236 episodes
SFF Yeah! Book Riot
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4.7 • 161 Ratings
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SFF Yeah! is a biweekly show dedicated to the latest happenings and our favorite recommendations from the worlds of science fiction and fantasy.
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SF/F Worlds We Would and Would Not Visit
Jenn and guest Erica Ezeifedi discuss a handful of good news stories including the winners of the Shirley Jackson Awards, and talk about fictional worlds.
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NEWS DISCUSSED
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever smashes box office records [The Mary Sue]
Shirley Jackson Award Winners 2021 [Locus]
Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur Teaser [Twitter]
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BOOKS DISCUSSED
Valerie Valdes’s world of the Chilling Effect series
Nghi Vo’s Singing Hills Cycle world
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova
Premee Mohamad’s The Rising world
Micaiah Johnson’s The Space Between Worlds
Charlie Jane Anders’ City in the Middle of the Night
Murderbot Universe by Martha Wells
Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas
Flyaway by Kathleen Jennings
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Alice by Christina Henry (many content warnings)
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Backlist to the Future, with Wintery Reads
This week, Sharifah discusses two of her favorite SF/F reads with wintery vibes.
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BOOKS DISCUSSED
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (cw: antisemitism, domestic abuse, child abuse, mention of rape & sexual assault, death of a child, animal death)
Radio Silence by Alyssa Cole (cw: racism, attempted rape)
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Our SF/F Picks For Holiday Gifting
Sharifah and Jenn answer listener requests and give their favorites for gifting this holiday season in an extra-long episode!
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LISTENER QUESTIONS
1. Hi there,
I heard you were looking for holiday recommendation requests. I would like to ask for readalikes for books like Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell or A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland. (I’ve been really enjoying the “Red White & Royal Blue but make it fantasy/scifi” trend lately.)
Thank you,
Morgan
2. Hi Sharifah and Jenn,
I’m looking for SF/F gifting advice for my dad. He used to be a big fantasy reader when he was younger (some of his favorite authors were Ursula K. Le Guin and Terry Pratchett) but doesn’t read as much now. The last SF/F he read and loved was the Murderbot series. Do you have any SF/F recommendations that are fast-paced, on the shorter side, and possibly reminiscent of classic fantasy?
I love the podcast and particularly love that you recommend excellent new and backlist titles.
Thank you,
Emma
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BOOKS DISCUSSED
Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho (cw: racism, misogyny)
The Tensorate Series by Neon Yang (cw: harm to children including medical experimentation and death)
Spear by Nicola Griffith (cw: mention of rape)
Light Years from Home by Mike Chen (cw: dementia, loss of a parent)
The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach (cw: so many, espec homo/trans phobia and body horror)
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (cw: child neglect)
The Way Spring Arrives And Other Stories, edited by Yu Chen and Regina Kanyu Wang (cw: many, depending on story)
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
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Backlist To The Future, With Airships
This week, Jenn discusses airships in SF/F, courtesy of a listener request!
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BOOKS DISCUSSED
Ann Sei Lin’s Rebel Skies
Nisi Shawl’s Everfair
P. Djeli Clark’s Black God’s Drums
Ken Liu’s Dandelion Dynasty series
See Also:
Alexis Hall’s Prosperity series
Maria Dahvana Headley’s Magonia series
Gail Carriger, Cherie Priest, Katherin Addison’s Goblin Emperor series
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SF/F Pop Culture Highlights
Sharifah and guest, Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, author of The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred, discuss exciting news from Wakanda, the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction winner and finalists, shout out some of their SF/F pop culture highlights of the year, so far, and more.
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Get your SF/F gifting questions in to sffyeah@bookriot.com by November 10!
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NEWS
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Tracking for $175M Opening [Variety]
The 2022 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction Winner and Finalists
Never Let Me Go Drama Series [Hollywood Reporter]
MEDIA DISCUSSED
The Midnight Club (based on the Christopher Pike books) [Netflix]
Alien Series marathon (Prometheus)
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Prey and Predator series marathon
The DragonCon Costume Recap [New York Times]
Pantheon [AMC+]
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Backlist To The Future, With Gifting Ideas
This week, Sharifah discusses two backlist SF/F titles that are great for gifting.
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Check out our Reading the Stars giveaway!
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BOOKS DISCUSSED
The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař
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Customer Reviews
Great Content for the Genre's I'm most interested in
Just started listening, and I profess to skipping over conversation that isn't about the books sometimes. But the book discussion/ reviews are wonderful depcitions of the narrative and details about how the book reads that is compelling. I think the content warnings are great because it prepares people for what elements of the books that may be hard, or even if its just something they have to not buy because they can't handle those elements. I'd much rather get that piece from the reviewer than for an author to have to "smooth the edges" of their work to gain acceptance for their piece.
Great show!
The hosts of the SFF Yeah! podcast highlight all aspects of science fiction, fantasy and more in this can’t miss podcast! The hosts and expert guests offer insightful advice and information that is helpful to anyone that listens!
Sprouted love of SFF!
I have always enjoyed YA and middle grade Fantasy books. I didn’t realize how much I also loved adult options. This podcast has really illuminated all the wondrous places you can go through SFF! Sharifa and Jenn are the best hosts!