Spine Breakers
SFF by Black Authors Recs + Booktuber Shout Outs
updated
Drinking: Beernana Pudding by Ingenious Brewing
Join us for movie night Friday, May 20th at 7pm CST!
Find Spine Breakers
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank: youtube.com/channel/UCcvOdgouAhF-2zGNLn1tXdA
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
#Halfoweenathon2022
Don't forget to vote for either The Exorcist or I Know What You Did Last Summer for our movie night! The poll is on our Twitter now, or you can cast your vote below.
Dates: May 1 - 7
Movie Night: Saturday May 7th at 7pm CST
Challenges:
1. Read a horror book and then watch the movie adaptation
2. Read a horror graphic novel
3. Read a book with "dark" or "night" in the title
4. Read a book set in a haunted house
5. Read a creature feature
Bonus:
Dress up as a character from a horror book
Post your TBR on social media with #Halfoweenathon2022
Find Spine Breakers
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank: youtube.com/channel/UCcvOdgouAhF-2zGNLn1tXdA
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
#Halfoweenathon2022
Dates: May 1 - 7
Challenges:
1. Read a horror book and then watch the movie adaptation
2. Read a horror graphic novel
3. Read a book with "dark" or "night" in the title
4. Read a book set in a haunted house
5. Read a creature feature
Bonus:
Dress up as a character from a horror book
Post your TBR on social media with #Halfoweenathon2022
Find Spine Breakers
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank
Find Spine Breakers
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank: youtube.com/channel/UCcvOdgouAhF-2zGNLn1tXdA
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank: youtube.com/channel/UCcvOdgouAhF-2zGNLn1tXdA
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
If you just want to hear about books, skip to 10:14
Drinking: Mudhouse Stout from Springfield Brewing Co.
Books discussed:
Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven 10:14
Luster by Raven Leilani 11:31
When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen 12:57
Things to Do When You're Goth in the Country & Other Stories by Chavisa Woods 14:05
The Hunger and The Deep by Alma Katsu 16:41
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon 18:40
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse 19:22
Find Spine Breakers
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Hosted by
Chronicles of Noria: youtube.com/user/sitenoebulu
Check out her announcement video for the details: youtu.be/gAb9wD1UXYc
Find Spine Breakers
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank: youtube.com/channel/UCcvOdgouAhF-2zGNLn1tXdA
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Drinking: Wild Ride from New Belgium Brewing Co.
Find Spine Breakers
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank: youtube.com/channel/UCcvOdgouAhF-2zGNLn1tXdA
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank: youtube.com/channel/UCcvOdgouAhF-2zGNLn1tXdA
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Drinking: Gettin' Tiki With It by Left Hand Brewing
Books discussed:
The Galaxy and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers 2:24
Teach Me by Olivia Dade 3:56
The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay 5:38
Here for It by R. Eric Thomas 8:18
Well Met by Jen DeLuca 10:21
Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates 12:03
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner 14:57
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang 19:15
Find Spine Breakers
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank: youtube.com/channel/UCcvOdgouAhF-2zGNLn1tXdA
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Drinking: Stash Panda by Hop Valley Brewing Co.
Things mentioned
Sucreabeille perfumes: sucreabeille.com
The Pulp Girls: thepulpgirls.com
Nail Enamel Empire: etsy.com/shop/NailEnamelEmpire?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=738520630
The Ordinary Serum Foundation: ulta.com/p/serum-foundation-pimprod2017458
Moru Studio necklace: etsy.com/listing/946001709/tarot-card-pendant-necklace-with-initial?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=tarot+necklace&ref=sr_gallery-1-3&organic_search_click=1&pro=1
The Republic of Tea Daily Matcha: republicoftea.com/daily-matcha/p/v00715/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwhr2FBhDbARIsACjwLo1sFH4EhJH4WCWsq9811cPUWm3MhQuyGT9aTj-zFMV6vLGsSiT9jUQaAjLKEALw_wcB
Drunk History: youtube.com/show/SCt5jf7ubqSrJlZ9HFlyQSMg?season=1
The Welsh Twins: youtube.com/channel/UCreuwQRiPQpCbGIA-rv2lyA
Find Spine Breakers
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Drinking American Brown Ale by Civil Life Brewing Co.
