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Book Club for Masochists: a Readers' Advisory Podcast

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.Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) Art Literary History & Criticism
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  • Episode 233 - Battle of the Books 2026

    Episode 233 - Battle of the Books 2026
    Jun 16 2026
    It'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 VaraMood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Cost of the Perfect Playlist by Liz PellyHow to Read Now: Essays by Elaine CastilloHow Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina ImblerFloating Hotel by Grace CurtisHow to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America edited by Lee Child and Laurie R. KingMiike Snow - Genghis Khan 007 First LightYou Only Live TwiceHench by Natalie Zina WalschotsRedshirts by John ScalziThe Kaiju Preservation Society by John ScalziOld Man's War by John ScalziWhen the Moon Hits Your Eye by John ScalziAutonomous by Annalee Newitz Links, Articles, and Things Episode 215 - Battle of the Books 2025 Episode 220 - How Far the Light ReachesVolcano Lair (TVTropes)Vancouver SkyTrainMatthew'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 BlevinsThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasGod'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 RhodesThe 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.)
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    30 mins
  • Episode 232 - Coming of (Old) Age

    Episode 232 - Coming of (Old) Age
    Jun 2 2026
    It'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 ChristieThe Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieReal Estate by Deborah LevyBecoming Crone by Lydia M. HawkeThe Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy FowlerThe Correspondent by Virgina EvansShadow Life written by Hiromi Goto, illustrated by Ann Xu Other Media We Mentioned A Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanTuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch AlbomFrieren: Beyond Journey's End by Kanehito YamadaThe Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij JohnsonThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. SchwabThe Witches Discworld books by Terry PratchettCave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye written by Gerard Way and Jon Rivera, art by Michael Avon OemingCatwoman: Lonely City by Cliff ChiangAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbWhat Makes Olga Run?: The Mystery of the 90-Something Track Star and What She Can Teach Us About Living Longer, Happier Lives, by Bruce GriersonOld Man's War by John Scalzi Links, Articles, and Things Irene AdlerLibrary of thingsCommercial DriveGavelUBC University MaceUBC 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!
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    47 mins
  • Episode 231 - Sapphic Horror

    Episode 231 - Sapphic Horror
    May 5 2026
    It'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 ThorneThe Dead Take the A Train by Cassandra Khaw and Richard KadreyPatricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha AllenNight's Edge by Liz Kerin, read by Chase Sui WondersExtasia by Claire LegrandThe Luminous Dead by Caitlin StarlingBlack Flame by Gretchen Felker-MartinMoonflow by Bitter KarellaThis World is Not Yours by Kemi Ashing-GiwaThe Scourge Between the Stars by Ness BrownThe 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 DawnParadise Rot by Jenny HvalWhen I Arrived at the Castle by E.M. CarrollCarmilla by Sheridan Le FanuThe Penguin Book of Vampire Stories edited by Alan Ryan (contains Carmilla)Why was I invited to Beast Studios? by Folding IdeasBeast Games 2 Strong/Smart: an Exhaustive Review by Folding IdeasKilling 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!
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    1 hr and 7 mins
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