Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Meow Meow Monday! This week we're discussing who should voice the completely hypothetical fully-casted Warrior Cats audiobook. Also, we learn a lot about the shipping preferences of this fandom. Also also, Our Flag Means Death season 2 when??? Join us next week for the second book in our ttrpg book unit. And join our 2022 reading challenge on Twitter and Storygraph! Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shel...
May 16, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers! This week, we're continuing our unit on "clean" romances with a 1979 chores book that takes place on the Canadian frontier. Topics up for discussion include a background on the genre, an extremely annoying main character, and the popularity of Lean Cuisines in the 1800s. Join us next week for another Meow Meow Monday. And don't forget, you can still join in on our 2022 reading challenge on Twitter or Storygraph! Recommended Reading: Marshmallow and Jordan by Alin...
May 09, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Meow Meow Monday! This week, we're on book three of the Warrior Cats series, and things are starting to pick up (or Stockholm syndrome is setting in, either one). This book is full of intrigue, betrayals, and, of course, SECRETS. But only one cat seems to be interested in tracking them all down… Join us next week for the second book in our unit on clean romances! And don't forget, you can still join in on our 2022 reading challenge on Twitter or Storyg...
May 02, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode Shelf Aware! This week, we're starting a new (kind of) listener slubmitted unit on books based on TTRPGs. We're starting off with a book set in the universe of Vampire: The Masquerade, and wow, did nothing happen in this book at all. Join us next week for another Meow Meow Monday! And as always, join us in our 2022 Reading Challenge on either Twitter or Storygraph! Recommended Reading: Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li Everything Everywhere Al...
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Meow Meow Monday episode! This week, we've got new names for our main characters, and some feuding BFFs. Not to mention, a lot of concerns about age differences in Warrior Cat romances. Join us next week for the first book in a new unit on novels based on TTRPGs! Also, as always, join us in our 2022 Reading Challenge on either Twitter or Storygraph! Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmai...
Apr 18, 2022•53 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers! This week, we're starting a brand new unit on clean romances with the book Edenbrooke. We've got an underaged main character, miscommunication upon miscommunication, and so much fucking TWIRLING. Will we find a book in this genre we can appreciate, or are we just truly too horny for a proper romance? Join us next week for another Mew Mew Monday! And don't forget to check out our 2022 reading challenge on Twitter and Storygraph! Recommended Reading: This is How Yo...
Apr 11, 2022•1 hr 14 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to the moment you've all be waiting for probably! That's right, it's our first Meow Meow Monday. We're embarking on a brand new journey, as young kits, eventually training to become strong WARRIOR CATS. How will Anna and Em enjoy this series? Does it compare to Animorphs? Will they ever be able to keep track of these cats' names?? Join us next week for the first book in Em's new unit on clean romances. And as always, don't forget to check out our 2022 reading cha...
Apr 04, 2022•55 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers! This week we're covering the last book in our listener slubmitted grabbag unit with Recursion by Blake Crouch. We're in for some timey-wimey, Jeremy Bearimy kind of adventure that Anna and Em were literally quite split about liking. Don't forget to listen until the end to find out what our next long-running series will be. 😺 And as always, check out our 2022 reading challenge on either Twitter or Storygraph. Recommended Reading: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Ag...
Mar 28, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to the final Material Monday episode of Shelf Aware! Will and Lyra travel to the Land of the Dead, accidentally kill God, and save the worlds, all while following our favorite rule of combat: JUST BE KNIVES. Join us next week for the final book in our listener slubmitted grabbag unit! And don't forget to check out our 2022 reading challenge on our Twitter or Storygraph. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarec...
Mar 21, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers! This week, we're discussing the final book in Anna's unit on movie novelizations with a book that was based on a movie that was based on a comic book series: Wonder Woman. Join us as we discuss the strangely Christian origin story of a hero based on Greek mythology? Recommended Reading: The Magicians and Mrs. Quent by Galen Beckett Squire by Sara Alfageeh and Nadia Shammas The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood Join us next week for the final book in our Material M...
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Material Monday! We're continuing our unit with the second book in the His Dark Material series with The Subtle Knife, a knife that is maybe not subtle at all, but actually super obvious? Also, definitely only has the one blade. Join us next week for the last book in Anna's unit on movie novelizations! And as always, don't forget to check out our 2022 reading challenge on our Twitter or Storygraph. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Insta...
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers! This week, we're continuing our listener slubmitted grabbag unit with a book sent to us from listener Sam: The Sisters Grimm by Menna van Praag. Is this book a fairy tale retelling even? Who can say. How old are the main characters? Who can say. Did we even like this book? Who can say. Recommended Reading: Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow Ten Thousand Stitches by Olivia Atwater The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri Join us next week for anot...
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to a Material Monday episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we're starting our brand new mini-series on Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials, a YA fantasy series with demons, armored bears with opposable thumbs, and a truth-telling compass. Join us next week for the next book in our grabbag listener slubmitted unit, and make sure to check out our 2022 reading challenge on our Twitter or Storygraph! Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawar...
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 17 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware. This week, we're reading another book in Anna's movie novelization unit: Braveheart, a movie neither Anna nor Em have seen! Despite the Gary Stu and historical inaccuracies, was this a good book? And who would you recast as William Wallace? Next week, we're starting a brand new YA series before getting into our next lengthy middle-grade series. We'll be covering The Golden Compass, the first book in the His Dark Materials series...
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware. This week, we're starting a bit of a grabbag unit, full of one-off slubmissions from our listeners. We're kicking off the unit with return author, Nicholas Sparks, and his book Every Breath, about two almost middle-aged people who meet at a beach and fall in love in the span of 48 hours. Don't forget that next week, there won't be an update, but you can spend your Monday morning thinking about or listening to your favorite Shelf...
