The Library Coven

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

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  • Hardcover of Justina Ireland's novel Dread Nation on a wooden desk
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    18. Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

    April 21, 2019 /

    This fortnight we’re discussing Dread Nation by Justina Ireland, one of the most intersectional books we’ve read yet! We talked about the intersectionality of race, class, gender, and colonialism. We chatted about shipping, impostor syndrome, and many many other things. We adored this book, and we can’t wait to see what Justina Ireland has in store for us next! As always, we had a bunch of things we talked about, and you can find that information in the show notes below (these may be our longest show notes yet!). Justina Ireland also provided a list of book resources, and those are also listed below. Let’s start with the resources Justina…

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    13. A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney

    February 11, 2019
    Skin of the Sea on a white cloth surrounded by orange, yellow, green, and light blue skeins of yarn.

    84. Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen (and the end of Season 5!)

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  • Highlighted section of text (Descendant of the Crane by Joan He) on a black kindle. A sunflower sits on top of the kindle
    Episodes

    17. Descendant of the Crane by Joan He

    April 8, 2019 /

    This week we’re discussing Descendant of the Crane by Joan He. We received this book for free from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review (which we promise to always provide). We discussed monarchies, constitutions, colorism, and magic this week, as well as many other topics. Below are links to all the resources and things we had to look up, some of which included looking things up while we were recording, I left it in, because I think it’s cool to see the process. And J is back to calling everything interesting… Cranes were mentioned in the title, but they are often mentioned throughout the story. Turns out, they’re pretty…

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    84. Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen (and the end of Season 5!)

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    55. Vicious Spirits by Kat Cho

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