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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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    Episode 9: Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

    December 17, 2018 /

    In episode 9 we are discussing Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo For the first time, J & K have quite different feeling about the ships in this book, but we are both very excited about the upcoming King of Scars, which will be released on 29 January 2019. Content Warning: In this episode we discuss sexual assault and self harm If you or someone you know are the victim of sexual assault and would like assistance, please call RAINN (Call 800-856-4619 or visit their website for assistance) or if you are a member of the LGBTQIA community in crisis, and would like someone to talk to, please contact The Trevor Project. (1-866-488-7386, text 678678, or visit…

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    Episode 45: Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender

    January 12, 2021
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    Episode 26: The Infinite Noise by Lauren Shippen

    November 5, 2019
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    Episode 25 House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig (slash an entire year of the show!!)

    August 7, 2019
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    Episode 5: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

    October 23, 2018 /

    J & K talk about book 2 of the Grisha Trilogy, Siege and Storm, by Leigh Bardugo. We forget Fyodor’s name and find many things “interesting” (should we find new descriptors? probably). Content warning: discussion of sexual assault If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact RAINN Call 800-856-4619 or visit their website for assistance Sorry for the late posting! K unfortunately does not have a Quick Quotes Quill, so she had to finish a dissertation chapter draft the muggle way….hence the delay. Thanks for your patience! As always, we’d love to be in discussion with you, magical folx. Post or tweet about the show using #criticallyreading. Let us…

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    Episode 29: Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

    June 2, 2020
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    Episode 26: The Infinite Noise by Lauren Shippen

    November 5, 2019
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    Episode 42: Wayward Witch by Zoraida Córdova

    December 1, 2020
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    Episodes

    Episode 1 (!!!) Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

    August 26, 2018 /

    Hey, listeners! We are so excited to share our first ever episode with you, where we discuss Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo. We scrapped the original idea of an hour-long podcast because our conversation just kept going, and well, we do what we want. After banishing official podcat Lainey to the other room. we sat together for 3 hours to record this episode (probably too close to our microphones, but it’s our first one sooooo yeah, we’re kinda winging it). Growth mindset, amirite?! Episode breakdown for easier listening: 2:40 .      Through the Wardrobe: talking about worldbuilding, like Imperial Russia as the touchstone and Grisha Hogwarts 14:13 .    “Wands Out!”:…

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    Episode 2: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

    September 10, 2018
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    Episode 47: Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

    February 9, 2021
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    Episode 33: Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

    July 29, 2020

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