This week, Emily tells us about queer historical fantasy A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske, while Rebecca shares fictional oral history The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton. We talk about the people who inspired us to write, share the meanings of some gemstones, and Emily has a giggle-induced breakdown! 

Thank you to Black Crow and Tor for gifting a copy of A Marvellous Light to Emily.

Our infatuations:

A Marvellous Light - Freya Marske

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev - Dawnie Walton

Mr. Kate - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVPcEbVLQgLZX0Rt6jo34A 

Northsiders - Christian Lee Hutson 

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This week, Emily tells us about stories in The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow, while Rebecca shares another story about stories with Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. We discuss if English was our favourite subject at school, discover the origins of the name January, and we talk about one of our favourite geeky literary words! 

Our infatuations:

The Ten Thousand Doors of January - Alix E. Harrow

Cloud Cuckoo Land - Anthony Doerr

Romeo & Juliet - Peter McPoland

Jubilee - Japanese Breakfast

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It's the first episode of Season Four! This week, we're catching you up on all our favourites from the season break. We talk about some music we've been listening to on repeat, the TV shows we got hooked on, and those other random things we've been enjoying since December!

Our infatuations:

Lore Olympus Volume One - Rachel Smythe

Read Lore Olympus online - https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/list?title_no=1320 

The Witcher Season 2

ExtraOrdinary - V.E. Schwab

Spirited Away

This is Going to Hurt (tv series)

Alternate Sources of Fuel - Matthew Olzmann 

Breath of the Wild

Schitt's Creek

Sacred Spaces - SYML

Unreleased songs of Maisie Peters - https://www.instagram.com/maisiehpeters/ 

The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA 

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It's CHRISTMAAAAS! This week, we're bringing you a bonus episode and recounting our favourite reads, listens and watches of the past year. We read out some long passages (even by our standards), discuss our favourite authors that we discovered this year, and share our top artists and songs that we listened to. We also exchange our Christmas presents!

Our infatuations:

The Ten Thousand Doors of January - Alix E. Harrow

City of Girls - Elizabeth Gilbert

Villains - V.E. Schwab

Circe - Madeline Miller

Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo

The Ophelia Girls - Jane Healey

The Starless Sea - Erin Morgenstern

Spinning Silver - Naomi Novik

Little - Edward Carey

When Facing the Things We Turn Away From - Luke Hemmings

Trying Season 2 Soundtrack - Maisie Peters

Tick, Tick... Boom!

Maid

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It's the Season 3 finale! This week, Emily tells us about wintery tale Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik, while Rebecca shares the glamorous City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert. We share our favourite moments of the past season, discuss some literary pilgrimages we'd like to make , and we talk about fairy tales we've loved since childhood. Rebecca also reads a Greek mythology-inspired poem! 

Our Christmas Special will be out on the 24th December, and Season 4 will begin on the 4th March 2022! 

Our infatuations:

Spinning Silver - Naomi Novik

City of Girls - Elizabeth Gilbert

Off My Mind - joe p

The Tiny Men in the Horse's Mouth - Matthew Olzmann 

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This week, Emily tells us about time-bending Meet Me in Another Life by Catriona Silvey, while Rebecca shares the weird and whimsical Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers. We discuss handwriting, think about which ice cream flavour we'd be, and we get interrupted by fireworks for the last twenty minutes. Emily also sets Rebecca a quiz on Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunter Chronicles books! 

Our infatuations:

Meet Me in Another Life - Catriona Silvey

A Psalm for the Wild-Built - Becky Chambers

Squid Game

Silk Chiffon (ft. Phoebe Bridgers) - MUNA 

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This week, we're joined by friend of the show Rhiannon Lindsay-Andrews, who tells us about Pretending by Holly Bourne. We share which actors we'd love to see in book to film adaptations, discuss the difference between internal and external stakes when writing character, and we go down a Google rabbit hole of celebrity names. Rebecca also tells us the wild story behind a new favourite album! 

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Our infatuations:

Pretending - Holly Bourne

Artificial Intelligence - Tom Cardy

Pink Slips - Jenna Doe

22 Break - Oh Wonder

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This week, Emily tells us about a Female Gothic retelling of Peter Pan in Wendy, Darling by A.C. Wise, while Rebecca talks about another Female Gothic tale The Heart is a Burial Ground by Tamara Colchester. We explore dark academia as it relates to friendship, discuss which Greek god we'd like to have dinner with, and we learn some turns of phrase that Chaucer coined. Emily also returns to Erin Morgenstern's flax-golden tales to read out one inspired by a nursery rhyme! 

Our infatuations:

Wendy, Darling - A. C. Wise

The Heart is a Burial Ground - Tamara Colchester

The Friendship of Young Poets 

A Fever Called Living - 1990nowhere

The Chair

Erin Morgenstern's flax-golden tales - https://erinmorgenstern.com/writing/flax-golden/ 

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This week, we're talking about our five favourite films. We break down our most-watched movies, discuss the filmic techniques that stole our hearts, and share lots of our favourite lines and moments. We also manage to list off twenty honourable mentions each! 

Our infatuations:

Donnie Darko

La La Land

Corpse Bride

Little Women

Baby Driver

The Lion King

About Time

Easy A

Scream

Breakfast at Tiffany's

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This week, Emily tells us about heart-breaking A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, while Rebecca talks about a dark and light academia story in The Ophelia Girls by Jane Healey. We discuss when we started calling ourselves writers, learn the meanings of flowers, and we share some awful literary pick-up lines. Rebecca also reads out a poem which embodies the Infatuated energy! 

Our infatuations:

A Little Life - Hanya Yanagihara

The Ophelia Girls - Jane Healey 

Parenting Hell - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rob-beckett-and-josh-widdicombes-parenting-hell/id1510251497 

If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power - Halsey 

When I Say That We Are All Teen Girls (Olivia Gatwood) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHaCKwYCFZs&ab_channel=ButtonPoetry 

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