Fiction Fans

Your hosts discuss their reading habits of 2022 and a few of the fantastic books they read last year. They try very hard to remember names from books they read close to two years ago, and do alright. They also assign some superlatives, like "best side character" and "world that would most likely kill us instantly."

Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:

- Amarià for the use of “Sérénade à Notre Dame de Paris”

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Your hosts are joined by Jonathan Nevair to talk about his scifi thriller, Stellar Instinct. James Bond comes up, but not as much as super cool backwards necklaces. They discuss the polarizing effect of 2nd person POV, the differences between writing thrillers vs space operas, and bad poetry.

The spoiler section has MAJOR SPOILERS. We openly talk about some crucial twists in the novel.

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Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:

- Amarià for the use of “Sérénade à Notre Dame de Paris”
- Josh Woodward for the use of “Electric Sunrise”

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Your hosts let the spoilers fly in their discussion of “Feet of Clay” by Terry Pratchett (although they avoid the main mystery so it’s not actually that spoilery, overall). They consider Vimes’s character flaws and how he still manages to be a sympathetic character, debate some of the cruder points of werewolf dating, and manage to agree on how great Nobby Nobbs is. Sara gets to enjoy Vetinari at his best, but still won’t concede Carrot to Lilly for some reason? There’s an awful lot of teasing all around.

Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:

- Amarià for the use of “Sérénade à Notre Dame de Paris”

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Your hosts are serious adults, which means that of course they have to celebrate episode 69 (lol) of Fiction Fans by having author Dani Finn on to talk about some good old fashioned monster fucking. What makes monsterfucking different from monsters fucking? What kinds of monsters count? Could Lilly be more wrong about cryptid origin stories? Your hosts aren’t any kind of expert, but along with Dani they tackle these questions and more. 

You probably figured it out by now, but this episode has even more adult content than usual. NSFW for sure.

Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:
- Amarià for the use of “Sérénade à Notre Dame de Paris”
- Josh Woodward for the use of “Electric Sunrise”

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Your hosts fail at basic movie trivia in their discussion of “Maskerade” by Terry Pratchett. They discuss how the book’s heroine defies the expectations of those around her, manipulative witches, and the Opera House as a character. They also argue about which death is the saddest. Sara commandeers a Words are Weird segment to talk about Nanny Ogg’s cookbook, The Joy of Snacks.

Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:

- Amarià for the use of “Sérénade à Notre Dame de Paris”
- Josh Woodward for the use of “Electric Sunrise”

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Your hosts are joined by Emily Edwards, host of Fuckbois of Lit and author of Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man, to talk about the first novel in her historical detective series. The conversation covers a discussion of her research process to what inspired the all of the outfit descriptions in the novel to a Words Are Weird segment focused on period-accurate slang.

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https://www.msemilyedwards.com/

Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:

- Amarià for the use of “Sérénade à Notre Dame de Paris”
- Josh Woodward for the use of “Electric Sunrise”

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Your hosts dip their toes into poetry with an interview with T.L. Coty about her collection “Summer Lines: And the Leaves That Fall Behind Them.” They discuss the differences between poetry and fiction, how this collection was arranged on the page, and the intersection between literary and visual arts.

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Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:

- Amarià for the use of “Sérénade à Notre Dame de Paris”

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This episode contains discussion of child abuse and self harm.

Your hosts are joined by Spencer and Gabe of The Fantasy Files to talk about the thriller Sole Survivor by Dean Koontz. The new readers share what they guessed happened while the re-readers gleefully picked up on new hints. This doesn’t come up in the episode but yes, Sara was kind of freaked out the first time she got on an airplane after reading this book. They also discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Koontz's thoughtful, although occasionally dated, efforts at representation. 

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- Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod 
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Your hosts welcome Chris Panatier on to the podcast for his second episode, this time talking about his debut novel The Phlebotomist. There's a big twist about eighty pages into the book, which makes a non-spoiler discussion difficult. The conversation ranges from elderly protagonists to inanimate objects feeling like full-bodied characters to spoilers. They also spend a few minutes contemplating the horror genre, Chris recommends a ton of horror novels, and they do say the word “halloween” at least once.

You can find more from Chris here:
https://twitter.com/chrisjpanatier
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https://chrispanatier.com/

Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:
- Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod 

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Your hosts kill their demons in this discussion of “Ring Shout” by P. Djèlí Clark. They talk about the joys (and horror) of horror, how much Lilly loves the 20s (it’s relevant, we promise) and get a bit distracted by a conversation regarding body horror and ableism (not actually relevant to “Ring Shout” at all, but still interesting). This episode also includes a Words Are Weird and hilarious clothing assumptions.

Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:
- Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod
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