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Midwife To The Rescue: The Willow Rewatch Apr 08, 2020

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Sharifah and Jenn discuss the Nebula Awards, the Kitchies, Harry Potter at Home, and their rewatch of the movie Willow.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Sword in the Stars, published by Jimmy Patterson Books, and The Unspoken Name by A.K. Lockwood.

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News

Jenn’s review of “Letter to the King”, TLDR: YIKES

Nebulas Award Ceremony will be online

The Kitchies Finalists

(Update: Winners announced!)

Harry Potter at Home

‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 Casts Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano (note re: allegations of transphobia)

Rewatch

Willow

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75.5: Backlist To The Future With Graphic Novels Apr 01, 2020

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This week, Jenn suggests sci-fi and fantasy graphic novels to dig into.

This episode is sponsored by TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations.

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Books Discussed

Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu

Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

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Our Favorite 2020 Releases So Far Mar 25, 2020

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Sharifah and Jenn discuss awards news, good and bad news for TV adaptations, some of their favorite releases from 2020 so far, and more.

This episode is sponsored by TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor, and by Harper Perennial, and The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski, with Fierce Reads.

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News

Book Riot's COVID coverage

Puestes Pa'l Futuro, a Puerto Rican SFF anthology on Kickstarter

Library of America to Publish the Works of Octavia Butler

SFF shows that have halted production

She-ra's 5th Season Will Be The Final Season...

... and 'The Magicians' Will Also End With Season 5 on Syfy

2020's Lambda finalists include Rivers Solomon

Books Discussed

Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu (Sorry Please Thank You)

The City We Became by NK Jemisin (tw: sexual harassment, racism)

Spoiler Book Club! Saturday, March 28th at 7 PM via Crowdcast

Everyone on the Moon is Essential Personnel by Julian K. Jarboe (trigger warnings: dysmorphia, self-harm, fat shaming, body horror)

The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

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74.5: Backlist To The Future With Short Stories Mar 18, 2020

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This week, Sharifah discusses science fiction and fantasy short story collections.

This episode is sponsored by Two Lines Press.

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Books Discussed:

The Woman Who Thought She Was a Planet and Other Stories by Vandana Singh

Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link

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Urban Fantasy and Science Fiction Mar 11, 2020

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Sharifah and Jenn discuss an Octavia Butler adaptation, Letter To The King, a goth in need, urban fantasy and science fiction, and more.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Bloomsbury USA, and Tor Books.

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News

Amazon picks up Adaptation of Dawn by Octavia Butler

Help This Goth Become A Hot Topic Ambassador

Diverse! Magical! Medieval! Teen! Squad! Has Adventures!!!! in Letter To The King

New Practical Magic prequel coming

Stress science and hopepunk

Books Discussed

Famous Men Who Never Lived by K Chess (tw: assault, bigotry, separation from a child, elder harm)

Half-Resurrection Blues by Daniel José Older

Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi (all the trigger warnings)

The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert

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73.5: Backlist To The Future, Franchise Style Mar 04, 2020

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This week, Jenn discusses favorite books from the Star Wars and Star Trek franchises.

This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

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Books & Links

The Book Riot Podcast

Project Luminous

The Clone Wars by Genndy Tartakovsky

Star Trek: The Next Generation, Dark Mirror by Diane Duane

Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Resistance Reborn by Rebecca Roanhorse

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Latinx SFF Authors Feb 26, 2020

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Sharifah and Jenn discuss Watchmen, awards shortlists, The Green Knight, and favorite Latinx science fiction and fantasy authors.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Read Harder 2020 Challenge, Mariner Books, and All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace with Fierce Reads.

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News

Watchmen and education around the Tulsa Race Massacre

Nebula Finalists Announced

Holy hell, The Green Knight trailer

Ray Bradbury Prize Shortlist announced

Books

We Set The Dark on Fire & We Unleash The Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay Mejia (tw: sexual assault, torture, racial violence, homophobia)

Kalpa Imperial by Angélica Gorodischer

Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes

Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez (tw: bloodshed & violence)

More Reading

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Daniel José Older

Gabriel García Márquez

Zoraida Córdova

Carmen Maria Machado

Anna-Marie McLemore

Malka Older

Lilliam Rivera

Ana Castillo

Rudolfo Anaya

Adam Silvera

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Backlist To The Future For Black History Month Feb 19, 2020

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This week, Sharifah discusses science fiction and fantasy that confronts slavery.

This episode is sponsored by Get Booked’s The Handsell.

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Books Discussed

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

Kindred by Octavia Butler

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Genre-Blending SFF Feb 12, 2020

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Sharifah and Jenn discuss the new Doctor, CGI influencers, horror fashion, genre-blending science fiction and fantasy, and more.

This episode is sponsored by Book Marks, Harper Perennial, and the Read Harder Challenge.

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NEWS

The New Doctor Who and Diversity in SFF

Simulated Influencers Are Turning Identity into a Form of Currency

Horror/Sci Fi Louis Vuitton Lookbook

Some eye-candy: nature + sci-fi prints

BOOKS DISCUSSED

Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey (tw: body horror, mention of rape, suicidal ideation)

The Book of M by Peng Shepherd (tw: sexual assault)

Prime Meridian by Silvia Moreno Garcia

Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

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71.5: Backlist To The Future Gets Mind-Bendy Feb 05, 2020

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This week, Jenn discusses mind-bending science fiction and fantasy.

This episode is sponsored by Kentstead Media.

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BOOKS DISCUSSED

Gnomon by Nick Harkaway (tw: torture, abduction)

The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore (tw: domestic violence, child abuse, rape)

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