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340: Looking Forward to 2026 01/06/2026

340: Looking Forward to 2026 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 href="https://tidd.ly/4qKjjgF">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/12213114/platform-decay">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Lisa: To Ride a Rising Storm (Written by: Moniquill Blackgoose / Narrated by: Charley Flyte): January 27, 2026 [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3Lt0IXk">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11530958/to-ride-a-rising-storm">OverDrive/Libby</a>] The Killing Spell (Written by: Shay Kauwe / Narrated by: TBA): April 14, 2026 [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4qYUygX">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/12449692/the-killing-spell">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Scott: The Tapestry of Fate (Written by: Shannon Chakraborty / Narrated by: TBA): May 12, 2026 [<a href="https://tidd.ly/49pjBT9">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/12327372/the-tapestry-of-fate">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Round 2: Shachi: Last Night in Brooklyn (Written by: Xochitl Gonzalez / Narrated by: Elizabeth Rodriguez): April 21, 2026 [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4aLuTmR">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11918026/last-night-in-brooklyn">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Mark: The Faith of Beasts (Written by: James S.A. Corey / Narrated by: TBA): April 14, 2026 [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4qAbycT">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11936623/the-faith-of-beasts">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Lisa: The Language of Liars (Written by: S. L. Huang / Narrated by: TBA): April 14, 2026 [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11842943/the-language-of-liars">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Scott: Green City Wars (Written by: Adrian Tchaikovsky / Narrated by: John Pirhalla): June 23, 2026 [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3YsBo6N">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/12187307/green-city-wars">OverDrive/Libby</a>] /episode/index/show/narrated/id/39623465

339: Our Favorites of 2025 12/30/2025

339: Our Favorites of 2025 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 href="https://tidd.ly/49cNfuz">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/12407380/best-laid-plans">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Lisa: Death of the Author [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4rb0Zyk">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/10872954/death-of-the-author">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Scott: A Drop of Corruption [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3Z0MYXA">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/10819410/a-drop-of-corruption">OverDrive/Libby</a>] / [<a href="https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/310">Episode 310</a>] Round 2: Shachi: The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4q6T18w">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11439920/the-loneliness-of-sonia-and-sunny">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Mark: Songs for Other Peoples Weddings [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4pl08ca">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11416735/songs-for-other-peoples-weddings">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Lisa: Down in the Sea of Angels [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4pZNMHC">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11613970/down-in-the-sea-of-angels">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Scott: Automatic Noodle [<a href="https://tidd.ly/46HXiIC">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11090981/automatic-noodle">Overdrive/Libby</a>] / [<a href="https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/319">Episode 319</a>] / [<a href="https://youtu.be/iyXP9ryqxDM?si=_pCcYpL2pKSYmZ95">Sundry Book Club: Chatting with Author Annalee Newitz</a>] Round 3: Shachi: North Sun: Or, The Voyage of the Whaleship Esther [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11090782/north-sun">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Mark: Write Through It [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3YQ0nku">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11289484/write-through-it">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Lisa: Luminous [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3N2BKOT">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/10873555/luminous">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Scott: Saltcrop [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4h98MI0">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11401773/saltcrop">OverDrive/Libby</a>] / [<a href="https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/329">Episode 329</a>] Additional Picks: Shachi: Hot Air; I leave it Up to You; The City and Its Uncertain Walls; Big Chief; The Slip; Intemperance; Gliff Mark: A Physical Education, Martian Contingency, The Shattering Peace Lisa: Notes from a Regicide; Lessons in Magic and Disaster; The Everasting; Sunward; Automatic Noodle Scott: The Raven Scholar; Katabasis; Future Boy: Back to the Future and My Journey Through the Space-Time Continuum /episode/index/show/narrated/id/39562405

338: The Everlasting 12/23/2025

337: 2025 Series Recap 12/16/2025

337: 2025 Series Recap 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 Breadknives [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4oI3QwN">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11526710/brigands-breadknives">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Vita Nostra (Series): School of Shards [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3MzUYeB">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11169018/school-of-shards">Overdrive/Libby</a>] October Daye (Series): Silver and Lead [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3MGkQ8z">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11462944/silver-and-lead">Overdrive/Libby</a>] She Who Knows (Series) / Who Fears Death (Series) : One Way Witch [<a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/One-Way-Witch-Audiobook/B0DNTXS92M">Audible</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/10714414/one-way-witch">Overdrive/Libby</a>] The Midsolar Murders (Series): Infinite Archive [<a href="https://tidd.ly/44tlOev">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/10663448/infinite-archive">Overdrive/Libby</a>] The Annual Migration of Clouds (Series): The First Thousand Trees [<a href="https://tidd.ly/43ZwgKi">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/12342711/the-first-thousand-trees">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Lady Astronaut (Series): The Martian Contingency [<a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Martian-Contingency-Audiobook/B0DJFYCM2Z">Audible</a>] The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti (Series): The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3HVSW6c">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11723577/the-potency-of-ungovernable-impulses">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Novellavember 2025 [<a href="https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/333">Ep 333</a>] The Singing Hills Cycle (Series): A Mouthful of Dust [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4nkQ2qz">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/12121324/a-mouthful-of-dust">Overdrive/Libby</a>] The Adventure of the Demonic Ox: A Penric and Desdemona Novella [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4qPkoV3">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/12186564/the-adventure-of-the-demonic-ox">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Sworn Soldier (Series): What Stalks the Deep [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4nLxL6c">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11612884/what-stalks-the-deep">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Forever Desert (Series): The Memory of the Ogisi [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11092349/the-memory-of-the-ogisi">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Tyrant Philosophers (Series): Lives of Bitter Rain [<a href="https://tidd.ly/47OaOcD">Libro.fm</a>] The Legendborn Cycle (Series): Oathbound [<a href="https://tidd.ly/48UjvCr">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/10914667/oathbound">Overdrive/Libby</a>] The Hunger Games (Series): Sunrise on the Reaping [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4aR70u4">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/10870041/sunrise-on-the-reaping">Overdrive/Libby</a>] The Cemeteries of Amalo (Series) / The Chronicles of Osreth (Series) :The Tomb of Dragons [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4ig2x5e">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/10714427/the-tomb-of-dragons">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Old Man’s War (Series) :The Shattering Peace [<a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Shattering-Peace-Audiobook/B0DT7HY6R7">Audible</a>] <a href="https://ladybusiness.dreamwidth.org/2016/02/11/hugo-award-recommendations.html">Hugo Award Spreadsheet of Doom</a> /episode/index/show/narrated/id/39420750

336: The Raven Scholar 12/09/2025

335: Bog Queen 12/02/2025

334: All That We See or Seem 11/18/2025

334: All That We See or Seem 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 href="https://tidd.ly/4oI3QwN">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11526710/brigands-breadknives">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Automatic Noodle [<a href="https://tidd.ly/46HXiIC">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11090981/automatic-noodle">Overdrive/Libby</a>] These Memories Do Not Belong to Us: A Constellation Novel [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4gdEG65">Libro.fm</a>] The Shattering Peace [<a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Shattering-Peace-Audiobook/B0DT7HY6R7">Audible</a>] Saltcrop [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4h98MI0">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11401773/saltcrop">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Death of the Author [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4rb0Zyk">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/10872954/death-of-the-author">OverDrive/Libby</a>] The River Has Roots [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3FLQuON">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/10714425/the-river-has-roots">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Wind and Truth [<a href="https://tidd.ly/44Atxqw">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/10346070/wind-and-truth">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Katabasis [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4gFzIPB">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11387470/katabasis">OverDrive/Libby</a>] The Incandescent [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4kLxsXR">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11091081/the-incandescent">OverDrive/Libby</a>] The Raven Scholar [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3X28ny0">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11077844/the-raven-scholar">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Dandelion Dynasty (Series): The Grace of Kings [<a href="https://tidd.ly/43xKNwW">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/1799882/the-grace-of-kings">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Laozi's Dao De Jing: A New Interpretation for a Transformative Time [<a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Laozis-Dao-De-Jing-Audiobook/B0BZJNP239">Audible</a>] Broken Stars [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/5295228/broken-stars">Audible</a>] Chaos on CatNet [<a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Chaos-on-CatNet-Audiobook/B08XK86PT8">Audible</a>] /episode/index/show/narrated/id/39072840

