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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 234 - Novels in Verse
1w ago00:50:22Tap to summarizeIt's episode 234 and time for us to talk about Novels in Verse! We discuss rhyme, meter, interiority, whether any of us understand poetry 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 Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray 🦇 | Jam Edwards What Book Should We Read? (Click to vote by July 31st!) Listen to Episode 233 - Battle of the Books 2026 Things We Read (or tried to…) Goodlord: An Email by Ella Frears Dreaming of You: A Novel in Verse by Melissa Lozada-Oliva Dear Mothman by Robin Gow Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds The Call-out: A Novel in Rhyme by Cat Fitzpatrick Here Is the Beehive by Sarah Crossan The Perfect Nine: The Epic of Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo Calypso by Oliver K. Langmead Other Media We Mentioned The Bronze Horseman by Alexander Pushkin Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei: How a Chinese Poem Is Translated by Eliot Weinberger We Computers: A Ghazal Novel by Hamid Ismailov Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy from Transgender Writers Finding Baba Yaga: A Short Novel in Verse by Jane Yolen Beowulf Project Hail Mary (film) Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky Aniara (film) Aniara: A Revue of Man in Time and Space by Harry Martinson There are two different English translations! Links, Articles, and Things Metre (poetry) Episode 182 - Lyric Poetry Concrete poetry Iambic pentameter We should be excited that spoken word is reinventing literature Selena Tejano music Epistolary novel List of countries by tertiary education attainment Stacey Kade (S. A. Barnes) Tommy Pico 17 Novels in Verse by BIPOC Authors: Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcast 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. Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo The Crossover by Kwame Alexander The Fragments That Remain by MacKenzie Angeconeb Eureka by Victoria Chang The Last One by Fatima Daas, translated by Lara Vergnaud The Emperor's Babe by Bernardine Evaristo Syncopation by Whitney French King of the Neuro Verse by Idris Goodwin Beaver Hills Forever by Conor Kerr Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lại Dreaming of You by Melissa Lozada-Oliva Here Comes the Dogs by Omar Musa The Perfect Nine: the Epic of Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo Ain't Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds with artwork by Jason Griffin Stubborn Archivist by Yara Rodrigues Fowler Death's Country by R. M. Romero Saints of the Household by Ari Tison 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, join our Discord Server, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, August 4th when we'll be talking about the genre of Celebrity Memoirs as suggested by Kjs4658 Then on August 18th, we'll be giving our summer media update.
Transcribe →Episode 233 - Battle of the Books 2026
Jun 1600:30:10Tap to summarizeIt's episode 233 and time for Battle of the Books 2026! Which book will we all read and discuss? You decide! 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 What Book Should We Read? (Click to vote by July 31st!) Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language by Adam Aleksic (2025) Starter Villain by John Scalzi (2023) Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz (2025) The Forest of a Thousand Eyes by Frances Hardinge (2025) Runners Up Hags: The Demonisation of Middle-Aged Women by Victoria Smith (2024) How to Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom by Johanna Hedva (2024) The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton (2018) Cascade Failure by L.M. Sagas (2024) How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days by Jessie Sylva (2026) Cannon by Lee Lai (2025) Boys Weekend by Mattie Lubchansky (2023) I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman, translated by Ros Schwartz (1995/1998) Stoner by John Williams (1965) Other Media We Mentioned Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age by Vauhini Vara Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Cost of the Perfect Playlist by Liz Pelly How to Read Now: Essays by Elaine Castillo How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America edited by Lee Child and Laurie R. King Miike Snow - Genghis Khan 007 First Light You Only Live Twice Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots Redshirts by John Scalzi The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi Old Man's War by John Scalzi When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi Autonomous by Annalee Newitz Links, Articles, and Things Episode 215 - Battle of the Books 2025 Episode 220 - How Far the Light Reaches Volcano Lair (TVTropes) Vancouver SkyTrain Matthew's favourite Vancouver SkyTrain update YouTube channel 15 Adventure Fiction Books by BIPOC Authors: Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcast 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. So Wild a Dream by Win Blevins The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas God's Country by Percival Everett Valiant Ladies by Melissa Grey Call Me Ishmaelle by Xiaolu Guo Escape from Baghdad by Saad Z. Hossain A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom Lin Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia Bones of Ruin by Sarah Raughley Will's Race for Home by Jewell Parker Rhodes The Barren Grounds by David Robertson Travelers Along the Way: a Robin Hood Remix by Aminah Mae Safi Stranded by Nikki Shannon Smith The Jellyfish Problem by Tessa Yang 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, join our Discord Server, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, July 7th when we'll be talking about Novels in Verse! Then on Tuesday, August 4th we're discussing Celebrity Memoirs! (As suggested by Kjs4658.)
