Jenn and guest Vanessa get deep into 2021's The Green Knight, plus talk a little bit more about the Hugos and a very wonky Wonka event.
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News
Hugos Updates: Just Go Visit File770
Willy Wonkay's Potentially Litigious Fyre Festival? [EW]

Discussion
The Green Knight (2021) 
"The Gawain Poet"
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight [Project Gutenberg]
The Green Knight by David Lowery and Anonymous
Preeti Chhibber on Dev Patel's Casting [Elle]
Monkey Man Trailer [YouTube]
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That One Time in Camelot: The Green Knight

Jenn tackles two more listener questions and updates everyone about her Machineries of Empire reread.
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Books Discussed
The Machineries of Empire by Yoon Ha Lee
Jennifer K: Middle-grade SF/F
The Storm Runner by J.C. Cervantes (but really any Rick Riordan Presents)
Lisa P: Academic sci-fi and Marginalized perspectives in high fantasy
The Blue, Beautiful World (Cygnus Beta #3) by Karen Lord
The Unbroken by C.L. Clark
She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
Rec'd by Lisa: We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor
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Backlist To the Future, Listener Questions Part 4

Jenn and guest Kelly Jensen dig into what horror is and isn't, the Summer Scares program, recommendations, and what even is happening with this ACOTAR adaptation.
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News
A Court of Thorns and Roses Is ... Not? ... Cancelled [Collider]

Books Discussed
Summer Scares
Jackal by Erin E. Adams
Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison
This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno
All These Bodies by Kendare Blake
Dead Flip by Sara Farizan
#MurderTrending by Gretchen McNeil
Ophie’s Ghosts by Justina Ireland
The Nest by Kenneth Oppel
My Aunt Is A Monster by Reimena Yee
Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill (cw: animal experimentation & cruelty, homophobia, violence against women, loss of a child)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1, Koyoharu Gotouge with John Werry (Translator), Stan!, Adam Grano, Mike Montesa, John Hunt,
Symbiosis novellas by Nicky Drayden (cw: body horror)
The White Guy Dies First edited by Terry J. Benton-Walker (7/16)
Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare
The Black Girl Survives in This One edited by Desiree S. Evans and Saraceia J. Fennell (4/2)
Chlorine by Jade Song
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Horror Show

This week, Jenn answers two listener questions about paranormal romance and cinnamon rolls. 
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Books Discussed
For Sarah: comps for Nalini Singh
Mercenary Librarians series by Kit Rocha 
L. Penelope’s Earthsinger series
Shelly Laurenston’s Honey Badgers series
For Christina: cinnamon rolls who are going through it
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty
Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho (and/or others by Zen Cho)
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Back to the Future: Listener Questions Part 3

Jenn and guest Erica talk about their favorite character pairings in SF/F, from romantic to platonic to #complicated, and discuss the Hugo Awards shenanigans, Dolly Parton's connection to Buffy, and more.
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News
Buffy Reboot news via Dolly Parton [Popverse]
Hugo 2023 Shenanigans, Recapped, Plus Resignations [Book Riot, File770]
The Audie Awards Finalists [Book Riot]

Books Discussed
Platonic Soulmates: Camilla Hect and Palimedes in The Locked Tomb by Tamsyn Muir 
Complicated Besties: Johnny and Nick in Beneath the Rising by Premee Mohamed
Unconditional Acceptance Romance: Yasira and Productivity in The Outside by Ada Hoffmann
Former Mentor/Mentee Turned Bros: Cas and Rio in Zero Sum Game by SL Huang 
Pining Sapphics/Beefing Rappers Turned Lovers: Red and Blue in This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone 
Friends on a Quest: Miuko and Magpie Spirit Geiki in A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee 
Annoying Friends and Low-Key Co-Parents: Murderbot and ART/Perihelion in Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
Human/Animal Companions: Vasilisa and Solovey (the horse!) in The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden
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Favorite Pairings of All Kinds in SF/F

Jenn gets feedback from a previous listener rec and answers two more questions!
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Books Discussed
Tanelle recs Serpent & the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent for Sarah
Murderbot comps for Val:
This is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone and Amal el Mohtar
Charles Yu’s short story collection, Sorry Please Thank You
P. Djèlí Clark (if you're willing to do fantasy)
Badass Space Stories for Eliška:
Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White
Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang
Kameron Hurley's The Stars Are Legion
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Backlist To The Future, Listener Questions Part 2

