Umbrella Genre Kacee Eddinger&Naomi Thompson

Join us as we explore a world, alongside main character Yeine, of palace intrigues, complex government, and frightfully brutal gods. When summoned by the king of the world, Yeine must travel to the capital of the Hundred Thousand Kingdoms. There she finds a strange connection to the god, Nahadoth and his godling children. As circumstances unfold, Yeine must chose between herself and the gods, herself and her kingdom, between chaos and order and balance. WARNING: we straight up, very obviously spoil this book. If you don't want to be spoiled on it, read first. Naomi and Kacee would like to dedicate this episode to their late friend, Sheralee, who loved N. K. Jemisin's work. 

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That's a wrap for season 1! We hope to be back with new content soon!

Originally published in 1897. The classic tale of the master of the night -- Dracula. Some minor discussion of scenes in the 1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula movie, but nothing overlong.  We also mention the following (linked where available):
World Cat | Project Gutenberg | Overly Sarcastic Productions | The Maven of the Eventide

Originally Published in 1974.

Apparently the Horror books bring out the swears, so be mindful of the language in this episode. Also, maybe all the blood and death. This week we read Stephen King's first novel of TK, high school bullying, and death. Join us as we discuss Carrie.

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Everything you touch, you change, Everything you change, changes you. This week we discuss the highly philosophical Parable of the Sower. We give a small content warning in the beginning but this book contains mentions of slavery,  post apocolyptic matter, sexual violence, graphic violence, and questionable consent at times. We don't go in depth, but since we do mention it we wanted to give a warning all the same. 

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Today we take a dive into Tomi Adeyemi's fantasy novel about diviners and the fight to regain their power. Kacee and Naomi discuss strengths and weaknesses, the real world events that inspired Adeyemi's vision, and more. Tune in!

originally published in 2007.

Who are the monsters? The aliens? The humans? The ones we love? An exploration of gender and thought through the lens of alien beings and self discovery.

This episode comes with a warning about discussion of sexual assault. We read through a scene in the text from 42:56 to 44:17 and discuss it further until 48:00. Listener discretion is advised.