Channels mentioned:
The Book Brood: youtube.com/channel/UCT2OtOBwEATHu_Ku1mWHCrw
Knowledge Lost: youtube.com/channel/UCzC7rydHkubgMjmz_v9Zg1w
Todd the Librarian: youtube.com/channel/UCfJjPZtGt8lakAtrXEYFrEA
Amber, Unabridged: youtube.com/channel/UCrEvFmO6w84f5Td7VviC3Dg
Find Spine Breakers
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Drinking: Mini Unicorn by Pipeworks Brewing
Books discussed:
The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker 2:01
Let's Play White by Chesya Burke 3:51
Ghost Summer by Tananarive Due 4:39
Dread Nation by Justina Ireland 8:06
Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert 9:20
Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland 11:56
How Long 'til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin 12:54
A Phoenix First Must Burn edited by Patrice Caldwell 13:39
Why Fish Don't Exist by Lulu Miller 14:18
Shit, Actually by Lindy West 16:41
Seven Worlds by Mary Caraker 17:23
Devolution by Max Brooks 19:21
Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor 21:01
Theme Music by T. Marie Vandelly 24:28
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones 25:23
White Evangelical Racism by Anthea Butler 26:27
Find Spine Breakers
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank: youtube.com/channel/UCcvOdgouAhF-2zGNLn1tXdA
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Drinking: Night Visions Vanilla Latte by Melvin Brewing
Tag created by Marie McWilliams: youtu.be/H-5m7anmoaI
Check out Octavia's Parables: http://adriennemareebrown.net/tag/octavias-parables
We tag anyone who is participating in #Halfoweenathon2021
Questions:
1: Pandemic: Talk about a book involving a disease or an outbreak of some kind.
2: Politics: Tell me about your favorite Dystopic novel.
3: Hate: Tell us about a book that you hated.
4: End Times: Tell me about a book about an outright apocalypse.
5: Crime: Tell me about one of your favorite books involving a Crime.
6: Hope: Tell me about a book you hope is going to be good.
Find Spine Breakers
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank: youtube.com/channel/UCcvOdgouAhF-2zGNLn1tXdA
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank: youtube.com/channel/UCcvOdgouAhF-2zGNLn1tXdA
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Drinking: Enigma from Tapistry Brewing
Readathon info
Dates: April 24th - April 30th
Live After Dark: April 24th at 3pm CST
Get Crimes of Passion on Kindle: amazon.com/Crimes-Passion-Tales-Erotic-Horror-ebook/dp/B07ZV3PD6H/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=crimes+of+passion+jeff+gelb&qid=1618696598&sr=8-1
Live Tweet Movie Night: April 30th at 7pm CST
Challenges:
1. Read a book and watch the movie adaptation.
2. Read a book about a monster.
3. Read a horror book by a BIPOC author.
4. Read a book with blood on the cover.
5. Read a horror short story.
#Halfoweenathon2021
Find Spine Breakers
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Drinking: Hell's Half Mile from Tri City Brewing
After Dark live show: April 24th at 3pm CST
We'll be discussing the story Tricks or Treat by Jeff Gelb
You can find it in the collection Crimes of Passion edited by Jeff Gelb and Michael Garrett (book 9 of the Hot Blood series) which is currently $1.99 on Kindle: amazon.com/Crimes-Passion-Tales-Erotic-Horror-ebook/dp/B07ZV3PD6H/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=crimes+of+passion+jeff+gelb&qid=1618696598&sr=8-1
Movie night: April 30th at 7pm CST
We will be watching Hellraiser
Challenges:
1. Read a book and watch the movie adaptation.
2. Read a book about a monster.
3. Read a horror book by a BIPOC author.
4. Read a book with blood on the cover.
5. Read a horror short story.
Find Spine Breakers
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank: youtube.com/channel/UCcvOdgouAhF-2zGNLn1tXdA
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank: youtube.com/channel/UCcvOdgouAhF-2zGNLn1tXdA
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Channels mentioned
Amber, Unabridged: youtube.com/channel/UCrEvFmO6w84f5Td7VviC3Dg
Sarcasm and Sci-Fi: youtube.com/channel/UCr8_XJmku4b2OX-L3A6MnYg
Books discussed
The Hole by Hiroko Oyamada 1:26
The Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin 3:07
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite 4:34
Call Them by Their True Names by Rebecca Solnit 6:39
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid 7:31
The Kingdom of Gods by N.K. Jemisin 10:49
The Refrigerator Monologues by Catherynne M. Valente 12:00
The Awakened Kingdom by N.K. Jemisin 13:50
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett 14:52
The Witches of New York by Ami McKay 16:46
Shit, Actually by Lindy West 18:15
Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall 20:45
Find Spine Breakers
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank: youtube.com/channel/UCcvOdgouAhF-2zGNLn1tXdA
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Dates: April 24th - April 30th
Live After Dark: April 24th (time TBD)
Live Tweet Movie Night: April 30th at 7pm CST
(Don't forget to vote on the book/movie!)
