It's a new year and a new season for OWWR pod! A fifth season, in fact! Hannah and Laura are covering the first third of N.K. Jemisin's book, The Fifth Season. They also chat about a manga series that Laura loves, a Poirot (BBC) marathon watch, and a fun, queer romance that Hannah recently read. Oh, they also decide to possibly reread The Wheel of Time...

**This episode contains SPOILERS for The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin. Spoiler section begins at: 37 min 25 secs.**

*CW for the plot section: death, violence, climate events, abuse, child abuse, sexual abuse, starvation.*

*Spoilers for Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura from 6 min through 12 min.*

*Apologies for audio/microphone issues on Laura's end. *

Media Mentions:
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
Reservation Dogs---Hulu
Rutherford Falls---Peacock
The Bear---Hulu
Parks & Recreation---Peacock
Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura
Poirot---BritBox
Murder on the Orient Express---Hulu
Stardew Valley videogame
Robot Dreams---Hulu
The Pairing by Casey McQuiston
Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross
Friends---Max
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan
The Bound and the Broken series by Ryan Cahill
The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson

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It's the most wonderful time of the year! Hannah and Laura wrap up 2024 by sharing some of their favorite books, TV shows, and movies! 

Thank you to OWWR listeners, friends, and guests for supporting the podcast! See you in 2025 as we "Break the Earth" together!

Media Mentions:
SNL---Peacock
Kevin Can F*ck Himself---Netflix
Agatha All Along---Disney+
The Last of Us---Max
Blue Eye Samurai---Netflix
Fallout---Prime Video
SFF Addicts podcast
A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall
Sea of Souls by N.C. Scrimgeour
Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
The Wild Robot movie
Kotaro Lives Alone---Netflix
Fox 8 by George Saunders
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Viviana Valentine and the Ticking Clock by Emily Edwards
Sweetpea by C.J. Skuse
Fargo---Max
Dune: Part Two---Max
Star Wars---Disney+
Challengers---Prime Video
The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
A Side Character's Love Story by Akane Tamura
Joyful Recollections of Trauma by Paul Scheer
The Boys---Prime Video
North Woods by Daniel Mason
A Sorrow Named Joy by Sarah Chorn
The Necessity of Rain by Sarah Chorn
The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi
Delicious in Dungeon---Netflix
Abbott Elementary---Hulu
Quaint Creatures by Andrew D. Meredith
Blackburn Station by Karen Lucia
Dragonmeat by Angela Boord
Seeds of Inheritance by Aimee Kuzenski
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay
Educated by Tara Westover
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose Utomi
The Truth of the Aleke by Moses Ose Utomi
Hills of Heather and Bone by K.E. Andrews
Jaiti's Wager by Jonathan Nevair
No Song, But Silence by Jonathan Nevair
Cosmic Widow by Jonathan Nevair
M is for Monster by Talia Dutton
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera
The Firekeeper's Daughter by Angelline Boulley
The Wishing Stone by Adam Holcombe
Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura
Funny Story by Emily Henry
Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings---Disney+
Loki---Disney+
Ms. Marvel---Disney+
Echo---Disney+
The Marvels---Disney+
Dimension 20
Tales of the Empire---Disney+
The Acolyte---Disney+
The Bad Batch---Disney+
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power---Prime Video
Hollow Knight videogame
Stardew Valley videogame
Hot Ones---YouTube
Foster the Meeple---YouTube
Wingspan board game
Batala's ASMR---YouTube
Jojo's ASMR---YouTube
Fast ASMR---YouTube
Gibi ASMR---YouTube
Lizi ASMR---YouTube
Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang
He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
Before the Shattered Gates of Heaven, Vol. 1 by Bryan S. Glosemeyer
The Fires of Treason by Michele Quirke
The First Binding by R.R. Virdi
The Doors of Midnight by R.R. Virdi
Paladin Unbound by Jeff Speight
The Forsaken Planet by Bryan Wilson
The Gilded Ones series by Namina Forna
Mushroom Blues by Adrian M. Gibson
Dani Finn's

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It's the holiday season, so that means that Hannah and Laura have decided to go on another wild ride of discussing movies that may or may not be about Christmas! If you're looking for a "cross-stitching movie," this is the podcast episode for you! Hannah and Laura chat about The Beautician and the Beast, a childhood favorite of Hannah's, and try to decide what the overall theme of the movie really is.

