About this podcast
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.
Episodes
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- 46 - Stephen King Deep Dive · 1 h 4 minBecause it's spooky season, we thought it only made sense to deep dive the fiction king of literary frights.
- The Popcast: Movies > Books Collection Preview · 4 minOur newest exclusive audio collection at The Popcast is your reminder that adaptation is an art form and that sometimes Hollywood simply understood the assignment. This 3-episode…
- New Books Snake Draft: Fall 2026 · 1 h 0 minFall is here and we're snake drafting new books coming out in October, November, and December of 2026. Get your TBRs locked in. 90% discount on one month of Hardbacks on Patreon…
- The NOs of Audiobooks · 1 h 3 minWe're tackling the pet peeves and the frustrations found in listening to books on audio. • Our Bookshop.org Storefront • Erin's Common Ground Pilgrimage trip for Hamnet…
- Books: Chores, Whores, and Scores · 1 h 10 minIn this episode, we're tackling a way to sort some reads into 3 easy categories: • Chore: an objectively successful and popular book we felt was a chore to get through • Whore…
- Footnotes: Should Book Influencers Get Paid? Is it Okay to Write Fiction about Celebrities? · 49 minThis is Footnotes. In these episodes, we scan the reading world for recent stories, trends, and news to chat about. We pick timely topics for the three of us, and you, to…
- School Required Reading: Classics Pass/Fail · 48 minTime Sensitive: Click this link to get two months free of being a Hardback on Patreon. LIMITED TO THE FIRST 100 FOLKS. If you miss out on being in the first 100, use code…
- Deep Dive: Emily Henry · 1 h 4 minThe first in our series: Author Deep Dives. In this episode, we unpack the meteoric rise of young millennial romance book icon, Emily Henry. We answer all the questions: What are…
- Footnotes: Screen Adaptations in Crisis? Children of Blood and Bone, Sense & Sensibility · 40 minThis is Footnotes. In these episodes, we scan the reading world for recent stories, trends, and news to chat about. We pick timely topics for the three of us, and you, to…
- New Book Snake Draft: Summer 2026 · 49 minSummer is summering and we're tackling all the new books coming out in July, August, and September of 2026. Get your TBRs in sweaty order. • Our List of Snake Draft Picks on…
- Literary Characters Most Likely To Be MAGA · 42 minWe're snake drafting book characters who would most likely be MAGA. This is not fictional folks who would be Republicans. This is reserved for sloppy, ear-bandage-wearing…
- Historical Fiction: The Good, The Bad, The Annoying · 46 minIt's time for a genre deep dive on Historical Fiction. We define it, discuss when it shines, when it gets it wrong, which time periods we need less of, and which timelines we…
- Non-Fic Icks: Our Non-Fiction Pet Peeves · 45 minWe camp out with all our pet peeves when reading non-fiction books. This includes self-help, memoirs, religion, cookbooks, true crime, business, and more. We share ours and we…
- Literary Spring Awakenings: First Reading Loves · 47 minWe're taking it back to the characters we met in our youth who served as our literary spring awakening, those first tingles of romantic love. We share ours - YOU ARE NOT READY…
- Odd Reader Out: Short Stories · 1 h 6 minIn this episode series, Odd Reader Out, one or two of your Shelf Respect hosts will take a literary concept the other host or hosts are unfamiliar with and attempt to entice them…
- New Books Snake Draft: Spring 2026 · 1 h 0 minSpring has sprung and we're tackling all the new books coming out in April, May, and June of 2026. Get your TBRs ready. • Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Five…
- Toxic Literary Romance Snake Draft · 58 minWe 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…
- Burn or Blurb: Reader Spicy Takes · 42 minWe 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…
- Words, Phrases, and Clichés That Need To Die in Fiction Books · 45 minWelcome to the first public episode of Shelf Respect. We've been doing this for six months over on Patreon and now it's time to have the best of both worlds. We'll have new free…
- The NOs of Fiction · 57 minThis 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…
