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This week we talk about book and game pairings. If you like these games you might like these books! Errata: Sam said The Monsters We Defy by Justina Ireland and she meant to say by Leslye PenelopeWhat We're PlayingMonster Hunter WildsAssassin's Creed Shadows*Call of Duty: Black Ops 6What We're ReadingThe Poppy War by R.F. KuangA Glimmer of Death by Valeria Wilson WesleySunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne CollinsWhat We're DrinkingMARS the Y.A. Japanese WhiskeyCold brew coffee with cold foamWhat We PairedJordyn1. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson and The Devil in Me by Supermassive2. Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake and Queen by Midnight published by Derrington Press3. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Orwell Keeping an Eye on You by Osmotic Studios4. The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton and What Remains of Edith Finch by Giant Sparrow5. The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor and Lies of P by Round8 StudiosSam1. Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler and Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Freedom Wars Remastered by Bandai Namco2. Trail of Lightning and Storm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse and Monster Hunter Wilds by Capcom (Middle Grade: Race to the Sun by Roanhorse and Monster Hunter Stories 1&2 by Capcom)3. The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang and Avowed by Obsidian4.What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanez and Tomb Riader by Crystal Dynamics 5. Ophie's Ghosts by Justina Ireland and The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope and Spiritfarer by Thunder Lotus GamesSam's Honorable Mentions1. Devil in the Blue Dress by Walter Mosley and L.A. Noire by Team Bondi2. Dread Nation by Justina Ireland and The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste and South of Midnight by Compulsion Games *Code received for streaming and review purposes

Happy Halloween! As scary as the real world is, we figured everyone could use a break and a really dumb movie, so here's 1993's Ghost Brigade. Also known as Grey Knight, Killing Box, and The Lost Brigade this civil war zombie can't even get the "zombie" or "civil war" part right.  Joined by the one and only Justina Ireland (Amazing Spider-Man, Star Wars: The High Republic, Dread Nation) joins us to discuss Ray Wise's questionable relationship with his horse, Cynda Williams as the magical voodoo enslaved woman, and much more!  Justina is the first woman to work on a run of Amazing Spider-Man and you should absolutely pick it up on November 16th! Also check out her website for more books and info! And you can find us on all the socials (@whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod on IG and TikTok and @white_pod on Twitter) where we'll be dropping more fun stuff in the near future. Take care of yourselves this upcoming week and we'll see you soon. 

Summary: Grab a bowl of brains and hunker down for a perfect theme for spooky season - the Undead! Today Holly and Devin sink their teeth into these legendary creatures; deceased but actually alive, depicted as everything from vampires, zombies, mummies and skeletons. Whether you vibe with Brendan Frasier in the iconic 1999 film or are a huge fan of The Walking Dead, these beings have captured our imaginations for centuries for a great reason.  Topics Discussed: The Dagger (3:37): Holly discussed Dread Nation by Justina Ireland, an alternate history novel where the Civil War ended not because of political agreements or military victories, but because the dead begin to rise on the battlefield at Gettysburg, forcing both Union and Confederate forces to confront a new, common enemy: the undead. We follow Jane McKeene as she is trained in the art of combat against the undead (called Shamblers) at Miss Preston's School of Combat for Negro Girls in Baltimore. Jane becomes increasingly disillusioned with the system and matters escalate when she and her friend are sent to Summerland, a western settlement that harbors dark secrets. Holly's key takeaways were: Ireland was inspired to write this book after reading “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies”; it is unlikely that women who didn't even dress themselves would be zombie fighting machines, and would likely have relied on their ladies' maids instead. Ireland uses this speculative angle to shed light on the very real history of the United States and the implications of racism both then and now. The Shamblers are pretty classic zombies: slow-moving, rotting, and relentless in their pursuit of human flesh. They can turn others into shamblers through bites, similar to traditional zombie lore and hoards of shamblers roam the countryside. Jame is resilient, a master at surviving and must navigate the tricky path of how much one has to compromise their morals in order to survive; she is faced with illusions of safety and the crumbling facade of corruption while holding onto friendships and the trust she shares with her schoolmates.  The Heart (15:55): Devin discussed Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally Thorne, a reimagining of the Mary Shelley classic that follows Victor's younger sister who has been unlucky in love. A great scientific mind but known as being a bit odd, she's run out of suitors but strikes upon a solution as she assists her brother with his groundbreaking reanimation experiments; she'll make her own! A lucky (and gorgeous) corpse lands on her lab table and soon, Will is (re)born. But will the spark of life lead to a spark of love? Devin's key takeaways were: This novel was such a fun re-imagining of the Frankenstein story. It keeps all the same creepiness and gothic energy without the moral quandary of hating your creation and instead falling in love with it. Will is a dashing, galant, and not-too-wonky reanimated corpse that any reader will root for.  Angelika as a protagonist is the twist this story needed; Thorne explores the power and powerlessness of women in this era, especially within the scientific community through Angelika and the scrapes her crew gets into.  Whenever you're reanimating a dead body, you have to wonder if our lives are controlled by fate or by our own choices - is everything a coincidence or is it all meant to be? Throne uses a familiar tale to explore the implications of choice for characters and when love truly does conquer all, including death.  Hot On the Shelf (29:28): Holly: Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune Devin: Hot Hex Boyfriend by Carly Bloom What's Making Our Hearts Race (33:10): Holly: The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives on Hulu Devin: English Teacher on FX/Hulu   Instagram: @heartsanddaggerspod Website: www.heartsanddaggerspod.com   If you like what you hear, please tell your friends and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so that we can find our perfect audience.

A Test of Courage ** Replay - Previously Aired ** An amazing author, New York Times Best Seller, and one of the writers for the Netflix show - "Fall of the House of Usher," Justina Ireland, stops by the show to talk about her work, her love for Star Wars, the joys of social media, and much more. Justina has written several novels in the Star Wars High Republic era and critically acclaimed books such as Chaos & Flame, Dread Nation, Deathless Divide, Ophies Ghosts, and others. We hope you enjoy this conversation with the one-of-a-kind Justina Ireland just as much as we did! For more in Justina Ireland, please visit the following - Website - www.justinaireland.com Instagram and Threads - @justina.ireland Fall of the House of Usher is currently on Netflix For more on our show partners - Tee See Tee (Use Code FSF15) - www.teeseetee.com Level Up Sabers https://bit.ly/FSFLevelUpSabers Storylines Editing - https://www.storylines.video/ Win free loot - sign up here - www.fsfpopcast.com/contact Tim Beisiegels articles - https://couchsoup.com/author/byeseagull For more on our Show - Join our Patreon https://patreon.com/fsfpopcast Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/cpry4fCDTq Visit our website - https://www.fsfpopcast.com FSF PopCast on Twitter, Instagram, and Threads - @fsfpopcast

