This time we discussed Countess, written by Suzan Palumbo and narrated by Chanté McCormick. We also discussed some of our favorite recent short fiction listens in our short fiction spotlight. Countess [Libro.fm] Short Fiction Spotlight: ”A Stranger Knocks” written by Tananarive Due, narrated by Matt Peters [Uncanny Magazine] - Issue Sixty ”Nine Tenths of the Law” written by K.J. Parker, narrated by Heath Miller [Beneath Ceaseless Skies] - Issue 417 ”Sturdy Ladders and Lanterns” written by Malka Older, narrated by Valerie Valdes [Escape Pod 953] ”LuvHome™” written by Resa Nelson, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 218: November 2024 ”A Short Biography of a Conscious Chair” written by Renan Bernardo, narrated by Valerie Valdes [PodCastle 852&853] “The Heist for the Soul of humanity” written by Filip Hajdar Drnovšek Zorko, narrated by Susan Hanfield [Lightspeed] - July 2024 (Issue 170)

This week we celebrated Non-Fiction November by discussing some of our favorite non-fiction reads and listens from 2024. Biography/Memoir: Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography [Libro.fm] / [Audible] The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Other Non-Fiction Picks: Living on Earth: Forests, Corals, Consciousness, and the Making of the World [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Stories are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane! [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

This time we discussed The Maid and the Crocodile, written by Jordan Ifueko and narrated by Adetinpo Thomas. The Maid and the Crocodile [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Raybearer [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 91]   Redemptor [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 118] ”The Sin of America” [Uncanny Magazine]  Other References: The Vorkosigan Saga (Series) [Overdrive/Libby] / [Libro.fm] / [Audible]   Barrayar [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible Plus] / [Hugos There #62]  Litter Mates on Bluesky  

This time we discussed She Who Knows, written by Nnedi Okorafor and narrated by Yetide Badaki. She Who Knows [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography [Libro.fm] / [Audible] Who Fears Death [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Book of Phoenix [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Remote Control [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Nsibidi Scripts (series): Akata Witch [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

This time on Narrated, we celebrated Halloween with a Narrated draft of some of our favorite creepy, eerie, and mysterious stories. Round 1: Shachi: Girl One [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Lisa: These Lifeless Things [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Scott: What Moves the Dead [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Round 2: Shachi: Firekeeper’s Daughter [https://tidd.ly/48iqc0x">Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]  /  [Episode 116] Lisa: The Murders of Molly Southbourne [OverDrive/Libby] Scott: The Witness for the Dead [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] /  [Episode 093] Round 3: Shachi: A Deadly Inside Scoop [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Lisa: The Warm Hands of Ghosts [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Scott: The Scourge Between Stars [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] /  [Episode 201] Additional Picks: Shachi: VenCo, We Ride Upon Sticks Lisa: Small Gods of Calamity, The Butcher of the Forest, No Gods, No Monsters, The Reformatory Scott: Haunt Sweet Home, The Dead Cat Tail Assassins, Silver Nitrate, All Souls Lost

This time we discussed Lady Eve's Last Con, written by Rebecca Fraimow and narrated by Tamika Katon-Donegal. Lady Eve's Last Con [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Iron Children [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Discussions from Readercon 33 [https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/266">Episode 266]  The Expanse (Series): Leviathan Wakes [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Vorkosigan Saga (Series) [Overdrive/Libby] / [Libro.fm] / [Audible]   The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti (Series): The Mimicking of Known Successes [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Universe of Xuya (Series): Seven of Infinities [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]  / [Audible]  

