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Award Winning Short Fiction Mar 09, 2022

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Sharifah and Jenn discuss a Miyazaki graphic novel, Black superheroes, Octavia Butler, recent award-winning short fiction, and more.

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News

2021 Bram Stoker Awards finalists

English translation of Miyazaki graphic novel “Shuna’s Journey” [Nerdist]

“My Super Hero Is Black” book forthcoming [EW]

Octavia Butler profile [USA Today]

Works Discussed

“Rat and Finch are Friends” by Innocent Chizaram Ilo, 2021 Nommo Award Winner for Short Story (Tied), published in Strange Horizons (cw: homophobia)

“Metal Like Blood in the Dark” by T. Kingfisher, 2021 Hugo Award Winner for Short Story, published in Uncanny Magazine

“Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers” by Alyssa Wong (warning: disordered eating) (2015 Nebula Award for Best Short Story; 2016 World Fantasy Award for Short Fiction)

Emergency Skin (Forward Collection) by NK Jemisin (warning: racism, homophobia) (2020 Hugo and 2020 Ignyte Awards for Novelette)

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Backlist To the Future, With Pictures Mar 02, 2022

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This week, Jenn discusses fun SF/F graphic novels and manga.

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Books Discussed

Space Battle Lunchtime by Natalie Riess

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge

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Foodie SF/F And Sourdough Starters With Personality Feb 23, 2022

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Sharifah and Jenn dive into all the new details about Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, some Jurassic Park news, favorite foodie SF/F, and more.

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News

SFF trailers get big superbowl spikes [Deadline]

LOTR: Rings of Power

Feedback from a listener [Twitter]
The full trailer [CNet]
Racism in the fandom [Daily Beast]
“First Look” [Vanity Fair]

Jurassic World: Dominion trailer [YouTube] and more info [Tech Radar]

The 2021 Stabby Awards [File 770]

Books Discussed

The Heartbreak Bakery by AR Capetta

Space Battle Lunchtime by Natalie Riess

The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard (cw: PTSD episodes)

Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (cw: sexual assault, child abuse, transphobia, racism)

A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher

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Backlist To The Future, With Jazz Hands Feb 16, 2022

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This week, Sharifah discusses some favorite performers in SF/F novels.

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Books Discussed

The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden

Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly

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SF/F Magazines Are Awesome Feb 09, 2022

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Sharifah and Jenn discuss the Rings of Power promo, Terry Pratchett’s official biography, some favorite SF/F magazines, and more.

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News

The Rings of Power teaser [Instagram] and promo [Forbes]

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn getting series adaptation [Deadline]

Accurate Sci-Fi Predictions [Book Riot]

Preditions from 1922 [Open Culture]

Terry Pratchett biography in the works [The Guardian]

SF/F Magazines

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Backlist To The Future, With Recent Favorites Feb 02, 2022

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This week, Jenn discusses two recent favorites from the last couple years.

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Books Discussed:

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel (cw: drug abuse; mention of suicide, mention of domestic violence)

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

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2021 In Review: The Stats Show Jan 26, 2022

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Sharifah and Jenn discuss a delightful book auction and the Philip K. Dick Award nominees, look back at SFF Yeah’s 2021 in review, and more.

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News

Xiran Jay Zhao’s Amazing Book Auction [Book Riot]

Philip K Dick Award nominees announced

The return of Heavy Metal Magazine [Publishers Weekly]

Follow-Up: Isabel Fall and The Helicopter Story [Vox]

Hugo 2022 Nominations Are Open! [File770]

Our 2021 In Review

The Most Recommended Titles from 2021:

Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes (Fault Tolerance, #3 in series, coming out in August!!)

Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova

Top 5 Episodes By Download:

Backlist to the Future: Under the Radar

Our Fall Most Anticipated SF/F

SF/F And the Natural World (with Jen Zink)

Most Anticipated Stand-Alones of 2021

Favorite SF/F of 2021 So Far & SF/F Summer Reading List (tied)

Jenn’s Favorite Eps of 2021:

Howl’s Moving Castle and Raybearer Book Club

Sharifah’s Favorite Eps of 2021:

Anime and Dream Adaptations/Cast

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Backlist To The Future, On Books With Adaptations Jan 19, 2022

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This week, Sharifah discusses some favorite books with adaptations.

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Books Discussed

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

Contact by Carl Sagan

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Most Anticipated Of 2022 Jan 12, 2022

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Sharifah and Jenn discuss the Hugo and Nommo Award winners, Cowboy Bebop getting canceled, their most anticipated reads for the first half of 2022, and more.

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News:

2021 Hugo Award Winners (Related: The Helicopter Story)

2021 Nommo Award Winners

Cowboy Bebop Canceled After One Season [Hollywood Reporter]

On the Station 11 Adaptation [The Atlantic; Instagram for non-paywalled version]

Books Discussed:

Sweep of Stars by Maurice Broaddus (March 29, Tor)

The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer by Janelle Monae (April 19, Harper Voyager)

When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo (March 15, Doubleday)