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Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode 101: A Morbid ChristmasMarissa is the worst because she consistently forgets to post. But here we go this is our Morbid Christmas episode, and by morbid we mean that the LSMR girlies talk about Alaina's (from Morbid) newest book, The Butcher Game. 2024-12-1350 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Ninety-Six: My Favorite Thing is MonstersWe've had some technical difficulties this week, but that is okay because this episode is one that Marissa has been waiting for for YEARS. The LSMR Ladies embrace this graphic novel and are so excited to just talk about it together. Plus you all get back to back episodes. 2024-06-2049 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Ninety-Two: YA Books We MissedDystopian YA books dominated our young teenage years and while Liza and Riss absorbed as many of them as possible, there are a few we just missed. For Liza it was "The Maze Runner" and for Riss it was "Divergent." Also please excuse our technical difficulties during this episode...we both have old sleepy computers. 2024-05-181h 04Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Ninety-One: AAPI Month!Better late than never, right?! Sorry this is posted a little later than usual. Riss doesn't know her days this week. Here we are celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Month! Oh May, how good you are to us. 2024-05-1048 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Ninety: Serial KillersEwwww episode ninety! That feels old and icky, but also like a huge celebration! That is so many books read and so many authors in the spotlight. Happy to do it. This episode is dark and gross and about serial killers to reflect our episodes reaching ninety. We love ya. 2024-05-0245 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Eighty-Nine: Gothic RevisitedWell, Howdy There Folks!Today we are talking about them there Gothic Books (Again)! What makes a book gothic? What do we think when we hear the word gothic? What is the definition? We don't know about you guys, but we LOVE a gothic book. 2024-04-251h 07Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Eighty-Eight: True CrimeRemember back in like December when we were supposed to do a True Crime episode? No? Maybe we never told you, so in case we never told you, we were supposed to do a True Crime episode. It never happened. So now we are bringing it straight to your Ear Canals! And oh yeah, it IS a long one. 2024-04-181h 19Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Eighty-Seven: Myth/Fairytale Retellings. Holy Moly welcome to season SIX!!!!! The LSMR girlies are giving you a shorter episode this week that has a lot of chatter, to ease you into sweet season six. Strap up, get in, lets gooooooo. We are beyond excited to be bringing you more books. Thanks for listening. 2024-04-1140 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Eighty-Six: S-M-U-T Baby!SORRY FOR SUCH A DELAY IN POSTING THIS!! But Happy Season Finale Best Friends!!! As per our new Tradition, we're bringing a smut episode to all you Sleepy Readers out there. 2024-03-031h 04Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Eighty-Five: Young AdultHey Besties! The LSMR Ladies are picking some YA off of our TBR shelves! It is a bit of a shorter episode today, but we hope it pleases your ears anyways. Next week is our last episode in season five so listen till the end to hear our theme for that!2024-02-0844 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Eighty-Four: Out There ScreamingAHHHHH We have waited so long for this book to come out (it was released in October) and we have waited even longer to read and discuss it with you!!! Welcome to the Little Sleep Much Reading episode talking about Jordan Peele's black horror Anthology, "Out There Screaming". Happy Black History Month !!!!2024-02-0159 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Eighty-Three: Paperbacks from HellThis week the LSMR ladies take on the amazing Paperbacks from Hell. Special Thank you to Mr Grady Hendrix for putting in the WORK on getting these books rereleased. They were truly great reads that deserved to be back in print, they deserve to be saved from Book Death. We certainly enjoyed our two for this week and we are looking forward to reading more from the collection in the future. 2024-01-251h 01Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Eighty-Two: Midnight MassHello party people, and by party people we mean Sleepy Readers. So we came up with the theme of this episode from one of Liza's favorite shows of all time (guess what it is) and one of the lady's favorite themes in literature. Give it a listen, let us know what you think.2024-01-181h 00Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Eighty-One: LSMR 2023 WrappedHello Chickens! Happy 2024 !!!!! This is the Little Sleep Wrapped episode, where the LSMR Ladies review their year in books. We do the reading and let you know the favorites. 2024-01-1656 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Eighty: The Christmas Episode!The Little Sleep Ladies are a little late with this one... but Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays friends! Better late than never. Please take this Christmassy episode as a gift from us. Riss discusses a Christmas Horror, while Liza explores Nonfiction with some Christmas legends from around the world.2023-12-271h 13Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Seventy-Nine: It's Britney B--!Hello friends! Remember when we said we would be doing a true crime episode? That fell through a little, but instead we're bringing you this episode focusing on celebrity memoir, specifically Britney Spears! Liza and Riss also talk a lot about what women face in Hollywood, and the toxicity of celebrity. 2023-12-1456 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Seventy-Eight: Irish TheatreTake a trip to the Irish theatre this episode with the Little Sleep Ladies. Riss and Liza read and discuss Oscar Wilde and Samuel Beckett.2023-12-0749 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Seventy-Seven: A Short Discussion on Bunny with Special Guest Jess D'ambrosioA brief discussion about the book Bunny by Mona Awad with our Special Guest and best friend Jessica D'ambrosio. Also a lot of tea and gossip and silly talking. 