictional have?

The podcast currently has 156 episodes available.