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Odd Reader Out: Short Stories10 Apr 202601:06:05

In this episode series, Odd Reader Out, one or two of your Shelf Respect hosts will take a literary concept the other host or hosts are unfamiliar with and attempt to entice them into jumping on the bandwagon. In this installment, Knox is walking Erin and Jamie through one of his favorite reading experiences: short stories.Ā 

New Books Snake Draft: Spring 202627 Mar 202601:00:29

Spring has sprung and we're tackling all the new books coming out in April, May, and June of 2026. Get your TBRs ready.

What's your spring reading vibe? What's the best first kiss you've read in a book? Which new books do you have your eye on?

Toxic Literary Romance Snake Draft13 Mar 202600:58:12

We draw for spots and snake draft the worst (OR BEST) toxic fictional romances. These are love stories where suffering is marketed as soulmates.

Burn or Blurb: Reader Spicy Takes27 Feb 202600:41:56

We collected spicy takes from readers on Instagram and we decide whether those opinions will be burned or blurbed.Ā 

Join 3,300+ Hardbacks on Patreon. Those readers get exclusive episodes like our Shelf Reflections series where we talk about what we've been reading, Building a Literary Villain, Odd Reader Out where two of us explain an unfamiliar concept to the third. Plus, our 2025 Book Superlatives and much more. Two exclusive episodes added every month.

Use code BATEDBREATH now through March 6 to save 90% on your first month of Hardbacks. That's only $0.70 atĀ patreon.com/shelfrespect.Ā 

Words, Phrases, and ClichƩs That Need To Die in Fiction Books13 Feb 202600:45:01

Welcome to the first public episode of Shelf Respect. We've been doing this for six months over on Patreon and now it's time to have the best of both worlds. We'll have new free episodes twice monthly.

This is a Snake Draft episode where the three of us slither through all the words and phrases we'd like to remove from all future books.

All our book lists are always found on Bookshop.org. Support indie shops!

The NOs of Fiction13 Feb 202600:57:04

This is a an example of our premium content you can find on our Shelf Respect Patreon. *originaly published in October, 2025

We asked our Hardbacks to air their grievances about fiction and they answered. LOUDLY AND WITH FEELING. They shared the details, big and small, they despise in a novel. In this episode, we feature some of their complaints, as well as share a few of our own. And there's a kerfuffle about short stories.

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Shelf Respect: What is This? Who Are We?13 Feb 202600:41:42

Join us as we unpack why we launched another podcast, who we are as readers, which books define us, and what to expect at Shelf Respect. *originally published in September, 2025

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