Book Club for Masochists: a Readers’ Advisory Podcast

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  • A Readers’ Advisory Podcast about becoming better library staff by reading every genre, whether we like them or not! Every month we read books from a new, randomly picked genre; then on the podcast we discuss our reading choices, experiences, opinions, appeal factors, and other related topics as friends and library workers.
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A Readers’ Advisory Podcast about becoming better library staff by reading every genre, whether we like them or not! Every month we read books from a new, randomly picked genre; then on the podcast we discuss our reading choices, experiences, opinions, appeal factors, and other related topics as friends and library workers.
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  • Episode 205 - Favourite Reads (and Media) of 2024
    2024/12/17
    It’s episode 205 and time for us to talk about our favourite reads of 2024! We discuss fiction and non-fiction books we read for the podcast, plus comics, videos, music, and more! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray 🦇 | Jam Edwards Check out Hark! Jam's holiday music podcast! Favourite Fiction For the podcast Anna The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence (Episode 200 - Library Fiction) Jam A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher (Episode 202 - A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking) Matthew The Sixth Gun Omnibus, vol. 1 by Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt, Bill Crabtree, and Tyler Crook (Episode 201 - Weird West) Meghan Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (Episode 203 - Dark Academia) Not for the podcast Jam Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman Matthew Johannes Cabal and the Blustery Day: And Other Tales of the Necromancer by Jonathan L. Howard, narrated by Nicholas Guy Smith Meghan When Among Crows by Veronica Roth Anna Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Trailer Favourite Non-Fiction For the podcast Matthew I Am the Law: How Judge Dredd Predicted Our Future by Michael Molcher (Episode 195 - Pop(ular) Culture Non-Fiction) Meghan Telling It to the Judge: Taking Native History to Court by Arthur J. Ray (Episode 197 - Law & Legal Non-Fiction (for the layperson)) Anna Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions by Valeria Luiselli (Episode 194 - Indie Publishers) Jam Why I Adopted My Husband: The True Story of a Gay Couple Seeking Legal Recognition in Japan by Yuta Yagi (Episode 192 - Non-Fiction Graphic Novels & Comics) Not for the podcast Meghan Secret Gardens by Jennifer Potter Anna Bunker: Building for the End Times by Bradley Garrett Jam Slow AF Run Club: The Ultimate Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Run by Martinus Evans Matthew How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi Other Favourite Things of 2024 Anna CatsBuldak Cream CarbonaraGo Go Town! Jam Diceomancer“California” by Chappel RoanGalway Food Tour Matthew The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel by Jenny Nicholson Giant Days by John Allison, Max Sarin, and Lissa TreimanSpy x Family by Tetsuya Endo Matthew talked about this and Giant Days in Episode 193 - Spring Media Update Spy x Family / Designer Chairs Meghan Living Small - Laura Fenton (series: Small Takes)BBC: The Secret History of British Gardens with Monty DonDwell magazine Runner-Ups Jam Books for the podcast Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree (Episode 204 - Cozy Fantasy) Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes (Episode 189 - Romantic Comedies & Humorous Romance)Any Other City by Hazel Jane Plante (Episode 194 - Indie Publishers) Picture Books I Won’t Give Up My Rubber Band by Shinsuke Yoshitake 100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli by David LaRochelle Games Wingspan (both board & Switch Edition)Crossword puzzles Movies/TV/Video Delicious in DungeonI Saw the TV GlowRobot DreamsGastronautsI Want to Tell You About My Favorite Fight Scene Anna River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey (Episode 201 - Weird West)Kimiko Does Cancer by Kimiko Tobimatsu and Keet Geniza (Episode 192 - Non-Fiction Graphic Novels & Comics) Matthew Comics (For series I’m linking to volume ones regardless of what volumes I read or how many I read this year.) Astro City by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson Blade Runner 2029 by Mike Johnson and Andres GuinaldoCatwoman: Lonely City by Cliff ChiangDo A Powerbomb! by Daniel Warren JohnsonFriday by Ed Brubaker, Marcos Martin, and Muntsa VicenteKit + The Wolf by John AllisonLost Cat by JasonNight Cry by Borja GonzálezOrcs by Christine LarsenReckless, vol. 5: Follow Me Down by Ed Brubaker and Sean PhillipsSilver by Stephan Franck Of Thunder & Lightning by Kimberly WangWhere The Body Was by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips Manga (For series I’m linking to volume ones regardless of what volumes I read or how many I read this year.) A Cat from Our World and the Forgotten Witch by Hiro KashiwabaAkane-banashi by Yūki Suenaga and Takamasa MoueAkira by Katsuhiro OtomoBlue Period by Tsubasa YamaguchiDementia 21 by Shintaro Kago The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All by Sumiko Arai Heavenly Delusion by Masakazu Ishiguro I’m a Terminal Cancer Patient, but I’m Fine by Hilnama Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service by Eiji Otsuka and Housui Yamazaki Mimi’s Tales of Terror by Junji Ito, Hirokatsu Kihara, and Ichiro NakayamaOkinawa by Susumu Higa Seven Little Sons of the Dragon by Ryoko KuiSketchy by Makihirochi Soara and the House of Monsters by Hidenori Yamaji Books Fiction A Memory Called Empire by Arkady MartineNew Suns: Original Speculative Fiction By People of Color edited by Nisi ShawlProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirRed Rabbit by Alex Grecian Episode 201 - Weird West Tales of the Tattooed: An Anthology of Ink edited by John Miller Unauthorized Bread by Cory Doctorow Your...
