Welcome back to Genre’d: Off Book. This week, we’re doing a little mailbag episode: we asked you to send in your most burning questions about us, books, and the podcast, then pulled 10 at random and answered them with zero preparation and maximum sister energy.

We get into the important stuff, like:

• Which one of us would die first in a dystopian world (spoiler: our eyesight is not apocalypse-friendly)

• Our 2026 book trend predictions (hello dystopian comeback and “science friction”)

• Our most side-eye-worthy book opinions (including a full “unlikable characters” rant)

• Where we actually live (NYC + Delaware life, explained)

• Where we love buying books (used bookstores, ThriftBooks, and the holy chaos of The Strand)

• What goes into making the podcast that you don’t see (so many lights, so much equipment, so much troubleshooting)

Then we bring in a very special guest: our little sister Amanda for a lightning round of “who’s most likely to…” questions, featuring the return of the Dancing With the Stars paddles and absolute nonsense, including:

• Who would die first in a horror movie

• Who forgets titles but remembers vibes

• Who reads smut in public unbothered

• Who judges someone’s bookshelf immediately

It’s chaotic, it’s personal, it’s extremely us.

As always: rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen. And remember: no genre-shaming… unless it’s funny.