This time we discussed Haunt Sweet Home, written by Sarah Pinsker and narrated by Jennifer Blom, Jess Nahikian, Matt Godfrey & Robb Moreira. We also shared some of our favorite recent short fiction listens in our short fiction spotlight. Haunt Sweet Home [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] We are Satellites  [Overdrive/Libby] /  [Libro.fm] / [Audible] ”Two Truths and a Lie” written by Sarah Pinsker [Reactor] Short Fiction Spotlight: ”Signs of Life” written by Sarah Pinsker, narrated by Erika Ensign [Uncanny Magazine] - Issue Fifty-Nine ”An Uncanny Patch and Uncanny Hole: The Final Account from the Records of Ptaten, Imperial Surveyor” written by Cara Masten DiGirolamo, narrated by M.K. Hobson [Beneath Ceaseless Skies] - Issue 409, June 13, 2024 “The Quality of Mercy Is Not Strain’d” written by Archita Mittra, narrated by Arthur Morey Bews [Lightspeed] - August 2024 (Issue 171) ”The Invention of a Cat” written by Carolina Valentine, narrated by Laura Pearlman [CatsCast 25] ”Ace of Knives” written by E. A. Xiong, narrated by Alexa Aguinaldo [khōréō] “Reconstructing “The Goldenrod Conspiracy,” Edina Room, Saturday 2:30-3:30” written by Gabriela Santiago, narrated by Stefen Rudnicki [Lightspeed] - September 2024 (Issue 172)

This time we discussed Space Oddity, written by Catherynne M. Valente and narrated by Heath Miller Space Oddity [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Space Opera [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 149] Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Past is Red [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 117] The Refrigerator Monologues [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]  

This time we discussed The Dead Cat Tail Assassins, written by P. Djèlí Clark and narrated by Lynnette R. Freeman Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Recorded Books, Inc. for providing audio review copies of The Dead Cat Tail Assassins for today’s episode. The Dead Cat Tail Assassins [Libro.fm] A Master of Djinn [https://tidd.ly/3QFM1hp">Libro.fm] The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi [https://tidd.ly/3ZUKFms">Libro.fm]

This time we discussed The Mercy of Gods, written by James S.A. Corey and narrated by Jefferson Mays. The Mercy of Gods [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Mercy-of-Gods-Audiobook/B0CQZ5167B">Audible] Livesuit - Available Oct 1 [Libro.fm] / [Audible] The Expanse (Series): Leviathan Wakes [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]  

This time we discussed The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles, written by Malka Older and narrated by Lindsey Dorcus. We also shared some of our favorite recent short fiction listens in our short fiction spotlight. The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Mimicking of Known Successes [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 201] Short Fiction Spotlight: ”Wonderland Is a Parking Lot in Revere” written by John Chu, narrated by Matt Peters [Uncanny Magazine] - Issue Fifty-Nine ”Scrap Dragon” written by Naomi Kritzer, narrated by Rachel Lackey and Heather Klinke [Cast of Wonders 591] ”The Best Version of Yourself” written by Grant Collier, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 214: July 2024 ”The Time Capsule” written by Alice Towey, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 215: August 2024 ”What He Woke” written by Jess Whitecroft, narrated by Kat Day [PseudoPod 931] ”The Scientist Does Not Look Back” written by Kristen Koopman, narrated by Ant Bacon, Valerie Valdes and Adam Pracht [Escape Pod 951]  

This week we discussed Floating Hotel, written by Grace Curtis and narrated by Braden Wright. Floating Hotel [Audible] ”The Best Sci-Fi Books of 2024 (So Far)” By Molly Templeton [Esquire] - Aug 16, 2024 The Aleph Extraction [Audible] / [Episode 70] The Spare Man [Audible] / [Episode 176]  The Expanse (Series) [Libro.fm]  / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]  

This week we discussed Loka, written by S.B. Divya and narrated by Deepa Samuel Loka [Audible] Meru [Libro.fm] / [Audible] / [Episode 192]

This time we discussed All This and More, written by Peng Shepherd and narrated by Helen Laser Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and HarperAudio for providing audio review copies of All This and More for today’s episode. All This and More [Libro.fm] Clue (1985) [IMDb] The Midnight Library [Libro.fm]   A Quantum Love Story [Libro.fm] This Time Tomorrow [Libro.fm] The Dallergut Dream Department Store [Libro.fm] The Ministry of Time [Libro.fm] Flux [Libro.fm] The Double Life of Benson Yu [Libro.fm] Recursion [Libro.fm] Before the Coffee Gets Cold [Libro.fm] Tune in Tomorrow [Libro.fm]

