Narrated

This week we discussed Floating Hotel, written by Grace Curtis and narrated by Braden Wright.

Floating Hotel [Audible]

"The Best Sci-Fi Books of 2024 (So Far)" By Molly Templeton [Esquire] - Aug 16, 2024

The Aleph Extraction [Audible] / [Episode 70]

The Spare Man [Audible] / [Episode 176]

The Expanse (Series) [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

This week we discussed Loka, written by S.B. Divya and narrated by Deepa Samuel

Loka [Audible]

Meru [Libro.fm] / [Audible] / [Episode 192]

This time we discussed All This and More, written by Peng Shepherd and narrated by Helen Laser

Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and HarperAudio for providing audio review copies of All This and More for today's episode.

All This and More [Libro.fm]

Clue (1985) [IMDb]

The Midnight Library [Libro.fm]

A Quantum Love Story [Libro.fm]

This Time Tomorrow [Libro.fm]

The Dallergut Dream Department Store [Libro.fm]

The Ministry of Time [Libro.fm]

Flux [Libro.fm]

The Double Life of Benson Yu [Libro.fm]

Recursion [Libro.fm]

Before the Coffee Gets Cold [Libro.fm]

Tune in Tomorrow [Libro.fm]

This week we discussed We Speak Through the Mountain, written by Premee Mohamed and narrated by Eva Tavares. We also shared some of our favorite recent short fiction listens in our short fiction spotlight.

We Speak Through the Mountain [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Annual Migration of Clouds [Libro.fm] / [Episode 131]

A Psalm for the Wild Built [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 113]

Land of Milk and Honey [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Space Between Worlds [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Sorrowland [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Short Fiction Spotlight:

"Lonliness Universe" written by Eugenia Triantafyllou, narrated by Matt Peters [Uncanny Magazine] - Issue Fifty-Eight

"Artistic Encounters of a Monumental Nature" written by S.B. Divya, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 213: June 2024

"Every Hopless Thing" written by Tia Tashiro, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 214: July 2024

"Amma's Kitchen" written by Rati Mehrotra, narrated by Shweta Adhyam [PodCastle 845]

"Mr. Harmon's Girls" written by Elliott Gish, narrated by Louise Hewitt [PsuedoPod 928]

"Off Track" written by Luc Diamant, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 213: June 2024

Lisa and Shachi discuss the Earthseed series, written by Octavia E. Butler including Parable of the Sower narrated by Lynne Thigpen; and Parable of the Talents narrated by Patricia R. Floyd, Sisi Aisha Johnson & Peter Jay Fernandez. Discussion does include spoilers for the series. They also begin with discussion of the Booker Prize 2024 Longlist.

Parable of the Sower [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Parable of the Talents [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Booker Prize 2024

Orbital [Libro.fm] / [Episode 235]

James [Libro.fm] / [Episode 250]

Wandering Stars [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 255]

Note: Listeners may notice some technical issues with the audio for this week's audio. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Author Jessica Max Stein joined Lisa to discuss her new book Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography, narrated by Will Tulin.

Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography [Libro.fm] / [Audible]

Jessica Max Stein [Website] / [Patreon]

Lisa shares her discussions with authors at Readercon 33.

https://readercon.org/">Readercon

Carlos Hernández: [Website] / [Facebook] / [Instagram]

Sal and Gabi Break the Universe [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Assimilated Cuban's Guide to Quantum Santeria [Overdrive/Libby]

Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Lincoln in the Bardo (Written by: George Saunders / Narrated by: Full Cast) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

C.S.E. Cooney: [Linktree] / [Blog] / [Instagram] / [Facebook]

Saint Death's Daughter [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Saint Death's Herald: April 25, 2025

Negocios Infernales (Game)

