What has Mostly Fictional covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Ep. 164: Dark Academia? For Fall? Groundbreaking.", "Ep. 163: Where is the Sparkle?! ✨", and "Ep. 162: Home Again Home Again Jiggity Jig". The latest went out on 23 Sep 2026 and ran about 63 minutes. Reading two or three of these before pitching is the fastest way to see what the show actually books.

How often does Mostly Fictional publish?

Mostly Fictional publishes every couple of weeks, a median of 14 days between episodes. Episodes average about 49 minutes. The back catalogue stands at 164 episodes. A show on this cadence plans ahead, so pitch earlier rather than closer to the date you want.

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For Mostly Fictional, Booking Probability sits at 35/100, Listen Score at 31/100, and the guest bar is around 80/100. The show has not signalled guest openness recently, which raises the bar on relevance. A verified contact is on file.

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Mostly Fictional covers literature, reading, books, book discussion, so guests who can speak to those specifically fit best. Lead with a specific result you can describe in numbers rather than a job title, and tie it to something the show has already covered.

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Mostly Fictional

Hosted by Unknown Host · arts · EN · 164 episodes

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In this podcast, readers Pam and Hallie share their thoughts on the books of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

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What is Mostly Fictional?

Mostly Fictional is a arts podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 164 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

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Episode #164
Ep. 164: Dark Academia? For Fall? Groundbreaking.
Sep 23, 20261h 3m
Books mentioned, in order: Heart the Lover by Lily King Writers and Lovers by Lily King Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal el-Mohtar The River Has Roots by Amal el-Mohtar This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal el-Mohtar and Max Gladstone Charity and Sylvia by Tillie Walden On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova Mystery Play by Elizabeth Kostova And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan Yume by Sifton Tracey Anipare Theo of Golden by Allen Levi Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand The Anthem by Ayn Rand The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke Links mentioned: HRCYED - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm--qS8neH8 Charity and Sylvia - https://www.charityandsylvia.com/ Find Pam and Hallie online! Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.com Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart Or, send us both a message at mostlyfictionalpod@gmail.com
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Episode #163
Ep. 163: Where is the Sparkle?! ✨
Sep 9, 202644 min
Books mentioned, in order: The Dream Thieves: The Graphic Novel by Maggie Stiefvater, adapted and illustrated by Sas Milledge The Wolves of Mercy Falls by Maggie Stiefvater The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater Julius Julius by Aurora Stewart de Peña The Feast by Margaret Kennedy The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova Mystery Play by Elizabeth Kostova The Odyssey by Homer Duplex by Mike Nagel Culdesac by Mike Nagel Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal el-Mohtar Charity and Sylvia by Tillie Walden Heart the Lover by Lily King Euphoria by Lily King Writers and Loves by Lily King The Book on the Bookshelf by Henry Petroski Find Pam and Hallie online! Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.com Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart Or, send us both a message at mostlyfictionalpod@gmail.com
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Episode #162
Ep. 162: Home Again Home Again Jiggity Jig
Aug 26, 202656 min
Books mentioned, in order: The Odyssey by Homer The Iliad by Homer Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery The Story Girl by Lucy Maud Montgomery Comedy in a Minor Key by Hans Keilson, translated by Damion Searls Charity and Sylvia by Tillie Walden Duplex by Mike Nagel Culdesac by Mike Nagel Yume by Sifton Tracey Anipare The Group by Mary McCarthy Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy The Huntress by Kate Quinn The Feast by Margaret Kennedy Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir https://www.charityandsylvia.com/ Find Pam and Hallie online! Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.com Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart Or, send us both a message at mostlyfictionalpod@gmail.com
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Episode #161
Ep. 161: A Book Haul of Titles We've Never Heard Of
Aug 12, 202658 min
Books mentioned in order: Tusk Love by Thea Guanzon Bride + Mate by Ali Hazelwood The Huntress by Kate Quinn The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone by Audrey Burges Ruth by Kate Riley My Favourite Thing is Monsters: Volume 1 by Emil Ferris Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed, tr. by Deena Mohamed Comedy in a Minor Key by Hans Keilson, translated by Damion Searls Indelicacy by Amina Cain The Apple in the Dark by Clarice Lispector Carrion Crow by Heather Parry The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley A Green Equinox by Elizabeth Mavor Chasing Homer by László Krasznahorkai, translated by John Batki The Odyssey by Homer translated by EV and DCH Rieu She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar Slewfoot by Brom Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim LinksL https://hrcyed.my.canva.site/hrcyed-3-0/ Emily Wilson’s review of The Odyssey https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n14/emily-wilson/an-uncomplicated-man Find Pam and Hallie online! Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.com Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart Or, send us both a message at mostlyfictionalpod@gmail.com
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Episode #160
Ep. 160: We're Stamp Collectors Now
Jul 29, 202654 min
Books mentioned, in order: Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins Earth 7 by Deb Olin Unferth Barn 8 by Deb Olin Unferth Canon by Paige Lewis Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan The Princess Bride by William Goldman Guards Guards by Terry Pratchett Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar The Book on the Bookshelf by Henry Petroski The Book on the Bookshelf by Henry Petroski My Favourite Thing is Monsters: Volume 1 by Emil Ferris The Huntress by Kate Quinn Tusk Love by Thea Guanzon She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Links: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/08/reading-crisis-postliterate-age/687618/ https://duckstamp.com/art-contest/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DayCUUFkdTG/?img_index=1 Find Pam and Hallie online! Follow Hallie’s Substack at wordsmithreads.substack.com Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart Or, send us both a message at mostlyfictionalpod@gmail.com
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Mostly Fictional

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Recent episodes

Ep. 164: Dark Academia? For Fall? Groundbreaking.

Ep. 163: Where is the Sparkle?! ✨

Ep. 162: Home Again Home Again Jiggity Jig

Ep. 161: A Book Haul of Titles We've Never Heard Of

Ep. 160: We're Stamp Collectors Now

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Mostly Fictional

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Recent episodes

Ep. 164: Dark Academia? For Fall? Groundbreaking.

Ep. 163: Where is the Sparkle?! ✨

Ep. 162: Home Again Home Again Jiggity Jig

Ep. 161: A Book Haul of Titles We've Never Heard Of

Ep. 160: We're Stamp Collectors Now

Guest Appearances

Her Husband

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