62: Do You Want to Talk About Lesbians?

John has superpowers, Alison is an alien in a human suit, and Liz likes cats.

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Content warnings this episode: being stranded in space (chapter 1); sexism (chapter 2); Hell and murder (chapter 5).

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Books in the order they were discussed

Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir
A Master of Djinn, by P. Djèlí Clark
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within, by Becky Chambers
She Who Became the Sun, by Shelley Parker-Chan
Light From Uncommon Stars, by Ryka Aoki
A Desolation Called Peace, by Arkady Martine

What book would we have put on the list instead?

John: The Psychopath Club by Sandra Bond
Alison: The Actual Star by Monica Byrne
Liz: Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky

John’s ranking:

A Desolation Called Peace
Light From Uncommon Stars
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
A Master of Djinn
She Who Became the Sun
Project Hail Mary

Alison’s ranking:

A Desolation Called Peace
Light From Uncommon Stars
She Who Became the Sun
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
A Master of Djinn
Project Hail Mary

Liz’s ranking:

A Desolation Called Peace
She Who Became the Sun
A Master of Djinn
Light From Uncommon Stars
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
Project Hail Mary

Consensus ranking:

A Desolation Called Peace
Light From Uncommon Stars
She Who Became the Sun
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
A Master of Djinn
Project Hail Mary

Credits

Cover art: “Favourite Reading Positions” by Sue Mason

Alt text: John is in the bottom-left, sitting in a chair, wearing a blue shirt and purple trousers, holding a can, and reading an ebook. Alison is in the upper-middle, lying down upside down, wearing a purple shirt and stripy trousers, and reading an ebook. Liz is in the bottom-right, wearing a pink shirt with green trousers, holding a mug of a hot beverage, and reading a physical book. They are surrounded by floating beer bottles, books, the Moon, a mug with a moose on it, and two cats. The words “Octothorpe 62” appear in scattered letters around the artwork, against a pinky-purple background.

Theme music: ‘Fanfare for Space’ by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)