On this week's episode, we're discussing a few changes we're making in our approach to the podcast, and we're gushing about some of our favorite recent and upcoming works, including Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko, The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan, and She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan.
What We’re Into Lately
Seven of Infinities by Aliette de Bodard
Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian
A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow
The Name of All Things by Jenn Lyons
thepartyresponsible’s Batman-Avengers crossover fic
Do Every Stupid Thing by thepartyresponsible
Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
Bridgerton
Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!
The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty
Invitation to Wine (将进酒) by Tang Jiu Qing 唐酒卿 (Mandarin)
Other Stuff We Mentioned
Be the Serpent Episode 71: Back To School (feat. Naomi Novik)
Be the Serpent Episode 72: Fangs for the Memories
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse
The Saddle Club
Gossip Girl
The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
Wild Beauty Anna-Marie McLemore
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan
The infamous Only One Bed trope
Reluctant Royals series by Alyssa Cole
Runaway Royals series by Alyssa Cole
Books by Alisha Rai
For Next Time
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
Content Warnings:
The Duke Who Didn't concerns protagonists encountering racism (both ambient and direct).
She Who Became The Sun interrogates gender essentialist prejudice accurate to its historical setting.
Raybearer deals with themes of child abuse/neglect.
Transcription
The transcript for this episode is available here. Thank you, scribes!!
Episode 101: Jumping the Shark
Episode 100: Superstravaganza
Episode 99: Detective Boyfriends
Episode 98: [SPOOKY NOISES]
Episode 97: A Symphony of Serpents
Episode 96: Changing Places
Episode 95: The Jasmine Throne
Episode 94: Into the Woods
Episode 93: The Glamorous Authorial Life
Episode 92: Podcasting: The Musical!
Episode 91: Anything You Can Do, We Can Do Better
Episode 90: Extravaganza
Episode 89: A Particularly Heartless Wizard
Episode 88: Singing a Song of Angry Men
Episode 87: Let the Games Begin!
Episode 86: 9 to 5 (What a Way to Make a Living)
Episode 85: Girl Meets House
Episode 84: Not With a Bang...
Episode 83: Space Sweepers!
Epsode 82: On Wednesdays, We Wear Pink
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