A Test of Courage ** Replay - Previously Aired ** An amazing author, New York Times Best Seller, and one of the writers for the Netflix show - "Fall of the House of Usher," Justina Ireland, stops by the show to talk about her work, her love for Star Wars, the joys of social media, and much more. Justina has written several novels in the Star Wars High Republic era and critically acclaimed books such as Chaos & Flame, Dread Nation, Deathless Divide, Ophies Ghosts, and others. We hope you enjoy this conversation with the one-of-a-kind Justina Ireland just as much as we did! For more in Justina Ireland, please visit the following - Website - www.justinaireland.com Instagram and Threads - @justina.ireland Fall of the House of Usher is currently on Netflix For more on our show partners - Tee See Tee (Use Code FSF15) - www.teeseetee.com Level Up Sabers https://bit.ly/FSFLevelUpSabers Storylines Editing - https://www.storylines.video/ Win free loot - sign up here - www.fsfpopcast.com/contact Tim Beisiegels articles - https://couchsoup.com/author/byeseagull For more on our Show - Join our Patreon https://patreon.com/fsfpopcast Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/cpry4fCDTq Visit our website - https://www.fsfpopcast.com FSF PopCast on Twitter, Instagram, and Threads - @fsfpopcast

Steve and Tananarive talk to NY Times bestselling author Justina Ireland, author of Dread Nation (YA horror) and one of the story architects of Star Wars: The High Republic. She talks about taking up writing later in life, YA horror, writing for established IP, working in her first television writers' room for the Netflix series House of Usher under Mike Flanagan, and how race has had an impact on her writing.  LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL at https://www.speakpipe.com/LifewritingPodcast (We might play your message!) Join Tananarive's mailing list at https://tananarivelist.com Join Steve's mailing list at https://stevenbarneslist.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Test of Courage An amazing author, New York Times Best Seller, and one of the writers for the Netflix show - "Fall of the House of Usher," Justina Ireland, stops by the show to talk about her work, her love for Star Wars, the joys of social media, and much more. Justina has written several novels in the Star Wars High Republic era and critically acclaimed books such as Chaos & Flame, Dread Nation, Deathless Divide, Ophies Ghosts, and others. We hope you enjoy this conversation with the one-of-a-kind Justina Ireland just as much as we did! For more in Justina Ireland, please visit the following - Website - www.justinaireland.com Instagram and Threads - @justina.ireland Fall of the House of Usher is currently on Netflix For more on our show partners - Tee See Tee (Use Code FSF15) - www.teeseetee.com Monkey Cult Coffee (use code FSF10) - https://monkeycultcoffee.com/ Level Up Sabers https://bit.ly/FSFLevelUpSabers Win free loot - sign up here - www.fsfpopcast.com/contact Tim Beisiegels articles - https://couchsoup.com/author/byeseagull For more on our Show - Join our Patreon https://patreon.com/fsfpopcast Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/cpry4fCDTq Visit our website - https://www.fsfpopcast.com FSF PopCast on Twitter, Instagram, and Threads - @fsfpopcast

A Test of Courage An amazing author, New York Times Best Seller, and one of the writers for the Netflix show - "Fall of the House of Usher," Justina Ireland, stops by the show to talk about her work, her love for Star Wars, the joys of social media, and much more. Justina has written several novels in the Star Wars High Republic era and critically acclaimed books such as Chaos & Flame, Dread Nation, Deathless Divide, Ophies Ghosts, and others. We hope you enjoy this conversation with the one-of-a-kind Justina Ireland just as much as we did! For more in Justina Ireland, please visit the following - Website - www.justinaireland.com Instagram and Threads - @justina.ireland Fall of the House of Usher is currently on Netflix For more on our show partners - Tee See Tee (Use Code FSF15) - www.teeseetee.com Monkey Cult Coffee (use code FSF10) - https://monkeycultcoffee.com/ Level Up Sabers https://bit.ly/FSFLevelUpSabers Win free loot - sign up here - www.fsfpopcast.com/contact Tim Beisiegels articles - https://couchsoup.com/author/byeseagull For more on our Show - Join our Patreon https://patreon.com/fsfpopcast Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/cpry4fCDTq Visit our website - https://www.fsfpopcast.com FSF PopCast on Twitter, Instagram, and Threads - @fsfpopcast

My list includes: Elide and Lorcan from "Throne of Glass" series by Sarah J Maas. Helene Aquilla from "An Ember in the Ashes" quartet by Sabaa Tahir. Tamlin from the "A Court of Thorns and Roses" series by Sarah J Maas. Grover from the "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" universe series by Rick Riordan. The Marauders from the "Harry Potter" series by J.K. Rowling. Magpie from the "Renegade" series by Marissa Meyer. Atlas Corrigan from "It Ends with Us/It Starts with Us" by Colleen Hoover. Zoya Nazyalensky from the "Shadow and Bone/King of Scars" universe by Leigh Bardugo. Lily and Tomas from the "Dread Nation" duology by Justina Ireland. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniellesreadingnook/support

Mentioned in this episode:Luria Library - https://www.sbcc.edu/library/Santa Barbara Public Library -https://library.santabarbaraca.gov/UCSB Library - https://www.library.ucsb.edu/Meet the Luria Library Staff - https://www.sbcc.edu/library/library_staff.phpFriends of the Luria Library - https://sbcc.libanswers.com/faq/330394Library General Email - library@sbcc.eduLibrary Circulation Questions - circulation@sbcc.eduLibrary Reference Desk Phone Number - 805-730-4444Library Appointments - https://libcal.sbcc.edu/appointments?lid=556Seven Sisters Schools - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Sisters_(colleges)Greenfield Community College - https://www.gcc.mass.edu/Lying Awake by Mark Salzman - https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780375406324Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Picture - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OQf5IWUgFC06Q3e4vUpjS1hatu_PidYn/view?usp=sharingStrawberry Rhubarb Pie Recipe from The New Best Recipe by Cook's Illustrated - https://caccl-sbarbara.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CACCL_SBARBARA/19tv8bd/alma991000612649705285Clementine's Steak House - https://www.yelp.com/biz/clementines-steak-house-carpinteriaCrushcakes / Simply Pies - https://www.crushcakes.com/Flavor of India - https://flavorofindiasb.com/India House in Northhampton, MA - https://www.indiahousenoho.com/Apna - https://apnasb.com/Masala Spice - https://www.masalaspicesb.com/Rori's Artisanal Creamery - https://www.rorisartisanalcreamery.com/Ipoh Kopitiam Alhambra, CA - https://www.ipoh-kopitiam.com/Char Kway Teow - https://thewoksoflife.com/char-kway-teow/Roti Canai - https://rasamalaysia.com/roti-canai-roti-paratha-recipe/Hainan Chicken Rice - https://thewoksoflife.com/hainanese-chicken-rice/Kaiju - https://www.yelp.com/biz/kaiju-isla-vistaSavoy Kitchen Alhambra, CA - https://www.yelp.com/biz/savoy-kitchen-alhambraTokyo Fried Chicken Monterey Park, CA - https://tokyofriedchicken.com/Bossa Chill on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX2m4xSMtooamFrench Jazz Cafe on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXbehaqJzJXqwKhruangbin - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KhruangbinThe Gilded Ones by Namina Forna - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/600179/the-gilded-ones-by-namina-forna/Dread Nation by Justina Ireland - https://caccl-sbarbara.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CACCL_SBARBARA/19tv8bd/alma991000795249705285Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels - https://caccl-sbarbara.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CACCL_SBARBARA/19tv8bd/alma991000501079705285So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo - https://caccl-sbarbara.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CACCL_SBARBARA/19tv8bd/alma991000788349705285Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum -- print and ebookWhat's the 411? by Mary J. Blige - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What%27s_the_411%3FMary J Blige's My Life - https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B095XQ59NJ/Tina Turner - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_TurnerThe Simpsons - https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Simpsons_Wiki