2023-12-0145 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Seventy-Six: Native American Heritage MonthITS ONE OF OUR FAVORITE EPISODES OF THE YEAR. This episode ALWAYS SLAPS and this year is no exception!! The LSMR Ladies once again found too banger books by Native American Authors to share with you today. 2023-11-231h 11Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Seventy-Five: Modern HorrorHello Ghouls and Ghosts! Welcome to another episode of LSMR. Since last week we took a look at Classic Horror, this week we read some Modern Horror titles that mirrored the themes and tropes in our Classic Reads.2023-11-161h 07Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Seventy-Four: Classic HorrorLiza and Riss go back to their spooky roots with this episode about classic horror!2023-11-0950 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Seventy-Three: AnatomyHello Ghouls and Pals! This week the LSMR Ladies read books with strong bodily themes//body horror, thus title Anatomy! Liza read "Eyes Guts Throat Bones" by Moira Fowley. Riss brought in a Y/A pick that came out in June called, "This Delicious Death" by Kayla Cottingham.2023-11-0250 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Seventy-Two: Pocket-SizedThis week the LSMR Ladies crack into some little books, some light reads, some pocket-sized pieces. Riss read "The House Guest" by Amparo Dávila while Liza dug into "And Then I Woke Up" by Malcolm Devlin.2023-10-2650 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Seventy-One: Catch UpHello Friends and welcome to season five of the Little Sleep Much Reading Podcast. We are so sorry we were gone for so long, but we are so excited to be back talking books with all of you. This week is a summer catch up episode, where we tell you everything we've read since May...and of course we get a little off topic with things, and share some bookish opinions. We missed you so much!2023-10-1956 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Seventy: A Court Of Thorns and Roses with Special Guest Lindsay Lopp!Well... after avoiding this book like the PLAGUE, Liza and Riss finally caved in! And guess what! WE LOVED IT. Yeah, it is hard not to absolutely devour this book...although our hosts had different reasons for doing so. Liza was fueled by love while Riss was fueled by hate (F U TAMLIN). Sarah J. Maas Cult Girlies RISEEE!!!!2023-05-111h 08Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Sixty-Nine: Niche WeekCan you believe we recorded this entire episode and didn't make a single 69 joke?? Thats maturity.Anyways this week Liza and Riss read books with really just specific and weird plot lines.2023-05-0455 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Sixty-Eight.Five: Poetry with Special Guest Lexi Anderson! Part TwoGuess who's back....back again... its the LSMR Ladies with Lexi Anderson coming at you on a SUNDAY with a BONUS EPISODE to really celebrate National Poetry Month!!!!Welcome back to Poetry with the ladies. Part two features Riss and Liza's books and then a reading of some of Lexi's own writing!2023-04-3056 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Sixty-Eight: Poetry with Special Guest Lexi Anderson! Part One.The one, the only, Lexi Anderson is back guest hosting the LSMR Podcast with us! We are beyond excited to talk Poetry with one of our favorite Poetry Queens. If you don't remember Lexi from our Body Horror Episode aaaaalll the way back in Season One (Episode 8), you may recognize her name from when we thank her for making our fabulous music. That's right! She is the creator of the LSMR tune! As an extra special treat we split this episode into two parts! Part one features Lexi talking about herself, and poetry, and giving us a reading of some...2023-04-2754 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Sixty-Seven: ShakespeareA bit of a shorter episode today, but we did something a little different today! Happy Birthday to the one, the only, William Shakespeare!!!! The Little Sleep Ladies celebrate this monumental birthday not be reading a classic by the literary giant, but by doing a Choose Your Own Adventure book of Hamlet!!! It was beyond fun, and we highly recommend it to any teacher for their class, any Shakespeare fan, or even any reader looking for something fun and different!2023-04-2045 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Sixty-Six: Teen Lit WeekHey Besties! April 13th is celebrate Teen Lit day so the LSMR Ladies picked up some wonderful YA reads!Liza went with the fantastic Suzanne Collin's Hunger Games Prequel "A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" while Riss picked up a book that recently had its TikTok moment, "Clown in a Cornfield" by Adam Cesare.2023-04-1351 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Sixty-Five: Dead WeekHey Sleepy Readers! Riss and Liza are proud to bring to you.....DEAD WEEK!!!! Here at the LSMR Podcast love dead things! Both of the gals read books having to do with, you guessed it, DEATH!While Riss read a (questionable) Sci-Fi/Fantasy book, Liza graced us with a nonfiction pick!2023-04-0652 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Sixty-Four: Women's WeekWe are celebrating wonderful Women's History Month, by bringing you this episode on one of the very last days of March! We know that almost every week is Women's Week here on the LSMR podcast, because we read so many amazing women authors, but it is always wonderful to slow down and take the time to recognize it. Riss shook things up with a nonfiction book, while Liza read something that enlightens a well-beloved classic. Thank you feminist press for sending Riss this book! Be sure to follow the movement @Ihadamiscarriage2023-03-3051 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Sixty-Four: Women's WeekWe are celebrating wonderful Women's History Month, by bringing you this episode on one of the very last days of March! We know that almost every week is Women's Week here on the LSMR podcast, because we read so many