SFF Yeah!

Sharifah talks about some of her favorite backlist SF/F reads.

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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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"The Hidden Racism of Book Cover Design" by Tajja Isen (The Walrus)

Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko

The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko

Flying Witch by Chihiro Ishizuka

Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

Bloodchild and Other Stories by Octavia Butler

Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno Garcia

The Good House by Tananarive Due

How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

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Sharifah talks about favorite SF/F of this century so far.

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Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez, translated by Megan McDowell

Exit West by Moshin Hamid

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin

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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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The Afterlife of Mal Caldera by Nadi Reed Perez

The Book of Love by Kelly Link

Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice

Escape Velocity by Victor Manibo

The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei

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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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Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin

Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin

Cryptid Baby series by Elias Barks with Meg Hunt and Zoe Persico (Nessie Baby!)

A Jedi You Will Be by Preeti Chhibber and Mike Deas

Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman and Dan Yaccarino

LIFT by Minh Lê and Dan Santat

King Arthur’s Very Great Grandson by Kenneth Kraegel

If Your Babysitter is a Bruja by Ana Siqueira and Irena Freitas

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

The Rainbow Goblins by Ul de Rico

What Do You Do With an Idea? by Kobi Yamada and Mae Besom

The Truth About Dragons by Julie Leung and Hanna Cha

Stella’s Stellar Hair by Yesenia Moises

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Jenn talks about two recent favorites with very different vibes.

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The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl: (2023) Volume 1 by Miyuki Tonogaya

Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather

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Jenn and guest Vanessa get deep into 2021's The Green Knight, plus talk a little bit more about the Hugos and a very wonky Wonka event.

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Hugos Updates: Just Go Visit File770

Willy Wonkay's Potentially Litigious Fyre Festival? [EW]

The Green Knight (2021)

"The Gawain Poet"

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight [Project Gutenberg]

The Green Knight by David Lowery and Anonymous

Preeti Chhibber on Dev Patel's Casting [Elle]

Monkey Man Trailer [YouTube]

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Jenn tackles two more listener questions and updates everyone about her Machineries of Empire reread.

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The Machineries of Empire by Yoon Ha Lee

Jennifer K: Middle-grade SF/F

The Storm Runner by J.C. Cervantes (but really any Rick Riordan Presents)

Lisa P: Academic sci-fi and Marginalized perspectives in high fantasy

The Blue, Beautiful World (Cygnus Beta #3) by Karen Lord

The Unbroken by C.L. Clark

She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

Rec'd by Lisa: We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor

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Jenn and guest Kelly Jensen dig into what horror is and isn't, the Summer Scares program, recommendations, and what even is happening with this ACOTAR adaptation.

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A Court of Thorns and Roses Is ... Not? ... Cancelled [Collider]

Summer Scares

Jackal by Erin E. Adams

Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison

This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno

All These Bodies by Kendare Blake

Dead Flip by Sara Farizan

#MurderTrending by Gretchen McNeil

Ophie’s Ghosts by Justina Ireland

The Nest by Kenneth Oppel

My Aunt Is A Monster by Reimena Yee

Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill (cw: animal experimentation & cruelty, homophobia, violence against women, loss of a child)

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1, Koyoharu Gotouge with John Werry (Translator), Stan!, Adam Grano, Mike Montesa, John Hunt,

Symbiosis novellas by Nicky Drayden (cw: body horror)

The White Guy Dies First edited by Terry J. Benton-Walker (7/16)

Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare

The Black Girl Survives in This One edited by Desiree S. Evans and Saraceia J. Fennell (4/2)

Chlorine by Jade Song

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This week, Jenn answers two listener questions about paranormal romance and cinnamon rolls.

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For Sarah: comps for Nalini Singh

Mercenary Librarians series by Kit Rocha 

L. Penelope’s Earthsinger series

Shelly Laurenston’s Honey Badgers series

For Christina: cinnamon rolls who are going through it

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty

Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho (and/or others by Zen Cho)

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