This week we discussed We Speak Through the Mountain, written by Premee Mohamed and narrated by Eva Tavares. We also shared some of our favorite recent short fiction listens in our short fiction spotlight. We Speak Through the Mountain [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Annual Migration of Clouds [Libro.fm]  / [Episode 131] A Psalm for the Wild Built [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 113] Land of Milk and Honey [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Space Between Worlds [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] /  [Audible] Sorrowland [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Short Fiction Spotlight: ”Lonliness Universe” written by Eugenia Triantafyllou, narrated by Matt Peters [Uncanny Magazine] - Issue Fifty-Eight ”Artistic Encounters of a Monumental Nature” written by S.B. Divya, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 213: June 2024 ”Every Hopless Thing” written by Tia Tashiro, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 214: July 2024 ”Amma's Kitchen” written by Rati Mehrotra, narrated by Shweta Adhyam [PodCastle 845] ”Mr. Harmon’s Girls” written by Elliott Gish, narrated by Louise Hewitt [PsuedoPod 928] ”Off Track” written by Luc Diamant, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 213: June 2024

Lisa and Shachi discuss the Earthseed series, written by Octavia E. Butler including Parable of the Sower narrated by Lynne Thigpen; and Parable of the Talents narrated by Patricia R. Floyd, Sisi Aisha Johnson & Peter Jay Fernandez. Discussion does include spoilers for the series. They also begin with discussion of the Booker Prize 2024 Longlist. Parable of the Sower [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Parable of the Talents [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Booker Prize 2024  Orbital [Libro.fm] / [Episode 235] James [Libro.fm] / [Episode 250] Wandering Stars [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 255] Note: Listeners may notice some technical issues with the audio for this week’s audio. We apologize for any inconvenience.  

Author Jessica Max Stein joined Lisa to discuss her new book Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography, narrated by Will Tulin. Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography [Libro.fm] / [Audible] Jessica Max Stein [Website] / [Patreon]  

Lisa shares her discussions with authors at Readercon 33. https://readercon.org/">Readercon Carlos Hernández: [Website] / [Facebook] / [Instagram] Sal and Gabi Break the Universe [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Assimilated Cuban's Guide to Quantum Santeria [Overdrive/Libby] Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Lincoln in the Bardo (Written by: George Saunders / Narrated by: Full Cast) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] C.S.E. Cooney: [Linktree] / [Blog] / [Instagram] / [Facebook] Saint Death's Daughter [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Saint Death's Herald: April 25, 2025 Negocios Infernales (Game) Breakable Things (Written by: Cassandra Khaw / Narrated by: C.S.E. Cooney) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Starlings (Written by: Jo Walton / Narrated by: C.S.E. Cooney & Rudy Sanda) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Gilded Suffragists (Written by: Johanna Neuman / Narrated by: C.S.E. Cooney) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Combat-Ready Kitchen (Written by: Anastacia Marx de Salcedo / Narrated by: C.S.E. Cooney) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Bone Swans [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Desdemona and the Deep [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Zin Rocklyn: [Website] / [Bluesky] Flowers for the Sea [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Dawn (Written by: Octavia E. Butler / Narrated by: Julienne Irons) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] William Alexander: [Website] Goblin Secrets [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Ambassador [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Legend of Memo Castillo (The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class #4) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] Sunward : 2025 Ghoulish Song [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Nomad [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Rebecca Fraimow: [Linktree]  / [Bluesky] Lady Eve's Last Con [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

This week, Lisa and Scott discussed Rakesfall, written by Vajra Chandrasekera and narrated by Shiromi Arserio. Rakesfall [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Saint of Bright Doors [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 223]  This is How You Lose the Time War [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]  

Lisa and Scott discuss the 2024 Hugo Award Finalists for Best Novel. 2024 Hugo Finalists - Best Novel: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 199]  The Saint of Bright Doors [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 223]  Starter Villain [Audible] Some Desperate Glory [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Translation State [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 210] Witch King [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 206]

