Hate Read Podcast

Life and Death by Stephanie Meyer (Part Two) by Anna and Em

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware! A surprise two-part episode, as we simply found that we had too much to say about a book that we've kind of technically already covered on this podcast! And please check out our friends Dan and Jen over at Banned Camp! They're doing a deep dive into The Outsiders this season, trying to find out why exactly it qualifies as a banned book. Join us next week for The 74th annual Hunger Games! Recommended Reading: Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon The Hunger and the Dusk by G. Willow Wilson The Night Eaters: She Eats the Night by Marjorie Liu

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Meow Meow Monday episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we're wrapping up the Ravenpaw mini-series with Ravenpaw and Barley's triumphant return to the barn. Will the two boyfriends be able to live happily ever after? Join us next week for the next book in our gender swapped retellings unit! Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail Ben Cope: youtube.com/user/fretwiz

Welcome back, Literary Slummers! This week we're wrapping up Anna's unit on Girls in the City with a book about a woman who regrets her Girl in the City lifestyle. How does the trope translate to 2023? Join us next week for another Meow Meow Monday! Books We're Looking Forward To: Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter The Blonde Identity by Ally Carter The Blood Trials by N.E. Davenport Sunshine Nails by Mai Nguyen Much Ado About Nada by Uzma Jalaluddin The Romantic Agenda by Claire Kahn Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail Ben Cope: youtube.com/user/fretwiz

Warriors: A Clan in Need by Erin Hunter by Anna and Em

Welcome back, Literary Slummers! This week, we're starting a new unit on gender swapped retellings, brought to us by Literary Slummer Lori. Thanks, Lori! Our first book in the unit features an absolutely delightful version of Sherlock Holmes. Join us next week for another Meow Meow Monday. Recommended Reading: A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty Taproot by Keezy Young The No-Show by Beth O'Leary Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail Ben Cope: youtube.com/user/fretwiz

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Meow Meow Monday! This week, we’re traveling back to a time where Scourge has only recently been defeated, and Firestar is still new to his role as leader of ThunderClan. There’s another story still to be told. That of a former clan cat named Ravenpaw, and his probably boyfriend, Barley… Also, we discover our preferred method of reading this series of books. Join us next week for the first book in a new literary slubmitted unit! Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail Ben Cope: youtube.com/user/fretwiz

Welcome back, Literary Slummers! This week, we're continuing Anna's unit on 2000s books about cool girls being successful in the big city. Does Bridget Jones still hold up in 2023? And don't forget to stay until the end to play our favorite game - what happens in the rest of this series? Recommended Reading: Baldur's Gate 3 Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzalez A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail Ben Cope: youtube.com/user/fretwiz

Warriors: Bramblestar's Storm by Erin Hunter by Anna and Em

Welcome back, Literary Slummers! This week, we are wrapping up our slubmitted unit on choose your own adventure novels with a surprisingly fun romance novel that really leans into the tropes. And there are SO MANY ENDINGS. Please, give us more of this type of book. All reading should be a little game. Recommended Reading: Murdle Romeo and/or Juliet by Ryan North Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail Ben Cope: youtube.com/user/fretwiz

Hollyleaf's Story by Erin Hunter by Anna and Em

Welcome back, Literary Slummers! We're finally back from our summer break, and we've got a brand new unit for you! Ladies being cool, stylish, and powerful in The Big City. We're starting with a book that, quite honestly, made a much better movie. Go watch it. After listening to this episode, obvs. Recommended Reading: The Devil Wears Tartan by Katia Rose Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill by Rowenna Miller Not All Himbos Wear Capes by C. Rochelle Witch King by Martha Wells Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail Ben Cope: youtube.com/user/fretwiz

Summer Throwback: Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer by Anna and Em

Summer Throwback: Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder by Anna and Em

Warriors: Leafpool's Wish by Erin Hunter by Anna and Em

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we're reading our second book in our Choose Your Own Adventure unit with a slubmitted novel that combines two of our faves: D&D and romance. Will we be able to make our way to a happily ever after? Join us next week for a Meow Meow Monday! Recommended Reading: The House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson Moonstruck, Vol. 1 by Grace Ellis The First Sister by Linden A. Lewis Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail Ben Cope: youtube.com/user/fretwiz

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to our final Titanic Maritime Monday. What will happen to the large boat that was struck by an iceberg? Will Jack the Ripper make it to America? Did all the children survive? Find out on this season of 24. Join us next week for another choose your own adventure book! Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail Ben Cope: youtube.com/user/fretwiz

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we're wrapping up our unit on furry sleuths with a book where every character is a little woodland creature and then there's murders. It's very cozy. We also discover our own woodland creature fursonas. Please look forward to the future adventures of Egret Heron and Cheeks McGee. Join us next week for another Maritime Monday! Recommended Reading: One for my Enemy by Olivie Blake The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail Ben Cope: youtube.com/user/fretwiz

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Maritime Monday! This week, we're continuing our doomed voyage on the Titanic with Jack the Ripper (yeah, Gordon Korman is really committing to that). Unfortunately, we also continue to be a little underwhelmed by this series. Never thought we'd be happy to see a ship smash into an iceberg. Join us next week for the final book in our furry sleuth unit! Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail Ben Cope: youtube.com/user/fretwiz

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Morph Monday? That's right, we are returning to our beloved Animorphs series to kick off our new unit on Choose Your Own Adventure novels. Unfortunately… this wasn't the greatest.