Hate Read Podcast

Welcome back, Literary Slimmers, to another episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we're discussing the sexy, sci-fi romp, Electra Rex by April C. Griffiths! Join us as we discuss new methods of identity theft, the sisterhood of the traveling horny pants, and our thoughts on garbage girls and medical science fiction. Join us next week for another Morph Monday. A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Morph Monday episode of Shelf Aware! First they gave us alien toilet and alligator pregnancy. Then it was Marco poodle. Now… Buffahuman. The morphing cube is back in play, and the Bandalites gain a new member (kind of). What could go wrong? Join us next week for the final (?) book in our garbage girl unit! A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

cw: Sexual assault, dub-con Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we're kicking off a new unit on Highland time slip romances with Beyond the Highland Mist. Is this one of the most offensive books we've read? Yes. We've got yucky consent issues, overly-domineering men, and a female protagonist with no personality (other than her hatred of beautiful men). Will Em be able to redeem the genre for Anna? It's a tall order. Join us next week for another Morph Monday! Recommended Reading: Grumpy Fake Boyfriend by Jackie Lau Accidentally in Love The Tartans and Titans by Amalie Howard and Angie Morgan The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Morph Monday episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we are discussing The Arrival, and the Andalites have finally showed up on Earth! Or have they? We also have to deal with the fact that Jake is a little bit of a badass in this book, and the save that Ax might be a fully grown adult hanging out with all these kids. Join us next week for the first book in Anna's new unit on highland time travel romances! A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we're wrapping up Em's unit on the great detective trope with an absolutely bonkers historical mystery. Did Anna find something in the genre that Em could like? Also included, a brooding taxidermist, a butterfly loving garbage girl, and so much good banter. Join us next week for another Morph Monday! Recommended Reading: Goldie Vance by Hope Larson, Brittney Williams Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Mandala Goddess of the North by Georgina Kamsika A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Morph Monday episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we're reading a book that truly destroyed one of our favorite characters, introduced another random alien race that probably won't be mentioned again, and reveals a secret about Cassie's family that we didn't see coming (spoilers: it's not that exciting). Join us next week for the last book in Em's great detective unit! A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we're continuing our quest to find the perfect garbage girl with The Rakess by Scarlett Peckham. Does the main character fit the trope? And if not, will we ever find the perfect character who does fit the bill? Darcy Garbage Girl, where are you??? Join us next week for another Morph Monday episode! Recommended Reading: The Majesties by Tiffany Tsao The Only Living Girl on Earth by Charles Yu In the Vanishers' Palace by Aliette de Bodard A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Morph Monday episode of Shelf Aware! This week we're discussing a bit of a wild Jake POV. Maybe the Animorphs have discovered the lost city of Atlantis. Maybe the citizens of Atlantis are mutants. And maybe they're bent on taking over the surface. One thing we're fairly certain of, this new threat will never be heard from again. Probably. We've been wrong before. Join us next week for another episode in our garbage girl unit! A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware! This week we're wrapping up Anna's military sci-fi unit with Ancillary Justice by Anne Leckie. Was Em successful in finding a book on the genre that Anna could appreciate? Kind of?? I mean, it was definitely a good book, probably. Join us next week for another Morph Monday! Recommended reading: This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone Monster Prom Monstress by Marjorie Liu, illustrated by Sana Takeda A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Morph Monday episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we're kind of reading To Kill a Mockingbird, I guess? Anyway, here's the excellent follow up to one of the most garbage books in the series. Is it a middle grade scifi book? Or is it a courtroom drama? Either way, this book is so fucking good. Join us next week for the last book in Anna's military sci-fi unit! A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we’re continuing Em’s unit on the Great Detective trope with another of the most famous detectives in literature, Hercule Poirot. Join us as we talk about train murder, hunt for the perfect pair of toad eyes, and 100% stay on topic perfectly without going off on any tangents whatsoever. Recommended Reading: Ace Attorney video games The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle The Conductors by Nicole Glover The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Morph Monday episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we’re reading yet another Marco POV involving angst about his Yeerk mom. We’ve got stress-induced morphing problems, a useless villain of the week, and a nonsensical plan to take care of said villain. The only good thing about this one is that it intros the next book in the series. Of. Join us next week for another book in Em’s unit on the great detective trope! A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we’re starting a new unit on garbage girls! After a lengthy discussion on what makes a garbage boy in the Spinning Silver episode, we wanted to see if the trope could be gender swapped. We asked listeners for some suggestions, and you all delivered! Thank you! Our first book we’re covering for the unit is Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. Does Eleanor qualify for the trope? And how did Anna actually manage to read such a sad book in the first place? Join us next week for another Morph Monday! Recommended Reading: Invisible Chains by Michelle Renee Lane The Fold of the Air series by Holly Black A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail Some blogs/essays about ND representation: https://penchant.blog/2019/08/19/eleanor-oliphants-story-and-why-it-doesnt-belong-to-the-author-who-wro

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Morph Monday episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we're reading a Cassie POV with the most irrelevant title and confusing tagline. We've also got Arn, Hork-Bajir, and the Bandalites on a whole new (to them) planet. Join us next week for the first book in a new listener-slubmitted unit! A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware! This week we're taking a look at a classic example of a military sci-fi book, Starship Troopers. How will the book compare to the cult classic film? And is there anything Anna can find redeeming about this genre? (Spoiler alert: no.) Join us next week for another Morph Monday! Recommended reading: Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson Sources: https://www.worldswithoutend.com/MilitaryScienceFiction.asp http://www.castaliahouse.com/a-very-brief-history-of-military-science-fiction/ Colonialism and the Emergence of Science Fiction by John Rieder May the Armed Forces Be with You: The Relationship Between Science Fiction and the United States Military by Stephen Dedman The Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of: How Science Fiction Conquered the World by Thomas M. Disch A Literary and Cultural History of Military Science Fiction and the United States of America, 1870s-2010s by Blair Nicholson Audiobook: https://youtu.b

cw: Torture, self-harm, child abuse, child neglect, bullying Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Morph Monday episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we've been given a break from the monotonous middle books of the series with this very dark Tobias POV. Tobias struggles with identity and girlfriend problems. All set to a soundtrack written by the Goo Goo Dolls. Join us next week for the second book in Anna's military sci-fi series! A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we’re starting Em’s brand new unit on the great detective with The Great Detective, Sherlock Holmes. Why doesn’t Em particularly care for this trope? And just what, or WHO, is the real hound of Baskerville? (Spoilers, it’s John Watson, that dumb, loyal creature.) Join us next week for another Morph Monday! Recommended Reading: A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

Animorphs: The Separation by K.A. Applegate by Anna and Em

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we’re wrapping up our weird western unit with Territory by Emma Bull. Will this book save the genre for us (it automatically gets points for having more than one woman in it)? Is Anna secretly a horse girl? And honestly, what actually happened at the O.K. Corral? Join us next week for another Morph Monday! Recommended Reading: Song of Blood and Stone by L. Penelope These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Morph Monday episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we're reading book #31, The Conspiracy. A Jake POV. And the Morph Fatigue is hitting Anna pretty hard. Will Jake be able to save his older brother from the Yeerks? Or will Jake slide closer to the dark side? And don't worry, our fearless leader IS able to sneak in a cockroach morph. Join us next week for the final book in our Weird Western unit! A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail