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 …
Everything My Mother Taught Me, by Alice Hoffman
This is our first Patreon-chosen book! What we thought was going to be a nonfiction sunshine filled book of appreciation actually turned out to be a fiction short story about …
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. …
Scorch, Hedgehog of Doom, by Cate Berry
Jake picked out a book for Katie…and it’s a kids book! About an adorable hedgehog who wants to be ferocious!! Too cute. Join us. Have a book you want us …
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 …
Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World, by Andrea Pitzer
A crew of Dutch explorers, including navigator William Barents, get icebound in the arctic circle in Nova Zembla in 1596. The crew spends 10 months stuck in the arctic, fighting …
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, …
The Apocalypse Factory: Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age, by Steve Olson
If you’re interested in the development of the atomic bombs and the implications for our world, this book is for you. Steve Olson makes the argument that Hanford was the …
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 …
A Complex Coast, by David Norwell
Katie was drawn to the cover of this book by the beautiful watercolor art on the front and the words “a kayak journey from Vancouver Island to Alaska.” This is …
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, …
A Horse Walks into a Bar, by David Grossman
This is another book Katie picked, but both of us read it this time! A Horse Walks into a Bar is a novel by David Grossman. We thought it would …
Quietly Hostile, by Samantha Irby
Katie picked up this book in the library in the section titled, “You May Have Missed These.” Drawn to the title, combined with the image of an angry skunk (or …
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery, by Brom
Jake was drawn to this book, Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery, by the cover. He was looking for something “grungy.” Jake and Katie both read this one. Join us for …
Venomous Lumpsucker, by Ned Beauman
This is Katie’s pick. What drew her to it? A bright pink cover, the words VENOMOUS LUMPSUCKER, and a weird fish on the front. What the heck is this book …
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 …
Our First Episode! Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver, by Jill Heinerth
We’re siblings! And on our first episode of By Its Cover, we talk about the book Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver, written by Jill Heinerth. Katie picked …