This week Lisa shares her mid-year 2024 book recommendations and what she is looking forward to in the second half of the year. Shachi shares a mini review of Bunyan and Henry; Or, the Beautiful Destiny, written by Mark Cecil and narrated by Tanis Parenteau, Ari Fliakos, and JD Jackson. Novels: The Warm Hands of Ghosts [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Those Beyond the Wall [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 248] The Stardust Grail [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 260] Mirrored Heavens [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 262] Service Model [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 257] Someone You Can Build a Nest In [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]  / [Episode 253] Kinning [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 246] Rakesfall (Written by: Vajra Chandrasekera / Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio) The Dead Cat Tail Assassins (Written by: P. Djeli Clark / Narrated by: Lynnette R. Freeman) Loka (Written by: S.B. Divya) Dead Girls Don’t Dream (Written by: Nino Cipri) A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping (Written by: Sangu Mandana) Blackheart Man (Written by: Nalo Hopkinson / Narrated by: Ron Butler) The Book of Elsewhere (Written by: Keanu Reeves and China Mieville) The Mercy of Gods (Written by: James S.A. Corey / Narrated by: Jefferson Mays) Wind and Truth (Written by: Brandon Sanderson/ Narrated by: Kate Reading & Michael Kramer) Novellas: The Truth of the Aleke (Written by: Moses Ose Utomi) Small Gods of Calamity (Written by: Sam Kyung Yoo) The Butcher of the Forest (Written by: Premee Mohamed) The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles (Written by: Malka Older / Narrated by: Lindsey Dorcus ) The Practice, the Horizon and the Chain (Written by: Sofia Samatar) Lost Ark Dreaming [Audible] / [Episode 259] The Brides of High Hill [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 256] The Tusks of Extinction [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 243]  We Speak Through the Mountain (Written by: Premee Mohamed / Narrated by: Eva Tavares) Navigational Entanglements (Written by: Alliette de Bodard) Haunt Sweet Home (Written by: Sarah Pinsker) She Who Knows (Written by: Nnedi Okorafor) 2024 SFF YA and Middle Grade: Moonstorm [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Sheine Lende [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Daydreamer (Written by: Rob Cameron) Heavenly Tyrant (Written by: Xiran Jay Zhao) Amari and the Dispicable Wonders (Written by: B.B. Alston) 2024 Non-Fiction: Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography (Written By: Jessica Max Stein) Unlearning Shame: How We Can Reject Self-Blame Culture and Reclaim Our Power (Written & Narrated By: Devon Price) Who’s Afraid of Gender (Written & Narrated By: Judith Butler) Mini-Review: Bunyan and Henry; Or, the Beautiful Destiny [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

This week we discussed Mirrored Heavens, book 3 of the Between Earth and Sky trilogy, written by Rebecca Roanhorse and narrated by Christian Barillas, Darrell Dennis, Cara Gee, Shyla Lefner, Nicole Lewis, Kairyn Potts & Shaun Taylor-Corbett. Mirrored Heavens [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Fevered Star [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Black Sun [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

This week, Lisa and Scott continue their look at the 2024 Hugo Finalists with the Best Series category. 2024 Hugo Finalists - Best Series: The Final Architecture (Series): Shards of Earth [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Imperial Radch (Series): Ancillary Justice [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Laundry Files (Series): The Atrocity Archives [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] "The Laundry Files: an updated chronology" by: Charlie Stross The Last Binding (Series): A Marvellous Light [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] October Daye (Series): Rosemary and Rue [Libro.fm] / [Audible] The Universe of Xuya (Series): Seven of Infinities [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]  / [Audible] "The Universe of Xuya" by: Aliette de Bodard 2024 Hugo Episodes: 254: 2024 Hugo Finalists - Best Novella 261: 2023 Hugo Finalists - Best Series  

This week we discussed The Stardust Grail, written by Yume Kitasei and narrated by Katharine Chin. Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing an audio review copy of The Stardust Grail for today’s episode. The Stardust Grail [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Interdependency (Series) [Audible]   The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 199] Wayfarers (Series) [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Terraformers [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

