Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #117 — The Year of Nut Butter

It’s Tuesday! We indulge in several list-making adventures to discuss recent reading and books we’re looking forward to in the first quarter of the year, have an intense discussion about “Ironheart” by Jonathan Maberry, and return to Ms. Marvel for the eighth volume, Mecca. Plus, what we’re obsessing over. 🐝 You can read a transcript […]

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It’s Tuesday! We indulge in several list-making adventures to discuss recent reading and books we’re looking forward to in the first quarter of the year, have an intense discussion about “Ironheart” by Jonathan Maberry, and return to Ms. Marvel for the eighth volume, Mecca. Plus, what we’re obsessing over.

You can read a transcript of this episode!

What We’re Reading; 02:09

Ana: The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi, Death in the Spotlight by Robin Stevens, Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann

Renay: Court of Fives, Poisoned Blade, & Buried Heart by Kate Elliott, The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells, To Be Known by enjambament

Anticipated Q1 Books; 07:11

Ana: The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson, We Set the Dark on Fire, The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley, The Return of the Thief by Megan Whalen Turner, The True Queen by Zen Cho

Renay: Any Old Diamonds by K.J. Charles, The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders, The Fever King by Victoria Lee, The Shadow Glass by Rin Chupeco, The Women’s War by Jenna Glass

The many other books dropping between January and March (with disclaimers that some dates may change due to Publishing):

The Girl King by Mimi Yu

The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

Undying by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner

Internment by Samira Ahmed

Cast in Oblivion by Michele Sagara

Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark

The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker

The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons

White Stag by Kara Barbieri

The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden

The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty

Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie

Ancestral Night by Elizabeth Bear

The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

The Deepest Blue by Sarah Beth Durst

The Everlasting Rose by Dhonielle Clayton

Do You Dream of Terra-Two by Temi Oh

The Last 8 by Laura Pohl

The Rosewater Insurrection by Tade Thompson

New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color edited by Nisi Shawl

Once & Future by Cori McCarthy & Amy Rose Capetta

Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi

Robots vs Fairies #6; 17:50

“Ironheart” by Jonathan Maberry

A change of heart: Mid-South teen kept alive with artificial heart

Ms. Marvel Vol. 8; 27:00

The missing – consequences of Trump’s immigration crackdown

There’s election fraud in North Carolina.

Obsessed; 33:46

Tyne Cheases

What IS Nut Cheese, Exactly, and Can’t We Call It Something Else?

Okami

Super Mario Odyssey

Mass Effect: Andromeda

Horizon: Zero Dawn

Rumu

The Last of Us + sequel teaser.

Sailor Moon Drops

Ana & Renay

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Art by justira. Transcripts by Susan. Music by BoxCat Games and Chuki Beats.

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