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Shared Pages

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Shared Pages is a book club for couples and anyone else who wants to read along. Hosted by Ian and Ronnie, they alternate choosing a book to read together every other month, and then discuss. Created as a jumping off point for couples who want to read together, Shared Pages is a place for book lovers to come together and discuss a text together!

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01:00:15

#31 Meg Shaffer's: The Wishing Game!

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2024/03/01

This month's pick was Ronnie's and she chose, "The Wishing Game" by Meg Shaffer. After reading Irving's, The Cider House Rules we needed something a bit lighter so this feels like a perfect February read. When a reclusive writer who hasn't published a novel in years holds a contest on their private island, Lucy Hart needs to win. She wants to adopt a child but doesn't have the space or funds and winning this contest will giver her everything she needs. In this novel, the characters compete not only

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01:07:34

#30 John Irving's: The Cider House Rules

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2024/02/01

Trigger Warning: This book and conversation contain discussions of rape, incest, and abortion. Happy 2024 everybody! We're excited to start our reading for the new year with Ian's pick, John Irving's: The Cider House Rules. Ian chose this novel partially because he's wanted to read the story for a while and because it's Buffalo's Literary Center's Babel pick for March—the novel centers around a young Homer Wells who is an orphan at Saint Clouds. It deals with many topics such as abortion and

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01:05:58

#29 Gabrielle Zevin’s: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and...

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2023/12/02

Trigger warning: This novel discusses gun violence. Our final read of 2023 is Gabrielle Zevin's: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. Spoiler alert, we both LOVED this novel. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow follows Sam Masur, Sadie Green, and Marx Watanabe from their time in college, through their collaborative work of creating video games and running a company. This novel is very human and delves into how people perceive each other, the world, and how we make meaning through art. Our

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#28 John Ajvide Lindqvist’s: Let the Right One In

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2023/11/02

Trigger Warning, this book contains graphic violence, animal abuse, and sexual assault /harassment. John Ajvide Lindqvist's: Let the Right One In is a vampire story set in a suburb of Stockholm in 1981. It revolves around a 13-year-old boy named Oskar and a young girl named Eli who lives next door. It turns out she is a vampire and as Oskar and Eli develop a romance, he is mercilessly bullied. Along with this, a thrall/serial killer named Håkan terrorizes the town, people fall in love, and family

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# 27 A.M. Strickland’s: Beyond the Black Door

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2023/11/01

It's Halloween and Ronnie chooses A.M. Strickland's: Beyond the Black Door. A novel with plenty of LGBTQ+ representation as well as some mild horror for Ian. The story follows a young woman named Kamai who has the ability to walk in other people's souls. However, one day, when her mother is murdered she is thrust into a situation full of secret societies, hidden plots, gods, and a struggle for the throne. There's a lot to talk about in this one including not only the plot, but also representation,

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#26 Morgan Dante’s: Providence Girls

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2023/10/01

This story has many trigger warnings which can be found listed on Morgan Dante's website: https://www.morgandante.com/providence-girls.html For the month of September, Ian chose Morgan Dante's: Providence Girls. He found this book while scrolling on Twitter and it had everything he liked in the description. Lovecraft, sapphic romance, and horror. The book centers around an albino woman named Lavinia Whateley and Asenath Waite who is slowly turning into a deep one. These two fall in love and open up

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#25 Andrew White’s: Hell Followed With Us!

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2023/09/01

For the month of August, Ronnie chose Andrew White's: Hellow Followed With Us. This book is a dystopian, body horror, queer-rage story filled with Christian evangelicals and monsters. At the core of this story is the idea of embracing your inner monsters and fighting back against your oppressors. It's a rapid novel that takes place over a violent few days and revolves around a trans boy named Benji, a kid named Nick, and other youths just trying to survive. Ian's choice for September is another

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#24 Johnny Compton’s: The Spite House!

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2023/08/01

Ian choose the book for July and was in the mood for something spooky (as always) so he chose Compton's: The Spite House. The story revolves around a family of three, on the run with secrets, and desperate for cash. When they're offered a lot of money to stay in a haunted house things get spooky fast. Compton has been featured in various collections as well as on the NoSleep Podcast and the story zips along quickly. Listen to the show to find out what we thought of this book that sits somewhere in

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#23 Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone’s: This Is How You...

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2023/07/01

There was quite a bit of conversation about Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone’s: This Is How You Lose the Time War this month so Ronnie decided to choose the novel as her pick! We both had a great time reading this story and honestly, had a bit longer of a conversation than expected because the novel is so compact. In Ian's opinion, time travel stories can get messy real fast but this one holds up pretty well! July's pick is Ian's and he's choosing: The Spite House by Johnny Compton! Read along with

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01:02:15

#22 R.F. Kuang’s Babel!

