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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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