It’s episode 216 and time for us to talk about the genre of Rural Noir / Grit Lit! We discuss what counts as “rural,” whether “coastal noir” is a thing, how intense these stories can be, and more! Plus: Should fiction about Gritty (the mascot) be classified as about a "real person"?
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In this episode
Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray 🦇 | Jam Edwards
Recommend a genre for us to read in 2026!
Things We Read (or tried to…)
Other Media We Mentioned
Links, Articles, and Things
11 Rural Noir and Grit Lit books by BIPOC Authors:
Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcast chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.
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Join us again on Tuesday, August 19th when it’s time for our summer Media update when we’ll talk about books, comics, games, music and more!
Then on Tuesday, September 2nd we’ll be discussing Book Club Books, whatever that means.