amazing women authors, but it is always wonderful to slow down and take the time to recognize it. Riss shook things up with a nonfiction book, while Liza read something that enlightens a well-beloved classic. Thank you feminist press for sending Riss this book! Be sure to follow the movement @Ihadamiscarriage2023-03-3056 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Sixty-Three: Fairytale RetellingsLast week the Little Sleep Ladies took a tiny break to catch up on our reading, but this week we are back with some fresh content for your ear holes!!!Liza and Riss were thrilled to read books that were Fairytale Retellings. Both ladies sort of interpreted this theme in their own way, which we love! Riss brought in a book that is a retelling, but also a modern fairytale in its own right, that has dashes of other fairytales within. Liza read a book that pulls from one of the oldest stories ever told!!This week was so fun...2023-03-2357 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Sixty-Two: ObsessionBesties, we're all a little bit obsessed with something, especially in the Age of Social Media. This episode the Little Sleep Ladies read books centering around obsession, coincidentally both books involved idols, and the obsession with other people. We go off on a few tangents in this episode so prepare for that! Also be prepared that Marissa's book in particular is disgusting! Make sure you check trigger warnings if you are interested in reading that one!2023-03-0952 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Sixty-One: Mother MonstersHey Besties! This week the LSMR Ladies are talking about one of their most favorite topics ever: MOTHER MONSTERS!!!!! We definitely go off on a few long tangents about mother horror, and believe it or not, but also Father horror and what that would be. Riss read Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects. Liza read Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth.Both such lovely and thrilling books!2023-03-021h 04Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Sixty: Jewish Book WeekHey Sleepy Readers! This episode is a celebration of Jewish Book Week! Did you know that was a thing? We certainly did not, but are excited to celebrate it with you today!We both picked books by Jewish authors, and books that aren't fiction. Marissa picked a Poetry book and Liza picked a Nonfiction book. At the end of the episode we even name a few books we considered reading, that you can pick up this week!2023-02-231h 05Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Fifty-Nine: Black History Month!Sleepy Readers, have you been reading books by black authors??????? Have you been buying from black owned bookstores???? How have you been celebrating Black History month?Aliza and Riss read books by black authors this week! Riss went for a classic author, the amazing, Octavia Butler and read "Fledgling." Aliza picked a Pratt Professor, James Hannaham, and read his new book "Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta."We also talked some lit news, and had a really good conversation about the discussion of consent in "Fledgling"2023-02-161h 08Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Fifty-Eight: It's Corn!A VERY explicit episode not at all about corn.Hey sleepy readers! This week the Little Sleep ladies read Porn books. Join us on this wild ride. Liza enjoyed a tame book about a girl on a self discovery called "Shmutz: A Novel" by Felicia Berliner. Marissa went very dark and dirty with Katee Roberts' "Court Of The Vampire Queen".2023-02-0956 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Fifty-Seven: Winter//DarknessIt is that time of year again where humans let a weird kind of rodent tell us if it is going to stay cold or get warmer...in other words it is Ground Hogs Day! To celebrate in our own way, the two Little Sleep Ladies picked books with big themes of winter and/or darkness. This episode is a little bit on the shorter side because we had one DNF this episode! Whose book do you think got the chop???2023-02-0234 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Fifty-Six: Edgar Allen PoeHey Sleepy Readers! We are celebrating another raging birthday here on the Little Sleep Pod. This time we are giving a big happy birthday to Mister Edgar Allen Poe! For this episode we picked Gothic Horror books or a retelling of a Poe Tale. We also have a fun conversation about Gothic Horror and some of our favorite Gothic Writers!2023-01-2650 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Fifty-Five: 2022 WrappedHello Sleepy Readers! Your favorite reading fools are BACK with a new season for you! HAPPY SEASON FOUR!!!!To kick this one off we are giving you our top ten favorite reads of 2022!Some of our favorite books we talked about with you are featured on this episode as well as some favorites you didn't get to hear about! So come hang out with us while we tell you all about our top ten of 2022. 2023-01-191h 16Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Fifty-Four: Feast WeekHappy Thanksgiving and Welcome to the Little Sleep, Much Reading Podcast's Second Annual Feast Week extravaganza! We are so excited to celebrate with you and yours while you make your dinner, or take a nap from your turkey coma, or even while you use us as a distraction to avoid your annoying family!This Feast Week specializes in Cannibalism books!! Riss is in love with her pick this week, Ania Ahlborn's Brother. While Liza was captivated by A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers. Both Ladies somewhat agreed that both writers were doing incredible things! ...2022-11-241h 03Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Fifty-Three: TBR PicksIT IS ALMOST THE END OF OUR SEASON!! But not quite!For our second to last episode, the Little Sleep Ladies picked books from our (extremely long) To Be Read piles! Sweet Liza picked one of the best titled books we've ever encountered, The Great Glorious Goddamn Of It All by Josh Ritter. Riss picked a book that was flying off shelves this summer, Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. Felt good to get those TBRs shrinking a little bit...but alas the books keep coming. 