Challenges:
1. Read a book and watch the movie adaptation.
2. Read a book about a monster.
3. Read a horror book by a BIPOC author.
4. Read a book with blood on the cover.
5. Read a horror short story.
Find Spine Breakers
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank: youtube.com/channel/UCcvOdgouAhF-2zGNLn1tXdA
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Drinking: Oscura by Springfield Brewing Co.
The Kitchen & Jorn Show on their ADHD: youtu.be/JR9Sesl2xPI
How to ADHD on bullet journals: youtu.be/5hLnY9L1c-M
ADHD resources:
NIH: nimh.nih.gov/health/education-awareness/shareable-resources-on-adhd.shtml?fbclid=IwAR1npCna3BBxj5qLO2V7cVuwXKaIcvdV-17d9P6CaoR5Kn_71vbZZMbNnmE
AAFP: aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/adhd_toolkit/adhd19-patient-handout.pdf
APA: apa.org/monitor/2012/03/adult-adhd?fbclid=IwAR1enQ7toESnr9Wzzx2GY98EfjfrfJ_yUyUdA9SaNES3lYrLBifGUdw4alQ
NAMI: nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/ADHD?fbclid=IwAR1xbxITtWfWW2-EtuF-H-pPoA17rNAKGZIU-SGRkkNKmQW_MWYv6zjfPWY
Find Spine Breakers
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Drinking: TropiCannon from Heavy Seas Beer
Dates: March 21 - 27
Challenges (optional):
1. Read for an hour in the sunshine. (outdoors or indoors)
2. Read a book from your TBR that you've been putting off.
3. Read a book from your TBR that you're excited about.
4. Post about your progress on social media (use #IYGIRI2021)
5. Randomly choose a challenge to complete.
Find Spine Breakers
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Drinking: Tasmanian IPA from Schlafly
Buy Unexpected Stories here: subterraneanpress.com/unexpected-stories
ONYX Pages interview with Nisi Shawl: youtu.be/6n4DlouxAYc
Books discussed:
Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi 1:26
Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur 2:32
Unexpected Stories by Octavia E. Butler 3:45
King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild 5:48
The Witches Are Coming by Lindy West 11:02
Rafe by Rebekah Weatherspoon 12:21
Everfair by Nisi Shawl 14:28
Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor 19:23
We Are Never Meeting In Real Life by Samantha Irby 21:53
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin 22:27
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander 24:47
Find Spine Breakers
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank: youtube.com/channel/UCcvOdgouAhF-2zGNLn1tXdA
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Drinking: Strawberry Lager from Abita Brewing Co.
Approachable podcast: youtube.com/channel/UC8QWA3P-6rcHXJnop-EGuFQ
Timestamps
-For telling my wife it's her fault my mom called her the c-word 2:18
-For telling my step-brother and his girlfriend to sign over parental rights (CW: drug addiction, child custody dispute) 4:20
-For telling my roommate he'd never understand what it's like to have periods (CW: blood) 10:19
-For leaving my razor in the shower and not wanting to pay when it hurt someone (CW: brief mention of blood) 14:12
-For thinking husband's reaction to gender of their baby is inappropriate
(CW: gender reveal, husband is upset that baby doesn't have a penis) 16:33
-For not being okay with my bf blaming his cat for a dump his kid took 20:18
-Is Sue the asshole for mercilessly making fun of her partner's beloved favorite childhood movie? 23:25
-Is Megan the asshole for telling her friend she wasn't going to her baby shower because she hates baby showers? 28:24
Find Spine Breakers
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank: youtube.com/channel/UCcvOdgouAhF-2zGNLn1tXdA
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
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Untappd: meknight
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Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank: youtube.com/channel/UCcvOdgouAhF-2zGNLn1tXdA
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Bullet Journal website: bulletjournal.com
Some videos I watched when researching bullet journals
Liam Dryden: youtu.be/YGjWjRTf6MY
Pick Up Limes: youtu.be/ZK5VUuxGYr0
Supplies
Journal: smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MX7LP8B/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (there are a few listings with other color options)
Black pen: smile.amazon.com/Pilot-Frixion-Ballpoint-Black-LFBS-18UFB/dp/B009QITSPA/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=frixion+ball+slim+038+black&qid=1613102644&s=office-products&sr=1-6
Black ink refills: smile.amazon.com/Pilot-Frixion-Refill-0-38mm-black-pack-3x2pack-Value/dp/B00F91R0MG/ref=sr_1_26?crid=Q5LIT88IMBU2&dchild=1&keywords=frixion+ball+slim+038&qid=1613102527&s=office-products&sprefix=frixion+ball+sli%2Coffice-products%2C189&sr=1-26
