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  • Author Interview with Jessica Mary Best on Stars, Hide Your Fires

    Author Interview with Jessica Mary Best on Stars, Hide Your Fires
    Sep 16 2024

    Join us for an interview with Jessica Mary Best on her sapphic sci-fi murder mystery, Stars, Hide Your Fires, recently released in paperback! Let's talk conlangs, comedy as catharsis, and character chemistry! Transcripts available at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Content warnings: References to fictional murder, poisoning, classism, and serious illness. Discussion of a real-life mugging and physical assault. A big thank you to Best for joining us for this episode! You can find her on Bluesky, Instagram, or visit her website at jessicamarybest.com. ˚☽˚｡⋆ Order a copy of Stars, Hide Your Fires ⁠ ˚☽˚｡⋆ UK Link

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    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠・:*˚:✧｡ Check out our Patreon!・:*˚:✧｡⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.com/TheHiddenBookcase ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠・:*˚:✧｡ Join our Discord for bookish chats and cosy cats!・:*˚:✧｡⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://discord.gg/wWU6u6xYEu Visit our Bookshop.Org page! UK Link US Link Other media referenced in this episode (in order mentioned):

    - The Strange Case of Starship Iris (Audiodrama) Website

    - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Steady (Audiodrama) Website Our next read: - She Who Became the Sun UK Link US Link Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in. Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.purple-planet.com ⁠
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    53 mins
  • Song of the Huntress by Lucy Holland

    Song of the Huntress by Lucy Holland
    Sep 2 2024
    It's Ahistorical Autumn at The Hidden Bookcase! Our second read is Song of the Huntress by Lucy Holland. Let's talk asexual rep, awkward conversations with your siblings, and audiobook excellence. Transcripts available at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Content warnings: Aphobia, cheating, death, child murder, war an colonialism. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠・:*˚:✧｡ Check out our Patreon!・:*˚:✧｡⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠・:*˚:✧｡ Join our Discord for bookish chats and cosy cats!・:*˚:✧｡⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our Bookshop.Org page! [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] Other media referenced in this episode (in order mentioned): Sistersong by Lucy Holland [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]Gravity Falls (TV Series)Evocation by S.T. Gibson [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]Loveless by Alice Oseman [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]Godkiller by Hannah Kaner [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]A Power Unbound by Freya Marske [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]Merlin (TV Series)Blood Is Another Word For Hunger by Rivers Solomon [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read Online]REEDS (Webcomic) [Read Online]Off With Their Heads by Zoe Hana Mikuta [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]The Strange Case of Starship Iris (Audiodrama) [Listen Online] Our next read: Stars, Hide Your Fires by Jessica Mary Best [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]⁠ / ⁠[⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]⁠ Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in. Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.purple-planet.com ⁠
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    46 mins
  • Fireside Chats: Fat Representation in SFF ft. Anya Josephs

    Fireside Chats: Fat Representation in SFF ft. Anya Josephs
    Aug 26 2024
    In celebration of Fat Liberation Month, we're joined by writer and psychotherapist Anya Josephs to discuss fat representation in science-fiction and fantasy. Let's talk symbolic representation, systemic vs. individual experiences, and striving to tell stories that change real-world narratives. Transcripts available at planarprod.com Content warnings: Discussons of fatphobia, including interpersonal, internalised, structural and societal ableism. Mentions of disordered eating. You can find Anya Josephs' work, including young adult fantasy novel, Queen of All, on her website. ・:*˚:✧｡ Check out our Patreon!・:*˚:✧｡⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ・:*˚:✧｡ Join our Discord for bookish chats and cosy cats!・:*˚:✧｡⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our Bookshop.Org page! ⁠[UK LINK]⁠ / ⁠[US LINK]⁠ Other media referenced in this episode (in order mentioned): Queen of All by Anya Josephs [Author Website] Looking for Body Positivity and Fat Protagonists in YA Fantasy by Anya Josephs (Listicle) [Read Online] Six of Crows (Series) by Leigh Bardugo [UK LINK] / [US LINK] Circle of Magic (Series) by Tamora Pierce [GoodReads Link] The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon [US LINK] Dragon Age: Inquistion (Video Game) The Owl House (TV Series) Shadow and Bone (Series) by Leigh Bardugo [UK LINK] / [US LINK] The Hunger Games (Series) by Suzanne Collins [UK LINK] / [US LINK] Sistersong by Lucy Holland [UK LINK] / [US LINK] Further reading: The Body Project [Website] How History Still Weighs Heavy On South Asian Bodies Today (Article) by Faima Bakar [Read Online] Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings [UK LINK] / [US LINK] The Venus of Willendorf and Other Voluptuous Ancient Figures May Have Been ‘Ideological Tools’ to Shape Body-Image Norms (Article) by Sarah Cascone [Read Online] Our next read: Song of the Huntress by Lucy Holland [UK LINK] / [US LINK] Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in. Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.purple-planet.com ⁠⁠
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    45 mins
  • The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley ft. Kit Lovick

