Podcast appearances and mentions of natalie zina walschots

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Roxanna are discussing: Bookish Moments: pastries while reading and huge bookish hangovers Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: the ways our reading lives and changed and expanded over time The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) .  .  .  .  .  1:32 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 3:11 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots 4:45 - All The Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (Releases June 25, 2024) 7:30 - Our Current Reads 7:36 - The Night Raven by Johan Rundberg (Roxanna) 14:09 - The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson (Meredith) 18:09 - The Fact of a Body by Alexandra Marzano-Lesnevich 21:54 - Burning Roses by S.L. Huang (Roxanna) 22:51 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 26:06 - Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber (Meredith) 27:14 - Caraval by Stephanie Garber 31:22 - In the Shadow of the Mountain by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado (Roxanna) 31:51 - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer 31:54 - Finding Me by Viola Davis 36:23 - Better the Blood by Michael Bennett (Meredith) 41:24 - Deep Dive: Changes In Our Reading Lives Over Time 47:27 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher 48:07 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty 49:55 - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino 50:39 - 10 Things To Tell You podcast w/ Sara Hildreth 50:42 - @fictionmatters on Instagram 53:36 - Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese 53:45 - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang 55:48 - Burning Roses by S.L. Huang 58:55 - A Dead Djinn In Cairo by P. Djeli Clark 1:00:32 - Meet Us At The Fountain 1:00:45- I wish everyone knows about shepherd.com (Roxanna) 1:00:52 - Strong Sense of Place podcast 1:01:17 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 1:03:19 - Shogun by James Clavell 1:03:28 - CR Season 1: Episode 14 1:04:45 - I wish more people would read Shogun. (Meredith) 1:05:18 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March's IPL comes to us from our Anchor store An Unlikely Story! Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: bookish festival meetups and poop books for potty training Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: answering questions about our thoughts on bookish villains The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) .  .  .  .  .  2:56 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 3:13 - The Tucson Festival of Books Please RSVP to currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com if you're going to come Saturday, March 9!  5:52 - Everybody Poops by Justine Avery 5:58 - Potty by Leslie Patricelli 6:17 - Poopasaurus by Plum Coconut (Amazon link) 6:18 - Dino Potty by Sara Conway 6:33 - P is for Potty by Naomi Kleinberg 6:35 - The New Potty by Mercer Mayer (Amazon link) 6:58 - It Hurts When I Poop! by Howard J. Bennett 7:05 - Bunny's Big Problem by Simone Majetich (Amazon link) 7:37 - Poop There It Is by Little Hippo Books (Amazon link) 10:08  - Our Current Reads 10:22 - Something Close to Magic by Emma Mills (Kaytee) 10:29 - The Novel Neighbor 10:42 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree 13:18 - The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz (Meredith) 15:25 - The Nowhere Bookshop 17:34 - The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi 16:36 - Starter Villain by John Scalzi 19:05 - Four Lost Cities by Annalee Newitz 20:25 - My Friend the Octopus by Lindsay Galvin (Kaytee, Blackwell's UK link) 23:23 - The Magic All Around by Jennifer Moorman (Meredith) 29:24 - Libro.fm 30:17 - Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina (Kaytee) 30:24 - Capital Books on K 32:02 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larson 32:32 - Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina 33:19 - All Her Fault by Andrea Mara (Meredith) 34:43 - Currently Reading Patreon 34:50 - Fabled Bookshop 36:55 - I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh 36:57 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips 37:23 - All Things Bookish Villains 40:25 - All Her Fault by Andrea Mara 42:02 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck 42:56 - The Reformatory by Tananarive Due 43:42 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 44:31 - Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo 45:06 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling 45:08 - The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein 45:24 - The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 48:12 - A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny 48:58 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 50:21 - Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver 51:00 - Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris 51:38 - Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King 53:11 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots 54:12 - Meet Us At The Fountain 54:20 - I wish to press How the Word Is Passed by Cint Smith into listeners' hands. (Kaytee) 54:21 - How the Word Is Passed by Clint Smith 56:03 - I wish listeners would stop using the Patreon app to listen to our content and add patreon to wherever they listen to other podcasts. (Meredith) 57:02 - Check our Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast for the video instructions to add Patreon to your podcast feed. Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February's IPL is brought to you by Booktenders in Huntington, West Virginia. Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

Sara and Daniel talk with author Natalie Zina Walschots, author of Hench, where they take a closer look at ReadICT Category 5, a book told from the villain's point-of-view. In this episode they examine the lives of the hired help of supervillains, why nobody thinks about the real-world cost of superheroes destroying everyone's favorite coffee shop, and why even henches deserve universal health care. Episode Transcript and Show Notes: http://wichitalibrary.org/BooksMore/Podcast/Pages/rrr_s3e9.aspx New to #ReadICT? Join the challenge! For more information visit wichitalibrary.org/readict.