2022-11-1754 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Fifty-Two: Native American Heritage MonthHello! It is that time of year again where we show our appreciation for Native Authors! Liza and Riss always find Native Authors who write BANGING books! We encourage our Sleepy Readers to do the same, not just this month but EVERY MONTH!!!Riss opens the episode with an Older Children's book (not exactly YA), called The Legend of the Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac. Liza read a much newer book that you might have seen in a TikTok video or two, it is called Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty.Here are...2022-11-1051 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Fifty-One: Sweater WeatherThe Little Sleep Much Reading Podcast is embracing Fall this episode!!We're bringing you that warm snug content. We have a bit of an ongoing discussion this week about why these books are similar and the feel of "fall" books. The Lull of Fall books. Riss starts the book discussion with Anne Carson's Autobiography of Red. Liza rounds us out with The Wild Hunt by Emma Seckel. 2022-11-0357 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingBONUS Episode Fifty.Five: A Halloween Creature FeatureHappy Halloween Sleepy Readers!!! We post this video so all of our ghouls, freaks, weridos and of course, Creatures, can have something fun to listen to while they are putting on their costumes! It is in fact a little treat! This Episode is all about Creature Features. What makes a creature feature to us? What goes into that? Riss Reads Clive Barker's iconic book, The Hellbound Heart, inspiration for the Movie Hellraiser. Liza pulls out a super fun book called Dark Harvest by Norman Partridge.2022-10-3140 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Fifty: SlasherHello Party People!!! This week to continue our Halloween Extravaganza we talk Slashers! We open our chat with our own opinions on the slasher genre, and things we feel make Slashers what they are. They Liza moves into her book, There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins. After Riss discusses her more complicated book In The Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami. But wait theres more! The Ladies are giving you a bonus episode, a creature feature that will release on Halloween! So enjoy your Halloweekend, the Little Sleep Ladies will see you Monday!2022-10-2749 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Forty-Nine: It Came From The Closet Part TwoIt Came From the Closet is back for another week! This week Marissa discusses the second half of this Queer Horror Theory book! Meanwhile Liza talks about her Queer Horror Fiction pick, The Monster of Elendhaven by Jennifer Giesbrecht! 2022-10-201h 03Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Forty-Eight: It Came From The Closet Part OneThe Little Sleep Ladies are talking Queer Horror with a new release from Feminist Press called It Came From The Closet ! Marissa is going to tie in a modern Queer Horror Book with Gretchen Felker-Martin's Manhunt. We LOVE discussing Horror theory and so we had so much fun filming this episode, and reading these books, and we hope you also give them a chance! Also as a warning, this video was only lightly edited, so please forgive us for our ums and stutters and heavy breathing and whatever else may bother your ears. Next week...2022-10-131h 09Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Forty-Seven: The Butcher And The WrenHEY WEIRDOS! The Little Sleep Ladies are having ANOTHER Morbid Podcast themed episode. When we heard Alaina's book was finally being published we FREAKED OUT!! How exciting is it to read the words of someone you admire so much? (And how exciting when those words turn out to be so amazing?) We proudly read and discuss The Butcher And The Wren by Alaina Urquhart.2022-10-061h 06Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Forty-Six: Hispanic Heritage The Little Sleep Ladies are bringing you two spooky books by two wonderful LatinX Authors!Marissa read Goddess of Filth by V. Castro. Aliza read Maria Maria: & Other Stories by Marytza. K. Rubio. The Ladies also have one mini conversation about Don't Worry Darling, and a longer discussion about Possession in Horror.2022-09-291h 02Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Forty-Five: Musicals with Special Guest Annie PlankerThe Little Sleep Ladies are joined by one of their most favorite people, Annie Planker!Annie is a beloved friend who is our Musical Girlie! Today she joins the pod to discuss books turned musicals. This episode is full of musical knowledge and talk about shows, as well as really good books. Riss read Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire. Aliza read Big Fish by Daniel Wallace. Annie read The Color Purple by the Amazing Alice Walker. We were so honored not only to...2022-09-221h 25Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Forty-Four: Read-A-ThonIn celebration of National Read a Book Day, which happened on September 6th, the Little Sleep Ladies decided not to read just one book or two books, but to have a READ-A-THON !!! So the ladies tried reading as many books as they could in one day. This episode is also the first that the ladies filmed physically together since Aruba!The episode is set up a little differently, composed of voice memos throughout their reading journey and then a recap at the end. 2022-09-1552 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Forty-Three: Harry StylesOoooh yes! The Little Sleep Ladies are looking to one of their favorites for this episode. We focused all on Harry Styles!!! Liza Read In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan which lightly inspired Harry's song "Watermelon Sugar." While Riss read a reported Harry favorite, Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami. The Little Sleep ladies had a little tiny discussion on misogyny based on these reads, and if you're a Harry stan...Besties, you don't want to miss this one!2022-09-081h 01Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Forty-Two: Mary ShelleyOn August 30th, 1797, badass Feminist, Mary Wollstonecraft gave birth to Mary Shelley, who would change literature forever. Mary Shelley went on to write Frankenstein thus sealing her fate as the Grandmother of Horror. We want to wish Mary a very happy birthday beyond the grave. Please. celebrate with us in this episode!Aliza read Love and Fury: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft by Samantha Silva.Riss read Mary Shelley: Gothic Tales by Mary Shelley2022-09-0155 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Forty-One: Reproductive RightsThis episode is so close to our hearts! The Little Sleep Ladies not only discuss Row v Wade and Reproductive Rights, but they do it with their dear Feminist Friend, Lindsay Lopp. We would like to remind everyone listening that we believe in the right to abortion. We believe reproductive rights are human rights. We will continue to support the efforts of feminist women everywhere. 