Jenn and guest Danika talk through SFF Yeah's stats for 2023, including most recommended books and authors, dig into some SFF reboot news, and more.
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News
Illustrated Hunger Games edition coming out  [AP News]
Sci-Fi Art Show [Gizmodo]
Highlander Reboot (!!!) [The Mary Sue]
Wednesday Season 2 Updates [The Mary Sue]

Stats Discussed
Most Recommended Books
Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty
The Archive Undying by Emma Mieko Candon
Bad Cree by Jessica Johns [read an excerpt!]
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi
Lone Women by Victor LaValle
The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
Most Recommended Authors
Ann Leckie
Juno Dawson
Silvia Moreno Garcia
Top 5 Most Popular Episodes
The Best Books Of The Last Quarter (July 2023)
Most Anticipated SF/F of 2023: January - June
The Most Anticipated SFF Books of 2023, Part 2
Best Books of Early 2023
The 2023 Stats Show [Jenn's note to listeners: should properly be 2022 Stats!!]
Our Favorite Episode(s) to Record
Cover Talk
Most Popular SFF of 2013
Books For Our Younger Selves / Characters Who Make Us Feel Seen
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It's The Stats Show!

This week, Jenn answers two listener questions — one looking for romantasy series, and another for rompy sci-fi.
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Books Discussed
Romantasy for Sarah:
Bitter Medicine by Mia Tsai
The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon
Gail Carriger (Parasol Protectorate)
Rompy SF for Tanelle:
Light Years From Home by Mike Chen
Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
Mandatory mention of Valerie Valdes (Chilling Effect)
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Backlist To The Future, With Listener Questions

Jenn and guest Danika talk about a Tolkien lawsuit, the passing of Richard Bowes, the Zelda movie, their most anticipated books from the first half of 2024, and more.
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News
Like anyone is going to win a lawsuit against the Tolkien Estate [Variety]
Live action Legend of Zelda movie in the works [Wired]
RIP Richard Bowes [Tor.com]
Be a voting citizen reader! 38th Annual Asimov Awards and WSFA Small Press Award [File 770]

Books Discussed
Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice [Most Anticipated Books of 2024]
The Book Censor’s Library by Bothayna Al-Essa, translated by Rayna Abdelrahman and Sawad Hussain
Ocean’s Godori by Elaine U. Cho
Archangels of Funk by Andrea Hairston
Dancers of the Dawn by Zulekhá A. Afzal
An Education in Malice by S. T. Gibson
Thirst by Marina Yuszczuk, translated by Heather Cleary
The Fox Maidens by Robin Ha
First Test Graphic Novel by Tamora Pierce, illustrated by Becca Farrow
Infinity Kings (Infinity Cycle #3) by Adam Silvera
Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase
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Our Most Anticipated SF/F of 2024, Part One

Vanessa joins Jenn again to look at what got accolades and award nods, if not wins, over the past year, plus their own favorites of 2023!
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Books Discussed
Read Jenn's full write-up here: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2022 and 2023, Crunched
Top Titles from 2023 Best Of Lists:
Chain-Gang All-Stars, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Land of Milk and Honey, C. Pam Zhang  
Our Share of Night, Mariana Enriquez 
Lone Women, Victor LaValle
Top Titles from 2023 Award Finalists/Winners, Published in 2022:
Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk
Babel by R.F. Kuang
Spear by Nicola Griffith 
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo
Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Solaris) 
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
Jenn and Vanessa's Picks
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi
The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
The Archive Undying by Emma Mieko Candon
Bitter Medicine by Mia Tsai
Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas
Translation State by Ann Leckie
Lone Women by Victor LaValle
The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson 
Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong
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The Best of 2023 (And 2022)

Sharifah and Jenn are off this holiday week, but we thought it would be fun to share a rerun of our most anticipated books of 2023, which originally aired on January 11, 2023.
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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News Discussed
A new bookstore in Pasadena: Octavia’s Bookshelf [LAist]
Trailer for Renfield [Twitter]
Most Anticipated [The Mary Sue]
Wakanda Forever Streaming 2/1 [Twitter]

Books Discussed
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

Jenn's Extended List
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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Rerun: Most Anticipated SF/F of 2023

