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Hannah and Laura are covering the middle portion of Trudie Skies' The Thirteenth Hour and are trying to decide what Quen's "vibe" is. They also discuss a fun reality show that Laura has been watching, and Hannah's favorite read (so far) of 2026.

*This episode contains SPOILERS for The Thirteenth Hour by Trudie Skies. Spoiler section begins at: 29 min 5 secs. *

**CW for the episode: discussions of sex, sexual assault, rape, misogyny, sexism, violence, death, blood, magic, abuse, memory loss, police, trauma, abortion, religious trauma **

Learn more about The Cruel Gods series at Trudie's website: The Cruel Gods Series – Trudie Skies

Media Mentions:
The Thirteenth Hour by Trudie Skies
The Celebrity Traitors UK---Peacock
Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa
Spiderman: Brand New Day
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
East of Eden---Netflix
Vampire at Sea by Lindsay Merbaum

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Hannah and Laura are beginning their 10TH INDIE INTERMISSION!! They cover the first 40% of The Thirteenth Hour by Trudie Skies, gush over the worldbuilding in the novel, and try to figure out why the book isn't more popular. They also chat about a romp of a book that Laura recently read, a movie about dance teams that Hannah loved, and of course, more Taskmaster.

*This episode contains SPOILERS for The Thirteenth Hour by Trudie Skies. Spoiler section begins at: 34 min 10 secs. *

**CW for the episode: discussions of inappropriate language, violence, sexism, AI, capitalism, sex, death, blood, gore, magic**

Media Mentions:
The Thirteenth Hour by Trudie Skies
Taskmaster---YouTube
Attack on Titan---CrunchyRoll
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
Best of the Best---Netflix
The Love Hypothesis---Prime Video
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez

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Hannah and Laura are thrilled to be chatting with author K.R. Lockhaven about his new book, Fool! They discuss the book's characters and themes, writing a shocking twist, and the role that humor can play in books. Be sure to pick up Fool, which released on September 14th!

You can follow Kyle and find his works at:
Website: KRRLockhaven.com
Instagram: @authorkrlockhaven
Bluesky: @krlockhaven.bsky.social

Media Mentions:
Fool by K.R. Lockhaven
Mrs. Covington's by K.R.R. Lockhaven
The Azure Archipelago series by K.R.R. Lockhaven
The Conjuring of Zoth-Avarex by K.R.R. Lockhaven
Zoth-Avarex's Escape Plan by K.R.R. Lockhaven
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami
We Break Immortals by Thomas Howard Riley
Tokyo Ghoul---Hulu
Felix Ortiz's works

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Hannah and Laura are FINALLY wrapping up the "Year of the Dresden" 2026 edition. They do their best to discuss the characters and themes of Changes by Jim Butcher and speculate on how the series will be going forward. They also chat about a movie Laura didn't enjoy, a book Hannah thought handled motherhood in a nuanced way, and their thoughts on the latest series of Taskmaster (so far).

*This episode contains SPOILERS for Changes by Jim Butcher. Spoiler section begins at: 41 min 20 secs. *

**CW for the episode: discussions of sexism, misogyny, motherhood, sex workers, sex, pregnancy, infertility, drug use, vampires, wizard

Media Mentions:
Changes by Jim Butcher
Tenet
Hoppers---Disney+
X-Men---Disney+
Wingspan board game
Cascadia board game
River Valley Glassworks board game
A Gentle Rain board game
Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
Bridget & Gabe Are Not Okay by Lex Croucher 
Taskmaster---YouTube
What We Do in the Shadows 
From Justin to Kelly---Prime Video 
The Cruel Gods trilogy by Trudie Skies

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Hannah and Laura are delving further into Changes by Jim Butcher and doing their best to figure out what is actually happening. Laura is delighted to know that her plot prediction skills are improving and Hannah enjoys sharing some Jim Butcher/Dresden Files factoids. They also chat about some movies that Laura loved watching recently, an interesting sci-fi book they are both connected to, and Hannah's participation on a panel at Mitchell Street Arts.

*This episode contains SPOILERS for Changes by Jim Butcher. Spoiler section begins at: 31 min 56 secs. *

**CW for the episode: discussions of violence, murder, death, blood, rituals, monsters, vampires, sex, weapons, mental illness, pregnancy

Media Mentions:
Changes by Jim Butcher
Ichiro by Ryan Inzana
Practical Magic---HBO Max
Interstellar---Prime Video
Ludwig---Brit Box
Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser
The Felicity Complex by August Clarke 
Widow's Bay---AppleTV 
The Thirteenth Hour by Trudie Skies
Fool by K.R. Lockhaven

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Hannah and Laura feel like they are following a man who is going everywhere, and yet, accomplishing nothing. Yes, they are covering the middle portion of Changes by Jim Butcher and they are still confused. They also chat about some great audiobooks, some of their favorite moments on WILTY, and authors making the jump from non-fiction to fiction.

