Book Club for Masochists: a Readers’ Advisory Podcast

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Book Club for Masochists: a Readers’ Advisory Podcast Podcast

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.

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    Episode 200 - Library Fiction

    It’s episode 200, which means it’s (finally) time for us to discuss Library Fiction! We talk about the stereotypes and tropes of library fiction, unacknowledged work of library workers,and more. Plus: we talk way more about our actual jobs than we usually do. 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…) Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings by Jorge Luis Borges  The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence Ex Libris: Stories of Librarians, Libraries, and Lore by Paula Guran (below are direct links to many of the stories from this collection) In the House of the Seven Librarians by Ellen Klages In Libres by Elizabeth Bear Those Who Watch by Ruthanna Emrys Paper Cuts Scissors by Holly Black Summer Reading by Ken Liu Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link With Tales in Their Teeth, From the Mountain They Came by A.C. Wise The Librarian’s Dilemma by E. Saxey The Green Book by Amal El-Mohtar A Woman's Best Friend by Robert Reed If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Xia Jia, translated by Ken Liu The Sigma Structure Symphony by Gregory Benford The Fort Moxie Branch by Jack McDevitt The Last Librarian: Or a Short Account of the End of the World by Edoardo Albert How Can I Help You by Laura Sims Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor  Souls in the Great Machine by Sean McMullen Other Media We Mentioned The Library of Mount Char by Scott Hawkins The Empty Crown by Rosemary Edghill  Meghan meant The Abortion by Richard Brautigan (not Trout Fishing in America) The Midnight Library by Kazuno Kohara The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman Bookhunter by Jason Shiga Unshelved by Gene Ambaum and Bill Barnes Library Comic by Gene Ambaum and Willow Payne Welcome to Night Vale Piranesi by Susanna Clarke Episode 134 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson Abbott Elementary Pounded In The Butt By My Handsome Sentient Library Card Who Seems Otherworldly But In Reality Is Just A Natural Part Of The Priceless Resources Our Library System Provides by Chuck Tingle My Librarian Is A Beautiful Lesbian Ice Cream Cone And She Tastes Amazing by Chuck Tingle Party Girl Public Enemy - Fight the Power Fictional Librarians 50 Fictional Librarians, Ranked Rupert Giles (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Barbara Gordon (DC Comics) The Librarian (Discworld) Lucien (The Sandman) Evelyn Carnahan (The Mummy) Marian Paroo (The Music Man) Librarians (Welcome to Night Vale) “While their description is never fully given, minor details of their physical characteristics have been described:” yellow, gnarled teeth sharp claws and pincers Wings Tentacles thousands of spiny legs rattles (that make noise when they move) thoraxes Links, Articles, and Things Two-Fisted Library Stories zines North Boulder Library is ready to open (there’s a slide in image 6!) 15 Librarian & Library Fiction by POC Authors Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts 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. The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams What You Are Looking for Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama, translated by Alison Watts Cora's Kitchen by Kimberly Garrett Brown The Next Best Fling by Gabriella Gamez  The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu The Library of Fates by Aditi Khorana The Plotters by Kim Un-Su The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Oze