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2023/06/01

This month, Ian wanted to read R.F. Kuang's: Babel! Babel is the story of a young Cantonese boy named Robin who is brought to England and raised to work at the Oxford Translation Institute. In this version of England, the empire is powered by silver working and a magical version of language translation. Babel follows Robin and his friends Ramy, Victoire, and Letty as they navigate the world and find their place in it. Babel offers a lot of cultural criticism and broaches interesting topics including

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#21 Sequoia Nagamatsu’s: How High We Go in the Dark

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2023/04/30

This month Ronnie chose Sequoia Nagamatsu's : How High We Go in the Dark. A story about an "arctic plague" that changes the world forever. It's a bit of a heavy read with some really interesting themes that show how humans work together in the face of adversity. We enjoyed the concept but had a few mixed feelings about the way the story was actually presented. It's beautiful but we wanted a bit more out of it. Listen to the whole episode to hear our full thoughts! For the month of May, Ian chose

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#20 Hailey Piper’s: No Gods for Drowning

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2023/04/01

No God's for Drowning was an absolute treat to read. Come hang out with us and listen as we discuss the story. No Gods for Drowning takes place in a world where the gods are present and interact in people's everyday lives, but one day they all disappear. A decade later creatures known as glories threaten the city of Valentine while a woman named Lilac sacrifices people to try and summon the gods back in order to save what is left of their city. In a tangled web of intrapersonal relationships

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#19 Suzanne Walker’s: Mooncakes!

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2023/03/01

We choose a fluffy graphic novel that was nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award. Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and drawn by Wendy Xu tells the story of a young witch named Nova who must help their friend Tam combat a demon hellbent on possessing them. Tam is a werewolf on the run from a villainous cult. With help from their grandmothers known as the Nans, family, and a little romance, this story holds a lot of power. It's also heavy on positive representation and just a wholesome time. We really

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# 18 Victor LaValle’s: The Ballad of Black Tom

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2023/02/01

It's 2023 and we decided to start the new year off on a slightly cosmic bend. The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle follows a man named Charlie as he navigates Harlem, magic, racism, and a strange man's desire to awaken a cosmic entity known as The Sleeping King. For a short story, this book contains a lot of characterization and leaves the horror up to the imagination. The events blur together sometimes in this story in a dream-like way! Next month's book is a graphic novel called: Mooncakes

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#17 Sayaka Murata’s: Convenience Store Woman

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2023/01/01

For our final book of the year, Ronnie picked Sayaka Murata's: Convenience Store Woman. A novel about a Keiko, a neurodivergent woman who only wants to fit in with society and to keep working at the convenience store she is employed at. However, societal pressures from coworkers, bosses, friends, and family force her to make changes she isn't ready for. This book is an interesting way to look at society and see how its foundations treat people that don't fit the traditional mold. Next month's book

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01:02:59

#16 Stephen King’s: Fairy Tale!

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2022/12/01

We chose a pretty lengthy book for the month of November because we forgot with all the Thanksgiving craziness we'd have less time to read, however, we still go the job done! Fairy Tale tells the story of a boy who wants to help his dog live longer. Along the way, he'll go on a magical journey and learn more about who he is. Take a listen and tell us what you thought about the story over at Twitter.Com/SharedPagesPod! Next month's book is: Convince Store Woman by Sayaka Murata! Read along with us

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# 15 Ryka Aoki’s: Light from Uncommon Stars

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2022/11/01

This month's pick was Ronnie's and she choose Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki. Ronnie was looking for something similar to Clark's: Piranesi and this book moved us in ways we didn't expect. Katrina Nguyen is a transgender violinist looking for a safe place to live, Shizuka Satomi has made a deal with a devil, and Lan Tran is an alien fleeing with their family from an interstellar plague. There's so much to talk about in this book! Make sure to chat with us about the story over at

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# 14 Christopher Golden’s: Road of Bones

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2022/10/01

In Road of Bones by Christopher Golden, two Americans travel to Siberia hoping to make a documentary but end up involved in a supernatural event. Written at a breakneck pace, Golden tells a tale of survival against the odds in one of the coldest and most desolate places on Earth. Ronnie and I both enjoyed this book and we hope you did too! Next month's book: Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki. Read along with us at Twitter.Com/SharedPagesPod!

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59:46

# 13 Dana Schwartz’s: Anatomy!

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2022/09/01

Ronnie has been a romance novel kick recently and Ian is a pretty big fan of Dana Schwartz so it seemed a no brainer to read Anatomy. The story of a résurrection man and an upper class woman who wants to be a surgeon. We both really liked this story and are looking forward to to sequel that was recently announced! Make sure to follow us over at Twitter.Com/SharedPagesPod! Next month's book is Road of Bones by Christopher Golden. A horror story about a documentary team in Russia!

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58:58

# 12 Hailey Piper’s: The Worm and His Kings!

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2022/08/01

This is our 12 episode so we've officially been doing Shared Pages for a year and what better way to celebrate than with some cosmic horror? This month was Ian's pick and chose Hailey Piper's: The Worm and His Kings and we both loved it! Tune and listen as we discuss transformation, physics, non-Euclidean geometry, and more as Monqiue tries to find her missing girlfriend in this LGBTQ story, and instead stumbles onto something much more sinister and make sure to follow along on Twitter. Next

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