Kingdom of Thirst

It’s a new release, y’all! This week, Abigail sits down with co-creator of the graphic novel RUINED, Sarah Searle! Discussion includes the labor of creating a graphic novel, Hunky Darcy, and having fun with it.

RUINED: https://bookshop.org/a/17342/9781250769350

SARAH SEARLE: https://swinsea.com/

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This week, Abigail finally sits down with booksellers Kat and Ali to lecture about the Omegaverse. It goes about as well as you expect.

GOOD DEEDS by KATHRYN MOON: https://a.co/d/0laJfKf

CLAWS AND CUBICLES by KATE PRIOR: https://a.co/d/dhQzX28

LINDSAY ELLIS’S OMEGAVERSE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhWWcWtAUoY

ABIGAIL’S STUFF: https://linktr.ee/abigailkellyauthor

CITIZENS OF THIRST DISCORD SERVER: https://bit.ly/30NsP8P

TWITTER, FACEBOOK, & INSTAGRAM: @kingdomthirst

KoT’S BOOKSHOP: bookshop.org/shop/kingdomthirst

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This week, it’s a rerun of a classic spooky episode (82)! Please join Abigail and returning guest (menace) Vee to discuss THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR! Is it Abigail’s favorite movie of all time? Yes. Is it also a book almost no one knows about, apparently? Also yes. Is the hero the salty, salty ghost of a swarthy sea captain? YOU BETCHA. Discussion topics include seaman puns, when it’s okay for a hero to rename a heroine (almost never), book to screen adaptations, and a demon’s ability to possess a swarm of bugs.

THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR by R.A. DICK: https://amzn.to/3KX86EJ

ABIGAIL’S STUFF: https://linktr.ee/abigailkellyauthor

CITIZENS OF THIRST DISCORD SERVER: https://bit.ly/30NsP8P

TWITTER, FACEBOOK, & INSTAGRAM: @kingdomthirst

KoT’S BOOKSHOP: bookshop.org/shop/kingdomthirst

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This week, Abigail and returning guest Amalia Dillin take a journey through the classics that led to modern sci-fi and fantasy romance! Discussion includes context, rock romance, the trouble with classics, and the long road to your hot n’ fresh favs.

KUSHIEL’S DART by JACQUELINE CAREY: https://bookshop.org/p/books/kushiel-s-dart-jacqueline-carey/16678532?aid=17342&ean=9781250213068&listref=featured-on-the-podcast

CRYSTAL SINGER by ANNE MCCAFFERY: https://bookshop.org/p/books/crystal-singer-anne-mccaffrey/9032097?aid=17342&ean=9780345327864&listref=featured-on-the-podcast

SHARDS OF HONOR by LOIS MCMASTER BUJOLD: https://bookshop.org/p/books/shards-of-honor-volume-2-lois-mcmaster-bujold/10108143?aid=17342&ean=9781433231926&listref=featured-on-the-podcast

ALANNA: THE FIRST ADVENTURE by TAMORA PIERCE: https://bookshop.org/p/books/alanna-the-first-adventure-tamora-pierce/10302799?aid=17342&ean=9781442426412&listref=featured-on-the-podcast

THE NAMING (PELLINOR) by ALISON CROGGON: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-naming-book-one-of-pellinor-alison-croggon/1516772?aid=17342&ean=9780763694432&listref=featured-on-the-podcast

AMALIA’S PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/Amaliad

AMALIA’S WEBSITE: amaliadillin.com

ABIGAIL’S STUFF: https://linktr.ee/abigailkellyauthor

CITIZENS OF THIRST DISCORD SERVER: https://bit.ly/30NsP8P

TWITTER, FACEBOOK, & INSTAGRAM: @kingdomthirst

KoT’S BOOKSHOP: bookshop.org/shop/kingdomthirst

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This week, Abigail takes on the slow-moving mystery of the disappearance of the mass market paperback. Discussion includes thicc books, the history of publishing, fishy claims, and the necessity of cheap books in an expensive world.

ABIGAIL’S STUFF: https://linktr.ee/abigailkellyauthor

CITIZENS OF THIRST DISCORD SERVER: https://bit.ly/30NsP8P

TWITTER, FACEBOOK, & INSTAGRAM: @kingdomthirst

KoT’S BOOKSHOP: bookshop.org/shop/kingdomthirst

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SOURCES:

WHERE ARE MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS HEADED in PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/90039-mass-market-paperback-sales-whither.html

THE PAPERBACK REVOLUTION in BRITANNICA: https://www.britannica.com/topic/publishing/The-paperback-revolution

THE REVOLUTIONARY EFFECT OF THE PAPERBACK BOOK in THE SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-revolutionary-effect-of-the-paperback-book-36209689/

ALLEN LANE & PENGUIN BOOKS INVENT THE MASS-MARKET PAPERBACK: https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=2642

HOW PAPERBACKS TRANSFORMED THE WAY AMERICANS READ in MENTAL FLOSS: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/12247/how-paperbacks-transformed-way-americans-read

THE HISTORY OF DUST JACKETS: FROM DISPOSABLE TO COLLECTIBLE in BOOK RIOT: https://bookriot.com/history-of-dust-jackets/

It’s new release time! This week, Abigail is joined by returning guest Victoria Aveline to talk about her new book, RULING SIKTHAND! Discussion topics include competent women, unreasonable hatred for flashbacks, Clecanian beauty standards, and goth boys hatching eggs.

