Shelf Aware Podcast

City of the Plague God by Sarwat Chadda by Anna and Em

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Meow Meow Monday episode of Shelf Aware! Things are not well with the clans. Everyone is divided and suspicious of each other. There is relationship drama all over the place, cats getting together and breaking up left and right. And we finally get a POV from a cat in a different clan. Thrilling. Join us next week for the next book in our modern mythology unit! Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail Ben Cope: youtube.com/user/fretwiz

The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan by Anna and Em

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Meow Meow Monday! The plot thickens as the Dark Forest cats start to meddle in the politics of the Clan cats. Firestar is behaving in a very un-Firestar manner. Dovepaw and Ivypaw are growing further apart. Also featuring a fancasting of the prophecy cats. Join us next week for the conclusion to our dystopian unit! Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail Ben Cope: youtube.com/user/fretwiz

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we're starting a new unit on modern mythology brought to us by our friend Hannah. Thank you, Hannah! No goofs here, this book was actually super good. Go read it! Recommended Reading: Shipwrecked by Olivia Dade A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djeli Clark King of Wrath by Ana Huang Join us next week for another Meow Meow Monday! Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail Ben Cope: youtube.com/user/fretwiz

Warriors: The Fourth Apprentice by Erin Hunter by Anna and Em

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to a… kind of Meow Meow Monday? This week, we're reading a classic dystopian novel about a man who crash lands on Mars and comes across a civilization of Cat People that are addicted to eating leaves and being lazy. You know a book is gonna be a good when the author himself says he views it as a failure!! Join us next week for an ACTUAL Meow Meow Monday. Recommended Reading: Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers Fumbled by Alexa Martin Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail Ben Cope: youtube.com/user/fretwiz

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to a special Mafia Monday episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we're wrapping up our mafia romance unit (again?) with a Gordon Korman recommended to us by Brad. Thanks Brad! We've got starcrossed lovers, Jimmy da Rat, and Buca di Beppo, all the classic hallmarks of the genre. Join us next week for another book in our dystopia unit! Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail Ben Cope: youtube.com/user/fretwiz

Welcome back, Literary Slummers! This week, we're wrapping up our unit on mafia romances with a book that turned out to be a little spicier than we intended. Did we finally find an example of the genre we enjoy? Or should we just stick with our shifter romances? Recommended Reading: Queer mafia romances I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir Join us next week for…. Another mafia romance?? Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail Ben Cope: youtube.com/user/fretwiz

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Meow Meow Monday! This week, we're wrapping up another series of Warriors books, and wow, did this one go places. The relationship drama of the last arc has finally paid off. StarClan is fighting StarClan. And Ashfur's murder is solved. Join us next week for the final book in our Mafia romance unit! Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail Ben Cope: youtube.com/user/fretwiz