On this month's episode of Future Tense Fiction, host Maddie Stone talks to Justina Ireland about her short story “Collateral Damage.” The story follows a group of soldiers deployed alongside TED, the Army's first self-aware combat drone. TED is relentlessly efficient, quickly outpacing its human counterparts—and leaving them worried for their jobs. But when a wrong call from the clunky robot puts soldiers' lives at risk, they realize just how hard it is to program for battlefield experience. After the story, Ireland shares how her own time in the military shapes her writing, and why tech dreamed up in D.C. rarely reflects the needs of soldiers on the ground. Guest: Justina Ireland, a veteran and author of books including Dread Nation, Deathless Divide, and Ophie's Ghosts  Story read by Joanne Lichtenstein Podcast production by Tiara Darnell Check out AWS Insiders here: https://link.chtbl.com/awsinsiders?sid=podcast.futuretensefiction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this month's episode of Future Tense Fiction, host Maddie Stone talks to Justina Ireland about her short story “Collateral Damage.” The story follows a group of soldiers deployed alongside TED, the Army's first self-aware combat drone. TED is relentlessly efficient, quickly outpacing its human counterparts—and leaving them worried for their jobs. But when a wrong call from the clunky robot puts soldiers' lives at risk, they realize just how hard it is to program for battlefield experience. After the story, Ireland shares how her own time in the military shapes her writing, and why tech dreamed up in D.C. rarely reflects the needs of soldiers on the ground. Guest: Justina Ireland, a veteran and author of books including Dread Nation, Deathless Divide, and Ophie's Ghosts  Story read by Joanne Lichtenstein Podcast production by Tiara Darnell Check out AWS Insiders here: https://link.chtbl.com/awsinsiders?sid=podcast.futuretensefiction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this month's episode of Future Tense Fiction, host Maddie Stone talks to Justina Ireland about her short story “Collateral Damage.” The story follows a group of soldiers deployed alongside TED, the Army's first self-aware combat drone. TED is relentlessly efficient, quickly outpacing its human counterparts—and leaving them worried for their jobs. But when a wrong call from the clunky robot puts soldiers' lives at risk, they realize just how hard it is to program for battlefield experience. After the story, Ireland shares how her own time in the military shapes her writing, and why tech dreamed up in D.C. rarely reflects the needs of soldiers on the ground. Guest: Justina Ireland, a veteran and author of books including Dread Nation, Deathless Divide, and Ophie's Ghosts  Story read by Joanne Lichtenstein Podcast production by Tiara Darnell Check out AWS Insiders here: https://link.chtbl.com/awsinsiders?sid=podcast.futuretensefiction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this month's episode of Future Tense Fiction, host Maddie Stone talks to Justina Ireland about her short story “Collateral Damage.” The story follows a group of soldiers deployed alongside TED, the Army's first self-aware combat drone. TED is relentlessly efficient, quickly outpacing its human counterparts—and leaving them worried for their jobs. But when a wrong call from the clunky robot puts soldiers' lives at risk, they realize just how hard it is to program for battlefield experience. After the story, Ireland shares how her own time in the military shapes her writing, and why tech dreamed up in D.C. rarely reflects the needs of soldiers on the ground. Guest: Justina Ireland, a veteran and author of books including Dread Nation, Deathless Divide, and Ophie's Ghosts  Story read by Joanne Lichtenstein Podcast production by Tiara Darnell Check out AWS Insiders here: https://link.chtbl.com/awsinsiders?sid=podcast.futuretensefiction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andi and Lise really enjoyed this movie starring Michelle Yeoh that explores various themes around the idea of connection and finding meaning in our lives against the backdrop of the multiverse, absurdist comedy, action adventure, and moments of poignancy. Here, Yeoh plays Evelyn Wang, who lives above the laundromat she and her husband own. They're being audited by the IRS; her husband is trying to serve her with divorce papers but she doesn't realize it because so much is going on; her father is living with them and she doesn't have great history with him; and she's practically estranged from her daughter. And then suddenly, she's brought into the multiverse as the one person who might be able to save it from a potential threat.   So many layers! This is one they'll be thinking about for a while. A few minor spoilers, but they don't detract from the impact of this movie.  Movie Trailer HERE  LA Times article with the movie writers (mild spoilers)  Rent it on Amazon Prime.  Shout-outs: Lise is jazzed about Adrian Tschaikovsky's Final Architects sci fi series. She read the first book, Shards of Earth, and the world-building is amazing. She ran right out and bought the second because she had to know what happened next. Andi is reading the second in the Dread Nation series by Justina Ireland, Deathless Divide. Alt-history zombies. What's not to love? She also started watching the TV adaptation of the comics Paper Girls on Amazon Prime and is really enjoying it. Tense and creepy! 

