The Library Coven

A bi-weekly podcast in which two bookish besties, Jessie and Kelly, read (mostly) young adult fantasy through a critical lens

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  • J & K in matching t-shirts in front of Hogwarts Castle
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    2019: Year in Review

    December 31, 2019 /

    Happy New Year! With 2020 upon us, we wanted to take a look back at 2019. In this very special episode, we’re looking back at some of our favorite books, TV shows, movies, and other things from 2019, and talking about what we’re looking forward to in 2020. We’d love to hear about your favs from the year and what you’re looking forward to in the upcoming year! Hit us up on twitter or Instagram! We put a lot of work into this podcast this year. K crunched some numbers! Please consider supporting our labor by leaving us a one-time tip on Ko-fi. Even better yet, become a monthly patron via Patreon and…

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    We Hunt the Flame on a white blanket

    Episode 32: We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal

    July 14, 2020
    Novel A BLADE SO BLACK surrounded by a circle of playing cards

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

    February 11, 2019
    Cover art of RUIN AND RISING

    Episode 9: Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

    December 17, 2018
  • Map from Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova
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    Episode 28: Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova

    December 23, 2019 /

    Hello, magical listeners! We’re coming at you this week with a discussion of Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova, the first in the Brooklyn Brujas series. J & K discuss the failed system of incarceration and the implications of those systems on brown people, beautiful world building, and Latin American folklore. There may also be a few tangents along the way… And there are some spoilers for the movie Coco. There aren’t a ton of show notes this week. See you in a fortnight! Full transcript included below. Or access the pdf version.  We talked a bit about diversity in YA, but here are the stats from 2018, which includes children’s…

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    Paperback copy of Blanca & Roja rests on background of purple and navy flowers

    Episode 44: Blanca & Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore

    December 29, 2020
    hardcover of the Queen of Nothing on a black marble background

    Episode 35: Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

    August 25, 2020
    J & K in matching t-shirts in front of Hogwarts Castle

    2019: Year in Review

    December 31, 2019
  • Paperback version of Rena Barron's KINGDOM OF SOULS lies on bright green grass
    Episodes

    Episode 27: Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron

    December 3, 2019 /

    Oh hello again, magical listeners! J had the pleasure of reading an ARC of Rena Barron’s Kingdom of Souls, and we’re finally bringing you our conversation about this expansive, thrilling novel. It has one of the the most complex magical systems of anything we’ve read for the podcast so far. Enjoy! Content warning: we briefly discuss sexual violence in this episode. Here is a resource for those who need help: RAINN – Anti-sex violence assistance. Call 800-856-4619 or visit their website for assistance. Take care, listeners. Please excuse the erratic release schedule lately – J & K are both in grad school and the struggle is real. And now…links! You…

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    Novel A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT with grass and fallen leaves

    Episode 7: A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir

    November 18, 2018
    Paperback copy of The Marrow Thieves held in J's left hand. A natural landscape of greens and browns is in the background.

    Episode 30: The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

    June 17, 2020
    Book Pet on a teal background with dog paws coming in from the right side of the frame

    Episode 47: Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

    February 9, 2021

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