Fancasts

Kirsty & Carissa cast some of their favorite characters from this year's readings.

Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore

Fashionably Dead

Kirsty & Carissa put on their best Prada and dive into a world of sexy vampires, celebrity-impersonating fairies, and impossibly complicated family connections.

Topic: Fashionably Dead by Robyn Peterman

Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore

The Power

Kirsty & Carissa make their way through a shocking turn of history to explore gender politics, the corrupting influence of power, and the nuances of resistance and oppression.

Topic: The Power by Naomi Alderman

Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore

Persepolis

Kirsty & Carissa visit Marjane Satrapi's childhood memories in a beautifully illustrated, intimate recollection of the Iranian Revolution.

Topic: Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

Kirsty, Carissa, and their alter egos revisit a classic horror story to wrap up the Halloween season.

Topic: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore

They Walk Among Us

Kirsty & Carissa channel their inner true crime podcasters (who turn out to be the Fittons) and discuss a collection of crime tales from Britain.

Topic: They Walk Among Us by Benjamin & Rosie Fitton

Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore

Rough Draught: The Roughening

In the second annual Spooky Sessions, Kirsty & Carissa dig up some local legends and real-life ghost stories. Crucially, not a single book is mentioned.

Topic: Ghost Stories

Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore

Her Body and Other Parties

As temperatures drop and the air gets spooky, Carissa & Kirsty trek through a series of gothic feminist short stories, uncovering monsters both societal and personal.

Topic: Her Body & Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore

How to Be a Good Creature

Kirsty & Carissa trace the life of naturalist Sy Montgomery through her relationships with various animals, blurring the line between the nature of humanity and the humanity of nature.

Topic: How to Be a Good Creature by Sy Montgomery

Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore

On the Road

Carissa & Kirsty take a wild trip across America to find It, themselves, Dean Moriarty, the definition of being cool, and the sneaky similarities between Beat & Millennial attitudes.

Topic: On the Road by Jack Kerouac

Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore