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329: Saltcrop / The Man Who Died Seven Times / Lessons in Magic and Disaster

Release Date: 10/14/2025

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This time we discussed Slow Gods, written by Claire North, and narrated by Peter Kenny. Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Hachette Audio for providing review copies of Slow Gods, for today’s episode. Slow Gods [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3ZfxZbD">Libro.fm</a>] The Final Architecture (Series): Shards of Earth [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4aTenxx">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a...

340: Looking Forward to 2026

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As 2026 begins, we discuss some of the audiobooks we are looking forward to in the new year. Round 1: Shachi: Land (Written by: Maggie O'Farrell / Narrated by: TBA): June 2, 2026 [<a href="https://tidd.ly/49dJ55y">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/12347280/land">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Mark: Platform Decay (Written by: Martha Wells / Narrated by: TBA): May 5, 2026 [<a...

339: Our Favorites of 2025

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As the year comes to a close, we take a look back at some of our favorite audiobooks from 2025. Round 1: Shachi: The Road to Tender Hearts [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3Yhqm47">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11220637/the-road-to-tender-hearts">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Mark: Best Laid Plans: A Simple Planning System for Living a Life That You Love [<a...

338: The Everlasting

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This time we discussed The Everlasting, written by Alix E. Harrow, and narrated by Moira Quirk & Sid Sagar. The Everlasting [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4avx3XQ">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11693972/the-everlasting">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Keeping Time (Series): Timepiece [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/3049156/timepiece">OverDrive/Libby</a>] A Connecticut Yankee in King...

337: 2025 Series Recap

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This week we discussed some of the 2025 Science Fiction and Fantasy series installments we have read and listened to throughout the year, including our thoughts on nominations for the Hugo Award for Best Series. Convergence (Series): A Ruin, Great and Free [<a href="https://tidd.ly/487Rcln">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11710598/a-ruin-great-and-free">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Legends & Lattes (Series): Brigands and...

336: The Raven Scholar

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This time we discussed The Raven Scholar, written by Anna North, and narrated by Lily Newmark. Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Hachette Audio for providing review copies of The Raven Scholar, for today’s episode. The Raven Scholar [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3X28ny0">Libro.fm</a>] The Raven Tower [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3EDoHML">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a...

335: Bog Queen

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This time we discussed Bog Queen, written by Anna North, and narrated by Lily Newmark. Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Bloomsbury Publishing for providing review copies of Bog Queen, for today’s episode. Bog Queen [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4pi8lP2">Libro.fm</a>] Bones (2005-2017) [<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460627/">IMDb</a>] The Invisible Wild [<a...

334: All That We See or Seem

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This time we discussed All That We See or Seem, written by Ken Liu and narrated by Kat Cleave. All That We See or Seem [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4pklRBu">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11640090/all-that-we-see-or-seem">OverDrive/Libby</a>] <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-books-2025">2025 Goodreads Choice Awards</a> Brigands & Breadknives [<a...

333: Novellavember 2025

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This week we celebrated Novellavember by discussing some of our favorite recent novellas. Cinder House [<a href="https://tidd.ly/49fqtUJ">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11462909/cinder-house">Overdrive/Libby</a>] The Summer War [<a href="https://tidd.ly/47MrMI2">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11530923/the-summer-war">Overdrive/Libby</a>] The Memory of the Ogisi [<a...

332: Non-Fiction November 2025

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This week we celebrated Non-Fiction November by discussing some of our favorite recent non-fiction reads and listens. Biography/Memoir: Misbehaving at the Crossroads: Essays & Writings [<a href="https://tidd.ly/47mziKT">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11090942/misbehaving-at-the-crossroads">Overdrive/Libby</a>] A Physical Education: How I Escaped Diet Culture and Gained the Power of Lifting [<a...

More Episodes

This time we discussed Saltcrop, written by Yume Kitasei, and narrated by Eunice Wong; The Man Who Died Seven Times, written by Yasuhiko Nishizawa, translated by Jesse Kirkwood, and narrated by Kaipo Schwab; and Lessons in Magic and Disaster written by Charlie Jane Anders, and narrated by Lisa Flanagan, Marisa Calin & Sena Bryer

Saltcrop [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4h98MI0">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11401773/saltcrop">OverDrive/Libby</a>]

The Man Who Died Seven Times [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3Jb99Fw">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/12050501/the-man-who-died-seven-times">OverDrive/Libby</a>]

Lessons in Magic and Disaster [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3W06O3f">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11918028/lessons-in-magic-and-disaster">OverDrive/Libby</a>]

The Stardust Grail [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4cfwYoL">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/10180098/the-stardust-grail">Overdrive/Libby</a>]

We are Satellites [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3ZQ68Aw">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/5677980/we-are-satellites">Overdrive/Libby</a>]

Notes from a Regicide [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4fObfp2">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/10714407/notes-from-a-regicide">OverDrive/Libby</a>]

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