Narrated

This week we discussed Walking Practice, written by Dolki Min and narrated by Nicky Endres.We also shared some of our favorite recent short fiction listens in our short fiction spotlight.

Discussion with Shachi, Lisa, and Scott.

Walking Practice [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Short Fiction Spotlight:

"Silo, Sweet Silo" written by James Castles, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 197: February 2023

"Once Upon a Time at the Oakmont" written by P A Cornell, narrated by Nan McNamara [Fantasy magazine] - Issue 96: October 2023

"How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub" written by P. Djèlí Clark, narrated by Matt Peters [Uncanny Magazine] - Issue Fifty

"The Only Living Cabby In New York City" written by Jason Smith, narrated by Laurice White [Kaleidocast] - S4 Ep5

"Better Living Through Algorithms" written by Naomi Kritzer, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 200: May 2023

"Crystal Hexagons on Windowsills" written by Prashanth Srivatsa, narrated by Sonali Misra [Cast of Wonders 560]

We celebrated Non-Fiction November by discussing some of our favorite non-fiction audiobooks from 2023 and a few we are looking forward to in 2024.

Shachi's Picks:

Mott Street: A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Poverty, by America [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Great White Bard: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Lisa's Picks:

Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect what is Human in a World of Machines [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Burn it Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Mark's Pick:

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

Scott's Pick:

Slow AF Run Club: The Ultimate Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Run [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

2024 Picks:

Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder - Release: April 16, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography - Release: March 15, 2024

1000 Words: A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round - Release: January, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [Audible]

This week we discussed People Collide, written by Isle McElroy and narrated by Daniel Henning & Aida Reluzco.

Discussion with Shachi and Lisa.

Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and HarperAudio for providing an audio review copy of People Collide for today's episode.

People Collide [Libro.fm]

This week we discussed To Shape a Dragon's Breath, written by Moniquill Blackgoose and narrated by Charley Flyte.

Discussion with Shachi, Lisa, and Scott.

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

The Scholomance (Series): A Deadly Education [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Tess of the Road [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

In the Serpents Wake [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

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

Legendborn [Libro.fm]

VenCo [Libro.fm]

This week we discussed If on a Winter's Night a Traveler, written by Italo Calvino, translated by William Weaver, and narrated by Jefferson Mays.

Discussion with Mark and Scott.

If on a Winter's Night a Traveler [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Tackling the To Be Listened List [Episode 67]

Cloud Atlas [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Starless Sea [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 55]

The Expanse (Series) [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 128]

This week we discussed Bookshops & Bonedust, the upcoming prequel to Legends and Lattes, written and narrated by Travis Baldree. We also briefly discussed the 2023 Hugo Awards.

Review & discussion with Lisa and Scott.

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing an audio review copy of Bookshops & Bonedust for today's episode.

Bookshops & Bonedust [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Legends & Lattes [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 150]

This week we discussed Mammoths at the Gates, written by Nghi Vo and narrated by Cindy Kay. We also shared some of our favorite recent short fiction listens in our audio short fiction spotlight.

Review & discussion with Lisa and Scott.

Mammoths at the Gates [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

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

Starling House [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 225]

"Destination Star" written by Gregory Marlow, narrated by LeVar Burton [Levar Burton Reads] - 20 Feb 23

"All Summer in a Day" written by Ray Bradbury

"The Breaks" written by Scott King, narrated by Alicia Atkins [Cast of Wonders 552] - 24 Sep 23

"There's Magic in Bread" written by Effie Seiberg, narrated by Gigi Yelen [Fantasy Magazine] - Mar 2023 (Issue 89)

"The Tenth Life" written by Sheryl R. Hayes, narrated by Alethea Kontis [CatsCast - Ep 15] - Ep 15 (May 2023)

"The Adoration of Random Strangers" written by Azure Arther, narrated by Tonia Ransom [Nightlight - 622]

Nine Goblins written by T Kingfisher, narrated by Katherine Inskip [Cast of Wonders] - Ep 544 (13 Aug 23)

"A Man Walks Into a Bar: In Which More Than Four Decades After My Father's Reluctant Night of Darts on West 54th Street I Finally Understand What Needs to be Done." written by Scott Edelman, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki [Lightspeed] - Jan 2023

This week we discussed Starling House, written by Alix E. Harrow and narrated by Natalie Naudus.

Review & discussion with Lisa and Scott.

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing an audio review copy of Starling House for today's episode.

Starling House [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Fractured Fables (Series): A Spindle Splintered [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Mexican Gothic [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Spring Hills Cycle (Series): The Empress of Salt and Fortune [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Hazel Wood [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Scholomance (Series): A Deadly Education [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

This week we discussed He Who Drowned the World, Shelley Parker-Chan and narrated by Natalie Naudus.

Review & discussion with Lisa and Scott.

He Who Drowned the World [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

She Who Became The Sun [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

158: 2022 Hugo Finalists - Best Novel

The Poppy War [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

This week we discussed The Saint of Bright Doors, written by Vajra Chandrasekera and narrated by Sid Sagar.

Review & discussion with Lisa and Scott.

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

The Locked Tomb (Series): Gideon the Ninth [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

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

The Green Bone Saga (Series): Jade City [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Blue Skinned Gods [Libro.fm]

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

We Could Be Heroes [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]