Transcribe →Episode 232 - Coming of (Old) Age
Jun 200:46:55Tap to summarizeIt's episode 232 and time for us to talk about coming of (old) age! 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 Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray 🦇 | Jam Edwards Things We Read (or tried to…) The Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie Real Estate by Deborah Levy Becoming Crone by Lydia M. Hawke The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler The Correspondent by Virgina Evans Shadow Life written by Hiromi Goto, illustrated by Ann Xu Other Media We Mentioned A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom Frieren: Beyond Journey's End by Kanehito Yamada The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab The Witches Discworld books by Terry Pratchett Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye written by Gerard Way and Jon Rivera, art by Michael Avon Oeming Catwoman: Lonely City by Cliff Chiang Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb What Makes Olga Run?: The Mystery of the 90-Something Track Star and What She Can Teach Us About Living Longer, Happier Lives, by Bruce Grierson Old Man's War by John Scalzi Links, Articles, and Things Irene Adler Library of things Commercial Drive Gavel UBC University Mace UBC Macebearer 10 Coming of (Old) Age by BIPOC Authors: Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcast 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. An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine Afterlife by Julia Alvarez How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz Old School Indian by Aaron John Curtis Mr Katō Plays Family by Milena Michiko Flašar, translated by Caroline Froh Shadow Life by Hiromi Goto, illustrated by Ann Xu The Unbroken Coast by Nalini Jones Praisesong for the Widow by Paule Marshall Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree, translated by Daisy Rockwell In West Mills by De'Shawn Charles Winslow 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, join our Discord Server, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, June 16th, when we'll each be pitching a book we think we should all read and you get to vote on which! Then on Tuesday, July 7th we'll be talking about Novels in Verse!
Transcribe →Episode 231 - Sapphic Horror
May 501:06:48Tap to summarizeIt's episode 231 and time for us to talk about Sapphic Horror! We discuss which monster is the most sapphic, unrealistic reality TV shows, and how queer a book has to be to count as sapphic. 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…) Diavola by Jennifer Thorne The Dead Take the A Train by Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen Night's Edge by Liz Kerin, read by Chase Sui Wonders Extasia by Claire Legrand The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling Black Flame by Gretchen Felker-Martin Moonflow by Bitter Karella This World is Not Yours by Kemi Ashing-Giwa The Scourge Between the Stars by Ness Brown The Midnight Shift by Cheon Seon-Ran, translated by Gene Png Other Media We Mentioned Fist of the Spider Woman: Tales of Fear and Queer Desire edited by Amber Dawn Paradise Rot by Jenny Hval When I Arrived at the Castle by E.M. Carroll Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu The Penguin Book of Vampire Stories edited by Alan Ryan (contains Carmilla) Why was I invited to Beast Studios? by Folding Ideas Beast Games 2 Strong/Smart: an Exhaustive Review by Folding Ideas Killing Eve 18 Sapphic Horror by BIPOC Authors: Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcast 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. You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moses Feast While You Can by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang Her Body and Other Parties: Stories by Carmen Maria Machado A Guide to the Dark by Meriam Metoui Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris But Not Too Bold by Hache Pueyo The Salvage by Anbara Salam The Plans I Have for You by Lai Sanders On Sundays She Picked Flowers by Yah Yah Scholfield I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon Chlorine by Jade Song The Wicked and the Willing by Lianyu Tan We Don't Swim Here by Vincent Tirado She Is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran 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, join our Discord Server, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, June 2nd we'll be talking about "Coming of (old) age," suggested to us by Meghan's mom. Then on Tuesday, June 16th, we'll each be pitching a book we think we should all read and you get to vote on which!