    1h 19m

  2. AUG 20

    Episode 199 - Summer Media Update

    It’s time for our Summer Media Update! We’re talking about podcasts, videos, books, comics, games and more that we’ve recently enjoyed! We discuss Balatro, Carter Vail, Catwoman, and beading! 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 Join our Discord Server! Things We Read (or tried to…) Meghan Carter Vail -The Dirt Man  Bonus: If I was fish  The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo The Coode Street Podcast Episode 649: Nghi Vo and The Brides of High Hill In the Palace of Shadow and Joy by D.J. Butler Anna The Hoof GP (NOT for the squeamish) Bunker: Building for the End Times by Bradley Garrett Making tiny little beaded fruits :) Any round beaded fruit (Apple, watermelon, orange, pear) from TOMO Handicraft - super easy start point! Use larger center beads and just add 1 or 2 more small beads per row to make the watermelon. Little Cherries from Tezukuri Notes! - I just make the fruit, not the jewelry, but it’s easy and a good next step. Larger Cherries from Tezukuri Notes! - this is the one I kept counting wrong. You can make the berries into any round fruit - I add a stem and leaf based on what I learned from other videos to make an apple and it looks great. I also leave out the center bead apples. But if you are going to make cherries, watch the video all the way through first! Orange (or other round fruit) from Tezukuri Notes! - I tried this one first and it came out ugly. But now that I have done a bunch more and learned better practices, I am going to go back to try it again. Next up - bananas and watermelon slices! (There’ll be a photo of Anna’s project jar of beaded fruits on our Discord Server!) The unsettling universe of ASMR restocking videos (plus the various commentary on them). I always watch them feeling like there is something foundational about the modern American (aspirational) middle class mental landscape represented there, and I am uncomfortably mesmerized by it. Jam TV Chef Fantasy League (podcast) TVCFL on youtube Kill James Bond (podcast) KJB Highlights on youtube Balatro (video game) Balatro’s ‘Cursed’ Design Problem (video) Slow AF Run Club by Martinus Evans Matthew The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket by Benjamin Lorr Catwoman: Lonely City by Cliff Chiang Soara and the House of Monsters, vol. 1 by Hidenori Yamaji Orcs! The Legend by Christine Larsen Other Media We Mentioned The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente Episode 058 - The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making Hark! Podcast Perc - Imperial Leather (The track Matthew’s coworker said was “a lot.”) She Past Away - Durdu Dünya (The track Matthew said was “listenable.”) A bunch of cooking shows Matthew is too tired to find Wikipedia articles for. Um, Actually hosted by Ify Nwadiwe Philosophy Tube When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo Links, Articles, and Things Trader Joe’s (Wikipedia) Pirate Joe’s (Wikipedia) (The bootleg Trader Joe’s that used to exist in Vancouver.) American Manga Awards (Winners to be announced August 22nd.) 13 Bizarro Fiction Books by BIPOC Authors Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts 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. Elaine by Ben Arzate Cartoons in the Suicide Forest by Leza Cantoral  She Said Destroy by Nadia Bulkin The Pulse Between Dimensions and the Desert by Rios de la Luz Technicolor Terrorists by Andre Duza Clickers by J.F. Gonzalez & Mark Williams Coyote Songs by Gabino Iglesias Zomb

    50 min

  3. AUG 6

    Episode 198 - Yaoi, Danmei, and BL

    This episode we’re discussing the romance(?) genre(s?) of Yaoi, Danmei, and BL. We talk about tropes, themes, shelving, not understanding fiction from other cultures, and more! Plus: We probably make a bunch of mistakes. 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 Join our Discord Server! Things We Read (or tried to…) Little Mushroom, vol. 1: Judgment Day by Shisi Stars of Chaos, vol. 1 by Priest Thousand Autumns, vol. 1 by Meng Xi Shi, translated by Faelicy The Husky and His White Cat Shizun, vol. 1 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou Only the Flower Knows, vol. 1 by Rihito Takarai, translated by Kimiko Kotani The Cat Proposed by Dentō Hayane 10 Dance, vol. 1 by Satoh Inoue My Love Mix-Up!, vol. 1 & vol. 2 by Wataru Hinekure and Aruko, translated by Jan Cash Given, vol. 1 by Natsuki Kizu The Snake Who Loved a Sparrow by Nna Natsuo, translated by Katie Kimura BL Metamorphosis, vol. 1 by Kaori Tsurutani, translated by Jocelyne Allen No. 6, vol. 1 by Atsuko Asano and Hinoki Kino MabuSasa, vol. 1 by Nanase Other Media We Mentioned A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, vol. 1 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, translated by Suika Manner of Death by Sammon, translated by Patcharida Chaowalit Heartstopper, vol. 1 by Alice Oseman Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat Fence, vol. 1  by C.S. Pacat and Johanna the Mad Check, Please!, vol. 1 by Ngozi Ukazu Gravitation by Maki Murakami (Wikipedia) They Both Die at the End  by Adam Silvera Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wikipedia) Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas Circulating Ideas episode 268: That Night in the Library by Eva Jurczyk – Summer Reading Spectacular Links, Articles, and Things Yaoi (Wikipedia) Yaoi fandom (Wikipedia) Danmei (Wikipedia) Boys' Love: The History and Transformation of BL in Asia Intro to ”BL with AKIKO” : Who is Akiko and why is scanlation bad? Clamp (manga artists) (Wikipedia) Yuu Watase (Wikipedia) Wuxia (Wikipedia) Queerbaiting (Wikipedia) Bara (genre) (Wikipedia) Sailor Moon: The Complicated Romance of Sailor Uranus & Sailor Neptune Tiny Tails, Big Adventure | Bloomburrow Official Trailer | Magic: The Gathering Cardcaptor Sakura (Wikipedia) Gravity Falls (Wikipedia) Alan Cumming (Wikipedia) Eddie Izzard (Wikipedia) Yuri (Wikipedia) 31 Yaoi, Danmei, and BL titles available in English Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts 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. Many thanks to our guest Kyuu for contributing most of these titles. Chinese language origin (Danmei) Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, vol. 1 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, translated by Suika Guardian, vol. 1 by Priest Heaven Official's Blessing, vol. 1, by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, translated by Suika The Husky and His White Cat Shizun, vol. 1 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou Little Mushroom, vol. 1: Judgment Day by Shisi Peerless by Meng Xi Shi The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System: Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong, vol. 1, by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, translated by Faelicy Stars of Chaos, vol. 1 by Priest Thousand Autumns, vol. 1 by Meng Xi Shi, translated by Faelicy Japanese language origin Canis, vol. 1 by ZAKK Classmates, vol. 1 by Asumiko Nakamura Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, vol. 1  by Yuu Toyota The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese by Setona Mizushiro The Carp on the Chopping Block Jumps Twice by Setona Mizushiro Even So, I Will Love You Tenderly by Kou Yoneda Hirano and Kagiura, vol. 1 by Shou Harusono, translated by Leighann Harvey Manner of Death, vol. 1 by Sammon and Yukari U

