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Friends Ollie and Cyna review nostalgic YA authors' entire backlist one book at a time. With booze.

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Friends Ollie and Cyna review nostalgic YA authors' entire backlist one book at a time. With booze.

    Episode 3 - LJ Smith: Night World: Soulmate

    Episode 3 - LJ Smith: Night World: Soulmate

    Backlist: We're hopping on the mic for the last time to talk about SOULMATE by LJ Smith, published April 1997. Somehow we've managed to end on what is TRULY the most LJ of all books, in which our Lady of the White Woman Woo-Woo finally manages to explain to us what a Soulmate truly is. Thank you, Lisa Jane. It's been real.
    Chill: Cyna is drinking red wine diluted with bubbly soda, let's call it a Blush, and Ollie is drinking an Old Soul (St George Absinthe, Canada Dry Blackberry Ginger Ale, regular ginger ale, and lemon) Pics! Cyna - Ollie.
    Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward.
    The Future of the Feed: This feed will remain accessible until July 1st, after which you will still be able to access all episodes, both public and previously Patreon-exclusive, on our Patreon Spotify feed. No need to pledge or even follow, just enjoy! And of course, all episodes are still available to stream on the Patreon app and website.
    It's been fun, everyone.
    (2h 23m. Content Warning: Profanity, alcohol consumption, sexually explicit and generally extremely filthy language, discussion of allegorical rape and sexual assault, physical assault and violence against intimate partners.)
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    • 2 hrs 23 min
    Episode 2 - LJ Smith: Night World: The Chosen

    Episode 2 - LJ Smith: Night World: The Chosen

    Backlist: The penultimate episode of Backlist and Chill is upon us! Today we're chatting about LJ Smith's THE CHOSEN, published February 1997, a kind of fascinating progenitor of the teen vampire hunter/vampire romance. The DNA in this one, you guys! We're all descended from it. Though you know, perhaps SOME more than others.
    Chill: Cyna is drinking a White Girl Ninja (rum and coke, canned lychee juice, and powdered ginger) and Ollie is drinking a *deep breath* The Heinous Implication of Soulmates in the Night World Via Timmy (St George Absinthe and Fresh Fizz Hibiscus Ginger Ale) Pics! Cyna - Ollie.
    Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward.
    Next time: Soulmate: A finale!
    (1h 45m. Content Warning: Profanity, alcohol consumption, sexually explicit and generally extremely filthy language, discussion of pedophilia, human trafficking, sexual assault, depression, and suicide.)
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    Don't forget the Redbubble store! It will outlive us all.

    • 1 hr 45 min
    Episode 1 - LJ Smith: Night World: Dark Angel

    Episode 1 - LJ Smith: Night World: Dark Angel

    Backlist: It's episode one of our final season, and thank god we got a fun one! We're chatting about NIGHT WORLD: DARK ANGEL by LJ Smith, published December 1996, a book that starts out feeling like a bit of a departure, and ends up being the most LJ thing LJ has ever written. Lisa Jane. Can we talk about the cousins?
    Chill: Cyna is drinking an Ambiguously Brown (coffee, hot cocoa, cinnamon sugar, Rumchata) and Ollie is drinking a Dark Angel (St George Absinthe and A&W root beer) Pics! Cyna - Ollie.
    Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward.
    Next time: The Chosen!
    (1h 54m. Content Warning: Profanity, alcohol consumption, sexually explicit and generally extremely filthy language, discussion of stalking, child murder, incest, body/medical horror, brief description of a slightly gory medical procedure.)
    And hey, if you're interested on jumping onto the ship as it's sinking, become our patron! Still got two months left!
    And hey, don't forget the Redbubble store! It will outlive us all.

    • 1 hr 54 min
    A Neutral Announcement

    A Neutral Announcement

    Hey folks! We here at Backlist and Chill have a very neutral announcement - this next season of Backlist, season 15, is going to be our last. After 5 years and 13 seasons, it's time to move on. A more detailed exploration of our thoughts and plans are in the episode, but tl;dl - we're not going away immediately! We'll be doing a final season covering the middle three Night World books starting with Dark Angel in March and ending with Soulmate in May. The public RSS will be discontinued shortly after, but we hope to maintain the Patreon feed on a $0 tier, if that's possible. And obviously, all our paid tiers will be dropped following the final episode. If there's anything y'all need to do to maintain access, we'll let you know by then.
    We want to thank everyone for the support and conversation and community you've given us these past few years. It's been so great getting to know other folks for whom these books have been as foundational and life-altering as they were for us, and to share the love (and misery) with those who were new to them, but game enough to come along for the ride. Thank you for listening, and please - come chat with us before it's too late!
    See you next season.

    • 34 min
    RL Stine: Fear Street Sagas: A New Fear

    RL Stine: Fear Street Sagas: A New Fear

    Backlist: Bob is back - or is he? We return, arms outstretched, to Fear Street - FEAR STREET SAGAS #1: A NEW FEAR, to be specific, published in March 1996. We hoped for more goofy fun, and we found it in, ah, very limited quantities. Got a rad new photo opportunity for the park, though! 
    Chill:  If Brandon can cut out early for dinner, so can we! Ollie is drinking Blue Moon Belgian White ale, and Cyna made something awful but pretty with Gatorade. Pics! 
    Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward.
    Next time:  An announcement.
    (1h 42m. Content Warning: Profanity, alcohol consumption, sexually explicit and generally extremely filthy language, discussion of gore, misogyny, murder, stalking, emotional manipulation and gaslighting.)
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    • 1 hr 42 min
    Episode 1: Melissa Marr: Wicked Lovely

    Episode 1: Melissa Marr: Wicked Lovely

    Backlist: HEY FOLKS, WE GOT A GOOD ONE! Today we're sitting down to discuss Melissa Marr's blessedly competent WICKED LOVELY, originally published June 2007. A book with a DELECTABLE premise that also knows how to handle themes! What a concept!
    Chill: Cyna is drinking an Aislinn (lavender simple syrup, lemonade, and limon rum) and Ollie is drinking a Reluctant Queen (St. George Absinthe Verte, Tension Tamer Simple Syrup, and Tension Tamer Tea). Pics in the links!
    Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward.
    Next time: A suprise!
    (1h 27m. Content Warning: Profanity, alcohol consumption, sexually explicit and generally extremely filthy language, discussion of sexual assault, rape culture, and misogyny.)
    Psst! Want to get B&C delivered to your inbox days before it goes live to the public? Become our patron at the $2 or higher level and you are in! Already our patron? Then you know what we're talking about! Enjoy, friend!
    And hey, if you're interested in some very silly stickers, check out our brand-new Redbubble store!

    • 1 hr 27 min

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