Colorful pens: smile.amazon.com/Pilot-FriXion-Retractable-Erasable-0-38mm/dp/B06WD7YGY4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=Q5LIT88IMBU2&dchild=1&keywords=frixion+ball+slim+038&qid=1613102464&s=office-products&sprefix=frixion+ball+sli%2Coffice-products%2C189&sr=1-1
Stickers: smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZYPQBH4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Untappd: meknight
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Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank: youtube.com/channel/UCcvOdgouAhF-2zGNLn1tXdA
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Drinking: Scale of Complexity - Sabro from 4 Hands Brewing
Books discussed:
Corpsepaint by David Peak 1:59
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin 3:53
Starflight by Melissa Landers 5:14
The Between by Tananarive Due 8:57
I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom 11:31
Mediocre by Ijeoma Oluo 13:15
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones 16:47
The Dead Lands by Benjamin Percy 18:47
The Book of Help by Megan Griswold 22:32
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Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank: youtube.com/channel/UCcvOdgouAhF-2zGNLn1tXdA
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Drinking: Moon Rambler IPA from Founder's Brewing Co.
#IYGIRI2021 announcement: youtu.be/KmjU-W2bM8w
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Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank: youtube.com/channel/UCcvOdgouAhF-2zGNLn1tXdA
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Drinking: Southern Stratasphere by Melvin Brewing
Books discussed:
Hottest Blood edited by Jeff Gelb and Michael Garrett 2:25
Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss 3:15
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier 4:15
The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley 5:46
Fellside by M.R. Carey 7:06
Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica 8:37
Three Women by Lisa Taddeo 10:49
Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey 12:33
Sin Eater by Megan Campisi 15:15
The Girl in 6E by A.R. Torre 16:50
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Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Drinking: Parkside Pineapple from 4 by 4 Brewing Co.
Books discussed:
The Deep by Rivers Solomon 2:37
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor 3:51
Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson 5:59
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin 7:48
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier 9:21
Ghost Summer by Tananarive Due 11:09
To Be Taught If Fortunate by Becky Chambers 12:49
The Temple of My Familiar by Alice Walker 15:34
Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi 17:07
Circe by Madeline Miller 19:04
Honorable Mentions: 20:51
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Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Drinking: Black Widow Cider from Original Sin
IYGIRI Announcement: youtu.be/OVlufayJX3g
Find Spine Breakers
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Anyway, this is kinda long, so timestamps below.
Drinking: Plant Based Double IPA from Stillwater Artisanal Ales
Books discussed:
Picnic on Paradise by Joanna Russ 2:00
If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane 3:36
Meet Cute by Helena Hunting 5:51
The Zombie Autopsies by Steven Schlozman 7:40
In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren 9:45
Touch Not the Cat by Mary Stewart 12:44
The Authenticity Project by Claire Pooley 15:47
Circe by Madeline Miller 18:58
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin 20:59
The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris 24:01
Unbury Carol by Josh Malerman 27:29
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Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Find Spine Breakers
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
IYGIRI 2021 Announcement: youtu.be/KmjU-W2bM8w
Online version of challenges: drive.google.com/file/d/1Ims8RQqUFdado_zJoI6GPK3tUqPhReUy/view
Printable version: drive.google.com/file/d/144KpX6YBibkAGW_vbUUI_wu1Yy38DpGY/view
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Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank: youtube.com/channel/UCcvOdgouAhF-2zGNLn1tXdA
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Beers featured:
Celebration IPA by Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Old Jubilation Ale by Avery Brewing
Santa!! I Know Him! by Evil Genius Beer Co.
Electric Reindeer by Sun King Brewery
Frosted Frog Christmas Ale by Hoppin' Frog Brewery
Nutcracker Ale by Boulevard Brewing Co.
