Shelf Respect

Knox McCoy, Jamie Golden, Erin Moon•www.readwithshelfrespect.com

We talk about reading in a ridiculous way. We'll judge books by their covers. And then some. Join us. Your dear readers are Knox McCoy, Jamie B. Golden, and Erin Moon.

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Toxic Literary Romance Snake Draft

We draw for spots and snake draft the worst (OR BEST) toxic fictional romances. These are love stories where suffering is marketed as soulmates. Our Bookshop Shop: https://bookshop.org/shop/shelfrespect Toxic Romance Snake Draft List of Books Mentioned Our Patreon: Shelf Respect Our Instagram: @readwithshelfrespect readwithshelfrespect.com Knox McCoy on Substack Erin Moon on Substack Jamie B. Golden on Instagram...

Mar 13, 2026•58 min

Burn or Blurb: Reader Spicy Takes

We collected spicy takes from readers on Instagram and we decide whether those opinions will be burned or blurbed. Join 3,300+ Hardbacks on Patreon. Those readers get exclusive episodes like our Shelf Reflections series where we talk about what we've been reading, Building a Literary Villain, Odd Reader Out where two of us explain an unfamiliar concept to the third. Plus, our 2025 Book Superlatives and much more. Two exclusive episodes added every month. Use code BATEDBREATH now through March 6 ...

Feb 27, 2026•42 min

Words, Phrases, and Clichés That Need To Die in Fiction Books

In their first public episode, the Shelf Respect hosts engage in a spirited "snake draft" to eradicate overused words and phrases from fiction. Knox, Jamie, and Aaron hilariously debate and banish literary pet peeves, from generic physical descriptions like "he chuckled" and "impossibly blue eyes" to anatomical terms like "erect" and "shriveled nuts," and common narrative shortcuts such as "I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding" and "muttered under her breath." They also tackle problematic gendered language like "girl" in adult book titles and the infantilizing "padded" for women's movement, offering an entertaining and insightful look into common writing pitfalls.

Feb 13, 2026•45 min

The NOs of Fiction

This is a an example of our premium content you can find on our Shelf Respect Patreon . *originaly published in October, 2025 We asked our Hardbacks to air their grievances about fiction and they answered. LOUDLY AND WITH FEELING. They shared the details, big and small, they despise in a novel. In this episode, we feature some of their complaints, as well as share a few of our own. And there's a kerfuffle about short stories. Mentions: A Lady Awakened by Cecilia Grant Alchemised by Senlinyu Kata...

Feb 13, 2026•57 min

Shelf Respect: What is This? Who Are We?

Join us as we unpack why we launched another podcast, who we are as readers, which books define us, and what to expect at Shelf Respect. *originally published in September, 2025 Knox McCoy Jamie Golden Erin Moon (Elizabethe Montgomery) Shelf Respect on Instagram readwithshelfrespect.com The Popcast with Knox and Jamie Faith Adjacent Is Pierce Brown hot? Is our beloved Annie B. Jones a friend of this show? Raindrop app The Books That Defined Us On Bookshop.org Our Free Little Library on Patreon...

Feb 13, 2026•42 min

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