This week we discussed Lost Ark Dreaming, written by Suyi Davies Okungbowa and narrated by Emeka Emecheta, Nneka Okoye, Ore Apampa-Araba, Délé Ogundiran, Nene Nwoko, Ike Amadi. We also shared some of our recent short fiction listens in our Short Fiction Spotlight. Lost Ark Dreaming [Audible] The Scourge Between Stars [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Scourge-Between-Stars-Audiobook/B0BRNZFG1X">Audible] The Deep [ Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]  The Space Between Worlds [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] /  [Audible] Short Fiction Spotlight: “Over a Long Time Ago” written by Nisi Shawl, narrated by Alison Belle Bews [Lightspeed] - May 2024 (Issue 168) ”Old People's Folly” written by Nora Schinnerl, narrated by Tatiana Grey [Escape Pod 935] / [Escape Pod 936] ”Tell the King” written by Natalia Theodoridou, narrated by Filip Hajdar Drnovšek Zorko [Beneath Ceaseless Skies] - Issue 401, Feb 22, 2024 “The Three Thousand, Four Hundred Twenty-Third Law of Robotics” written by Adam-Troy Castro, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki [Lightspeed] - March 2024 (Issue 166) ”Doctor Souvenir” written by Elly Bangs, narrated by Summer Fletcher [Beneath Ceaseless Skies] - Issue 400, Feb 8, 2024 ”The Cat that Worked from Home” written by Dan Peacock & Rachel Peacock, narrated by Mike Boris [Cast of Wonders 583]

This week we discussed Archangels of Funk, written by Andrea Hairston and narrated by January LaVoy. Archangels of Funk [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Author Interviews from Arisia - Part II [Episode 241] Redwood and Wildfire [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Will Do Magic for Small Change [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Station Eleven [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Past is Red [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] ”The Year without Sunshine” written by Naomi Kritzer, narrated by Erika Ensign [Uncanny Magazine] - Issue Fifty-Five A Song for a A New Day [https://tidd.ly/453eSE6">Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

This week we discussed Service Model, written and narrated by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing an audio review copy of Service Model for today’s episode. Service Model [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] And Put Away Childish Things [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Murderbot Diaries (Series) - All Systems Red [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Phantom Tollbooth [https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781984887023-the-phantom-tollbooth">Libro.fm] / [Overdrive] /[Audible] The Past is Red [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Logan’s Run (1976) [IMDb] You Look Like a Thing and I Love You [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

This week we discussed The Brides of High Hill, book 5 of the Spring Hills Cycle series, written by Nghi Vo and narrated by Cindy Kay. We also shared some of our recent short fiction listens in our Short Fiction Spotlight. The Brides of High Hill [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Short Fiction Spotlight: ”Chug the Tea Leaves, Chuck the Ads” written by Tim Chawaga, narrated by James Kaku Pierson [Escape Pod 938] ”The Last Oracle of Atlantic City” written by C.H. Irons, narrated by Elie Hirschman [Escape Pod 922] ”Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid In the Omelas Hole” written by Isabel J. Kim, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 209 ”Geminoid” written by Malena Salazar Maciá, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 210 ”Variant Cover: Pantone Sunset” written by Marie Vibbert, narrated by Rebecca Wei Hsieh [Escape Pod 939] ”Binomial Nomenclature and the Mother of Happiness” written by Alexandra Munck, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 208