Welcome to episode #28.So, one of the things I always try to make clear on the podcast and my platforms, in general, is that while I love books, I love writing, I love the written word in general, I don't read as much as I used to. It's not necessarily something I'm either proud or ashamed of -- it's just a fact of my current life. I love to read, but because I read for work, sometimes I just don't have it in me to read for pleasure. That being said, when I do read for pleasure that are certain aspects I love to see in books.-Links: https://WrittenInMelanin.com/linksPurchase We Are the Origin:  https://payhip.com/b/osSWmSupport Chelsea and the podcast: https://Patreon.com/CMLockhartCheck out the Melanin Library: https://MelaninLibrary.comMusic by Akia DaGreat-Books mentioned1. Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado2. That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming3. Dread Nation and Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland4. The Undead Truth of Us by Britney S. Lewis5. Song of Blood and Stone by L. Penelope6. The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton7. The Binti Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor8. Now That I've Found You by Kristina Forest9. The Kindred by Alechia Dow10. Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya GoffneySupport the show

Howdy folks! The Abyss gang decided they needed another visit to Dr. Fawning's office, so they took a trip back to the woods and the farm with Sarah Tantlinger's To Be Devoured. Before that they discussed The Boys, Stranger Things, Sonora Taylor's Little Paranoias, Matt Cardin's What the Daemon Said: Essays on Horror Fiction, Film, and Philosophy, Dread Nation by Justina Ireland, and L. Marie Wood's Telecommuting. Now go catch some moths and enjoy!

Stick with us through the first minute and a half or so, we figure the audio out... Zombies! Alternate Civil War history! A possessive man and a woman who likes being possessed! Such fresh ideas are what a terrible book exchange is built upon!

This week definitely feels like we're living in one of the apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic books we shared in this episode. This is Liz's last episode with us before she goes on her temporary leave. What will the world of Keep It Fictional be like after this? Tune in next week to find out. Books mentioned in this episode: Severance by Ling Ma, Familiar Things by Hwang Sok-yong, Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson, Into the Forest by Jean Hegland, and Dread Nation by Justina Ireland. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keepitfictional/message

Dread Nation by Justina IrelandThe war sort of came to an end, when both the Confederates and the Union decided it was more important to fight the UNdead (or shamblers they are popularly called) than each other. Of course, the country is still in a state of chaos and disorder, which means it is just right for new groups of politicians to rise. No longer are the Democrats or Republicans in power, but rather the Survivalists and the Egalitarians. All this seems to be too lofty for Jane – she just wants to get back to her home, Rose Hill, where her mother and all her Aunties live. But Jane, along with all the other able bodied young Negros, have been sent to combat schools. It is believed that by training young black children in the art of fighting the shamblers, the whites will then be protected.Recommended for 8th grade and up. 

Librarian Sarah Bowman joins Jeff and Rodi to talk about the delicate art of recommending books. In this episode, both Jeff and Rodi will receive four recommendations based on their preferences, including... Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore, City of Brass, Dread Nation, The Revisioners  |  House of Broken Angels, Nothing to See Here, This is Where I Leave You, The Sun Down Motel. www.fadl.org  

We got a NYT Bestseller in the house! On this episode we're joined by the immensely talented Justina Ireland (Dread Nation, Lando's Luck) to discuss the 1987 Civil War Epic, Glory. So first off, Jupiter Sharts? Really? Also, we break down the story behind "The Tear", give props to the bevy of Black acting talent, question if Shaw was any good at war, and get into the true history of the 54th regiment.  And if that wasn't enough, we introduce maybe our greatest drop yet.  You can find Justina's books wherever books are sold! Visit her website here, and follow her on Twitter at @justinaireland Movies recommended:  No movies, but read Dread Nation and Reminiscences of My Life in Camp: An African American Woman's Civil War Memoir.  As always, rate and review, subscribe, and tell a friend! Also be sure to send us your brackets for our white madness tournament to crown the whitest savior! You can find them on our Twitter: white_pod and email us your selections at whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod@gmail.com 

This week we look at Justina Ireland's book, Dread Nation, a historical zombie thriller that takes place in an alternative universe in which the Civil War ended when the dead at Gettysburg began to rise up and consume soldiers from both armies. We discuss unreliable narrators, breathing in corsets and Brie has complicated feelings. As promised here are a couple review from other reviewers which discuss the issues Brie raises; https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2018/05/twitter-thread-on-justina-irelands.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_BKa_B2_hA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy2388CLmIk You can find us on twitter @badtastebookpod or send us an email at badtastebookclub@gmail.com 

"... the dead will take everything you love. You have to end them before they can end you."   In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about shamblers, shambling, and being shambled in their discussion of Dread Nation by Justina Ireland, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.

Justina Ireland's book DREAD NATION has been called “Gone With the Wind with Zombies,” a description that we think does Ireland's work a great disservice. It is a book about zombies, but it is so much more than that. We thought we'd let Justina Ireland herself describe the book and its sequel, Deathless Divide. The following quote is the author describing her inspiration, found in an interview that can be found online at Blackgirlnerds.com. Ireland says: “The original idea for Dread Nation and Deathless Divide came about in response to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. I was reading that book and thinking: How could women who didn't even dress themselves suddenly become zombie fighting machines?  If anything, I thought, they would've had ladies' maids to do the zombie-killing for them.  And as I considered what that would look like in the United States, the first draft of Dread Nation was born.  It featured Negro girls who went to special combat schools to better themselves, similar to the Indian boarding schools of the late nineteenth century.  Soon, I had a book about zombies and pretty girls fighting the dead in fancy dresses with lovely blades.  Cute boys showed up to complicate things and voila! It seemed like a great young adult novel. One part intrigue, one part survival, a dash of romance, shake until blended and serve chilled.” Recommend in this episode: Grady Hendrix's The Final Girl Support Group, Timothy Zahn's original Star Wars Thrawn series (early 90s) Heir to the Empire and Dark Force Rising, and Netflix's Sweet Tooth Next Episode: "Especially Heinous" by Carmen Maria Machado Please rate and review us, or better yet, tell a friend.  Our social media is @MonsterWrote on Twitter and Instagram. Our email is monsterwrote@gmail.com. This episode was produced and researched by Lisa and Mel. Theme music is “Misconception” by Nicolas Gasparini, used with permission. 

Tananarive Due's novella “Ghost Summer” takes place in the fictional town of Gracetown, Florida. Gracetown is the kind of small town where everyone knows everyone because the families go back to the town's founding. But Gracetown is different in one significant way: ghosts come out on hot summer nights. And those ghosts can only be seen by children. Now, most young boys and girls would run away from a town full of ghosts, but narrator Davie is not most kids. He's a budding ghost hunter, who can't wait for his summer among the spirits.  Recommended in this episode: Ring Shout (2020) and Elatsoe (2020) Up next: Justina Ireland's Dread Nation  Please rate and review us, or better yet, tell a friend.  Our social media is @MonsterWrote on Twitter and Instagram. Our email is monsterwrote@gmail.com. This episode was produced and researched by Lisa and Mel. Theme music is “Misconception” by Nicolas Gasparini, used with permission. 

Ophelia Harrison used to live in a small house in the Georgia countryside until one night in November 1922, when a cruel act took her home and her father -- the same night Ophie learned she can see ghosts. Now Ophie and her mother live in Pittsburgh with relatives they barely know. In the hopes of earning enough money to get their own place, Mama has gotten Ophie a job as a maid in the same old manor house where she works. Daffodil Manor is haunted by memories and prejudices of the past—and, as Ophie discovers, ghosts as well. Ghosts who have their own loves and hatreds and desires, ghosts who have wronged others and ghosts who have themselves been wronged. And as Ophie forms a friendship with one spirit whose life ended suddenly and unjustly, she wonders if she might be able to help—even as she comes to realize that Daffodil Manor may hold more secrets than she bargained for. Ophie's Ghosts is a wonderous mix of adventure, history, social justice, family story, and coming-of-age tale of a young girl learning responsibility as she figures out where she belongs. Justina Ireland is the New York Times bestselling author of the YA novels Dread Nation and its sequel Deathless Divide, as well as Vengeance Bound and Promise of Shadows. She is also one of the authors spearheading the next generation of Star Wars novels entitled The High Republic, and is the author of the middle grade Star Wars adventures Lando's Luck and Spark the Resistance, and the upcoming A Test of Courage.

Ophelia Harrison used to live in a small house in the Georgia countryside until one night in November 1922, when a cruel act took her home and her father -- the same night Ophie learned she can see ghosts. Now Ophie and her mother live in Pittsburgh with relatives they barely know. In the hopes of earning enough money to get their own place, Mama has gotten Ophie a job as a maid in the same old manor house where she works. Daffodil Manor is haunted by memories and prejudices of the past—and, as Ophie discovers, ghosts as well. Ghosts who have their own loves and hatreds and desires, ghosts who have wronged others and ghosts who have themselves been wronged. And as Ophie forms a friendship with one spirit whose life ended suddenly and unjustly, she wonders if she might be able to help—even as she comes to realize that Daffodil Manor may hold more secrets than she bargained for. Ophie's Ghosts is a wonderous mix of adventure, history, social justice, family story, and coming-of-age tale of a young girl learning responsibility as she figures out where she belongs. Justina Ireland is the New York Times bestselling author of the YA novels Dread Nation and its sequel Deathless Divide, as well as Vengeance Bound and Promise of Shadows. She is also one of the authors spearheading the next generation of Star Wars novels entitled The High Republic, and is the author of the middle grade Star Wars adventures Lando's Luck and Spark the Resistance, and the upcoming A Test of Courage.

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: regular reader kids and bookish friends lavishing love Current Reads: mysteries abound, as does middle grade, plus some overlap between the two Deep Dive: how many books do you read at once? Book Presses: a book that shifted our perspective and a retelling of a Greek myth As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:34 - Currently Reading Patreon Bookish Moment of the Week: 4:51 - Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance 4:58 - Super Burp! (George Brown Class Clown #1) by Nancy Krulik 5:02 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney Current Reads: 10:30 - Kerry's Instagram @linesiunderline 10:37 - Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu (Meredith) 13:53 - Ophie's Ghosts by Justina Ireland (Kaytee) 14:17 - Dread Nation by Justina Ireland 14:18 - Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland 16:41 - The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan (Meredith) 18:18 - In The Woods by Tana French (Dublin Murders #1) 21:11 - Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson (Kaytee) 21:54 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 21:55 - Britt-Marie was Here by Fredrik Backman 21:56 - Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout 22:11 - Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala (Meredith) 22:17 - Book of the Month 24:47 - One Two Three by Laurie Frankel (Kaytee) 25:07 - This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel  Deep Dive - How We Read: Monogamous or Polygomous  32:29 - Kaytee's SoundPeats headphones 36:18 - Meredith's Kindle Oasis 36:30 - Kindle Paperwhite 37:10 - Kindle Oasis CaseBot case Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 40:13 - Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Meredith) 43:59 - Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Kaytee) 44:46 - Circe by Madeline Miller 44:47 - Lovely War by Julie Berry  44:48 - Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann 45:02 - Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

A Thousand Eyes and One Podcast hosts Nikki and Tanya welcome you to Wine On An Empty Stomach: A Speculative Fiction Book Club! In this episode, we discuss "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland. This was originally streamed live on YouTube. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ4Yk3n10Xo Our next book will be "The City We Became" by N. K. Jemisin Find us online! thousandeyespodcast.com facebook.com/athousandeyesandone twitter.com/thousandeyesone instagram.com/athousandeyesandone www.youtube.com/channel/UCknUhSLKaWVmIWHvvf2njxw

Nikki and Tanya celebrate the ten year anniversary of the premiere of Game of Thrones! Watch here: https://youtu.be/4c0EQJpFB4A Join us for Game of Thrones and ASOIAF virtual trivia! More information here: https://thousandeyespodcast.com/2021/04/08/game-of-thrones-and-asoiaf-virtual-trivia-2/ Wine On An Empty Stomach will meet again to discuss "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland. More information here: https://thousandeyespodcast.com/2021/04/08/wine-on-an-empty-stomach-a-speculative-fiction-book-club/ Find us online! thousandeyespodcast.com facebook.com/athousandeyesandone twitter.com/thousandeyesone instagram.com/athousandeyesandone https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCknUhSLKaWVmIWHvvf2njxw

How do you think you'd fare against zombies after the Civil War? Justina Ireland's Dread Nation explores what happens when slavery is abolished in a post-apocalyptic world.

A Thousand Eyes and One Podcast hosts Nikki and Tanya welcome you to Wine On An Empty Stomach: A Speculative Fiction Book Club! In this episode, we discuss "Who Fears Death" by Nnedi Okorafor. This was originally streamed live on YouTube. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmMRp8hD_iI Our next book will be "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland. More information here: https://thousandeyespodcast.com/2021/04/08/wine-on-an-empty-stomach-a-speculative-fiction-book-club/ Join us for Game of Thrones and ASOIAF virtual trivia! More information here: https://thousandeyespodcast.com/2021/04/08/game-of-thrones-and-asoiaf-virtual-trivia-2/ Find us online! thousandeyespodcast.com facebook.com/athousandeyesandone twitter.com/thousandeyesone instagram.com/athousandeyesandone https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCknUhSLKaWVmIWHvvf2njxw

