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A bi-weekly podcast in which two besties read young adult fantasy through a critical lens

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    3. Ship It by Britta Lundin

    September 25, 2018 /

    Hello, listeners! Episode 3 is our first fantasy-adjacent mini-sode (that didn’t actually turn out so “mini”) in which we discuss Ship It by Britta Lundin. This conversation got pretty meta since we dove headlong into discussions of fandom, capitalism’s co-opting of diverse voices, and shipping (#obvi). We laughed, we cried, and we definitely adored this book. Transcript to come Spring 2021 As always, we’d love to be in discussion with you, magical folx. Post or tweet about the show using #criticallyreading. Let us know what you think of the episode, anything we missed, or anything else you want us to know by dropping a line in the comments or reaching out to us…

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    25. House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig (slash an entire year of the show!!)

    August 7, 2019
    The Final Strife lays on top of a white cloth and blue marble background, flanked by 2 skeins of blue yarn and one skein of orange yarn

    81. The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi

    May 23, 2023
    A light brown hand with black nail polish holds I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me in front of a large tree with orange and yellow leaves.

    96. I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea

    May 14, 2024
  • Novel CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE on top of red journal next to "brave wizards" candle
    Episodes

    2. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

    September 10, 2018 /

    We loved Children of Blood and Bone  by Tomi Adeyemi so very much. This book is  powerful and poignant and we couldn’t recommend it more. Hope you enjoy! Content Warning: in this episode, we discuss a lot of really difficult topics including racialized violence, torture, and abuse. If you or someone you know is the victim of child abuse, please contact ChildHelp 1-800-422-4453 for assistance Here’s a list of the resources we mention throughout the episode. There are more that we did not talk about and so many that we probably don’t know exist. But we commit to keep learning. Please contact us with other resource recommendations. Legacies of slavery…

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    A light brown hand with dark nail polish holds aloft the hardcover of A Psalm of Storms and Silence. Trees with bright red autumn leaves and a cloudy sky form the background

    67. A Psalm of Storms and Silence by Roseanne A. Brown

    March 29, 2022
    Picture of Children of Virtue and Vengeance on a white comforter

    34. Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi

    August 11, 2020
    Hardcover version of Nocturna sit on a bright red background

    41. Nocturna by Maya Motayne

    November 17, 2020

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