Transcribe →Episode 230 - Spring 2026 Media Update
Apr 2100:57:08Tap to summarizeIt's episode 230 and time for us to talk about media we've been enjoying! We discuss music, video essays, movies, comics, books, crafts, 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're Enjoying: Matthew The Music Video Is Dead, Long Live The Music Video by Patrick (H) Willems Hobtown Mystery Stories, vol. 2: The Cursed Hermit by Kris Bertin and Alexander Forbes, colour by Jason Fischer-Kouhi Witchy Stitching: 25 Patterns to Haunt Your Home by Meg Black The Witchy Stitcher Meghan KEXP "Me more cowboy than you" by the Brudi Brothers Glass Beams (full set) Angine de Poitrine (full set) The kerfuffle Meghan mentioned Live on KEXP podcast Live music at local venues Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker Jam New music highlights (YouTube playlist): The Apple Tree Under the Sea by Hemlocke Springs Nothing's About to Happen to Me by Mitski "23" by Lime Garden "Bend Your Knees" by Henry Mansfield "ça pik un peu quand même" by Miki Jam's full Jan-Feb 2026 New Music Playlist (spreadsheet will be shared in our Discord) Hundreds of Beavers (2022 movie) Raspberry and almond sourdough cake Based on the "Cherry and Almond Bake" recipe from 10-Minute Sourdough by Vanessa Kimbell Anna Twinkleby Nicole Rudolph Who Cursed us with Popcorn Ceilings? The Myth of a Clean Home They're selling us AI floor plans (with @AbbyCox ) TMFD Alum Spotlight: Nicole Rudolph, Fashion Historian Webtoons Love is Loading (mature) by 97pieces Love is Loading (all ages) Our Sunny Days by Jeong Seokchan Our Sunny Days, vol. 1 Other Media We Mentioned Michael Jackson - Thriller Childish Gambino - This is America Beyoncé - Formation Lambrini Girls on KEXP triple j - Like a Version playlist Jam's music podcast The Apothecary Diaries Links, Articles, and Things Artemis II Beyoncé explains why she stopped making music videos YouTube Ditches the Billboard Charts 15 Non-Fiction Books about Psychology by BIPOC Authors: Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcast 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. Patterns That Remain: a Guide to Healing for Asian Children of Immigrants by Stacey Diane Arañez Litam Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma by Mariel Buqué Flourishing Kin: Indigenous Wisdom for Collective Well-Being by Yuria Celidwen Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness by Catherine Cho What My Bones Know: a Memoir of Healing From Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo The Pain We Carry: Healing from Complex PTSD for People of Color by Natalie Y. Gutiérrez Empire of Madness: Reimagining Western Mental Health Care for Everyone by Khameer Kidia But What Will People Say? Navigating Mental Health, Identity, Love and Family Between Cultures by Sahaj Kaur Kohli How I Know White People Are Crazy and Other Stories: Notes From a Frustrated Black Psychologist by Johnathan Mathias Lassiter Decolonizing Therapy: Oppression, Historical Trauma, and Politicizing Your Practice by Jennifer Mullan Life in Three Dimensions: How Curiosity, Exploration, and Experience Make a Fuller, Better Life by Shigehir...
Transcribe →Episode 229 - Media Criticism
Apr 700:59:20Tap to summarizeIt's episode 229 and time for us to talk about Media Criticism. We talk about what counts as media, the challenges of writing about emerging forms of media, how we interact with criticism, 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…) The Male Gazed: On Hunks, Heartthrobs, and What Pop Culture Taught Me About (Desiring) Men by Manuel Betancourt Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean by Douglas Wolk Marvel Age of Comics: Doctor Strange: A Decade of Dark Magic by Stuart Moore, narrated by Jason Lasky Critical Hits: Writers Playing Video Games edited by J. Robert Lennon and Carmen Maria Machado Culture Creep: Notes on a Pop Apocalypse by Alice Bolin Pop Classics #15: Ugh, as if!: Clueless by Veronica Litt Selected Amazon Reviews by Kevin Killian We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film by Tre'vell Anderson The Devil Finds Work by James Baldwin Why I love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature edited by Becky Siegel Spratford Bad Indian Bookclub: Reading at the Edge of a Thousand Worlds by Patty Krawec Other Media We Mentioned Parasite Eve Clever Girl: Jurassic Park by Hannah McGregor Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky 33 ⅓ The Importance Of Being Earnest | Official Trailer | National Theatre Live Lady Sings the Blues Video Essayists Answer Your Assumptions (with hbomberguy, D'Angelo Wallace, and Mina Le, ft. Spencer Agnew) Our Favourite Video Essayists/Reviewers/Reviews Action Button Amanda the Jedi Any Austin Dungeon Chill Every Frame a Painting Folding Ideas I Finished a Video Game Jacob Gellar Jenna Stoeber Jenny Nicholson hbomberguy Lindsay Ellis Matt McMuscles: The Worst Fighting Game Matty Bites Princess Weekes ReRez: Just Bad Games Ryan Hollinger Super Eyepatch Wolf T1J Todd in the Shadows The WWE's complex "Black" history by F.D Signifier Extremely Overdetermined Adventure Game Tier List | Part 1: Re-ranking the Top 20 by Innuendo Studios and Questing Refuge Jam's list of top 10 video essays about media I've never seen Links, Articles, and Things The Times Literary Supplement Bubbles Zine The Comics Staple Libro.fm Audiobook Listening Copy Program 20 Media Criticism Books by BIPOC Authors: Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcast 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. They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib Indigenous Celebrity: Entanglements with Fame by Jennifer Adese and Robert Alexander We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film by Tre'vell Anderson The Devil Finds Work by James Baldwin Black Music by Amiri Baraka The Male Gazed: On Hunks, Heartthrobs, and What Pop Culture Taught Me About (Desiring) Men by Manuel Betancourt New Kings of the World: Dispatches from Bollywood, Dizi and K-Pop by Fatima Bhutto Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams: The Story of Black Hollywood by Donald Bogle Black TV: Five Decades of Groundbreaking Television From Soul Train to Black-ish and Beyond by Bethonie Butler Producing Sovereignty: The Rise of Indigenous Media in Canada by Karrmen Crey Original People, Original Television: The Launching of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network by Jennifer David Everything to Play For: An Insider's Guide to How Video Games are Changing Our World by Marijam Did <a href= "https:/...
