BONUS: STARS IN MY POCKET LIKE GRAINS OF SAND
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We kick off a new series of author's choice episodes with Cameron Reed, who has brought us a novel you can chew on like the ragged edge of a thumbnail.
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THE GOLEM OF BROOKLYN
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This book is about whether murdering antisemites is a good idea or not, morally and strategically, and as such it's about Israel without ever discussing Israel, which as a rhetorical gambit has its advantages and disadvantages. One disadvantage is that it's therefore a New York Novel and it comes with all the problems that implies.
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BONUS: 4TH ANNUAL WIZZLY AWARDS
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We persevere through technical issues to bring you this, our annual extravaganza of self-indulgence. Is it possible four years in that we're actually worse at this than when we started?
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A DARK AND DROWNING TIDE
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In fantasy Germany a fantasy Jewess and her fantasy Aryan forest princess must go up the river to save the cat, or something. Not as much blood as you'd expect in this one but there's plenty of soil.
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AN EDUCATION IN MALICE
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We're dipping our toes into Dark Academia here. This book asks the question: what if your abusive academic advisor was literally a vampire? And the answer is it would be kinda cool. A classic example of horror elements blunting the actual horror, down to a 1960s setting that elides all the worst parts of the era.
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THE LYREMOUTH CHRONICLES (BOOKS 1 & 2)
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This one takes a while to get going - at first it seems like a genderswapped swords & sorcery novel, but it turns out that's only one part of a much larger world. Recommended for Steerswoman fans.
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THE MINISTRY OF TIME with Vajra Chandrasekera
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A book about empire, memory, historical trauma and the consequences of dating your blorbo. Huge thanks to Vajra for suggesting this one and for coming on to talk about it!
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BONUS: THE SUMMER PRINCE
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Our esteemed pal P.H. Lee joins us for a rundown of this charming bit of YA. It's Brazilian! It's Really Brazilian!
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THE SCORPION RULES
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We return to the schools that resemble the prisons for a book that predates the Ninth House but has a couple of startling similarities, including a proto-John Gaius Gen-X godhead.
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BONUS: Q & A 4 (100 EPISODES!)
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On the occasion of our 100th mainline episode we treat ourselves by answering your questions.
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