It’s time for our Spring Media Update episode! We talk about art installations, manga, board games, comics, and birds. So many birds.

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In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards

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Media We’ve Been Consuming

• Jam
  • Quality Assurance in Another World by Masamichi Satō
  • Wingspan (board game designed by Elizabeth Hargrave)
  • Redactle
    • New York Times responds to Only Connect resemblance
• Anna
  • Meow Wolf
    • Convergence Station
  • Terraria
    • Terraria Ep1 || Mine O'Clock
  • Amanda the Jedi
    • Explaining the Chaotic Disaster of Madame Web
• Meghan
  • Lisa LeBlanc 
  • Long books : 
    • The Abominable by Dan Simmons (663 pages)
    • Dead Water by C.A. Fletcher (513 pages)
    • The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes (760 pages)
  • Bungalow Details Interior by Jane Powell
• Matthew
  • Spy x Family, vol. 1 by Tatsuya Endo
  • Giant Days Library Edition, vol. 1 by by  John Allison, Lissa Treiman, and Max Sarin

Birds We Mentioned

• Chickadee
• Emu
• Cassowary
• Kākāpō
• Shoebill
• Tawny Frogmouth
• Pesquet's parrot (Dracula Parrot)
• Kiwi
• Hawk
• Pigeon
• Crow
• Chicken

Links, Articles, and Things

• OLA RA in a Day
• Yotsuba&!, vol. 1 by Kiyohiko Azuma
• Chiac
• Acadia
• Birds Aren’t Real
• Only Connect
• Bungalow

12 Political Thrillers by BIPOC Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

• Rogue Justice by Stacey Abrams
• The Caretaker by A.X. Ahmad
• The Opium Prince by Jasmine Aimaq
• Exceptional Circumstances by James Bartleman
• The Emperor of Ocean Park by Stephen L. Carter
• The Sniper by Chang Kuo-Li, translated by Roddy Flag
• The Executioner’s Game by Gary Hardwick
• What You Leave Behind by Wanda M. Morris
• One in the Chamber by Robin Peguero
• Grant Park by Leonard Pitts Jr.
• Paper Gods by Goldie Taylor
• American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson

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Join us again on Tuesday, May 7th we’ll be discussing books from Indie Publishers!

Then on Tuesday, June 4th we’ll be discussing non-fiction Pop Culture!

This episode we’re discussing the format of Non-Fiction Graphic Novels & Comics! We talk about what we even mean when we say “non-fiction,” comics vs. graphic novels, art vs. writing, memoirs vs. other stuff, and more. Plus: It’s been over 365 days since our last gorilla attack!

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In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards

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Things We Read (or tried to…)

• Moi aussi je voulais l'emporter by Julie Delporte
  • This Woman's Work by Julie Delporte, translated by Helge Dascher and Aleshia Jensen
• Sông by Hài-Anh and Pauline Guitton
• Kimiko Does Cancer by Kimiko Tobimatsu and Keet Geniza
• Why I Adopted by Husband by Yuta Yagi
• The Art and Life of Hilma af Klint by Ylva Hillström, translated by Karin Eklund
• Go to Sleep (I Miss You): Cartoons from the Fog of New Parenthood by Lucy Knisley
• Nuking Alaska: Notes of an Atomic Fugitive by Peter Dunlap-Shohl
• My Brain is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders by Monzusu, translated by Ben Trethewey
• The Comic Book Guide to Growing Food: Step-by-Step Vegetable Gardening for Everyone by Joseph Tychonievich and Liz Kozik

Other Media We Mentioned

• Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
  • Fun Home (musical) (Wikipedia)
• Maus by Art Spiegelman
• Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, translated by Mattias Ripa
• Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
• Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
• The Essential Dykes To Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel
• Displacement by Lucy Knisley
• Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned and Judd Winick
• Melody: Story of a Nude Dancer by Sylvie Rancourt, translated by Helge Dascher
• Kid Gloves by Lucy Knisley
• The Mental Load by Emma
• The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel
• What Is Obscenity?: The Story of a Good for Nothing Artist and Her Pussy by Rokudenashiko
• Homestar Runner
• Button Pusher by Tyler Page
• Last of the Sandwalkers by Jay Hosler
• Clan Apis by Jay Hosler
• Ping-pong by Zviane
• Dumb: Living Without a Voice by Georgia Webber
• When David Lost His Voice by Judith Vanistendael
• Blankets by Craig Thompson
• Smile by Raina Telegmeier
• Dog Man by Dav Pilkey
• Sensible Footwear: A Girl's Guide by Kate Charlesworth

Links, Articles, and Things

• Harvey Pekar (Wikipedia)
• Joe Sacco (Wikipedia)
• Japanese adult adoption (Wikipedia)
• In the name of the queer: Sailor Moon's LGBTQ legacy
• The Spectre of Orientalism in Craig Thompson’s Habibi
• Cultural Appropriation in Craig Thompson’s Graphic Novel Habibi

35 Non-fiction Graphic Novels by BIPOC Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

• This Place: 150 Years Retold
• Zodiac: A Graphic Memoir by Ai Weiwei with Elettra Stamboulis & Gianluca Costantini
• Nat Turner by Kyle Baker
• The Talk by Darrin Bell
• The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
• I’m a Wild Seed by Sharon Lee De la Cruz
• Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American by Laura Gao
• Stamped from the Beginning: A Graphic History of Racist Ideas in America by Joel Christian Gill and Ibram X. Kendi
• Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martinez
• The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book by Gord Hill
• Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob
• The American Dream? A Journey on Route 66 Discovering Dinosaur Statues, Muffler Man, and the Perfect Breakfast Burrito: a Graphic Memoir by Shing Yin Khor
• Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook, Ryan Estrada, and Ko Hyung-Ju
• In Limbo by Deb J.J. Lee
• This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America by Navied Mahdavian
• Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín
• Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story by Sarah Myer
• Steady Rollin': Preacher Kid, Black Punk and Pedaling Papa by Fred Noland
• Citizen 13660 by Mine Okubo
• Your Black Friend and Other Strangers by Ben Passmore
• Kwändǖr by Cole Pauls
• Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey by Edel Rodriguez
• Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine by Mohammad Sabaaneh
• A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat
• Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
• Grandmothers, Our Grandmothers: Remembering the "Comfort Women" of World War II by Han Seong-Won
• Death Threat by Vivek Shraya and Ness Lee
• Palimpsest: Documents From A Korean Adoption by Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom
• Big Black: Stand at Attica by Frank "Big Black" Smith, Jared Reinmuth, and Améziane
• Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice by Tommie Smith, Dawud Anyabwile, and Derrick Barnes
• The High Desert by James Spooner
• They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony Becker
• Feelings by Manjit Thapp
• The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History by David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson
• Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard by Ronald Wimberly and Braham Revel

