Shelf Respect

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.

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Deep Dive: Emily Henry
The 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 our own experiences with her writing? Where did she come from? What's the scouting report on her books? And then we enter into the debates: Is she a mirror or an engine? Could her books be written by someone else? Who's on her corner? What is her VORA Score in terms of craft, conversion, degree of difficulty, and personality? We wrap it up with how will we consider her in 2046. Erin's Common Ground Pilgrimage trip for Hamnet happening in June 2027 is now open for registrations Emily Henry's Books on Bookshop.org Emily Henry on Instagram People We Meet on Vacation on Netflix What Up With That? SNL sketch Chuck Lorre Carrie Underwood's fall Ali Hazelwood BK Borison Instagram: @readwithshelfrespect Threads: @readwithshelfrespect readwithshelfrespect.com
Yesterday · 1 hr 4 min
Footnotes: Screen Adaptations in Crisis? Children of Blood and Bone, Sense & Sensibility
This 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 discuss. The Odyssey reviews ‘Children of Blood and Bone’ Author Tomi Adeyemi “Will Not Watch” Film Version: “Officially Separating My Name” Sense and Sensibility movie trailer Erin's Common Ground Pilgrimage trip for Hamnet happening in June 2027 is now open for registrations. Our Patreon: Shelf Respect Our Instagram: @readwithshelfrespect readwithshelfrespect.com
July 17 · 40 min
New Book Snake Draft: Summer 2026
Summer 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 Bookshop.org (this isn't just to get your money. It's so you're not spoiled in the show notes) Erin's Common Ground Pilgrimage trip for Hamnet happening in June 2027 is now open for registrations. 21 Favorite Books of the 21st Century from All Three of Us (2000-2024) The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley The Passage by Justin Cronin Can a Tesla see ghosts? Crown Me Dead by Liv Zander Zero to the Bone by Christian Wiman The Kennedys & the Windsors by Caroline Halleman Our Patreon: Shelf Respect Our Instagram: @readwithshelfrespect readwithshelfrespect.com
June 26 · 49 min
Literary Characters Most Likely To Be MAGA
We'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, he-can-do-no-wrong MAGA supporters. And surprisingly, our books are full of them. The PMG Americana Merch (order by June 15 to get it by the 4th) The Popcast Spring Gift Guide for FREE dollars which includes 3 months of Hardbacks for zero dollars Our Many Lists of Books on Bookshop.org Our Patreon: Shelf Respect Our Instagram: @readwithshelfrespect readwithshelfrespect.com
June 12 · 42 min
Historical Fiction: The Good, The Bad, The Annoying
It'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 want to visit more. Finally, we highlight the historical fiction novels we recommend everyone add to their TBR. The Popcast Spring Gift Guide for FREE dollars which includes 3 months of Hardbacks for no dollars Our List of Historical Fiction Books Mentioned on Bookshop.org (this isn't just to get your money. It's so you're not spoiled in the show notes.) The Odyssey movie trailer Our Patreon: Shelf Respect Our Instagram: @readwithshelfrespect readwithshelfrespect.com
May 22 · 46 min
Non-Fic Icks: Our Non-Fiction Pet Peeves
We 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 share AND judge many of yours. Tik Tokker: LitLovinDiva sharing her Dramione Fic Icks Our Patreon: Shelf Respect (7-day free trial available) The Popcast Spring Gift Guide for FREE dollars (includes 3 months of Hardback for free on page 9) Faster Shelf Respect on Bookshop.org Our Instagram: @readwithshelfrespect readwithshelfrespect.com
May 8 · 45 min
Literary Spring Awakenings: First Reading Loves
We'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 FOR KNOX'S - and we share many of yours. Which character got your motor running for the first time? Your heart race? Your blood boil (complimentary)? The Popcast Spring Gift Guide for FREE dollars Waldo's Beach Scene Our Patreon: Shelf Respect Our Instagram: @readwithshelfrespect readwithshelfrespect.com
April 24 · 46 min
Odd Reader Out: Short Stories
In 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 into jumping on the bandwagon. In this installment, Knox is walking Erin and Jamie through one of his favorite reading experiences: short stories. Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates (text in full) The Wondering Years: How Pop Culture Helped Me Answer Life's Biggest Questions by Knox McCoy All Things Reconsidered: How Rethinking What We Know Helps Us Know What We Believe by Knox McCoy I've Got Questions: The Spiritual Practice of Having It Out with God by Erin Moon Knox's Substack: Binge Thinking Erin's Substack: The Swipe Up Cathedral by Raymond Carver Florida by Lauren Groff Preorder The Frenzy by Joyce Carol Oates A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Our Patreon: Shelf Respect Our Instagram: @readwithshelfrespect readwithshelfrespect.com
April 10 · 1 hr 6 min
New Books Snake Draft: Spring 2026