Jan 31, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to our FINAL Morph Monday. That's right, we made it all the way to the end of the Animorphs series, and boy, was it a ride. From mouths full of bees, to always being knives, and an appearance from an alien toilet, this series has really had its ups and downs, but how do we feel about its unexpected ending? Join us next week for our first book in our listeners grab bag unit. And don't forget to check out our 2022 reading challenge on Twitter and Storygraph. Twitte...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we're covering a new unit on novelizations of movies, and reading a book that child Anna did not realize was based on a movie at all: Clue by Michael McDowell. Does the book hold up to the movie? Join us next week for… the final Animorphs book. And don't forget to check out our 2022 reading challenge on either Twitter or Storygraph! Recommended Reading: Spy x Family by Tatsuya Endo 100 Days My Prince Witcher season 2 ...
Jan 17, 2022•1 hr 14 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Morph Monday episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we're reading the last of the Animorphs Chronicles books to hopefully gain some insight to some of the behind-the-scenes machinations before heading into the finale. This book… absolutely went places. It's a wild ride, so strap in. Join us next week for the first book in Anna's new unit on movie novelizations! Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecas...
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we're wrapping up our M/M Paranormal Romance unit with a Lovecraftian/dark academia book: Widdershins. A soft, self-conscious nerdy boy and an ex-Pinkerton try to figure out who is making these animal/people crossbreeds and bringing people back to life. Recommended Reading: The Necromancer's Dance by S.J. Himes Lord of Eternal Night by Ben Alderson The Alpha's Warlock by Eliot Grayson The Mysterious and Amazing Blue B...
Jan 05, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Morph Monday episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we've finally been given a book in which Jake… is a good character??? The penultimate Animorphs book is here and it does not hold back. Also it ends on a major cliffhanger. So not cool. Otherwise, absolutely perfect book. Join us next week for the final book on our M/M Paranormal Romance unit! Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail
Dec 27, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another holiday episode of Shelf Aware! This year, we're covering the third book in the Christmas Shoes series. If you are surprised that the song inspired one book, let alone an entire series, you are not alone. This particular book follows Patricia, the worst social worker, as she learns to love Christmas and her husband all over again. Join us next week for another Morph Monday! Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Ema...
Dec 20, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Morph Monday episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we're covering the last of the Ax POVs. Is this a book about forgiveness or did the Bandalites let Cassie off too easily? Cassie isn't alone in her little betrayal, though, because we learn Ax has been talking to the Andalites on the side, and they kinda want to blow Earth up. Join us next week for our yearly tradition of reading a book based off Anna's least favorite Christmas song. Yay. Twitter: @shelfa...
Dec 13, 2021•55 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we're continuing our unit on M/M Paranormal Romance with the book The Demon's in the Details. We've got a raven shifter named Poe who lives in Baltimore (get it?!), and a demon named Tommy who owns a salon called Rumpled Still: Skin, Hair, and Scalp (can you guess what his REAL name is?!) who fall in love and fight a slumlord basilisk. Join us next week for another Morph Monday! Recommended Reading: Better Off Red by ...
Dec 06, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Morph Monday episode of Shelf Aware. This week we're covering the very last of the Marco books, and it is unfortunately very action-packed. Marco and his squad are out to inform the governor of (probably) California about the Yeerks invasion. What could go wrong? Join us next week for another MLM Paranormal Romance! Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail
Nov 29, 2021•47 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware! This week we are wrapping up Em's unit on psychological horror with T. Kingfisher's The Twisted Ones. We've got creepy deer, an excellent dog, and way too many dolls. An actual scary book, but maybe doesn't entirely fill the prompt. Oh well. Join us next week for another Morph Monday! Recommended Reading: Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell Hammers on Bone by Cassandra Khaw The Last Final Girl by Stephen Graham Jones A Small Charr...
Nov 22, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Morph Monday episode of Shelf Aware! This week we're reading the 50TH book in the Animorphs series! Are we seeing the beginnings of an Animorphs spinoff? And honestly, Cassie committed the world's biggest, most unforgivable crime. Join us next week for the last book in Em's horror unit! Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail
Nov 15, 2021•56 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware! This week we're starting a brand new unit slubmitted by listener and friend Kate from All the Good Dogs: MLM Paranormal Romance. And we finally have the correct version of the episode (iykyk). Join us next week for another Morph Monday! Recommended Reading: Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw Slippery Creatures by K.J. Charles Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfaware...
Nov 09, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Morph Monday episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we're reading another excellent Tobias POV. We finally get the character appearance we've known was coming since The Andalite Chronicles. We also have a big parent evacuation, and perhaps the beginning of a Dark Jake arc? How is this series going to wrap up with just a few more books left? Join us next week for the first book in a new listener slubmitted unit! Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnotel...
Nov 01, 2021•52 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we're reading the second book in Em's unit, Rebecca. Which is one of Anna's favorite books of all time. No pressure, Em, but we'll have to cancel the podcast if you don't like this one. Join us next week for another Morph Monday! Recommended Reading: I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee The Body in the Garden by Katharine Schellman The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Sterling Ravenswood series by Talia Hibbert The Only Good Indians b...
Oct 25, 2021•1 hr 18 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to a very special Morph Monday episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we are celebrating our 150th (!!!) episode by playing an Animorphs inspired TTRPG created and GM'd by Em. (G-Em'd?) This one truly went places. Thank you so much to our players! Shane Brad (@storybookweaver) Lori (@LunetteLore) And thank you to our playtesters! Mark (@BarkMarger) Chris (@Eternal_Prowler) Hannah (@HannuhRose) Morgan (@morgarelibrare) And thank you to all our wonderful listeners for ...
Oct 18, 2021•1 hr 57 min