Bonus list: 21 Non-Fiction Manga

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This episode we’re discussing the fiction genre of Dark Fantasy! We talk about horror, grimdark, violence, amoral protagonists, epic fantasy vs small scale fantasy, the importance of tone, and more!

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In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards

Things We Read (or tried to…)

• Berserk by Kentaro Miura (Wikipedia)
• The Citadel of Fear by Francis Stevens (Gertrude Barrows Bennett)
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman
• The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose Utomi
• Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
• Shadowland by Peter Straub
• Flowers for the Sea by Zin E. Rocklyn
• Twice Cursed edited by Marie O'Regan and Paul Kane

Other Media We Mentioned

• Dark Souls (Wikipedia)
• Elden Ring (WIkipedia)
• Magic Knight Rayearth by CLAMP
• Pet Shop of Horrors by Matsuri Akino
• The Library at Mount Char by  Scott Hawkins
• The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
• The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (Episode 147 - Contemporary Fantasy)
• Monstress by  Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Wikipedia)
• Ravenloft (Wikipedia)
• Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher
• Leech by Hiron Ennes (Episode 184 - Horror)
• The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw (Episode 176 - Fantasy)
• Norylska Groans by Michael R. Fletcher and Clayton W. Snyder
• Porky Pig's Haunted Holiday (Wikipedia)
• The Sandman by Neil Gaiman and various artists (Wikipedia)
• Children of Men (Wikipedia)
• The Children of Men by P.D. James
• Fables by Bill Willingham and various artists (Wikipedia)
• Deerskin by Robin McKinley

Links, Articles, and Things

• Dark fantasy (Wikipedia)
  • Category:Dark fantasy anime and manga
  • Category:Dark fantasy video games
• Grimdark Magazine

20 Dark Fantasy by BIPOC Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

• The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah
• Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
• Eleventh Cycle by Kian N. Ardalan
• To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
• The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
• Funeral Songs for Dying Girls by Cherie Dimaline
• The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon
• The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson 
• The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu
• Babel, or the Necessity of Violence by R. F. Kuang
• The Changeling by Victor LaValle 
• Jade City by Fonda Lee
• She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
• Tread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhorse
• Tender Beasts by Liselle Sambury
• Witches Steeped in Gold by Ciannon Smart
• Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
• An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
• The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose Utomi
• The First Binding by R.R. Virdi

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Join us again on Tuesday, April 2nd we’ll be talking about the format of Non fiction Graphic Novels and Comics!

Then on Tuesday, April 16th we’ll be giving an update on Media we’ve recently enjoyed!

This episode we’re discussing our 2024 Reading Resolutions (and Rants)! We talk about how we’ve already failed our 2024 reading resolutions, audio books, short stories, reading long things, not being able to read long things, 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 | Jam Edwards

Media We Mentioned

• Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline Fraser
• Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey by Mark Dery
• War and Peace by Lev Tolstoy (Wikipedia)
• Anna Karenina by Lev Tolstoy (Wikipedia)
• Animal Farm by George Orwell (Wikipedia)
• Stalingrad by Vasily Grossman, translated by Robert Chandler and Elizabeth Chandler
• The Platform Edge: Uncanny Tales of the Railways edited by Mike Ashley
• Baldur's Gate 3 (Wikipedia)
• Yakuza (franchise) (Wikipedia)
• Feed by M.T. Anderson
• The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
• The Majesties by Tiffany Tsao
• Minecraft (Wikipedia)
• Two Point Hospital (Wikipedia)

Links, Articles, and Things

• Episode 167 (version 2) - 2023 Reading Goals & 2022 Reading Report
• Which Pokémon are the most goth? 🦇 - Friday Night Spooktacular
• 2024 Great Graphic Novels for Teens
  • Manga, Manhwa, and Webtoon titles on YALSA's 2024 Great Graphic Novels for Teens List
• Manga for Teen Librarians (page 26) by Matthew Murray & Jean Broughton
• Episode 187 - Favourite Reads of 2023
• Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong (Podcast)
• Teacher training programs don't always use research-backed reading methods
• Literacy crisis in college students: Essay from a professor on students who don’t read 
• Hark Episode 354: A Special Kind of Horny
• Topping & Company Booksellers
  • The ladder Matthew mentioned

Our Reading Resolutions

• Anna
  • Read (and finish) a book
  • Listen to audiobook fiction
• Jam
  • Reading (physical books) on public transit
• Matthew
  • Read the books in his office
  • Read (all) the graphic novels on library ebook platform wish lists
  • Read short story collections
• Meghan
  • Read more (very) long books

