Tuesday, November 3, 2026

#101 October 2026


We've got a jam packed episode this month! Lots of reading updates, thoughts about how to review things, and whether or not to give up on a book. We also talk about how to be introduced to new authors or genres - he gateway method or the gauntlet method? Can you figure out which one is Steph's and which one is Candice’s prefered method?

Books

The Handyman Method by Nick Cutter and Andrew F. Sullivan - https://bookshelf.ca/item/rPCoGQ_-yAXSfWhTb19BXA

Cataract City https://bookshelf.ca/item/fL1Fm1B4rfFIv_zm119uiw, Saturday Night Ghost Club https://bookshelf.ca/item/rC8Hn_GwKfQhoooEndwByw, and Precious Cargo https://bookshelf.ca/item/ERwtpK2h44Boxk_mtp0QVQ by Craig Davidson

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones https://bookshelf.ca/item/rPCoGQ_-yAWduer8L5QbRw 

Anathem by Neal Stephenson https://bookshelf.ca/item/3n6y19R6HfUzUnXwBsW4gw 

The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin https://bookshelf.ca/item/rC8Hn_GwKfQaZVgody-6QQ 

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggars ** November’s Bookclub pick https://bookshelf.ca/item/5Z0NmApghbwk-2s34gn4Tw 

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norell by Susanna Clarke https://bookshelf.ca/item/BQ7V_Xv-HECUgoQVeLwc0w 

Greenwood by Michael Christie https://bookshelf.ca/item/ssARrWrToAZ_X-g2fa7GeQ 

Strange Pictures by Ukutsu - https://bookshelf.ca/item/1sM1NJwkMQcrGmIW4b1nuw 

Hazel Was a Good Girl by Jerry C Drake https://bookshelf.ca/item/Hq3ZF19tm0rLU7zknNlDgg 

The 1990s Teen Horror Cycle by Alexandra West https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-1990s-teen-horror-cycle 

Daily Rituals: Women at Work by Mason Currey https://bookshelf.ca/item/rgHmVQkJfJ7SPJJqtSZLJQ 

The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman https://bookshelf.ca/item/rC8Hn_GwKfQ5Vhsg9LljUA 

Movies

The Crazies by George A. Romero trailer https://youtu.be/HJZGab6J1bk?si=2REeAXLMWmdh-9qT

Links

The Faculty of Horror Podcast https://www.facultyofhorror.com/ 

Timestamps

Reading updates from Steph and Candice 1:00

When do you decide to not finish the book you are reading? 10:00

How to review things you didn’t enjoy 18:48

Candice’s TBR only reading update 24:00

Stranger Than Fiction Bookshelf's Bookclub November announcement 27:20

Steph’s very Canadian book suggestions 28:30

Candice’s Genre Challenge - Translated fiction 32:00

Steph’s True Crime Twin Peaks book 37:00

Horror academia and the times we live in 43:31

 

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