*This episode contains SPOILERS for Changes by Jim Butcher. Spoiler section begins at: 27 min 55 secs *

**CW for the episode: discussions of death, violence, sex, police, vampires, kidnapping, racism, gore **

Media Mentions:
Changes by Jim Butcher
Cherry Blossoms After Winter by Bamwoo
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 
Ancillary Justice by Anne Leckie 
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Trick-Taking Game
Would I Lie to You? ---YouTube
Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson
Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy
Taskmaster---YouTube 
Fool by KR Lockhaven
The Cruel Gods series by Trudie Skies

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Harry Dresden is going through a ton of changes and Hannah and Laura aren't prepared. They struggle through the first third of Changes by Jim Butcher, chat about a memoir that Laura wants everyone to talk about, a historical fiction book that has interesting themes, and a great album from one of Hannah's favorite artists.

**This episode contains SPOILERS for Changes by Jim Butcher. Spoiler section begins at: 44 min 15 secs. **

*CW for the episode: discussions of racism, politics, homophobia, transphobia, immigration, death, illness, sex, children, kidnapping, violence, vampires, gore, guns, explosions

Media Mentions:
Changes by Jim Butcher
Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams
The Drama---HBO Max
American Psycho---Hulu
Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson 
Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz
Sara Bareilles' Good Grief
Double Jeopardy---Tubi
The Cruel Gods Series by Trudie Skies
Fool by K.R. Lockhaven

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Hannah and Laura are entering into their TENTH Indie Intermission and in order to celebrate they are choosing a completed independently published SERIES to cover on the podcast!! In today's episode they work through a bracket of listener submitted book series and give brief descriptions of all of the contenders. Be sure to check out all of the authors/series mentioned in today's episode!!

Find out more about the indie series in our bracket at: IndieMission X – On Wednesdays We Read Podcast

Media Mentions:
The Triempery Revelations Series by L.L. Stephens
The Lost Humanity Series by H.S. Kallinger
The Cruel Gods Trilogy by Trudie Skies
The Gus Chronicles by Karryn Nagel
The Obsidian Path Series by Michael R. Fletcher
The Dragon Spirits Trilogy by L.L. Macrae
Learn to Howl Trilogy by Jennifer R. Donohue
Mennik Thorn Series by Patrick Samphire
Iamos Trilogy by Lyssa Chiavari
Mysterious Fields Series by Celia Lake
The Hex Files by Kelly Garcia
Songs of Sefate Series by Sarah Chorn

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Hannah and Laura are working through their many feelings about the events in Jim Butcher's book Turn Coat, and as a result Laura has decided to start writing Dresden Files fan fiction. They also chat about more BOOOOMM movies, a book Hannah read because Laura wouldn't stop talking about it, and a very funny Apple TV show.

*This episode contains SPOILERS for Turn Coat by Jim Butcher. Spoiler section begins at: 53 min 48 secs. *

**CW for the episode: discussions of death, violence, sexual assault, childhood trauma, family trauma, horror, sexism, racism, misogyny, aliens, vampires, ableism, gore, consent, sex

Media Mentions:
Turn Coat by Jim Butcher
Saga by Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples
Dunkirk
Inception
Magic Puzzle Company
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata 
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
The Forest Brims Over by Maru Ayase
The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne 
Last One Laughing UK---Prime Video
Schmigadoon---AppleTV

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Hannah and Laura are covering the final third of Jim Butcher's Turn Coat and are trying to decide if certain events needed to have taken place. They also discuss Hannah's hatred for Christopher Nolan movies, some recent non-fiction reads they loved, and a documentary that goes off the rails.

**This episode contains SPOILERS for Turn Coat by Jim Butcher. Spoiler section begins at: 36 min 15 secs. **

*CW for the episode: discussions of death, memory loss, sexism, racism, poverty, violence, sex, blood, vampires, magic, drugs

Media Mentions:
Turn Coat by Jim Butcher 
I See You've Called in Dead by John Kenney 
Strong Female Character by Fern Brady 
Following---Kanopy 
Memento---Peacock
A Little Devil in America by Hanif Abdurraqib  
The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren 
A Toxic Love Story---Netflix 

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You can follow Hannah at:
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