Fangirl Happy Hour

Roseanna from Nerds of a Feather joins Renay to talk about her 2024 favorites.

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Roseanna’s list:

Recent reading and other media mentioned: The Saint of Bright of Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera; Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir; The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi; Orleans by Sherri L. Smith; Roseanna’s review of Remember You Will Die by Eden Robins; Warchild, Burndive, and Cagebird by Karin Lowache; The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door by H. G. Parry; Stories are Weapons by Annalee Newitz; Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brando Sando; The Space Between Worlds and Those Beyond the Wall by Micaiah Johnson; The Goblin Emperor, Witness for the Dead, and Grief of Stones by Katherine Addison; That Prince Is Mine Jayci Lee

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From the vault! Renay and Diana discuss the books released in Fall 2024 they’re looking forward to reading, plus recent reading!

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Fall 2024 Books — starts at 00:30
Recent Reading — starts at 18:45

Media mentioned: The Nightward by RSA Garcia; The Ending Fire by Saara El-Arifi; The City in Glass by Nghi Vo; Metal from Heaven by august clarke; The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko; Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan; In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan; Countess by Suzan Palumbo; How to Piss Off Men: 106 Things to Say to Shatter the Male Ego by Kyle Prue; Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy; The Mountain Crown by Karin Lowachee; The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong; A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna; A Spark of White Fire by Sangu Mandanna; Glass Houses by Madeline Ashby; Out of the Drowning Deep by A.C. Wise; House of Frank by Kay Synclaire; Penance by Eliza Clark; The Dinosaur Artist by Paige Williams; Sky on Fire by Jenn Lyons; Grievers by adrienne marie brown; A City on Mars by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith; Ocean’s Godori by Elaine U. Cho; Xuya Universe; Jamelle Bouie.

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In June 2024, Renay and Diana discussed the SFF awards field. Enjoy this blast to the past episode and see if they guessed the winner of the Best Novel Hugo Award correctly.

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2024 SFF Awards — starts at 5:09
Reading Recap — starts at 36:46

Media mentioned: a massive chunk of award nominated SFF literature, all available at the Science Fiction Awards Database for your viewing pleasure; The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez; The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu; If Found, Return to Hell by Em X. Liu; The Latinos of Asia: How Filipino Americans Break the Rules of Race by Anthony Christian Ocampo; a #SpeakUpSMP title; Rewitched by Lucy Jane Wood; “Better Living Through Algorithms” by Naomi Kritzer; Dragon Age: The Veilguard; Lego Horizon Adventures

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In 2019, Suzanne Palmer released the first book in a space adventure series. In 2024, we’re here to tell you to read it and all it sequels. Plus, recent reading!

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Finder by Suzanne Palmer — starts at 04:15
Reading Recap — starts at 18:31
Outro Discussion — starts at 45:32

Media mentioned: Finder, Driving the Deep, The Scavenger Door, & Ghostdrift by Suzanne Palmer; The Martian by Andy Weir; There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension & They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib; Raybearer & Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko; The Bear and the Nightingale & The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden; Rose/House by Arkady Martine; Starter Villain & The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi; The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera

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Don’t mind the sixteen feral raccoons rearranging things behind the scenes.

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Media mentioned: Finder by Suzanne Palmer, The Last Watch by J.S. Dewes.

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Renay and Diana stumble back onto the podcast scene carrying a ton of anticipated books.

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Anticipated Books: The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi, Notorious Sorcerer by Davinia Evans, The Splinter in the Sky by Kemi Ashing-Giwa, Dragonfall by L.R. Lam, The Sun and the Void by Gabriela Romero Lacruz, Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing by Emily Lynn Paulson, Fair Play: How Sports Shape the Gender Debates by Katie Barnes, Stars, Hide Your Fires by Jessica Mary Best, Along Came Amor by Alexis Daria, Emergent Properties by Aimee Ogden, The Surviving Sky by Kritika H. Rao, The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang, Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher, Guardians of Dawn: Zhara by S. Jae-Jones, Sleep No More & The Innocent Sleep by Seanan McGuire, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport by Samit Basu, The Pomegranate Gate by Ariel Kaplan

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Art by justira. Transcripts by Susan. Music by BoxCat Games and Chuki Beats.

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Diana, KJ, and Renay continue their October Daye Re-read Adventure and discuss the fourth book, Late Eclipses.

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Good Things — starts at 01:07. Content warning for sexual abuse.

Media mentioned: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, Soulstar by C.L. Polk, The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin, Ted Lasso S2, Stars Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, When Sorrows Come by Seanan McGuire, Cozy Grove, My Universe by Coldplay X BTS.

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Diana, KJ, and Renay continue their October Daye Re-read Adventure and discuss the third book, An Artificial Night.

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Good Things — starts at 01:02

Media mentioned: Critical Role Campaign 2 Finale, Mythic Quest, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, This Podcast Will Kill You, Butter, Wanderers by The G, Wanderers by The G and Michelle B, Cosmopolis, Pacific Coast by The G, Spike.

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Diana, KJ, and Renay gather for the next iteration of the October Daye Re-read Adventure and discuss the second book, A Local Habitation.

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Good Things — starts at 01:09

Media mentioned: echthroi.org, A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L’Engle, Substack sucks, Soul (2020), A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine, Slow Burn, Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells, Butter, Don’t, Fragile (2021), mono., Rush Royale, A Local Habitation.

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Diana and Adri join Renay to discuss the 2021 Hugo Finalists…and the Discourse.

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One Good Thing — starts at 00:58

Media mentioned: Hangeul Master, Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler, Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler, Blaseball, Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen by Lois McMaster Bujold, Dragon Age: Origins, BangBangCon, The Sum Of Us by Heather McGhee, 2021 Hugo Award Finalists, Hugo Award Spreadsheet.

Guests: Adri (Twitter, Nerds of a Feather Flock Together); Diana (Twitter, Youtube)

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