The Lit Round Table

Josef leads the discussion to answer the question: "What is Genre Fiction?" This discussion turns into a conversation about the differences between Genre Fiction and Literary Fiction. Anna admits to being nervous about this episode because the people that are opinionated about this topic are very opinionated.

Join the Sib-Nerds as they read through The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch! For the next podcast, read the Prologue and Chapter 1.

Titles mentioned this episode:

The Magician's Nephew by: C.S. Lewis

The Selection series by: Kiera Cass

The Red Queen series by: Victoria Aveyard

A Gathering of Shadows by: V.E. Schwab

The Silmarillion by: J.R.R. Tolkien

The Wheel of Time: The Eye of the World by: Robert Jordan

The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt by: Robert Jordan

We've all got favorite characters--and the sib-nerds have a blast talking about theirs! Join Josef and Anna as they go through some of their favorite franchises and discuss the good guys.

Also, how many times can Anna say a character is "great?" If you count, tell us @LitRound on Twitter and win our... affection?

Find us on Twitter: @litround

Art: Kris Easler: https://www.kriseasler.com/

Music: Daniel Petersen

Anna and Josef discuss how they enjoy having a story told to them, and how they prefer telling stories of their own.

Josef is currently playing: The Last of Us part 2 & Ghost of Tsushima

Josef is currently reading: Wheel of Time book 1: Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

Josef is currently watching: My Hero Academia & HunterXHunter

Anna is currently reading: The Maid's War by Jeff Wheeler & The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

Anna is currently watching: The Last Kingdom & The Clone Wars

Together, they are watching: Avatar: The Last Airbender

Anna and Josef begin their journey into podcasting by introducing themselves...and revealing that they're just a couple of nerds.