Jenn talks about different kinds of rereading, a plan for this winter, and some experimenting to come on Backlist episodes!
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Books Discussed
The Machineries of Empire by Yoon Ha Lee (cw: violence, abuse, gore)
The Broken Earth Series by N.K. Jemisin (cw: violence, abuse, gore, death of children)
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Backlist To The Future, Re-Reading Part 1

This week, Jenn and guest Vanessa dig into their reading pet peeves and favorite tropes in SFF, and talk about an amazing AMA from Stephen Graham Jones, the Sleepy Hollow Remake, and more.
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News
PW’s Best SF/F of 2023 [Publishers Weekly]
Marvel Ultimates co-creator no longer doing "Work For Hire" [The Popverse]
Sleepy Hollow Remake [Screen Rant]
Stephen Graham Jones AMA [Reddit]

Books Discussed
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (Graveyard Goods) 
Anything by Mur Lafferty
The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei (cw: fertility issues, death of pregnant person, death of children) 
Burning Roses by S.L. Huang 
The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie
Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson
Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark 
The Daughter of Dr. Moreau by Silvia Moreno Garcia 
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Pet Peeves and Favorite Tropes

This week, Jenn talks about two "eco-fiction" SFF novels she loves.
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Books Discussed
Arboreality by Rebecca Campbell
Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (cw: child abuse, violent misogyny, homophobia)
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Backlist To The Future, Eco-Style

Sharifah and Jenn are out this week, but never fear! We've got a very special guest episode on one of today's hottest sub-genres, romantasy, with Erica and Tirzah.
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News
Scholastic Book Fairs separate books by LGBTQ+ and BIPOC authors
Scholastic asks Maggie Tokuda Hall to remove references to racism
More YA fantasy romance books

Books Discussed
Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh 
Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan
Noragami by Adachitoka
Fire and Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Six Crimson Cranes and Her Radiant Curse by Elizabeth Lim
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Guest Episode: YA Romantasy

This week, Sharifah talks about gloomy SFF for gloomy days.
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Books Discussed
Vita Nostra by Marina Dyachenko and Sergey Dyachenko, translated by Julia Meitov Hersey
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
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Backlist to the Future, The Gloom Edition

Sharifah and Jenn talk a little bit of news (that Avatar: The Last Airbender teaser!!), and then give recommendations for a listener question and general holiday gifting.
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News
Avatar: The Last Airbender Live Action Teaser [Tor.com]
New SFF trilogy from Expanse writers [Gizmodo]
Books Discussed
The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean (cw: sexual assault; child abuse and endangerment)
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
Where Peace is Lost by Valerie Valdes
Midsolar Murders Series by Mur Lafferty
Legends & Lattes series by Travis Baldree
The Archive Undying by Emma Mieko Candon (all the content warnings)
The Monk and Robot books by Becky Chambers
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (cw: partner/caregiver abuse, racism)
Bad Cree by Jessica Johns (cw: alcohol addiction, death of a sibling)
Chain-Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (cw: racism and racial slurs, sexual assault)
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Holiday SF/F Gifting for Cerebral Cinnamon Rolls

This week, Jenn recommends two speculative fiction books she's read and loved this year.
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Books Discussed
First Year Orientation, edited by Eric Smith and Lauren Garibaldi 
Maroons (Grievers #1) by adrienne maree brown (cw: epidemic, racism, grief)
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Backlist To The Future, Potpourri-Style

Sharifah and Jenn talk awards season, including some Hugos chat, reminisce about their childhoods courtesy of a Where the Wild Things Are update, talk about current reading faves, and more.
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News
Ursula K. Le Guin Prize 2023 Winner announced
Books Are My Bag Reader Awards Shortlist [Locus]
Hugo Award Winners [Book Riot]
Hugo controversies [MetaFilter]
Ignyte Award eligibility
Michelle Obama to Narrate Where the Wild Things Are Audiobook [AP News + Book Riot]
Teddy Ruxpin [Wikipedia]

Books Discussed
A Fire Born of Exile by Aliette de Bodard (cw so far: emotional abuse, harm to children)
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (cw: child abuse, homophobia, ritual suicide)
The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction edited by Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, and Zelda Knight

Mentioned
Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice (Feb 2024 US)
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New(ish) Books We're Loving Right Now

This week, Sharifah talks about some favorite SF/F books that are all about family.
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Books Discussed
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (cw: all of them)
Practical Magic Series by Alice Hoffman
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