Transcribe →Episode 228 - Computers / Computer Science
Mar 1701:05:49Tap to summarizeIt's episode 228 and time for us to talk about Computers and Computer Science books! We discuss technology, digital humanities, coding, 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…) Track Changes: A Literary History of Word Processing by Matthew G. Kirschenbaum (2016) Floppy Disk Fever: The Curious Afterlives of a Flexible Medium (2022) I could not find a free version of this online Your Computer Is on Fire edited by Thomas S. Mullaney, Benjamin Peters, Mar Hicks, and Kavita Philip (2021) The Computer Always Wins: A Playful Introduction to Algorithms through Puzzles and Strategy Games Paperback by Elliot Lichtman (2025) Must Know High School Computer Programming by Julie Sway (2020) In the Beginning... Was the Command Line by Neal Stephenson (1999) A Prehistory of the Cloud by Tung-Hui Hu (2016) Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe by George Dyson (2012) Other Media We Mentioned The Soul of the New Machine by Tracy Kidder Close to the Machine: Technophilia and its Discontents San Francisco by Ellen Ullman Life in Code: A Personal History of Technology by Ellen Ullman ClickArt 65,000 Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson (1999) Some Remarks: Essays and Other Writing by Neal Stephenson Mother Earth Mother Board Links, Articles, and Things Separating the data from the CHAFF by Matthew Murray 🦇, Fernando Rios, and Seth Erickson 9-track tape Academic Book About Emojis Can't Include The Emojis It Talks About Because Of Copyright Media Archaeology Lab Alice Averlong (formerly Foone) README Institute for Advanced Study 15 Computer Science Books by BIPOC Authors: Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcast 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. Job Ready Java by Haythem Balti and Alan Galloway Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code by Ruha Benjamin Grokking Algorithms: An Illustrated Guide for Programmers and Other Curious People by Aditya Y. Bhargava More than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech by Meredith Broussard Indigenous Digital Life: The Practice and Politics of Being Indigenous on Social Media by Bronwyn Carlson and Ryan Frazer Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI by Karen Hao Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age by Joseph Migga Kizza Code for What? Computer Science for Storytelling and Social Justice by Clifford Lee & Elisabeth Soep AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can't, and How to Tell the Difference by Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism by Safiya Umoja Noble The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography by Simon Singh Creative Coding in Python: 30+ Programming Projects in Art, Games, and More by Sheena Vaidyanathan A Digital Bundle: Protecting and Promoting Indigenous Knowledge Online by Jennifer Wemigwans System Design Interview: An Insider's Guide by Alex Xu Number Theory for Computing by Song Y. Yan 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, join our Discord Server, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, April 7th we'll be talking about Media Criticism (as suggested by daftkifty) Then on Tuesday, April 21st it's time for our Spring Media Update!
Transcribe →Episode 227 - Utterly Unfamiliar and Downright Detestable
Mar 300:53:28Tap to summarizeIt's episode 227 and time for an emergency backup episode! This episode is the audio version of "Utterly Unfamiliar and Downright Detestable" a presentation we gave for the 2022 Ontario Library Association's RA in a Day event. There's also a video version on our YouTube channel. 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 Video version https://youtu.be/hi_C_O_GLIA Slides https://scholar.colorado.edu/concern/presentations/7s75df43s 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, join our Discord Server, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, March 17th when we'll be talking about Computer Science books (as suggested by Lea). Then on Tuesday, April 7th we'll be talking about Media Criticism (as suggested by daftkifty).