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  • Episode 204 - Cozy Fantasy
    2024/12/03
    It’s episode 204 and time for us to talk about the genre of Cozy Fantasy! We discuss what makes something cozy, romantasy, breakneck cozy fantasies, how much fantasy people need in their fantasy, and more! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray 🦇 | Jam Edwards Things We Read (or tried to…) Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell Comparison between US and UK covers Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton Sorcery and Small Magics and Maiga Doocy The Baker & the Bard by Fern Haught Howl's Moving Castle by Dianne Wynn Jones Howl's Moving Castle (film) Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch by Julie Abe Other Media We Mentioned The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers Matthew meant “solarpunk” as the genre that this is often described as Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher Episode 202 - A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (Wayward Children) The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune Canadian residential school system Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca ThorneLoadingReadyRunThe House Witch by DelemhachDiary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff KinneyTuck Everlasting by Natalie BabbittMooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy XuMoonstruck, vol. 1: Magic to Brew by Grace Ellis and Shae BeaglePractical Magic by Alice Hoffman The Tea Dragon Society by Kay O’Neill The Tea Dragon Society Card Game Balatro Links, Articles, and Things What Counts as Cozy Fantasy?In Defense of Low-Stakes FictionIyashikei “portraying characters living out peaceful lives in calming environments, and is intended to have a healing effect on the audience” 11 Cozy Fantasy by BIPOC Authors: Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here. VenCo by Cherie Dimaline Best Hex Ever by Nadia El-Fassi DallerGut Dream Department Store by Mi-Ye Lee, translated by Sandy Joosun Lee That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop by Roselle Lim The Last Dragon of the East by Katrina Kwan The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu MandannaThe Fae’s Bride by R.L. Medina The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa, translated by Louise Heal Kawai The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope Give us feedback! Fill out the form to ask for a recommendation or suggest a genre or title for us to read! Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Instagram, join our Facebook Group or Discord Server, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, December 17th it’s time for our “best books of the year” episode! Then, on Tuesday, January 7th we’ll be discussing the genre of Cultural Studies!
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  • Episode 203 - Dark Academia
    2024/11/05
    It’s episode 203 and time for us to discuss the genre of Dark Academia! We discuss aesthetics as genres, cosplaying as academics, anti-intellectualism, the differences between Canadian and American university experiences, and more! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray 🦇 | Jam Edwards Things We Read (or tried to…) A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria LeeJawbone by Mónica Ojeda, translated by Sarah Booker An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson The Woman in the Library by Sulari GentillIf We Were Villains by M.L. RioNinth House by Leigh BardugoThe Cloisters by Katy Hays The Cloisters (the museum) And He Shall Appear by Kate Van Der Borgh Other Media We Mentioned The Secret History by Donna TarttHowl's Moving Castle (film) The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde The Goth House Experiment by S.J. Sindu Includes “Dark Academia and the Lesbian Masterdoc” Frankenstein by Mary ShelleyPlain Bad Heroines by Emily M. DanforthCatherine House by Elisabeth ThomasBunny by Mona AwadThe Starless Sea by Erin MorgensternNeuromancer by William Gibson Dear Committee Members by Julie SchumacherThe Gormenghast Novels by Mervyn PeakeFaust Links, Articles, and Things Dark academia (Wikipedia)Episode 115 - New WeirdKurt Vonnegut Episode 134 - Piranesi by Susanna ClarkeUniversity of King's CollegeSour Patch KidsMagic CircleBottle episode Episode 202 - A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive BakingSkull and BonesEpisode 172 - Domestic ThrillersCottagecore 15 Dark Academia by Authors of Colour: Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by POC (People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here. Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé The Hysterical Girls of St. Bernadette's by Hanna AlkafBunny by Mona AwadThe Atlas Six by Olivie BlakeSociety of Lies by Lauren Ling BrownDisorientation by Elaine Hsieh ChouThe Mystery Writer by Sulari GentillImmortal Dark by Tigest Girma An Academy for Liars by Alexis HendersonBabel by R.F. KuangThe Centre by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi Land of No Regrets by Sadi MuktadirJawbone by Mónica Ojeda Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. WangHow We Fall Apart by Katie Zhao Give us feedback! Fill out the form to ask for a recommendation or suggest a genre or title for us to read! Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Instagram, join our Facebook Group or Discord Server, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, December 3rd we’ll be talking about the genre of Cozy Fantasy! Then on Tuesday, December 17th it’s time for our “best books of the year” episode!
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