It's Graphic Novels Month at The Hidden Bookcase! Our first read is Die by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans & Clayton Cowles, chosen by Morgan. Let's talk systems, suppressed self-knowledge, and sci-fi faeries.

Content warnings: References to war, suicide-baiting, homophobia and transphobia (including internalised), child abduction, trauma, child abandoment, mind control and manipulation, cancer, animal death, and traumatic amputation.

Transcripts available at ⁠⁠⁠planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts⁠⁠

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

- Dungeons and Dragons (TTRPG System) by Wizards of the Coast

- Jumanji (Film) dir. Joe Johnston

- The Wicked + The Divine (Series) by Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline [⁠UK LINK⁠] / [⁠US LINK⁠]

- The Flash (TV Series)

- Arrow (TV Series)

- Legends of Tomorrow (TV Series)

- The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater [⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠]

- Wizards vs Aliens (TV Series)

- The Magicians (TV Series)

- Kill Your Darlings by L. E. Harper [US LINK]

- Rusty Quill Gaming (Podcast) [Website]

- Perception Check by Astrid Knight [US LINK]

- The Owl House (TV Series)

- The Scholomance (Series) by Naomi Novik [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

- Dungeon Club: Roll Call by Molly Knox-Ostertag & Xanthe Bouma [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

- Critical Role (Web Series) [Website]

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It's Necromancy November at The Hidden Bookcase! Our first read is Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, chosen by guest Zoey Davis. Let's talk earth, envy, and elephants.

Content warnings: References to death, murder and mass-murder, war, violence, pandemics, apocalypse, manipulation, cults, and animal death. Joking references to incest.

Transcripts available at ⁠⁠planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts⁠

Find Zoey on Twitter ⁠@zoey_wav⁠ and on Instagram @zoey.wav. Find out more about Tranthologies on Twitter @Tranthologies.

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

- Steven Universe (TV Series) created by Rebecca Sugar

- The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hathorne [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

- The Shining by Stephen King [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

- Homestuck by Andrew Hussie [UK LINK]

- Children of Dune by Frank Herbet [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

- The Road by Cormac McCarthy [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

- Disco Elysium (Video Game) by ZA/UM

- The Promised Neverland (Series) by Kaiu Shirai & Demizu Posuka [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

- Mr Burns: A Post-Electric Play by Anne Washburn [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

- A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

- A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

- Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

- The Grand Budapest Hotel (Film) dir. Wes Anderson

- The Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

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It's Necromancy November at The Hidden Bookcase! Our first read is Sabriel by Garth Nix, chosen by guest Amanda McLoughlin. Let's talk bells, bards, and being a boat.

Content warnings: Death of a parent, discussions of grief.

Transcripts available at ⁠planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts

Find Amanda on Twitter @shessomickey. Find out more about Spirits at spiritspodcast.com and check out Join the Party at jointhepartypod.com.

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

- His Dark Materials (Series) by Phllip Pullman [⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠]

- A Song of Ice and Fire (Series) by George R. R. Martin [⁠UK LINK⁠] / [⁠US LINK⁠]

- More Than This by Patrick Ness [⁠UK LINK⁠] / [⁠US LINK⁠]

- Lirael by Garth Nix [⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠]

- Unraveller by Frances Hardinge [⁠UK LINK⁠] / [⁠US LINK⁠]

- Abhorsen by Garth Nix [⁠UK LINK⁠] / [⁠US LINK⁠]

- Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson [⁠UK LINK⁠] / [⁠US LINK⁠]

- Avatar the Last Airbender (TV Series)

- The Legend of Korra (TV Series)

- The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern [⁠UK LINK⁠] / [⁠US LINK⁠]

- The Seventh Tower (Series) by Garth Nix [Author Website⁠]

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It's spooky month at The Hidden Bookcase! Our second read is The Book of Lost Things, chosen by guest, Kate Taylor. Let's talk phobias, physiognomy, and fairy tales.

Content warnings: Mentions of parental death, beheading, WWII, Nazis, explosives, the Blitz, death in childbirth, comas, domestic abuse, suicide, vomit, insects, home invasion and unreality.

