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12 FEB. 2025 · It's our 100th episode, can you believe it! We share some reflections on how we've changed since Episode 1, as well as share Book "Superlatives" and do what we're calling the Time Traveler Tag.
Books mentioned, in order:
Simon Vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
My Murder by Katie Williams
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
The Pallbearer’s Club by Paul Tremblay
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.com
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
Or, send us both a message at mostlyfictionpod@gmail.com
5 FEB. 2025 · Pam read lots of books about the water, and Hallie has a library haul.
Books mentioned, in order:
Celestial Harmonies by Peter Esterhazy, translated by Judith Sollosy
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
How Far The Light Reaches: A Life in 10 Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler
The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals by Sy Montgomery
Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou
Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture by Kyle Chayka, narrated by Kaleo Griffith
The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World by Patrik Svensson, translated by Agnes Broomé
The Last One by Will Dean
Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon
Grievers by Adrienne Maree Brown
American Rapture by CJ Leede
Maeve Fly by CJ Leede
Rednecks by Taylor Brown
Off Course by Michelle Huneven
Search by Michelle Huneven
Notes On An Execution by Danya Kukafka
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
S. by JJ Abrams and Doug Dorst
Cain’s Jawbone by Edward Powys Mathers
The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard
Lifeform by Jenny Slate
Loveless by Alice Oseman
Rachel Carson + eels: https://rachelcarsoncouncil.org/ephemeral-waters/
Freud + eels: https://www.freud.org.uk/education/resources/freud-the-physician/the-young-anatomist/
Normal Gossip with Sabrina Imbler: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/loud-cats-and-thin-walls-with-sabrina-imbler/id1597761181?i=1000580139895
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.com
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
29 ENE. 2025 · We share 10 titles we are looking forward to in 2025!
Books mentioned, in order:
What If It's Us by Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
How Far The Light Reaches: A Life In 10 Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler
The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
Paradise Logic by Sophie Kemp
Awakened by A.E. Osworth
Other Worlds: Stories by André Alexis
Metallic Realms by Lincoln Michel
Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler
Popisho by Leone Ross
Piglet by Lottie Hazell
The Afterlife Project by Tim Weed
This is Not a Ghost Story by Amerie
Tantrum by Rachel Eve Moulton
Chouette by Claire Oshetsky
A Land So Wide by Erin A. Craig
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
A few 2025 books lists:
https://lithub.com/lit-hubs-most-anticipated-books-of-2025
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250109-books-to-read-in-2025
https://themillions.com/2025/01/most-anticipated-the-great-winter-2025-preview.html
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.com
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
22 ENE. 2025 · Pam read three books and Hallie read NONE!
Books mentioned, in order:
Table for Two: Fictions by Amor Towles
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Albatross by Terry Fallis
The Savior's Book Café Story in Another World by Kyouka Izumi, Oumiya, Reiko Sakurada
Celestial Harmonies by Peter Esterhazy
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard
Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture by Kyle Chayka
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
What If It's Us by Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera
The River by Peter Heller
Slade House by David Mitchell
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
The Dallergut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee, Translated by Sandy Joosun Lee
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum
Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao
Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor
Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor
Yellowface by RF Kuang
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Watermoon’s Origami Dust Jacket
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15 ENE. 2025 · Hallie has her first DNF! And pushes Pam to pick three words to describe her reading.
Books mentioned, in order:
Clean Air by Sarah Blake
Eliza and her Monsters by Francesca Zappia
Fox 8 by George Saunders
Open Throat by Henry Hoke
Tenth of December by George Saunders
Table for Two: Fictions by Amor Towles
Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
St. Lucy’s Home by Karen Russell
The Beast You Are by Paul Tremblay
Celestial Harmonies by Peter Esterhazy
Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close
A Secret Kept by Tatiana de Rosnay
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
The Locked Tomb Series by Tamsyn Muir
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J Maas
Links mentioned:
Haley Larsen, PhD https://haleyalarsen.substack.com/
Deedi Reads https://deedireads.substack.com/
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Follow Hallie’s Substack at https://wordsmithreads.substack.com
