<![CDATA[Betty and James Off the Shelves]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/betty-and-james-off-the-shelves We're Betty and James, two librarians with a genre fiction addiction! Join us every episode as we share recommendations, curate collections, undertake challenges, and talk all things fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and more!

]]> RSS.com 2026.907.134739 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:46:13 GMT en 061b458f-515a-51e1-9b24-02bff712c8b2 https://media.rss.com/betty-and-james-off-the-shelves/podcast_cover_20260713_070742_6e54cd7285638516715ae1e2993f8707.png Betty and James Off the Shelves https://rss.com/podcasts/betty-and-james-off-the-shelves no Bethany Buhagiar and James Roberts 2026 Betty & James Betty & James true episodic 6b2cbb90-7eff-11f1-be27-dd58f96e4c6c podcast Melbourne, Victoria, Australia false <![CDATA[Our Top 10 Books | The hardest episode we've ever done!]]> Wanna get in touch? Send us a voice memo here!

We had to distil every book we have EVER read to come up with our top ten books OF ALL TIME!

Let us know whether your top ten list looks more like Betty or James' list!

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]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/betty-and-james-off-the-shelves/3149210 b6e6db3f-9335-43f4-8bbc-998a344ddd9a 3381 full 1 1 5 5 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:03:11 GMT true false <![CDATA[What We Read in July | Coming-of-Age, Graphic Novels, and more!]]> Wanna get in touch? Send us a voice memo here!

Join us as we discuss everything we read in the month of July!

This month, Betty's on her fantasy romance grind with some graphic novels and short stories sprinkled in, and James is on a wide and varied reading journey spanning coming-of-age, sci-fi, and psychological thriller.

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]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/betty-and-james-off-the-shelves/3062379 a952b385-b266-48cc-8f16-965eae5f5364 3094 full 1 1 4 4 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:54:56 GMT true false <![CDATA[Locus Awards Challenge pt 2 | Every Locus Awards 2026 nominee we read!]]> Wanna get in touch? Send us a voice memo here!

Here is part two of our Locus Awards 2026 reading challenge! In part one, we covered the winners, and in part two, we're sharing our thoughts about all the nominees we read (hint: we read A LOT of the nominees).

Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode - we have some really exciting episodes coming out soon! Like, follow, and shoot us a comment: do you agree with our thoughts and ratings?

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]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/betty-and-james-off-the-shelves/3005228 331af389-23f8-4846-acc9-fb15d1aed6b7 3254 full 1 1 3 3 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 03:19:20 GMT false false Melbourne, Victoria, Australia <![CDATA[What We Read in June | Folklore, Existential Horror, and... Virus Erotica]]> Wanna get in touch? Send us a voice memo here!

Join us as we chat about, rate, and review all the books we read in June! Featuring some rereads, some series we know and love, and some surprises out of left field... Let's just say, Betty read on a theme, until she didn't.

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]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/betty-and-james-off-the-shelves/2991592 8447f680-dcb7-491e-a4d6-1170e5d346ec 2677 full 1 1 2 2 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:20:51 GMT true false Melbourne, Victoria, Australia <![CDATA[Locus Awards Challenge pt 1 | We read every Locus Awards 2026 Winner!]]> Wanna get in touch? Send us a voice memo here!

Two librarians. Six weeks. Four categories.

We gave ourselves a challenge: to read as many of the nominees for Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and the Novella categories as we possibly could. Find out what we think of the winners in part one of our Locus Award challenge!

Let us know in the comments if you agree with our ratings and with the winners!

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