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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  • Episode 203 - Dark Academia

    Episode 203 - Dark Academia
    Nov 5 2024
    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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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Episode 202 - A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking

    Episode 202 - A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking
    Oct 15 2024
    It’s episode 202 and that means it’s time for our One Book One Podcast Battle of the Books episode where we discuss A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher! 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 Media We Mentioned A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. KingfisherThe House Witch by DelemhachThe Wee Free Men by Terry PratchettDealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente Episode 058 - The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making Minor Mage by T. KingfisherTangled Links, Articles, and Things Flogging Molly (based in LA with an Irish lead singer)Dropkick Murphys (the Boston punk band Jam was probably thinking about)GarderobeDon Bluth 15 Erotic Romance Books 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. Curvy Girl Summer by Danielle AllenUp for Air by Christina BerryIf She Says Yes by Tasha L. HarrisonThe Kiss Quotient by Helen HoangBeing Hospitable by Meka JamesCuffed by Candlelight: An Erotic Romance Anthology by Beverly Jenkins Just for the Cameras by Viano Oniomoh Glutton for Pleasure by Alisha Rai Double Pleasure, Double Pain by Nikki RashanYes, Roya by C. Spike Trotman & EA DenichHaven by Rebekah WeatherspoonThe Perfect Find by Tia Williams Quarantine and Chill by Kenya Wright Wild Ones by Kristine WyllysA Taste of Sin by Fiona Zedde 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, November 5th when we’ll be discussing the genre of Dark Academia. Then on Tuesday, December it will be time for our final genre of the year, Cozy Fantasy!
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Episode 201 - Weird West

    Episode 201 - Weird West
    Oct 1 2024
    It’s episode 201 and time for us to discuss the genre of Weird West! (Just in time for Halloween!). We talk about the potential temporal and geographic restrictions on western fiction, folklore, tall tales, 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…) Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian, narrated by John PirhallaThe Gunslinger by Stephen King, narrated by George GuidallTread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhorse The Sixth Gun Omnibus, vol. 1 by Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt, Bill Crabtree, and Tyler Crook The Witch Owl Parliament by David Bowles and Raúl the ThirdLone Women by Victor LaValleRiver of Teeth by Sarah Gailey Other Media We Mentioned Vermilion: The Adventures of Lou Merriwether, Psychopomp and Molly Tanzer The New Adventures of the Lone Ranger (Probably the version Matthew saw)Lucky LukeThe Shootist by Glendon Swarthout The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle Links, Articles, and Things Episode 029 - WesternsEpisode 082 - Steampunk Episode 106 - Alternative/Alternate History Episode 183 - One Book One Podcast: Upright Women WantedSpace Western (TVTropes)Skin-walkerLand-grant university Map shows where Colorado’s 8 known free-roaming wolves wandered in SeptemberLibro.fm’s Audiobook Listening Copy ProgramJonah Hex 10 Weird Western Books 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. The Witch Owl Parliament by David Bowles and Raúl the Third Vampires of El Norte by Isabel CañasThe Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole DavisDeathless Divide by Justina Ireland The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones (forthcoming 2025) Sisters of the Wild Sage: A Weird Western Collection by Nicole Givens KurtzLone Women by Victor Lavalle The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom LinTread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhorse How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang 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, October 15th when it’s time for our “We All Read the Same Book” episode as we discuss A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher. Then on Tuesday, November 5th we’ll be discussing the genre of Dark Academia.
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    1 hr and 4 mins

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