    1h 36m

  4. JUL 2

    Episode 197 - Law & Legal Non-Fiction (for the layperson)

    This episode we’re discussing the genre of Law & Legal Non-Fiction (for the layperson)! We talk about how so much of our lives are affected by laws, the challenges of reading (and understanding) legal non-fiction, and whether a whale is a fish. 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 Vote for What Book We Should Read! Things We Read (or tried to…) The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take It Back by Madiba Dennie Fan Fiction and Copyright: Outsider Works and Intellectual Property Protection by Aaron Schwabach Media Law Through Science Fiction: Do Androids Dream of Electric Free Speech? by Daxton Stewart Telling it to the Judge: Taking Native History to Court by Arthur J. Ray The Law Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained Wage Slaves by Daria Bogdańska, translated by Hanna Strömberg Trying Leviathan: The Nineteenth-Century New York Court Case That Put the Whale on Trial and Challenged the Order of Nature by D. Graham Burnett Is Eating People Wrong?: Great Legal Cases and How they Shaped the World by Allan C. Hutchinson Other Media We Mentioned Why I Adopted My Husband: The True Story of a Gay Couple Seeking Legal Recognition in Japan by Yuta Yagi Punk Rock Karaoke by Bianca Xunise Unauthorized Bread by Cory Doctorow Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions by Valeria Luiselli 5-4 Pod LegalEagle (YouTube) About Here (YouTube) Links, Articles, and Things Amendments to the Constitution of Canada (Wikipedia) “An Act to amend and continue the Act 32–33 Victoria chapter 3; and to establish and provide for the Government of the Province of Manitoba, 1870” Crown Copyright (Wikipedia) Jaffa Cakes: Legal Status (Wikipedia) Circulating Ideas: 261: The Bezzle by Cory Doctorow – Summer Reading Spectacular Reproducibility through Identifiers: Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) for research facilities and instruments (Matthew’s gave this presentation recently) 15 Law and Legal Non-Fiction books by BIPOC Authors Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts 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. Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine by Noura Erakat Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution by Elie Mystal Looking White People in the Eye by Sherene H. Razack 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act by Bob Joseph Refugee Law After 9/11: Sanctuary and Security in Canada and the US by Obiora Chinedu Okafor Aboriginal™: the Cultural and Economic Politics of Recognition by Jennifer Adese Peace and Good Order: the Case for Indigenous Justice in Canada by Harold R. Johnson The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present by Robyn Maynard Let's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice by Paul Butler A Matter Of Law: A Memoir Of Struggle In The Cause Of Equal Rights by Robert L. Carter America's Constitution: A Biography by Akhil Reed Amar Say It Loud! On Race, Law, History, and Culture by Randall Kennedy Crisis and Command: the History of Executive Power From George Washington to George W. Bush by John Yoo Give us feedback! Tell us what your favourite library, librarian, or library worker in fiction is! (For episode 200! Vote for What Book We Should Read! Fill out the form to ask for a recommendation or suggest a genre or title for us to read! Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Instagram, join our Facebook Group or Discord Server, or send us an email! Join us aga

