Beyond The Trope

This week Martha Wells returns to talk about her latest release, WITCH KING! Find out more about Martha at https://www.marthawells.com/.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Murderbot Diaries (Novella Series) by Martha Wells

Tor.com

Books of the Raksura (Book Series) by Martha Wells

STAR WARS: RAZOR'S EDGE by Martha Wells

THE SORCERER OF THE WILDEEPS by Kai Ashante Wilson

ALL SYSTEMS RED by Martha Wells

Days of our Lives

General Hospital

SYSTEM COLLAPSE by Martha Wells

Andy Weir

The Shinobi Mystery book series by Susan Spann

Writing Excuses (Podcast)

I Should be Writing (Podcast)

This week Michelle and Giles are talking about some of their obsessions and hobbies. Tell us what you love to do over on Twitter or Facebook!

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Mentioned in this episode:

Barbie

The Denver Post

Dungeons & Dragons

Hogwarts Legacy (Video Game)

Maffia III (Video Game)

Horified (Board Game)

This week Marina J. Lostetter joins us to talk about her latest book, THE CAGE OF DARK HOURS! Find out more at https://lostetter.wordpress.com/ and follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/MarinaLostetter, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/marinajlostetter/, and on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/lostetter.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Ryan Van Loan

THE HELM OF MIDNIGHT by Marina J. Lostetter

Mistborn (Trilogy) by Brandon Sanderson

HANNIBAL by Thomas Harris

John David Wolverton a.k.a. David Garland

Fallout 4 (Video Game)

The Medium (Video Game)

Tomb Raider (Video Game)

Mario Kart (Video Game)

Skyrim (Video Game)

Wii Sports (Video Game)

Isle of Cats (Board Game)

Carcassonne (Board Game)

Betrayal at House on the Hill (Board Game)

Horrified (Board Game)

Pandemic (Board Game)

ACTIVATION DEGRADATION: A NOVEL by Marina J. Lostetter

This week Joan F. Smith joined us to talk about THE OTHER SIDE OF INFINITY, out now! Find out more at https://joanfsmithbooks.com/ and follow Joan on Twitter at https://twitter.com/jf_smit and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joanfsmithbooks.

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Mentioned in this episode:

THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END by Adam Silvera

The Butterfly Effect (Movie)

Dr. Herbert Voigt

LinkIn Learning

Armchair Expert (Podcast)

Dax Shepard

Monica Padman

Print Run Podcast

Conan O'Brien

The Office Podcast

Dateline

The Manuscript Academy (Podcast)

Slush: A Publishing Podcast

This Week in Tech (Podcast)

Coffee Break French (Podcast)

THE HALF-ORPHAN'S HANDBOOK by Joan F. Smith

This week Michelle and Giles are talking about things that are ridiculous. Listen in and then let us know what YOU think is ridiculous!

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Mentioned in this episode:

Saturday Night Live

Urban Dictionary

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Show)

Emily in Paris (TV Show)

Bosch (TV Show)

Sex Education (TV Show)

This week Tessa Barbosa joined us to talk about THE MOONLIGHT BLADE, out now! Find out more at https://tessabarbosa.com/ follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/HiTessaBarbosa and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/hitessabarbosa/.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Entangled Teen

Click-Clack the Rattlebag by Neil Gaiman

THE LANDLADY by Roald Dahl

CORALINE by Neil Gaiman

David Eddings

Tad Williams

Anne McCaffrey

Robert Jordan

J. R. R. Tolkien

The Baby-Sitters Club series by Ann M. Martin

Nancy Drew series by Edward Stratemeyer

Sweet Valley High book series by Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne, and Kate William

HOMEGOING by Yaa Gyasi

This week Rebecca Yarros joined us to talk about her fantasy debut, FOURTH WING! This New Adult book is out May 2, 2023, so go pre-order it now. Find out more at https://www.rebeccayarros.com/ and follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/RebeccaYarros, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/RebeccaElizabethYarros/, and on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rebeccayarros/.

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Mentioned in this email:

FULL MEASURES by Rebecca Yarros

The Scott Pilgrim comic series by Brian Lee O'Malley

Kristen Ashley

Tom Holland

Kate Hudson

Goldie Hawn

The Glass Onion (Movie)

Knives Out (Movie)

This week Michelle and Giles are sharing the books that inspired them to become writers!

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Mentioned in this episode:

The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis

The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien

The Silmarillion

Warwick Davis

The Song of Albion trilogy by Stephen R. Lawhead

Braveheart

The Christian Writers Guild

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers

Nancy Drew created by Edward L. Stratemeyer

The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner

The Dear America Book Series

Star Trek

ONE MORE RIVER by Lynne Reid Banks

MANDY by Julie Andrews

Jane Austen

Mark Twain

Garth Nix

Tamora Pierce

DEALING WITH DRAGONS by Patricia C. Wrede

THE METAMORPHOSIS by Franz Kafka

Edgar Allan Poe

The Babysitters Club Series by Ann M. Martin

American Girl books

THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER by Chick Donohue and J. T. Molloy

French Kiss (movie)

When Harry met Sally (movie)

Meg Ryan

GIVE THE DARK MY LOVE by Beth Revis

This week Audrey Burges joined us to talk about her debut novel, THE MINUSCULE MANSION OF MYRA MALONE! Find out more at https://audreyburges.com/ and follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Audrey_Burges, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/aburgeswrites/, and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/audreyburges/.

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Mentioned in this episode:

McSweeney's

The Belladonna Comedy

Slackjaw Humor Writing Challenge

Community (TV Show)

Ocean's 11 (Movie)

Elliott Gould

Frank Sinatra

A HOUSE LIKE AN ACCORDION (upcoming) by Audrey Burges

This week middle grade and young adult author Deeba Zargarpur joins us to talk about HOUSE OF YESTERDAY! Find out more at https://www.deebazargarpur.com/ and follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/deebazargarpur and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/deebazargarpur/.

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Mentioned in this episode:

THE RING OF FATE by Deeba Zargarpur

Caspter (Movie)