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In Episode 146, Gen and Jette talk about their most recent book club pick—Starling House by Alix E. Harrow. We are so here for the spooky houses and gothic vibes!Show NotesEleanor Starling was giving Mark Ryden and Margaret Keane vibes.Starling House is a portal fantasy of sorts, as is Harrow's debut novel, The Ten Thousand Doors of January. She also wrote a short story called "A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies." Our next book club pick is The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia MorenoGarcia. It's based on H.G. Wells' The Island of Doctor Moreau. So we're sticking with the gothic, spooky vibes. We loved Mexican Gothic and we're sure this one is going to be great! We'll be discussing it first thing in July.We may also have to watch the 1996 film, The Island of Doctor Moreau, starring Val Kilmer, Marlon Brando, and Fairuza Balk, among others. It looks like a wild time. Other Books MentionedLost in the Neverwoods by Aiden ThomasPeter Pan by J.M. BarrieBefore the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu KawaguchiThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisAlice in Wonderland by Lewis CarrollVelvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno GarciaCertain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno Garcia Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno Garcia

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In Episode 145, we're back with the sequel to Her Majesty's Royal Coven! This is probably the fastest we've ever read the second book in a series, but we simply couldn't wait. So much happened in this book. Can we have the next one already please?Show NotesJuno Dawson is absolutely killing us with these cliffhangers. Yes, another one. Always with that last sentence!The next book in the series, Queen B, seems to be a prequel of sorts. It's a shorter novel that traces the origins of HMRC that began with Anne Boleyn. The final instalment of the trilogy doesn't appear to have a release date yet, but looks like it might be called Human Rites. Unfortunately, we couldn't find very much information about it at all, so it looks like we'll be waiting awhile for it!HMRC is currently in development to be turned into a TV series, from the producers of The Crown. You know we'll be watching whenever it drops.Join us next time for a book club episode. We'll be discussing Starling House by Alix E. Harrow.Other Books & Media MentionedThe Sixth SenseTwilight by Stephenie MeyersMother, Nature by Jedidiah JenkinsThe series that must not be named (you know the one)

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In Episode 144, Gen and Jette read the first volume of Night Eaters, a horror graphic novel by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda. You know we're all about the creepy graphic novels, but this one had the added bonus of being very funny. Safe to say we loved it!Show NotesMarjorie Liu and Sana Takeda have worked in all corners of the comic/graphic novel world, including Marvel and their co-created series, Monstress, published by Image Comics. They've both won Hugo and Eisner awards, and Liu is the first ever woman (and woman of colour) to win an Eisner in the Best Writer category.Shout out to Hoopla, as always. We love being able to read even more graphic novels through their library platform.Somehow we stumbled across this graphic novel separately...maybe? Hard to say. We might just share a brain now.Another shout out belongs to the Concord Bookshop, where Jette snagged her copy of Night Eaters from their amazing graphic novel section. In our next episode, we'll be talking about the sequel to Her Majesty's Royal Coven, The Shadow Cabinet, because that cliff hanger means we need to discuss it ASAP!!Other Books MentionedSomething is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'EderaPaper Houses & Pale Shadows by Dominique Fortier, translated by Rhonda MullinsThe Martian by Andy WeirFight Club by Chuck PalahniukMystic River by Dennis Lehane



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In Episode 143, Gen and Jette talk about everything they've been up to so far this year, including what books they've been reading and what they've been writing.Show NotesWe may end up squeezing in an episode on The Shadow Cabinet as a follow up to Her Majesty's Royal Coven. Word to the wise if you decide to work through The Artist's Way — buy a smaller notebook.In our next episode we'll be talking about the graphic novel The Night Eaters by Marjorie Liu, illustrated by Sana Takeda. Our current book club pick is Starling House by Alix E. Harrow, so make sure to read along with us before the episode drops on May 8.Books MentionedThe Artist's Way by Julia CameronThe Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana EnriquezFlung Out of Space by Grace Ellis and Hannah TemplerA Twist of the Knife by Anthony HorowitzNotes of a Native Son by James BaldwinPaper Houses by Dominique Fortier, translated by Rhonda MullinsPale Shadows by Dominique Fortier, translated by Rhonda MullinsHer Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno DawsonThe Last Thing He Told Me by Laura DaveCouplets by Maggie MilnerThe Silent Woman by Minka KentLeslie F*cking JonesFamily Lore by Elizabeth AcevedoFall On Your Knees by Anne Marie MacDonaldCome Tumbling Down by Seanan MaguireHangsaman by Shirley JacksonConfessions of the Fox by Jordy RosenbergAmateur by Thomas Page McBeeFreaks, Gleeks and Dawson's Creek by Thea GlassmanThe Fran Lebowitz Reader



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In Episode 142, Gen and Jette discuss their latest book club selection, Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson. Obviously we loved the witchy vibes and the stellar queer rep, but also the end of this book had us screaming. Yes, it ends on a cliffhanger!Show NotesWe haven't done a book quite like this one before! Obviously we've done witchy books in the past, but not one that was so action-packed and full of such cool world building.Spoilers abound! Especially by the end. We need to read the next book immediately and may have borrowed it on Libby while we were recording lolIf you loved the series about a certain boy wizard about which we no longer speak, but find that author loathsome, this book is exactly the grown-up, queer positive version you're looking for.Our next book club selection is Gen's pick and we'll be reading Starling House by Alix E. Harrow. It has some gothic haunted house vibes that sound amazing.Next episode is a hangout episode to catch you up on everything we've been reading, writing, etc. and there's a high chance we'll end up talking about the sequel to HRMC.Other Books by Juno DawsonHRMC #2: The Shadow CabinetThis Book Is GayMind Your HeadMargot & MeThe Gender GamesCleanMeat Market

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