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  • 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

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  • 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


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  • 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

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  • 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


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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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


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    Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart

  • Hallie visited three bookstores in San Diego for a work trip, and Pam found her October book purchase!

    Books mentioned, in order:
    Where You Come From by Sasa Stanisic, translated by Damion Searls
    Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg
    House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
    Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
    Alone with You in the Ether by Olivie Blake
    Whirlaway by Poe Ballantine
    We, the Drowned by Carsten Jensen, translated by Charlotte Barslund and Emma Ryder
    The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins
    The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson
    A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon, translated by Anton Hur
    Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura
    Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
    The Pall-Bearer’s Club by Paul Tremblay
    It Will Only Hurt for a Moment by Delilah S. Dawson
    Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson
    Popisho by Leone Ross
    The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
    The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moses
    Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moses
    Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin

    Find Pam and Hallie online!
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    Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart


  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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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  • 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

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    Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart

  • 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

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  • 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

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    Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart

  • 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


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    Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart


  • 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

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    Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart


  • 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


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    Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart

  • We read some stinkers this week! But that's OK -- better books are always on the horizon!

    Books mentioned, in order:
    Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin
    Out There by Kate Folk
    Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin
    Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin
    When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
    The Power by Naomi Alderman
    Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan
    Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
    Bridgerton series by Jane Austen
    Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
    Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before by Dr. Julie Smith
    Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
    C’est le Québec qui est né dans mon pays!”: Carnet de rencontres, d’Ani à Kiuna by Emmanuelle Dufour
    Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
    Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
    Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez
    Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

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  • We only read two books this week, but still somehow had a lot to talk about!

    Books mentioned, in order:
    Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina
    The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan
    The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
    Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
    When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
    The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill
    The Power by Naomi Alderman
    Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan
    Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
    Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
    Gone with the Wind by Maraget Mitchell

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    Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart