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

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    Bonus Episodes

    BONUS! 2 years of the podcast

    August 31, 2020 /

    Hello, magical friends! We’ve got a bonus episode for you! We recently celebrated 2 years of the podcast! We are so excited to have been in communication with you for the last two years! The time has really flown by. We just wanted to take this time to thank you all who have been here since the beginning, and thank you to those who have just discovered us, to the people who chat with us on Instagram, and to everyone who tells someone about the podcast. We are excited to to bring you new conversations about books each fortnight, and we’ll keep doing it for as long as is sustainable…

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    2021 Year in Review

    December 31, 2021
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    Interview with Reni K. Amayo, author of Daughters of Nri

    May 18, 2021

    Interview with Ashaye Brown, author of Dream Country

    April 20, 2021
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    Episodes

    35. Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

    August 25, 2020 /

    hello, everyone! We’re excited to bring you this episode about The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black, the final installment of the Folk of the Air series (after The Cruel Prince and The Wicked King– which we discuss in episode 8 and episode 16, respectively). In the novel, we finally get to find out what happens to Jude and Cardan, and we see everything that unfolds after Jude was banished to the mortal world. In the episode, J & K somehow both forget that Cardan turns into a giant snake. hope you enjoy (and add to) the conversation! *Call to action* J and K have feelings about our podcast name and the common association with she-who-shall-not-be-named…

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    82. Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko

    June 6, 2023
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    21. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

    June 5, 2019
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    8. The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

    December 3, 2018
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    Episodes

    34. Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi

    August 11, 2020 /

    Hello, magical friends! This fortnight we’re coming at you with a discussion of Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi, the second book in the Legacy of Orïsha series. If you need a recap of the story or what we talked about in the first book, check out episode 2 (so long ago!!!) about Children of Blood and Bone. First up, let me say there is a bit of a sound issue on my part (J), that I apologize for. I accidentally recorded from my webcam instead of my microphone, but hopefully, I wont let that happen again in the future! Call to action: this week we asked that you take…

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    5. Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

    October 23, 2018
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    63. Circe by Madeline Miller

    January 25, 2022
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    96. I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea

    May 14, 2024

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