    1h 11m

  5. JUN 18

    Episode 196 - Battle of the Books 2024: One Book One Podcast

    This episode we’re giving our book pitches for our Battle of the Books 2023! Each of us has picked one title that we think we should all read and discuss and you get to vote for which one it is! Will we read Trust Kids!: Stories on Youth Autonomy and Confronting Adult Supremacy edited by carla joy bergman, The Seep by Chana Porter, A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T Kingfisher, or Inheritance: a Pick-the-path Experience by Daniel Arnold, Darrell Dennis, and Medina Hahn? 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? Trust Kids!: Stories on Youth Autonomy and Confronting Adult Supremacy edited by carla joy bergman The Seep by Chana Porter A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T Kingfisher Inheritance: a Pick-the-path Experience by Daniel Arnold, Darrell Dennis, and Medina Hahn Our Long Lists Jam How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis Anna Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement by Ashley Shew Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price Meghan The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera Matthew Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez Podcast Episodes Episode 058 - The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making Episode 079 - Which Book Should We Read? Episode 083 - The Fifth Season Episode 103 - Battle of the Books 2020 Episode 107 - Pet by Akwaeke Emezi Episode 130 - Battle of the Books 2021 Episode 134 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke Episode 154 - Book pitches Episode 159 - Hurts So Good: The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose by Leigh Cowart Episode 179 - Battle of the Books 2023 Episode 183 - One Book One Podcast: Upright Women Wanted Links, Articles, and Things One City One Book (Wikipedia) Canada Reads (Wikipedia) Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner INHERITANCE - a "pick-the-path" teaser (YouTube) Inheritance: a pick-the-path experience - trailer (YouTube) Inheritance - interview with the playwrights (YouTube) 22 Nature/Outdoor Non-Fiction by BIPOC Authors Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts 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. Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land by Noé Álvarez Better Living Through Birding: Notes From a Black Man in the Natural World by Christian Cooper Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden by Camille T. Dungy Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors by Carolyn Finney Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science by Jessica Hernandez Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature by J. Drew Lanham The Urban Birder by David Lindo Nature Swagger: Stories and Visions of Black Joy in the Outdoors by Rue Mapp Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation by Tiya Miles The Adventure Gap: Changing the Face of the Outdoors by James Edward Mills World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil, illustrated by Fumi Nakamura Heartbeat of the Earth: A Handbook on Connecting Children to Nature through Indigenous Teachings by Launa Purcell Trace: Memory, History, Race and the American Landscap

