Reading the End

Latest Episodes:

Episode 155 - The Last One Apr 20, 2022

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The Jennys bid the podcast farewell with a final episode containing a game, a strong effort not to recap the working horse controversy, and a chat about the lovely and charming Enchanted April, by Elizabeth von Arnim.

Episode 154 - 2021 in Review Feb 07, 2022

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The Jennys chat about their year in reading and then spend thirty entire minutes on FISH FACTS from Helen Scales's The Brilliant Abyss.

Episode 153 - Art Friends and TL Huchu's The Library of the Dead Dec 01, 2021

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The Jennys catch up on The Three Musketeers, chat about the ethics of using other people's lives in your writing, and review TL Huchu's The Library and the Dead.

Episode 152 - 2021 Book Preview (Part 2) and Dial A for Aunties Sep 01, 2021

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The Jennys chat about the books they're excited for in the second half of 2021 -- the only joy we can experience in this world is books! -- and then review Jessie Q. Sutanto's comedy novel Dial A for Aunties.

Episode 151 - The Life-Changing Magic of DNFing Books Jul 21, 2021

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Abandoning books that aren't working for you is a glorious gift you can give yourself! The Jennys chat about DNFing books and review Uzma Jalaluddin's new novel Hana Khan Carries On.

Episode 150 - Interview with P. Djèlí Clark, Author of A Master of Djinn Jul 07, 2021

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Gin Jenny speaks with debut SFF novelist P. Djèlí Clark about his new alternate history murder mystery, A Master of Djinn.

Episode 149 - Moms in Fiction and the Hatening Concludes Jun 23, 2021

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The Jennys reunite to chat about moms in fiction (just in time for Father's Day!) and conclude the 2021 Hatening with Christopher Yates's Black Chalk.

Episode 148 - Interview with Brina Starler, Author of Anne of Manhattan Jun 09, 2021

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Gin Jenny interviews Brina Starler, author of the new romance novel and LM Montgomery homage Anne of Manhattan. We chat about the book, what's relatable about Anne Shirley, and whether the bananas thing is true.

Episode 147 - Interview with Nicole Jarvis, author of The Lights of Prague May 26, 2021

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Gin Jenny speaks with Nicole Jarvis, whose debut SF novel The Lights of Prague is out now from Titan Books.

Episode 146 - 2021 Book Preview and The Hatening Begins Apr 28, 2021

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The Jennys discuss their most-anticipated books in the first half of 2021 and begin the 2021 Hatening with Joseph O'Connor's The Star of the Sea.