Christmas Bomb! by Prairie Artisan Ales
The PastryArchy Candy Cane by DuClaw Brewing Co.
Samichlaus Classic by Schloss Eggenberg
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Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank: youtube.com/channel/UCcvOdgouAhF-2zGNLn1tXdA
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Drinking: Lofty Pursuits by Broadway Brewery
Online version: drive.google.com/file/d/1Ims8RQqUFdado_zJoI6GPK3tUqPhReUy/view?usp=sharing
Printable version: drive.google.com/file/d/144KpX6YBibkAGW_vbUUI_wu1Yy38DpGY/view?usp=sharing
Challenges:
1. Read a book you've had on a TBR in the past
2. Read a book you've had forever but won't get rid of
3. Read a book that is not a typical novel
4. Read your longest book or a book over 500 pages
5. Read your shortest book or a book under 200 pages
6. Read a borrowed book (the library counts)
7. Read a cover buy
8. Read a book that was recommended to you
9. Read a book with a cover that reminds you of your favorite season
10. Read a book from your most owned genre
11. Read a book you've had so long you don't remember what it's about
12. Read a book by one of your favorite authors
13. Read a book by an author you've never read before
14. Read your most recently acquired book
15. Read a book from the decade you were born
16. Read a book from the last decade
17. Read a nonfiction book
18. Read a book with a one-word title ("the" doesn't count)
19. Read a book you meant to read last year
20. Randomly choose a book from your TBR
21. Read a book that reminds you of someone
22. Read an un- or underhyped book
23. Have someone else choose a book from your shelf for you to read
24. Read a predicted 5-star read
Bonus Challenges:
Read a Rainbow
Read across a shelf
Read books with numbers in the titles
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Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank: youtube.com/channel/UCcvOdgouAhF-2zGNLn1tXdA
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank: youtube.com/channel/UCcvOdgouAhF-2zGNLn1tXdA
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Drinking: Brownie Points by Maplewood Brewing Co.
Check out Octavia's Parables on Spotify (open.spotify.com/show/3qUsHdZ1GgTmIKJF5UIEAZ)
or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Books discussed:
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks 2:38
Picnic on Paradise by Joanna Russ 4:17
Bloodchild and Other Stories by Octavia E. Butler 6:34
Survivor by Octavia E. Butler 9:04
Severance by Ling Ma 10:30
The Stain by Rikki Ducornet 12:04
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Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank: youtube.com/channel/UCcvOdgouAhF-2zGNLn1tXdA
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Drinking: The Witch from Torn Label Brewing
Books discussed:
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier 2:45
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang 4:15
Meridian by Alice Walker 6:45
A Taste of Power by Elaine Brown 8:16
Hot Blood edited by Jeff Gelb and Lonn Friend 11:38
Alien Space Tentacle Porn by Peter Cawdron 13:14
Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade 14:24
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LeValle 16:54
The Glimpses of the Moon by Edith Wharton 18:13
A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay 20:20
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Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank: youtube.com/channel/UCcvOdgouAhF-2zGNLn1tXdA
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Drinking: Chocolate Milk Stout by 4 Hands Brewing
Books discussed:
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
Gateway by Frederik Pohl
(How did we not notice the Robinette connection here?)
What is IYGIRI? It's a reading challenge to encourage you to read the books you already own. Find the challenges here: drive.google.com/file/d/16iw1m4JVGJ1labuOTvpMh-eK2sop_p57/view
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Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Drinking: The Devil's Invention by 4 Hands Brewing
Readathon announcement: youtu.be/OVlufayJX3g
Find Spine Breakers
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula
Drinking: GFJ by Sun King Brewing
Books Discussed:
The Deep by Rivers Solomon
The Refrigerator Monologues by Catherynne M. Valente
The Deep by Clipping: youtu.be/5EnPFsk4lOo
What is IYGIRI? It's a reading challenge to encourage you to read the books you already own. Find the challenges here: drive.google.com/file/d/16iw1m4JVGJ1labuOTvpMh-eK2sop_p57/view
Find Spine Breakers
Twitter: @_SpineBreakers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpineBreakersBooks
Email: meganandsue@gmail.com
Find Megan
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/40958744-megan
Instagram: megserin
Untappd: meknight
Find Sue
Goodreads: goodreads.com/Susan-C
Instagram: xjuniper
Untappd: SueCee
Channel art by Megan Unthank
Music:
Demon Cathedral by Cult of Caligula