SFF Yeah!

Sharifah and Jenn discuss the Nebula Awards, Pride month, anti-racist SF/F, and more highly anticipated books coming out in 2020.

This episode is sponsored by Hey YA, Book Riot’s own podcast about all things young adult lit, The Harbinger Series by Jennifer L. Armentrout, published by Inkyard Press, and Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community.

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Nebula Award Winners

Sarah Pinsker adaptation in the works

150 Queer SFF Books

Daniel Radcliffe + The Trevor Project

Incredible and important essay by Tochi Onyebuchi (TW: police brutality, violence)

Books:

Trouble The Saints by Alaya Dawn Johnson (July 21 2020)

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (October 13 2020)

The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (August 4 2020)

Crosshairs by Catherine Hernandez (December 8 2020)

Master of Poisons by Andrea Hairston (September 8 2020)

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark (October 13 2020)

On the Origin of Species and Other Stories by Bo-Young Kim, translated by Joungmin Lee Comfort (October 27 2020)

The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson (October 6 2020)

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Sharifah recommends two great Black female authors of science fiction and fantasy.

This episode is sponsored by TBR: Book Riot’s service for Tailored Book Recommendations, now available as a gift!

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Books Discussed:

Octavia Butler: Bloodchild and Other Stories

Tananarive Due: Ghost Summer: Stories

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Sharifah and Jenn discuss online read-alongs, some exciting adaptation news, and a few favorite anime and manga series.

This episode is sponsored by TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, Dark Horse Comics, publisher of American Gods: The Moment of the Storm by Neil Gaiman, and Book Riot Insiders.

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News

Thanks for the mention, Fantasy-Fiction.com!

Taika Waititi Leads All-Star Reading of JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH to Fund COVID-19 Relief

Old Guard trailer on Netflix (drops July 10)

Peter Dinklage and Jason Momoa’s New Movie Is About a Vampire/Vampire Slayer Con Artist Duo

Fifth Season Read-Along at Tor.com

Edgar Wright to Adapt Tade Thompson’s The Murders Of Molly Southbourne, Plus Works From S.A. Chakraborty and Jonathan Stroud

Books & Media Discussed

Little Witch Academia, created by Yoh Yoshinari and Trigger; manga published by Yen Press, by creators and art by Keisuke Sato

Pluto by Naoki Urasawa and Osamu Tezuka

Cowboy Bebop, created by Shinichirō Watanabe

Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi

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This week, Jenn discusses two favorite sci-fi and fantasy retellings.

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Books Discussed

A Spark of White Fire (The Celestial Trilogy) by Sangu Mandanna

The Arthurian Saga by Mary Stewart (The Crystal Cave #1)

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Sharifah and Jenn discuss Anne Rice and Rick Riordan adaptations, Middle Earth boyfriends, classic SF, and reread two favorites.

This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations, Amazon Publishing, and Little Bee Books.

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News

Anne Rice literary catalog acquired

Snowpiercer premieres this week on TNT and next week online

Classic SF With Absolutely No Agenda Whatsoever…

Middle-Earth Bad Boyfriends

Percy Jackson TV Series

Mad Max: Furiosa prequel has already been written & is in casting

Books Discussed

A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar

The Conjure Woman and Other Conjure Tales by Charles W. Chesnutt

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This week, Sharifah discusses feel-good science fiction and fantasy.

This episode is sponsored by Lit Stitch: 25 Cross-Stitch Patterns for Book Lovers, made by Book Riot and Abrams.

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Books Discussed

Zero Sum Game by S.L. Huang

Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson

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Sharifah and Jenn discuss Discworld and Hunger Games adaptations, swords, and nonfiction about sci-fi and fantasy.

This episode is sponsored by TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, Dark Horse Comics, publisher of Fight Club 3 by Chuck Palahniuk, and Nine Bar Blues by Sheree Renée Thomas, published by Third Man Books.

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News:

Project Decameron (tw for abusive parents)

Terry Pratchett novels to get ‘absolutely faithful’ TV adaptations

Here is a cool new geek-fashion retailer: Svaha

A Hunger Games Prequel Movie is happening

This is just a really great piece about swords.

Books Discussed

Physics of the Impossible by Michio Kaku

The Dark Fantastic by Ebony Elizabeth Thomas (D&D Wildemount)

Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O’Meara

Broken Places & Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected by Nnedi Okorafor

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This week, Jenn discusses books inside of books -- in this case, a fantasy book inside of a science fiction book.

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Books Discussed

This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

Travel Light by Naomi Mitchison

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Sharifah and Jenn discuss several awards lists including the Hugos, Dune adaptation news, and dream up author collaborations they wish would happen.

This episode is sponsored by TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, Race the Sands by Sarah Beth Durst, and Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth.

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News

Akwaeke Emezi wins Otherwise Award

Follow-up: Kitchies winners announced just after last recording

Things we learned about the Dune movie (part 1!) (Dune Book Club with Ausma Zehanat Khan)

Hugo finalists announced

Ken Liu anthology series greenlit

‘Dark Crystal’ Puppetry Online Tour

Books Discussed

Kameron Hurley (The Light Brigade) & Nicky Drayden (Escaping Exodus)

TJ Klune (House on the Cerulean Sea) & CL Polk (Witchmark, Stormsong)

Marie Lu (Warcross) & Sana Takeda (Monstress)

Helen Oyeyemi (Gingerbread) & Victor LaValle (The Changeling)

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This week, Sharifah gives some isolation reading recommendations.

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Books Discussed

The Wanderers by Meg Howrey

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel, translated by Carol Christensen and Thomas Christensen

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