Mostly Fictional

Plus, we introduce a new segment to the podcast!Books mentioned, in order: Five Little Indians by Michelle GoodThe Afterlife Project by Tim WeedOf Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara TrueloveDracula by Bram StokerGideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsMurderbot series by Martha WellsThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersEmily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather FawcettThe Art and Science of Arrival by Tanya LapointeStory of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangA Bit Much by Lyndsay RushMen at Arms by Terry PratchettThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyFrappabord by Mireille GagnéThe Old Drift by Namwali SerpellApparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die by Greer StothersHow to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django WexlerDreadful by Caitlin RozakisMichelle Good news: https://www.cbc.ca/books/canada-reads-winners-michelle-good-and-ziya-tong-among-new-order-of-canada-appointees-9.7031432 Lyndsay Rush: https://www.instagram.com/maryoliversdrunkcousin/?hl=enBrothers K cover deep dive: https://julianphilosophy.substack.com/p/the-night-before-the-exam 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 gets SMART with her goals, Hallie makes puns, and we reveal the books we namedropped the most on the pod this year. Books mentioned in order:Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis BaldreeLeech by Hiron EnnesOf Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara TrueloveMen at Arms by Terry PratchettThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Afterlife Project by Tim WeedCrash by Lisa McMannA Gathering of Shadows by VE SchwabThese Truths: A History of the United States by Jill LeporeThe Luminaries by Eleanor CattonShattered Spirits: The Fall of Ishcairn by Cal BlackFox 8 by George SaundersChallenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam HigginbothamCarmilla by Sheridan Le FanuO Pioneers by Willa CatherThe Door by Magda SzabóHotel du Lac by Anita BrooknerThe Transit of Venus by Shirley HazzardWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyMigrations by Charlotte McConaghyOnce There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghyStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelGone with the WInd by Margaret MitchellGideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon ChakrabortyMargo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi ThorpeA Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky ChambersTo Be Taught if Fortunate by Becky ChambersAmerican War by Omar El AkkadEmily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettThe Odyssey by HomerFind 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 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]