Book Club for Masochists | A Readers’ Advisory Podcast
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Book Club for Masochists | A Readers’ Advisory Podcast
2d ago
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 ..read more
Book Club for Masochists | A Readers’ Advisory Podcast
2w ago
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
Join our Discord Server!
Things We Read (or tried to…)
Moi aussi je voulais l'emporter by Julie Delporte
Th ..read more
Book Club for Masochists | A Readers’ Advisory Podcast
1M ago
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 ..read more
Book Club for Masochists | A Readers’ Advisory Podcast
2M ago
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!
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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 Ge ..read more
Book Club for Masochists | A Readers’ Advisory Podcast
2M ago
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 ..read more
Book Club for Masochists | A Readers’ Advisory Podcast
3M ago
All aboard! This episode we’re discussing the non-fiction genre of Transportation and Transit! We talk trains, buses, bicycles, spaceships, and more!
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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 ..read more
Book Club for Masochists | A Readers’ Advisory Podcast
4M ago
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!
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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 - H ..read more
Book Club for Masochists | A Readers’ Advisory Podcast
4M ago
This episode we’re discussing the fiction genre of Suspense! We talk about crime, mysteries, horror, and even suspense!
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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 ..read more
Book Club for Masochists | A Readers’ Advisory Podcast
5M ago
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
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, Obse ..read more
Book Club for Masochists | A Readers’ Advisory Podcast
5M ago
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 ..read more