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The Library Coven formed when two people, Jessie and kelly, met at the library and discovered they had a bajillion things in common — particularly a profound love of reading, libraries, and young adult fantasy. They then decided to take their friendlove to the next level and share it with the world by creating a space to talk about YA fantasy in a critical way. We hope that this podcast becomes a platform to discover new worlds, facilitate deeper engagement with our favorite books, and encourage others to take part in the journey!

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The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya

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All That's Left in the World by Erik J. Brown was a great story of two boys, Andrew and Jaime trying to survive the end of the world together. There is a bit of traveling, and our to main characters have survived a pandemic that’s wiped out a most of the world. Two things I don’t really want to read about. But the characters were great and the story, while serious at times, was such a joy to read.⁠
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In all honesty, I’m not sure I’ll ever be ready to read books about the end of the world happening is what seems like such a possible way. But there was a lot of joy even at the end of the world. ⁠
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I listed to the audiobook of Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed for book club, and I can’t recommend this book enough. It was amazing to see so many authors, most of them new to me, come together and share their stories. ⁠
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I had a couple of favorites that I want to mention. The first is #Julian4Spiderman, which talks about Julian Randall’s experience growing up while also talking about one of the best movies of all time, Into the Spider-Verse. ⁠
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The other was Cuban Imposter Syndrome by Zakiya Jamal where Zakiya looks back at her imposter syndrome around being both Black and Cuban, and thinks about where she fits in and with who. ⁠
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Both of these deal with imposter syndrome, with being Black biracial, and I really related to those stories on a multitude of levels. Julian’s story had me thinking about representation and what that looks like. Zakiya’s story had me thinking about anti-Blackness and finding your people, which can be hard to do when you feel like two things and nothing all at once. And I just appreciated both of their stories so much. ⁠
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I enjoyed all the stories in the collection. I listened to the audiobook, and I think all the stories were narrated by their authors. I’d highly recommend this one!⁠
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21 Feb

Hello, coven 🔮

We're very excited to bring ya'll our discussion of A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger!

Check out the episode below or wherever you get podcasts!

https://www.thelibrarycoven.com/2023/02/21/episode-77-a-snake-falls-to-earth-by-darcie-little-badger/

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7 Feb

Our winter podcast hibernation is over, and we're back with a discussion of The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake. It was making the rounds on social media and we wanted to see what the hype was about!

https://www.thelibrarycoven.com/2023/02/07/episode-76-the-atlas-six-by-olivie-blake/

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The Library Coven @thelibrarycoven ·

20 Dec

Hello, coven 🔮

We're back with an all new episode and discussing our most anticipated book of the year, Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn!

We can't wait to hear all your on this story, which we absolutely loved!

https://www.thelibrarycoven.com/2022/12/20/episode-75-bloodmarked-by-tracy-deonn/

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The Library Coven @thelibrarycoven ·

29 Nov

Hello, Coven 🔮

We're back with a new episode! This week we're discussing The Lost Dreamer by Lizz Huerta, which we absolutely adored! If you haven't read this book, please do so asap!

https://www.thelibrarycoven.com/2022/11/29/episode-74-the-lost-dreamer-by-lizz-huerta/

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