30 Romance Books by BIPOC Authors (including 11 new releases from 2024)

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

• Our Cursed Love by Julie Abe
• When I Think of You by Myah Ariel (2024)
• Stay with My Heart by Tashie Bhuiyan (2024) 
• The Art of Scandal by Regina Black 
• A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole
• Ana María and the Fox by Liana De la Rosa
• The Kiss Countdown by Etta Easton (2024)
• You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
• The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest
• Canto Contigo by Jonny Garza Villa (2024)
• Drunk on Love by Jasmine Guillory
• Match Me If You Can by Swati Hegde (2024)
• An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana Herrera
• D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia C. Higgins
• Let Me Love You by Alexandria House
• The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang (2024)
• Where We End & Begin by Jane Igharo
• To Catch a Raven by Beverly Jenkins
• How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang (2024)
• That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming
• Aphrodite and the Duke  by J.J. McAvoy
• The Marquis Who Mustn't by Courtney Milan
• The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava (2024)
• The Lover, the Lake by Virginia Pésémapéo Bordeleau, translated by Susan Ouriou
• Partners in Crime by Alisha Rai
• Never Cross a Highlander by Lisa Rayne
• This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan (2024)
• The Takeover by Cara Tanamachi  (2024)
• A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams (2024)
• Frankly in Love by David Yoon

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Join us again on Tuesday, March 5th we’ll be talking about the genre of Dark Fantasy! 

Then on Tuesday, April 2nd we’ll be discussing Non fiction Graphic Novels and Comics!

This episode we’re discussing the fiction genre of Romantic Comedies! We talk about the difference between “fun” and “funny,” crossover romance genres, cataloguing romance fiction, and more!

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In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards

Things We Read (or tried to…)

• The House Witch by Delemhach
• A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley
• One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston 
• Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
• Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake
• Take Me Home by Lorelie Brown 
• I Kissed a Girl by Jennet Alexander 
• The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

Other Media We Mentioned

• When Harry Met Sally… (Wikipedia)
• The Bear (Wikipedia)
  • Nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
• The Martian (Wikipedia)
  • Golden Globes change comedy rules after controversial win for The Martian
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
• Beetlejuice (Wikipedia)
• The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare
• A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare
• You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle
• Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
• Judgment (video game)
• Bridgertons Series by Julia Quinn
• Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
• A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
• The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan
• Cats (2019 film) (Wikipedia)

Links, Articles, and Things

• Episode 119: Regency Romance
• What does a happily ever after look like? (romance novel covers)
• Sensible Chuckle (Know Your Meme)
• There Is Only One Bed (TV Tropes)
• Pop Culture Happy Hour
• Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
• Does the Dog Die?

20 Humorous Romance by BIPOC Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

• Courting Samira by Amal Awad
• The Wildest Ride by Marcella Bell
• A Proposal They Can't Refuse by Natalie Caña
• Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn
• Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao
• How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole
• You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria
• Game On by Seressia Glass
• Manhattan Dreaming by Anita Heiss
• Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
• A Dash of Salt and Pepper by Kosoko Jackson
• Much Ado about Nada by Uzma Jalaluddin
• Serena Singh Flips the Script by Sonya Lalli
• The Stand-Up Groomsman by Jackie Lau
• Booked on a Feeling by Jayci Lee 
• The Secret to a Southern Wedding by Synithia Williams
• Pride and Protest by Nikki Payne
• Tastes Like Shakkar by Nisha Sharma
• The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa
• The Donut Trap by Julie Tieu 

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Join us again on Tuesday, February 20th we’ll be talking about our reading resolutions for 2024! 

Then on Tuesday, March 5th we’ll be discussing the genre of Dark Fantasy!

All aboard! This episode we’re discussing the non-fiction genre of Transportation and Transit! We talk trains, buses, bicycles, spaceships, 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 | Jam Edwards

Things We Read (or tried to…)

• The Art of the Locomotive by Ken Boyd
• Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America by Michael Hiltzik
• Ghost Train (four part podcast by Denver Public Radio)
• Transit Maps of the World: The World's First Collection of Every Urban Train Map on Earth by Mark Ovenden
• Transit Maps of the World: Expanded and Updated Edition of the World's First Collection of Every Urban Train Map on Earth by Mark Ovenden
• Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town by Charles L. Marohn Jr.
• Canadarm and Collaboration: How Canada’s Astronauts and Space Robots Explore New Worlds by Elizabeth Howell
• Links between two cities: historic bridges between Ottawa and Hull by Lucien Brault. 

Other Media We Mentioned

• The Platform Edge: Uncanny Tales of the Railways by Mike Ashley
• Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
• Orient Express by Graham Greene
• Maiden Railways by Asumiko Nakamura
• Heaven's Design Team, Vol. 1 by Hebi-Zou, Tsuta Suzuki, and Tarako
• For 2 Weeks, Switzerland Has A Rail Replacement Helicopter
• Vancouver's Expo Line 1990 vs 2020
• Mini Metro
• Soviet Bus Stops by Christopher Herwig
  • There’s a documentary movie!
• Soviet Metro Stations by Christopher Herwig
• How To F#€k Up An Airport (five part podcast by Radio Spaetkauf)
• Some YouTube channels and videos about trains and transport things:
  • CityNerd
  • Not Just Bikes
    • Stroads are Ugly, Expensive, and Dangerous (and they're everywhere)
    • Crossing the Street Shouldn't Be Deadly (but it is) (See the building Anna and Matthew used to live in!)
  • RMTransit
  • The Tim Traveller
  • This New LA Metro Station Should be PACKED - Here’s Why It’s Not
  • Denver’s Transit System is Problematic
• Freight Trains: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
• A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments by David Foster Wallace

Links, Articles, and Things

• Note to self: Make “derail” joke about conversation going off topic.
• Train_Station-Katowice_Poland.wav by jgrzinich
• Rail replacement bus service (Wikipedia)
• Slow television (Wikipedia)
  • “It was popularised in the 2000s by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), beginning with the broadcast of a 7-hour train journey in 2009.”
• Fort Collins Trolley
• ‘I am done’: Amid rider woes, is Ottawa’s transit system a victim of its own success?
• Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow

