Reading the Rainbow

25. What Moves the Dead


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If you have ever speculated about the inherent uneaseof mushrooms and fungi, or been drawn to creepy houses, you may enjoy this episode’s selection- T. Kingfisher’s What Moves the Dead. Cohosts Em andAnnika discuss this horror novella retelling of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher. Alex Easton, a nonbinary soldier, is trying to help their childhood friends as an unsettling presence lurks on the siblings' estate and their health deteriorates. Topics include the fascinating pronoun norms Kingfisher has developed, the inclusion and enjoyment of older characters, and how Poe and Kingfisher’s stories compare.

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Reading the RainbowBy Dauphin County Library System