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  • Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner ft. IndiaReadsALot

    It's Sequels Spring at The Hidden Bookcase! Our second read is Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner, the second book in the Fallen Gods Trilogy. Let's talk idolatry, imagery and improv.


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


    Content warnings: References to war, death, murder, beheading, traumatic amputation, child death, riots and police violence.


    A big thank you to India for joining us again for this episode! India's blog, IndiaReadsALot, can be found ⁠here⁠. You can also find her on ⁠TikTok⁠, ⁠Twitter⁠, and ⁠Instagram⁠.


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

    • Once Upon a Time (TV Series)
    • Tangled (Film)
    • Percy Jackson (Series) by Rick Riordan [UK LINK]⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠[US LINK]⁠⁠
    • Avatar the Last Airbender (TV Series)
    • The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon [UK LINK]⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠[US LINK]⁠⁠
    • The Lion King (Film)
    • The Magnus Archives (Audio Drama)
    • Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge [UK LINK]⁠⁠
    • Deeplight by Frances Hardinge [UK LINK]⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠[US LINK]⁠⁠
    • Fullmetal Alchemist (Series) by Hiromu Arakawa [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
    • The Hunger Games (Series) by Suzanne Collins [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

      • Our next read:

      • Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn ⁠⁠[UK LINK]⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠[US LINK]⁠⁠

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


        Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.purple-planet.com ⁠

        55 min
      • A Power Unbound by Freya Marske

        It's Sequels Spring at The Hidden Bookcase! Our first read is A Power Unbound by Freya Marske, the conclusion to The Last Binding trilogy. Let's talk safewords, shuffleboard, and sisters secretly surviving (or not.)


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


        Content warnings: References to suicide, sex, sexual coercion, vomit, gun violence, murder, stabbing, scars, ritual sacrifice, cults, manipulation, poverty, torture and public execution.


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

        • Fantastic Beats (Films)
        • Dark Olympus (Series) by Katee Robert [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
        • A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
        • The 100 (TV Series)
        • Flos Magicae (Series) by Arden Powell [US LINK]
        • Starling House by Alix E. Harrow [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
        • The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

          • Our next read:

          • Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner ⁠[UK LINK]⁠ / ⁠[US LINK]⁠

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


            Music: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.purple-planet.com ⁠

            54 min
          • The Bright Sessions Seasons 1 & 2 by Lauren Shippen

            This is a formerly Patreon exclusive episode of The Hidden Bookcase discussing Seasons 1 & 2 of The Bright Sessions by Lauren Shippen, an audio drama about superpowered people who desperately need therapy, and may or may not be getting it.


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


            Content warnings: References to various mental illnesses including anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Mentions of kidnapping, starvation, war, gun violence, miscarriage, internalised homophobia, and Harry Potter.


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

            • The Shapeshifter (Series) by Ali Sparkes [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
            • Welcome to Night Vale (Audio Drama) [Website]
            • A Neon Darkness by Lauren Shippen
              • [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
            • The Magnus Archives (Audio Drama) [Website]
            • Loveless by Alice Oseman [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
            • Sherlock (TV Series)
            • VALENCE (Audio Drama) [Website]
            • The Infinite Noise by Lauren Shippen [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
            • I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
            • The Avengers (Films)
            • Supernatural (TV Series)
            • Teen Wolf (TV Series)
            • Mean Girls (Film)
            • The Third Daughter by Adrienne Tooley [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
            • Julie and the Phantoms (TV Series)
            • Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV Series)

              • Our next read:

              • A Power Unbound by Freya Marske [UK LINK] / [US LINK]


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


                Music: ⁠⁠https://www.purple-planet.com 


                1 hr 1 min
              • Fireside Chats: 2023 Reading Wrap Up

                Join us for a cosy chat by the fire as we go over our favourite reads of 2023, the titles we're looking forward to picking up in 2024, and our reading goals for the year!


                Content warnings: Mentions of COVID, murder, gun violence, surgery including self-surgery, abortions, war and homophobia. Sexual references.


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

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                Visit our Bookshop.Org page! [⁠UK LINK⁠] / [⁠US LINK⁠]


                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. 


                Our next episode will cover The Bright Sessions Seasons 1 & 2, which you can listen to wherever you get your podcasts. If you want to listen right away, this episode, alongside others, is available over on our Patreon.


