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

    Episode 197 - Law & Legal Non-Fiction (for the layperson)
    Jul 2 2024
    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. RayThe Law Book: Big Ideas Simply ExplainedWage Slaves by Daria Bogdańska, translated by Hanna StrömbergTrying 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 YagiPunk Rock Karaoke by Bianca Xunise Unauthorized Bread by Cory DoctorowTell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions by Valeria Luiselli5-4 PodLegalEagle (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 SpectacularReproducibility 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 ErakatAre Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. DavisAllow 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 JosephRefugee Law After 9/11: Sanctuary and Security in Canada and the US by Obiora Chinedu OkaforAboriginal™: the Cultural and Economic Politics of Recognition by Jennifer Adese Peace and Good Order: the Case for Indigenous Justice in Canada by Harold R. JohnsonThe 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 MaynardLet's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice by Paul ButlerA 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 AmarSay It Loud! On Race, Law, History, and Culture by Randall KennedyCrisis 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 again on Tuesday August 6th when we’ll be talking about the romance genre(s?) of yaoi and danmei! Then on Tuesday, August 20th it’s time for our Summer Media Update! What have we been reading, playing, listening to, etc. over the summer?
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  • Episode 196 - Battle of the Books 2024: One Book One Podcast

    Episode 196 - Battle of the Books 2024: One Book One Podcast
    Jun 18 2024
    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 bergmanThe Seep by Chana Porter A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T KingfisherInheritance: 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 ImblerFloating 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 KleinInvisible 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 ZaunerINHERITANCE - 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 CooperSoil: 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 FinneyFresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science by Jessica HernandezBraiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall KimmererThe Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall KimmererThe Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature by J. Drew LanhamThe Urban Birder by David LindoNature Swagger: Stories and Visions of Black Joy in the Outdoors by Rue MappWild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation by Tiya MilesThe Adventure Gap: Changing the Face of the Outdoors by James Edward MillsWorld 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 PurcellTrace: Memory, History, Race and the American Landscape by Lauret SavoyA Darker Wilderness: Black Nature Writing from Soil to Stars by Erin Sharkey A Short History of the Blockade: Giant Beavers, Diplomacy and Regeneration in Nishnaabewin by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson Dispossessing the Wilderness: Indian Removal and the Making of the National Parks by Mark David Spence The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy TanWhy We Swim by Bonnie TsuiWild Life: Finding My Purpose in an Untamed World by Rae Wynn-GrantAn Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong Give us feedback! Fill out the form to ask for a recommendation or suggest a genre or title for us to read! Vote for which we should 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 July 2nd we’ll be discussing the genre of Law/Legal Non-Fiction! Then on Tuesday, August 6th we’ll be talking about the romance genres of Yaoi and Danmei!
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  • Episode 195 - Pop(ular) Culture Non-Fiction

    Episode 195 - Pop(ular) Culture Non-Fiction
    Jun 4 2024
    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 QuinnPoisoned 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 MolcherAnd 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 NicholsonThat's So '90s!: A Pop-Cultural Guide to the Raddest Decade by Jo Stewart and Lisa GillardThe Bizarre World of Fake Video Games by Super Eyepatch WolfJunk 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 AppignanesiFRUiTS by Shoichi Aoki Wikipedia Miracleman: The Silver Age by Neil Gaiman and Mark BuckinghamRuPaul'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 WolfTaskmaster: Series 17, Episode 1Plan 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 InnesThe 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 BlayThe Pretty One: On Life, Pop Culture, Disability, and Other Reasons to Fall in Love With Me by Keah BrownShe 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 CreyWannabe: Reckonings with the Pop Culture That Shapes Me by Aisha Harris Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie JonesK-Drama School: A Pop Culture Inquiry into Why We Love Korean Television by Grace JungSuperfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart by Jen Sookfong LeeIndiginerds: Tales from Modern Indigenous Life edited by Alina PeteNerd: 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 SalisburyFirst Things First: Hip-Hop Ladies Who Changed the Game by Nadirah SimmonsShine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop by Danyel SmithMaking a Scene by Constance WuRise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now by Jeff Yang, Phil Yu, & Philip Wang 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, June 18th when it’s time once again for One Book One Podcast as we each pitch a book we think we should read and you (the listeners) get to vote! Then on Tuesday, July 2nd we’ll be discussing the genre of Law/Legal Non-Fiction!
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  • Episode 194 - Indie Publishers

