We’re back! And we’re starting off with a bang with dark academia TikTok fave ‘The Atlas Six’ by Olivie Blake.

This book has been all over your socials from Bookstagram to BookTwitter to BookTok, you know you’ve seen it and you’ve been intrigued by it, at least. The term “dark academia” has become synonymous with it, it seems. But is it really a Dark Academia title?

Listen as we dig deep into the pages of ‘The Atlas Six’ on this week’s episode. Does it live up to the hype?

In this episode our discussion included:

• The representation of women within the text

• Why this title is so readily labelled as “dark academia”

• The pros and cons of moving from indie to traditional publication

You can listen to it here:

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TEXTS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• ‘The Atlas Six’ by Olivie Blake

• ‘The Secret History’ by Donna Tartt

• ‘A Deadly Education’ by Naomi Novik

• ‘Carry On’ by Rainbow Rowell

• ‘Belzhar’ by Meg Wolitzer

• ‘Sleepwalking’ by Meg Wolitzer

If you want a copy of ‘The Atlas Six’ for your own, you can purchase one through the link below. We’re affiliated with bookshop.org who support local booksellers, and in turn buying through them supports us too! Win/win?