HeyJaredBook Club for Masochists: a Readers' Advisory Podcast
A Readers' Advisory Podcast about becoming better library staff by reading every genre, whether we like them or not!Every month we read books from a new, randomly picked genre; then on the podcast we discuss our reading choices, experiences, opinions, appeal factors, and…
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Episode 237 - Post-Apocalyptic Fiction (opens the original)
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It's episode 237 and time for us to talk about Post-Apocalyptic Fiction! We discuss the apocalypse, the post-apocalypse, the post-post-apocalypse, androids, dystopias, breaking into people's houses, and more! You can download the podcast directly , find it on Libsyn , or get it through Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray 🦇 Things We Read (or tried to…) The Fireman by Joe Hill Wool by Hugh Howey The Ragpicker by Joel
Episode 236 - Summer 2026 Media Update (opens the original)
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It's episode 236 and time for our summer media update! Join us as we talk about books, games, and comics we've recently enjoyed. You can download the podcast directly , find it on Libsyn , or get it through Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray 🦇 | Jam Edwards Things We Read (or tried to…) Matthew Mister Invincible by Pascal Jousselin The Jellyfish by Boum How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of Ame
Episode 235 - Celebrity Memoirs (opens the original)
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It's episode 235 and time for us to talk about Celebrity Memoirs! We discuss who counts as a celebrity, non-celebrity memoirs, creative non-fiction, memory, success, survivorship bias, and more! You can download the podcast directly , find it on Libsyn , or get it through Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray 🦇 Things We Read (or tried to…) I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy You with the Sad Eyes by Christina Ap
Reminder to vote in the 2026 BC4M Battle of the Books (voting closes July 31st!) (opens the original)
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What Book Should We Read? (Click to vote by July 31st!) Anna's Pick - Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language by Adam Aleksic (2025) Matthew's Pick - Starter Villain by John Scalzi (2023) Jam's Pick - Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz (2025) Meghan's Pick - The Forest of a Thousand Eyes by Frances Hardinge (2025) Listen to Episode 233 - Battle of the Books 2026 to hear what we had to say about each of the books!
Episode 234 - Novels in Verse (opens the original)
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It's episode 234 and time for us to talk about Novels in Verse! We discuss rhyme, meter, interiority, whether any of us understand poetry and more! You can download the podcast directly , find it on Libsyn , or get it through Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray 🦇 | Jam Edwards What Book Should We Read? (Click to vote by July 31st!) Listen to Episode 233 - Battle of the Books 2026 Things We Read (or tried to…) Goodlord: An Email
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