    Episode 194 - Indie Publishers
    May 7 2024
    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 JonesAny 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 DurcanTell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions by Valeria LuiselliHope 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 DawnThe Argonauts by Maggie NelsonSaturday Morning Breakfast Cereal by Zach WeinersmithThe 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 FoxMeanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy from Transgender Writers edited by Cat Fitzpatrick and Casey Plett Links, Articles, and Things Image Comics (Wikipedia)Creative CommonsSkyTrain (Vancouver) (Wikipedia)Oulipo (Wikipedia) Podcast episode where one host tries not to say the letter “e”Denver Small Press FestSpaghettieis (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 Universe by Deja Vu Prem (Catapult) Out of the Sierra: A Story of Rarámuri Resistance by Victoria Blanco (Coffee House Press)Thunder Song: Essays by Sasha LaPointe (Counterpoint Press) Born to Walk: My Journey of Trials and Resilience by Alpha Nkuranga (Goose Lane Editions) Jinny Yu (At Once/À La Fois) by Jinny Yu (Goose Lane Editions) Log Off: Why Posting and Politics (Almost) Never Mix by Katherine Cross (LittlePuss Press)Becoming Little Shell: A Landless Indian’s Journey Home by Chris La Tray (Milkweed Editions)World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil (Milkweed Editions)Opacities: On Writing and the Writing Life by Sofia Samatar (Soft Skull Press)The Story Game by Shze-Hui Tjoa (Tin House)Black Meme: The History of the Images That Make Us by Legacy Russell (Verso Books) Poetry i heard a crow before i was born by Jules Delorme (Goose Lane Editions)We the Gathered Heat: Asian American and Pacific Islander Poetry, Performance, and Spoken Word edited by Franny Choi, Bao Phi, Noʻu Revilla...
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  • Episode 193 - Spring Media Update

    Episode 193 - Spring Media Update
    Apr 16 2024
    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 SatōWingspan (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 ChickadeeEmuCassowaryKākāpōShoebillTawny FrogmouthPesquet's parrot (Dracula Parrot)KiwiHawkPigeonCrowChicken Links, Articles, and Things OLA RA in a DayYotsuba&!, vol. 1 by Kiyohiko AzumaChiacAcadiaBirds Aren’t RealOnly ConnectBungalow 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 AbramsThe Caretaker by A.X. AhmadThe Opium Prince by Jasmine Aimaq Exceptional Circumstances by James Bartleman The Emperor of Ocean Park by Stephen L. CarterThe Sniper by Chang Kuo-Li, translated by Roddy Flag The Executioner’s Game by Gary Hardwick What You Leave Behind by Wanda M. MorrisOne in the Chamber by Robin PegueroGrant Park by Leonard Pitts Jr.Paper Gods by Goldie TaylorAmerican 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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  • Episode 192 - Non-Fiction Graphic Novels & Comics

