Fangirl Happy Hour

This week on Fangirl Happy Hour, Renay and Ana have KJ, our MCU Correspondent, on to discuss the new Avengers film by Joss Whedon, Age of Ultron. Recommendations; 1:00:00 KJ: Black Widow: The Name of the Rose by Marjorie Liu and Daniel Acuña & MediAvengers Ana: X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga and X-Men: Days of […]

This week on Fangirl Happy Hour, Renay and Ana have surprising reactions to the new show by Netflix, Marvel’s Daredevil. Then we discuss The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers, a space team adventure about wormhole builders. Finally, we have our very first guest, the excellent Justin Landon from the genre […]

This week on Fangirl Happy Hour, Ana and Renay discuss the first volume of the mythic western comic, Pretty Deadly, created by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Ríos, and talk about mythology and the way art impacts a story. Then they fall into the SF Awards abyss and discuss a collection of award short lists […]

On this Quick Shots episode, Ana explodes over the second Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens teaser trailer, Renay admires the excitement from afar, and we discuss our personal histories with the series. Discussion References Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser #2 Reach out to us! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on […]

This week on Fangirl Happy Hour, Renay and Ana dig deep into the new YA fantasy novel Bone Gap by Laura Ruby. Then, we discuss the wildly successful comic Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson, cleaning up with sales and kudos all over the comics industry. Lastly, we tackle our first piece of short fiction […]

On this first episode of our new Quick Shots feature, Renay and Ana cry/laugh over the 2015 nominees for The Hugo Awards. Have your drink of choice handy before pressing play. Discussion References Announcing the 2015 Hugo Award Nominees SAD PUPPIES 3: the 2015 Hugo slate | Brad R. Torgersen On the Pitfalls of “Merit” […]

This week on Fangirl Happy Hour, Ana and Renay discuss the huge blow-up in the Young Adult literature community over sexist comments made by author Andrew Smith. Then we chill out by discussing some of the media we’ve loved so far this year, including books, films, and music. Lastly, we read and discuss Rat Queens […]

This week on Fangirl Happy Hour, Fangirl Media Vault Edition, Renay and Ana watch and discuss 12 Monkeys, one of Ana’s favorite SF films. Then, we talk about K. Tempest Bradford’s essay inviting people to challenge themselves to read beyond straight white cisgender men for one year, and the response from fandom, which was both […]

This week on Fangirl Happy Hour, Ana and Renay read Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear and squeal about adorable romances and competent ladies. Then, they strap on gravity rollerblades and grab their toilet brushes to discuss the latest film from the Wachowski’s, Jupiter Ascending. Lastly, they gird their loins and face the tough reality that […]

This week on Fangirl Happy Hour, Ana and Renay read The Duchess War by Courtney Milan and do some light excavation of their romance reading pasts. Then, they look at book marketing, publicity, and how one person’s good marketing is another person’s wish for certain books to just go away already. Lastly, they read Captain […]