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Welcome to Backlog Books, a short, bi-weekly podcast for book reviews. Mostly older sci-fi and fantasy with a dash of newer books thrown in for variety.

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    • May 26, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 117 EPISODES


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    A Conversation About Sunbringer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 73:37


    Episode 105: Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner, book 2 of the Fallen Gods trilogy Next Time: Goddess of the River by Vaishnavi Patel Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    The Murderbot Diaries (re-release)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 23:05


    Episode 95: The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells [transcript] Murderbot Diaries Reading Order: All Systems Red Artificial Condition Rogue Protocol Exit Strategy Fugitive Telemetry Network Effect System Collapse Next Time: Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    Rendezvous with Rama

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 18:27


    Episode 105: Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke [transcript] Twenty Years of Tracking Near-Earth Objects | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Near-Earth_Object_Studies  Books of The Times - The New York Times  Next Time: re-release of Murderbot episode Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    A Conversation About the Vorkosigan Saga

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 82:22


    Episode 104: The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold  Lois McMaster Bujold's Blog Next Time: Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    Gateway

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 15:04


    Episode 103: Gateway by Frederik Pohl [transcript] Frederik Pohl bibliography - Wikipedia Next Time: Vorkosigan Saga Wrap Up Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    The Vanished Birds

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 17:52


    Episode 102: The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez [transcript] https://sjimen.itch.io/two-weeks-at-carlisle-manufacturing  Next Time: Gateway by Frederik Pohl Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    The Scarlet Pimpernel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 13:40


    Episode 101: The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emma Orczy [transcript] The White Feather Movement - Historic UK Beat it Batman – this foppish baronet was the world's first superhero | The Guardian  The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emma Orczy | Project Gutenberg  The Scarlet Pimpernel Flower Next Time: The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    Retrospective: 100 Episodes & Almost 5 Years!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 12:21


    How I started vs How it's going Next Time: The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emma Orczy Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com

    Long Live Evil

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 20:40


    Episode 100: Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan [transcript] The Oxford English Dictionary's latest update adds 23 Japanese words | Books | The Guardian  Next Time: 100 episodes and nearly 5 years of podcasting! Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    The Lost Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 22:47


    Episode 99: The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer [transcript] https://www.courier-journal.com/story/entertainment/books/2024/07/22/kentucky-meg-shaffer-best-selling-author-of-the-wishing-game/74332718007/  Next Time: Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    The Bone Shard Daughter

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 21:17


    Episode 98: The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart [transcript] Next Time: The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    The Seven and a Half Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 22:54


    Episode 97: The Seven and a Half Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton [transcript] Next Time: The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    Godkiller

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 18:37


    Episode 96: Godkiller by Hannah Kaner [transcript] Next Time: The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    The Murderbot Diaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 23:05


    Episode 95: The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells [transcript] Murderbot Diaries Reading Order: All Systems Red Artificial Condition Rogue Protocol Exit Strategy Fugitive Telemetry Network Effect System Collapse Next Time: Godkiller by Hannah Kaner Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    Vorkosigan Saga: Komarr and A Civil Campaign

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 22:31


    Episode 94: Komarr and A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold [transcript] Next Time: The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    The Spear Cuts Through Water

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 17:22


    Episode 93: The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez [transcript] The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez - playlist by randomhousebooks | Spotify Welcome to Night Vale ep. 13 - A Story About You  Next Time: Komarr and A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    Wheel of Time: New Spring

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 101:54


    Episode 92: New Spring by Robert Jordan [transcript] With special guest: the Other Wheel of Time Friend Next Time: The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    Vorkosigan Saga: Memory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 17:51


    Episode 91: Memory by Lois McMaster Bujold [transcript] Next Time: New Spring by Robert Jordan w/ special guest, the Other WOT friend Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    Rivers of London

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 16:15


    Episode 90: Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch [transcript] Next Time: Memory by Lois McMaster Bujold Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    A Conversation About Nettle & Bone

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 75:11


    Episode 89: Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher [transcript] Next Time: Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    Vorkosigan Saga: Mirror Dance

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 19:18


    Episode 88: Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold [transcript] Next Time: Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    Wheel of Time: The Fires of Heaven (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 104:09


    Episode 87.2: The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan [transcript] with guest Daniel Next Time: Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    Wheel of Time: The Fires of Heaven (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 95:07


    Episode 87.1: The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan [transcript] with guest Daniel Next Time: The Fires of Heaven, part 2 Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    Vorkosigan Saga: Brothers in Arms

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 16:22


    Episode 86: Brothers in Arms by Lois McMaster Bujold [transcript] Next Time: who knows! Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 17:08


    Episode 85: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty [transcript] Next Time: Brothers in Arms by Lois McMaster Bujold Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