12 Transit/Automotive/Planes/Trains/Boats books by BIPOC Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

• Traveling Black: A Story of Race and Resistance by Mia Bay
• Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance by Alvin Hall
• Empire's Tracks: Indigenous Nations, Chinese Workers, and the Transcontinental Railroad by Manu Karuka
• Bicycle/Race: Transportation, Culture, & Resistance by Adonia E. Lugo
• Making a Chaputs: The Teachings and Responsibilities of a Canoe Maker by Joe Martin with Alan Hoover
• Taxi!: Cabs and Capitalism in New York City by Biju Mathew
• Crash Course: If You Want To Get Away With Murder Buy a Car by Woodrow Phoenix
• Colored Travelers: Mobility and the Fight for Citizenship Before the Civil War by Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor
• Why Flying Is Miserable: And How to Fix It by Ganesh Sitaraman
• Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights by Gretchen Sorin
• Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America by Candacy A. Taylor 
• The Diary of Dukesang Wong: A Voice from Gold Mountain by Dukesang Wong, translated by Wanda Joy Hoe

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Join us again on Tuesday, February 6th just in time for Valentine's day we’ll be discussing the genre of Humorous/Funny Romance!

Then on Tuesday, February 20th we’ll be talking about our reading resolutions for 2024! (2024? That can’t be right. That’s definitely the future.)

This episode we’re discussing our Favourite Reads of 2023! We talk about our favourite fiction and non-fiction books we read this year! Plus: Our favourite comics, video games, documentaries, podcasts, 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 | Jam Edwards

Favourite Fiction

• For the podcast
  • Anna
    • The Majesties by Tiffany Tsao  (Episode 172 - Domestic Thrillers)
  • Jam
    • Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones (Episode 184 - Horror)
  • Matthew
    • Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Omnibus, vol. 3 by Eiji Otsuka and by Housui Yamazaki (Episode 184 - Horror)
    • The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2023 edited by Lisa Unger and Steph Cha (Episode 186 - Suspense Fiction)
  • Meghan
    • The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw (Episode 176 - Fantasy)
• Not for the podcast
  • Jam
    • Heaven’s Design Team by Hebi-Zou, Tsuta Suzuki, & Tarako
      • Naked mole rats do not die of old age
      • Owls’ ears are at asymmetrical heights
      • Tarsiers have two tongues
      • Accidental Elephant (YouTube)
  • Matthew
    • Ammonite by Nicola Griffith 
      • Lambda Literary Award for Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror (Wikipedia)
  • Meghan
    • What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
  • Anna
    • Daisy and the Duke by Elizabeth Cole (The Wallflowers of Wildwood)

Favourite Non-Fiction

• For the podcast
  • Matthew
    • Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara (Episode 174 - Economics)
  • Meghan
    • Goldenrod: Poems by Maggie Smith (Episode 182 - Lyric Poetry)
  • Anna
    • They Are Already Here: UFO Culture and Why We See Saucers by Sarah Scoles (Episode 178 - Aliens, Extraterrestrials, and UFOs)
  • Jam
    • Histories of the Transgender Child by Jules Gill-Peterson (Episode 170 - Gender Theory & Gender Studies)
• Not for the podcast
  • Meghan 
    • Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline Fraser
  • Anna
    • Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic – and what we can do about it by Jennifer Breheny Wallace
  • Jam
    • The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption by Shannon Gibney (also discussed in Episode 181)
  • Matthew
    • Thirty-One Nil: On the Road With Football's Outsiders: A World Cup Odyssey by James Montague

Other Favourite Things of 2023

• Anna
  • If Books Could Kill
    • The Meme Stock Cult (patron episode) & two parter on Nudge
    • Folding Ideas - This is Financial Advice (YouTube)
  • Two Point Hospital / Campus
  • Oxygen Not Included
  • Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art
• Jam
  • Nimona (film)
  • Shuna’s Journey by Hayao Miyazaki
• Matthew
  • Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
  • Nier: Automata (Wikipedia)
• Meghan
  • Ten Candles
  • Le Plonguer - Stéphane Larue

Runner-Ups

• Jam
  • Games 
    • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Wikipedia)
    • Baldur’s Gate 3 (Wikipedia)
    • Redactle
  • Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore (Episode 176 - Fantasy)
  • Boy Island by Leo Fox (comic released via 133 installments on Instagram; link is installment #1)
  • Changing my name (legal procedure)
  • Best Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe (cookies)
  • Moon (celestial body)
• Matthew
  • Comics
    • Box of Light, vol. 1 by Seiko Erisawa
    • Cryptid Club by Sarah Andersen
    • The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún Deluxe Edition, vol. 1 by Nagabe
    • Incredible Doom, vol. 1 by Matthew Bogart and Jesse Holden
    • Mimosa by Archie Bongiovanni
    • Steeple, vols. 1-3 by John Allison, Sarah Stern, and Jim Campbell
    • Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru
    • Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen: Who Killed Jimmy Olsen? by Matt Fraction and Steve Leiber
  •  Books
    • Boss Fight: Jagged Alliance 2 by Darius Kazemi
    • Limbo: Blue-Collar Roots, White-Collar Dreams by Alfred Lubrano
    • Chop Suey Nation: The Legion Cafe and Other Stories from Canada's Chinese Restaurants by Ann Hui
    • Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender by Dr. Kit Heyam
    • The Caped Crusader: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture by Glen Weldon
    • The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
    • A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
  • Games
    • Hitman: World of Assassination Trilogy
    • Yakuza 0 (Wikipedia)
    • Tetris Effect
    • Bayonetta (Wikipedia)
  • Video Essays
    • The Future is a Dead Mall - Decentraland and the Metaverse - Folding Ideas
    • Panzer Dragoon Series Retrospective - A Complete History and Review - I Finished A Video Game
•  Meghan
  • Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol by Holly Whitaker
  • Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci
  • Onley's Arctic: Diaries and Paintings of the High Arctic by Toni Onley
  • Vita Sackville-West's Sissinghurst: The Creation of a Garden by VitaSackville-West and Sarah Raven
  • Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga by Benjamin Lorr
  • A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo Leopold and Charles W. Schwartz
  • Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
  • Made-Up: A True Story of Beauty Culture under Late Capitalism by Daphné B.
  • Witch King by Martha Wells
  • Bad Fruit by Ella King

