Frame And Fiction

New book, new booze!Welcome back to Novels and Nightcaps—the podcast where we read, drink, and ramble (and sometimes pretend we’re smarter than we really are).

This week, we're launching off into Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary. This book’s got us hooked: the science is clear enough to make you feel like a genius, the unknown inspires curiosity instead of terror, and the whole thing asks what it really means to adapt when “normal” is gone for good. At its core, it’s a story about sacrifice—what we’ll give up to save not just ourselves, but the whole of humanity.

So pour yourself something stellar, crack open your copy, and tune in as we orbit around first impressions.

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Welcome back to Novels and Nightcaps—the podcast where we read, drink, and ramble (and sometimes make the same drink… again).

This week, we're wrapping up The Devils by Joe Abercrombie. We kick things off with a spoiler-free review of the book as a whole (promise, it’s under 15 minutes), followed by a deep dive into Part Four: St. Natalia's Flame.

So pour yourself something familiar and settle in as we unpack a novel that starts like The Suicide Squad (the good one) and ends up like Suicide Squad (the 2016 one… yeah, that one).

Next up: we're trading devils for deep space and diving into Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. Want to read along? Use our affiliate link to grab the book—it won’t cost you extra, and it helps support the show. Cheers to that!

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Third time's the charm!

Join us for episode three of Novels and Nightcaps — the podcast where we read, drink, and ramble (and sometimes cheap out on our cocktails because the book didn't earn the good booze).

This week, Gabe and Nor slap on their critical thinking caps and dive into The Devils Part Three: High Roads, Low Roads — a section that proves people are mad, bad, and horny all the time.

We're talking randy priests, an elf stuck in a YA romance subplot, the tonal whiplash of a devilish deal, one immortal knight with a duel addiction, and a necromancer who finally lives up to his name.

So grab your drink of questionable quality, flip to the right page, and come gripe with us through the madness of mediocrity of Joe Abercrombie's Creature Commandos — er, The Devils.

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And we're back! Join us on episode two of Novels and Nightcaps — the podcast where we read, drink, and ramble (and sometimes rant a little).

This week, we're plunging into Part Two of Joe Abercrombie's The Devils: The Best Monsters.

We've got recycled rambles (and mezcal), stunted souls, and one startlingly sweet elf who seems more saint than devil. So pour another round, grab your book, and join us as we sort through the sinners, the saints, and the sword-swinging seaside déjà vu.

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Welcome, one and all, to Novels and Nightcaps — the podcast where we read, drink, and ramble (sometimes in that order).

Kick things off with us in our very first episode as we crack open the first part of Joe Abercrombie’s latest grimdark misadventure, The Devils. Sometimes, holy work requires unholy deeds, and in such cases, the worst monsters make the best allies. So grab your book, pour something strong, and pull up a chair as we join Brother Diaz and the Chapel of the Holy Expediency on their not-so-holy crusade to take back the city of Troy.