333: Novellavember 2025 11/11/2025

333: Novellavember 2025 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 href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11092349/the-memory-of-the-ogisi">Overdrive/Libby</a>] What Stalks the Deep [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4nLxL6c">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11612884/what-stalks-the-deep">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Making History [<a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Making-History-Audiobook/B0FN6R4Z5N">Audible</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11424468/making-history">Overdrive/Libby</a>] The Adventure of the Demonic Ox: A Penric and Desdemona Novella [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4qPkoV3">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/12186564/the-adventure-of-the-demonic-ox">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Previously Discussed: The River Has Roots [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3FLQuON">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/10714425/the-river-has-roots">OverDrive/Libby</a>] / [<a href="https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/302">Episode 302</a>] Murder by Memory [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3REL5M8">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/10714405/murder-by-memory">OverDrive/Libby</a>] / [<a href="https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/305">Episode 305</a>] The Unworthy [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4k4x5Y2">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/307">Episode 307</a>] Automatic Noodle [<a href="https://tidd.ly/46HXiIC">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11090981/automatic-noodle">Overdrive/Libby</a>] / [<a href="https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/319">Episode 319</a>] A Mouthful of Dust [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4nkQ2qz">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/12121324/a-mouthful-of-dust">Overdrive/Libby</a>] / [<a href="https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/331">Episode 331</a>] Additional Mentions: The Hungry Gods [<a href="https://tidd.ly/47KWqBD">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11905884/the-hungry-gods">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Lives of Bitter Rain [<a href="https://tidd.ly/47OaOcD">Libro.fm</a>] The Mountain Crown [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4ot0LR3">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/10671783/the-mountain-crown">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Red Star Hustle / Apprehension [<a href="https://tidd.ly/43VL1hl">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11702596/red-star-hustle-apprehension">Overdrive/Libby</a>] The First Thousand Trees [<a href="https://tidd.ly/43ZwgKi">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/12342711/the-first-thousand-trees">Overdrive/Libby</a>] /episode/index/show/narrated/id/38965550

332: Non-Fiction November 2025 11/04/2025

332: Non-Fiction November 2025 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 href="https://tidd.ly/3W93KSL">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11255917/a-physical-education">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler [<a href="https://tidd.ly/47CJhe6">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11330610/positive-obsession">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Future Boy: Back to the Future and My Journey Through the Space-Time Continuum [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3JE2qnL">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11215662/future-boy">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Other Non-Fiction Picks: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This [<a href="https://tidd.ly/47oLaw5">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11042157/one-day-everyone-will-have-always-been-against-this">Overdrive/Libby</a>] You Can’t Take It With You: Foolproof Techniques for Tidying Up Like There's No Tomorrow [<a href="https://tidd.ly/47W3IE0">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/12297331/you-cant-take-it-with-you">Overdrive/Libby</a>] The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4osDC1s">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11090955/the-ai-con">Overdrive/Libby</a>] The Genius Bat: The Secret Life of the Only Flying Mammal [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4hDWwzz">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11462969/the-genius-bat">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Other References: Non-Fiction November 2024 [<a href="https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/282">Libro.fm</a>] <a href="https://sites.libsyn.com/586395">Hugo History</a> (Podcast) Sunward [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4pOJenA">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11640151/sunward">OverDrive/Libby</a>] No Time Like the Future [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3jfi4Jb">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/5328904/no-time-like-the-future">Overdrive/Libby</a>] /episode/index/show/narrated/id/38896660

