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This week we are sharing our Short Fiction Spotlight, along with sine mini reviews of longer works.

Short Fiction Spotlight:

"Scalp" written by H.H. Pak, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 209

"The Alien in My Bathtub" written by Tony Dunnell, narrated by Bryce Dahle [Escape Pod 934]

"Summiting the Moon" written by Pragathi Bala, narrated by S.B. Divya [Escape Pod 933]

"The Best-Ever Cosplay of Whistle and Midnight" written by Analee Newitz, narrated by Erika Ensign [Uncanny Magazine - 57B]

"How to Pass as Human" written by Raiff Taranday, narrated by Alasdair Stuart [Escape Pod 927]

"Night Desk Duty at the Infinite Paradox Hotel" written by Aimee Ogden, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki [Lightspeed]

Mini Reviews:

A Deadly Inside Scoop: written by Abby Collette / Narrated by: Chandra Skyye [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

A Game of Cones: written by Abby Collette / Narrated by: Chandra Skyye [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

A Killer Sundae: written by Abby Collette / Narrated by: Diana Blue [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

All Souls Lost>: written by Dan Moren / Narrated by: Mirror Willis [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

This week we discussed Jumpnauts, written by Hao Jingfang, translated by Ken Liu, and narrated by Catherine Ho.

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

Vagabonds [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 81]

3 Body Problem (2024) [IMDb] / [Netflix]

Rendezvous with Rama [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

This time we discussed James, written by Percival Everett and narrated by Dominic Hoffman

Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Penguin Random House Audio for providing audio review copies of James for today's episode.

James [https://tidd.ly/3TXkP1j">Libro.fm]

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn narrated by Elijah Wood [Audible]

"This Amazing Troubling Book" by Toni Morrison

The Trees [Libro.fm]

This time we discussed Annie Bot, written by Sierra Greer and narrated by Jennifer Jill Araya.

Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program, HarperAudio, and Mariner Books for providing review copies of Annie Bot for today's episode.

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

Artificial Intelligence in Science Fiction [Episode 200]

Klara and the Sun [Libro.fm] / [Episode 110]

The Mountain in the Sea [Libro.fm] / [Episode 172]

The Stepford Wives [https://tidd.ly/4a9Uv9K">Libro.fm]

Know My Name [Libro.fm]

This week we discussed Those Beyond the Wall, written by Micaiah Johnson and narrated by Angel Pean.

Those Beyond the Wall (Narrated by: Angel Pean): March 12, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

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

Interview with Micaiah Johnson [Episode 240]

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

"2024 Compton Crook Award Finalists" [Locus]

Finalists for the 59th Nebula Awards

This week we discussed What Feasts at Night, book 2 is the Sworn Soldier series, written by T. Kingfisher and narrated by Avi Roque. We also shared some of our recent 2024 short fiction listens in our Short Fiction Spotlight.

What Feasts at Night [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

What Moves the Dead [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Short Fiction Spotlight:

"What Becomes of Curious Minds" written by Wen-Yi Lee, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki [https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/what-becomes-of-curious-minds/">Lightspeed] - Issue 165

"Mom and Dad At the Home Front" written by Sherwood Smith, narrated by Kaitlyn Zivanovich [https://podcastle.org/2024/02/20/podcastle-827-mom-and-dad-at-the-home-front/">PodCastle 827]/p>

"Uncle Eddie's Grave" written and narrated by Jendayi Brooks-Flemister [Many Worlds] - Jan 15

"Marginalia" written by Mary Robinette Kowal, narrated by Erika Ensign [Uncanny Magazine - 56A]

"Nothing of Value" written by Aimee Ogden, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 208: January 2024

"The Library" written by N.B. Andersen, narrated by Dani Cutler [https://escapepod.org/2024/02/22/escape-pod-929-the-library/">Escape Pod 929]

This week we are each sharing a recent listen or two that we think you may enjoy.