Breakable Things (Written by: Cassandra Khaw / Narrated by: C.S.E. Cooney) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Starlings (Written by: Jo Walton / Narrated by: C.S.E. Cooney & Rudy Sanda) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Gilded Suffragists (Written by: Johanna Neuman / Narrated by: C.S.E. Cooney) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Combat-Ready Kitchen (Written by: Anastacia Marx de Salcedo / Narrated by: C.S.E. Cooney) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Bone Swans [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Desdemona and the Deep [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Zin Rocklyn: [Website] / [Bluesky]

Flowers for the Sea [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Dawn (Written by: Octavia E. Butler / Narrated by: Julienne Irons) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

William Alexander: [Website]

Goblin Secrets [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Ambassador [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Legend of Memo Castillo (The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class #4) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Sunward : 2025

Ghoulish Song [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Nomad [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Rebecca Fraimow: [Linktree] / [Bluesky]

Lady Eve's Last Con [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

This week, Lisa and Scott discussed Rakesfall, written by Vajra Chandrasekera and narrated by Shiromi Arserio.

Rakesfall [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Saint of Bright Doors [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 223]

This is How You Lose the Time War [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Lisa and Scott discuss the 2024 Hugo Award Finalists for Best Novel.

2024 Hugo Finalists - Best Novel:

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

The Saint of Bright Doors [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 223]

Starter Villain [Audible]

Some Desperate Glory [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Translation State [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 210]

Witch King [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 206]

This week Lisa shares her mid-year 2024 book recommendations and what she is looking forward to in the second half of the year. Shachi shares a mini review of Bunyan and Henry; Or, the Beautiful Destiny, written by Mark Cecil and narrated by Tanis Parenteau, Ari Fliakos, and JD Jackson.

Novels:

The Warm Hands of Ghosts [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Those Beyond the Wall [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 248]

The Stardust Grail [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 260]

Mirrored Heavens [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 262]

Service Model [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 257]

Someone You Can Build a Nest In [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 253]

Kinning [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 246]

Rakesfall (Written by: Vajra Chandrasekera / Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio)

The Dead Cat Tail Assassins (Written by: P. Djeli Clark / Narrated by: Lynnette R. Freeman)

Loka (Written by: S.B. Divya)

Dead Girls Don't Dream (Written by: Nino Cipri)

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping (Written by: Sangu Mandana)

Blackheart Man (Written by: Nalo Hopkinson / Narrated by: Ron Butler)

The Book of Elsewhere (Written by: Keanu Reeves and China Mieville)

The Mercy of Gods (Written by: James S.A. Corey / Narrated by: Jefferson Mays)

Wind and Truth (Written by: Brandon Sanderson/ Narrated by: Kate Reading & Michael Kramer)

Novellas:

The Truth of the Aleke (Written by: Moses Ose Utomi)

Small Gods of Calamity (Written by: Sam Kyung Yoo)

The Butcher of the Forest (Written by: Premee Mohamed)

The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles (Written by: Malka Older / Narrated by: Lindsey Dorcus )

The Practice, the Horizon and the Chain (Written by: Sofia Samatar)

Lost Ark Dreaming [Audible] / [Episode 259]

The Brides of High Hill [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 256]

The Tusks of Extinction [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 243]

We Speak Through the Mountain (Written by: Premee Mohamed / Narrated by: Eva Tavares)

Navigational Entanglements (Written by: Alliette de Bodard)

Haunt Sweet Home (Written by: Sarah Pinsker)

She Who Knows (Written by: Nnedi Okorafor)

2024 SFF YA and Middle Grade:

Moonstorm [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Sheine Lende [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Daydreamer (Written by: Rob Cameron)

Heavenly Tyrant (Written by: Xiran Jay Zhao)

Amari and the Dispicable Wonders (Written by: B.B. Alston)

2024 Non-Fiction:

Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography (Written By: Jessica Max Stein)

Unlearning Shame: How We Can Reject Self-Blame Culture and Reclaim Our Power (Written & Narrated By: Devon Price)

Who's Afraid of Gender (Written & Narrated By: Judith Butler)

Mini-Review:

Bunyan and Henry; Or, the Beautiful Destiny [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]