331: A Mouthful of Dust 10/28/2025

331: A Mouthful of Dust This time we discussed A Mouthful of Dust, book 6 of The Singing Hills Cycle, written by Nghi Vo and narrated by Cindy Kay. We also discussed some of our favorite recent short fiction listens in our short fiction spotlight. A Mouthful of Dust [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4nkQ2qz">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="">Overdrive/Libby</a>] A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3K6otn2">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/10029178/a-witchs-guide-to-magical-innkeeping">OverDrive/Libby</a>] The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4nrOyLG">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11990991/the-grimoire-grammar-school-parent-teacher-association">OverDrive/Libby</a>] The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3JXIKLH">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/7973951/the-very-secret-society-of-irregular-witches">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Short Fiction Spotlight: “Wire Mother” written by Isabel J. Kim, narrated by Kate Baker [<a href="https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_10_25/">Clarkesworld</a>] - Issue 229: October 2025 / Short Story ”Holding Patterns” written by Jennifer Hudak, narrated by Kat Kourbeti [<a href="https://escapepod.org/2025/04/17/escape-pod-989-holding-patterns/">Escape Pod 989</a>] / Short Story “The Porniest Porn in Porntown” written by Stephen Graham Jones, narrated by Stefen Rudnicki [<a href="https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/through-the-machine/">Lightspeed</a>] - October 2025 (Issue 185) / Short Story “Five Impossible Things” written by Koji A. Dae, narrated by Kate Baker [<a href="https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_09_25e/">Clarkesworld</a>] - Issue 228: September 2025 / Short Story ”The Garden” written by Emma Törzs, narrated by Erika Ensign [<a href="https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-garden/">Uncanny Magazine</a>] - Issue Sixty-Five ”The Girl Who Came Before” written by David von Allmen, narrated by Pine Gonzalez [<a href="https://escapepod.org/2025/07/31/escape-pod-1004-the-girl-who-came-before/">Escape Pod 1004</a>] / Short Story /episode/index/show/narrated/id/38797410

330: Acts of God 10/21/2025

329: Saltcrop / The Man Who Died Seven Times / Lessons in Magic and Disaster 10/14/2025

328: Sunward 10/07/2025

327: The Shattering Peace 09/30/2025

326: Katabasis 09/23/2025

325: A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping 09/16/2025

324: Notes from a Regicide 09/09/2025

324: Notes from a Regicide This time we discussed Notes from a Regicide, written by Isaac Fellman, and narrated by Avi Roque. 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>] <a href="https://seattlein2025.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Nomination-Data-2025-0831-rev4.pdf">2025 Hugo Nomination Statistics</a> The Forever Desert (Series): The Lies of the Ajungo [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/8906357/the-lies-of-the-ajungo">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Sworn Soldier (Series): What Moves the Dead [<a href="https://tidd.ly/44p0sgp">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/8839986/what-moves-the-dead">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Cemetery Boys [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4nnOqgm">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/5115161/cemetery-boys">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Dead Collections [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4pfrzFo">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/6414362/dead-collections">OverDrive/Libby</a>] The Two Doctors Górski [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4mV2QVt">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/9314315/the-two-doctors-gorski">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Woman On the Edge of Time [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4mU4erh">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/5832503/woman-on-the-edge-of-time">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Terra Ignota (Series): Too Like the Lightning [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3yyAGZH">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/3784511/too-like-the-lightning">Overdrive/Libby</a>] The Tyrant Philosophers (Series): City of Last Chances [<a href="https://tidd.ly/45SrbWd">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/9254006/city-of-last-chances">Overdrive/Libby</a>] World Running Down [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4mnsSQd">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/12006609/world-running-down">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Automatic Noodle [<a href="https://tidd.ly/46HXiIC">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11090981/automatic-noodle">Overdrive/Libby</a>] / [<a href="https://www.automaticnoodle.website/">Website (Merch)</a>] /episode/index/show/narrated/id/38137955

