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This time we discussed A Quantum Love Story, written by Mike Chen and narrated by Patti Murin. We also talked about awards season including Hugo nominations opening, the Locus Reading List and the Audie Award Finalists.

Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Harlequin Audio for providing an audio review copy of A Quantum Love Story for today's episode.

A Quantum Love Story [Libro.fm]

2024 Hugo Nominations - Glasgow 2024

2023 Locus Recommended Reading List

To Shape a Dragon's Breath [Libro.fm] / [Episode 229]

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

Chain Gang All-Stars [Libro.fm] / [Episode 203]

Flux [Libro.fm] / [Episode 204]

The Wishing Pool and Other Stories [Libro.fm] / [Episode 208]

2024 Audie Awards Finalists

Surrender [Libro.fm]

Making It So [Libro.fm]

Starling House [Libro.fm] / [Episode 225]

Yellowface [Libro.fm]

Maame [Libro.fm]

Tread of Angels [Libro.fm] / [Episode 182]

Recursion [Libro.fm]

Time Travel in Fiction [Episode 168]

This week, Lisa continues to share her experiences at Arisia including discussions with Andrea Hairston, Moniquill Blackgoose, and Kit Harding.

Arisia

Author Interviews from Arisia - Part I [Episode 240]

Andrea Hairston: [Website] / [Facebook] / [Bluesky]

Redwood and Wildfire [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Will Do Magic for Small Change [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Archangels of Funk: May 7, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Master of Poisons [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Aqueduct Press

Moniquill Blackgoose: [Tumblr]

To Shape a Dragon's Breath [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 229]

To Ride a Rising Storm (Nampeshiweisit - Book 2)

Kit Harding: [Website]

"Cranberry Nightmare" [Soul Jar: Thirty-One Fantastical Tales by Disabled Authors]

The Magnus Archives

The Strange Case of Starship Iris

The Mistholme Museum of Mystery, Morbidity, and Mortality

This week, Lisa shared her experiences at Arisia including discussions with Ryka Aoki (Arisia guest of Honor), Randee Dawn, and Micaiah Johnson. Additional author interviews to follow in next week's episode.

Arisia

We also briefly discussed the recent release of nomination statistics for the 2023 Hugo Award, Lodestar Award, and Astounding Award; and the ongoing discussion of the concerns the released information poses.

2023 Nominating and Final Ballot Statistics

"The 2023 Hugo nomination statistics have finally been released – and we have questions" - Cora Buhlert

"A Comparison of Hugo Nomination Distribution Statistics" - Heather Rose Jones

Ryka Aoki: [Website] / [Substack] / [Instagram] / [Bluesky]

Light From Uncommon Stars [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 141]

Randee Dawn: [Website] / [TikTok] / [facebook] / [Twitter] / [BlueSky] / [Newsletter]

Tune in Tomorrow [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Four ???? of the Apocalypse [Amazon]

Broad Universe

Escape Pod / PodCastle / PseudoPod

Levar Burton Reads

The Debutante podcast [Audible Original]

Micaiah Johnson: [Website]

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

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

Their Eyes Were Watching God (Written by: Zora Neale Hurston / Narrated by: Ruby Dee) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

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

This week we discussed Mislaid in Parts Half-Known, the latest installment in the Wayward Children series, written by Seanan McGuire and narrated by Jesse Vilinsky. We also shared some of our recent short fiction listens in our short fiction spotlight.

Mislaid in Parts Half-Known [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Arisia

Short Fiction Spotlight:

"One Man's Treasure" written by Sarah Pinsker, narrated by Matt Peters [Uncanny Magazine] - Issue Fifty

"The Year without Sunshine" written by Naomi Kritzer, narrated by Erika Ensign [Uncanny Magazine] - Issue Fifty-Five

"Introduction To 2181 Overture, Second Edition" written by Gu Shi, translated by Emily Jin, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 197: February 2023

"#buttonsinweirdplaces" written by Simon Kewin, narrated by Rebecca Wei Hsieh [Escape Pod 913] / [Escape Pod 914]

"The Cuckoo of Vrežna Mountain" written and narrated by Filip Hajdar Drnovšek Zorko [Beneath Ceaseless Skies] - Episode 312 - Apr 20, 2023

"Harvest the Stars" written by Mar Vincent, narrated by Cherrae L. Stuart [Escape Pod 920]

Out there Screaming [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

This week we discussed The Berry Pickers, written by Amanda Peters and narrated by Aaliya Warbus & Jordan Waunch.

Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Recorded Books, Inc. for providing an audio review copy of The Berry Pickers for today's episode.

The Berry Pickers [Libro.fm]

The Seed Keeper [Libro.fm]

Calling for a Blanket Dance [Libro.fm]

Probably Ruby [Libro.fm]

Blood Sisters [Libro.fm]

Bad Cree [Libro.fm]

The Conjoined [Libro.fm]

The Leavers [Libro.fm]

As 2024 begins, we discuss some of the audiobooks we are looking forward to in the new year.

