Howdy, hello, and salutations! Welcome to the inaugural episode of Not Now, I’m Reading, your brand new one-stop spot for all things genre related!

Once a week, we (Chelsea and Kay) get together to discuss all different sorts of genre reads, fan fiction and pop culture, and we want you to join us!

From comics to romance, through science-fiction, young adult, crime or fantasy – pretty much anything that can be classed as genre fiction goes, as long as it’s something we can gush about. We always aim to be critical readers but we want this show to be a space for positivity and celebrating fiction that gets things right. No book is perfect, but there are some damn good ones, and we want to be reading them.

So, with that little introduction over, on to the episode!

• Intro: 00:00 – 00:16

It’s time for our second episode and this one is packed with SO MANY MEDIA MENTIONS. Kay and Chelsea chat about the nominees for this year’s Hugo Awards. The winners will be announced on Friday, August 11 at WorldCon 75 in Helsinki. If you’d like to buy a membership to a) get a copy of the voter packet full of lots of great reads for an amazing value b) vote in this year’s Hugos and nominate for next year’s Hugos, you can buy a supporting membership for $40 US any time until Saturday, July 15, 11:59pm PDT. (Find out what time that is for you here.)

We know, we’re getting this episode in just under the wire.

Please note that Kay spent roughly five thousand years assembling the shownotes for this episode, so.

TIME STAMPS:

• Intro: 00:00 – 00:46

This episode we’re gonna be talking about everybody’s favorite soft space opera, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers, but first we’re getting emotional about the 40th anniversary of Star Wars and sharing our recent favorite tie-in materials and fics.

• Intro 00:00-00:34

This past weekend was SDCC, and the amount of nerd knowledge we’ve acquired is almost overwhelming. Black Panther preview! Cap with a beard! Captain Marvel will be set in the 90s! It seemed like the absolute perfect time to give you guys all  of our thoughts on Guardians of the Galaxy 2, the MCU and all it’s recent shenanigans, and, of course – all the fanfic recs.

• 00:00-00:37 – Intro

This week we’re gonna be discussing the first New York release of one of our favorite romance authors, Alisha Rai! We’re talking Hate to Want You, plus our current reads and what we’re gonna be chatting about next week.

• 00:00-1:01 – Intro

This week we’re going to be talking all about literary adaptations. Ones we love, ones we hate, and what makes a good adaptation in the first place. We’re also talking about our favorite reads and letting you know what’s coming up next!

• 00:00-00:38 – Intro

This week we’re talking about our favorite contemporary YA release of the year, When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon. We’re also talking about our current reads and our upcoming two-parter: Not Now, I’m Reading Something Awful, where we pick books we think the other person will hate. Yeah, I’m not sure how we’re still friends, either.

• 00:00-00:38 – Intro

This week is the first of our two very special Not Now, I’m Reading Something Terrible episodes. Chelsea and Kay use our powers for evil: to pick a book we think the other person will think is awful and make them read it. Let’s just say it was a success. Kay rants a lot about worldbuilding and bagels. Chelsea laughs at her pain. This episode we’re talking The Iron King by Julie Kagawa.

• 00:00-00:52 – Intro

This week we’re reading an amazing romance anthology, Hamilton’s Battalion: A Trio of Romances by Courtney Milan, Alyssa Cole, and Rose Lerner. But first we’re talking about all the things we’re reading and loving (or possibly not loving). Then we’ll wrap up with what we have coming up next.

• 00:00-00:49– Intro