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    Planetfall

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 14:53


    Episode 84: Planetfall by Emma Newman [transcript] Next Time: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty. Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

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    Little Thieves

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 15:52


    Episode 83: Little Thieves by Margaret Owen [transcript] Little Thieves | Margaret Owen  The Project Gutenberg eBook of Grimms' Fairy Tales  Next Time: Planetfall by Emma Newman Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    In the Garden of Iden

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 16:28


    Episode 82: In the Garden of Iden by Kage Baker [transcript] https://web.archive.org/web/20081222003447/http://www.kagebaker.com/bio.html  Next Time: Little Thieves by Margaret Owen Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

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    Lockwood & Co.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023 16:59


    Episode 81: Lockwood and Co. by Jonathan Stroud [transcript] http://www.jonathanstroud.com/index.html Next Time: In the Garden of Iden by Kage Baker Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    The Old Woman With the Knife

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 12:53


    Episode 80: The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong-mo [transcript] https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/10/113_202193.html Chi-Young Kim: http://www.chiyoungkim.com/about.html  Next Time: Lockwood & Co. by Jonathan Stroud Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (re-release)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 25:14


    Original Episode Date: Sept. 27th, 2021 Episode 33: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins [transcript] Next time: The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong-mo Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    Vorkosigan Saga: Cetaganda

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 12:23


    Episode 79: Cetaganda by Lois McMaster Bujold [transcript] Next Time: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (re-release) Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    Legendborn

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 20:57


    Episode 78: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn [transcript] www.tracydeonn.com Next Time: Cetaganda by Lois McMaster Bujold, can't stop won't stop Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    A Wizard of Earthsea

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2023 20:13


    Episode 77: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin [transcript] A Wizard of Earthsea The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time  Next Time: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    In Other Lands

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 20:28


    Episode 76: In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan [transcript] Tears Waiting to Be Diamonds: Part One, Part Two Next Time: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    A Conversation About The Shadow Rising (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 69:14


    Episode 75.2: The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan Listen to Daniel's WOT podcast here Next Time: In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    A Conversation About The Shadow Rising (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 72:06


    Episode 75: The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan Listen to Daniel's WOT podcast here Next Time: The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan, Part 2! Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    The Kingston Cycle: Stormsong and Soulstar

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 21:37


    Episode 74: The Kingston Cycle: Stormsong and Soulstar by C.L. Polk [transcript] https://clpolk.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neopronoun Next Time: The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan, w/ Daniel Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    Vorkosigan Saga: The Vor Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 15:13


    Episode 73: The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold [transcript] Next Time: ?? A Mystery. Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    July Break! See you on the 17th (probably)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023 4:07


    Exactly what the title says. You can listen to the episode to hear a longer explanation, or not! I'm not your supervisor.

    Vorkosigan Saga: The Warrior's Apprentice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 17:12


    Episode 72: The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold [transcript] Next Time: The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    My Soul to Keep

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 13:08


    Episode 71: My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due [transcript] Next Time: The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    Babel

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 20:26


    Episode 70: Babel by R.F. Kuang [transcript] Opium Wars - Wikipedia  The HarperCollins Strike Next Time: My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    Eldrie the Healer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 22:32


    Episode 69: Eldrie the Healer by Claudia J. Edwards [transcript] Next Time: Babel by R.F. Kuang Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    The Serpent Gates Duology

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 21:48


    Episode 68: The Serpent Gates Duology: The Unspoken Name and The Thousand Eyes by A.K. Larkwood [transcript] https://aklarkwood.com/  Next Time: Eldrie the Healer by Claudia J. Edwards Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    The Historian

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 14:44


    Episode 67: The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova [transcript] The Elizabeth Kostova Foundation Little Free Libraries Next Time: The Serpent Gates duology by A.K. Larkwood Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

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    Thistlefoot

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 16:40


    Episode 66: Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott [transcript] Baba Yaga story: Full text of "VASILISA THE BEAUTIFUL"  Next Time: The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    Brown Girl in the Ring

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 17:24


    Episode 65: Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson [transcript] https://www.nalohopkinson.com/gallery https://www.litcharts.com/lit/ti-jean-and-his-brothers/prologue Next Time: Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    Witchmark

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 15:10


    Episode 64: Witchmark by C.L. Polk [transcript] Next Time: Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

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    The Quick

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023 19:30


    Episode 63: The Quick by Lauren Owen [transcript] Next Time: Witchmark by C.L. Polk Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

    Shards of Honor and Barrayar - Vorkosigan Saga

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 26:56


    Episode 62: Shards of Honor and Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold [transcript] Recommended: Machineries of Empire series by Yoon Ha Lee Next Time: The Quick by Lauren Owen Facebook: Backlog Books Podcast Contact: backlogbookspod@gmail.com Music from josephmcdade.com

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