The Hidden Bookcase

It's Moist Month 2.0 at The Hidden Bookcase! Our first read is Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland, chosen by Morgan. Let's talk serpents, spice and spooky dentists...

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Content warnings: discussions of breaking and entering, interrogation, beheading, execution, bodily harm, sex, oppressive regimes, propaganda, misgendering, sex work; mentions of mould, shooting, bribery, masochism, indoctrination, homelessness, capitalism; references to animal mutilation/taxidermy, BDSM and kink dynamics, animal attack.

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Other media mentioned in this episode, in order referenced:

• • A Taste of Gold & Iron by Alexandra Rowland [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
  • Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
  • Dragonfall by L. R. Lam [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
  • Trice Forgotten (Podcast) [Website]
  • Our Flag Means Death (TV Series)
  • Black Sails (TV Series)
  • Evocation by S. T. Gibson [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
  • The Social Life of Laughter (Academic Paper) [Read Online]
  • Wolf 359 (Podcast) [Website]
  • Welcome to Night Vale (Podcast) [Website]

Our next read:

• Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant - with guest Alex Abrahams [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

  
  

  
  

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Happy Disability Pride Month bookwyrms! To celebrate, we're chatting with queer fantasy romance author D.N. Bryn about disability representation in romantic fiction (or fiction with romantic elements!)

Content warnings: Discussions of ableism, including interpersonal and societal ableism. Mentions of unsafe binding. Sexual references. References to terminal illness and eating disorders.

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A heartfelt thank you to D.N. Bryn for joining us! Visit their website at ⁠dnbyrn.com⁠ or follow their Instagram ⁠@dn_bryn⁠ or their Tiktok @dnbrynauthor.

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Our next read:

• Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

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This episode we're joined by Leon Egan to discuss their new young adult novel, Listen Closely, an opposites-attract love story about two audio drama aficionados thrust together for their work exprience at a local radio station!

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Content warnings: References to transphobia, ableism, self-isolation, bullying, outing, and TERFs.

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Our next episode will be a chat with D.N. Bryn on Disability in Romance to close out Disability Pride Month!

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It's Disability Pride Month! Our first read is Faithbreaker, the final installment in Hannah Kaner's Fallen Gods trilogy. Let's talk endings, entanglments, and Elon Musk.

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Content warnings: References to fictional war, death and murder, animal death, burning alive. Discussions of ableism. Sexual jokes.

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Thank you so much India for reading this whole trilogy alongside us! You can find links to all of her socials, including her new YouTube channel here.

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Media we recommended this episode:

• The Tainted Cup by Jackson Bennett ⁠⁠⁠[UK LINK]⁠ ⁠⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠[US LINK]⁠⁠⁠
• Wheel of Time (TV Series)
• Saint of Steel (Series) by T. Kingfisher [UK LINK]⁠ ⁠⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠[US LINK]⁠⁠⁠
• 911 (TV Series)
• Artifice & Access by Various Authors [US LINK]
• The Marble Queen by Anna Kopp & Gabrielle Kari [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• The Heroic Legend of Arslan (Series) by Hiromu Arakawa [UK LINK] /[US LINK]

Our next read:

• Listen Closely by Leon Egan ⁠⁠[UK LINK]

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Happy Pride Month bookwyrms- we missed you!

Join us for a celebration of our third anniversary, including a quiz on all things Hidden Bookcase with quizmaster extraordinairre Kit Lovick, a bookish 'hear me out,' cake, and a peek at our summer schedule.

Content warnings: References to the U.S. election, transphobia/homophobia, sexual jokes. References to fictional murders including child murders, kidnapping, and incest.

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Other media referenced in this episode (in order mentioned):

• A Very Potter Musical (Musical) [Watch Online]
• Girl In Space (Podcast) [Website]
• Spire (Podcast) [Listen on Spotify]
• The Raven Cycle (Series) by Maggie Stiefvater [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• The Locked Tomb (Series) by Tamsyn Muir [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore [US LINK]
• Peter Darling by Austin Chant [US LINK]
• Legendborn by Tracy Deonn [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• Stars, Hide Your Fires by Jessica Mary Best [UK LINK]
• Um, Actually (Web Series) [Watch Online]
• In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu [US LINK]
• Sleepless in Seattle (Film) dir. Nora Ephron
• The Last Binding (Series) by Freya Marske [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore [US LINK]
• Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• Fallen Gods (Series) by Hannah Kaner [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• Wyngraf Cozy Fantasy Romance Special 2023 by Catherine Yeates & Julie Bozza [Website]
• Sabriel by Garth Nix [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• 911 (TV Series)
• Stick Man by Julia Donaldson [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• Hooky (Series) by Míriam Bonastre Tur [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• His Dark Materials (Series) by Philip Pullman [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Series)
• She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• Pet by Akwaeke Emezi [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• Teen Wolf (TV Series)
• Dragon Age: Veilguard (Videogame)
• The Bright Sessions (Podcast) [Website]

Our next reads:

• The Hidden Bookcase 2025 Reading List ⁠⁠[UK LINK]⁠ ⁠/ ⁠⁠[US LINK]⁠⁠

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Join us for a cosy chat by the fire as we go over our favourite reads of 2024, the titles we're looking forward to picking up in 2025, and our reading goals for the year!

Content warnings: Discussions of fictional examples of suicidality, cannabilism, and violent hate crime, allusions to the Palestinian genocide, mentions of racism including the K.K.K. and ableism. COVID mention and references to long periods of illness.

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Usually we list all of the books we mention on an episode in the shownotes, but since this was a wrap-up, we chatted about a lot more titles than usual! You can view the list in its entirety ⁠⁠here⁠,⁠ organised by the context in which we mentioned each book. 

We're going on a short hiatus- keep an eye out on our socials and feed and we'll let you know when new episodes are on the horizon!

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It's Witch Winter at The Hidden Bookcase! Our second read is Hooky Volume 2 by Míriam Bonastre Tur. Let's talk twins, terrifying tropes, and trauma hair.

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Content warnings: References to xenophobia, death and murder including parental death, sibling and animal death, gore, internalised homophobia, murder, possession, and falling/heights.

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It's Witch Winter at The Hidden Bookcase! Our second read is Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson.

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Content warnings: References to transphobia, homophobia, imperialism, racism, colonialism, sexism, transmisogony. Mention of J.K. Rowling.

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Other media referenced in this episode (in order mentioned):

• Wonderland by Juno Dawson [UK LINK]
• Department 19 (Series) by Will Hill [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• Bridgerton (TV Series)
• Derry Girls (TV Series)
• Wrath Goddess Sing by Maya Deane [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• Avengers Endgame (Film)
• The Raven Cycle (Series) by Maggie Stiefvater [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• The Hunger Games by Susan Collins [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• Quest Laid Plans (Podcast) [Website]
• The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• The Trasngender Issue by Shon Faye [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• Are Prisons Obsolete by Angela Davis [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

Our next read:

• Hooky Volume 2 by Míriam Bonastre Tur ⁠[UK LINK]⁠ / ⁠[US LINK]⁠

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It's ahistorical autumn at The Hidden Bookcase! Our final read is She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan, chosen by our guest Cailean Steed. Let's talk fate, fanfiction, and... fisting?

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Content warnings: References to imprisonment, child murder, genital mutilation, traumatic amputation, war, death by suffocation, homophobia and transphobia, misogony and sexism, rape, and gender dysphoria.

A big thank you to Cailean for joining us for this episode. You can find their writing and links to their socials at caileansteed.com.

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Other media referenced in this episode (in order mentioned):

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