Another Book on the Shelf

It's our favourite time of the year and time for a spooky read to match the mood in Episode 210. This time we're talking about Never Whistle at Night, a collection of Indigenous dark fiction stories edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. We loved this one so much and can't wait to read the next volume!Show NotesPodcast fave, Stephen Graham Jones, writes an incredible introduction to this collection. We didn't have time to talk about every story in this collection, so we highlighted some of our favourites, but honestly every story is so good and you should definitely read the whole thing.Never Whistle at Night Part II: Back for Blood just came out, so if you're in need of more Indigenous horror, make sure to grab a copy! We're keeping with the spooky theme for our next episode, which is also a book club episode. It's time to talk about Moonflow by Bitter Karella!Then for non-fiction November, we'll be reading Sophia Bush's recently published memoir, And I Will Tell You Mine. Other Books and Authors MentionedThe Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham JonesThere, There by Tommy OrangeMoon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig RiceCherie DimalineRebecca RoanhorseMathilda ZellerConley LyonsNick MedinaD.H. TrujilloRichard Van CampCarson FaustDarcie Little Badger

In episode 209, we're celebrating the 8th anniversary of Another Book on the Shelf! We can't believe we've been making this podcast for eight whole years now. What is time? Show NotesWe had such a great time at Word on the Street, as always, and it was so great to finally be able to go together after several years of Jette flying solo.If you're in Toronto over the next few months, definitely go check out the Melissa Auf der Maur exhibit. Our next episode is our annual spooky season pick, (as if we're not spooky all year round). We'll be chatting about Never Whistle At Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology.After that, it's time for Jette's book club pick, Moonflow by Bitter Karella. Still spooky vibes, but we've got some weird mushrooms and fungus as well! And of course, stay tuned for our next book club pick after that episode is out.Books & Authors MentionedThe Windy City Series by Liz TomfordeSilver Pines Series by Paisley HopeJust for the Plot by Meghan QuinnDC Stars Series by Chelsea CurtoVancouver Storm Series by Stephanie ArcherHarvest Season by Brynne WeaverSparrow Falls Series by Catherine CowlesKiss Slay Replay by Rachel HarrisonEven the Good Girls Will Cry by Melissa Auf der MaurWhat We Found Instead by Heidi ReimerEspíritu by Aiden ThomasThe Dream Thieves graphic novel by Maggie Stiefvater and Sas MilledgeThis Is Not a Test by Courtney SummersSomething Is Killing the Children: Hope is a Knife Grim Tidings by BK BorisonA Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca SolnitHeated Rivalry & The Long Game by Rachel ReidFahrenheit 182 by Mark HoppusThe Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham JonesSweetwater Peak Duology by Lyla SageWhat Feeds Below by Tatiana Schlote-BonneYou Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom by Vincent TiradoHit So Hard by Patty SchemelCarl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt DinnimanMy Heart Is A Chainsaw by Stephen Graham JonesThe Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley JacksonThe Hollow Places by T KingfisherDon't Look Now by Daphne DuMaurierChlorine by Jade Song

In Episode 208, we're talking about Espíritu by Aiden Thomas, the sequel to Cemetery Boys, which we talked about way back in Episode 57! It was so much fun to be back with these characters and in their world of spirits and brujx. We wish we could have spent more time with them. Maybe a book for our girl Maritza next? We would be all over that!Show NotesEpisode 57, where we talked about Cemetery Boys, was our very first FUJK episode after abandoning our previous plan to discuss a certain wizard series. We've read so many incredible books by trans authors since then!Do you believe in spirits?On record, we now know that Jette wants her funeral to be an exact recreation of the My Chemical Romance "Helena" music video.If you want to know more about the grandma who had paper Ouija boards handed out at her funeral with a note saying, "Let's keep in touch," here you go. No, but seriously, please can Maritza get a book next?Our next episode is our 8th (!!!) anniversary episode. After that, we'll chatting about Never Whistle At Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology, just in time for spooky season.And don't forget to read along with us for our book club, Moonflow by Bitter Karella. Episode coming in early November!Other Books MentionedSomebody Is Walking on Your Grave by Mariana Enriquez