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: International meetups and fall reading Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: how we've prepped our travel TBR The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives 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!  We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop 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. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . :10 - Bite Size Intro 1:48 - Currently Reading Patreon 3:13 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 6:54 - Current Reads 7:01 - You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron (Kaytee) 7:07 - Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron 10:08 - How to Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann (Meredith) 15:30 - Mrs. Nash's Ashes by Sarah Adler (Kaytee) 18:28 - The Puzzle Master by Danielle Trussoni (Meredith) 19:58 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live 20:06 - The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown 23:33 - Sing Me To Sleep by Gabi Burton (Kaytee) 23:42 - Fairyloot 26:52 - Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer (Meredith) 28:33 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots 28:41 - The Princess Bride William Goldman 29:31 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 31:00 - Megs.Tea.Room on Instagram 32:22- Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls  32:39 - Deep Dive: Prepping Our Travel TBR 33:45 - Jordys.Book.Club on Instagram 38:04 - Libro.fm 38:28 - By Gaslight by Steven Price 41:32 - Waypoints by Sam Heugan 41:45 - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab 43:45 - Meet Us At The Fountain 43:52 - I wish to meet our London bookish friends. (Kaytee) 44:08 - send us an email at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com if you are going to make it! We will be at Foyles on Charing Cross Rd October 7, 2023. 45:51 - My wish is that you would partake with me in creating all the fall reading vibes. (Meredith) Spooky ASMR Fall ASMR Warm Cider and Cinnamon candle Pumpkin Woods candle Warm Autumn Moss candle Crisp Morning Leaves candle Barefoot Dreams Contrast Trim Throw Blanket Jooja Knit Throw Blanket   Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcastand www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

It's Name That Tune, a music quiz with Producer Grant Hardy (0:00). On our Book Club, we review Hench By Natalie Zina Walschots, recommended by Mark Phoenix, who joins us on the panel (11:24). On our Parenting chat, Lucia Bellafante discusses outdoor safety and fun, keeping in mind the new sounds, sights and sensations that come with being in unfamiliar outdoor environments (27:08).

Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. Haunted house time! Natalie Zina Walschots joins us to talk about Bluebeard's Bride. What's the deal with men? Can you consent to a book? Can tone go too far? If you want to chat about the episode, join our Discord.

This episode we're discussing “Hench” by Natalie Zina Walschots. It's a story of using spreadsheets to show that the destructive "heroes" are the real villains. PUBLISHER: William Morrow YEAR: 2020 LENGTH: 416 pages AGE: Adult GENRE: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Superheroes RECOMMENDED: Highly Topic 1: Murder. Begins at (1:30), CW for murder. Topic 2: Body Horror. Begins at (19:05), CW for gore, body horror. Topic 3: Medical Trauma. Begins at (29:41), CW for injury detail, medical content, medical trauma. Promo for CPOV Men of Steel; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (41:34). Book TW for cursing, sexism, misogyny (graphic), ableism, grief (graphic), kidnapping (graphic), confinement, child abuse (brief), panic attacks (graphic), stalking, infidelity, toxic friendship, toxic relationship, sexual harassment (brief), alcohol (brief), drug use (smoking), excrement, blood, vomit (graphic), gore (graphic), injury detail (graphic), body horror (graphic), medical content (graphic), medical trauma (graphic), torture, violence (graphic), murder (graphic), major character death (graphic), death (graphic). --- If you'd like to make a monthly donation, please check us out on Patreon. To make a one-time donation please support us on Ko-Fi. For fortnightly news and updates, as well as links to recent written reviews, subscribe to our newsletter. You can check out Robin's written review of the book at Reviews That Burn. Find all our links on our Carrd. Music provided by HeartBeatArt and is used with permission. Members of the Certain Point of View network of podcasts.

Osiris returns to life this week in The Curse! The misdirect is a little too obvious, though, in this episode. Dr. Fraiser manages to synthesize a goa'uld tranquilizer and it's never mentioned or used ever again. And just how long was Sarah Osiris?  Joe Mallozzi had an idea for a follow-up episode featuring Steven that never came to fruition but sounds really cool and we want to see it! And we finish up with a book rec! Hench: A Novel by Natalie Zina Walschots.  TWITTER: @SG_RewatchEMAIL: woosgrewatch@gmail.com

Back in episode 003, we (the staff at Aaron's Books), exchanged names and picked a book outside the genre comfort zone for the person we got. Well, today's the day we start sitting down with our partners and letting them know what we thought of the book they picked for us. To get us started, Sam and Bud talk about Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots and Bud and Kristin talk about Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz. Listen for some great titles to add to your TBR pile. Don't forget to like subscribe and rate us wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @aaronsbooks Theme music by Wolves --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/book-prose/message

