Mostly Fictional

Pam baked four types of cookies, and Hallie, inexplicably, is reading a doorstopper.Books mentioned in order:Choose Your Own Adventure seriesGoosebump series Culpability by Peter HolsingerSaltcrop by Yume KitaseiThe Deep Sky by Yume KitaseiThe Stardust Grail by Yume KitaseiRose in Chains by Julie SotoForget Me Not by Julie SotoNot Another Love Song by Julie SotoLeech by Hiron EnnesThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyBabel by RF KuangBookshops and Bonedust by Travis BaldreeNotes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka The Afterlife Project by Tim WeedPhilosophyTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2PA-AKmVpU6NKCGtZq_rKQFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Pam is on a reread streak and Hallie finally finished Nonfiction November.Books mentioned in order:These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore Legends and Lattes by Travis BaldreeBookshops and Bonedust by Travis BaldreeBrigands and Breadknives by Travis BaldreeIf You’re Seeing This It’s Meant for You by Leigh SteinBunny by Mona AwadShattered Spirits: The Fall of Ishcairn by Cal BlackNo Land For Heroes by Cal BlackSaltcrop by Yume KitaseiThe Deep Sky by Yume KitaseiThe Stardust Grail by Yume KitaseiNotes On An Execution by Danya KukafkaThe Scorpio Races by Maggie StiefvaterFind Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Books mentioned in order:Death of the Author by Nnedi OkoraforMonsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire DedererBraiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall KimmererThe Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall KimmererThe Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter WohllebenThe Land of Stone Flowers: A Fairy Guide to the Mythical Human Being by Sveta DoroshevaThe Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John GreenBrigands and Breadknives by Travis BaldreeLegends and Lattes by Travis Baldree Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J MaasThese Truths: A History of the United States by Jill LeporeWhy Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu MillerHow Far The Light Reaches: A Life In 10 Sea Creatures by Sabrina ImblerThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootReview mentioned: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7093851464Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Pam has success with a book club read and Hallie continues Nonfiction November.Books mentioned, in order:The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean VuongOn Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean VuongAlone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration by David RobertsEndurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred LansingMagic for Liars by Sarah GaileyThe Pallbearers Club by Paul TremblayThese Truths: A History of the United States by Jill LeporeDeath of the Author by Nnedi OkoraforNPR Book Concierge https://apps.npr.org/best-books/Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected] 

Pam finishes her fifth vampire book, and we share a short bookish gift guide ahead of the holidaysBooks mentioned, in order:The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham JonesSay Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden KeefeEvery Day I Read: 53 Ways to Get Closer to Books by Hwang Bo-reum, translated by Shanna Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-ReumBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererPlayground by Richard PowersThe Overstory by Richard PowersFriends of the Museum by Heather McGowanGideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirLinks mentioned:https://tertulia.com/Find Pam and Hallie online!Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.comPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheartOr, send us both a message at [email protected]