323: The Last Soul Among Wolves 09/02/2025

322: Memories Do Not Belong to Us & Short Fiction Spotlight 08/26/2025

322: Memories Do Not Belong to Us & Short Fiction Spotlight This time we discussed These Memories Do Not Belong to Us, written by Yiming Ma, and narrated by Will Dao, Jeremy Ang Jones, David Shih, Cindy Kay, Brian Nishii, Jeanne Sakata, Catherine Ho, Francois Chau, Eunice Wong, Kenneth Lee, Reuben Uy, Sura Siu, James Chen & Jennifer Lim. Thank you to the Libro.fm, Harper Audio, and Mariner Books for providing audio review copies of These Memories Do Not Belong to Us for today’s episode. These Memories Do Not Belong to Us: A Constellation Novel [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4gdEG65">Libro.fm</a>] Short Fiction Spotlight: “Through the Machine” written by P.A. Cornell, narrated by Stefen Rudnicki [<a href="https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/through-the-machine/">Lightspeed</a>] - May 2025 (Issue 180) / Short Story “Welcome to Kearney” written by Gary Kloster, narrated by Kate Baker [<a href="https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_04_25e/">Clarkesworld</a>] - Issue 226: July 2025 / Novelette “If an Algorithm Can Cast a Shadow” written by Claire Jia-Wen, narrated by Kate Baker [<a href="https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_06_25a/">Clarkesworld</a>] - Issue 226: July 2025 / Novelette ”As Brittle as Granite” written by Matt Tighe, narrated by Dani Daly [<a href="https://www.castofwonders.org/2025/08/cast-of-wonders-646-as-brittle-as-granite/">Cast of Wonders 646</a>] / Short Story ”Billionaire’s Tears” written by Vanessa Ricci-Thode, narrated by Valerie Valdes [<a href="https://escapepod.org/2025/07/24/escape-pod-1003-billionaires-tears/">Escape Pod 1003</a>] / Short Story ”Precious Little Things” written by Adrian Tchaikovsky, narrated by Isaac Harwood [<a href="https://www.castofwonders.org/2025/08/cast-of-wonders-648-precious-little-things/">Cast of Wonders 648</a>] / Short Story /episode/index/show/narrated/id/37956725

321: Books to Vacation In 08/19/2025

321: Books to Vacation In This time on Narrated, explored books we would like to vacation in with a Narrated draft. Shachi’s Interview with Annalee Newitz [<a href="https://youtu.be/iyXP9ryqxDM?si=j1kTjOU3bDx3F4uV">Sundry Book Club</a>] Round 1: Shachi: James and the Giant Peach [<a href="https://tidd.ly/46VSX4B">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/1351111/james-and-the-giant-peach">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Mark: Ready Player One [<a href="https://tidd.ly/45EWstV">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/489909/ready-player-one">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Lisa: Monk & Robot (Series): A Psalm for the Wild Built [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3qwMgPs">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/5704893/a-psalm-for-the-wild-built">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Scott: The Spare Man [<a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Spare-Man-Audiobook/B0B8LF92PH">Audible</a>] Round 2: Shachi: Clear [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3HBFeFM">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/10528019/clear">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Mark: The Night Circus [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4ltvATp">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/509211/the-night-circus">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Lisa: The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti (Series): The Mimicking of Known Successes [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3Nl4n68">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/9267150/the-mimicking-of-known-successes">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Scott: The Walt Disney World That Never Was: Stories Behind the Amazing Imagineering Dreams That Never Came True [<a href="https://chrissmithbooks.com/the-walt-disney-world-that-never-was/">Author’s Page</a>] Round 3: Shachi: Devil in the White City [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4oBB7dD">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/114553/the-devil-in-the-white-city">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Mark: Jurassic Park [<a href="https://tidd.ly/45CkCoZ">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/5162659/jurassic-park">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Lisa: The Vorkosigan Saga (Series) [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3UypxC7">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://libro.fm/search?q=The+Miles+Vorkosigan+Adventures&searchby=series">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Scott: Legends & Lattes [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3NRYgWf">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/9040705/legends-lattes">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Other Referenced Works: The Phantom Tollbooth [<a href="https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781984887023-the-phantom-tollbooth">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/4197544/the-phantom-tollbooth">Overdrive</a>] The Expanse (Series): Leviathan Wakes [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3ZtKx0I">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/3288774/leviathan-wakes">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Scythe [<a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Scythe-Audiobook/B06XH4K2NB">Audible</a>] Keeper of the Lost Cities (Series): Keeper of the Lost Cities [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/5340212/keeper-of-the-lost-cities">Overdrive/Libby</a>] / [<a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Keeper-of-the-Lost-Cities-Audiobook/B07G1CYXZW">Audible</a>] <a href="https://www.welcometonightvale.com/">Welcome to Night Vale</a> Meru [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3Z0kC03">Libro.fm</a>] Red Mars [<a href="https://tidd.ly/45VxLe2">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/2902090/red-mars">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Lost in the Moment and Found [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3wtYtaY">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/8916759/lost-in-the-moment-and-found">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Street Gang [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4lys9uG">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/212902/street-gang">Overdrive/Libby</a>] The Good Neighbor [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3JnlDcW">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/3866337/the-good-neighbor">Overdrive/Libby</a>] /episode/index/show/narrated/id/37872625