    The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley ft. Kit Lovick
    Aug 12 2024
    It's ahistorical autumn at The Hidden Bookcase! Our first read is The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley, a joint recommendation by Sorren and guest Kit Lovick. Let's talk timelines, tortoises, and tube stations. Transcripts available at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Content warnings: A big thank you to Kit for joining us for this episode! You can follow him on Twitter @sharpsnooter. Click here for more information about urban fantasy horror podcast The Attic Monologues, or find science-fiction miniseries To Chart a Well-Trod Course on Twitter @welltrodpod. ⁠⁠⁠⁠・:*˚:✧｡ Check out our Patreon!・:*˚:✧｡⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠・:*˚:✧｡ Join our Discord for bookish chats and cosy cats!・:*˚:✧｡⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our Bookshop.Org page! [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] Other media referenced in this episode (in order mentioned): The Bifrost Incident (Album) by The Mechanisms [Bandcamp]Bridgerton (Series) by Julia Quinn [UK LINK] / [US LINK] The Mars House by Natasha Pulley [UK LINK] / [US LINK]The Watchmaker of Filigree Street (Series) by Natasha Pulley [UK LINK] / [US LINK]Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (Film) dir. Stephen HerekDoctor Who (TV Series)The Flash (TV Series)Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir [US LINK]The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton [UK LINK] / [US LINK]The Sins of the Cities (Series) by K. J. Charles [Author Website] Chrestomanci (Series) by Dianne Wynne Jones [UK LINK] / [US LINK]The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley [UK LINK] / [US LINK]Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (TV Series)Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Series) by Douglas Adams [UK LINK] / [US LINK]The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Series) by Douglas Adams [UK LINK] / [US LINK]Agents of SHIELD (TV Series) Next episode, we'll be discussing fat representation in speculative fiction in celebration of Fat Liberation Month, alongside author Anya Josephs: Queen of All by Anya Josephs [Author Website]Looking for Body Positivity and Fat Protagonists in YA Fantasy by Anya Josephs [Read Online] Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in. Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.purple-planet.com ⁠
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    59 mins
  • Fireside Chats: Writing Disability in Fantasy ft. Ella T. Holmes

    Fireside Chats: Writing Disability in Fantasy ft. Ella T. Holmes
    Aug 5 2024
    We're joined by writer and disability advocate Ella T. Holmes in celeberation of Disability Pride Month to discuss writing disability in the fantasy genre. Let's talk toxic perseverance, taking accountability, and just trying. Transcripts available at planarprod.com Content warnings: Discussons of ableism, including interpersonal, internalised, structural and societal ableism. Mentions of JK Rowling. Joking reference to a fatal car accident. You can find Ella T. Holmes on ⁠Twitter⁠, Tumblr and Substack. For her stories and other relevant links, see her ⁠Linktree. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ・:*˚:✧｡ Check out our Patreon!・:*˚:✧｡⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠・:*˚:✧｡ Join our Discord for bookish chats and cosy cats!・:*˚:✧｡⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our Bookshop.Org page! [UK LINK] / [US LINK] Other media referenced in this episode (in order mentioned): Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros [UK LINK] / [US LINK]Fly Or Die: The Ableist Narrative of Toxic Perseverance by Ella T. Holmes [Read Online]Fallen Gods (Series) by Hannah Kaner [UK LINK] / [US LINK]TV Tropes: Disability Tropes [Read Online]Problematic and Irritating Disability Tropes to Avoid in Writing by Arie Farnam [Read Online] Spoonie Authors' Network: Disability Tropes 101 [Read Online] Disability Visibility by Alice Wong [UK Link] / [US Link]Disfigured by Amanda Leduc [UK Link] / [US Link]Emily Wilde's Encylcopedia of Fairies by Heather Fawcett [UK Link] / [US Link] Our next read: The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley [UK Link] / [US Link] Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in. Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.purple-planet.com ⁠⁠
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone

    This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
    Jul 5 2024
    It's sapphics in space summer at The Hidden Bookcase! Our third read is This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone. Let's talk enemies to lovers, echoes through time, and eating each other. Transcripts available at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Content warnings: Vomit, cannablism, poisoning, and death. 🏳️‍⚧️ Listen to Tranthologies! 🏳️‍⚧️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠・:*˚:✧｡ Check out our Patreon!・:*˚:✧｡⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠・:*˚:✧｡ Join our Discord for bookish chats and cosy cats!・:*˚:✧｡⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our Bookshop.Org page! [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] Other media referenced in this episode (in order mentioned): A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]Steven Universe (TV Series)The Locked Tomb (Series) by Tamsyn Muir [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]The Death of Chatterton (Painting) [View Online]Songs of Innocence and Experience (Poetry Collection) by William Blake [Read Online]Ozymandias (Poem) by Percy Shelley [Read Online]Hannibal (TV Series)The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]The Murderbot Diaries (Series) by Martha Wells [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]Circe by Madeline Miller [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] Our next read: The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in. Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.purple-planet.com ⁠
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    52 mins
  • Author Interview: S.T. Gibson on Evocation

    Author Interview: S.T. Gibson on Evocation
    Jun 17 2024
    Join us for an interview with S.T. Gibson on her newest release, Evocation, the first book in The Summoner's Circle series. Let's talk tarot, trios, and traditional publishing vs. indie. Transcripts available at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Content warnings: References to burnout, self-destructive tendencies, addiction and death. A big thank you to Saint for joining us for this episode! You can find her on Substack, Instagram, and Twitter. ˚☽˚｡⋆ Preorder Odd Spirits [UK LINK] / [US LINK] ˚☽˚｡⋆ ⊱✿⊰ Add Savage Blooms to GoodReads or Storygraph ⊱✿⊰ ⁠⁠⁠⁠・:*˚:✧｡ Check out our Patreon!・:*˚:✧｡⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠・:*˚:✧｡ Join our Discord for bookish chats and cosy cats!・:*˚:✧｡⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our Bookshop.Org page! [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] Other media referenced in this episode (in order mentioned): A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson ⁠⁠⁠[UK LINK]⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠[US LINK]⁠⁠⁠⁠Van Helsing (Film) dir. Stephen SommersDracula Untold (Film) dir. Gary ShoreThe Raven Cycle (Series) by Maggie Stiefvater [UK LINK] / [US LINK] Anita Blake (Author)The Dresden Files (Series) by Jim Butcher [UK LINK] Simon R. Green (Author)Constanine (Film) dir. Francis LawrenceHellblazer (Series) [UK LINK] / [US LINK]Monet Refuses the Operation (Poem) by Lisel Mueller [Read Online]Tim Riggins Speaks of Waterfalls (Poem) by Nico Alvarado [Read Online]Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente [UK LINK] / [US LINK]A Guide to Folktales in Fragile Dialects by Catherynne M. Valente [Amazon]The Cask of Amontillado by Egar Allen Poe [UK LINK] / [US LINK]Saltburn (Film) dir. Emerald FennellOdd Spirits by S.T. Gibson [UK LINK] / [US LINK] Our next read: This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone⁠ ⁠⁠⁠[UK LINK]⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠[US LINK]⁠⁠⁠⁠ Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in. Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.purple-planet.com ⁠
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    44 mins
  • Frontier by Grace Curtis

    Frontier by Grace Curtis
    Jun 3 2024
    It's sapphics in space summer at The Hidden Bookcase! Our second read is Frontier by Grace Curtis. Let's talk tortoises, train compartment murders, and being ten (and old enough to know forbidden secrets.) Transcripts available at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Content warnings: Discussions of murder, human extinction, climate crisis, violence, classism, xenophobia, death including parental death. 🇵🇸 ⁠Find out more about Librarians and Archivists for Palestine (LAP) 🇵🇸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠・:*˚:✧｡ Check out our Patreon!・:*˚:✧｡⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠・:*˚:✧｡ Join our Discord for bookish chats and cosy cats!・:*˚:✧｡⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our Bookshop.Org page! [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UK LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] / [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠US LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] Other media referenced in this episode (in order mentioned): Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir [US LINK]Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis [UK LINK] / [US LINK]Supernatural (TV Series)Alice Isn't Dead by Night Vale Presents (Audio Drama) [Listen Online]Firefly (TV Series)Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir [US LINK]Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers [UK LINK] / [US LINK]A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid [UK LINK] / [US LINK]The Attic Monologues (Audio Drama) [Listen Online]Undercover by Tamsyn MuirThe Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers [UK LINK] / [US LINK]Early Riser by Jasper Fforde [UK LINK] / [US LINK] Our next read: Evocation by S.T. Gibson [UK LINK] / [US LINK] Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in. Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.purple-planet.com ⁠
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    42 mins