This week we discussed Wandering Stars, written by Tommy Orange, and narrated by Shaun Taylor-Corbett, MacLeod Andrews, Alma Cuervo, Curtis Michael Holland, Calvin Joyal, Phil Ava, Emmanuel Chumaceiro, Christian Young, Charley Flyte . Wandering Stars [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [https://www.audible.com/pd/Wandering-Stars-Audiobook/B0CBCW3DCX">Audible] There There [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Roots [Audible] The Berry Pickers [https://tidd.ly/3TPgopx">Libro.fm] To Shape a Dragon's Breath [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Between Earth and Sky (series): Black Sun [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 82] Calling for a Blanket Dance [Libro.fm] A Council of Dolls [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Stealing [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] When Two Feathers Fell from the Sky [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Lisa and Scott discuss the 2024 Hugo Award Finalists for Best Novella. 2024 Hugo Finalists - Best Novella: “Life Does Not Allow Us to Meet” - Adventures in Space: New Short stories by Chinese & English Science Fiction Writers [Overdrive/Libby] / [Amazon] Mammoths at the Gates [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 226] The Mimicking of Known Successes [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 201] Rose/House [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Thornhedge [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] “Seeds of Mercury” - Adventures in Space: New Short stories by Chinese & English Science Fiction Writers [Overdrive/Libby] / [Amazon]  

This week we discussed Someone You Can Build a Nest In, written by John Wiswell, and narrated by Carmen Rose. Someone You Can Build a Nest In [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Walking Practice [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 232] The Galaxy, and the Ground Within with Author Becky Chambers [Episode 97] A Psalm for the Wild Built [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 113] Legends & Lattes [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 150] Bookshops & Bonedust [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]  / [Episode 227]

This week we are sharing our Short Fiction Spotlight, along with sine mini reviews of longer works. Short Fiction Spotlight: ”Scalp” written by H.H. Pak, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 209 ”The Alien in My Bathtub” written by Tony Dunnell, narrated by Bryce Dahle [Escape Pod 934] ”Summiting the Moon” written by Pragathi Bala, narrated by S.B. Divya [Escape Pod 933] ”The Best-Ever Cosplay of Whistle and Midnight” written by Analee Newitz, narrated by Erika Ensign [Uncanny Magazine - 57B] ”How to Pass as Human” written by Raiff Taranday, narrated by Alasdair Stuart [Escape Pod 927] ”Night Desk Duty at the Infinite Paradox Hotel” written by Aimee Ogden, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki [Lightspeed] Mini Reviews: A Deadly Inside Scoop: written by Abby Collette / Narrated by: Chandra Skyye [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] A Game of Cones: written by Abby Collette / Narrated by: Chandra Skyye [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] A Killer Sundae: written by Abby Collette / Narrated by: Diana Blue [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] All Souls Lost>: written by Dan Moren / Narrated by: Mirror Willis [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Sal and Gabi Break the Universe>: written by Carlos Hernandez / Narrated by: Anthony Rey Perez [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

This week we discussed Jumpnauts, written by Hao Jingfang, translated by Ken Liu, and narrated by Catherine Ho. Jumpnaut [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Vagabonds [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 81] 3 Body Problem (2024) [IMDb] / [Netflix] Rendezvous with Rama [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

This time we discussed James, written by Percival Everett and narrated by Dominic Hoffman Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Penguin Random House Audio for providing audio review copies of James for today’s episode. James [https://tidd.ly/3TXkP1j">Libro.fm] Adventures of Huckleberry Finn narrated by Elijah Wood [Audible] ”This Amazing Troubling Book” by Toni Morrison The Trees [Libro.fm]

This time we discussed Annie Bot, written by Sierra Greer and narrated by Jennifer Jill Araya. Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program, HarperAudio, and Mariner Books for providing review copies of Annie Bot for today’s episode. Annie Bot [https://tidd.ly/3xc89e7">Libro.fm] Artificial Intelligence in Science Fiction [Episode 200] Klara and the Sun [Libro.fm] / [Episode 110]  The Mountain in the Sea [Libro.fm] / [Episode 172] The Stepford Wives [https://tidd.ly/4a9Uv9K">Libro.fm] Know My Name [Libro.fm]

This week we discussed Those Beyond the Wall, written by Micaiah Johnson and narrated by Angel Pean. Those Beyond the Wall (Narrated by: Angel Pean): March 12, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Space Between Worlds [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] /  [Audible] Interview with Micaiah Johnson [Episode 240] Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography (Written By: Jessica Max Stein) ”2024 Compton Crook Award Finalists” [Locus] Finalists for the 59th Nebula Awards  

