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