    Episode 192 - Non-Fiction Graphic Novels & Comics
    Apr 2 2024
    This 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 365 days since our last gorilla attack! 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…) Moi aussi je voulais l'emporter by Julie Delporte This Woman's Work by Julie Delporte, translated by Helge Dascher and Aleshia Jensen Sông by Hài-Anh and Pauline GuittonKimiko Does Cancer by Kimiko Tobimatsu and Keet Geniza Why I Adopted by Husband by Yuta Yagi The Art and Life of Hilma af Klint by Ylva Hillström, translated by Karin Eklund Go to Sleep (I Miss You): Cartoons from the Fog of New Parenthood by Lucy KnisleyNuking Alaska: Notes of an Atomic Fugitive by Peter Dunlap-Shohl My Brain is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders by Monzusu, translated by Ben Trethewey The Comic Book Guide to Growing Food: Step-by-Step Vegetable Gardening for Everyone by Joseph Tychonievich and Liz Kozik Other Media We Mentioned Fun Home by Alison Bechdel Fun Home (musical) (Wikipedia) Maus by Art SpiegelmanPersepolis by Marjane Satrapi, translated by Mattias RipaDucks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate BeatonUnderstanding Comics by Scott McCloud The Essential Dykes To Watch Out For by Alison BechdelDisplacement by Lucy KnisleyPedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned and Judd WinickMelody: Story of a Nude Dancer by Sylvie Rancourt, translated by Helge DascherKid Gloves by Lucy KnisleyThe Mental Load by Emma The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison BechdelWhat Is Obscenity?: The Story of a Good for Nothing Artist and Her Pussy by RokudenashikoHomestar RunnerButton Pusher by Tyler Page Last of the Sandwalkers by Jay HoslerClan Apis by Jay HoslerPing-pong by ZvianeDumb: Living Without a Voice by Georgia Webber When David Lost His Voice by Judith VanistendaelBlankets by Craig ThompsonSmile by Raina TelegmeierDog Man by Dav PilkeySensible Footwear: A Girl's Guide by Kate Charlesworth Links, Articles, and Things Harvey Pekar (Wikipedia)Joe Sacco (Wikipedia)Japanese adult adoption (Wikipedia)In the name of the queer: Sailor Moon's LGBTQ legacy The Spectre of Orientalism in Craig Thompson’s HabibiCultural Appropriation in Craig Thompson’s Graphic Novel Habibi 35 Non-fiction Graphic Novels 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. This Place: 150 Years RetoldZodiac: A Graphic Memoir by Ai Weiwei with Elettra Stamboulis & Gianluca CostantiniNat Turner by Kyle BakerThe Talk by Darrin Bell The Best We Could Do by Thi BuiI’m a Wild Seed by Sharon Lee De la CruzMessy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American by Laura Gao Stamped from the Beginning: A Graphic History of Racist Ideas in America by Joel Christian Gill and Ibram X. KendiWake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martinez The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book by Gord HillGood Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob The American Dream? A Journey on Route 66 Discovering Dinosaur Statues, Muffler Man, and the Perfect Breakfast Burrito: a Graphic Memoir by Shing Yin KhorBanned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook, Ryan Estrada, and Ko Hyung-JuIn Limbo by Deb J.J. LeeThis Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America by Navied MahdavianMexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro MartínMonstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story by Sarah MyerSteady Rollin': Preacher Kid, Black Punk and Pedaling Papa by Fred NolandCitizen 13660 by Mine Okubo Your Black Friend and Other Strangers by Ben PassmoreKwändǖr by Cole PaulsWorm: A Cuban American Odyssey by Edel Rodriguez Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine by Mohammad Sabaaneh A First Time for Everything by Dan SantatPersepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi Grandmothers, Our Grandmothers: Remembering the "Comfort Women" of World War II by Han Seong-WonDeath Threat by Vivek Shraya and Ness LeePalimpsest: Documents From A Korean Adoption by Lisa Wool-Rim SjöblomBig Black: Stand at Attica by Frank "Big Black" Smith, Jared Reinmuth, and AmézianeVictory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice by Tommie Smith, Dawud Anyabwile, and Derrick BarnesThe High Desert by James SpoonerThey Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony BeckerFeelings by Manjit Thapp The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History by David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame AndersonNow Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene ...
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  • Episode 191 - Dark Fantasy

    Episode 191 - Dark Fantasy
    Mar 5 2024
    This episode we’re discussing the fiction genre of Dark Fantasy! We talk about horror, grimdark, violence, amoral protagonists, epic fantasy vs small scale fantasy, the importance of tone, 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 Things We Read (or tried to…) Berserk by Kentaro Miura (Wikipedia)The Citadel of Fear by Francis Stevens (Gertrude Barrows Bennett)Coraline by Neil Gaiman The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose UtomiEvery Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuireShadowland by Peter StraubFlowers for the Sea by Zin E. RocklynTwice Cursed edited by Marie O'Regan and Paul Kane Other Media We Mentioned Dark Souls (Wikipedia)Elden Ring (WIkipedia)Magic Knight Rayearth by CLAMPPet Shop of Horrors by Matsuri AkinoThe Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly BlackThe Cruel Prince by Holly Black (Episode 147 - Contemporary Fantasy)Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Wikipedia)Ravenloft (Wikipedia)Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher Leech by Hiron Ennes (Episode 184 - Horror)The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw (Episode 176 - Fantasy)Norylska Groans by Michael R. Fletcher and Clayton W. SnyderPorky Pig's Haunted Holiday (Wikipedia)The Sandman by Neil Gaiman and various artists (Wikipedia)Children of Men (Wikipedia)The Children of Men by P.D. JamesFables by Bill Willingham and various artists (Wikipedia)Deerskin by Robin McKinley Links, Articles, and Things Dark fantasy (Wikipedia) Category:Dark fantasy anime and mangaCategory:Dark fantasy video games Grimdark Magazine 20 Dark Fantasy 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. The Stardust Thief by Chelsea AbdullahChildren of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiEleventh Cycle by Kian N. Ardalan To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill BlackgooseThe Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean Funeral Songs for Dying Girls by Cherie DimalineThe Hurricane Wars by Thea GuanzonThe Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu Babel, or the Necessity of Violence by R. F. KuangThe Changeling by Victor LaValle Jade City by Fonda Lee She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker-ChanTread of Angels by Rebecca RoanhorseTender Beasts by Liselle Sambury Witches Steeped in Gold by Ciannon SmartSorrowland by Rivers Solomon An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose UtomiThe First Binding by R.R. Virdi 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 send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, April 2nd we’ll be talking about the format of Non fiction Graphic Novels and Comics! Then on Tuesday, April 16th we’ll be giving an update on Media we’ve recently enjoyed!
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  • Episode 190 - Reading Resolutions and Rants

