#109 — Book Club: 'The Full Moon Coffee Shop’ by Mai Mochizuki
Novel Gaming!27 Helmi 2025

#109 — Book Club: 'The Full Moon Coffee Shop’ by Mai Mochizuki

For this month’s book club we read ‘The Full Moon Coffee Shop’, a 2020 magical realism cozy novel by Mai Mochizuki, translated into English in 2024 by Jesse Kirkwood. Spoiler-filled discussion begins at 25:20. But before we unfold our star charts and dig deep into our houses and planetary rulers, let’s talk about what we’ve been playing, watching, and thinking about lately.

Playing:

Far Lone Sails (PS4)

Okami (PS4)

Wave Tale (Switch)

Secret of Mana (2018, PS4)


Watching:

High Potential (Hulu)

Mythic Quest (Apple TV+)

the Legally Blonde duology

the Barbershop film series

Nickel Boys


Thinking About:

PlayStation State of Play 2/12/25

Split Fiction

Pokemon Presents 2/27/25 speculation & wishlist

Death Stranding 2 (trailer)


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Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com

Logo by: Katie!

Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux

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#137 — Random Encounters: Earth Day!

#137 — Random Encounters: Earth Day!

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#136 — 'The Sound of Stars' by Alechia Dow

#136 — 'The Sound of Stars' by Alechia Dow

Can you find love amid an electric alien invasion? Or find hope and refuge in art? The protagonists of 'The Sound of Stars' by Alecia Dow would certainly love to know. We talk about this young adult s...

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#135 — We're Playing Pokémon Pokopia!

#135 — We're Playing Pokémon Pokopia!

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#134 — 'How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days' by Jessie Sylva

#134 — 'How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days' by Jessie Sylva

We wanted something cute and cozy with a hearty helping of fantasy this month, so we read 'How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Day' by Jessie Sylva, a 2026 fantasy romance about a halfling and goblin forced t...

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#133 — Video Game Dating Profiles

#133 — Video Game Dating Profiles

Pixelated protagonist looking for a co-op partner. You interested? Well, swipe right and join us as we create video game character dating profiles and play a lovely game! The fun starts at 26:50. Befo...

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#132 — 'How High We Go in the Dark' by Sequoia Nagamatsu

#132 — 'How High We Go in the Dark' by Sequoia Nagamatsu

How could climate change and a plague impact how humans love and grieve? Sequoia Nagamatsu's 'How High We Go in the Dark' explores this question through interconnected sci-fi short stories that really...

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#131 — The Return of the Backlog Challenge!

#131 — The Return of the Backlog Challenge!

We are joined this month by Tommy from Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast and Lee Carvallo's Podding Challenge: A Simpsons Gaming Podcast to kickoff the return of the Backlog Challenge! But before we...

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#130 — ‘Mirage City’ by Lev A. C. Rosen

#130 — ‘Mirage City’ by Lev A. C. Rosen

We’re starting the new year off with an unprecedented book club: the fourth entry in a series! This month we read Mirage City, the latest Evander Mills novel by Lev A. C. Rosen… But before we ride our...

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