**This episode contains SPOILERS for The Beautician and the Beast. **

Media Mentions:
The Beautician and the Beast---Prime Video
The Nanny---Peacock
The Sound of Music---Disney+
Sense and Sensibility---Apple TV
Pride and Prejudice---Hulu
Hairspray---Apple TV
The Stepford Wives---Paramount+
Sarah Plain and Tall---Peacock
The Country Bears---Disney+
Gremlins---Peacock
Batman Returns---Max
The Office---Peacock
Parks & Rec---Peacock
He's Just Not That Into You---Max
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants---Apple TV
7th Heaven---Paramount+
Mrs. Doubtfire---Peacock
Dune---Max
Beauty and the Beast---Disney+
A Fish Called Wanda---Apple TV
The Golden Girls---Peacock
French Kiss---Prime Video
Joyful Noise---Apple TV
10 Things I Hate About You---Hulu
Aladdin---Disney+
The Truth About Cats and Dogs---Prime Video
Coyote Ugly---Peacock
Crossroads---Peacock

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Hannah and Laura are thrilled to be welcoming back to the podcast their friend, author K.E. Andrews!! The trio discuss Katie's wonderful novel and SPFBO9 finalist, Hills of Heather and Bone. Hannah and Laura fight back tears, do some "chicken math," and gush about the representation present in this emotional, cozy-fantasy book. Katie also shares her process of writing about grief, Scottish folklore influences, and why she decided to "skip" the romance.

This episode contains SPOILERS for Hills of Heather and Bone by K.E. Andrews.

CW for the episode: discussions of death, infertility, miscarriage, chronic illness, cannibalism, violence

Media Mentions:
Hills of Heather and Bone by K.E. Andrews
The Assassin of Grins and Secrets by K.E. Andrews
Wild Skies by K.E. Andrews
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
Arcane---Netflix
The Threadlight trilogy by Zack Argyle
A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers
The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin

Be sure to pick up Hills of Heather and Bone or request it from your local library today!!

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https://www.keandrews.org
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Hannah and Laura are THRILLED to talk with Moses Ose Utomi about his truly fantastic novella series, The Forever Desert!! Moses shares about effective storytelling and its interpretations, writing from the perspective of an outsider, and the realities of being a dreamer. Hannah and Laura also try their best to get Moses to tell them what happens in The Memory of the Ogisi (The Forever Desert Book #3).

**This episode contains SPOILERS for The Lies of the Ajungo and The Truth of the Aleke by Moses Ose Utomi.**

Be sure to pick up The Lies of the Ajungo and The Truth of the Aleke or request them from your local library!!

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Media Mentions: 
The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose Utomi
The Truth of the Aleke by Moses Ose Utomi
The Memory of the Ogisi by Moses Ose Utomi
Daughters of Oduma by Moses Ose Utomi
Children of Useyi by Moses Ose Utomi
Attack on Titan---Hulu
A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin
The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
House of the Dragon---Max
Jujutsu Kaisen---Hulu
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

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Hannah and Laura finish up this their coverage of The Fires of Treason by Michele Quirke by discussing the characters and themes of the book. Hannah read a great sci-fi book by an author that was at a book fair she and Laura recently attended. They also talk about Marvel...again...

**This episode contains SPOILERS for The Fires of Treason by Michele Quirke.**

Spoiler section begins at: 41 min 20 secs.

