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  • Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #123 — Crying Over Rocks

    We squeal over The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie, express some qualms about the 1997 space horror film Event Horizon, and talk about what we’ve been reading. Plus, recent obsessions!

    Episode transcript coming soon!

    What We’re Reading — starts at 01:40

    The Raven Tower — starts at 09:58
    Event Horizon — starts at 28:14
    Obsessed — starts at 41:51

    Discussed: Melmoth by Sarah Perry, Do You Dream of Terra Two? by Temi Oh, The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas, Ancestral Night by Elizabeth Bear, Dark Money by Jane Mayer, The Making of the Fox News White House, The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders, wrapped around your finger by arahir, Permanently Delete This File? Yes/No by Annie D, A Little Above This Difficult World by splash_the_cat

    New episode giveaway! White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi — US & Intl. (app folks—come to this post in a browser to enter!).

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    Find us on Twitter: @fangirlpod, @renay, @booksmugglers or on Facebook, iTunes, & Stitcher.

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

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    52 min
  • Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #122 — Down with Fascism

    Spotlight on Farthing by Jo Walton, fantasy horror novel! We also discuss Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee and the creation of middle grade stories. Plus, what we’ve been watching and our latest obsessions.

    Episode transcript coming soon!

    What we’re watching — starts at 01:59

    Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee — starts at 12:29
    Farthing by Jo Walton — starts at 22:31
    Obsessions — starts at 40:51

    Discussed: Venom, James Veitch, Coco, Bagman, Final Fantasy VI, One Day at a Time, Russian Doll, Dirty John, Crazy Rich Asians, A Simple Favor, Pokémon Detective Pikachu, The Lost Girl by Anne Ursu

    New episode giveaway! Provenance ARC by Ann Leckie! US & Intl. (app folks—come to this post in a browser to enter!).

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    Find us on Twitter: @fangirlpod, @renay, @booksmugglers or on Facebook, iTunes, or Stitcher.

    Support us on Patreon!

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

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    52 min
  • Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #121 — Dubiously 80s

    It’s Vault time again! We discuss the cult classic Clue and the still relevant 9 to 5.

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    Clue — 01:02
    9 to 5 — 14:55

    Thanks, patrons!

    Ana & Renay

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

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    36 min
  • Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #120 — Emotional Intelligence +10

    This week, we’re talking about A Dash of Trouble by Anna Meriano and the new She-Ra adaptation from Noelle Stevenson. Plus, what we’re reading & our latest obsessions!

    You can read a transcript of this episode.

    What We’re Reading; 01:07

    Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson
    Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett
    The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokski
    The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
    The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
    Farthing by Jo Walton
    Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
    Miniatures by John Scalzi
    Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat
    Prince’s Gambit by C.S. Pacat
    Fence Vol. 1 C.S. Pacat and Johanna the Mad
    Fence Vol. 2 by C.S. Pacat and Johanna the Mad
    Any Old Diamonds by KJ Charles
    Good and Mad by Rebecca Traister

    Love Sugar Magic: A Dash of Trouble by Anna Meriano; 13:08

    Coco
    Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova
    Bruja Born by Zoraida Córdova

    She-Ra; 20:18

    She-Ra (1985)
    Avatar: The Last Airbender
    He-Man

    Obsessed; 33:42

    A Suspense Novelist’s Trail of Deception by Ian Parker

    Ana & Renay

    Help us KonMari!

    This week’s giveaway is Heroine Complex by Sarah Kuhn! (If you’re in a podcast app, be sure to visit our website to enter!

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

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    46 min
  • Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #119 — Surprise Twist

    This week, we do a small recap of our 2018 annual survey, talk about what we’ve been watching, discuss Spider-Man: Homecoming, and talk about what we’re obsessing over. Plus, a long interview with Witchmark author, C.L. Polk!

    You can read a transcript of this episode.

    Annual Survey Recap; 01:42

    How To Stop Negative Self-Talk, According To Experts

    What We’re Watching; 06:53

    Renay: Many Star Wars, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo
    Ana: Sex Education on Netflix
    Both: Into the Spiderverse, Monument Valley

    Interview: C.L. Polk; 18:51

    Witchmark
    Find C.L. Polk: on twitter @clpolk & website.

    Spider-Man; 46:54
    Homecoming trailer

    Obsessed; 01:01:10
    Scribd

    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: @AOC/@ocasio2018

    Ana & Renay

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

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    1 hr 10 min
  • Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #118 — Demolition Man (1993)

    We discuss the improbable, bubble-logic, and human-rights-abuse-filled 90s action thriller, Demolition Man.

    You can read a transcript of this episode!

    Demolition Man; 00:22

    Official Trailer
    Episode #12 — we discussed Through the Ice and Ana likes to throw shade.

    Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

    The Book of M by Peng Shepherd

    Ana & Renay

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

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    30 min
  • Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #117 — The Year of Nut Butter

    It’s Tuesday! We indulge in several list-making adventures to discuss recent reading and books we’re looking forward to in the first quarter of the year, have an intense discussion about “Ironheart” by Jonathan Maberry, and return to Ms. Marvel for the eighth volume, Mecca. Plus, what we’re obsessing over.

    You can read a transcript of this episode!

    What We’re Reading; 02:09

    Ana: The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi, Death in the Spotlight by Robin Stevens, Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann

    Renay: Court of Fives, Poisoned Blade, & Buried Heart by Kate Elliott, The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells, To Be Known by enjambament

    Anticipated Q1 Books; 07:11

    Ana: The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson, We Set the Dark on Fire, The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley, The Return of the Thief by Megan Whalen Turner, The True Queen by Zen Cho

    Renay: Any Old Diamonds by K.J. Charles, The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders, The Fever King by Victoria Lee, The Shadow Glass by Rin Chupeco, The Women’s War by Jenna Glass

    The many other books dropping between January and March (with disclaimers that some dates may change due to Publishing):

    The Girl King by Mimi Yu
    The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
    Undying by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner
    Internment by Samira Ahmed
    Cast in Oblivion by Michele Sagara
    Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee
    Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
    The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark
    The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker
    The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons
    White Stag by Kara Barbieri
    The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden
    The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty
    Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik
    The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
    The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie
    Ancestral Night by Elizabeth Bear
    The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson
    A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
    The Deepest Blue by Sarah Beth Durst
    The Everlasting Rose by Dhonielle Clayton
    Do You Dream of Terra-Two by Temi Oh
    The Last 8 by Laura Pohl
    The Rosewater Insurrection by Tade Thompson
    New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color edited by Nisi Shawl
    Once & Future by Cori McCarthy & Amy Rose Capetta
    Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi

    Robots vs Fairies #6; 17:50

    “Ironheart” by Jonathan Maberry

    A change of heart: Mid-South teen kept alive with artificial heart

    Ms. Marvel Vol. 8; 27:00

    The missing – consequences of Trump’s immigration crackdown

    There’s election fraud in North Carolina.

    Obsessed; 33:46

    Tyne Cheases
    What IS Nut Cheese, Exactly, and Can’t We Call It Something Else?
    Okami
    Super Mario Odyssey
    Mass Effect: Andromeda
    Horizon: Zero Dawn
    Rumu
    The Last of Us + sequel teaser.
    Sailor Moon Drops

    Ana & Renay

    Help Us KonMari! Joyful Book Giveaways for 2019

    This time: How Long ’til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin! (You may have to visit the website to see the giveaway window.)

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

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    46 min
  • Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #116 — Hello, Darkness

    We dive back into media discussion with a quick chat about “Bread and Milk and Salt” by Sarah Gailey from the Robots vs Fairies anthology, dig into Witchmark by C.L. Polk, and then get happy with a lovefest for Netflix’s charming summer comedy To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.

    You can read a transcript of this episode.

    What We’re Reading; 01:10

    Nine Perfect StrangersThe Witch Elm by Tana French
    Band Sinister by KJ Charles
    Truthwitch by Susan Dennard
    Windwitch by Susan Dennard

    “Bread and Milk and Salt”; 05:01

    Robots vs Fairies
    River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey

    Witchmark; 11:12

    If you’re on the lookout for spoilers, we start spoiling EVERYTHING at 15:12.

    Witchmark by C.L. Polk

    The Grey Star by C.L. Polk
    Cooking the Books
    The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
    War Games by seperis

    To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before; 23:19

    To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
    10 Things I Hate About You
    Crazy Rich Asians
    The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

    Obsessed; 34:21

    There has to be a better title for this…help us, space bees.

    Recommendations; 40:02

    In the Dark S2, Agents of SHIELD S5, Reigns: Her Majesty, FROST

    Ana & Renay

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

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    48 min
  • Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #115 — Thoroughly Dragged

    We’re back! Again! We discuss The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor, Heathers (1988), and answer some questions from listeners.

    You can read a transcript of this episode.

    The Chalk Man; 02:08

    Spoiler level: 100%

    The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor

    The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker
    White Tears by Hari Kunzru

    Heathers (1988); 15:39

    Spoiler level: 100%

    Heathers

    Bed of Roses
    Pump up the Volume
    13 Reasons Why

    Qs for some As; 28:22

    Lewis
    Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
    In the Dark
    Damsel by Elana K. Arnold
    Sailor Moon
    Voltron
    Doctor Who
    The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi
    The Heart Forger by Rin Chupeco
    An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
    Sadie by Courtney Summers
    The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
    Space Battle Lunchtime

    Ana & Renay

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

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    43 min
  • Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #114 — The Mummy (1999)

    We pause this hiatus for an important message about how hot Brendan Fraser was in The Mummy.

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    The Mummy (1999)

    What Ever Happened To Brendan Fraser?

    Ana & Renay

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

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    23 min

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