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Some of our highlights and learning experiences from Season 4. Who can believe we are four full years into the podcast? Giving you 12 additional presses to fill up your summer and fall TBRs. If you want more presses, an additional 30 will be made available to Patreon subscribers next week!. Join us over at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast ! 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 Bookshop 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. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 2:50 - Reflecting on Season 4 3:50 - Season 4: Episode 21  4:19 - Season 4: Episode 26  4:31 - Season 4: Episode 34 4:39 - Season 4: Episode 25 5:29 - Season 4: Episode 1 5:33 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 5:40 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 6:13 - Season 4: Episode 37 (the rainbow shelves episode) 6:53 - Season 4: Episode 26  7:12 - Season 4: Episode 42 w/Kenda Adachi 8:21 - Currently Reading Patreon 17:54 - Email us your suggestions for cap segments at currentlypodcast@gmail.com or DM us on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast 18:39 - Currently Reading Patreon 19:23 - Listener Presses Part Two 19:34 - Lacy Eye by Jessica Treadway (Pressed by Beth) 23:31 - The Rent Collector by Camron Wright (Pressed by Mic) 26:49 - Five Little Indians by Michelle Good (Pressed by Francis) 30:08 - Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang (Pressed by Nicole) 30:45 - El Deafo by Cece Bell 30:46 - When Stars Are Scattered by Omar Mohamed and Victoria Jamieson 30:49 - New Kid by Jerry Craft 32:56 - Vicious by V.E. Schwab (Pressed by Katie) 34:37 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots 34:30 - An Unlikely Story  35:01 - The Hierarchies by Ros Anderson (Pressed by Amanda) 36:38 - I, Robot by Isaac Asimov 36:39 - The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin 36:40 - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 37:52 - All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Murderbot #1) 38:04 - The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey 38:21 - Beach Music by Pat Conroy (Pressed by Tiffany) 38:25 - Lords of Discipline by Pat Conroy 40:08 - Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy 41:24 - Answers in the Pages by David Levithan (Pressed by Avery) 44:38 - Afterlife by Julia Alvarez (Pressed by Amy) 46:22 - The Bottom of the 33rd by Dan Barry (Pressed by Michele) 48:13 - Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown 48:40 - The Diddakoi by Rumor Godden (Pressed by Mary Faith, amazon link) 51:24 - The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa (Pressed by Madeline) 53:14 - Currently Reading Patreon Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

This week, we talk about what we did during our Bscotch summer break! Mostly, V Rising, Hench, and Crashlands 2. (That last one might sound like a work thing, but hey, you aren't our supervisor.) What nails it? What whiffs it? After all, your disliking something doesn't make that thing bad. Sometimes things aren't to your taste, and that's okay! The real question is, does The Thing do The Thing it's trying To Do?00:00 Intro03:41 Thanks to our supporters!05:20 Nail/whiff spectrum07:20 V Rising (https://playvrising.com/)26:21 Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (https://bit.ly/cwb-hench)27:35 Seth's Crashlands 2 playthroughTo stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you'd like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net.★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to [Working Title], a podcast where two friends wander through books we love, looking for writing secrets. Today we're joined by special guest Kate to discuss HENCH by Natalie Zina Walschots! We get into the weeds on hot villains, Tinder for superheroes, and subverting narrative structure to tell stories from new perspectives. Referenced in the episode: The Good Guy/Bad Guy Myth, by Catherine Nichols, edited by Marina Benjamin

What's more terrifying than a supervillain? A superhero, of course! In our twentieth (!) episode, we're taking a look at the dark side of superheroes through the novels Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots and The Refrigerator Monologues by Catherynne M. Valente. Topics include descents into villainy, misogyny in comic books, and whether the Joker pays his minions a fair wage.   Other Media Mentioned: Sword Stone Table edited by Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan Little Thieves by Margaret Owen Arcane (2021) on Netflix Die by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark The Conductors by Nicole Glover What We Do in the Shadows (TV show) The Boys (TV show) Watchmen by Alan Moore Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice dir. Zack Snyder The Amazing Spider-Man 2 dir. Marc Webb Episode 10, X-Men X-travaganza The Dark Phoenix Saga by Chris Claremont Batman: The Animated Series Birds of Prey (2020) dir. Cathy Yan Harley Quinn animated series Harleen by Stjepan Šejić Netflix's Daredevil TV show   Content warnings: mentions of violence, murder, medical horror and body horror, an abusive relationship, suicide, death of a child, and drug use.

In which the Librarian of (Un)Natural Science spearheads a dangerous mission, the Librarian of Fairytale Studies takes daring risks, and a vuvuzela is put to multiple uses.In this episode: The Librarian of (Un)Natural Science The Librarian of Fairytale Studies * * *The Boundless Library is now open to the public. You may apply to become a Cardholder at https://www.theboundlesslibrary.com, where we have a number of interesting items available for your enjoyment.* * *This episode was written by Natalie Zina Walschots and Scott Emerson Moyle, and features Andrea Lyons as the Librarian of (Un)Natural Science and Faly Mevamenana as the Librarian of Fairytale Studies. 