*Apologies for audio issues on Laura's end.*

Media Mentions:
The Fires of Treason by Michele
Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania---Disney+
Loki---Disney+
Agatha All Along---Disney+
WandaVision---Disney+
Captain Marvel---Disney+
The Marvels---Disney+
Ms. Marvel---Disney+
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings---Disney+
Black Panther---Disney+
Wakanda Forever---Disney+
Deadpool & Wolverine---Disney+
Marvel Cinematic Universe---Disney+
Parks & Rec---Peacock
The Office---Peacock
The Fantastic Four---Disney+
Twisters---Peacock
Sex Education---Netflix
Citadel by C.M. Alongi
The Conductors by Nicole Glover
Stardew Valley videogame
The King's Speech---Prime Video
The Crown---Netflix
The Forever Desert series by Moses Ose Utomi
Hills of Heather and Bone by K.E. Andrews
Beautician and the Beast---Prime Video
The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin

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Hannah and Laura are on Indie Intermission and finish up their coverage of the plot of The Fires of Treason by Michele Quirke!! They chat about YouTube channels Laura has been watching, Hannah's recent read about the history of D&D, and movies that hit them "right in the nostalgia." They also go in depth into Hannah's farm on Stardew Valley leaving Laura confused...

**This episode contains SPOILERS for The Fires of Treason by Michele Quirke.**

*Apologies for some audio issues on Laura's end.*

Media Mentions: 
The Fires of Treason by Michele Quirke
Foster the Meeple---YouTube
Batala's ASMR---YouTube
Pitch Perfect---Peacock
Glee---Disney+
St. Denis Medical---Peacock
Drop Dead Gorgeous---Max
John Tucker Must Die---Hulu
Fargo---Max
Superstore---Peacock
Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Which Witch by Eva Ibbotson
Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons by Ben Riggs
Stardew Valley videogame
She's the Man---Hulu

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Hannah and Laura are going down, down, down the road, down the witches' road and they've brought along the newest member of their coven, author Ashley Anglin!!! The three witches avoid the Salem Seven, gush over Sasheer Zamata's performance, and try to decide if there were any bad parts of the show.

***This episode contains full SPOILERS for Agatha All Along.***

Be sure to follow Ashley Anglin at:
https://linktr.ee/ashleyb.anglin

And check out Undiscovered by Ashley Anglin, or request it from your local library!

Media Mentions:
Agatha All Along---Disney+
Undiscovered by Ashley Anglin
WandaVision---Disney+
Frozen---Disney+
Coco---Disney+
Marvel Cinematic Universe---Disney+
Bad Moms---AppleTV
Mare of Easttown---Max
The Wire---Max
Heartstopper---Netflix
Hot Ones---YouTube
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Star Trek---Paramount+
Practical Magic---Peacock
Scream---Max

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It's time for Indie Intermission!!! Hannah and Laura are covering the first half of The Fires of Treason by Michele Quirke and trying to decide whether or not treason was in fact committed. They also discuss the latest entry in Jonathan Nevair's spy-fi series, Domingo, a great memoir, and Hannah's wedding.

**This episode contains SPOILERS for The Fires of Treason by Michele Quirke.**
Spoiler section begins at 46 min and 5 sec.

Media Mentions: 
The Fires of Treason by Michele Quirke
Fall Guy---Peacock
Scream---Max
Avengers: Age of Ultron---Disney+
X-Men---Disney+
SNL---Peacock
The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
The Office---Peacock
Andor---Disney+
Cosmic Widow by Jonathan Nevair
The Wind Tide series by Jonathan Nevair
Wingspan the board game
Flamecraft the board game
Board Game Authority
Pride---Kanopy
Brooklyn Nine-Nine---Peacock
Educated by Tara Westover
Hide by Kiersten White
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Hannah and Laura are thrilled to be able to talk to science-fiction/fantasy author, Bryan Wilson, about his series, Power of the Stars! They chat about Bryan's publishing journey, writing fictional friendships and complex families, and navigating intergalactic politics.

**This episode contains mild spoilers for The Forsaken Planet by Bryan Wilson.**

Be sure to read Bryan's books (The Forsaken Planet and The Son of the Prophets) and request them from your local library!

You can follow Bryan at:
bryanwilsonauthor.com
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Twitter: @BWilsonauthor

Media Mentions:
The Forsaken Planet by Bryan Wilson
The Son of the Prophets by Bryan Wilson
A Princess of Oldir by Bryan Wilson
The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
Enders Game by Orson Scott Card
Star Trek---Paramount+
The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Halo the videogame
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Lightbringer by Pierce Brown

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