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Mostly Fictional

Mostly Fictional Podcast

In this podcast, readers Pam and Hallie share their thoughts on the books of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

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Ep. 70: We’re Midway Through the Reading Year and...

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2024/07/10

In this episode: Our take on the mid-year freakout tag!Books mentioned, in order: The Biography of X by Catherine LaceyThe Book of Ayn by Lexi FreimanTrue Grit by Charles PortisThe Husbands by Holly GramazioTidal Creatures by Seanan McGuirePiglet by Lottie HazellBeautyland by Marie-Helene BertinoSheine Lende: A Prequel to ElatsoeWelcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum, translated by Shanna TanThe City in Glass by Nghi VoPlayground by Richard PowersThe Overstory by Richard PowersGuards

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39:21

Ep. 69: Reading Books All the Way Through Their...

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2024/07/03

In this episode, Hallie picks Pam's next book to read, and Hallie shares a DNF. Also, we discuss Author's Notes!Books mentioned, in order: The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi LeeThe Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi LeeThe Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi LeeIcarus by K. AncrumThe Lost Time Accidents by John WrayPearce Oysters by Joselyn TakacsBright Young Women by Jessica KnollNotes on an Execution by Danya KukafkaBookshops and Bonedust by

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50:11

Ep. 68: Pam Doesn’t Like Reading Her Name in a Book

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2024/06/26

In this episode, Pam has a book haul for her May book, and Hallie isn't sure what she's reading.Books mentioned, in order:Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettTidal Creatures by Seanan McGuireMiddlegame by Seanan McGuireSeasonal Fears by Seanan McGuirePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTin Man by Sarah WinmanAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzGiovanni’s Room by James BaldwinPrivate Rites by Julia ArmfieldOur Wives Under the Sea by Julia

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45:55

Ep. 67: Hallie May Have Found a Must-Read Author

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2024/06/19

Pam has two nature horror books to haul and Hallie disliked her book club's choice.Books mentioned, in order:The Book Haters’ Book Club by Gretchen AnthonyThe Stardust Grail by Yume KitaseiThe Deep Sky by Yume KitaseiSisters at Sea by Yume KitaseiThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth WareThe Fury by Alex MichaelidesTidal Creatures by Seanan McGuireMiddlegame by Seanan McGuireSeasonal Fears by Seanan McGuirePrivate Rites by Julia ArmfieldOur Wives Under the Sea by Julia

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48:43

Ep. 66: Pam’s Notes For Her Book Only Say “Boring”

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2024/06/12

In this episode, we have five books to talk about! And don't make this a drinking game for how many titles we mention by Seanan McGuire and/or Cassandra Clare.Books mentioned in order: In a Dark Dark Wood by Ruth WareThe Light Years by Elizabeth Jane HowardOn a Sunbeam by Tillie WaldenMy Husband by Maud Ventura translated by Emma Ramadan Into the Windwracked wilds by A Deborah BakerMiddlegame by Seanan McGuireOver the Woodward Wall by A Deborah BakerSeasonal Fears by Seanan McGuireAlong the Saltwise

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56:09

Ep. 65: "Don’t You Love a Good Long Sad Book?"

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2024/06/05

Pam has more birthday books and Hallie already broke the library book ban for June. Books mentioned in order: Tidal Creatures by Seanan McGuireMiddlegame by Seanan McGuireSeasonal Fears by Seanan McGuireThe Seven Skins of Esther Willing by Holly RingladThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart TurtonThe Cure for Drowning by Loghan PaylorMurder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert HolmesSisters of the Lost Nation by Nick

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48:37

Ep. 64: Pam Gets Roasted For Her Chaotic Reading Week

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2024/05/29

Hallie has a DNF and Pam discovers an all-time favorite author. Sheine Lende by Darcie Little BadgerElatsoe by Darcie Little BadgerInk Blood Sister Scribe by Emma TörzsMiddlegame by Seanan McGuireNinth House by Leigh BardugoBabel by RF KuangThe Pallbearers Club by Paul TremblayThe Wolves of Mercy Falls series by Maggie StiefvaterA Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenMindhunter by John Douglas and Mark OlshakerThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisCarpentaria by

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58:28

Ep. 63: Hallie’s Last Read May Have Made Her a...

