Episode 193 - Spring Media Update
Book Club for Masochists: a Readers’ Advisory Podcast
Release Date: 04/16/2024
Book Club for Masochists: a Readers’ Advisory Podcast
It’s episode 209 and time for us to talk about the genre of Design! We discuss graphic design, interior design, the line between design and art, fonts, kerning, footnotes, and more! Plus: Anna talks about evidence synthesis and search design! You can download the podcast , find it on , or get it through or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | | | Things We Read (or tried to…) by Jennifer Dawe and Matthew Humphries by Carla Lind by Debbie Berne by Bree Wolf and Jesse Fuchs by Jude Stewart Other Media We Mentioned by Steven Heller and...
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It’s episode 208 and time for us to talk about our Reading Resolutions for 2025! We discuss our love of spreadsheets, the churn of books in public libraries, literacy, unschooling, and more! You can download the podcast , find it on , or get it through or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | | | 2025 Goals/Intentions/Etc. Jam Theme of the year: “Cultivation” Use Storygraph instead of Goodreads Maybe put a book on the nightstand so I’ll read it before bed Meghan Subscribe to print reading material Anna Track favourite reads of the...
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It’s episode 207 and time for us to talk about the genre of Monster Romance! We discuss what counts as a “monster,” massive hogs, Beautify and the Beast, listening to audiobooks at 3.5x speed, and more! You can download the podcast , find it on , or get it through or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | | | Things We Read (or tried to…) by C.M. Nascosta by C.M. Nascosta by Evangeline Anderson, narrated by Ada Sinclair by Kimberly Lemming by Kimberly Lemming by Ann Aguirre by C.M. Nascosta by Ruby Dixon, narrated by Felicity...
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It’s episode 206 and time for us to talk about the genre of Cultural Studies! We discuss bureaucracy, affluenza, dinosaurs, Dungeons & Dragons, Batman, The Fast and the Furious, and more! You can download the podcast , find it on , or get it through or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | | | Things We Read (or tried to…) by Neil Postman by David Graeber by Hannah McGregor by Thom James Carter by John De Graaf, David Wann, and Thomas Naylor by Mika Yoshimoto by Maggie Nelson edited by Tuck Woodstock and Niko Stratis Other Media We Mentioned...
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It’s episode 205 and time for us to talk about our favourite reads of 2024! We discuss fiction and non-fiction books we read for the podcast, plus comics, videos, music, and more! You can download the podcast , find it on , or get it through or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | | | Favourite Fiction For the podcast Anna by Mark Lawrence () Jam by T. Kingfisher () Matthew by Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt, Bill Crabtree, and Tyler Crook () Meghan by Leigh Bardugo () Not for the podcast Jam by Isaac Fellman Matthew by Jonathan...
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It’s episode 204 and time for us to talk about the genre of Cozy Fantasy! We discuss what makes something cozy, romantasy, breakneck cozy fantasies, how much fantasy people need in their fantasy, and more! You can download the podcast , find it on , or get it through or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | | | Things We Read (or tried to…) by John Wiswell by Travis Baldree by Julie Leong by India Holton and Maiga Doocy by Fern Haught by Dianne Wynn Jones by Julie Abe Other Media We Mentioned by Becky Chambers by Becky Chambers ...
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It’s episode 203 and time for us to discuss the genre of Dark Academia! We discuss aesthetics as genres, cosplaying as academics, anti-intellectualism, the differences between Canadian and American university experiences, and more! You can download the podcast , find it on , or get it through or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | | | Things We Read (or tried to…) by Victoria Lee by Mónica Ojeda, translated by Sarah Booker by Alexis Henderson by Sulari Gentill by M.L. Rio by Leigh Bardugo by Katy Hays (the museum) by Kate Van Der...
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It’s episode 202 and that means it’s time for our One Book One Podcast Battle of the Books episode where we discuss A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher! You can download the podcast , find it on , or get it through or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | | | Media We Mentioned by T. Kingfisher by Delemhach by Terry Pratchett by Patricia C. Wrede by Adam Rex by Catherynne M. Valente by T. Kingfisher Links, Articles, and Things (based in LA with an Irish lead singer) (the Boston punk band Jam was probably thinking...
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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, tall tales, and more! You can download the podcast , find it on , or get it through or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | | | Things We Read (or tried to…) by Alex Grecian, narrated by John Pirhalla by Stephen King, narrated by George Guidall by Rebecca Roanhorse by Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt, Bill Crabtree, and Tyler Crook by David Bowles and Raúl...
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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 , find it on , or get it through or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | | | Things We Read (or tried to…) by Jorge Luis Borges by Mark Lawrence by Paula Guran (below are direct links to many of the stories from this collection) by Ellen Klages by...
info_outlineIt’s time for our Spring Media Update episode! We talk about art installations, manga, board games, comics, and birds. So many birds.
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In this episode
Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards
Media We’ve Been Consuming
- Jam
- Quality Assurance in Another World by Masamichi Satō
- Wingspan (board game designed by Elizabeth Hargrave)
- Redactle
- Anna
- 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
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