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


                Music: ⁠https://www.purple-planet.com 

                58 min
              • Hooky by Míriam Bonastre Tur

                It's Graphic Novels Month at The Hidden Bookcase! Our second read is Hooky by Míriam Bonastre Tur, chosen by Sorren. Let's talk prophecies, princesses, and prodigious powers.


                Content warnings: References to incarceration, murder including child murder, genocide, xenophobia/fantasy racism, kidnapping/abduction, poisoning, beheading and burning alive. Allusions to child abuse.


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


                ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The Hidden Bookcase Discord for bookish chats and cozy cats!⁠⁠⁠


                ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon and get monthly bonus episodes, outtakes, playslists, and other fun extras!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

                Looking for a copy of Hooky? 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 referenced in this episode, in order mentioned:

                • My Hero Academia (Series) by Kohei Horikoshi [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
                  • Little Witch Academia (TV Series)
                    • Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama (Series) [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
                      • Steven Universe (TV Series)
                        • Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Series) by Rick Riordan [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
                          • The Vampire Diaries (TV Series)
                            • The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
                              • On Writing by Hello Future Me (YouTube Videos) [Watch Online]
                                • High Guardian Spice (TV Series)
                                  • Dracula by Bram Stoker [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
                                    • Avatar the Last Airbender (TV Series)
                                      • Gravity Falls (TV Series)
                                        • The Owl House (TV Series)
                                          • A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
                                            • Amphibia (TV Series)
                                              • Finding Home by Hari Conner [Author Website]
                                                • Cardcaptor Sakura (Series) by CLAMP [US LINK]
                                                  • High Class Homos by Momozerii [Read Online]

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


                                                    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

                                                    43 min
                                                  • Die by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans & Clayton Cowles

                                                    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


                                                    ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The Hidden Bookcase Discord for bookish chats and cozy cats!⁠⁠


                                                    ⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon and get monthly bonus episodes, outtakes, playslists, and other fun extras!⁠⁠⁠⁠

                                                    Looking for a copy of Die? 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):

                                                    - 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]


                                                    Our next read:

                                                    - Hooky by Míriam Bonatre Tur [⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠]
                                                    Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.


                                                    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

                                                    41 min
                                                  • Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir ft. Zoey Davis

                                                    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.


                                                    ⁠⁠⁠Join The Hidden Bookcase Discord for bookish chats and cozy cats!⁠


                                                    ⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon and get monthly bonus episodes, outtakes, playslists, and other fun extras!⁠⁠⁠

                                                    Looking for a copy of Nona the Ninth? 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):


                                                    - 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]


                                                    Our next read:

                                                    - Die by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans, & Clayton Cowles [⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠]
                                                    Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.


                                                    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

                                                    38 min
                                                  • Sabriel by Garth Nix ft. Amanda McLoughlin

                                                    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.


                                                    ⁠⁠Join The Hidden Bookcase Discord for bookish chats and cozy cats!


                                                    ⁠⁠Support us on Patreon and get monthly bonus episodes, outtakes, playslists, and other fun extras!⁠⁠

                                                    Looking for a copy of Sabriel? 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):


                                                    - 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]


                                                    Our next read:

                                                    - Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir [⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠]
                                                    Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.


                                                    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

                                                    34 min
                                                  • The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly ft. Kate Taylor

                                                    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.


                                                    ⁠Join The Hidden Bookcase Discord for bookish chats and cozy cats!


                                                    ⁠Support us on Patreon and get monthly bonus episodes, outtakes, playslists, and other fun extras!⁠

                                                    Looking for a copy of The Book of Lost Things? 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):


                                                    - 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:

                                                    - Sabirel by Garth Nix [⁠UK LINK⁠] / [⁠US LINK⁠]
                                                    Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.


                                                    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

                                                    36 min
                                                  • Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

                                                    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.


                                                    Join The Hidden Bookcase Discord for bookish chats and cozy cats!


                                                    Support us on Patreon and get monthly bonus episodes, outtakes, playslists, and other fun extras!

                                                    Looking for a copy of Pet? 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 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]


                                                    Our next read:

                                                    - The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
                                                    Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.


                                                    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

                                                    33 min

                                                  About The Hidden Bookcase

                                                  From the publisher's feed

                                                  The Hidden Bookcase is a book club podcast hosted by Morgan Greensmith and Sorren Briarwood, focusing mainly on queer genre fiction. Each month, we recommend one another a book, read each recommendation and return to discuss our thoughts.