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Join two casual readers as they completely ignore their academic backgrounds and talk about the books they loved, and sometimes the ones they didn’t. Includes segments like “Journey to the Center of the Discworld,” “Words are Weird,” and “Pet Peeves.” Ever wonder why someone would read bad fanfiction? They talk about that too.

Fiction Fans: We Read Books and Other Words Too Lilly and Sara

    • Arts
    • 5.0 • 16 Ratings

Join two casual readers as they completely ignore their academic backgrounds and talk about the books they loved, and sometimes the ones they didn’t. Includes segments like “Journey to the Center of the Discworld,” “Words are Weird,” and “Pet Peeves.” Ever wonder why someone would read bad fanfiction? They talk about that too.

    Author Interview: The Siege of Burning Grass and The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed

    Author Interview: The Siege of Burning Grass and The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed

    Your hosts are joined by Premee Mohamed to talk about her novella The Butcher of the Forest and her novel The Siege of Burning Grass. They discuss moral ambiguity, relatable antagonists, and the horrors of war. They also bring up how much they want to give Alefret a hug, even if it wouldn't actually solve any of his problems.

    Find more from Premee:
    https://www.premeemohamed.com/ 
    https://bsky.app/profile/premeemohamed.com
    https://twitter.com/premeesaurus


    Find us on discord: https://discord.gg/dpNHTWVu6b or support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fictionfanspod
    Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:
    - Amarià for the use of “Sérénade à Notre Dame de Paris”
    - Josh Woodward for the use of “Electric Sunrise”
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    • 53 min
    Author Interview: Mushroom Blues by Adrian M. Gibson

    Author Interview: Mushroom Blues by Adrian M. Gibson

    Your hosts enter the Fungalverse as they speak with Adrian M. Gibson about his upcoming novel "Mushroom Blues." This episode gives a sneak peek of the fungalpunk detective novel that features an older female main character, noir inspiration, and cultural fusions. They discuss Adrian's writing process, literary influences, and most of all, mushrooms.


    Find more from Adrian
    https://adrianmgibson.com/
    https://twitter.com/adrianmgibson 



    Find us on discord: https://discord.gg/dpNHTWVu6b or support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fictionfanspod



    Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:
    - Amarià for the use of “Sérénade à Notre Dame de Paris”
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    • 54 min
    Author Interview: The Bone Roots by Gabriela Houston

    Author Interview: The Bone Roots by Gabriela Houston

    Your hosts are joined by Gabriela Houston to talk about her novel The Bone Roots. They discuss beauty bias in fantasy, older female protagonists, and portrayals of healthy relationships. They also talk about Polish mythology, and the lengths people will go to to protect the people they love.
    More from Gabriela:
    https://www.gabrielahouston.com/ 
    https://www.youtube.com/@TheGabrielaHoustonProject/featured
    https://twitter.com/GabrielaHouston 



    Find us on discord: https://discord.gg/dpNHTWVu6b or support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fictionfanspod



    Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:
    - Amarià for the use of “Sérénade à Notre Dame de Paris”
    - Josh Woodward for the use of “Electric Sunrise”
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    • 52 min
    TBRCon 2024 Fiction Fans LIVE: Genre Bending with Krystle Matar

    TBRCon 2024 Fiction Fans LIVE: Genre Bending with Krystle Matar

    This was originally streamed live during TBRCon 2024

    Your hosts were joined by author Krystle Matar to talk about genre conventions, definitions, and rule breaking. They discuss genre terms used for marketing vs reviews. Lilly introduces a REVOLUTIONARY 3 Pillar Theory for categorizing works and genres. They play a quick round of Shoot, Screw, or Marry that totally makes sense trust me.

    Find more from Krystle
    https://twitter.com/KrystleMatar
    https://www.krystlematar.com/

    Watch the VOD of the original live stream:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb6a51s6C6s&t=539s

    • 1 hr 34 min
    The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett

    The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett

    Your hosts discuss The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett. They compare it and its main character to The Amazing Maurice, the first YA Discworld novel. Tiffany Aching proves to be the podcast fav. They debate what qualities a book must have to be considered "Discworld" (and in doing so they might accidentally turn "Discworld" into a genre). Witches are evaluated, the Wee Free Men are enjoyed.




    Find us on discord: https://discord.gg/dpNHTWVu6b or support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fictionfanspod
    Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:
    - Amarià for the use of “Sérénade à Notre Dame de Paris”
    - Josh Woodward for the use of “Electric Sunrise”

    • 40 min
    Author Interview: Big Demon Energy by Deborah Wilde

    Author Interview: Big Demon Energy by Deborah Wilde

    Your hosts speak with author Deborah Wilde about her newest urban fantasy novel, Big Demon Energy. The conversation ranged from Jewish culture to vampire mythology to three dimensional hunky love interests (with some detours into knitting, fantastical places on our earth, and complex mother figures)

    Find more from Deborah here

    https://deborahwilde.com/
    https://www.instagram.com/wildeauthor/
    https://www.tiktok.com/@deborahwildeauthor


    Find us on discord: https://discord.gg/dpNHTWVu6b or support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fictionfanspod
    Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:
    - Amarià for the use of “Sérénade à Notre Dame de Paris”
    - Josh Woodward for the use of “Electric Sunrise”
    - Scott Buckley for the use of “Twilight Echo”
    - Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod

    • 39 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
16 Ratings

16 Ratings

Nofxslc ,

My comfort listen

This podcast has quickly become my go-to comfort listen. It’s like chatting with friends about books, and what could be better than that? I have discovered a lot of books I would have never known about, and had fun listening to episodes about books I know well. I highly recommend this wonderful podcast!

Steeeeeeeeve... ,

Fun and relaxing

I enjoy listening as I drive to and from work, and disengage from my worries while they analyze books and drinks, words and life. I tuned in when Dan Fitzgerald came on, and have stayed for the company. 😜

Gibknight ,

Hilarious and insightful

Sara and Lily are the best—I’m not a big podcast listener, but I make time for this one. It’s always funny, engaging, and, dare I say it, educational. The vibe is relaxed and chill, and you feel like you are part of the conversation (or, at least, wish you were). That’s also a kindness that permeates the whole endeavor, even at is snarkiest, which is a welcome bright spot in the toilet that is 2021.

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