This time we discussed Last Night in Brooklyn, written by Xochitl Gonzalez, and narrated by Elizabeth Rodriguez.

Last Night in Brooklyn [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Olga Dies Dreaming [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Anita de Monte Laughs Last [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Great Gatsby [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Harlem Shuffle [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Forbidden Notebook [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

When No One Is Watching [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The City We Became [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

The World We Make [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive]

Martyr! [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Chosen and the Beautiful [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive]

This time we discussed Villain, book 2 of the Hench series, written by Natalie Zina Walschots, and narrated by Alex McKenna.

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

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

Starter Villain [Audible]

Reckoners (Series): Steelheart [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

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

The Refrigerator Monologues [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

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This time we discussed The Tapestry of Fate, written by Shannon Chakraborty, and narrated by Lameece Issaq, Amin El Gamal & Sneha Mathan.

The Tapestry of Fate [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Ignyte Awards

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Episode 199]

Between Earth and Sky (Series): Black Sun [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Episode 82]

The Daevabad Trilogy (Series): The City of Brass [https://tidd.ly/40xyEqs">Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

This time we discussed the 2026 Hugo Award Finalists for Best Novella and were joined by Lori from Hugo, Girl!.

2026 Hugo Finalists - Best Novella:

What Stalks the Deep [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

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

Cinder House [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Murder by Memory [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The River Has Roots [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Summer War [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

This time we discussed The Killing Spell, written by Shay Kauwe, and narrated by Barrie Kealoha.

The Killing Spell [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

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

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

The Language of Liars [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Invisible Wild [Libro.fm]

This time we discussed The Faith of Beasts, written by James S. A. Corey, and narrated by Jefferson Mays.

The Faith of Beasts [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

2026 Hugo Awards

The Mercy of Gods [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Livesuit [Libro.fm] / [Audible]

The Expanse (Series): Leviathan Wakes [Libro.fm] / [https://www.overdrive.com/media/3288774/leviathan-wakes">Overdrive/Libby]

Old Man's War (Series):The Shattering Peace [Audible]

This time we discussed The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances, written by Glenn Dixon, and narrated by Jennifer Jill Araya.

The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

To Kill a Mockingbird [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Annie Bot [https://tidd.ly/3xc89e7">Libro.fm]

Up (2009) [Wikipedia]

The Brave Little Toaster (1987) [Wikipedia]

WALL-E (2008) [Wikipedia]

Dinosaurs (1991-1994) [Wikipedia]

Arc of the Scythe (Series): Thunderhead [Audible]

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

Klara and the Sun [Libro.fm] / [Audible]

Chaos on CatNet [Audible]

This time we discussed The Language of Liars, written by S.L. Huang, and narrated by Emily Woo Zeller.

Thank you to Dreamscape Media and NetGalley for providing review copies of The Language of Liars for today's episode.

The Language of Liars [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Episode 122

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

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

Embassytown [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

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

The Interdependency (Series) [Audible]

Star Trek: Discovery [Paramount+]

Falling Free [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

This time we discussed Seasons of Glass and Iron, written by Amal El-Mohtar, and narrated by Rachel Elizabeth Smith. We also discussed some of our favorite recent short fiction listens in our short fiction spotlight.

Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for providing review copies of Seasons of Glass and Iron for today's episode.

Seasons of Glass and Iron [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The River Has Roots [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Book of Witches: An Anthology [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Short Fiction Spotlight:

"Think of Me Before I Disappear" written by Raahem Alvi, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 233: February 2026 / Novelette

"The Desolate Order of the Head in the Water" written by A. W. Prihandita, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 232: January 2026 / Short Story

"Meet the Mets" written by ace tilton ratcliff, narrated by Jordan Kurella [Escape Pod 1038] / Short Story

"The Doorkeepers" written by A.T. Greenblatt, narrated by Matt Peters [Uncanny Magazine] - Issue Sixty-Eight / Novelette

"Bots All the Way Down" written by Effie Seiberg, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki and Janina Edwards [ULightspeed] - Issue 188 / Short Story

"Chip" written by D.A. Xiaolin, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 233: February 2026 / Short Story

This time we discussed The Subtle Art of Folding Space, written by John Chu, and narrated by Katharine Chin.

Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalle for providing review copies of The Subtle Art of Folding Space for today's episode.

The Subtle Art of Folding Space [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Twilight Zone (1985) [Wikipedia] - "A Matter of Minutes"