A Readers’ Advisory Podcast about becoming better library staff by reading books we hate!
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.
 It’s episode 201 and time for us to discuss the genre of Weird West! (Just in time for Halloween!). We talk about the potential temporal and geographic restrictions on western fiction, folklore and tall tales, You can download the…
Read MoreIt’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, plus we talk way more about our actual jobs than we usually…
Read MoreIt’s time for our Summer Media Update! We’re talking about recent 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 , find it on , or…
Read MoreThis 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 about what we talk about. You…
Read MoreThis 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….
Read MoreThis 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…
Read MoreThis 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 , find it on , or get it through or your…
Read MoreThis 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 , find it on , or get it through or your favourite podcast…
Read MoreIt’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 , find it on , or get it through or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this…
Read MoreThis episode we’re discussing the format of Non-Fiction Graphic Novels & Comics! We talk about what we even mean when we say “non-fiction,” comics vs. graphic novels, art vs. writing, memoirs vs. other stuff, and more. Plus: It’s been over…
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