    36 min

  6. JUN 4

    Episode 195 - Pop(ular) Culture Non-Fiction

    This episode we’re discussing the topic of non-fiction Pop Culture books! We talk about cult classics, the Disney channel, the futch scale, and being Eldritch Millennials.  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 Join our Discord Server! Things We Read (or tried to…) Street Unicorns: Extravagant Fashion Photography from NYC Streets and Beyond by Robbie Quinn Poisoned Chalice: The Extremely Long and Incredibly Complex Story of Marvelman by Pádraig Ó Méalóid Part 0: Introduction I Am the Law: How Judge Dredd Predicted Our Future by Michael Molcher And Don't F&%k It Up: An Oral History of RuPaul's Drag Race by María Elena Fernández The 2000s Made Me Gay: Essays on Pop Culture by Grace Perry Note: Anna didn’t have the Disney Channel because she lived in the woods in Alaska. It also did not exist in Canada until 2015. The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel by Jenny Nicholson That's So '90s!: A Pop-Cultural Guide to the Raddest Decade by Jo Stewart and Lisa Gillard The Bizarre World of Fake Video Games by Super Eyepatch Wolf Junk Film: Why Bad Movies Matter by Katharine Coldiron Other Media We Mentioned Attack of the New B Movies: Essays on SYFY Original Films edited by Justin Wigard and Mitch Ploskonka Introducing Postmodernism: A Graphic Guide by Chris Garratt and  Richard Appignanesi FRUiTS by Shoichi Aoki Wikipedia Miracleman: The Silver Age by Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham RuPaul's Drag Race (Wikipedia) The Pit Stop S16 E01 Glee (TV series) (Wikipedia) Euphoria (American TV series) (Wikipedia) Abbott Elementary (Wikipedia) The Simpsons is Good Again by Super Eyepatch Wolf Taskmaster: Series 17, Episode 1 Plan 9 from Outer Space (Wikipedia) Every Frame a Painting Links, Articles, and Things Follow our Twitch channel! Jam and Matthew will be streaming Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp on Saturday, June 8th at 3pm PT/6pm ET.  Jam made an image to promote it. Jam’s Top Ten Video Essays About Media They Haven’t Experienced Mood board (Wikipedia) Blockbuster (Wikipedia) Walkman (Wikipedia) Milk caps/Pogs (Wikipedia) Tamagotchi (Wikipedia) Webring (Wikipedia) Which Pokémon are the most goth? 20 Pop Culture Non-Fiction Books by BIPOC Authors Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts 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. A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib Indigenous Celebrity: Entanglements with Fame edited by Jennifer Adese & Robert Alexander Innes The Male Gazed: On Hunks, Heartthrobs, and What Pop Culture Taught Me About (Desiring) Men by Manuel Betancourt Carefree Black Girls: A Celebration of Black Women in Popular Culture by Zeba Blay The Pretty One: On Life, Pop Culture, Disability, and Other Reasons to Fall in Love With Me by Keah Brown She Memes Well by Quinta Brunson Can't Stop Won't Stop: A Hip-Hop History by Jeff Chang & Dave Cook Producing Sovereignty: The Rise of Indigenous Media in Canada by Karrmen Crey Wannabe: Reckonings with the Pop Culture That Shapes Me by Aisha Harris Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones K-Drama School: A Pop Culture Inquiry into Why We Love Korean Television by Grace Jung Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart by Jen Sookfong Lee Indiginerds: Tales from Modern Indigenous Life edited by Alina Pete Nerd: Adventures in Fandom from This Universe to the Multiverse by Maya Phillips The Dead Don't Need Reminding: In Search of Fugitives, Mississippi, and Black TV Nerd Shit by Julian Randall Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong by Katie Gee Salisbury First Thing