Round 1:

Mark: The Mercy of Gods (Written by: James S.A. Corey / Narrated by: TBA): August 6, 2024

Shachi: Wandering Stars (Written by: Tommy Orange / Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett, MacLeod Andrews, Alma Cuervo, Curtis Michael Holland, Calvin Joyal, Phil Ava, Emmanuel Chumaceiro, Christian Young, Charley Flyte): February 27, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Lisa: Those Beyond the Wall (Written by: Micaiah Johnson / Narrated by: TBA): March 12, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Scott: Mirrored Heavens (Written by: Rebecca Roanhorse / Narrated by: TBA): June 4, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Round 2:

Mark: Alecto the Ninth (Written by: Tamsyn Muir / Narrated by: TBA): TBD [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Shachi: Anita de Monte Laughs Last (Written by: Xóchitl González / Narrated by: TBA): March 5, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Lisa: Archangels of Funk (Written by: Andrea Hairston/ Narrated by: TBA): May 7, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Scott: Space Oddity (Written by: Catherynne M. Valente / Narrated by: TBA): May 7, 2024

Round 3:

Mark: Keeper of the Lost Cities #10 (Written by: Shannon Messenger / Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly): ~November 1, 2024

Shachi: Victim (Written by: Andrew Boryga/ Narrated by: TBA): March 12, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Lisa: Someone You Can Build a Nest In (Written by: John Wiswell/ Narrated by: TBA): April 2, 2024

Scott: Service Model (Written by: Adrian Tchaikovsky / Narrated by: TBA): June 4, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Additional Picks:

Mark: 1000 Words: A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All-Year Round (Written by: Jami Attenberg / Narrated by: Jami Attenberg, Kamali Minter, Joy Osmanski, André Santana): January 9, 2024

Shachi: The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers (Written by: Samuel Burr / Narrated by: TBA) April 2, 2024; Happy (Written by: Celina Baljeet Basra/ Narrated by: Neil Shah): January 23, 2024

Lisa: Rakesfall (Written by: Vajra Chandrasekera / Narrated by: TBA): June 18, 2024; A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping (Written by: Sangu Mandanna / Narrated by: TBA): September 10, 2024; Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography (Written By: Jessica Max Stein): March 15, 2024

Scott: The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles (Written by: Malka Ann Older / Narrated by: TBA): February 13, 2024; The Dead Cat Tail Assassins (Written by: Sangu Mandanna / Narrated by: TBA): April 23, 2024; Wind and Truth (Written by: Brandon Sanderson / Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer): December 6, 2024

As 2023 comes to a close, we (Mark, Shachi, Lisa, and Scott) take a look back at some of our favorite audiobooks from 2023.

Round 1:

Mark: System Collapse [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Shachi: How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Lisa: The Reformatory [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

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

Round 2:

Mark: The Wild Robot Protects [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Shachi: Loot [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Lisa: Lone Women [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Scott: Mammoths at the Gates [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 226]

Round 3:

Mark: All It Takes Is a Goal: The 3-Step Plan to Ditch Regret and Tap Into Your Massive Potential [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Shachi: Glory [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Lisa: The Shamshine Blind [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

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

Additional Picks:

Mark: What Do You Want Out of Life?: A Philosophical Guide to Figuring Out What Matters, The Infinite Miles

Shachi: The Laughter; Yellow Face; Sea Change; Maame; American War; What We Fed to the Manticore

Lisa: Novels - Terraformers; Meru; Chain Gang All-Stars; Silver Nitrate; The Saint of Bright Doors; Who Drowned the World; Translation State / Novellas - The Lies of the Ajungo; And Put Away Childish Things; The Mimicking of Known Successes; Walking Practice; The Last Dragoners of Bowbazar; If Found, Return to Hell, A Feast For Flies; Mammoths at the Gates / Series - The Final Architecture; Imperial Radch; The Last Binding; Xuya Universe

Scott: And Put Away Childish Things; The Mimicking of Known Successes; The Sunlit Man; The Saint of Bright Doors; Bookshops & Bonedust

This time we discussed Orbital, written by Samantha Harvey and narrated by Sarah Naudi.

Review & discussion with Shachi, Lisa, and Scott.

Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Recorded Books, Inc. for providing an audio review copy of Orbital for today's episode.

Orbital [Libro.fm]

Las Meninas

The Fifth Season [Libro.fm]

Klara and the Sun [Libro.fm]

Ulysses [Libro.fm]

Anne of Green Gables [Libro.fm]

Station Eleven [Libro.fm]

Sea of Tranquility [Libro.fm] / [Episode 148]

Station Eleven [Libro.fm]

The Rabbit Hutch [Libro.fm]

Blackouts [Libro.fm]

This week we discussed The Blue, Beautiful World, written by Karen Lord and narrated by Robin Miles. We also shared some of our recent short fiction listens in our December short fiction spotlight.

Review & discussion with Lisa and Scott.

The Blue, Beautiful World [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Short Fiction Spotlight:

"Fandom for Witches" written by Ruoxi Chen, narrated by Judy Young [Fantasy magazine] - Issue 96: October 2023

"The Retcon Man" [Escape Pod 912]

"Love at the Event Horizon" written by Natalia Theodoridou, narrated by Matt Peters [Uncanny Magazine] - Issue Fifty-Three

"Stones" written by Nnedi Okorafor, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 204: September 2023

"To Helen" written by Bella Han, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 201: June 2023

"Journey to Anasta" written by Karl El-Koura, narrated by Randal L. Schwartz [StarShipSofa - 717]

This week we discussed The Surviving Sky, written by Kritika H. Rao and narrated by Sharmila Devar & Pranshu Mishra.

Review & discussion with Lisa and Scott.

The Surviving Sky [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Broken Earth (Series): The Fifth Season [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]