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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    Episode 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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    Episode 14: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

    February 25, 2019
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    Episode 54: We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal

    July 27, 2021
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    Episode 40: Wicked Fox by Kat Cho

    November 3, 2020
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    Episode 21: A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

    June 5, 2019 /

    Finally, the ACOMAF episode is here! J & K both adore ACOMAF, and in the spirit of that affection, we don’t shy away from dredging up the novel’s problematic aspects. Generous and loving critique is, after all, what our podcast is all about. If you need a refresher, catch up on our discussion of A Court of Thorns and Roses And now, copious show notes and links: “O I forbid you, maidens a’,That wear gowd on your hair,To come or gae by Carterhaugh,For young Tam Lin is there.” –– “The Ballad of Tam Lin” is a faerie legend from Scottish lands and it tells the story of a mortal woman…

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    Episode 61: Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse

    November 30, 2021
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    Episode 18: Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

    April 21, 2019
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    2019: Year in Review

    December 31, 2019
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    Episodes

    Episode 8: The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

    December 3, 2018 /

    J & K thoroughly enjoyed the dark and twisty world of The Cruel Prince by Holly Black. Episode 8 features not one but TWO of K’s now infamous research rabbit holes. #RavenclawFTW. Content Warning: physical, mental, and emotional abuse If you or someone you know has been the victim of child abuse, please call ChildHelp 1-800-422-4453 for assistance The first is about all the different kinds of faeries. If you want to know more about sprites, dryads, nymphs, selkies, kelpies, banshees, elves, gnomes, goblins, pixies, etc. etc. etc., you can find an encyclopedic list here (complete with illustrations!). And while we’re at it, have another resource. The second research rabbit hole is decidedly…

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    Episode 9: Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

    December 17, 2018
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    Episode 67: A Psalm of Storms and Silence by Roseanne A. Brown

    March 29, 2022
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    Episode 2: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

    September 10, 2018

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