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Book Riot's Our Queerest Shelves newsletter captain Danika Ellis joins Sharifah to recommend some LGBTQ+ SF/F favorites.
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Sharifah talks about some of her favorite backlist SF/F reads.
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Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi, translated by Jonathan Wright
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
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Let's take a break from the usual SFF Yeah format to share the Book Riot podcast's Book Nerd Movie Club talking about The Neverending Story!
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The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
The Neverending Story Oral History
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Sharifah talks about some of her favorite backlist SF/F reads.
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Join Book Riot's editorial staff and expert guest writers at The Deep Dive, your destination for deep thoughts on all things reading, behind-the-scenes insights, informed takes, and so much more. Whether we're analyzing book deal trends, whittling down the best books of the century, or letting you in on the best book club book of the summer, you'll find something to nerd out over and enrich your reading life. With decades of experience in books and publishing between us, we have a wealth of knowledge, thoughts, and curated goodness we can't wait to share with you. Go ahead and take the plunge.
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Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moses
The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
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Sharifah talks about Shakespeare and references to the Bard in SF/F, talks Antony and Cleopatra with Immortal Longings author Chloe Gong, and more!
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Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong
Vilest Things by Chloe Gong
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu
Prince of Cats by Ronald Wimberly
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Sharifah talks about some of her favorite backlist SF/F reads.
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Learn something new, sharpen your skills, and expand your horizons with our Better Living Through Books newsletter. Better Living Through Books is your resource for reading material that helps you live the life you want. From self-help to cookbooks to parenting to personal finance, relationships, and more, Better Living Through Books has got you covered. If it’s part of life, it can be part of your reading life. That's what Better Living Through Books is all about.
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Life on Mars by Tracy K. Smith
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
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Sharifah talks about representation in SF/F and captain of Book Riot's In Reading Color newsletter Erica Ezeifedi recommends great BIPOC SF/F.
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Sharifah talks about favorite SF/F of this century so far.
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Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez, translated by Megan McDowell
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Sharifah talks about the new shape of SFF Yeah and discusses the best SFF of the year so far with Book Riot's managing editor and All the Books host Vanessa Diaz.
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SFF Yeah! is going on hiatus, so Jenn and Sharifah reminisce about 173 episodes and talk about favorite SF/F picture and board books.
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