320: The Bewitching 08/12/2025

319: Automatic Noodle 08/05/2025

319: Automatic Noodle This time we discussed Automatic Noodle, written by Annalee Newitz and narrated by Em Grosland. Thank you to Macmillan Audio for providing audio review copies of Automatic Noodle for today’s episode. Automatic Noodle [<a href="https://tidd.ly/46HXiIC">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11090981/automatic-noodle">Overdrive/Libby</a>] / [<a href="https://www.automaticnoodle.website/">Website</a>] <a href="https://youtu.be/iyXP9ryqxDM?si=j1kTjOU3bDx3F4uV">Interview with Annalee Newitz</a> Legends & Lattes [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3NRYgWf">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/9040705/legends-lattes">Overdrive/Libby</a>] / [<a href="https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/150">Episode 150</a>] A Psalm for the Wild Built [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3qwMgPs">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/5704893/a-psalm-for-the-wild-built">Overdrive/Libby</a>] / [<a href="https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/113">Episode 113</a>] World Running Down [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4mnsSQd">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/12006609/world-running-down">Overdrive/Libby</a>] A Closed and Common Orbit [<a href="https://https://tidd.ly/41p0YJe">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/4660514/a-closed-and-common-orbit">Overdrive/Libby</a>] I Leave It Up to You [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3C9KeyB">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/10971314/i-leave-it-up-to-you">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Annie Bot [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3xc89e7">Libro.fm</a>] The Terraformers [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3Gc6Rk1">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/8916828/the-terraformers">Overdrive/Libby</a>] / [<a href="https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/190">Episode 190</a>] The Future of Another Timeline [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3TMEsHm">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/4500036/the-future-of-another-timeline">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Stories are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3YI3qe2">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/10687008/stories-are-weapons">Overdrive/Libby</a>] /episode/index/show/narrated/id/37674930

318: ReaderCon 34 (2025) 07/29/2025

318: ReaderCon 34 (2025) Lisa shares her discussions with authors at Readercon 34. <a href="">Readercon</a> Fonda Lee: [<a href="https://www.fondalee.com/">Website</a>] / [<a href="https://www.fondalee.com/tag/newsletter/">Newsletter</a>] / [<a href="https://www.instagram.com/fonda.lee/">Instagram</a>] The Green Bone Saga (Series): Jade City [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3blVNVG">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/3230431/jade-city">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Untethered Sky [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4lQfbcT">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/9765204/untethered-sky">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Breathmarked (Series): Breath of the Dragon [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4mgYmYm">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/10714389/breath-of-the-dragon">Overdrive/Libby</a>] The Last Contract of Isako - Summer 2026 Arula Ratnakar: [<a href="https://www.arula-ratnakar.com/">Website</a>] / [<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/arula-ratnakar.bsky.social">Bluesky</a>] ”Fractal Karma” written by Arula Ratnakar, narrated by Kate Baker [<a href="https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_10_24c/">Clarkesworld</a>] - Issue 217: October 2024 The Life Beyond Us [<a href="https://europeanastrobiology.eu/life-beyond-us/">EAI</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/9444486/life-beyond-us">Overdrive/Libby</a>] ”Coda” [<a href="https://issues.org/futuretensefiction/fiction-coda-arula-ratnakar/">Future Tense</a>] - March 28, 2025 “The Sun from Both Sides” written by R.S.A. Garcia, narrated by Kate Baker [<a href="https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/garcia_05_19/">Clarkesworld</a>] - Issue 152: May 2019 Caitlin Rozakis: [<a href="https://www.caitlinrozakis.com/">Website</a>] / [<a href="https://www.caitlinrozakis.com/contact">Newsletter</a>] / [<a href="https://www.instagram.com/caitlin.rozakis/">Instagram</a>] / [<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/caitlinrozakis.bsky.social">Bluesky</a>] Dreadful [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3UxYjvh">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/10511439/dreadful">Overdrive/Libby</a>] The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11126390/the-grimoire-grammar-school-parent-teacher-associationl">Overdrive/Libby</a>] /episode/index/show/narrated/id/37590310