Other Media We Mentioned

• Thirsty Mermaids by Kat Leyh
• Theme Hospital (Wikipedia)

25 Food/Cooking Non-Fiction Books by BIPOC Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

• Niqiliurniq: A Cookbook from Igloolik by Micah Arreak, Annie Désilets, Lucy Kappianaq, Glenda Kripanik, and Kanadaise Uyarasuk
• New Native Kitchen: Celebrating Modern Recipes of the American Indian by Freddie Bitsoie
• Cooking for the Culture: Recipes and Stories from the New Orleans Streets to the Table by Toya Boudy
• Cooking from the Spirit: Easy, Delicious, and Joyful Plant-Based Inspirations by Tabitha Brown
• tawâw: Progressive Indigenous Cuisine by Shane M. Chartrand with Jennifer Cockrall-King
• Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook by Sohla El-Waylly
• 50 Pies, 50 States: An Immigrant's Love Letter to the United States Through Pie by Stacey Mei Yan Fong
• Modern Native Feasts by Andrew George Jr.
• Cook Korean!: A Comic Book with Recipes by Robin Ha
• A Foodie's Guide to Capitalism by Eric Holt-Giménez
• Chop Suey Nation: The Legion Cafe and Other Stories from Canada's Chinese Restaurants by Ann Hui
• Korean American: Food that Tastes Like Home by Eric Kim
• Indian-Ish: Recipes and Antics from a Modern American Family by Priya Krishna with Ritu Krishna
• 100 Million Years of Food: What Our Ancestors Ate and Why It Matters Today by Stephen Le
• A Splash of Soy: Everyday Food from Asia by Lara Lee
• Eat, Habibi, Eat!: Fresh Recipes for Modern Egyptian Cooking by Shahir Massoud
• The Mexican Home Kitchen: Traditional Home-Style Recipes That Capture the Flavors and Memories of Mexico by Mely Martinez
• Mi Cocina: Recipes and Rapture from My Kitchen in México by Rick Martinez
• Food-Related Stories by Gaby Melian
• Stuffed and Starved: Markets, Power and the Hidden Battle for the World Food System by Raj Patel
• Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm’s Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land by Leah Penniman
• Plantcakes: Fancy + Everyday Vegan Cakes for Everyone by Lyndsay Sung
• Chef Tee's Caribbean Kitchen by Chef Tee
• Vegetable Kingdom: The Abundant World of Vegan Recipes by Bryant Terry
• Cooking with the Wolfman: Indigenous Fusion by David Wolfman and Marlene Finn

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Then on Tuesday, February 6th just in time for Valentine's day we’ll be discussing the genre of Humourous/Funny Romance.

This episode we’re discussing the fiction genre of Suspense! We talk about crime, mysteries, horror, and even suspense!

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…)

• Ascension by Nicholas Binge
• The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2023 edited by Lisa Unger and Steph Cha
• Malice by Keigo Higashino
• Dead Woman Walking by Sharon J. Bolton
• Alice in Borderland by Haro Aso (Wikipedia)
• Night Fever by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
• Reckless by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
• A Solitude of Wolverines by Alice Henderson

Read But Not Mentioned

• Find Me by Anne Fraser
• Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman
• The Midnight Line: Jack Reacher #22 by Lee Child
• The Phantom Scientist by Robin Cousin, translated by Edward Gauvin
• Wyrd, vol. 1 by Curt Pires and Antonio Fuso
• Colorless, vol 1 by Kent
• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
• Kiss the Girls and Make Them Cry by Mary Higgins Clark

Other Media We Mentioned

• Scalped by Jason Aaron, R.M. Guera, and others 
• Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
• At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft (Wikipedia)
• Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair Braverman
• Small Game by Blair Braverman

Links, Articles, and Things

• Hark! Podcast
• Category:Fiction about death games (Wikipedia)
  • What Matthew described as “escape room fiction”
• Final girl (Wikipedia)

20 Suspense Novels by BIPOC Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

• The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji
• Dirty Laundry by Disha Bose
• A Person of Interest by Susan Choi
• When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole
• Sleeping with Strangers by Eric Jerome Dickey
• The Between by Tananarive Due
• Shutter by Ramona Emerson
• The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
• We Lie Here by Rachel Howzell Hall
• The Mantis by Kotaro Isaka
• My Sweet Girl by Amanda Jayatissa
• The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok
• Are You Sara? by S.C. Lalli
• Cherish Farrah by Bethany C. Morrow
• The Man in My Basement by Walter Mosley
• Ride or Die by Gail-Agnes Musikavanhu
• Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight by Riku Onda, translated by Alison Watts
• Sinister Graves by Marcie R. Rendon
• There Should Have Been Eight by Nalini Singh
• In the Dark We Forget by Sandra S.G. Wong

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What About Crowdfunded Comics? By Matthew Murray 🦇 and Mara L. Thacker

Published in Comic Books, Special Collections, and the Academic Library edited by Brian Flota and Kate Morris