The Librarian of the Beginnings Catalogue contemplates continuation, the Librarian of the Unfathomable Mind considers a new kind of beginning, and a lovely time is had by all.This episode was written by Natalie Zina Walschots, and features Uche Ama as the Librarian of the Unfathomable Mind and David Kingsmill as the Librarian  of the Beginnings Catalogue. 

The Rest of the IcebergWe're running a Kickstarter for two stories: Bête Noire and Higher Than Magic! Find out more and let us show you what we're working on.The Librarians of the Unfathomable Mind and Ellipses and Elliptical Storytelling contemplate the challenges of cataloguing of a fictional character who has begun to overlap into reality. Alice is inadvertently sassed.In this episode: Librarian of the Unfathomable Mind  Librarian of Ellipses and Elliptical Storytelling * * *The Boundless Library is now open to the public. You may apply to become a Cardholder at https://www.theboundlesslibrary.com, where we have a number of interesting items available for your enjoyment.* * *This episode was written by Natalie Zina Walschots, and features Uche Ama as the Librarian of the Unfathomable Mind and Coco Lee as the Librarian of Ellipses and Elliptical Storytelling.

The Rest of the IcebergWe're running a Kickstarter for two stories: Bête Noire and Higher Than Magic! Find out more and let us show you what we're working on.The Librarians discuss world building, its chilling effect on Beginnings, and the integrity of a universe. The Librarian of Beginnings gets a headache.In this episode: Librarian of Beginnings Librarian of Alternate Histories and (Im)Possible Futures * * *The Boundless Library is now open to the public. You may apply to become a Cardholder at https://www.theboundlesslibrary.com, where we have a number of interesting items available for your enjoyment.* * *This episode was written by Natalie Zina Walschots, and features David Xavier as the Librarian of Beginnings, and Joey O'Dael as the Librarian of Alternate Histories and (Im)Possible Futures.

Do you love Fat Girl Book Club?  Do you like talking about books and body liberation?  Check out my Patreon page to get extra episodes of Fat Girl Book Club.  This week I am giving you one of the Patreon episodes which I call Fat Girl Book Club Unplugged.  If you like it and want more, check out my Patreon page here!If financially supporting the podcast is not available to you right now, check out the FREE FB group where I giveaway a book every single month.  Check it out here!  Or just follow me on Instagram here!Books I talk about on this episode:Binge Eating Disorder by Amy Pershing and Chevese TurnerFattily Ever After by Stephanie YeboahWhat We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey GordonBeing Fat by Jenny EllisonCultish by Amanda MontellHench by Natalie Zina Walschots 

Who makes up Portrait Nation? Where do we live? Why did this movie resonate with us and in what ways? How has it affected our lives? Baby Djojonegoro, Heather Petrocelli, and Amie Pascal have put together what they hope will be a far-reaching survey of the Portrait community in order to let the entertainment industry, other institutions and decision-makers, and the rest of the world know we exist and that we have voices and opinions that matter. Listen in on our conversation with Baby and Heather, and then please join us in filling out the survey, and help spread the word to others! Episode transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11TsU6gWTt0J0-g0a8r69Jbjl32CjaofXW6NrEvEgky4/edit?usp=sharing Take (and share!) the survey: https://portrait-survey.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/on-fire Follow @portraitofasurveyonfire for updates and more: https://www.instagram.com/portraitofasurveyonfire/ Baby's media recommendations 144: ESPN's documentary about the WNBA's 2020 season in the COVID bubble - https://www.espn.com/espnplus/player/_/id/23038582-4041-4778-b29a-ff70604c578a Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots - https://www.harpercollins.com/products/hench-natalie-zina-walschots?variant=33021717381154 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/poalof/message

On this episode, we talk about: Savage Country by Robert Olmstead (https://bit.ly/3fAus19) The Long Walk by Brian Castner (https://bit.ly/3xtBriE) Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (https://bit.ly/3CoCrbC) and Dear Everybody by Michael Kimball (https://bit.ly/2TYoXBY) We also mention but don't get too deep into: Heartland by Sarah Smarsh (https://bit.ly/3AlCNhw) Leonard and Hungry Paul by Ronan Hession (https://bit.ly/37EP3xj) The Call by Yannick Murphy (https://bit.ly/3AlRQr8) and The Meadow by James Galvin (https://bit.ly/3jv1PUp) We also briefly mention Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne (https://bit.ly/3CqQY6I)

