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The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, Revisited Sep 20, 2023

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Sharifah and Jenn are reunited and talking all things H2G2, as well as alien corpses in Mexico, Iman Vellani doing all the Ms. Marvel things, Le Guin short films, and more.

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Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required!

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News

Alien Corpses Claimed to be Real Shown to Mexico’s Congress [NPR]

Ursula K. Le Guin Short Films! [LitHub]

SF/F Title on NBA Fiction Longlist [Book Riot]

Wrinkle in Time Illustrator Gets Overdue Credit [WBUR]

Iman Vellani on Ms Marvel on Playing and Writing Ms. Marvel [Nerds of Color]

Books Discussed

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

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Backlist To The Future, With Nonfiction Sep 13, 2023

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This week, Jenn talks about some nonfiction reads that have changed the way she approaches SF/F!

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Books Discussed

The Carrier Theory of Fiction by Ursula K. Le Guin, introduction by Donna Haraway

The Disordered Cosmos by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Physics of the Impossible by Michio Kaku

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Fall Vibes Sep 06, 2023

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Jenn and Vanessa roll around in Fall Feelings, talk about what that means anyway in SF/F, plus news about Scott Pilgrim, Loki Season 2, and more.

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News

Scott Pilgrim Anime [Them]

Black People Are Magical Too [Black Nerd Problems]

Big questions for Loki Season 2 [The Mary Sue]

Catch up on Interview With the Vampire and more [Gizmodo]

Books Discussed

Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi (cw: sexual harassment, domestic violence, child abuse, toxic relationships)

Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders (cw: toxic friendship, body horror, homophobia, police brutality)

This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty

Weyward by Emilia Hart (TW; domestic violence)

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Backlist To The Future, with Rich People Problems Aug 30, 2023

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Sharifah dives into "rich people problems" in SF/F, with two favorites.

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Wanna escape the Dog Days of summer with purrfect book recommendations? Let Tailored Book Recommendations pick awesome books to keep you entertained. Touch grass, grab some lemonade, and enjoy TBR's picks.

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Books Discussed

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo (tw: abortion scene, racism, homophobia)

The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (tw: intimate partner violence, harm to children, addiction)

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Guest Post: The One With All The Witches with Liberty Hardy Aug 23, 2023

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Jenn and Sharifah are off this week, so please enjoy this When in Romance episode about witch romances and more, with Jess Pryde and Liberty Hardy.

Jess is joined by Book Riot's resident velocireader, Liberty Hardy, who listens patiently while Jess discusses news and then actually gets the chance to talk when the pair discuss witch romances (with many detours along the way).

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When In Romance Book Club is back! We'll be reading The Perfect Findby Tia Williams AND discussing the adaptation on Netflix, and discussing it at the end of September.

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The Seattle Times does a good rundown on the BookTok/Kraken drama.

Here's Marines's video on TikTok.

Strength, solidarity, and healing vibes to Emily McIntyre.

Visit A Novel Romance if you're in Louisville!

Find Jess at Steamy Lit Con!

Books Discussed

The Bad Onesby Melissa Albert

Snow Place Like LAby Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone

Crossedby Emily McIntyre

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witchesby Sangu Mandanna

Not the Witch You Wed by April Asher

The League of Gentlewoman Witchesby India Holton

Binding Shadowsby Jasmine Silvera

Let us know what you think about witch romances and tell us your favorite! As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @franzencomesalive), and Jess is even on TikTok (@jess_isreading).

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Backlist To The Future, With Stellar Recommendations Aug 16, 2023

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This week, Jenn talks about two SF/F books that she read because someone else strongly recommended them.

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Books Discussed

Lady Hotspur by Tessa Gratton (cw: PTSD, death fixation, violence and gore), author rec’d by Karen Lord in The Blue, Beautiful World acknowledgements

Buffalo is the New Buffalo by Chelsea Vowel (cw: racism, suicide, drug use and overdose, violence), rec’d by Danika in Our Queerest Shelves

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Cover Talk Aug 09, 2023

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Sharifah and Jenn talk about Octavia Butler Avenue, a new crime series from Marvel, cover trends and tropes in SF/F, and more.

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News

Lizzo Meets LOTR [People]

New Marvel Crime Series [Publishers Weekly]

Greta Gerwig to direct Narnia movie [Variety]

Octavia Butler Avenue in Forest Park, Washington [Publishers Weekly]

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Books Discussed

Fit for the Gods: Greek Mythology Reimagined edited by Jenn Northington and S. Zainab Williams

Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro (cover by Alex Eckman-Lawn)

House of Cotton by Monica Brashears (design by Donna Sinisgalli Noetzel)

House of Marionne by J. Elle (Cover art by Elena Masci, cover design by Theresa Evangelista)

Tensorate series by Neon Yang (Omnibus cover art by Yuko Shimizu)

The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang (cover art by Feifei Ruan; design by Christine Foltzer)

Guardians of Dawn: Zhara by S. Jae Jong

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Backlist To The Future: Guess That Title Aug 02, 2023

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This week, Sharifah is playing Guess That Backlist SFF Book, where she tells you what the book is about and you guess the title before she gives you the answer! (Titles below so don't look if you want to guess)

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Books Discussed

Rosewater by Tade Thompson

The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert

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The Most Anticipated SFF Books of 2023, Part 2 Jul 26, 2023

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Sharifah and Jenn discuss the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize Shortlist, a new way to doomscroll, The Changeling adaptation, the most exciting books of the second half of 2023, and more.

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What do S.A. Cosby, Khaled Hosseini, Sarah Bakewell, and Yahdon Israel have in common? They've been guests on Book Riot's newest podcast, First Edition where BookRiot.com co-founder Jeff O'Neal explores the wide bookish world. Subscribe to hear them and stay to hear Book Riot's editors pick the "it" book of the month.

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