    Episode 190 - Reading Resolutions and Rants
    Feb 20 2024
    This episode we’re discussing our 2024 Reading Resolutions (and Rants)! We talk about how we’ve already failed our 2024 reading resolutions, audio books, short stories, reading long things, not being able to read long things, 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 Media We Mentioned Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline FraserBorn to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey by Mark DeryWar and Peace by Lev Tolstoy (Wikipedia)Anna Karenina by Lev Tolstoy (Wikipedia)Animal Farm by George Orwell (Wikipedia)Stalingrad by Vasily Grossman, translated by Robert Chandler and Elizabeth ChandlerThe Platform Edge: Uncanny Tales of the Railways edited by Mike AshleyBaldur's Gate 3 (Wikipedia)Yakuza (franchise) (Wikipedia)Feed by M.T. Anderson The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersThe Majesties by Tiffany TsaoMinecraft (Wikipedia)Two Point Hospital (Wikipedia) Links, Articles, and Things Episode 167 (version 2) - 2023 Reading Goals & 2022 Reading ReportWhich Pokémon are the most goth? 🦇 - Friday Night Spooktacular2024 Great Graphic Novels for Teens Manga, Manhwa, and Webtoon titles on YALSA's 2024 Great Graphic Novels for Teens List Manga for Teen Librarians (page 26) by Matthew Murray & Jean Broughton Episode 187 - Favourite Reads of 2023Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong (Podcast) Teacher training programs don't always use research-backed reading methods Literacy crisis in college students: Essay from a professor on students who don’t read  Hark Episode 354: A Special Kind of HornyTopping & Company Booksellers The ladder Matthew mentioned Our Reading Resolutions Anna Read (and finish) a bookListen to audiobook fiction Jam Reading (physical books) on public transit Matthew Read the books in his officeRead (all) the graphic novels on library ebook platform wish listsRead short story collections Meghan Read more (very) long books 30 Romance Books by BIPOC Authors (including 11 new releases from 2024) 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. Our Cursed Love by Julie Abe When I Think of You by Myah Ariel (2024)Stay with My Heart by Tashie Bhuiyan (2024) The Art of Scandal by Regina Black  A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole Ana María and the Fox by Liana De la RosaThe Kiss Countdown by Etta Easton (2024) You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke EmeziThe Neighbor Favor by Kristina ForestCanto Contigo by Jonny Garza Villa (2024)Drunk on Love by Jasmine Guillory Match Me If You Can by Swati Hegde (2024) An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana Herrera D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia C. HigginsLet Me Love You by Alexandria House The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang (2024)Where We End & Begin by Jane IgharoTo Catch a Raven by Beverly Jenkins How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang (2024) That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming Aphrodite and the Duke  by J.J. McAvoy The Marquis Who Mustn't by Courtney Milan The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava (2024)The Lover, the Lake by Virginia Pésémapéo Bordeleau, translated by Susan OuriouPartners in Crime by Alisha Rai Never Cross a Highlander by Lisa RayneThis Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan (2024)The Takeover by Cara Tanamachi  (2024) A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams (2024)Frankly in Love by David Yoon 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 send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, March 5th we’ll be talking about the genre of Dark Fantasy!  Then on Tuesday, April 2nd we’ll be discussing Non fiction Graphic Novels and Comics!
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