In Episode 207, we have a wonderful chat with Canadian author Heidi Reimer about her new novel, What We Found Instead, as well as writing routines, plotting, and book recommendations.Show NotesIt was so fantastic to have the chance to talk to Heidi about her process writing this book and learning how to craft a novel.Find Heidi’s debut novel, The Mother Act, wherever books are sold.Online you can find Heidi on her website, www.heidireimer.com, on Instagram @heidi.c.reimer, and on Substack, The Visibility Letters. Heidi also coaches writers through the Sarah Selecky Writing School, where she offers coaching for first drafts and revisions.Heidi Reimer’s RecommendationsChasing Summer by Frankie ScottWild Hope by Joan Thomas The Wild Beneath by Kelly AndersonGod of the Woods by Liz MooreSterling Point (2026-)Other Books MentionedLong Bright River by Liz Moore

In episode 206, we talk about our latest book club book, the graphic novel adaptation of The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater, illustrated by Sas Milledge. This is the second book in The Raven Cycle series, and this one may have convinced Jette to pick up the original novels!Show NotesThis is Gen’s favourite of the four books in the series because it’s Ronan’s book.We talked about the first graphic novel adaptation in Episode 180.We also read Sas Milledge’s debut graphic novel, Mamo, in Episode 194.Our next book club is Jette’s pick and we’re reading Moonflow by Bitter Karella. More creepy mushrooms and fungus!Next week we’ll be chatting with Heidi Reimer about her new novel, What We Found Instead.And to close out September, we’re revisiting an old favourite and reading the long-awaited sequel to Cemetery Boys—Espíritu by Aiden Thomas.Other Books MentionedParable of the Sower by Octavia ButlerSomething is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV

Summer is (finally) winding down, and it's time for a hangout episode! As you know, we are not made for the heat, so we've slowed down a bit on the reading and the writing—but don't worry, we're still absolutely crushing our reading goals.Show NotesGen has done a surprising number of summer activities, and we've even done a bunch together, including a baseball game, a book launch, and a visit to Toronto's Book Bar.Is baseball the most romantic sport? We had such a great time at the book launch for Fossil Feud by Maggie North, facilitated by Stephanie Archer and hosted by Hopeless Romantic books. We even made a new book friend!Next on our bookish event list is Word on the Street, which Gen can finally go to this year. It's happening September 26 & 27 at David Pecaut Square by Roy Thompson Hall. If you're in Toronto, it's free to attend and always a great time for book lovers, so definitely check it out!Our next episode will be a book club episode, talking about The Dream Thieves graphic novel adaptation by Maggie Stiefvater and illustrated by Sas Milledge. After that, we'll be chatting with Heidi Reimer about her new book What We Found Instead. It's been a while since we've done an interview and we can't wait!Books and Authors MentionedWindy City series by Liz TomfordePaisley Hope: Training the Heart; Riding the High; Freeing the WildAnderson in Bloom by Jennifer DuganRomancing the Beat by Gwen HayesA Spell to Wake the Dead by Nicole LesperanceCatherine Cowles: Delicate Escape; Broken Harbor; Into the Fading Twilight; Beautiful ExileThe Someday Garden by Ashley PostonLove You to Death by Jenna LavineThe Hotshot by Piper RayneDearly Departed by Chip PonsClockers by Richard PriceShoot Your Shot by Lexi LafleurDinner for Vampire by Bethany Joy LenzBehind the Net by Stephanie ArcherWhat Move the Dead by T KingfisherIn Stormy Weather by Chelsea CurtoDead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep by Paul TremblayFace Off by Chelsea CurtoJust for the Plot by Meghan QuinnWylding Hall by Elizabeth HandThe Prospects by KT HoffmanDungeon Crawler Carl by Matt DinnimanThe Dead of Summer by Ryan La SalaThe Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson

In episode 204, Gen and Jette freak out over mushrooms and T. Kingfisher's What Moves the Dead, book 1 in the Sworn Soldier series.Please send Jette all recos for anything fungi-related- books, cute things, forests to run to. Show NotesWe both meant to read "The Fall of the House of Usher," which this book is based on, before we recorded, but unfortunately...life. It's on the list now!T. Kingfisher is the pen name of Ursula Vernon. She writes books under both names, differentiating between her work for children (Vernon) and adults (Kingfisher).Our next episode is our summer hangout. Expect more mushrooms and probably (definitely) some Windy City talk. How many books in the series can Gen read before we record?After that, it's book club episode time! The Dream Thieves graphic novel adaptation is officially out, and we'll be talking about it first thing in September.Books mentionedHow We End by LM JuniperMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaThe Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan PoeWhat Feasts at Night by T. KingfisherWhat Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher

Episode 203 is another instalment in our Page to Screen series. This time we read Clockers by Richard Price and watched the Spike Lee film adaptation of the same name. We loved how the book and the film each have their own distinct vibe and definitely need to watch more Spike Lee films. (And maybe rewatch The Wire?)Show NotesRichard Price has also written screenplays, including The Wire, The Deuce, and the Martin Scorsese film, The Color of Money, for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.This was Mekhi Phifer's first film, and he got the part through an open casting call.In our next episode, we'll be talking about What Moves the Dead by T Kingfisher.Read along with our next book club pick, the graphic novel adaptation of The Dream Thieves by Maggie Steifvater.Other Films by Spike LeeDo the Right ThingShe's Gotta Have ItJungle FeverMalcolm XBlacKkKlansman Other Books, Authors & Films MentionedMystic River Gone Baby Gone Dennis LehaneAnnihilationThe MartianJurassic ParkUnder the Bridge

In Episode 202, we talk about Jette's book club pick, In Her Own League by Liz Tomforde! As you may know, we're deep in our romance era right now—especially sports romance—and we loved Monty and Reese so much! Show NotesIn Her Own League is a spin-off of the best-selling Windy City Series, which is currently in development for a TV series!Emmett "Monty" Montgomery is definitely based on real-life MLB manager Gabe Kapler. You're welcome. Interconnected romance series for the win every time! We can't wait for Liz Tomforde's next series, Wilder Woods, which takes place in California and follows the Wilder siblings. The first instalment, Cardinal Rule, is set to come out next year.So many of these romance authors are Canadian, which we love.We're stoked to be going to the book launch for Fossil Feud by Maggie North, in conversation with Stephanie Archer, author of the hockey romance series Vancouver Storm. Hosted, of course, by Hopeless Romantic Books.In our next episode, we're taking a wildly different turn for our Page to Screen series by reading Clockers by Richard Price and watching the 1995 Spike Lee film adaptation.After that, we'll be doing some summer spooky reading with What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher.Our next book club pick is Gen's, and it's The Dream Thieves graphic novel adaptation of Book 2 of The Raven Cycle Series by Maggie Steifvater, illustrated by Sas Milledge. It's coming out August 4. Other Books and Authors MentionedHelena HuntingOff Campus Series by Elle Kennedy Elsie SilverBecka Mack Heated Rivalry/Game Changers Series by Rachel Reid

It's the end of June, which means it's time for our annual Pride episode! This year, we're talking about Anderson in Bloom by Jennifer Dugan, since we're both deep in our romance era and we love us some queer joy. Show NotesIs it time for us to move to a small coastal town and live our best storybook romance lives?Jenifer Prince does the cover art for this book. Check out more of her fantastic lesbian art on IG @jeniferrprinceFor more romance goodness, be sure to listen to episode 199, all about the romance genre. We're continuing with the romance theme for our next episode with In Her Own League by Liz Tomforde. And we're even going to a baseball game soon to get in the full spirit of things!Other Books by Jennifer Dugan Verona ComicsHot Dog GirlSome Girls DoLove At First SetThe Ride of Her LifeCovenOther Books MentionedDearly Departed by Chip PonsWet Screams published by Little Ghosts BooksLove and Lake Monsters by TJ AlexanderThe Prospects by KT HoffmanGame Changers Series by Rachel Reid The Shots You Take by Rachel ReidDecomposition Book by Sara van OsJames Baldwin Sister Holiday Mysteries Series by Margaret Douaihy (Listen to Episode 176 for the first instalment, Scorched Grace)