Spring 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 stars, please and thank you. (Even if that's not where you listen. No rules, just right.) Our List of Snake Draft Picks on Bookshop.org (this isn't just to get your money. It's so you're not spoiled in the show notes) Sign up to be notified about Erin's upcoming Common Ground Pilgrimage trip for Hamnet. Whistler by Ann Patchett The Correspondent by Virginia Evans Son of Nobody by Yann Martel The Subtle Art of Folding Space by John Chu American Fantasy by Emma Straub Our Patreon: Shelf Respect Our Instagram: @readwithshelfrespect readwithshelfrespect.com Knox McCoy on Substack Erin Moon on Substack Jamie B. Golden on Instagram What's your spring reading vibe? What's the best first kiss you've read in a book? Which new books do you have your eye on?
March 27 · 1 hr
Toxic Literary Romance Snake Draft
We 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: https://bookshop.org/shop/shelfrespect Toxic Romance Snake Draft List of Books Mentioned Our Patreon: Shelf Respect Our Instagram: @readwithshelfrespect readwithshelfrespect.com Knox McCoy on Substack Erin Moon on Substack Jamie B. Golden on Instagram
March 13 · 58 min
Burn or Blurb: Reader Spicy Takes
We 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 episodes like our Shelf Reflections series where we talk about what we've been reading, Building a Literary Villain, Odd Reader Out where two of us explain an unfamiliar concept to the third. Plus, our 2025 Book Superlatives and much more. Two exclusive episodes added every month. Use code BATEDBREATH now through March 6 to save 90% on your first month of Hardbacks. That's only $0.70 at patreon.com/shelfrespect. The Popcast Flavor Town: Book Edition A Court of Thorn and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Sunnie Reads Book Club RFK, Jr. and Kid Rock Get "Active" and Eat "Real" Food video The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley Book of the Month (not an affiliate link) I've Got Questions by Erin Moon (sexy under the dust jacket) Knox's paperback books: All Things Reconsidered and The Wondering Years Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman Magnetic Bookmark on Etsy Annie B. Jones Olivia Dade books Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model documentary One to Watch by Kate Staymon-London Our Patreon: Shelf Respect Our Instagram: @readwithshelfrespect readwithshelfrespect.com Knox McCoy on Substack Erin Moon on Substack Jamie B. Golden on Instagram
February 27 · 41 min
Words, Phrases, and Clichés That Need To Die in Fiction Books
Welcome 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 episodes twice monthly. This is a Snake Draft episode where the three of us slither through all the words and phrases we'd like to remove from all future books. All our book lists are always found on Bookshop.org. Support indie shops! Our Patreon: Shelf Respect Our Instagram: @readwithshelfrespect readwithshelfrespect.com Knox McCoy on Substack Erin Moon on Substack Jamie B. Golden on Instagram
February 13 · 45 min
The NOs of Fiction
This 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 fiction and they answered. LOUDLY AND WITH FEELING. They shared the details, big and small, they despise in a novel. In this episode, we feature some of their complaints, as well as share a few of our own. And there's a kerfuffle about short stories. Mentions: A Lady Awakened by Cecilia Grant Alchemised by Senlinyu Katabasis by R. F. Kuang The Four Engagement Rings of Sybil Rain by Hannah Brown Chain Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurty The Bookshelf in Thomasville, GA The Compound by Aisling Rawe Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer Annihilation movie streaming on Paramount+ Inception movie streaming on HBO Max 50 Times Male Authors Proved They Know Next To Nothing About Women The Throwback Special by Chris Bachelder Colton Gentry's Third Act by Jeff Zentner No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy It by Stephen King Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James The New York Times Bestseller list wiki Publishers Weekly Bestseller List The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway Moby-Dick by Herman Melville The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem Our Patreon: Shelf Respect Our Instagram: @readwithshelfrespect readwithshelfrespect.com Knox McCoy on Substack Erin Moon on Substack Jamie B. Golden on Instagram
February 13 · 57 min
Shelf Respect: What is This? Who Are We?
Join us as we unpack why we launched another podcast, who we are as readers, which books define us, and what to expect at Shelf Respect. *originally published in September, 2025 Knox McCoy Jamie Golden Erin Moon (Elizabethe Montgomery) Shelf Respect on Instagram readwithshelfrespect.com The Popcast with Knox and Jamie Faith Adjacent Is Pierce Brown hot? Is our beloved Annie B. Jones a friend of this show? Raindrop app The Books That Defined Us On Bookshop.org Our Free Little Library on Patreon
February 13 · 41 min

Shelf Respect

Deep Dive: Emily Henry

Footnotes: Screen Adaptations in Crisis? Children of Blood and Bone, Sense & Sensibility

New Book Snake Draft: Summer 2026

Literary Characters Most Likely To Be MAGA

Historical Fiction: The Good, The Bad, The Annoying

Non-Fic Icks: Our Non-Fiction Pet Peeves

Literary Spring Awakenings: First Reading Loves

Odd Reader Out: Short Stories

New Books Snake Draft: Spring 2026

Toxic Literary Romance Snake Draft

Burn or Blurb: Reader Spicy Takes

Words, Phrases, and Clichés That Need To Die in Fiction Books

The NOs of Fiction

Shelf Respect: What is This? Who Are We?