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Latest Episodes

People We Meet on Vacation
February 17, 2022

Stephanie and Meghan welcome Ollie Brady as a permanent co-host! We start our 2022 year with a new book:People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry! We discuss our new format, the books we've read recently, and finally, a whole cast of characters that just

Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga
August 02, 2021

This week Stephanie and Meghan decide to join the investigation and research of the residential schools in Canada and what they have become in the current environment. The book focuses on the death of seven First Nation students and the incompetency surro

LA Son by Roy Choi
July 23, 2021

Meghan and Stephanie are finally back! And this time they are discussing something they love to talk about: FOOD! We read Roy Choi's memoir and cook book, which has one of the most interesting lives we have read about while also some damn good food.  Next

Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray
June 28, 2021

Stephanie and Meghan take a small break this episode and rather than leave listeners without an episode, friends of the podcast Tim Lowe and Ollie Brady decided to put together an episode on the second book of The Diviners series by Libba Bray! Here is a

Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite edited by Zoraida Córdova
June 14, 2021

This episode, Stephanie and Meg discuss VAMPIRES. Are they back? Are they even scary any more? DidTwilight ruin vampires for good? We dive into the short story anthologyVampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite to see! This collection is focused on

Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
May 31, 2021

Despite our inching towards summer, Stephanie and Meghan are joined by Victoria Lucia to get in the mood for some fall spooks! For this round of our Read Harder challenge, we readSmall Spaces by Katherine Arden! We talk about whether we as both 6th grade

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
May 16, 2021

This week Stephanie and Meg readCemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas! First, there are some serious content warning for this book: the main character has to deal with a family who hasn't accepted that he is transgender. Major CW for misgendering, discussions o

If The Dress Fits by Carla de Guzman
May 02, 2021

This week Meg and Stephanie are joined by Network co-host Matt Limerick to discussIf the Dress Fitsby Carla de Guzman! We loved discussing this fat positive romance that is also not based in the US! We discuss our love of these cinnamon bun characters,

Buffy Fan Fiction
April 18, 2021

This week Stephanie and Meg dive into the world of fan fiction! We went with a Buffy the Vampire Slayer fanfic as it is a fandom we both know and love; however, we do not openly support Joss Whedon.  For this week, we read a short retelling of season 6: E

The Diviners by Libba Bray
April 01, 2021

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