THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR: Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands and Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

Emily and Wendell are back! They're back in a cold mountainous region chasing faeries! Feel familiar yet? We sure thought so...

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Welcome back to Talkin’ in the Tavern!

After our monthly roundup this episode, we are shaking things up with a fun game of f*ck marry kill, confessing some of our most shocking reading habits!

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A new notice has appeared on the tavern noticeboard! It's a list of the Book Club's picks for the next four months:

- August - Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

-September -Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto

-October - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennet

-November - Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz

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THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR: All Systems Red and Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

It calls itself Murderbot... We read the first two novellas in the Murderbot series, and we're here to talk about them! We also talk about the show... we have thoughts...

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It is time for the Heart and Tome Mid Year Freak Out, where our hosts tell you all about what they have been reading for the first half of 2025. From high flying 5 stars to terrible dnf's!

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THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR: Idolfire by Grace Curtis

Happy Pride Month from Hearth and Tome!

This Pride Month we are back with another Grace Curtis, last year we read floating hotel, this year Idolfire. A roadtrip fantasy reimagining of the roman empire!

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THIS EPSIODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR: Godkiller, Sunbringer, and Faithbreaker by Hannah Kaner!

Faithbreaker is the grand finale to the Fallen Gods trilogy! Having read Godkiller and Sunbringer, Phoenix and Eve are ready to find out what happens to this world of gods! Will they be disappointed? Was it all worth it? Will Elogast ever interact with his own mother? Find out by listening along!

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April shaped up to be a strange reading month, with some varying highs and lows in our reading, as our hosts read both books they loved and books that were just "okay", so come pull up a chair and let us tell you all about them!

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A new notice has appeared on the tavern noticeboard! It's a list of the Book Club's picks for the next three months:

- May - Fathbreaker By Hannah Kaner

- June - Idolfire By Grace Curtis 

- July - The Murderbot Diaries Vol 1 by Martha Wells (including Book 1 All systems Red and Book 2 Artificial Condition)

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THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR: A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine. 

Eighteen Hurricane (Eve) and Fifty Constellation (Phoenix) are here with a fantastic new episode, get ready to visit the Teixcalaanli Empire, the land of poetry, political intrigue and… murder!

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