317: The Dispossessed 07/15/2025

317: The Dispossessed This time we discussed a science fiction classic, The Dispossessed, written by Ursula K. Le Guin. The Dispossessed [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4kH3PX3">Libro.fm (Don Leslie Narration)</a>] / [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4kAZogw">Libro.fm (Tim Treloar Narration)</a>] <a href="https://interimaginarydepartures.com/">Interimaginary Departures</a> <a href="https://www.janetzweig.com/public/Interimaginary.html">Janet Zweig: Interimaginary Departures (2021)</a> <a href="https://dankinch.com/creative/"> Anarresti Name Generator</a> Stranger in a Strange Land [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4ePCKjm">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/250418/stranger-in-a-strange-land">OverDrive/Libby</a>] The Dawn of Everything [<a href="https://tidd.ly/44HgovD">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/6352619/the-dawn-of-everything">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Parable of the Sower [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3WzGrAT">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/2902085/parable-of-the-sower">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Parable of the Talents [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4aRiv2q">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/3271299/parable-of-the-talents">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Sula [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4ltOqef">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/150983/sula">OverDrive/Libby</a>] If Beale Street Could Talk [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4lBkblG">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/10425838/if-beale-street-could-talk">OverDrive/Libby</a>] Sense and Sensibility (Narrated by: Alison Larkin) [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4eL9qdG">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/4473269/sense-and-sensibility">OverDrive/Libby</a>] The Haunting of Hill House [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4eTIJDM">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/466735/the-haunting-of-hill-house">OverDrive/Libby</a>] <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sundrybookclub/p/DEXXwiBAcq_/">Sundry Book Club - 2025 Reading Challenge</a> /episode/index/show/narrated/id/37408785

316: 2025 Hugo Finalists - Best Series 07/08/2025

316: 2025 Hugo Finalists - Best Series Lisa and Scott discuss the 2025 Hugo Award Finalists for Best Series. 2025 Hugo Finalists - Best Series: Between Earth and Sky (Series): Black Sun [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4eBv0Bd">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/5254461/black-sun">Overdrive/Libby</a>] / [<a href="https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/082">Episode 82</a>] InCryptid (Series): Discount Armageddon [<a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Discount-Armageddon-Audiobook/B00A4FS7YM">Audible</a>] The Burning Kingdoms (Series): The Jasmine Throne [<a href="https://tidd.ly/44MVeNP">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/6091852/the-jasmine-throne">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Southern Reach (Series): Annihilation [<a href="https://tidd.ly/4lJN0vU">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/1435212/annihilation">Overdrive/Libby</a>] The Tyrant Philosophers (Series): City of Last Chances [<a href="https://tidd.ly/45SrbWd">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/9254006/city-of-last-chances">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Stormlight Archive (Series): The Way of Kings [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3h04SGU">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/347510/the-way-of-kings">Overdrive/Libby</a>] Other Referenced Works & Episodes: Fevered Star [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3FyMPij">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/6383948/fevered-star">Overdrive/Libby</a>] / [<a href="https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/151">Episode 151</a>] Mirrored Heavens [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3NDa7cG">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/10158263/mirrored-heavens">OverDrive/Libby</a>] / [<a href="https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/262">Episode 262</a>] Wind and Truth [<a href="https://tidd.ly/44Atxqw">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/10346070/wind-and-truth">OverDrive/Libby</a>] / [<a href="https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/296">Episode 296</a>] 2025 Hugo Episodes: <a href="https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/308">308: 2025 Hugo Finalists - Best Novel</a> <a href="https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/312">312: 2025 Hugo Finalists - Best Novella</a> <a href="https://hugospodcast.com/podcast/2025-hugo-nominated-short-story-panel/">Hugos There Podcast: 2025 Hugo-nominated Short Story Panel</a> - Including Lisa & Scott /episode/index/show/narrated/id/37328380

315: So Many Stars 07/01/2025

314: The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses & Short Fiction Spotlight 06/24/2025

313: Wearing the Lion 06/17/2025

312: 2025 Hugo Finalists - Best Novella 06/10/2025

311: The Incandescent 06/03/2025

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