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2024/05/22

Climate fiction and serial killers -- our reads this month are obviously Very Happy Subjects!Books mentioned in order: Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Dederer Rules of Civility by Amor TowlesSweetbitter by Stephanie DanlerSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonThe Three Body Problem by Cixin LiuEleutheria by Allegra HydeBirnam Wood by Eleanor CattonMigrations by Charlotte McConaghyStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelSheine Lende by Darcie Little BadgerMindhunter by John Douglas and Mark OlshakerInk

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66:30

Ep. 62: Somehow Hallie Already Read One of Pam's...

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2024/05/15

We return after a forced internet-outage hiatus!Books mentioned, in order:Foxes in Love by Toivo KaartinenThe Husbands by Holly GramazioSame Bed Different Dreams by Ed ParkWhen We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin LabatutOff the Record by Camryn GarrettThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Girl from Everywhere by Heidi HeiligThe Ministry of Time Kaliane BradleyBridge of Clay by Markus ZusakThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThree Wild Dogs (and the Truth): A Memoir by Markus ZusakSilent

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40:05

Ep. 61: Hopefully Pam’s Next Book is Depressing?

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2024/05/01

In this episode, Hallie shares her Independent Bookstore Day haul, and Pam has Hallie choose her first read of May. Books mentioned, in order: Search by Michelle HunevenOnce There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghyMigrations by Charlotte McConaghyWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthyBlood Meridian or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthySun House by David James Duncan Sheine Lende by Darcie Little BadgerElatsoe by Darcie Little BadgerElon Musk

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60:20

Ep. 60: Pam's DNF and Hallie's Wish-I-DNF'd

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2024/04/24

In this episode, Hallie has returned from Boston with five finished titles. Plus, Pam has a book acquisition!Books mentioned, in order:The Boston Massacre: A Family History by Serena ZabinAttachments by Rainbow RowellHana Khan Carries On by Uzma JalaluddinLove and Other Disasters by Anita KellySweetbitter by Stephanie DanlerThe Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa translated by Stephen SnyderAnnie Bot by Sierra GreerKlara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroClear by Carys DaviesKiller Instinct by S.E. GreenThe

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62:34

Ep. 59: Pam Lets a Book Go Gently Into That Good Night

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2024/04/17

In this episode, Pam and Hallie celebrate National Poetry Month!Books mentioned, in order:The Mountain in the Sea by Ray NaylerOther Minds: the Octopus, the Sea and the Deep Origins of Consciousness by Peter Godfrey-SmithThe Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy MontgomeryI Cheerfully Refuse by Leif EngerThe Odyssey by HomerStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThe Boston Massacre: A Family History by Serena ZabinWelcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by

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52:26

Ep. 58: A Quarterly Check In and a "Chunky Baby Leg"...

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2024/04/10

In this episode, we give a check in three months into the year on how our 2024 Reading Resolutions are going. Books mentioned, in order:The Book of Goose by Yiyun LiBunny by Mona AwadMy Brilliant Friend by Elena FerranteSociopath: A Memoir by Patric GagneI’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdyEducated by Tara WestoverThe Mountain in the Sea by Ray NaylerOur Wives Under the Sea by Julia ArmfieldEmma by Jane AustenThe Boston Massacre: A Family History by Serena ZabinWelcome to the Hyunam-dong

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54:26

Ep. 57: Is This Pam’s Octopus Reading Year?

