SFF Yeah!

Sharifah and guest Vanessa discuss news including an Afrofuturist Netflix series, the discovery of a possibly habitable planet, The Fifth Season RPG, and talk about SFF TikTok and Reels.

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Netflix’s new Afrofuturist series [Rolling Stone]

A possibly habitable planet [IFLScience]

Sphere‘s 25th anniversary and new series [Space.com]

The Fifth Season RPG [Backerkit]

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur now streaming [Disney+ Informer]

Tomes and Textiles, plus this vid, and this vid (mentioned)

cultofbooks (mentioned)

jemilabereadin (mentioned)

torithatnerd (mentioned)

Dreareads (mentioned)

pagemelt

Danzibooks

latearareads

theroomiesdigest

bookofthegay

darrelyeo

madisontican

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This week, Sharifah discusses stand-alone sci-fi and fantasy.

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In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

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Sharifah and Jenn discuss adaptation news including a deal for Kiese Laymon’s Long Division, AI-proof fashion, and dodos, and recommend new-ish books they love.

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Kindred adaptation is canceled [Tor.com]

Bringing back the dodo??? [Gizmodo]

Long Division adaptation in the works [Deadline]

All hail Angela Bassett! [CNN]

AI-confusing fashion [Peta Pixel]

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Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson (cw: animal death, transphobia, graphic violence)

The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang (cw: mention of child abuse, graphic violence)

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (cw: partner/caregiver abuse, racism)

A Prayer for the Crown Shy by Becky Chambers

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This week, Jenn steals Sharifah’s idea and discusses some backlist from her 2023 TBR pile.

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Popisho by Leone Ross

The Seas by Samantha Hunt

In the Quick by Kate Hope Day

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Sharifah and Jenn discuss exciting adaptation news including Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and look at their recommending stats from 2022’s year in SF/F.

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Follow-Up on Wakanda Forever on Disney+, courtesy of listener Megan

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Trailer [Gizmodo]

Book Riot’s Most Anticipated of 2023 (shout-out to Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez, translated by Megan McDowell)

More D&D shenanigans, this time with creator licensing: TechCrunch and The Mary Sue

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon TV Series in the works [Tor.com]

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Most Recommended Books:

How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

August Kitko and the Mechas from Space by Alex White

The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Most Recommended Authors:

Nghi Vo

T. Kingfisher

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

NK Jemisin

Top 5 Most Popular Episodes:

More Favorites from Early 2022

Early 2022 Favorites Part 1

Comfort Reads in SF/F

SFF Mystery

Award-Winning Short Fiction

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This week, Sharifah discusses a couple of books on her TBR for 2023.

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The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

I, Tituba Black Witch of Salem by Maryse Condé

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Sharifah and Jenn discuss the Renfield trailer, a new bookstore honoring Octavia Butler, their most anticipated books for January through June of 2023, and more!

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A new bookstore in Pasadena: Octavia’s Bookshelf [LAist]

Trailer for Renfield [Twitter]

Most Anticipated [The Mary Sue]

Wakanda Forever Streaming 2/1 [Twitter]

Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi (2/14) – William Morrow

Lone Women by Victor LaValle (3/21) – One World

A Brief History of Living Forever by Jaroslav Kalfar (3/28) – Little Brown

Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee (4/11) – Tordotcom

The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro (Apr 18) – PRH

The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older (Mar 7) – Tordotcom

Witch King by Martha Wells (May 30) – Tordotcom

Daughters of Izdihar by Hadeer Elsbai (1/10)

Karma of the Sun by Brandon Ying Kit Boey (1/17)

Vampire Weekend by Mike Chen (1/31)

Everything Good Dies Here by Djuna, translated by Adrian Thieret (3/7)

The Ten Percent Thief by Lavanya Lakshminarayan (3/28)

Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway (5/16)

Translation State by Ann Leckie (6/6)

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This week, Jenn discusses two 2022 releases that she didn’t get to talk about in 2022.

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The Stars Undying by Emery Robin

At Midnight edited by Dahlia Adler

Gita Trelease,“In the Forests of the Night”

Tracy Deonn, “The Emperor and the Eversong”

Darcie Little Badger, “Coyote in High-Top Sneakers”

Stacey Lee, “Fire and Rhinestones”

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Sharifah and Jenn discuss discuss The Witches of Mayfair trailer, a D&D update, 2022’s award winners and books selected as “Best Of,” and more.

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Need a last minute gift? Tailored Book Recommendations can help.

 D&D officially removing the word “race” from updated edition [GameRant]

Trailer for Mayfair Witches [Tor.com]

A very normal interview with Emily St. John Mandel [Slate]

Avatar Stamps in New Zealand [Nerdist]

Jenn’s highly unscientific spreadsheet

Books Recurring on Best Of Lists, In Order:

Babel by RF Kuang

Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

The Candy House by Jennifer Egan 

How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

Goliath by Tochi Onyebuchi

House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City, #2) by Sarah J. Maas

The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd

The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler

This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu

2022 Award Winners

Premee Mohamad: “And What Can We Offer You Tonight” (World Fantasy), and “The Annual Migration of Clouds” (Aurora)

P. Djèlí Clark, A Master of Djinn (Ignyte) and Ring Shout (Nommo)

See the spreadsheet for others and for source links!

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This week, Sharifah discusses some SF/F comfort reads.

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Finna by Nino Cipri (cw: misgendering)

Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi

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