Book Pile Banter
Book Pile Banter is your book club without having to attend book club! Get all the banter from Amberlee, Sarah, and Kim.
Sarah's System to Fair Rating
Originally from Tumblr (and credit to Kate), this chart is how Sarah now determines her rating system when discussing the different categories in each episode. It is a great way to assess your own reading reactions.
We use a 10-category system (10 points each) to rate and rank the books we discuss on the podcast. Each book can get 100 points from each of us for 300 points. The system was introduced in our 2023 episodes.
Episodes
Aug 20, 2024
Aug 20, 2024
54 min
Amberlee, Sarah, and Kim discuss westerns, fantasy, and You've Got Mail.
Aug 6, 2024
Aug 6, 2024
42 min
Amberlee, Sarah, and Kim discuss retellings, subverting the norm, and whether Thornhedge is a romantasy.
Jul 30, 2024
Jul 30, 2024
19 min
Amberlee, Sarah, and Kim discuss what makes a book a romantasy, what they think of the developing genre as a whole, and various tidbits.
Jul 9, 2024
Jul 9, 2024
1hr 25 min
Amberlee, Sarah, and Kim discuss whether any representation is a good representation, who is forgotten within the story, and the issue with telling instead of showing.
Jun 25, 2024
Jun 25, 2024
34 min
Amberlee, Sarah, and Kim discuss what makes this cozy queer fantasy enjoyable.
Upcoming Episodes
7/30/2024 |The Romantasy Craze!
8/6/2024 | Thornhedge | T Kingfisher
8/13/2024 | Diavola | Jennifer Marie Thorne
8/20/2024 | The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy | Megan Bannen
8/27/2024 | The Crimson Moth (Heartless Hunter) | Kristen Ciccarelli
9/3/2024 | Vampire Bites
9/10/2024 | Cutting Your Teeth | Caylan MacRae
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