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

- Over the Garden Wall (TV Series) dir. Patrick McHale

- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

- Stardust by Neil Gaiman [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

- Spirited Away (Film) dir. Hayao Miyazaki

- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

- Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

- Wolfish: The stories we tell about fear, ferocity and freedom by Erica Berry [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

- A Whisker Away (Film) dir. Junichi Sato & Tomotaka Shibayama

- The Wee Free Men (Series) by Terry Pratchett [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

- Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts (Online Library) edited by D. L. Ashliman [View Online]

- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

Our next read:

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It's spooky month at The Hidden Bookcase! Our first read is Pet by Akwaeke Emezi, chosen by Sorren. Let's talk selective mutism, speculative futures, and surrealism.

Content warnings: Discussions of murder, prison, religious oppression, panic attacks, behanding/disembodied limbs, and abstract references to structural ableism, transphobia, queerphobia, and CSA.

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

- Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi [⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠]

- Godkiller by Hannah Kaner [⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠]

- The Wayfarers (Series) by Becky Chambers [⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠]

- The Dreamer Trilogy (Series) by Maggie Stiefvater [⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠]

- Spirits Abroad by Zen Cho [⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠]

- The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky [⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠]

- Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White [⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠]

- The Raven Cycle (Series) by Maggie Stiefvater [⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠]

- To Be Taught If Fortunate by Becky Chambers [⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠]

- Fruits Basket (Series) by Natsuki Takaya [⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠]

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This month at The Hidden Bookcase, we're reading dark academia! Our second read is Legendborn by Tracy Deonn, chosen by Morgan. Let's talk legends, legacy, and loss.

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- A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin [⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠]

- Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Series) by Rick Riordan [⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠] / ⁠[⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠]

- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

- In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu [US LINK]

- Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir [US LINK]

- The Thrid Daughter by Adrienne Tooley [⁠UK LINK⁠] / [⁠US LINK⁠]

- A Series of Unfortunate Events (Series) by Lemony Snicket [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

- BBC Merlin (TV Series)

- Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White [⁠UK LINK⁠] / [⁠US LINK⁠]

- Gwen & Art Are Not In Love by Lex Croucher [⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠]

- Back Again Back Again by Abigail Eliza (Podcast) [Listen Online]

- Tokyo Mew Mew (Series) by Reiko Yoshida [⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠]

- Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

- Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao [⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠]

- The Last Binding (Series) by Freya Marske [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

- Rapunzella, Or, Don't Touch My Hair by Ella McLeod [UK LINK]

- Morgan Is My Name by Sophie Keetch [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

- Once & Future (Series) by A.R. Capetta and Cory McCarthy [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

- Cursed (TV Series)

- Teen Wolf (TV Series)

- Babel by R.F. Kuang [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

This month at The Hidden Bookcase, we're reading dark academia!  

This month at The Hidden Bookcase, we’re reading Greek mythology retellings! Our second read is Hadestown by Anaïs Mitchell, chosen by Overly Sarcastic Productions' Red. Let's talk liminality, lighting, and looking back.

Content warnings: References to loss, grief, famine and starvation, death and sucidality, hypothermia, and dubious consent/coercion, capitalistic exploitation, and Donald Trump. Joking references to beheading and dismemberment.

Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts

For Red's videos on mythology, storytelling, and more, click here, and for the Overly Sarcastic Productions Twitter, click here.

To check out Aurora, click here.

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Looking for your next read? Visit our Bookshop.Org page! If you purchase books via our Bookshop.Org, you're helping to fund the show and independent bookshops near you: [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

Other media mentioned in this episode, in order referenced:

Our next read:

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This month at The Hidden Bookcase, we’re reading Greek Mythology Retellings! Our first read is Daughters of Sparta by Claire Heywood, chosen by Morgan. Let's talk receptions, regicide, and retellings.

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To close out Disability Pride Month, join us for a cosy chat by the fire about disability represetation in science-fiction and fantasy, alongside guest El (@ermreading).

Content warning: Discussions of ableism (including structural and internalised ableism), eugenics, COVID, pandemics and disease, apocalypses, medical racism, homophobia and transphobia, child death, war, genocide, famine, colonialism, the climate crisis, and Harry Potter.

Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts

To visit El's TikTok, click here. You can links to their other social media pages, as well as rec lists and more, here.

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Looking for a copy of any of the books we've mentioned? If you purchase books via our Bookshop.Org, you're helping to fund the show and independent bookshops near you: [US LINK] / [UK LINK]

We mentioned more books than usual this episode! Since they won't fit in the shownotes, you can find the complete list here.

Our next read:

Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.

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