Narrated

This time we discussed As You Wake, Break the Shell, written by Becky Chambers and narrated by Megan Gage & Norma Butikofer

As You Wake, Break the Shell [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

A Closed and Common Orbit [Libro.fm] / [https://www.overdrive.com/media/4660514/a-closed-and-common-orbit">Overdrive/Libby]

To Be Taught, If Fortunate [https://tidd.ly/4e3jUpP">Libro.fm] / [https://www.overdrive.com/media/4824364/to-be-taught-if-fortunate">Overdrive/Libby]

Stories of Your Life and Others [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Arrival (2016) [IMDb]

Temeraire (Series) [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

To Shape a Dragon's Breath [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

White Space (Series): Ancestral Night [Libro.fm] / [Libby/Overdrive]

Sisters of the Vast Black [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Looking Forward To: Code and Codex by Yoon Ha Lee - Oct 27, 2026 [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

This time we discussed Ode to the Half-Broken, written by Suzanne Palmer and narrated by Traci Odom.

Ode to the Half-Broken [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Automatic Noodle [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

The Terraformers [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

The Murderbot Diaries (Series) - All Systems Red [Libro.fm] / All Systems Red - Full Cast [Libro.fm]

A Closed and Common Orbit [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Monk & Robot (Series): A Psalm for the Wild Built [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Service Model [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Looking Forward To: The Fifth Inflection by Gautam Bhatia - Feb 16, 2027 [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

This time we discussed The Haunting of Hill House, written by Shirley Jackson and narrated by Bernadette Dunne.

The Haunting of Hill House [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Haunting of Hill House (2018) [IMDb]

Frankenstein [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Wuthering Heights [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

A Haunting on the Hill [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Stepford Wives [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Looking Forward To: Our Cut of Salt by Deena Helm - Sep 22, 2026 [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

This time we discussed The Republic of Memory, written by Mahmud El Sayed and narrated by George Greenland, Kaffe Keating, Lara Sawalha & Sami Abu Wardeh.

The Republic of Memory [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Pimsleur Spanish [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Teach Yourself Foreign Language Graded Reader (Series) [Audible]

Barrayar (Spanish) [Libro.fm] / [Audible]

Lex Learning Club [Audio Sets] / [Additional Audio]

The Voyage of the White Cloud [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

A Feast for Flies [OverDrive/Libby]

The Ballad of Beta 2 [Goodreads]

Looking Forward To: Last Star in the Void by Melissa Caruso - Nov 10, 2026 [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

This time we discussed The Gates of Midnight, written by Helene Wecker and narrated by George Guidall.

The Gates of Midnight [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Golem and the Jinni [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

The Hidden Palace [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

The Night Circus [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Oxford Time Travel (Series): Blackout [Audible] / All Clear [Audible]

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Looking Forward To: Life Out of Order by Audrey Niffenegger - Oct 6, 2026 [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

This time we discussed The Radiant Dark, written by Alexandra Oliva and narrated by Barrie Kreinik.

The Radiant Dark [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Arrival (2016)

Stories of Your Life and Others [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Contact - Unabridged [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

The Three-Body Problem [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

For All Mankind (2019-2027)

A Half-Built Garden [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Where I Can't Follow [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Looking Forward To: Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Threads of Fate by Angie Thomas - Jan 12, 2027 [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Additional middle grade magical world recommendations: [Blusky]

This time we discussed The Intrigue, written by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and narrated by Andre Bellido.

The Intrigue [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Silver Nitrate [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Bewitching [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Mexican Gothic [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Intrigue Official Playlist [Spotify]

Looking Forward To: A Wall is also a Road by Annalee Newitz - Oct 6, 2026 [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Automatic Noodle [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

The Terraformers [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

This time we discussed Massif, written by Garth Nix and narrated by Ray Porter.

Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Harper Voyager for providing review copies of The Iron Garden Sutra for today's episode.

Massif [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Old Man's War (Series): Old Man's War [Libro.fm] / [Libby/Overdrive]

The Expanse (Series): Leviathan Wakes [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

A Half-Built Garden [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

The Sinister Booksellers of Bath [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Looking Forward To:

Mazywood by Tananarive Due - Sep 22, 2026 [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

This time we discussed The Inevitable Undoing of Zahara Douglass, written by Leslye Penelope and narrated by Leon Nixon & Tyla Collier.

The Inevitable Undoing of Zahara Douglass [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

The 2026 Hugo Awards Report

The Monsters We Defy [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Conductors [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Spider Noir [Amazon Prime]

Looking Forward To:

Floating Mountains: The Art of Imagining the Impossible by Joe Rohde - Sep 8, 2026 [Audible]

This time we discussed Cabaret in Flames, written by Hache Pueyo and narrated by Dominique Franceschi. We also discussed some of our favorite recent short fiction listens in our short fiction spotlight.

Cabaret in Flames [Amazon]

Interview with the Vampire [Amazon]

Short Fiction Spotlight:

"This Is an Emergency Broadcast" written by R.S.A. Garcia, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 238: July 2026 / Short Story

"Those Who Left History" written by Wanxiang Fengnian, translated by Stella Jiayue Zhu, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 234: March 2026 / Short Story

"Her Right Arm" written by Natalia Theodoridou, narrated by Mark Mullens [khōréō] / Short Story

"Leavetaking" written by Tia Tashiro, narrated by Erika Ensign [Uncanny Magazine] - Issue Seventy-One / Short Story

"You Have Arrived at Your Destination" written by Jo Miles, narrated by Julia Rios [Escape Pod 1051] / Short Story

"Bend Like the Palm" written by David D. Levine, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 234: March 2026 / Short Story