Brenna and Joe dive deep into Deborah Harkness’ 600 page tome A Discovery of Witches and discover…that they don’t care for supernatural romances. They debate the attraction to mates that can kill you, question the editorial decisions of the book and praise Teresa Palmer’s performance in the TV adaptation (available now on Sundance Now and Shudder).

Plus: Brenna gets excited for the June release of Abdi Nazemian’s Like a Love Story, a vital queer love story set during the AIDS crisis. Joe, meanwhile, seeks comfort in John Allison’s graphic novel series Giant Days.

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Show Notes:

• Mukherjea, Ananya . “My Vampire Boyfriend: Postmodernism, “Perfect” Masculinity, and the Contemporary Appeal of Paranormal Romance”. Studies in Popular Culture Vol 33, No 2 (Spring 2011)
• Silver, Anna. “Twilight is Not Good for Maidens: Gender, Sexuality, and The Family in Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” series.” Studies in the Novel Vol. 42, No. 1/2 (Spring & Summer 2010)

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