2022-08-251h 12Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Forty: Judge a Book by its CoverRiss and Liza are so excited to be bringing you our fortieth episode! This week we are judging books by their covers! Marissa read a fantasy book called The Splendid City by Karen Heuler while Liza read an experimental book called When I Sing, Mountains Dance by Irene Solà. The Ladies were visited by an unwelcomed Guest in the beginning of the episode and we left it in for giggles!2022-08-1852 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Thirty-Nine: Summer HorrorHAPPY SEASON THREE !!! The Little Sleep Ladies have a fun season planned out for you all and we're starting off with a BANG!Riss and Liza are doing itchy, sweltering Summer horror books! Riss read the very popular My Heart Is a Chainsaw by our beloved Stephen Graham Jones and Liza read the beautiful Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by super talented, Brom. We are so excited to kick off a third season of reading and talking books with all our lovely Sleepy Readers. 2022-08-111h 05Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Thirty-Eight: HeatTHIS IS OUR LAST EPISODE OF OUR BONUS SEASON, THE ARUBA TAPES!Riss read the trending book, Wilder Girls by Rory Power while Liza read New Animal by Ella Baxter! We both decided that we need to read each others books DESPERATELY! So thats how you know theres some good content in there. As this is our last episode, we gave a tiny bit of homework at the end! We will be taking a tiny break from the Podcast as usual, but we will see you in a few weeks for the start of SEASON...2022-07-1453 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Thirty-Seven: WaterThe Little Sleep Ladies are almost done with The Aruba Tapes episodes! This one centers around water with Aliza reading Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid and Riss reading The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh. The Ladies had such a wonderful time sitting with these books and letting the water of the book rush over us!2022-07-0753 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Thirty-Six: Found ObjectsThe Little Sleep Ladies had a wonderful surprise while they were in Aruba, and we had books find us! What we mean by this is that we both unexpectedly came across two books that spoke to us and felt right. Riss came across The Girl in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware while Aliza found The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone by Felicity McLean. 2022-06-3053 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Thirty-Five: Beach TrashFor another fun addition to the Aruba Tapes, the Little Sleep Ladies read "Beach Trash" which we consider high-drama Mass Market Books that you would take to the beach! We recorded this episode outside in the fresh beautiful Aruban air, so please forgive the background noises you may here. It could be wind, or our live studio audience which included Lizards!For this episode, Aliza read The Reef by Nora Roberts, and Marissa read The Stepsisters by Susan Mallery. 2022-06-231h 03Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Thirty-Four: Island Gals*So sorry for the noises you hear this episode. Marissa had a house full of babies!*Here is another drop in the bucket we call our Aruba Tapes. This is a shorter episode than usual, focusing on the theme of Island Gals.2022-06-1644 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Thirty-Three: Islander Appreciation MINI SEASON! ARUBA EDITION!Hello Sleepy Readers! The Little Sleep Ladies are BACK with a *mini* season centered around the wonderful island of Aruba. We have lots of cute things planned for these few episodes! Today we wanted to show our appreciation for Caribbean Islanders! Marissa read a book of poems, a short story, and art by Ruby Bute, called Floral Bouquets: To the Daughters of Eve. While Liza In the Time of Butterflies, a Historical Fiction book by Dominican writer Julia Alvarez.We're so excited to be bringing you these wonderful voices...2022-06-071h 20Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Thirty-Two: Geek Love With Jessica D'AmbrosioOn this FINAL episode of our Second Season, the Little Sleep Ladies invite a special friend on the pod, Jessica, to talk with us about a fun book called Geek Love by Katherine Dunn. This book is beloved to many people, these ladies included, and so we wanted to get into the meat of this book and figure out why that may be. For this episode we ditched our normal episode format of going over our review scales and instead we just had an old fashioned discussion. The Little Sleep Ladies also have a big announcement at...2022-05-051h 01Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Thirty-One: Asian American and Pacific Islander History MonthSleepy readers, welcome in AAPI Month with this new episode! Riss read On Such a Full Sea by Chang-Rae Lee and sweet Liza read How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang. This episode turned out to be one of Riss's favorites that the two have recorded yet! The ladies had a beautiful conversation in the middle of the episode on liking books, and also why they continue to do this podcast weekly. It was a beautiful reader moment and it gave the ladies warm and fuzzy feelings. 