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Sense of Shelf

By: John Westley
  • Summary

  • My name is John Westley and I'm going to be talking to people about the books that left an impression on them. Their favorite book. An acclaimed novel that they dislike. A book that inspired them. A book that made them become obsessed with a certain author(I’m talking about you 1776). I will also be talking about different book related topics that I feel like discussing. So please join me for some lovely book related conversations.
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Episodes
  • Banned Book Club - Gender Queer by Maya Kobabe
    Mar 13 2023

    Hi friends. Thanks for joining me in another meeting of our Banned Book Club. In this meeting I will discuss Gender Queer by Maya Kobabe. This wasn't one of my favorite banned books, but a great story none the less. Diverse voices are important to literature and our world as a whole, so I fully support this book and hope more people will read it. 

    You can purchase the book, support indie bookshops, and support my delightful little podcast all in one purchase. Super convenient and philanthropic! Click here to get that book.

    If you don't want to purchase the book like a close minded person, go to my Buy Me A Coffee or my Ko-fi to support this show. You can donate, commission, subscribe, or any other of the options I don't even remember are available.  

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    14 mins
  • The Sandman Volumes 5 and 6
    Mar 2 2023

    Hi friends. This one took a while because spoiler, I didn't care for volume 5. But here are volumes 5 and 6 combined. Just some quick chats about the two volumes. Neil Gaiman is a master story teller and this series is spectacular. Shout out to Okie Bookcast podcast. Listen to the book news segment for exciting news about the host, my friend J Hall.  

    To purchase the books, support indie bookshops, and also support this podcast all in one purchase follow these links to Bookshop.org Volume 5 and Volume 6.

    To support the podcast by tipping, donating, or commission an episode about your book or a book you want me to read go to my Ko-fi or Buy Me A Coffee pages. 

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    18 mins
  • Wakanda Forever and Babel
    Jan 26 2023

    What's better than an episode with my humble opinions about one book? Probably a lot of things, but for the sake of this caption, the answer is an episode with my humble opinions about TWO books!! Insert DJ horn noise here. I talk about Wakanda Forever by one of my favorite authors Nnedi Okorafor and I talk about Babel by R.F. Kuang....finallly. 

    You can purchase both books from Bookshop.org and help support indie bookshops and this podcast.. Use these links to do it Wakanda Forever and Babel. You can also support your local library by going there to borrow them. 

    You can also go to my Ko-fi or Buy Me A Coffee pages if you would like to donate or commission an episode about a book you want me to read. 

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    26 mins

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