On this week's episode, we're diving into a very self-referential discussion of the metatext! Tentpoles this week are the film The Handmaiden, the fanfic “Steve Rogers at 100,” and A Choir of Lies by our very own Alexandra Rowland.
What We’re Into Lately
Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri
Realm of Ash by Tasha Suri
The Impossible Contract by K. A. Doore
Georgette Heyer
The Untamed
The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System by Mo Xiang Tong Xu
Heaven Official’s Blessing by Mo Xiang Tong Xu
The Simplest Way Forward by harriet_vane
Other Stuff We Mentioned
Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild
1917
Eddie Izzard bit
Pirates
Overinvested
Written by the Victors by Speranza
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
A Conspiracy of Truths by Alexandra Rowland
An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears
Person of Interest (or, the Husbands and Wives show)
For Next Time
The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Transcription
The transcript for this episode is available here! Appreciate your local scribes and their hard work by reading their margin comments--they've been metatexty this whole time, wow!
Episode 81: An Apology, and a Collection of Recs
Episode 80: Extravaganza
Episode 79: These Newfangled Toys
Episode 78: Baby, Remember My Name
Episode 77: Sneks Bless Us, Everyone!
Episode 76: Structure?? I Don't Even Know 'Er!
Episode 75: Bread and Roses
Episode 74: Darling, It's Better Down Where It's Wetter
Episode 73: Game, Set, and Match
Episode 72: Fangs for the Memories
Episode 71: Back To School (feat. Naomi Novik)
Episode 70: Extravaganza
Episode 69: Nice Nice Nice
Episode 68: Who Wants to Live Forever?
Episode 67: Toss a Coin to Your Serpents
Episode 66: You Break It, You Bond It
Episode 65: Transfigurations
Episode 64: The Art of War
Episode 63: Hugo Award Slate Review -- Best Novels of 2019
Episode 62: Overwhelming Ancestral Nostalgia
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Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Just So Stories
Gulliver’s Travels
The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll