By Its Cover

By Its Cover


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Olivetti, by Allie Millington
June 11, 2024

Jake picked this book because of the typewriter on the cover. Turns out, he has always wanted to type on a typewriter, and this book inspired him to go and ...

A Complex Coast, by David Norwell
June 04, 2024

Katie was drawn to the cover of this book by the beautiful watercolor art on the front and the words a kayak journey from Vancouver Island to Alaska. This is ...

Fairy Tale, by Stephen King
May 28, 2024

You may remember from a previous episode that Jake does not read Stephen King. But, he read this book!! Go Jake. This story follows a teen, Charlie, who inherits a ...

The Berry Pickers, by Amanda Peters
May 21, 2024

The Berry Pickers, by Amanda Peters, is a fiction novel featuring the voices of Joe, an indigenous person of Nova Scotia who lost his four-year-old sister, Ruthie, in the berry ...

The Way of Shadows, by Brent Weeks
May 14, 2024

Jake found this book calling to him by the cover in a different bookstore than he normally shops at. The cover spoke of ninjas, shadows and swords, and offered dark, ...

A Horse Walks into a Bar, by David Grossman
May 07, 2024

This is another book Katie picked, but both of us read it this time! A Horse Walks into a Bar is a novel by David Grossman. We thought it would ...

Quietly Hostile, by Samantha Irby
April 30, 2024

Katie picked up this book in the library in the section titled, You May Have Missed These. Drawn to the title, combined with the image of an angry skunk (or ...

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery, by Brom
April 23, 2024

Jake was drawn to this book, Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery, by the cover. He was looking for something grungy. Jake and Katie both read this one. Join us for ...

Venomous Lumpsucker, by Ned Beauman
April 16, 2024

This is Katies pick. What drew her to it? A bright pink cover, the words VENOMOUS LUMPSUCKER, and a weird fish on the front. What the heck is this book ...

The Dawnhounds, by Sascha Stronach
April 12, 2024

Jake picked this book, which he describes is about a lesbian cop in a futuristic high-tech city with mushroom houses that is very anti-gay and not welcoming to our main ...

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