{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"The NOs of Fiction","description":"This is a an example of our premium content you can find on our Shelf Respect Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfRespect) . *originaly published in October, 2025\n\nWe asked our Hardbacks to air their grievances about fiction and they answered. LOUDLY AND WITH FEELING. They shared the details, big and small, they despise in a novel. In this episode, we feature some of their complaints, as well as share a few of our own. And there's a kerfuffle about short stories.\n\nMentions:\n\nA Lady Awakened (https://bookshop.org/a/20385/9780553593839) by Cecilia Grant\n\nAlchemised (https://bookshop.org/a/20385/9780593972700) by Senlinyu\n\nKatabasis (https://bookshop.org/a/20385/9780063446243) by R. F. Kuang\n\nThe Four Engagement Rings of Sybil Rain (https://bookshop.org/a/20385/9781538756805) by Hannah Brown\n\nChain Gang All-Stars (https://bookshop.org/a/20385/9780593469316) by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah\n\nThe Pumpkin Spice Cafe (https://bookshop.org/a/20385/9780008610678) by Laurie Gilmore\n\nLonesome Dove (https://bookshop.org/a/20385/9781439195260) by Larry McMurty\n\nThe Bookshelf (https://bookshelfthomasville.com/) in Thomasville, GA\n\nThe Compound (https://bookshop.org/a/20385/9780593977279) by Aisling Rawe\n\nAnnihilation (https://bookshop.org/a/20385/9781250824042) by Jeff VanderMeer\n\nAnnihilation (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2798920/) movie streaming on Paramount+\n\nInception (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1) movie streaming on HBO Max\n\n50 Times Male Authors Proved They Know Next To Nothing About Women (https://www.boredpanda.com/men-writing-women-failing-posts/)\n\nThe Throwback Special (https://bookshop.org/a/20385/9780393353785) by Chris Bachelder\n\nColton Gentry's Third Act (https://bookshop.org/a/20385/9781538756669) by Jeff Zentner\n\nNo Country for Old Men (https://bookshop.org/a/20385/9780375706677) by Cormac McCarthy\n\nIt (https://bookshop.org/a/20385/9781501142970) by Stephen King\n\nFifty Shades of Grey (https://bookshop.org/a/20385/9780345803481) by E.L. James\n\nThe New York Times Bestseller list wiki (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Best_Seller_list)\n\nPublishers Weekly Bestseller List (https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/nielsen/index.html)\n\nThe Sun Also Rises (https://bookshop.org/a/20385/9780143136774) by Ernest Hemingway\n\nMoby-Dick (https://bookshop.org/a/20385/9780142437247) by Herman Melville\n\nThe Jasad Heir (https://bookshop.org/a/20385/9780316477864) by Sara Hashem\n\nOur Patreon: Shelf Respect (https://www.patreon.com/c/ShelfRespect)\n\nOur Instagram: @readwithshelfrespect (https://www.instagram.com/readwithshelfrespect/)\n\nreadwithshelfrespect.com (https://readwithshelfrespect.com/)\n\nKnox McCoy on Substack (https://knoxmccoy.substack.com)\n\nErin Moon on Substack (https://erinhmoon.substack.com)\n\nJamie B. Golden on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jamiebgolden/)","author_name":"Shelf Respect","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5170428-shelf-respect","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43628253/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}