Off the top, Ama & Danita get real about how their respective post-vaccine re-entries are going, the CBD scandal & racism at the Olympics, and the Anthony Bourdain documentary. Then, Ama is joined by Natalie Zina Walschots, Extremely Online Person) and author of one of our favorite books (Hench - READ IT OR ELSE!) to dive into everything fan fiction. What draws people to the genre? Why are content tags so great? What even constitutes literature? Do the Avengers watch the Bon Appetit YouTube channel in their downtime?  If you liked what you heard, maybe think about rating us! You can also find all our social links by visiting our Lnk.Bio page.~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Further ReadingDoobie Standard? Megan Rapinoe Promotes Cannabis Brand at Olympics After Sha'Carri Richardson BanThe Ethics of a Deepfake Anthony Bourdain VoiceThe delicate relationship between grief and fanfiction, explained by a psychologist I Miss Using Floppy Disks as Small Treasure Chests for FanfictionFROM FANFICTION TO NETFLIX HITS - Wattpad's plan to become the A24 of teen dramasA Britney Spears fanfiction was published in the world's leading science journalPeople Are Reading So Much Fanfiction It's Crashing the Biggest Fanfic Website~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Want to support us?  Then send us a few bucks on Ko-Fi! All the money helps us with production costs and creating the podcast you hear today.Support the show

Spoiler warnings for this episode: Black Widow (2021) & Zola (2021)Your favorite lesbian comedy entertainment criticism Aries/Cancer duo back with some scathing opinions on the MCU aka the Marvel Cinematic Universe as outsiders who occasionally partake, our thoughts on the latest hottest A24 movie everyone is talking about, and ramblings about the logical and political fallacies of superhero stories. Re: we don't like girlbosses whose stories function as capitalist, pro-military, pro-imperialist, generally liberal propaganda with weak, shallow themes of morality and 'feminism.' Our recommendations this week:This Way Up from Renaissance and Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots from Sunny! Follow us on Twitter @thelavenderpod, rate us on Apple podcasts, and email your hot takes to thelavendermenacepodcast@gmail.com so we don't have to shit talk media that may be irrelevant to you in our future episodes. Also, become a Patreon member if you so choose! https://www.patreon.com/TheLavenderMenace

Welcome to Proper Villains! Today on the podcast Caitlyn and Robin are discussing Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots and the Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith. You can find us on Instagram @propervillainsbooks. Books discussed in this episode: Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith The Talented Mr. Ripley movie starring Matt Damon, Jude Law & Gwyneth Paltrow (2017)

On this week's episode, we're discussing jobs, occupations, and vocations, both fantastical and mundane despite the fantastical settings.  The tentpoles for this episode are Rupert Wong, Cannibal Chef by Cassandra Khaw, Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots, and “Always Near” by afrai.   What We’re Into Lately A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark  How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole Hollow Empire by Sam Hawke The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi  Piranesi by Susanna Clarke Hiding in the Leaves by aventria & iluxia (Naruto fanfic) Legend of Yun Qian Scarlet Heart   Other Stuff We Mentioned Jumanji Labyrinth Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke  "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. Le Guin Naruto After Working At Google, I’ll Never Let Myself Love A Job Again (Op-Ed, NYT) My Life as a Background Slytherin (webcomic) Avengers movies Superhero Damage Insurance (TikTok) Rogue One Star Wars franchise The Mandalorian Be the Serpent Space Sweepers episode The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson Jessica Jones October Daye series by Seanan McGuire Lost Girl Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone Discworld series by Terry Pratchett Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis Vorkosigan series by Lois McMaster Bujold John Scalzi (author) Honor Harrington series by David Weber We Ride the Storm by Devin Madson Catalyst by Jennifer Mace Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett My Next Life as a Villainess  “Period Piece” by thimblefullofdespair for a hundred vision and revisions by aventria, iluxia Merlin TV show Macey’s Fun Facts Tech Job Corner An Example of Bad Radio The Story Engine storytelling game   For Next Time Hikaru no Go (2020 live action Chinese drama)   Content Warnings Slavery (in “Always Near” + episode discussion) Medical trauma & body horror (in Hench) Cannibalism and gore (in Rupert Wong, Cannibal Chef + episode discussion)   Transcription The transcript for this episode is available here. Thanks as always to our fabulous team of scribes!

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Natalie Zina Walschots spoke with us about her novel Hench, the day-to-day work of supervillainy, and why fanfic is her marker of success as a writer. Hear more from Kobo in Conversation.

Natalie Zina Walschots spoke with us about her novel Hench, the day-to-day work of supervillainy, and why fanfic is her marker of success as a writer. Hear more from Kobo in Conversation.

