The Devil's Library

The Devil's Librarians
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Atheistic Satanists talk about books that are important to them, fiction and non-fiction and everything in between!

  1. Episode 12.6 - Songs of a Dead Dreamer & Grimscribe by Thomas Ligotti Part I

    6D AGO

    Episode 12.6 - Songs of a Dead Dreamer & Grimscribe by Thomas Ligotti Part I

    Another episode rescued from the pre-Devil's Library abyss, in which Ligeia and Leraje talked for the very first time about the hugely influential work of Thomas Ligotti. Transcript (PDF): https://devilslibrary.org/t/ep12-6.pdf Book: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20016684W/Songs_of_a_dead_dreamer_and_Grimscribe Previous Ligotti episodes: Part 2: https://thedevilslibrary.libsyn.com/episode-35-songs-of-a-dead-dreamer-grimscribe-by-thomas-ligotti Part 3: https://thedevilslibrary.libsyn.com/episode-55-songs-of-a-dead-dreamer-grimscribe-by-thomas-ligotti-part-3 Part 4: https://thedevilslibrary.libsyn.com/episode-85-songs-of-a-dead-dreamer-grimscribe-by-thomas-ligotti-part-4

    56 min
  2. Episode 12.5 - The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke - Part III

    APR 21

    Episode 12.5 - The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke - Part III

    In this bonus minisode Ligeia and Leraje read and discuss the final two short stories from Clarke's short story collection set in the Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell universe. Non-Spotify options for listening/subscribing to this podcast are at https://devilslibrary.org Transcript (PDF): https://devilslibrary.org/t/ep12-5.pdf Part I episode: https://thedevilslibrary.libsyn.com/episode-105-the-ladies-of-grace-adieu-by-susanna-clarke Part II episode: https://thedevilslibrary.libsyn.com/episode-115-the-ladies-of-grace-adieu-by-susanna-clarke-part-ii The Ladies of Grace Adieu: https://openlibrary.org/books/OL8892294M/The_Ladies_of_Grace_Adieu_and_Other_Stories Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (novel): https://openlibrary.org/books/OL18395675M/Jonathan_Strange_Mr_Norrell Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (TV show): https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/62717-jonathan-strange-mr-norrell The short story Leraje couldn't recall the name or author of was 'A Sound of Thunder' by Ray Bradbury from his short story collection 'The Golden Apples of the Sun': https://openlibrary.org/works/OL31528729W/The_Golden_Apples_of_the_Sun huge thanks to the Book community at lemmy.world for reminding Leraje!: https://lemmy.world/post/45879444 The three Greek fates and the cutting of the thread of life is explained here: https://www.greecehighdefinition.com/blog/2026/4/17/the-role-of-fate-in-greek-tragedy Blencathra!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blencathra

    33 min
  3. Episode 12 - Roadside Picnic by Arkaday and Boris Strugatsky

    APR 13

    Episode 12 - Roadside Picnic by Arkaday and Boris Strugatsky

    This month we discuss Pike's choice of 'Roadside Picnic' a stone-cold classic of the Sci-Fi genre first in print in 1972 that has inspired countless imitators and directly influenced Andrei Tarkovsky's movie 'Stalker' and games like S.T.A.L.K.E.R - Shadow of Chernobyl Non-Spotify options for listening/subscribing to this podcast are at https://devilslibrary.org Transcript (PDF): https://devilslibrary.org/t/ep12.pdf Roadside Picnic (novel): https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24648194M/Roadside_Picnic Stalker (movie): https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1398 S.T.A.L.K.E.R - Shadow of Chernobyl (game): https://backloggd.com/games/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-shadow-of-chernobyl

    55 min
  4. Episode 11.6 - Legion by William Peter Blatty

    APR 2

    Episode 11.6 - Legion by William Peter Blatty

    Another episode rescued from the pre-Devil's Library abyss, in which Ligeia and Leraje talk about the sequel to The Exorcist, Legion. Transcript (PDF): https://devilslibrary.org/t/ep11-6.pdf The Exorcist Devil's Library Episode: https://thedevilslibrary.libsyn.com/episode-96-the-exorcist-by-william-peter-blatty Legion (novel): https://openlibrary.org/works/OL927214W/Legion

    45 min
  5. Episode 11.5 - The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke - Part II

    MAR 26

    Episode 11.5 - The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke - Part II

    In this bonus episode (that we really need to stop calling minisodes as there's nothing mini about them!) Ligeia and Leraje read and discuss three more short stories from Clarke's short story collection set in the Jonathon Strange and Mr Norrell universe. Transcript (PDF): https://devilslibrary.org/t/ep11-5.pdf Part I episode: https://thedevilslibrary.libsyn.com/episode-105-the-ladies-of-grace-adieu-by-susanna-clarke The Ladies of Grace Adieu: https://www.librarything.com/work/1363050/t/The-Ladies-of-Grace-Adieu-and-Other-Stories Jonathon Strange and Mr Norrell (novel): https://www.librarything.com/work/1060/t/Jonathan-Strange-Mr-Norrell Jonathon Strange and Mr Norrell (TV show): https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/62717-jonathan-strange-mr-norrell

    50 min
  6. Episode 11: A Blackened Heart A Blackened Soul by John Ward

    MAR 16

    Episode 11: A Blackened Heart A Blackened Soul by John Ward

    In this episode, The Devil's Librarian's go to purgatory. Transcript (PDF): https://devilslibrary.org/t/ep11.pdf Book: https://www.librarything.com/work/35595680/t/A-Blackened-Heart-A-Blackened-Soul

    1h 2m
  7. Episode 10.5 - The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke

    MAR 2

    Episode 10.5 - The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke

    In this bonus episode, Ligeia and Leraje take a Ligotti break (but don't worry, we will get back to him!) and talk about 3 stories from Susanna Clarke's short story collection, The Ladies of Grace Adieu. Transcript (PDF) - https://devilslibrary.org/t/ep10-5.pdf The Ladies of Grace Adieu - https://www.librarything.com/work/1363050/t/The-Ladies-of-Grace-Adieu-and-Other-Stories Jonathon Strange and Mr Norrell (novel) - https://www.librarything.com/work/1060/t/Jonathan-Strange-Mr-Norrell Jonathon Strange and Mr Norrell (TV show) - https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/62717-jonathan-strange-mr-norrell

    50 min
  8. Episode 10: Play Nice by Rachel Harrison

    FEB 19

    Episode 10: Play Nice by Rachel Harrison

    In this episode, Lithos, Pike, Ligeia and Leraje talk about Lithos' choice 'Play Nice' by Rachel Harrison - another episode with mixed opinions! Transcript (PDF): https://devilslibrary.org/t/ep10.pdf Play Nice: https://www.librarything.com/work/33411221/t/Play-Nice

    54 min
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Atheistic Satanists talk about books that are important to them, fiction and non-fiction and everything in between!

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  • Creator
    The Devil's Librarians
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    23
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