Dune, by Frank Herbert

Jake FINALLY read Dune, by Frank Herbert. Jake describes this book as a political sci-fi, featuring Paul Atreides and his mother, Jessica, who survive an assassination plot by their enemy, …

Sleep Tight, by J.H. Markert

Katie was ready for a horror book and this one was ready to borrow on Libby! This story features main character Tess, whose daughter Julia is kidnapped on the same …

The P*ssy Next Door, by Amy Award

Jake picked out this book even though he doesn’t like smut, and was pleasantly surprised at how much he enjoyed it. This book is about Willa and Hayes, next door …

The House Where Death Lives, by Alex Brown

It’s spooky season and we’ve appropriately picked a spooky book for today’s episode! The House Where Death Lives is an anthology of short, young adult horror stories. Katie picked this …

The Future, by Naomi Alderman

Jake picked out this book, which turned out to be an amazing fiction about billionaire preppers and the end of the world….sort of 🙂 Listen to our review, but as …

Bea Wolf, by Zach Weinersmith

Jake picked this awesome graphic novel retelling of Beowulf, reimagined as Bea Wolf, a child hero defending the kid kingdom from boring adult villain Grindle. Jake loved it. Read it. …

The Art Thief, by Michael Finkel

Katie picked this book based on the cover she saw in Libby. This book is the true story of Stephane Breitwieser and his girlfriend, Anne-Catherine Kleinklaus. Breitweiser stole art amassing …

The Z Word, by Lindsay King-Miller

Katie picked out this book because the cover was awesome and the back said something along the lines of “the queer zombie novel you didn’t know you needed.” It DELIVERED, …

Summer Break!

What’s the book this week? The cover is empty, because Jake is on Mars. Catch up with us and find out what we’re up to this week 🙂 If you …

The Mistress, by PA Stockwell

Jake really wanted to pick out the sequel to this book, which had an image of people walking through the desert on its cover. But, after talking to the author, …

grayson, by Lynne Cox

While out on a training swim in the ocean off the coast of Los Angeles at 17 years old, Lynne Cox is followed by a baby gray whale and spends …

Olivetti, by Allie Millington

Jake picked this book because of the typewriter on the cover. Turns out, he has always wanted to type on a typewriter, and this book inspired him to go and …

Fairy Tale, by Stephen King

You may remember from a previous episode that Jake does not read Stephen King. But, he read this book!! Go Jake. This story follows a teen, Charlie, who inherits a …

The Berry Pickers, by Amanda Peters

The Berry Pickers, by Amanda Peters, is a fiction novel featuring the voices of Joe, an indigenous person of Nova Scotia who lost his four-year-old sister, Ruthie, in the berry …

The Way of Shadows, by Brent Weeks

Jake found this book calling to him by the cover in a different bookstore than he normally shops at. The cover spoke of ninjas, shadows and swords, and offered dark, …

The Dawnhounds, by Sascha Stronach

Jake picked this book, which he describes is about a lesbian cop in a futuristic high-tech city with mushroom houses that is very anti-gay and not welcoming to our main …