Librarian Natalie McCall chats with Justina Ireland, author of fantasy novels for young adults including the New York Times bestseller, Dread Nation (a genre-bending historical novel featuring finishing school zombie slayers). Justina also writes for the Star Wars franchise, including the books Lando’s Luck, Spark of the Resistance, and A Test of Courage. Her middle grade novel Ophie’s Ghosts comes out in May. Natalie and Justina talked about whether The Great Gatsby is actually any good or if readers have been brainwashed into thinking it’s a classic, the behind the scenes working of the hype machine in YA publishing, and the portrayal of “Black pain” in literature. Justina also gives hope to aspiring writers when she describes selling her most successful book to a publisher when it seemed like her career was over. Justina’s Eight

Hey hey now - lookie what we got here y'all. We're time traveling and jumping timelines in Justina Ireland's Dread Nation. ⚔️

Hello, Coven! How is your winter going? We're excited to bring you a new episode discussing Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland and finishing up the Dread Nation series. If you need a recap of what in the first book, you can check out our episode about Dread Nation! Please consider taking our supporter survey! It should require only 5-10 minutes and it will help us get to know our audience and get your feedback about the content we create. http://bit.ly/LibraryCovenSurvey This episode features some animals trying to make themselves heard in the episode. Sorry not sorry. Now on to the notes! Racist history of gynecology from Wear Your Voice  Anti-Blackness in Asian communities Treatment of Black Indigenous folks like Rebecca Roanhorse An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States The Red Nation podcast A Different Mirror for Young People Glossary regarding ableism in language A Few Red Drops Little Monsters movie Transcript to come Spring 2021 As always, we'd love to be in discussion with you, magical folx. Post or tweet about the show using #criticallyreading or #thelibrarycoven. Let us know what you think of the episode, anything we missed, or anything else you want us to know by dropping a line in the comments or reaching out to us on twitter or Instagram (@thelibrarycoven), or via email (thelibraycoven@gmail.com). You can also check out the show notes on our website, thelibrarycoven.com. We really appreciate ratings and reviews on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or any other platforms. Help us share the magic by spreading the word about the podcast! Please support our labor by leaving us a one-time tip on Ko-fi or purchasing books from our Bookshop! Even better yet, become a monthly patron via Patreon and you can unlock a bunch of exclusive perks like access to our community of reader-listeners on Discord. The podcast theme song is “Unermerry Academy of Magics” by Augustin C from the album “Fantasy Music”, which you can download on FreeMusicArchive.com. The Library Coven is recorded and produced on stolen indigenous land: Arapahoe, Cheyenne, and Ute (Kelly) and Chickasha, Kaskaskia, Kickapoo, Mascoutin, Miami, Mesquaki, Odawa, Ojibwe, Peankashaw, Peoria, Potawatomi, Sauk, and Wea (Jessie) #LandBack. You can support Indigenous communities by donating to Mitakuye Foundation, Native Women's Wilderness, or the Navajo Water Project. These suggested places came from @lilnativeboy. 

Sam embraces a sequel and Kathleen ponders the Zombie Adjacent in a satirical alternate history of the Civil War. Let's get pumped for One Author New Canaan--Jacqueline Woodson!

In Episode 95, Heather and Bennett talk about the new Pixar movie Soul and the latest Elizabeth Acevedo book Clap When You Land. Other topics include: Bernie Sanders, meme culture, Hank Aaron, Larry King, Yoga with Adriene, Me and White Supremacy, Roku, Survivor, Amazing Race, Ted Lasso, Saved By The Bell, The Office, The Revolution of Birdie Randolph, Dread Nation, The Walking Dead, Dan Levy, Jay the Great, Inside Out, Pixar, Disney, The Poet X, The Fire on High, Heartstopper, and The Luminaries.

On this episode Matt & Jon talk about the return of Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, Death to 2020, History of Swear Words, the finale of A Teacher, Matt follows up on Dread Nation with Deathless Divide, Jon catches up on The Queen's Gambit, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and reviews the disappointing final part of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Jon’s blog: https://thecollectiveexamplesofnerdery.wordpress.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jonwahizzle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/damnthattelevision/ Matt's show The Drop: A Pop Culture Mix Tape: wscafm.org Sundays 6-8 PM https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedropwsca/

In this special episode of Gotham Outsiders: A Batman Bookclub, we discuss Harley Quinn: Seasons 1 & 2 with bestselling author of Dread Nation, Star Wars The High Republic: A Test of Courage, and more, JUSTINA IRELAND! We reveal how much we ship Harlivy, adore King Shark, and just how cute Damian is in this amazing show. Justina: @JustinaIreland on Twitter Chris: @themythofpsyche on Twitter TJ: @troyfin2 on Twitter Gotham Outsiders: @GothamOutsiders on Twitter and Instagram Music and edited by: Nick Oyler Logo: Aliza Layne