RULING SIKTHAND by VICTORIA AVELINE: bit.ly/3YN6FAt

VICTORIA’S WEBSITE: https://victoriaaveline.com/

VITAL by ABIGAIL KELLY: amzn.to/3KVXXdB

ABIGAIL’S STUFF: https://linktr.ee/abigailkellyauthor

KOT’S MERCH STORE: https://rdbl.co/2Vg6ZeA

CITIZENS OF THIRST DISCORD SERVER: https://bit.ly/30NsP8P

TWITTER, FACEBOOK, & INSTAGRAM: @kingdomthirst

KoT’S BOOKSHOP: bookshop.org/shop/kingdomthirst

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Kingdom of Thirst is a member of the Frolic Podcast Network! Find all our episodes and tons of new podcasts to enjoy at frolic.media/podcasts.

It’s another installment of “everything in traditional publishing is on fire,” Abigail and bookseller Kat discuss the fate of Simon and Shuster. Discussion includes paper orphans, ye olde publishing, late stage capitalism, KKR, and righteous fury.

KKR Wins S&S for $1.62 Billion by PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/92928-kkr-wins-s-s-for-1-62-billion.html

A look back at KKR, the investment firm that bought out Toys R US … among others by MARKETPLACE: https://www.marketplace.org/2019/06/12/a-look-back-at-kkr-the-investment-firm-that-bought-out-toys-r-us-among-others/

ABIGAIL’S STUFF: https://linktr.ee/abigailkellyauthor

CITIZENS OF THIRST DISCORD SERVER: https://bit.ly/30NsP8P

TWITTER, FACEBOOK, & INSTAGRAM: @kingdomthirst

KoT’S BOOKSHOP: bookshop.org/shop/kingdomthirst

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It's time for another dip, folks! This week Abigail and Paige have a hoot and a half with PLEASURE OF A DARK PRINCE by Kresley Cole. Discussion includes Bill Clinton, Forks Proximity, the concept of virginity, and werewolf buns.

PLEASURE OF A DARK PRINCE by KRESLEY COLE: https://bookshop.org/p/books/pleasure-of-a-dark-prince-volume-9-kresley-cole/8895279?aid=17342&ean=9781416580959&listref=featured-on-the-podcast

PAIGE’S INPRNT STORE: bit.ly/3qoR5si

ABIGAIL’S STUFF: https://linktr.ee/abigailkellyauthor

CITIZENS OF THIRST DISCORD SERVER: https://bit.ly/30NsP8P

TWITTER, FACEBOOK, & INSTAGRAM: @kingdomthirst

KoT’S BOOKSHOP: bookshop.org/shop/kingdomthirst

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This week, Abigail is joined by Seher from The Fandomentals to discuss all things visual novels! Come for the recs, stay for the extended bit on why Abigail would like to live in a coffin (temporarily). Discussion includes 365 DNI, the unlimited possibilities of the VN format, and a definitive diagnosis of reader brain engagement.

THE FANDOMENTALS: https://www.thefandomentals.com/author/shahar/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/293680/Cinders/

https://vndb.org/

Games Mentioned:

Cinders

Love Shore

Alkahest

A Mortician's Tale

First Bite

Good Lookin', Home Cookin'

ABIGAIL’S STUFF: https://linktr.ee/abigailkellyauthor

KOT’S MERCH STORE: https://rdbl.co/2Vg6ZeA

CITIZENS OF THIRST DISCORD SERVER: https://bit.ly/30NsP8P

TWITTER, FACEBOOK, & INSTAGRAM: @kingdomthirst

KoT’S BOOKSHOP: bookshop.org/shop/kingdomthirst

EMAIL: [email protected]

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Kingdom of Thirst is a member of the Frolic Podcast Network! Find all our episodes and tons of new podcasts to enjoy at frolic.media/podcasts.

This week, Abigail sits down with author SE Wendel to do a definitive breakdown of fantasy subgenres! Discussion includes Vintage Vines, portal orcs, Servant to the Spidae, and the broken down jalopy that is traditional publishing.

SE WENDEL: https://www.sewendelauthor.com/

ABIGAIL’S STUFF: https://linktr.ee/abigailkellyauthor

KOT’S MERCH STORE: https://rdbl.co/2Vg6ZeA

CITIZENS OF THIRST DISCORD SERVER: https://bit.ly/30NsP8P

TWITTER, FACEBOOK, & INSTAGRAM: @kingdomthirst

KoT’S BOOKSHOP: bookshop.org/shop/kingdomthirst

EMAIL: [email protected]

PO Box 460816

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94146-0816

Kingdom of Thirst is a member of the Frolic Podcast Network! Find all our episodes and tons of new podcasts to enjoy at frolic.media/podcasts.