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Notes

1. Caitlin McGurk and Jenny E Robb, “Comics in Special Collections: Purposeful Collection Development for Promoting Inclusive History,” in Comics and Critical Librarianship (Sacramento, CA: Litwin Books, 2019), 169; examples of crowdfunded comics providing a platform for marginalized voices include Black Comix Returns: African American Comic Art & Culture, Bystander: Stories, Observations & Witnessings from South Asia and Sensory: Life on the Spectrum—An Autistic Comic Anthology
2. Todd Allen, “Is Kickstarter the #2 Graphic Novel Publisher?,” PublishersWeekly.com, July 10, 2012, https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/52925-is-kickstarterthe-2-graphic-novel-publisher.html. 
3. “Kickstarter Stats,” Kickstarter, accessed August 12, 2021, https://www.kickstarter.com/help/stats. 
4. Chris Arrant, “These Are the Titles Driving Kickstarter Comics to Their Biggest Year Yet,” gamesradar, July 21, 2021, https://www.gamesradar.com/these-are-the-titles-driving-kickstarter-comics-to-their-biggest-year-yet/. 
5. “Monthly Ranking for Patreon Comics: Ranking for Top Creators by Month,” Graphtreon, accessed August 12, 2021, https://graphtreon.com/monthly-ranking/comics.
6. “Ended on Ulule,” Ulule, accessed August 12, 2021, https://www.ulule.com/ discover/?categories=bandes-dessinees&offset=0&statuses=ended&languages=fr.
7. Oriana Leckert, “Pow! 2020 Is the Best Year Yet for Comics on Kickstarter,” Kickstarter.com, October 20, 2020, https://www.kickstarter.com/articles/2020-is-the-best-year-yet-for-comics-on-kickstarter. 
8. Kat Calamia, “Should Major Publishers & Creators Be Crowdfunding Comics alongside Independent and DIY Creators?,” GamesRadar+, September 22, 2020, https://www.gamesradar.com/should-major-publishers-and-creators-be-crowdfunding-comics-alongside-independent-and-diy-creators/. 
9. While Image Comics is a well-known comics publisher, they tend to operate more like self-publishing than many traditional publishers as they do not pay page rates or advances, provide minimal editorial oversight, and charge a flat publishing fee.
10. “Drainers—An Underground Graphic Novel,” Cloudscape Comics, Kickstarter, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cloudscape/drainers-an-underground-graphic-novel; Robert Jeffrey II, “Route 3: Vol 1,” Kickstarter, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www.kickstarter. com/projects/1484007393/route-3-vol-1; Richard C. Meyer, “‘No Enemy, But Peace’ Graphic Novel,” Kickstarter, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/863672719/no-enemy-but-peace-graphic-novel; “Are You Ready for War in the Neighborhood?,” Ad Astra Comix, Indiegogo, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/1856162. 
11. A “stretch goal” is an amount above the initial amount asked for at which point additional rewards are “unlocked.” 
12. A “tier” is a level of support tied to a specific amount of money. 
13. The campaign for “Atomic Robo and the Spectre of Tomorrow HARDCOVER” lists “Fifty copies for Libraries + another Print in Print Set!” as a stretch goal in an image but doesn’t describe these goals in text anywhere on the project page. 
14. Rachel Seeger, “SPROUT: A Wordless Comic Book for Kids,” Kickstarter, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1511570919/sprout-a-wordless-comic-book-for-kids. 
15. Tom Humberstone, “Solipsistic Pop 4: Maps,” Indiegogo, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www. indiegogo.com/projects/solipsistic-pop-4-maps#/; Becca Hillburn, “7 Inch Kara Volume 2: An All Ages Watercolor Comic,” Kickstarter, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www.kickstarter.com/ projects/beccahillburn/7-inch-kara-volume-2. 
16. Isaac Cates, “Cartozia Tales: Ten Issues,” Kickstarter, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www. kickstarter.com/projects/1765342446/cartozia-tales-ten-issues; “Life Finds a Way,” Cloudscape Comics, Kickstarter, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cloudscape/ life-finds-a-way. 
17. “Aztlan Graphic Novel,” Astlan, Kickstarter, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www.kickstarter. com/projects/aztlan/aztlan-graphic-novel; Joamette Gil, “Mañana: Latinx Comics From the 25th Century,” Kickstarter, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/powerandmagic/manana-latinx-comics-from-the-25th-century; “Chicken Soup and Goji Berries,” Cloudscape Comics, Kickstarter, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cloudscape/ chicken-soup-and-goji-berries. 
18. Including the “Reading Rainbow” DVD campaign, the only non-comic related crowdfunding project we found that specifically mentioned libraries. 
19. Seeger, “SPROUT”; “Barefoot Gen for Schools and Libraries,” Last Gasp, Kickstarter, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1784498350/barefoot-gen-for-schools-andlibraries; JD Sweet, “The Ring Masters Comic—Continuing the Adventures!!,” Kickstarter, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/trmvsshiaraku/the-ring-masters-comic-continuing-the-adventures; Levar Burton and Reading Rainbow, “Bring Reading Rainbow Back for Every Child, Everywhere!,” Kickstarter, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www.kickstarter.com/ projects/readingrainbow/bring-reading-rainbow-back-for-every-child-everywh; Jeff Douglas Messer, “The Adventures of Young Robin Hood Comic Book,” Kickstarter, accessed January 12, 2021, https:// www.kickstarter.com/projects/jeffdouglasmesser/the-adventures-of-young-robin-hood-comic-book; Sean Lykins, “Lora and the Paper Mirror (Children’s Comic),” Kickstarter, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/739841783/lora-and-the-paper-mirror-childrens-comic; Sweet, “The Ring Masters Comic”; “Happy AlternaWeen!,” Alterna Comics, Indiegogo, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/2419865. 
20. Megan Lavey-Heaton, “Valor: Fairy Tale Comic Anthology about Courageous Heroines,” Kickstarter, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1987386669/ valor-a-fairy-tale-anthology-about-courageous-hero. 
21. Debra A. Riley-Huff et al., “Crowdfunding in Libraries, Archives and Museums,” The Bottom Line 29, no. 2 (January 1, 2016): 67–85, https://doi.org/10.1108/BL-03-2016-0014. 
22. “Crowdfunding and Public Libraries: The Record so Far,” Public Libraries News (blog), June 28, 2018, https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/campaigning/increasing-income/crowdfunding-andpublic-libraries-the-record-so-far; K. W. Colyard, “15 Crowdfunding Campaigns For Libraries To Donate To This National Library Week,” Bustle, April 12, 2017, https://www.bustle.com/p/15-crowdfunding-campaigns-for-libraries-to-donate-to-this-national-library-week-50736; Caroline Lewis, “Crowdfunding the Library,” Library Journal (April 17, 2013), https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=crowdfunding-the-library; Tom Mukite, “Bring the Hulk to the Northlake Public Library,” Indiegogo, 2013, http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/386975/fblk. 
23. Kay Ann Cassell, “Do Large Academic Libraries Purchase Self-Published Books to Add to Their Collections?,” in Self-Publishing and Collection Development, ed. Robert P. Holley, Opportunities and Challenges for Libraries (West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press, 2015), 27–36, https:// doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt1wf4dpf.7; Heidy Berthoud, “Going to New Sources: Zines at the Vassar College Library,” The Serials Librarian 72, no. 1–4 (May 2017): 49–56, https://doi.org/10.1080/03615 26X.2017.1320867. 
24. McGurk and Robb, “Comics in Special Collections”; Jerry Spiller, “Decoder Ring-Digital Comics: Ownership vs. Access,” Against the Grain 25, no. 5 (November 1, 2013), https://doi. org/10.7771/2380-176X.6628; Jerry Spiller, “Decoder Ring--Collaboration Is King in Cartozia,” Against the Grain 25, no. 6 (2013): 2; Jerry Spiller, “Decoder Ring—Fireside Fiction Keeps the Stories Coming via Crowdfunding and Subscription,” Against the Grain 27, no. 3 (June 1, 2015), https://doi. org/10.7771/2380-176X.7114; Jerry Spiller, “Decoder Ring—Unexpectedly Musical Updates,” Against the Grain 27, no. 5 (November 1, 2015), https://doi.org/10.7771/2380-176X.7213. 
25. Matthew Z. Wood, Comic Book Collections and Programming: A Practical Guide for Librarians (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2018). 
26. McGurk and Robb, “Comics in Special Collections”; Izabella Penier, Martin Paul Eve, and Tom Grady, “COPIM—Revenue Models for Open Access Monographs 2020,” Zenodo, September 8, 2020, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4011836. 
27. Tom Bruno, “Self-Publishing and Libraries: The Slush Pile Is the Platform,” in Self-Publishing and Collection Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Libraries (West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press, 2015), 125–38, http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1wf4dpf.14. 
28. “Kickstarter Comics at the Library—The Seattle Public Library,” BiblioCommons, accessed October 16, 2020, https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/list/ share/104354882_shelf_talk/1146745557_kickstarter_comics_at_the_library. 
29. “Review Copies and What We Cover,” No Flying No Tights (blog), accessed February 5, 2021, http:// www.noflyingnotights.com/about/submitting-review-copies/. 
30. “Best Graphic Novels for Adults—FAQ,” Text, Round Tables, April 20, 2020, http://www.ala.org/rt/gncrt/-bgna-faq. 
31. Perry Chen and Aziz Hasan, “The Future of Crowdfunding Creative Projects,” Kickstarter, December 8, 2021, https://www.kickstarter.com/articles/the-future-of-crowdfunding-creative-projects.
32. Heidi MacDonald, “Kickstarter’s Switch to Crypto Platform Alarms Creators,” The Beat (blog), December 9, 2021, https://www.comicsbeat.com/kickstarter-crypto-platform-alarms-creators/. 
33. Rob Salkowitz, “Why Comics’ Top Crowdfunder Is Leaving Kickstarter For Her New ‘Poorcraft’ Project,” Forbes (February 7, 2022), https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2022/02/07/ why-comics-top-crowdfunder-is-leaving-kickstarter-for-her-latest-project/.

