Fiction Fans

In the first Spooky Month episode of the year, your hosts discuss The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Harris. They are challenged by the genre conventions of this novel and the brutal experiences of people of color in the publishing industry. Sara remains Not A Horror Reader, and Lilly puts her foot in her mouth probably at least once. This episode also features a Pet Peeve Corner that could have been avoided if Lilly knew she could have turned off the popular highlights feature on kindle.

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

Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod

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Your hosts were delighted to interview Patricia A. Jackson about her book “Forging a Nightmare” even if they got distracted praising Anaba, the titular Nightmare, constantly. They talk about diversity in fantasy and religion, the complexity of Christian Mythology, and how kickass Anaba is. Patricia brings us to a Pet Peeve Corner about book bannings, and how important representation is for a young audience.

You can find Patricia Jackson here:
http://www.bybirthright.com/
https://twitter.com/treistan

You can support the Panther Anti-Racist Union here:
pantherantiracistunion.com/index.html
https://linktr.ee/YourConscience

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 discuss a childhood classic, The Hobbit. Turns out, it’s pretty different from Lord of the Rings. They talk a lot about Tolkien and dwarves and how Bilbo is just like you and me (or, Sara and Lilly, at least). They also spend a lot of time defending the Hobbit movie trilogy. The new tv show “Rings of Power” comes up despite good intentions. “Worms” features in this episode’s segment of Worms are Weird. 

Big huge thank you to Fellowship! The Musical Parody of Fellowship of the Ring, for use of their song “Happy Birthday Bilbo” as the intro and outro to this episode.

Find more about Fellowship! The Musical Parody of Fellowship of the Ring on their website: http://www.fellowshipthemusical.com/ 

You can also listen to the soundtrack on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/2opWVaQteDW6qVszMdUYpM?si=ISHkOvKBSVK6KLbqPAaxvQ 

Or buy it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Fellowship-Musical-Parody-Ring/dp/B000QQX0BO

Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:
- Josh Woodward for the use of “Electric Sunrise”

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In this episode, your hosts try to find something nice to say about Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett. They struggle, because there’s a lot of racism. There are some fun octogenarian barbarian hijinks, at least? This episode also features a segment about how Words are Weird (and, shockingly, isn’t about pronunciation for once).

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 Patty Tavormina to discuss her novel Aerovoyant, which is science fiction that gets the facts spot-on for all of the terrifying parts (like climate change). They talk about merging storytelling with informative science and how her background in planetary and geological sciences was the foundation for this world. They also bring up heartbreaking families and triumphant character growth. Lilly has also now developed an obsession with Blue Dragons 

If you want to read more from Patty, her website is https://pltavormina.com/

You can also find her on twitter at https://twitter.com/pltavormina

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”

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

Your hosts are joined by Ciel Pierlot to talk about all things fandom. They discuss the joys of fanfiction, including Sansûkh by Determamfidd that Ciel attributes with getting her back into writing. They also bring up systemic issues with Fandoms and when things get “problematic.” They also spend a lot of time talking about Tolkien’s work, the works surrounding his work, and their adaptations far and wide. Are they excited for the new show? Short answer: kinda.

You can find Ciel at:
https://cielpierlot.com/
https://twitter.com/CielPierlot

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”

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

Your hosts discuss the first novella in the “Run with the Hunted” series by Jennifer Donohue (also called “Run with the Hunted”). They disagree vehemently on the POV character (surprising no one) but DO agree about fun heists, playing with tropes, and big ass diamonds. This episode features a Pet Peeve Corner about people who are obnoxious about word pronunciation.

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”

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

Your hosts talk with author Chris Farnell about his darkly humorous science fiction novel "Fermi's Progress". The conversation ranges from planets that didn't make it into the book to how he managed to make the superman character sympathetic rather than obnoxious. They also talk about diverse alien cultures in a "planet of the week" format.

You can find more from Chris here:
https://twitter.com/thebrainofchris
https://chrisfarnell.com/
https://scarletferret.com/books/fermis-progress-season-pass

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”

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

Your hosts were thrilled to finally talk about “The Marauders, the Daughter, and the Dragon” by KRRLockhaven. They discuss emotional breadth, having cozy moments without being “cozy fantasy,” and the high stakes of personal loss. They also visit the pet peeve corner, where Sara complains about how no one but Lockhaven seems to have figured out an enjoyable way to include songs in books (yes, we’re looking at you, Tolkien).

More from KRRL on Twitter
and on his website
Find the book on Amazon here




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”

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

Three poops ago, we read The Gunslinger with the Fantasy Files. Gabe was so annoyed by it that he refused to come to the recording (jk he was trapped in capitalism hell) so we chatted with Spencer about all the ways we want to see The Gunslinger cry. 

Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of fictional sexual assault.

You can find more Fantasy Files content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA87yRdWyzRMq3Im1leK6OA

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”

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License