    1h 0m

  7. MAY 7

    Episode 194 - Indie Publishers

    This episode we’re discussing the topic(?) of Indie Publishers! We talk about how to define an indie publisher, weirdo metro stories, song lyrics, 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 Join our Discord Server! Things We Read (or tried to…) Trial of the Clone: An Interactive Adventure! by Zach Weinersmith and Chris Jones Any Other City by Hazel Jane Plante Songs of Love, Death and Pleasure by Hazel Jane Plante Video of the reading that Jam bought their books at last year! A Short Journey by Car by Liam Durcan Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions by Valeria Luiselli Hope in the Dark: The Untold History of People Power by Rebecca Solnit Of Thunder & Lightning by Kimberly Wang Other Media We Mentioned What About Crowdfunded Comics? by Matthew Murray 🦇 and Mara L. Thacker Podcast version How Poetry Saved My Life: A Hustler's Memoir by Amber Dawn The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal by Zach Weinersmith The Platform Edge: Uncanny Tales of the Railways edited by Mike Ashley When I Arrived at the Castle by E. M. Carroll Boy Island by Leo Fox Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy from Transgender Writers edited by Cat Fitzpatrick and Casey Plett Links, Articles, and Things Image Comics (Wikipedia) Creative Commons SkyTrain (Vancouver) (Wikipedia) Oulipo (Wikipedia) Podcast episode where one host tries not to say the letter “e” Denver Small Press Fest Spaghettieis (Wikipedia) “spaghetti ice cream” 45 New & Forthcoming Indie Press Books by BIPOC Authors  Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts 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. Fiction Weird Black Girls: Stories by Elwin Cotman (AK Press) False Idols: A Reluctant King Novel by K’Wan (Akashic Books) Sister Deborah by Scholastique Mukasonga, translated by Mark Polizzotti (Archipelago Books) Bad Land by Corinna Chong (Arsenal Pulp Press) These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere (Catapult) The Coin by Yasmin Zaher (Catapult) Cecilia by K-Ming Chang (Coffee House Press) Fog & Car by Eugene Lim (Coffee House Press) We’re Safe When We’re Alone by Nghiem Tran (Coffee House Press) A Woman of Pleasure by Kiyoko Murata, translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter (Counterpoint Press) Bad Seed by Gabriel Carle, translated by Heather Houde (Feminist Press) The Default World by Naomi Kanakia (Feminist Press) The Singularity by Balsam Karam, translated by Saskia Vogel (Feminist Press) I'll Give You a Reason by Annell López (Feminist Press) Tongueless by Lau Yee-Wa, translated by Jennifer Feeley (Feminist Press) Outcaste by Sheila James (Goose Lane Editions) Silken Gazelles by Jokha Alharthi, translated by Marilyn Booth (House of Anansi Press) Dad, I Miss You by Nadia Sammurtok, illustrated by Simji Park (Inhabit Media) Secrets of the Snakestone by Pia DasGupta (Nosy Crow) The Burrow by Melanie Cheng (Tin House) Masquerade by Mike Fu (Tin House) The World With Its Mouth Open: Stories by Zahid Rafiq (Tin House) I Love You So Much It's Killing Us Both by Mariah Stovall (Soft Skull Press) Non-Fiction RAPilates: Body and Mind Conditioning in the Digital Age by Chuck D and Kathy Lopez (Akashic Books) All Our Ordinary Stories: A Multigenerational Family Odyssey by Teresa Wong (Arsenal Pulp Press) Dispersals: On Plants, Borders, and Belonging by Jessica J. Lee (Catapult) My Pisces Heart: A Black Immigrant's Search for Home Across Four Continents by Jennifer Neal  (Catapult) Beyond the Mountains: An Immigrant's Inspiring Journey of Healing and Learning to Dance with the

    1h 5m

  8. APR 16

    Episode 193 - Spring Media Update

    It’s time for our Spring Media Update episode! We talk about art installations, manga, board games, comics, and birds. So many birds. 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 Join our Discord Server! Media We’ve Been Consuming Jam Quality Assurance in Another World by Masamichi Satō Wingspan (board game designed by Elizabeth Hargrave) Redactle New York Times responds to Only Connect resemblance Anna Meow Wolf Convergence Station Terraria Terraria Ep1 || Mine O'Clock Amanda the Jedi Explaining the Chaotic Disaster of Madame Web Meghan Lisa LeBlanc  Long books :  The Abominable by Dan Simmons (663 pages) Dead Water by C.A. Fletcher (513 pages) The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes (760 pages) Bungalow Details Interior by Jane Powell Matthew Spy x Family, vol. 1 by Tatsuya Endo Giant Days Library Edition, vol. 1 by by  John Allison, Lissa Treiman, and Max Sarin Birds We Mentioned Chickadee Emu Cassowary Kākāpō Shoebill Tawny Frogmouth Pesquet's parrot (Dracula Parrot) Kiwi Hawk Pigeon Crow Chicken Links, Articles, and Things OLA RA in a Day Yotsuba&!, vol. 1 by Kiyohiko Azuma Chiac Acadia Birds Aren’t Real Only Connect Bungalow 12 Political Thrillers by BIPOC Authors Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts 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. Rogue Justice by Stacey Abrams The Caretaker by A.X. Ahmad The Opium Prince by Jasmine Aimaq Exceptional Circumstances by James Bartleman The Emperor of Ocean Park by Stephen L. Carter The Sniper by Chang Kuo-Li, translated by Roddy Flag The Executioner’s Game by Gary Hardwick What You Leave Behind by Wanda M. Morris One in the Chamber by Robin Peguero Grant Park by Leonard Pitts Jr. Paper Gods by Goldie Taylor American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson 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, follow us on Instagram, join our Facebook Group or Discord Server, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, May 7th we’ll be discussing books from Indie Publishers! Then on Tuesday, June 4th we’ll be discussing non-fiction Pop Culture!

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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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