Kelly and Hannah answer listener requests for book recommendations. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! SHOW NOTES Short story collection. Preferably fiction and/or fun/uplifting Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet; Tales from the Inner City by Shaun Tan; Take the Mic edited by Bethany C. Morrow; Snow in Love; Hope Nation edited by Rose Brock; The Radical Element edited by Jessica Spotswood. A gift for my brother who isn’t a big reader. He’s in college, loves soccer and video games, and hasn’t enjoyed a book since reading Holes in middle school. Don’t Read the Comments by Eric Smith; Slay by Brittany Morris; The Pros of Cons by Alison Cherry; Booked by Kwame Alexander; Furia by Yamile Saied Mendez; Warcross by Marie Lu; Feed by MT Anderson. New, contemporary, socially conscious, diverse. Yes No Maybe So by Aisha Saeed and Becky Albertalli; The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert; Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusuf Salaam; Running by Natalia Sylvester; We Didn’t Ask For This by Adi Alsaid; Dear Justyce by Nic Stone. Diverse body positive books. What I Like About Me by Jenna Guillaume; Melt My Heart by Bethany Rutter; My Eyes Are Up Here by Laura Zimmermann; Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero; If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann; Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy edited by Kelly Jensen. YA dealing with survivors of sexual abuse/pedophilia/other childhood trauma: some of my favorites that I’ve read are Sadie, Girl in Pieces, Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls, Perks of Being a Wallflower and Speak. Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson; Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough; The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith; Charm & Strange by Stephanie Kuehn; How Dare the Sun Rise by Sandra Uwiringyimana; Wrecked by Maria Padian; Infandous by Elana K. Arnold; In The Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado. A YA book to get my friend who doesn’t really read….p.s. she really likes Disney. Disney’s Twisted Tales; Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige; Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo; Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee. One of my high school students likes mysteries and fantasy novels, but doesn’t like any “kissing” (i.e. lots of romance or a focus on a relationship). What suggestions could I give her? Goldie Vance: The Hotel Whodunit by Lilliam Rivera; Endangered by Lamar Giles; Jennifer Lynn Barnes; Karen M. McManus; Complicit by Stephanie Kuehn. A book for my 16 year old nephew who is a very particular reader. Used to love Rick Riordan but has moved on. Beyond Riordan, the only books I’ve sent him that he has actually called begging for the sequels is Scythe. He likes Agatha Christie “because it makes him think” (to figure out what is going on). I’ve tried AS King and Going Bovine, but have not gotten a reaction and all the fantasy tried and trues. Would love an idea from you! Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore; The Future will be BS-free by Will McIntosh; The Lines We Cross by Randa Abdel-Fattah; Warcross and Legend by Marie Lu. A contemporary with some magic and some romance, but the story does not center grief. Now and When by Sara Bennett Wealer; Displacement by Kiku Hughes; Lobizona by Romina Garber. I am looking for a fantasy novel with romance that ideally is part of an almost finished or finished series. I have already read many of the popular ones, so I guess I am looking for those that were a bit more under the radar. I have read/started the Folk of the Air Series, A Court of Thorns and Roses Series, Red Queen Series, all of Cassandra Clare, etc. and loved them all! Looking for something in that realm. Blythewood by Carol Goodman; Lost Voices by Sarah Porter; The Madman’s Daughter by Megan Shepherd; Brooklyn Brujas by Zoraida Cordova. Warm fuzzy story about family (chosen, biological, adopted, whatever) with winter holiday(s) (not necessarily Christmas, but Christmas ok) as a backdrop and a happy ending. Something wintery and hopeful. (At least something that leaves the reader with some hope.) I like a variety of things. Some writers whose work I’ve enjoyed: Katie Henry, Karen McManus, Tomi Adeyemi, Jenny Han, Nina LaCour, and too many names to list. A few books I’ve read and enjoyed because of this podcast: Agnes at the End of the World, We Are the Perfect Girl, and Orpheus Girl. 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston; The Kid Table by Andrea Seigel; The Chaos of Standing Still by Jessica Brody. A feminist book like Rules for Being a Girl. Girls Like Us by Randi Pink; The Degenerates by J. Albert Mann; Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina; Watch Us Rise by Renee Watson and Ellen Hagan. Books for a 13 year-old. She loves the Shadowhunter Chronicles by Cassandra Clare and anything written by Rick Riordan. Recently, I loaned her my copy of With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo (one of my favorite YA authors ever) and she loved it. I’d really like to give her books in a genre she loves and one that will expand her reading material. Finding Yvonne by Brandy Colbert; New Kid/Class Act by Jerry Craft; Inventing Victoria by Tonya Bolden; Akata Witch/Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor. Something that will make me laugh, but also teach me something. The Go-Between by Veronica Chambers; Cherry by Lindsey Rosin; Unpregnant by Jenni Hendriks and Ted Caplan; We Are The Perfect Girl by Ariel Kaplan. I’m looking for at book for my niece (18 years old). She is not an avid reader out side required reading in school. She’s not that into fantasy and Sci fi, she likes contemporary fiction better. She might like a short story collection because 40 pages is not as daunting as 350 pages (or more if it’s a series) for a story. Books she had liked recently: They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera and Broken Things by Lauren Oliver. Try Margarita Engle, Nikki Grimes, Stephanie Hemphill, Kwame Alexander as an alternative to short stories but still with a lot of white space, as it may be less intimidating; Toil and Trouble edited by Jessica Spotswood and Tess Sharpe; Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo. I’m interested in spooky tales, thrillers, science fiction, and non-WWII fiction. No dystopias or urban fantasy, please! The most important thing to me as an aromantic asexual person is that’s there’s no significant romantic element. I don’t want the main character to have any romantic partners or to spend several pages daydreaming about their crush(es). Thanks! Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro and Cornelia Funke; Dread Nation by Justina Ireland; Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham; The Blood Confession by Alisa M. Libby; The Girl From The Well by Rin Chupecho; Jackaby by William Ritter; Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour. A book for my 19 year old sister who loves Wilder Girls and The Poet X. She is a fan of feminism, horror, and queerness in books. The Cure for Dreaming by Cat Winters; Mary’s Monster by Lita Judge; The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis; Furia by Yamile Saied Mendez; We Are The Wildcats by Siobhan Vivian; The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus. A book for my daughter. She recently told me that she is gay. I want to show her how much I love her and accept her. She loves graphic novels and has read many of the most popular ones featuring same sex relationships. Everything Noelle Stevenson! Lumberjanes, Nimona, The Fire Never Goes Out; Queer: A Graphic History by Meg John Barker and Julia Scheele; Skim by Mariko Tamaki; Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu; Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable and Ellen T. Crenshaw; Moonstruck by Grace Ellis and Shae Bragl. Something heavily folklore-based (Maggie Stiefvater or higher level of “heavily”) and LGBTQ+ please? European and Asian folklore are my favorite but I’ll be happy to dive into any other as well. Anna-Marie McLemore; A Thousand Beginnings and Endings edited by Elsie Chapman and Ellen Oh; Wicked As You Wish by Rin Chupeco; A Curse of Roses by Diana Pinguicha; Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao; Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardost. A fantasy or science fiction novel, preferably action-packed. Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger; The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline; Cut Off by Adrianne Finley; Orleans by Sherri L. Smith. An awesome ghost story. The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco; Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn; Horrid by Katrina Leno; The Tenth Girl by Sara Faring; Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour; Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby; Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas. School for Good & Evil read-alikes for 14-year-old reluctant reader. Thanks! Carry On by Rainbow Rowell; The Irregular at Magic High School manga series by Tsutomu Sato; The Black Mage by Daniel Howard Barnes; Supermutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki; A Blade so Black by LL McKinney; Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim; Liz Braswell’s Twisted Fairy Tales series; Melissa Albert’s The Hazel Wood. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trained for both etiquette and combat at Miss Preston’s School of Combat for Negro Girls, Jane McKeene is set for a career protecting the wealthy from the dangers of the walking dead. But when Jane uncovers a conspiracy, she'll be fighting more than the undead and it will take all of her training and resourcefulness to survive. This title is intended for teens, however, it may contain language or themes that some readers may find offensive. Recorded with permission of Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

If you are in the mood to read historical fiction that includes zombie slaying bad ass ladies, this is your book. In this episode Alyssa gives us all a history lesson on the civil war, Madeline reveals how “yankee” she really is, and they both agree that they'd rather not be “shambler chow.” Check out the show notes on our website HERE.