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
8 ENE. 2025 · It's a huge catch up episode! We've got a lot of books to tell you about today. Here we go!
Books mentioned, in order:
Data Baby: My Life in a Psychological Experiment by Susannah Breslin
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Diary of a Provincial Lady by EM Delafield (series)
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
The City We Became by NK Jemesin
The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry
True Grit by Charles Portis
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes
The Arctic Fury by Greer Macallister
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Electo the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
Moon Witch, Spider King by Marlon James
My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
The Last Gifts of the Universe by Riley August
La Dernière des Afield by Marc Levy
Celestial Harmonies by Peter Esterhazy
Eliza and her Monsters by Francesca Zappia
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Clean Air by Sarah Blake
A Secret Kept by Tatiana de Rosnay
Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Follow Hallie’s Substack at https://www.google.com/url?q=http://wordsmithreads.substack.com&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1736227766226893&usg=AOvVaw1Akahbj2wqjmspwEWi1vJL
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
1 ENE. 2025 · Happy New Year, it's our end of year episode!! We hope you enjoy all our stats and reflections!
Books mentioned, in order:
House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski
The Absolute Book by Elizabeth Knox
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Guards Guards by Terry Pratchett
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
What You Are Looking For Is In the Library by Michiko Aoyama
The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater
Sheine lende by Darcie Little Badger
Seasonal Fears by Seanan McGuire
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Emma by Austen
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
Tidal Creatures by Seanan McGuire
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Sister Golden Calf by Colleen Burner
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Follow Hallie’s Substack at https://www.google.com/url?q=http://wordsmithreads.substack.com&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1735625381032453&usg=AOvVaw37YLxTFO54CvksV0QPU8D8
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
18 DIC. 2024 · Meanwhile, Hallie has no idea where her current read came from!
Books mentioned, in order:
She’s a Lamb by Meredith Hambrock
Yellowface by RF Kuang
Pet by Catherine Chidgey
The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee
Seven Deadly Sins: The Biology of Being Human by Dr. Guy Leschziner
Data Baby: My Life in a Psychological Experiment by Susannah Breslin
Diary of a Provincial Lady by EM Delafield
Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Dederer
Relevant links:
12 Days of Crochet: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcWC8jFgJ-nAR1q_dbmJBp6xDCRQ-LRC9
Cari Can Read: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqSXu1YKIcQ
Audiobook preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HA4ZGGKXE4
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Follow Hallie’s Substack at https://www.google.com/url?q=http://wordsmithreads.substack.com&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1734412118900234&usg=AOvVaw0-MJwRRD1V76wPSGXb2Zc0
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
11 DIC. 2024 · Hallie finished her 3000 year book, and Pam has some last minute library reads!
Books mentioned, in order:
The Actual Star by Monica Byrne
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Dederer
The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl
She’s a Lamb by Meredith Hambrock
Yellowface by RF Kuang
Friends of the Museum by Heather McGowan
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Gone with the Wind by Maraget Mitchell
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Follow Hallie’s Substack at https://www.google.com/url?q=http://wordsmithreads.substack.com&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1733807058312752&usg=AOvVaw1NW9d8l0ol4E2Mix5e_uke
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
4 DIC. 2024 · In this episode, we go on a Storygraph tangent!
Books mentioned, in order:
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
James by Percival Everett
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
The Trees by Percival Everett
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Two Can Play Ali Hazelwood
Six Stories by Max Wesolowski
Sadie by Courtney Summers
Blood Test: A Comedy by Charles Baxter
The One by James Mars
The Measure by Nikki Erlick
The Most by Jessica Anthony
My Husband by Maud Ventura
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
The Actual Star by Monica Byrne
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Earthseed Series by Octavia Butler
Find Pam and Hallie online!
Follow Hallie’s Substack at https://www.google.com/url?q=http://wordsmithreads.substack.com&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1733203424519694&usg=AOvVaw2zIVbqPsnrYJ7F5vN4MsD1
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart
In this podcast, readers Pam and Hallie share their thoughts on the books of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
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