2022-04-2856 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Thirty: Not Yo Mama's Earth Day!Hooooowdy Folks! Happy Earth Day! THIS IS OUR THIRTIETH EPISODE!!!!! For this episode the Little Sleep Ladies decided to focus on climate apocalypse type books. Listen to this episode or read these books and appreciate the world that we have! Think about how lucky we are to get to experience something so magical! Aliza read a relatively new book, Here Lies by Olivia Clare Friedman while Riss read a beloved book, The Road by Cormac McCarthy.We gave you homework in this episode so listen closely!Also check out our website at the link below2022-04-211h 10Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Twenty-Nine: Beverly Cleary with Special Guest Zoe Wollman!Today is a little bit of a longer episode as the Little Sleep Ladies have a very important guest on our show! Our great friend Zoe Wollman joins us to talk about the beloved Beverly Cleary, as we celebrate this amazing author's birthday. We take a little trip down memory lane and went back to our child hoods. Marissa talked about Beverly and touched on her memoir "A Girl From Yamhill" Zoe went for a classic "Ramona and Beezus" and Liza brought us into the world of "Muggy Maggie"! We had tons of fun doing this episode and celebrating...2022-04-141h 22Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Twenty-Eight: Autism AwarenessApril is Autism Awareness month!!! This is something so near and dear to the Little Sleep Ladies and so this week they picked up books by Autistic Authors! Aliza read "The Deep" by Rivers Solomon and Marissa read "Even If We Break" by Marieke Nijkamp! This month we are encouraging our Sleepy Readers to learn about Autistic Authors, and books with Autistic Characters! Take the time to support these wonderful people!ALSO Please please please try picking up a nonfiction book, or doing some research on Autism! Learn about how different other people can be and how...2022-04-0758 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Twenty-Seven: True Crime Hey Weirdos... This is so totally not Morbid! It's your other favorite Podcast, The Little Sleep//Much Reading Podcast! This week the ladies put their detective pants on and give you some cases from True Crime books. We also talk about the ways true crime and nonfiction authors present their work! So hold on to your butts!! These cases are gruesome! 2022-03-311h 10Little Sleep//Much ReadingBONUS Episode Twenty-Six.Five: Women in Stephen King BooksSleep Readers, enjoy this long bonus episode! As we begin to close out Women's History Month, the Little Sleep ladies dug into our archives to get this video together for you. This episode discusses a well debated topic, "Stephen King, Feminist or Misogynist?" We explore work by King, get into some movie discussions and ask important questions about writing.Please keep in mind this was recorded in our early podcast days!Also enjoy this article on Monster Mothers.https://electricliterature.com/why-new-fiction-is-making-mothers-into-monsters/2022-03-261h 23Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Twenty-Six: The OscarsThis episode centers around the Oscars, Baby! The Little Sleep Ladies examined the category of Best Adapted Screenplay! They each picked a book from this category and are bringing their review of it to you! OH YEAH! The Ladies also watched the movie that accompanies their book and they give you a taste of that compared to the book! Tune in to find out what exactly the Ladies read (and watched) Oscars style, baby! 2022-03-241h 06Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Twenty-Five: PoetryMarch 21st is world poetry day! The Little Sleep Ladies read some beautiful poetry books! Marissa reads Night Sky with Exit Wounds by the very talented Ocean Vuong and Liza read Brute by Emily Skaja, such a wonderful book of poems. The Ladies want to encourage everyone to pick up a contemporary book of poems! If you can't buy a book, show poets some love on instagram or twitter! Track them down and attend local events in your area!Inserted below is a link to the piece Ocean Vuong wrote for the New Yorkerhttps...2022-03-171h 03Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Twenty-Four: Douglas Adams and AnimalsHey Sleepy Readers! On this episode we are celebrating the birth of one of our favorite Sci-Fi Authors. Mr. Douglas Adams was born on March 11, so remember him on that day by doing something kind for an animal. Why? Well along with being a Sci-Fi King, Douglas was also a huge Animal Activist! In this episode Liza read "Left Chance to See" by Adams, where he tried to bring awareness to endangered animals. Riss took a little break from reading this week, but instead she discusses the importance of Zoos! Support your local zoos.https://lithub.com...2022-03-101h 10Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Twenty-Three: Feminist FictionMarch starts the wonderful Women's History Month! Since the Little Sleep Ladies read women more often than men, we are only using this episode as a celebration of the month. Liza saved a books life (just kidding! or am I?) by picking up "The Bitch" by Pilar Quintana. Marissa read "The Dark Dark" a collection of stories by our host's beloved professor Samantha Hunt! Make sure you read a book by a woman this month (or many books by many women this month!)If you are interested in Samantha feel free to go to this link and...2022-03-0358 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Twenty-Two: Black HorrorFor our final week of Black History Month the Little Sleep Ladies read Horror! And it was good! Marissa read "The Devil in Silver" by Victor LaValle, and Liza read "Lakewood" by Megan Giddings. Of course, the celebration of black authors and black creators should NOT stop here! We should be consuming black made content all year, and showing our support!!Also please excuse the ending! Our zoom shut down on us, and so our outro was recorded at a later date by Future Marissa! The mic quality is also slightly different! Our apologies, Besties!2022-02-2455 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Twenty-One: Black MagicHey all you ghouls, cats and witches! This episode of LSMR follows our Black History Month