Lisa:

Assassin of Reality: written by Marina & Sergey Dyachenko / Narrated by: Jessica Ball

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

Kinning: written by Nisi Shawl / Narrated by: Allyson Johnson

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

Everfair: written by Nisi Shawl / Narrated by: Allyson Johnson

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

Mark:

Stuck Up & Stupid: written by Angourie Rice & Kate Rice / Narrated by: Angourie Rice [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

"6.14 The Community Library Live!"

"3.13 What it's Like to Narrate an Audiobook"

Shachi:

Demon Copperhead: written by Barbara Kingsolver / Narrated by: Charlie Thurston [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

David Copperfield: written by Charles Dickens / Narrated by: Simon Vance [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Scott::

Making it So: written and narrated by: Patrick Stewart [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

This week, we are joined today by Science Fiction & Fantasy enthusiast Chaos Golubitsky, who is on a mission to promote graphic storytelling. We also briefly checked in on the latest updates regarding the 2023 Hugo Awards process.

"A Report on Censorship and Exclusion"

https://diggercomic.com/">Digger by Ursula Vernon

Publishers Weekly - Adult Comics & Graphic Novels [Spring 2023] / [Fall 2023]

LadyBusiness Hugo 2024 Spreadsheet

"2024 Nerds of a Feather Hugo Awards Recommended Reading, Part 2: Visual Work Categories"

Clementine Volume 2 by Tillie Walden [Overdrive/Libby]

Cosmoknights (Book Two) by Hannah Templer [Overdrive/Libby]

Carmilla: The First Vampire by Amy Chu and Soo Lee [Overdrive/Libby]

A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll [Overdrive/Libby]

Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed [Overdrive/Libby]

The Great Beyond by Léa Murawiec [Overdrive/Libby]

This week, Lisa shares her experiences at Boskone including discussions with Naseem Jamnia, Michael Green Jr., and David Gerrold.

Boskone 61

Lensman (Series) by E.E. "Doc" Smith: Triplanetary [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Naseem Jamnia: [Newsletter] / [Instagram] / [Website]

The Bruising of Qilwa [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Sleepaway - 2025 Release [Website]

His Dark materials (Series): The Amber Spyglass (Book 3) [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Dark Is Rising [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Harry Potter (Series) [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm]

Natalie Naudus

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

Victory City [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Emily Woo Zeller

Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands written by Stephen King, narrated by Frank Muller [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Vico Ortiz

Michael Green Jr.: [Website] / [Instagram] / [TikTok] / [Twitter]

The End of Nobility - 3 May 2024 [Website]

Lynit

Enders Game written by Orson Scott Card, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki, Harlan Ellison, Gabrielle de Cuir [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Dhalgren written by Samuel R. Delany, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

David Gerrold: [Patreon]

"The Trouble with Tribbles" [IMDb]

The World of Star Trek [goodreads]

"Ganny Goes to War" - Analog:March/April 2024

Hella written by David Gerrold, narrated by Travis Baldree [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

When HARLIE Was One written and narrated by David Gerrold [Audible]

This week we discussed The Tusks of Extinction, written by Ray Nayler and narrated by Stefan Rudnicki & Gabrielle de Cuir. We also shared some of our recent short fiction listens in our short fiction spotlight.

Boskone 61

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

The Mountain in the Sea [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Short Fiction Spotlight:

"Tuesday, June 13, at the South Valley Time Loop Support Group" written by Heather Kamins, narrated by Susan Hanfield [Escape Pod 910]

"The Sound of Children Screaming" written by Rachael K. Jones, narrated by Heather Thomas [https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/the-sound-of-children-screaming/">Nightmare] Oct 2023 (Issue 133)

"The World's Wife" written by Ng Yi-Sheng, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 207: December 2023

"Anais Gets A Turn" written by R.T. Ester, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 196: January 2023

"Stitch" written by Kathleen Schaefer, narrated by Ant Bacon [PodCastle 813]

"A Soul in the World" written by Charlie Jane Anders, narrated by Erika Ensign [Uncanny Magazine] - Issue Fifty-One