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2022 Most Anticipated SF/F, Part 2 Jul 27, 2022

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Sharifah and Jenn discuss some nice news for once (Disney’s first enby character, nominees for the World Fantasy Awards, and more) and get into their most anticipated reads coming out in the second half of 2022.

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News

Quidditch rebrands as Quadball [NPR]

Wheel of Time renewed for a third season [Tor.com]

Disney’s first nonbinary character played by Terry Hu [Them]

Nominees for the World Fantasy Awards

Books Discussed

August Kitko and the Mechas from Space by Alex White (July 12)

Africa Risen, edited by Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, and Zelda Knight et al (Nov 8)

The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope (August 9)

The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez Aug 30

Babel by RF Kuang (Aug 23)

The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang (9/27)

The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno Garcia (July 19)

The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean (Aug 2)

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (Aug 23)

The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings

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Backlist To The Future, For Disability Pride Month Jul 20, 2022

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This week, Jenn discusses disability in backlist sci-fi and fantasy, in honor of Disability Pride Month!

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BOOKS & LINKS DISCUSSED

Issue 30: Disabled People Destroy Fantasy from Uncanny Magazine

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

Nicola Griffith’s list of fiction that passes the Fries Test

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Blockbuster Summer SF/F Reads Jul 13, 2022

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Sharifah and Jenn mourn the death of Kazuki Takahashi, discuss some adaptation news and the best Marvel heroes, and recommend some summer reads with “blockbuster” feels.

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News

Hocus Pocus 2 Trailer [Variety] (and a yikes to Bette Midler [The Mary Sue])

Peacock Cancels Jade City Adaptation [popculture]

Ranking of 100 Marvel Characters [AV Club]

Yu-Gi-Oh creator Kazuki Takahashi found dead at sea [Book Riot]

Books Discussed

The Kate Kane, Paranormal Investigator series (Iron & Velvet #1) by Alexis Hall

The Centenal Cycle (Infomocracy #1) by Malka Older

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker

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Backlist To The Future, With Queer Books For Young Readers Jul 06, 2022

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This week, Sharifah discusses queer books for young readers.

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Books Discussed:

Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee

PET by Akwaeke Emezi

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Newly Published Favorites (Plus Cheating) Jun 29, 2022

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Sharifah and Jenn discuss Malorie Blackman’s win of the PEN Pinter Prize, Miles Morales, exciting news for vampires, some favorite recently published books, and more.

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News Discussed

Malorie Blackman wins PEN Pinter Prize [The Guardian]

The history of queer vampires and a look at First Kill [Them]

Racism in Miles Morales/Thor “What If?” comic [Indy100]

Dune 2 Casting Update [Gizmodo]

Books Discussed

Siren Queen by Nghi Vo (cw: self-harm, domestic violence, mention of sexual assault)

War for the Oaks by Emma Bull

The City Inside by Samit Basu (cw so far: rape, violent racism)

Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood (cw: child abuse)

This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub (cw: chronic illness, loss of a parent)

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Backlist To The Future, Short Story-Style Jun 22, 2022

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This week, Jenn discusses two favorite speculative short story collections.

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Books Discussed

Tender by Sofia Samatar

Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea by Sarah Pinsker

We are Satellites by Sarah Pinsker

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Under The Radar SF/F Jun 15, 2022

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Sharifah and Jenn discuss updates on the Sandman adaptation, B&N’s Best Books of 2022 list, some recent favorite under-the-radar reads, and more.

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News

Update on The Sandman Adaptation [The Mary Sue]

Catching up on Disney+/Marvel Kamala Khan news [PopSugar]

SFF leads B&N Best Books List [B&N Reads]

Unburnable copy of The Handmaid’s Tale sold at auction [The Guardian]

Books Discussed

Destroyer of Light by Jennifer Marie Brissett (cw: graphic harm to children, rape, sexual assault)

Elegy for the Undead by Matthew Vesely

Reconstruction: Stories by Alaya Dawn Johnson (cw: unwanted pregnancy and abortion access issues, harm to women and children, slavery, racism, body horror, etc)

Everyone on the Moon is Essential Personnel by Julian K. Jarboe (cw: dysmorphia, self-harm, fat shaming, ableism, child abuse)

Flowers for the Sea by Zin E. Rocklyn (cw: pregnancy horror; child death)

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Backlist To The Future, For Road Trips Jun 08, 2022

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This week, Sharifah discusses SF/F audio for road trips.

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