Further Reading

Stretch goals: Launching crowdfunded comics collections in academic libraries by Mara L. Thacker and Jason Larsen

This episode we’re discussing the non-fiction genre of Crafts and Crafting! We talk about art vs craft, makerspaces vs crafting spaces, the challenges of trying new crafts, academic crafting, 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 | Jam Edwards

Things We Read (or tried to…)

• Paper + Craft: 25 Charming Gifts, Accents, and Accessories to Make from Paper by Minhee Cho, Truman Cho, and Randi Brookman Harris
• Re-Creative: 50 Projects for Turning Found Items Into Contemporary Design by Steve Dodds
• Trash Origami: 25 Paper Folding Projects Reusing Everyday Materials by Michael G. LaFosse and Richard L. Alexander
• Crafting Change: Handmade Activism, Past and Present by Jessica Vitkus
• Hand Lettering: Creative Alphabets for Any Occasion by Thy Doan Graves
• Mastering Hand-Lettering: Your Practical Guide to Creating and Styling the Alphabet by Mye De Leon
• Creepy Cross-Stitch: 25 Spooky Projects to Haunt Your Halls by Lindsay Swearingen
• A Crochet World of Creepy Creatures and Cryptids: 40 Amigurumi Patterns for Adorable Monsters, Mythical Beings and More by Rikki Gustafson
• Chonky Amigurumi: How to Crochet Amazing Critters & Creatures with Chunky Yarn by Sarah Csiacsek
• Simple Hand Sewing: 35 slow stitching and mindful mending projects by Laura Strutt
• Boro & Sashiko, Harmonious Imperfection: The Art of Japanese Mending & Stitching by Shannon Mullett-Bowlsby and Jason Mullett-Bowlsby
• Wilderness Knits for the Home by Linka Neumann

Other Media We Mentioned

• Two Point Hospital (Wikipedia)
• Two Point Campus (Wikipedia)

Links, Articles, and Things

• Fuse beads (Wikipedia)
• Jam’s Tiger Millionaire costume (and their trophy)
  • Tiger Millionaire (Steven Universe Wiki)
• The cross stitch Matthew finished the night before recording
• Bone folder (Wikipedia)
• Fourth Doctor (the one with the scarf) (Wikipedia)
• Creativebug (see if your library provides access)
• Creepy halloween mask template
• Granny square (Wikipedia)
• Creepypasta (Wikipedia)