What to Read Wednesdays comes at you every other Wednesday and is your one stop for reading, watching and listening recommendations from your favorite library staff members!  This week's episode features an interview with Megan S., Adult Services Reference Specialist at our Orange Branch. Recommendations include Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots and Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir. Read more about this episode here.  To request any of these titles, just click here. Email us with book recommendations, suggestions, & feedback at whattoread@delawarelibrary.org 

Welcome to 2021! We're kicking off our third season with a look back at the best books we read in 2020!  Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local! Books Mentioned During This Episode RECENT READS Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/ryan-elizabeth-clark A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske (November 2021) (libro.fm) Devolution by Max Brooks (libro.fm) Kelso, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/kelso Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (libro.fm) Kindred by Octavia Butler (libro.fm) One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (libro.fm) Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/hillary A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders (libro.fm) Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (libro.fm) The Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths (libro.fm) The Agitators by Dorothy Wickenden (libro.fm) Real Life by Brandon Taylor (libro.fm) OUR FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2020 The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (libro.fm) Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (libro.fm) The Unwilling by Kelly Braffett (libro.fm) Sword in the Stars by A.R. Capetta & Cory McCarthy (libro.fm) The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin (libro.fm) A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow (libro.fm) A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green (libro.fm) You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson (libro.fm) Wonderland by Zoje Stage (libro.fm) Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth (libro.fm) Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (libro.fm) The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (libro.fm) Close to the Knives by David Wojnarowicz Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier (libro.fm) These Women by Ivy Pochoda (libro.fm) Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis (libro.fm) True Grit by Charles Portis (libro.fm) Under the Rainbow by Celia Laskey (libro.fm) Scapegracers by Hannah Abigail Clarke  The Bright Lands by John Fram (libro.fm) Dune by Frank Herbert (libro.fm) The Way Back by Gavriel Savit (libro.fm) Long Bright River by Liz Moore (libro.fm) True Story by Kate Reed Petty (libro.fm) The Cold Millions by Jess Walter (libro.fm) Deacon King Kong by James McBride (libro.fm) Piranesi by Susanna Clarke  The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (libro.fm) Afterland by Lauren Beukes (libro.fm) The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson (libro.fm) Enter the Aardvark by Jessica Anthony (libro.fm) You Let Me In by Camilla Bruce (libro.fm) Other Links Gibson's Bookstore Website Shop The Laydown Purchase Gift Certificates!  Browse our website by Category! Order some curated bundles! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's Instagram The Laydown Instagram Facebook Twitter Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1!  Email us at thelaydownpodcast@gmail.com

It's the last episode of 2020, and we've got a fun one for you! Ryan, Hillary, and Kelso dissect their dauntingly huge To Be Read piles, they gush about Taylor Swift a little bit, and they go off on a tangent about Squishables. It's a grand old time! Enjoy!   Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local! Books Mentioned During This Episode Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/ryan-elizabeth-clark Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (libro.fm) A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske (November 2, 2021) Pumpkin by Julie Murphy (May 25, 2021) The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake (libro.fm) Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi (libro.fm) The Scapegracers by Hannah Abigail Clarke Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/hillary Every Vow You Break by Peter Swanson (libro.fm) (March 23, 2021) Master of the Revels by Nicole Galland (libro.fm) (February 23, 2021) The Committed by Viet Thanh Nguyen (March 2, 2021) Wedding Station by David Downing (March 2, 2021) The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr. (libro.fm) (January 5, 2021) Four Hundred Souls by Ibram X. Kendi, Keisha N. Blain (libro.fm) (February 2, 2021) The Historians by Cecilia Ekbäck (libro.fm) (January 12, 2021) The Invention of Miracles by Katie Booth (libro.fm) (April 6, 2021) Kelso, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/kelso The Power of Cute by Simon May (libro.fm)  The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood (libro.fm) Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension by Matt Parker Vandermeer book  Ambergris: City of Saints and Madmen; Shriek: An Afterword; Finch by Jeff Vandermeer Other Books Mentioned In The Woods by Tana French (libro.fm) City of Brass by SA Chakraborty (libro.fm) The Circle by Dave Eggers (libro.fm) Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (libro.fm) The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (libro.fm) The Cold Millions by Jess Walter (libro.fm) Deacon King Kong by James McBride (Book Club: March 1, 2021) (libro.fm) Other Links Gibson's Bookstore Website Shop The Laydown Purchase Gift Certificates!  Browse our website by Category! Order some curated bundles! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's Instagram The Laydown Instagram Facebook Twitter Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1!  Email us at thelaydownpodcast@gmail.com

