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In today's episode of 'I'd Read That', we take a moment to have some serious conversations about our feelings after the election. We share stories and have book recommendations that touch on some of the issues people face today and how reading is its own form of political activism.

Books Mentioned
March by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, & Nate Powell
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives by Linda Villarosa
Poverty, By America by Matthew Desmond

Happy Halloween everyone! In today's episode, we discuss our book club pick Monstrillio by Gerardo Samano Cordova. This haunting tale goes beyond typical horror, blending intense, sometimes violent scenes with deeply layered themes of grief, family, and complex emotions. Join us as we unravel the intricate storytelling and unforgettable characters that make this book a unique journey into the darker corners of the human heart. Warning: This episode contains spoilers.

We made it to 1 year!
Thanks for all the support this past year for the show. We are truly grateful for all of you.

We put up another Mt. Rushmore, this time for the book that made us readers.
What childhood favorite did we leave out?

Liz's Rushmore

Jerry's Rushmore

Honorable Mentions

Hope you enjoyed the Eclipse! Not necessarily the Twilight novel, but the celestial occurrence.

Today we take on poems in all their glory. We are not the most versed poem readers but we certainly enjoyed the journey. Please listen along and offer your own poetry experience.

Books Mentioned
Five Total Strangers by Natalie D. Richards
Inheritance by Elizabeth Acevedo
Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong
When the World Didn't End by Caroline Kaufman
Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally Thorne
Why Fathers Cry at Night by Kwame Alexander

The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes
Quiet As it's Kept by Na'tosha De'von
Edgar Allan Poe Poems
100 Selected Poems by ee cummings
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
The Collected Poems by Dylan Thomas

Today Liz & Jerry banter about how old they are as they pick a book from their birth year to fulfill a challenge!

Also if you like worms, this episode is for you.

Books Mentioned
Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez
In Deeper Waters by F. T. Lukens
Ghost Station by S. A. Barnes
System Collapse by Martha Wells
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
Vicious by V. E. Schwab

Liz being old: Misery by Stephen King
Jerry being old: Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.

Beloved by Toni Morrison
Dreamsnake by Vonda McIntyre

Today we discuss our book club pick 'The Pallbearer's Club' by Paul Tremblay.

Synopsis:
What if the coolest girl you've ever met decided to be your friend?

Art Barbara was so not cool. He was a seventeen-year-old high school loner in the late 1980s who listened to hair metal, had to wear a monstrous back-brace at night for his scoliosis, and started an extracurricular club for volunteer pallbearers at poorly attended funerals. But his new friend thought the Pallbearers Club was cool. And she brought along her Polaroid camera to take pictures of the corpses.

Honestly, that's just scratching the surface. Listen to Liz & Jerry debate what is cool, music, and Jerry's fear of the 'unreliable narrator'. 

Today Liz & Jerry discuss the advantages and disadvantages of physical and digital books. Short story, we love books of all kinds!!

Join us for a listen.

Books Mentioned:
Romantic Comedy by Curtin Sittenfeld
Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulsen
Garlic and the Witch by Bree Paulsen
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeeke Emezi
Heartstopper #5 by Alice Oseman
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

Hello friends!
It's time to get comfortable, light a candle, and snuggle up to your listening device because we're talking romance. From the sweet to the steamy we have you covered today.

PPF Books Mentioned
Making It So by Patrick Stewart
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
Loveless by Alice Oseman
Wild Rain by Beverly Jenkins
You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

Romance Selections

On this episode of 'I'd Read That!' Liz & Jerry share what books they are absolutely eager to get their hands on this year. They also share their secrets on how they uncover the next big thing in literature.

Oh, and it's time to kickoff another book club pick. We're starting February with a little horror, (naturally) by selecting The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay

Grab a tea and share a laugh with Liz & Jerry as they extend your ever-growing TBR!

Book Mentioned
The Hike by Lucy Clarke
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
Ghost Station by SA Barnes
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

Jerry's Upcoming 2024 Titles
Redsight by Meredith Mooring
A Witch's Guide to Magical Thinking by Sangu Mandanna
Alecto the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Liz's Upcoming 2024 Titles
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
Middle of the Night by Riley Sager
Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephan Graham Jones

Happy New Year!
We're excited to share with you all today the I'd Read That Reader Challenge!!
It's fun to see how we can expand our reading horizons and we believe we picked out a few fun exercises for you.

Book Mentioned
Nimona by ND Stevenson
Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune
Spell Bound by F. T. Lukens
Fairy Tale by Stephen King
Interesting Facts about Space by Emily Austin