It's Moist Month 2.0 at The Hidden Bookcase! Our second read is Into the Drowning Deep, chosen by guest Alex Abrahams. Let's talk anglerfish, angry mermaids, and alternate pennames.

Transcripts available at⁠ planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts⁠

A huge thank you to Alex for guesting on this episode! Find him @frankensteinsexchange on Instagram or @alexbrhams on Twitter and BlueSky.

Content warnings: References to fictional death, including blood, animal death, and loss of a sister. Joking references to kink including knifeplay and drug use. Mentions of transphobia, specifically transmisogony, ableism, and chronic pain. Brief allusions to climate change.

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Other media mentioned in this episode, in order referenced:

• The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D Jackson [UK LINK] / [US LNK]

• Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin [UK LINK] / [US LNK]
• Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV Series)
• Criminal Minds (TV Series)
• Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire [US LNK]
• October Daye (Series) by Seanan McGuire [Author Website]
• W.I.T.C.H. (TV Series)
• Maximum Ride (Series) by James Patterson [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

• POD by Laline Paul [UK LINK] / [US LNK]
• Salt Lick by Lulu Allison [UK LINK]
• Arrival (Film) dir. Denis Villeneuve
• Babel by R.F. Kuang [UK LINK] / [US LNK]
• Chlorine by Jade Song [UK LINK] / [US LNK]
• Deeplight by Frances Hardinge [UK LINK] / [US LNK]
• Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield [UK LINK] / [US LNK]
• Alien (Film) dir. Ridley Scott

• The Thing (Film) dir. John Carpenter
• Tranthologies, The Silence of the Sea by Alex Abrahams (Audio Drama) [Listen Online]
• The Shape of Water (Film) dir. Guillermo del Toro
• The Silt Verses (Audio Drama) [Website]
• The Half Life of Valery K by Natasha Pulley [UK LINK] / [US LNK]

Our next read:

• • A Taste of Gold & Iron by Alexandra Rowland ⁠⁠⁠[UK LINK]⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠[US LINK] ⁠⁠⁠

  
  

Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.

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