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2024/04/03

Hallie reflects on her Luck of the Libby month and Pam shares how she skiied down a mountain on her wedding day!Books mentioned, in order:Untamed by Glennon DoyleBeautyland by Marie-Helene BertinoLegends and Lattes by Travis BaldreeBookshops and Bone Dust by Travis BaldreeThe Wolves of Mercy Falls by Maggie StiefvaterRental Person Who Does Nothing by Shoji MorimotoThere’s No Such Thing As An Easy Job by Kikuko TsumuraHeadshot by Rita BullwinkelWe Ride Upon Sticks by Quan BarryThe Mountain in the Sea

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63:07

Ep. 56: Rating Our Reading Weeks From 1-10

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2024/03/27

We read a total of nine books in this episode, and Pam has two books to haul!Books mentioned, in order:Icarus by K. AncrumWelcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-ReumGreenwood by Michael ChristieNever by Jessa HastingsMagnolia Parks series by Jessa HastingsPeter Pan by JM BarrieDarling by K. AncrumWhat Moves the Dead by T KingfisherThe Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen PoeMonstrous Regiment by Terry PratchettPeter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterWhat Feasts At Night by T KingfisherEat the

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39:41

Ep. 55: Pam's Multiple Choice Options For Her Next Read

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2024/03/20

Hallie had no finished books this week :( But never fear, Pam had two!Books mentioned, in order: Pew by Catherine LaceyComfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M ValenteElatsoe by Darcie Little BadgerWolves of Mercy Falls by Maggie StiefvaterA Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little BadgerHouse of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town by Barbara DemickGreenwood by Michael ChristieThe Overstory by Richard PowersCloud Atlas by David MitchellMr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour

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51:20

Ep. 54: The Oscars Were Very Bookish This Year

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2024/03/13

Hallie gives an update on her chaotic Luck-of-the-Libby reading and Pam has a small library haul. Books mentioned, in order:Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma JalaluddinPiglet by Lottie HazellFruit of the Dead by Rachel Lyon The Private Lives of Trees: A Novel by Alejandro ZambraPew by Catherine LaceyBiography of X by Catherine LaceyThis Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar, Max GladstonePiranesi by Susanna ClarkeMiddlegame by Seanan McGuireEat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town by

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50:16

Ep. 53: We're Both Reading Books About Food!?

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2024/03/06

Hallie's Luck of the Libby is off to a hectic start and Pam is enjoying an audiobook with a You've Got Mail-esq plot.Books mentioned, in order:Biography of X by Catherine LaceySister Golden Calf by Colleen BurnerThe Wishing Game by Meg ShafferCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlMatilda by Roald DahlThe Westing Game by Ellen RaskinMagic Tree House Series by Mary Pope OsborneA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'engleThe Book of Ayn by Lexi FreimanAnthem by Ayn RandThe Fountainhead by Ayn

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42:53

Ep. 52: What Are the Libby Awards?

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2024/02/28

Hallie has a small book haul from Oregon and Pam teases the next book she may read.Books mentioned, in order:Guards! Guards! by Terry PratchettLady Chatterley’s Lover by DH LawrenceThe Night She Disappeared by Lisa JewellGone Girl by Gillian FlynnCelestial Harmonies by Peter EsterhazyWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyWhimsy by Shannon McLeodSister Golden Calf by Colleen BurnerOur Wives Under the Sea by Julia ArmfieldBiography of X by Catherine LaceyLibby Awards:

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51:17

Ep. 51: Hallie Is Reading One of the Most Banned Books

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2024/02/21

In this episode, Hallie gives an update on the Wolves of Mercy Falls and Pam shares two DNF'd books.Books mentioned, in order:A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank GreenAn Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank GreenThe Magic Fish by Trung Le NguyenShiver by Maggie StiefvaterLinger by Maggie StiefvaterForever by Maggie StiefvaterTwilight by Stephenie MeyerSinner by Maggie StiefvaterBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerLooking Glass Sound by Catriona WardCatherine House by Elisabeth ThomasThe Secret History

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