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.
This episode we’re continuing our conversation from last year and talking about What is a Book? We talk about hypertext, instruction manuals, visual novels, campfire stories, and more! You can download the podcast , find it on , or get it…
It’s almost Valentine’s Day, so this episode we’re talking about Holiday Romance! We discuss what counts as a holiday, Christmas, nostalgia, 1st vs. 3rd person narration, and how all the stories we read are “fine.” Plus: There’s only one bed!…
(Hello! This is a re-upload. The first version had a syncing error that snuck in at the very end of the editing process. We’ve re-exported it and this version sounds much better!) This episode we’re talking about our 2023 Reading Goals! We discuss…
This episode we’re talking about Non-Fiction Sports books! We discuss how to define sports, live sports, weird rules, and more! You can download the podcast , find it on , or get it through , , , or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this…
This episode we’re talking about our Favourite Reads of 2022! (Some of them were even published in 2022!) We discuss our favourite things we read for the podcast and our favourite things we read not for the podcast. Plus: Many more things we enjoyed…
This episode we’re talking about Military Fiction! We discuss jingoism, how war is hell, war stories vs military fiction, clichés, historical fiction, and more! You can download the podcast , find it on , or get it through , , , or your favourite…
This episode we’re talking about Podcasts! We talk about the first podcasts we listened to (and whether we still listen to them), how we find new podcasts, what speed we listen to podcasts at, what podcasts we’ve been enjoying recently, podcasting…
This episode we’re talking about Investigative Journalism! We talk about what makes something journalism, when we don’t read articles, enjoying vs. appreciated media, and more! You can download the podcast , find it on , or get it through , , , or…
This episode we’re talking about Hate Reads! We discuss annoyance reading, hate reading vs reading something you hate, completionism, experiencing bad media as a social bonding experience, and 1-star reviews of books. Plus: Books about women…
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