For our latest KTCO Book Club episode, media critic Mel Thomas joins us for a conversation about Holly Black’s YA fantasy novel The Cruel Prince. In our conversation, we discuss the ways that craft in YA fiction is often dismissed or overlooked by both critics and readers, the dynamics of abuse and trauma in the novel, and being able to enjoy art on multiple levels.

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Show Notes:

• Mel Thomas
• Purchase The Cruel Prince: Carmichael’s Bookstore (Louisville, KY) | Mysterious Galaxy (San Diego, CA) | Bookshop.org
• David Eddings - The Belgariad
• Ursula K. Le Guin - A Wizard of Earthsea
• Nicole Kornher-Stace - Archivist Wasp
• Kameron Hurley
• Stephen R. Donaldson - The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
• Sarah J. Maas - A Court of Thorns and Roses
• boygenius - the record

Transcript Episode Credits

• Editing/Mixing: Mike Sakasegawa
• Music: Podington Bear
• Transcription: Shea Aguinaldo