with "Magic" books by Black Authors! Aliza read "Boy, Snow, Bird" by the wonderful Helen Oyeyemi and Riss read "The Intuitionist" by Colson Whitehead. Although our hosts LOVE these amazing authors, and have enjoyed other works by them, the books reviewed this week weren't easy to get through! It just shows that reading is not always constant! So don't feel down on yourself if you're in a reading slump, Besties!2022-02-171h 01Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Twenty: Black MysteryThe hosts of the LSMR podcast are over the moon about releasing THEIR TWENTIETH EPISODE!! Thank you so much to all of our listeners!This week we focused on Mystery books by Black Authors. Marissa read a crime book called The Jigsaw Man by Nadine Matheson and Liza read a thrilling book called My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite. These books were so fun to read. We are loving these BHM books and encourage everyone to look into buying them!2022-02-101h 01Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Nineteen: Black History MonthThe Little Sleep Ladies are celebrating Black History Month with books in our favorite genres by Black Authors ALL MONTH LONG!!! This week we had the general topic of Black History. Liza read "The Perishing" by Natashia Deón and Riss read a children's book called "The 1619 Project: Born on the Water" by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson, and illustrated by Nikkolas Smith. For more information about The 1619 Project, please head over to the website below. https://1619books.com/2022-02-031h 06Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Eighteen: Recent ReadsTo ease us back into a new season of book talking, the LSMR Ladies catch you up on their most recent reads! Riss read White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi and Liza read Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw. Both books have witchy vibes, and beautiful covers that we think you should definitely take a look at! We also talked a lot about other books on this episode, as our conversations kept moving to the topic of Y/A. We tried to give a spoiler warner deeper into the episode when we get into a discussion about The...2022-01-2748 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Seventeen: LSMR WrappedThe Little Sleep Ladies are starting off the new year (and the new season) by summing up their Top Ten Reads of 2021! This episode is a treat that will feature some of your favorites from last season! The question you should all be asking is..... Which book will be Number One????We are so happy the Winter Hiatus is over, and we can start talking books again!Be sure to follow us on Twitter, Instagram and/or Tiktok to keep up with us on all things Sleepy Readers related! And keep an eye out for...2022-01-201h 10Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Sixteen: The Christmas SwitchJoin Liza and Riss for the FINAL episode of the first season where the girls have gifted each other one of the other's favorite books (please tell me that wording makes sense). Liza read one of Marissa's favorite books, "Horns" by Joe Hill. Riss read one of Liza's favorite books, "Red Clocks" by Leni Zumas. This episode was SO fun to film and it was so wonderful to see each other within these books!Now the girls are going on a tiny break from the pod! :( Be sure to keep up with us on social media (@LSMRPodcast...2021-12-161h 11Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Fifteen: Historical FictionThis week Riss and Liza are joined by a dear friend, Vineeta Chauhan, as they discuss historical fiction. Vineeta read The Gladd Palace by Amitav Ghosh, Liza read The Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin, and Riss read the podcast's first graphic novel (!!!) Unterzakhn by Leela Corman. This episode is a long one!!2021-12-091h 26Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Fourteen: Little Women and the March SistersToday the Little Sleep Ladies celebrate Louisa May Alcott's birthday by discussing a collection of essays called March Sisters: On Life, Death, and Little Women by Kate Bolick, Jenny Zhang, Carmen Maria Machado, and Jane Smiley. The book relates not only each writer but also the readers to the March Sisters. Liza and Riss jump through topics: Which March Sister are you? (Along with Hogwarts Houses), Relating ourselves to aspects in the essays, What Little Women means for many women (and women writers!), etc. Join us in reliving Alcott's beloved classic Little Women once again by listening...2021-12-0251 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Thirteen: Feast WeekHappy Thanksgiving! In this episode, the Girlies talk Feasts! What can a feast mean in literature? How can a feast be used in a story? Marissa reviews Winterset Hollow by Jonathan Edward Durham and Aliza reviewed The Council of Animals by Nick McDonell. Wishing everyone a wonderful turkey (or tofurkey) nap!2021-11-251h 00Little Sleep//Much ReadingBONUS Episode Twelve.Five: Memoir RevisitedSurprise Bonus Episode!!!!!! The Little Sleep Ladies talk about Lit News from this week including the National Book Awards! Marissa and Liza also clarify some things about Memoir. We discuss "truth" in Memoir and the use of "emotional truth". If you would like to read more about this check out the links below!https://bookriot.com/a-memoir-doesnt-have-to-tell-the-truth/https://www.janefriedman.com/memoir/https://kucreativewriting.wordpress.com/memory/memoir-fiction-wheres-the-line/And if you find any information you would like to share with us, be sure to hit us up on our...2021-11-2443 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Twelve: MemoirNovember is Memoir Month!!! Have you read a memoir yet? The LSMR Girlies have! Aliza read "Tastes Like War" by Grace M. Cho and Marissa read "Men We Reaped" by Jesmyn Ward. Both of these books were fantastic and absolutely devastating! Also, notice these authors are both women and POC. We would like to remind you to support POC authors! Read their memoirs and their stories and thank them for the courage they must have had to share these words. We admire women POC authors, and have absolute love and appreciation for them!2021-11-1855 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Eleven: Neil GaimanHappy Birthday Mr. Neil Gaiman! The hosts of the Little Sleep Pod celebrated by reading two of Neil's books. Marissa read "American Gods" while Liza read "The Ocean At The End Of The Lane" and the ladies had much to say about these books!Apologies in advance for the background noise! Please keep in mind that Marissa is not recording in her usual space, and is having to record in a shared space (a noisy shared space)! Thank you for understanding!2021-11-111h 03Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Ten: Native American HeritageHEY YOU! YEAH, YOU! YOU RIGHT THERE!!! HAVE YOU SHOPPED AT A NATIVE AMERICAN OWNED BOOKSTORE??? BOUGHT A BOOK WRITTEN BY A NATIVE AMERICAN AUTHOR??? DO YOU KNOW WHAT STOLEN LAND YOU ARE CURRENTLY OCCUPYING??? NO? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? IT IS NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH!!!This week the Little Sleep Hosts reviewed books by Native American authors! They discussed Native American Literatures (yes, with an s on the end!) and common themes. They also talked a bit about Social Horror. Aliza reviewed Savage Conversations by LeAnne Howe, a quick read in play form and worth every...2021-11-041h 05Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Nine: Dead WeekThe ladies awaken the dead with their reviews of this book! Just kidding, but also maybe not... The hosts discuss the difference between the Supernatural genre and the Paranormal genre. Did you know there was a difference? Marissa gives her review of Malachi Martin's Hostage To The Devil! While Liza brings us a much more lighthearted review with My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix. Can you guys survive the end of this spooky episode? Hit us up on our Socials to let us know if you lived.2021-10-2852 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Eight: Body Horror With Special Guest Lexi Anderson!This week the LSMR Hosts welcome the wonderfully talented, Lexi Anderson! She joins the ladies for a conversation on body horror and shares a bit of her own writing with a piece called, Disgust, which takes influence from body horror. Aliza reviews Night Bitch by Rachel Yoder, while Riss reviews Tender is the FLesh by Agustina Bazterrica. 2021-10-2157 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Seven: Psychological HorrorFInd yourself asking: What is Psychological Horror? Riss and Liza are here to help! Come listen to our ideas on what psych horror is, and some common technical aspects in writing psych horror. Riss reviews Iain Reid's psych horror masterpiece, "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" while Liza reviews the classic "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" by the great Sherley Jackson. 2021-10-1456 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingBONUS Episode Six.Five: R.L. StineOur first bonus episode will be celebrating the great R.L. Stine's birthday and reflecting on one of our favorite Children Series, Goosebumps! We also brushed on children's horror and how Goosebumps and Stine have contributed to the genre! "Viewer beware! You're in for a scare!"Below are some articles used to research Mr. Stine. Give them a read!https://bookriot.com/goosebumps-influenced-childrens-horror-books/https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/-a-brief-history-of-horror-literaturehttps://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/10/rl-stine-goosebumps-fear-street-childrens-horror-literature/574465/2021-10-0854 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Six: Something Wicked This Way ComesLiza and Riss discuss the same book this week (!), which is Ray Bradbury's classic, Something Wicked This Way Comes! We briefly talk about Bradbury before moving into our reviews of the book! Did you know this book has a connection to Gene Kelly? We didn't, but we sure do now! Come and listen to what we think of this book, and do it quick before the Carnival rolls into town. 2021-10-0754 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Five: Hispanic HeritageAliza and Marissa celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by presenting you with two amazing books by LatinX authors! The Sleepy Hosts discuss magical realism in connection to LatinX authors. Aliza reviews The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina by Zoraida Córdova, and Marissa reviews Eartheater by Dolores Reyes. AND WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT LATINX AUTHORS ALL YEAR ROUND! NOT JUST DURING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH! Maybe start with these two great books?2021-09-2957 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Four: Stephen KingTo celebrate the birthday of Stephen King on September 21, the two Little Sleep hosts review two of his great books! Marissa reviews The Dark Tower Book One: The Gunslinger, while Aliza reviews Misery! How many times will we say Kathy Bates in this episode? You'll just have to tune in to find out!2021-09-231h 05Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Three: Agatha ChristieTo celebrate Agatha Christie's birthday (Sept 15), Aliza and Marissa discuss the mystery Queen. Aliza reviews The Sittaford Mystery and Marissa reviews And Then There Were None! We discuss the racist context and history of And Then There Were None. We also dip into an ongoing conversation about stereotypes and racism in detective fiction. 2021-09-1658 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Two: FavoritesYour hosts, Aliza and Marissa, discuss two of their (many) favorite books! Aliza reviews After Dark by Haruki Murakami and Riss reviews Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky. Will we even be able to shut up about home much we love these books? You'll have to listen to find out. Maybe somewhere in the world, those two are STILL talking. 2021-09-0956 minLittle Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode One: Current ReadsGet to know us a little bit better as we talk about the books we are currently reading. Marissa reviews Sleep. Donation by Karen Russell and Aliza reviews Dogtown by Elyssa East.2021-09-0254 min