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In this podcast, readers Pam and Hallie share their thoughts on the books of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

  1. 6 DAYS AGO

    Ep. 97: Does Pam Only Read Happy Books Now?

    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 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDvVWxxzc4a/?igsh=NTczNHo5MW9neHNn

    58 min

  2. JAN 15

    Ep. 96: Hallie Wants Pam to Slow Down on Her Audiobook

    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 wordsmithreads.substack.com Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart

    46 min

  3. JAN 8

    Ep. 95: Pam is Completing Hallie’s 2025 Reading Goals

    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 wordsmithreads.substack.com Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart

    1h 4m

  4. JAN 1

    Ep. 94: Our 2024 Wrap Up and 2025 Reading Goals!

    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 wordsmithreads.substack.com Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart

    1h 23m

  5. 12/18/2024

    Ep. 93: Pam Basically Researched Herself into a Mood Read

    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 wordsmithreads.substack.com Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart

    50 min

  6. 12/11/2024

    Ep. 92: Our Accidental Canadian Author Episode

    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 wordsmithreads.substack.com Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart

    40 min

  7. 12/04/2024

    Ep. 91: Our Current Reads Sound Like They're About Space! ✨ (They Aren't)

    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 wordsmithreads.substack.com Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart

    47 min

  8. 11/27/2024

    Ep. 90: Did We Even Like Our Reads This Week?

    In this episode, Hallie explains her reading bonaza, and Pam gives an unhaul update. Books mentioned, in order: Alone with You in the Ether by Olivie Blake The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell  Held by Anne Michaels The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Going Postal by Terry Pratchett Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo James by Percival Everett The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver  Lady Macbeth: A Novel by Ava Reid True Grit by Charles Portis The Housemaid by Freida McFadden The Turn of the Screw by Jenry James A Magical Girl Retires: A Novel by Park Seolyeon Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan Six Stories by Matt Wesolowski Find Pam and Hallie online! Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.com Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart

    40 min
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In this podcast, readers Pam and Hallie share their thoughts on the books of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

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