Transcribe →Episode 226 - Reading Resolutions
Feb 1700:43:46Tap to summarizeIt's episode 226 and time for us to talk about our 2026 Reading Resolutions! We discuss reading books, not reading books, quitting reading books, throwing books in the garbage, and more! Plus: Oh no, the passage of time! 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 2026 "resolutions"/intentions Matthew Read all the personal "book of the month" display books Read all the fiction books owned Read all of the non-comics non-fiction owned Read all the graphic novels owned Be on the internet less and read more Get rid of books monthly Anna Read more fiction Catch up on what fantasy's been up to in the last 15ish years Meghan Read books already owned (for the podcast when possible); rereads ok! Jam Read in tiny bursts if that's the time available Quit books and move on to something else Give Us Suggestions! Suggest puzzle books to Jam Suggest fantasy novels from the last 15 years to Anna Suggest sources for in-depth book reviews Other Media We Mentioned Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs Blood Meridian and the reddit-ification of literature Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones Links, Articles, and Things Circulating Ideas 304: Passive Readers' Advisory, with Lila Denning Tiled Words Puzzmo Minute Cryptic Alto (high-speed rail) Adhesive remover American Gothic books by BIPOC Authors: Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcast 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. Ruby by Cynthia Bond House of Cotton by Monica Brashears An Arcane Inheritance by Kamilah Cole The Bondwoman's Narrative by Hannah Crafts The Reformatory by Tananarive Due Mayra by Nicky Gonzalez Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones The House of Erzulie by Kirsten Imani Kasai A Visitation of Spirits by Randall Kenan When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen Beloved by Toni Morrison Cane by Jean Toomer Bitter in the Mouth by Monique Truong Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward We Are a Haunting by Tyriek White 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, join our Discord Server, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, March 3rd when we'll be talking about Computer Science books (as suggested by Lea). Then on Tuesday, April 7th we'll be talking about Media Criticism (as suggested by daftkifty).
Transcribe →Episode 225 - Queer Romance
Feb 301:03:13Tap to summarizeIt's episode 225 and just in time for Valentine's Day we talk about Queer Romance! We discuss what counts and doesn't count as romance, ice hockey, regency, spies, demons, and more! Plus: Matthew reads a book he actually likes, Jam reads a book they dislike, and a fairly large chunk of the episode wasn't recorded and had to be edited around! Guess what parts were re-recorded! 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…) Betrothed to the Emperor by Kai Butler (2025) Emperor's Wrath by Kai Butler (2025) If I Told You, I'd Have To Kiss You by Mae Marvel (2025) The Devil She Knows by Alexandria Bellefleur (2025) The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer (2021) With Stars In Her Eyes by Andie Burke (2025) Jam's review Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei (2022) A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall (2022) A Gentleman's Gentleman by TJ Alexander (2025) Not discussed Learning Curves by Rachel Lacey (2025) The Unexpected Heiress by Cassidy Cane (2025) One Love by Matt Cain (2025) Swordcrossed by Freya Marske (2024) First Time for Everything by Henry Fry (2022) - Not actually romance Other Media We Mentioned Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake (2022) Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid (2019) Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (2019) Bedazzled (2000 film) Bedazzled (1967 film) Links, Articles, and Things Harlequin Enterprises Mills & Boon Episode 210 - Romantasy Episode 207 - Monster Romance Episode 189 - Romantic Comedies & Humorous Romance Episode 168 - Holiday Romance 25 Queer Romance Books by BIPOC Authors: Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcast 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. Can't Let Her Go by Kianna Alexander Fire From the Sky by Moa Backe Åstot, translated by Eva Apelqvist Stars in Your Eyes by Kacen Callender Hangry Hearts by Jennifer Chen Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole Kiss Me, Maybe by Gabriella Gamez Friday I'm in Love by Camryn Garrett Canto Contigo by Jonny Garza Villa Futbolista by Jonny Garza Villa Flirting Lessons by Jasmine Guillory A Little Kissing Between Friends by Chencia C. Higgins A Dash of Salt and Pepper by Kosoko Jackson I'll Have What He's Having by Adib Khorram The Secret Crush Book Club by Karmen Lee Make Room for Love by Darcy Liao Love Points to You by Alice Lin Ready When You Are by Gary Lonesborough Just Like This by Cole McCade Cash Delgado is Living the Dream by Tehlor Mejia A Bánh Mì for Two by Trinity Nguyen Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi Ready to Score by Jodie Slaughter Chocolate Chip City by Be Steadwell Last First Kiss by Julian Winters 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, join our Discord Server, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, February 17th when we'll be discussing our 2026 Reading Resolutions (or non resolutions). Then on Tuesday, March 3rd we'll be talking about Computer Science books (as suggested by Lea).
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