Natalie Zina Walschots cultivates fandoms, builds new communities, develops character voices, leads interactive fiction workshops, designs alternate reality games, constructs branching narratives, and most mornings opens Tumblr before opening her eyes. Her client list includes scrappy indie game studios, critically acclaimed television shows, mixed martial artists, print magazines, talk shows, NGOs, and a few more that defy categorization. Natalie's work wins awards, grows audiences, and introduces people to the thing they often end up loving most in the world. Natalie recently wrote the scripts for the live-action choose your-own-adventure experience The Aluminum Cat, and the video game Terrorarium, which is about an ambitious space grandma trying to win an intergalactic gardening competition. As a essayist and journalist, you can find her work in the National Post, Buzzfeed, The Walrus, Exclaim!, Quill & Quire, the Globe & Mail, and beyond. She holds an MA in English and Creative Writing from the University of Calgary and is the author of two books: DOOM: Love Poems for Supervillains, and Thumbscrews. Natalie has presented at Mozfest, Console-ing Passions, CGSA, Digital Odyssey, TCAF/CSSC, and more. Her work with Syfy television show Wynonna Earp has been covered widely by journalists and academics alike, with the show's digital media winning two consecutive Canadian Screen Awards. She is a board member of Dames Making Games, and has previously worked with Pixelles; Concordia's Technoculture, Art and Games Lab; and The Hand Eye Society. She can be found causing trouble at DMG or talking about heavy metal on Banger TV. She has often been in the newspaper for swearing. nataliewalschots.com/ m.facebook.com/NZWalschots/ twitter.com/nataliezed VOX VOMITUS: Sometimes, it's not what goes right in the writing process, it's what goes horribly wrong. Host/Gothic Horror novelist Jennifer Anne Gordon (with help from co-hosts/authors Allison Martine and Trisha Mckee) chat with some of the best authors of the day. www.jenniferannegordon.com www.trishamckee.com www.afictionalhubbard.com/ www.patreon.com/JenniferAnneGordon

Shop Early! Shop Local! Our booksellers have several holiday recommendations for you! https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/2020-holiday-recommendations Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local! Books Mentioned During This Episode Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/hillary Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth (libro.fm) Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/ryan-elizabeth-clark Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers Kelso, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/kelso Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Holiday Recommendations  https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/2020-holiday-recommendations Stacey:  The Search for WondLa by Tony Diterlizzi (libro.fm)  Cheri: Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland (libro.fm) A Wild Winter Swan: A Novel by Gregory Maguire (libro.fm) Stand Up, Yumi Chung! by Jessica Kim (libro.fm) Unadoptables by Hana Tooke (libro.fm)  Sandy:  The Lost Spells by Robert MacFarlane  A Promised Land by Barack Obama (libro.fm)For a limited time, pre-order A Promised Land by Barack Obama through Gibson's Bookstore, and you'll receive a free audiobook from @librofm! Learn more here blog.libro.fm/a-promised-land and pre-order the book here  Kelso: Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (libro.fm) Shit, Actually by Lindy West (libro.fm) Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson (libro.fm) Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld by Ravi Somaiya (libro.fm)   Michael: The Cold Millions by Jess Walter (libro.fm)   Jim: And In The End by Ken McNab (libro.fm) Call The Nurse by Mary MacLeod  Nurse Come You Here by Mary MacLeod  The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (libro.fm)   Emily: Cuyahoga by Pete Beatty (libro.fm) History of the World in 1000 Objects by DK   Fal:  The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang (libro.fm) The Name of the Wind (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) by Patrick Rothfuss (libro.fm) The Writer's Map by Huw Lewis-Jones Elisabeth: Consider the Fork by Bee Wilson (libro.fm) Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall (libro.fm) Joy at Work by Marie Kondo (libro.fm)   Heather: Cinders & Sparrows by Stefan Bachman (libro.fm) Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (libro.fm) Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri (libro.fm) Lightfall by Tim Probert   Ryan: Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (libro.fm) Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (libro.fm) The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (libro.fm) The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson (libro.fm) The Once and Future Witches by Alix E Harrow (libro.fm) The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab (libro.fm) The City We Became by NK Jemisin (libro.fm) Piranesi by Susanna Clarke Action Park by Andy Mulvihill (libro.fm) The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad (libro.fm) Antiracist Baby by Ibram X Kendi (libro.fm) Cozy by Jan Brett (libro.fm)   Hillary: Nose Dive by Harold McGee The Art and Science of Foodpairing by Peter Coucquyt Nom Wah Cookbook by Wilson Tang Parwana by Durkhanai Ayubi East by Meera Sodha Dessert Person by Claire Saffitz Flavor by Yotam Ottolenghi Other Links Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates!  Shop by Appointment! Browse our website by Category! Order some curated bundles! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's Instagram The Laydown Instagram Facebook Twitter Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1!  Gift a membership! Email us at thelaydownpodcast@gmail.com

On this episode, Lainey Mays interviews Natalie Zina Walschots, author of HENCH, available now. Find show notes here: https://bit.ly/34IU0mv For more information, go to librarylovefest.com. You can find us on Facebook (@librarylovefest), Twitter (@librarylovefest), and Instagram (@harperlibrary).