15 Crafts and Crafting books by BIPOC Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

• Weaving in the Peruvian Highlands: Dreaming Patterns, Weaving Memories by Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez
• The Embroidered Garden: Stitching through the Seasons of a Flower Garden by Kazuko Aoki
• asowacikanisa: A Guide to Small Metis Bags by Amy Briley and Gregory Scofield
• Knitting for Radical Self-Care: A Modern Guide by Brandi Cheyenne Harper
• This Long Thread: Women of Color on Craft, Community, and Connection by Jen Hewett
• Print, Pattern, Sew: Block-Printing Basics + Simple Sewing Projects for an Inspired Wardrobe by Jen Hewett 
• Embroidered Animals: Wild and Woolly Creatures to Stitch and Sew by Yumiko Higuchi
• Super Easy Amigurumi: Crochet Cute Animals by Mitsuki Hoshi
• Mini Knitted Woodland by Sachiyo Ishii
• The Art of Mi'kmaw Basketry by edited by shalan joudry and Holly Brown Bear
• Embroidery: A Modern Guide to Botanical Embroidery by Arounna Khounnoraj
• Visible Mending: A Modern Guide to Darning, Stitching and Patching the Clothes You Love by Arounna Khounnoraj
• The Tunisian Crochet Handbook: A Beginner's Guide by Toni Lipsey
• Literary Yarns: Crochet Projects Inspired by Classic Books by Cindy Wang
• The Auntie Sewing Squad Guide to Mask Making, Radical Care, and Racial Justice by Kristina Wong

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Then on Tuesday, December 19th it’s time for our Favourite Reads of 2023!

This episode we’re discussing the fiction genre of Horror! We talk about fear, control, Goosebumps, bad dogs, horror-comedy, creepypasta, the apocalypse, lizard romance, and more! 

You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system.

In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards

Things We Read (or tried to…)

• Straight by Chuck Tingle
• Mister Magic by Kiersten White, narrated by Rebecca Lowman
• I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea
• The Wicked Unseen by Gigi Griffis
• Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones
• Leech by Hiron Ennes
• The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen edited by Ellen Datlow
• House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson
• Five Nights at Freddy’s: Into the Pit: Fazbear Frights #1 by Scott Cawthon and Elley Cooper
• Sadako at the End of the World by Koma Natsumi
• The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Omnibus, Book 3 by Eiji Otsuka and Yamazaki Housui

Things We Read (but didn’t talk about in this episode)

• Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki! by Kanako Inuki
• Résumé With Monsters by William Browning Spencer
• Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
• Carmilla: The First Vampire by Amy Chu and Soo Lee
• Hammers on Bone by Cassandra Khaw
• A Song for the Quiet by Cassandra Khaw
• The Helios Syndrome by Vivian Shaw
• Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnum

Other Media (& Authors) We Mentioned

• Captain Britain And MI13, Volume 3: Vampire State by Paul Cornell, Leonard Kirk, and Mike Collins
  • Dracula on the Moon
• Stephen King
  • Misery
  • The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
  • Cujo
• The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
• We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
• Alien: Isolation (Wikipedia)
• Dead Space (2008 video game) (Wikipedia)
• R.L. Stine
  • Goosebumps
  • Fear Street
• Junji Ito
  • The Enigma of Amigara Fault - “T-this is my hole! It was made for me!”
  • Junji Ito’s Cat Diary: Yon & Mu
• Emily Carroll
• Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle
  • Smart Podcast Trashy Books: 579. Punk Rock Writing with Chuck Tingle
• Candle Cove by Kris Straub
  • Candle Cove (Wikipedia)
• Black Swan (film) (Wikipedia)
• The Addams Family (Wikipedia)
• Dune (franchise) (Wikipedia)
• SCP Foundation 
  • SCP-087
  • The SCP Foundation: Declassified (YouTube)
• Terror in 16-bits
• Five Nights at Freddy's (Wikipedia)
• The Ring (2002 film) (Wikipedia)
  • We talked more about the novel The Ring in Episode 078 - Supernatural Thrillers
• Crapshots Ep608 - The Old Ones (YouTube) 
• Call of Cthulhu (role-playing game) (Wikipedia)
• Abbott and Costello (Wikipedia)
• Dread (role-playing game) (Wikipedia)

Links, Articles, Etc.

• Episode 176: Fantasy
• Episode 123: Psychological Horror
• Does the Dog Die?
• Matthew’s spooky phone case is a variant of this one
• Matthew did a “31 Spooky Manga” challenge a few years ago and read a different spooky manga every day in October.
• The Midnight Library: Episode 001 - Halloween Poetry

Sound Effects

• Big Thunder And Distant Thunder Rain Birds by morvei01
• Dramatic Organ, A by InspectorJ
• bats1 by sofie
• Pigeons (St Stephens Green, Dublin) by iainmccurdy

31 Recent Horror Books by BIPOC Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

This list features horror fiction by BIPOC authors published within the last 3 years.

• Jackal by Erin E. Adams
• Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas
• The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro
• The Spite House by Johnny Compton
• The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
• And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott
• Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez, translated by Megan McDowell
• Piñata by Leopoldo Gout
• Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.
• Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang
• The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson
• Bad Cree by Jessica Johns
• My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
• The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw
• Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda
• Lone Women by Victor LaValle
• Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina
• Silver Nitrate by Silvia Morena-Garcia 
• This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno
• Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris
• Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror edited by Jordan Peele
• Flowers for the Sea by Zin E. Rocklyn
• Manmade Monsters by Andrea L. Rogers
• Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova
• I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea
• Chlorine by Jade Song
• Midnight Storm Moonless Sky: Indigenous Horror Stories by Alex Soop
• There's No Way I'd Die First by Lisa Springer
• She Is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran
• Tell Me Pleasant Things about Immortality: Stories by Lindsay Wong
• White Horse by Erika T. Wurth 

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