Books talked about in the episode: Dread Nation by Justina Ireland Broken Lands by Jonathan Maberry Give Me a K-I-L-L by R. L. Stine Coldest Girl in Cold Town by Holly Black The Sacrifice Box by Martin Stewart Daughters Unto Devils  by Amy Lukavics Blue is For Nightmares by Laurie Faria Stolarz Eight Will Fall by Sarah Harian Slasher Girls and Monster Boys: stories selected by April Genevieve Tucholke The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma #murdertrending by Gretchen McNeil I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake The Haunting by Danielle Vega The Grace Year by Kim Liggett His Hideous Heart 13 of Edgar Allan Poe's Most Unsettling Tales Reimagined edited by Dahlia Adler Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan Shibuya Goldfish Volume 1 by Hiroumi Aoi   Additional books mentioned:  Pitch Dark by Courtney Alameda, Devils Unto Dust by Emma Berquist, Here There are Monsters by Amelinda Berube, Through the Woods by Emily Carrol (comic), Tokyo Ghoul by Sui Ishida (manga), In the Woods by Carrie Jones, Deadman Wonderland by Jinsei Kataoka (manga), Teeth in the Mist by Dawn Kurtagich, The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones, Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall, How We Became Wicked by Alexander Yates, and Alice in Murderland by Kaori Yuki (manga). 

Happy 100th birthday, Ray Bradbury! Bring your own dandelion wine to this virtual celebration. Justina Ireland, Michael Swanwick, Sam Weller, and David Wright share readings of Bradbury and join in a discussion of his legacy moderated by Sarah Pinsker. Justina Ireland lives with her husband, kid, cats, and dog in Maryland. She is the author of both full-length books and short fiction and considers words to be her best friends. She has written a number of books, including Star Wars books for children. You can find her books Vengeance Bound and Promise of Shadows, as well as the New York Times best seller Dread Nation and its sequel Deathless Divide, wherever books are sold. You can visit her at her website: justinaireland.com. Sarah Pinsker’s fiction has won the Nebula, Sturgeon, and Philip K. Dick Awards, and her 50-plus published stories include finalists for the Hugo, World Fantasy, and other awards. Her first collection, Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea (Small Beer Press), and her first novel, Song For A New Day (Berkley), were published in 2019. She is also a singer/songwriter with three albums and another forthcoming. Michael Swanwick is one of the most acclaimed and prolific science fiction and fantasy writers of his generation. He is the recipient of the Nebula, Theodore Sturgeon, and World Fantasy Awards as well as five Hugo Awards. His most recent novel, The Iron Dragon's Mother, completes a trilogy begun 25 years before with The Iron Dragon's Daughter. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife, Marianne Porter. Photo credit: Mikey Mongol. Sam Weller is the two-time Bram Stoker Award-winning biographer of Ray Bradbury. He worked with the legendary author for 12 years on four books and a graphic novel. Weller's The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury was a national best seller. Weller's latest book, Dark Black, a collection of new American Gothic short fiction, is available now. Weller is a professor in the English and Creative Writing Department at Columbia College Chicago. You can follow him on twitter @Sam__Weller. David Wright is a librarian with the Reader Services department at The Seattle Public Library, working out of the big downtown branch, where for over 15 years he has presented—and now podcasts—the library's Thrilling Tales: A Storytime for Grownups. Ray Bradbury is among his very favorite writers, and he has enjoyed sharing his tales in senior centers, shelters, bookstores, bars, and libraries. He will be presenting two segments of Fahrenheit 451 for the Bradbury Center's Centennial Read-A-Thon, which begins streaming on August 22nd. Pictured clockwise from top left: Justina Ireland, Sarah Pinsker, Michael Swanwick, Sam Weller, David Wright. Recorded On: Wednesday, August 19, 2020

This week, we discuss Dread Nation by Justina Ireland! Follow Us! Tumblr: shelfcontrolpod.tumblr.com Instagram: @shelfcontrolpod Twitter: @shelfcontrolpod Facebook: facebook.com/shelfcontrolpod   Theme Music: "Bright Wish" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Note: This episode was recorded before Matt and Jon heard of Chadwick Boseman's passing. On this episode Matt and Jon discuss the insane goings-on in the HBO documentary The Vow, check in on Lovecraft Country, Jon reviews Batman: The Three Jokers, while Matt reads Justina Ireland's alternate history Dread Nation and also reviews I May Destroy You and more! Jon’s blog: https://thecollectiveexamplesofnerdery.wordpress.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jonwahizzle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/damnthattelevision/ Matt's show The Drop: A Pop Culture Mix Tape (Back from Hiatus): wscafm.org Sundays 6-8 PM https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedropwsca/

Today, Kaytee and Meredith are sharing our 100th episode and discussing: Bookish Moments: a perfect storage place and a Bookish Friends meetup Current Reads: left turns from one wheelhouse to another Deep Dive: why “what are your three favorite books” is the wrong question Book Presses: two non-fiction picks! One true crime and one about politics As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . . Patreon (ad) - we sponsor ourselves: 2:43 - Bookish Friends are our supporters on Patreon 3:25 - Zazzle store mechandise (mugs, throws, pillows, totes, tees!) 4:05 - Go check out the rebranded website: www.currentlyreadingpodcast.com Current Reads: Current Reads: 7:10 - Ellie and the Harpmaker by Hazel Prior (Meredith) 9:23 - Know my Name by Chanel Miller (Kaytee) 11:41 - Chanel Miller on Instagram 12:38 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager (Meredith) 15:40 - COVIDeo 10 with Pippa! 15:46 - The Bees by Laline Paull (Kaytee) 15:52 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood 15:57 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 18:07 - Dread Nation by Justina Ireland (Meredith) 20:43 - Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland 21:05 - From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks (Kaytee) 21:10 - When Kaytee brought this one to a COVIDeo Deep Dive - Determining Book Taste: 25:06 - What Should I Read Next podcast 26:46 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 31:15 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager Homework: Can you answer? Do you think it’s a good question? What do you ask? Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 32:28 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara (Meredith) 38:49 - I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m Listening) by Beth Silvers and Sarah Stewart Holland (Kaytee) 39:04 - Episode 25 of Season 1 39:14 - Pansuit Politics podcast Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com

M+K finally reach Haven with little time to spare, and reflect on the similarities between Jane and Gideon. Plus, In Which Jane Leaves Her Best Friend to Die; M Misses the Most Important Part of the Book; Domino Harvey, the Bad-Ass Woman Bounty Hunter; And Clever Lab Animals Who Escaped From Their Cages

In this episode, the All Spoilers Collective recognizes both Jane and Katherine's bad-assedness while also tackling zombies, the definition of YA literature, boarding schools, Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, and the power of corsets. It is our first episode at Cahoots Coffee Bar in St. Paul and we're outside, so you, our loyal listeners get to hear us dodge planes, ambulances, and window air conditioners. Don't worry, you can hear the team brilliance (confusion?) pretty well. All aboard the train to Spoilerland!