It's time for some D&D! Becca and Gary are joined by bookseller Nick and DM Tom to chat about everybody's favorite tabletop RPG. We have some books to shout out before we dig deep into some questions about the classic game from Gary Gygax.    Books Discussed:  Even If We Break by Marieke Nijkamp  Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman  Homeland (The Legend of Drizzt #1) by R.A. Salvatore  Critical Role Vox Machina: Origins by Matt Mercer and Matthew Colville, illustrated by Olivia Samson and Chris Northrop  The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins by Clint, Griffin, Justin, and Travis McElroy, illustrated by Carey Pietsch  Rick and Morty vs Dungeons and Dragons by Patrick Rothfuss, Jim Zub, illustrated by Troy Little  The Knights Club: The Bands of Bravery by Shuky, Waltch, and Novy  The Ultimate RPG Gameplay Guide by James D'Amato  The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide by James D'Amato  Remarkable Inns & Their Drinks by Greg Rycerz, Richie Lewin, Katie Rose, and Chris van der Linden (Unavailable to order)   D&D Books: Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook  Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master's Guide     What We're Reading: Peace Talks by Jim Butcher  Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots  The Memory of Souls by Jenn Lyons  Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising by Timothy Zahn  Demon in White by Christopher Ruocchio    Join our D&D Campaign!  You can now find us on Patreon! Unlock exclusive content by subscribing today! Special thanks to Austin Farmer for letting us use the track "Kill the Farm Boy", from his album Bookshelf Symphony Orchestra!  Send us your questions to podcast@mystgalaxy.com Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube!  And support the store by ordering books at mystgalaxy.com!

Ryan, Hillary, and Kelso discuss their feelings towards a beloved magical series with a horribly transphobic author, the importance of reading critically, why preorders are important, how a single book can disrupt an entire publishing industry, and also their recent reads! Buckle up, friends, we've got a packed episode for you this month! Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local! Books Mentioned During This Episode Kelso, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/kelso To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini (libro.fm)  7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton (libro.fm)  Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/ryan-elizabeth-clark Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (libro.fm)  The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (libro.fm)   Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/hillary Becoming Duchess Goldblatt by Anonymous (libro.fm)   True Story: A Novel by Kate Reed Petty (libro.fm)  Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings by Neil Price (libro.fm)  The Wrong Kind of Woman by Sarah McCraw Crow (libro.fm) Virtual Event: Tuesday, October 6th at 7pm Register Here Caste by Isabel Wilkerson (libro.fm)  https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/magical-books-every-age Other Links Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates!  Shop by Appointment! Browse our website by Category! Order some curated bundles! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's Instagram The Laydown Instagram Facebook Twitter Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1!  Email us at thelaydownpodcast@gmail.com

We had the pleasure to sit down and interview Natalie Zina Walschots about her debut novel Hench! You're going to be rooting for the bad guys, questioning all the heroes you've ever been told to idolize, and really wanting to nerd out with math and data and statistics. This book is perfect for superhero/villain fans, comic fans, and anyone who loves some horror and sci-fi elements! Not to mention Natalie is incredibly cool and had so many fantastic things to say about video games, the superhero realm, morally grey characters, and normalizing queer representation in all of our books! Hench is out now wherever you buy your books and you can find Natalie on Twitter at @nataliezed and you can find us on Twitter and Instagram at @thebookstagays and on our individual accounts @thebookadvocate and @staxsonstaxs

It's Tuesday, which means it's time for new books! Gary and Becca discuss the events coming up for the week, and then diving into a couple of new titles that've just been released. Other topics discussed include, but aren't limited to: upcoming recordings, Thrawn, Blaseball, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, and Kylo Ren.    Events This Week: Wednesday, September 23rd: Jason Offutt, in conversation with Mark Broe  Thursday, September 24th: Rudy Ruiz and Charlie Lovett Friday, September 25th: YA Book Club  Monday, September 28th: Jim Butcher    New This Week: The Ressurection of Fulgencio Ramirez by Rudy Ruiz  Escaping Dreamland by Charlie Lovett  Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh  The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix  The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky  Early Departures by Justin A. Reynolds  The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi  Funeral for a Friend by Brian Freeman  Well Played by Jen DeLuca  Maya and the Rising Dark by Rena Barron  And Now She's Gone by Rachel Howzell Hall  Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots  Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Mejia and Anna-Marie McLemore Vampires Never Get Old by Zoraida Cordova and Natalie C. Parker  Little Bird: The Fight for Elder's Hope by Darcy Van Poelgeest and    What We're Reading: Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising by Timothy Zahn  The Rise of Kylo Ren by Charles Soule and Will Sliney Memory of Souls by Jenn Lyons Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart   You can now find us on Patreon! Unlock exclusive content by subscribing today! Special thanks to Austin Farmer for letting us use the track "Kill the Farm Boy", from his album Bookshelf Symphony Orchestra!  Send us your questions to podcast@mystgalaxy.com Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube!  And support the store by ordering books at mystgalaxy.com!