This week we discussed What Feasts at Night, book 2 is the Sworn Soldier series, written by T. Kingfisher and narrated by Avi Roque. We also shared some of our recent 2024 short fiction listens in our Short Fiction Spotlight. What Feasts at Night [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] What Moves the Dead [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Short Fiction Spotlight: ”What Becomes of Curious Minds” written by Wen-Yi Lee, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki [https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/what-becomes-of-curious-minds/">Lightspeed] - Issue 165 ”Mom and Dad At the Home Front” written by Sherwood Smith, narrated by Kaitlyn Zivanovich [https://podcastle.org/2024/02/20/podcastle-827-mom-and-dad-at-the-home-front/">PodCastle 827]/p> ”Uncle Eddie’s Grave” written and narrated by Jendayi Brooks-Flemister [Many Worlds] - Jan 15 ”Marginalia” written by Mary Robinette Kowal, narrated by Erika Ensign [Uncanny Magazine - 56A] ”Nothing of Value” written by Aimee Ogden, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 208: January 2024 ”The Library” written by N.B. Andersen, narrated by Dani Cutler [https://escapepod.org/2024/02/22/escape-pod-929-the-library/">Escape Pod 929]

This week we are each sharing a recent listen or two that we think you may enjoy. Lisa: Assassin of Reality: written by Marina & Sergey Dyachenko / Narrated by: Jessica Ball [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Kinning: written by Nisi Shawl / Narrated by: Allyson Johnson [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Everfair: written by Nisi Shawl / Narrated by: Allyson Johnson [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Mark: Stuck Up & Stupid: written by Angourie Rice & Kate Rice / Narrated by: Angourie Rice [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] ”6.14 The Community Library Live!” ”3.13 What it's Like to Narrate an Audiobook” Shachi: Demon Copperhead: written by Barbara Kingsolver / Narrated by: Charlie Thurston [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] David Copperfield: written by Charles Dickens / Narrated by: Simon Vance [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Scott:: Making it So: written and narrated by: Patrick Stewart [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

This week, we are joined today by Science Fiction & Fantasy enthusiast Chaos Golubitsky, who is on a mission to promote graphic storytelling. We also briefly checked in on the latest updates regarding the 2023 Hugo Awards process. ”A Report on Censorship and Exclusion” https://diggercomic.com/">Digger by Ursula Vernon  Publishers Weekly - Adult Comics & Graphic Novels [Spring 2023] / [Fall 2023]  LadyBusiness Hugo 2024 Spreadsheet ”2024 Nerds of a Feather Hugo Awards Recommended Reading, Part 2: Visual Work Categories” Clementine Volume 2 by Tillie Walden [Overdrive/Libby]   Cosmoknights (Book Two) by Hannah Templer [Overdrive/Libby] Carmilla: The First Vampire by Amy Chu and Soo Lee [Overdrive/Libby] A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll [Overdrive/Libby] Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed [Overdrive/Libby] The Great Beyond by Léa Murawiec [Overdrive/Libby]

This week, Lisa shares her experiences at Boskone including discussions with Naseem Jamnia, Michael Green Jr., and David Gerrold. Boskone 61  Lensman (Series) by E.E. "Doc" Smith: Triplanetary [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Naseem Jamnia: [Newsletter] / [Instagram] / [Website] The Bruising of Qilwa [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]   The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Sleepaway - 2025 Release [Website] His Dark materials (Series): The Amber Spyglass (Book 3) [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Dark Is Rising [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]   Harry Potter (Series) [Overdrive/Libby]  / [Audible] / [Libro.fm] Natalie Naudus  The Saint of Bright Doors [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Victory City [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Emily Woo Zeller  Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands written by Stephen King, narrated by Frank Muller [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Vico Ortiz  Michael Green Jr.: [Website] / [Instagram] / [TikTok] / [Twitter] The End of Nobility - 3 May 2024 [Website] Lynit  Enders Game written by Orson Scott Card, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki, Harlan Ellison, Gabrielle de Cuir [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Dhalgren written by Samuel R. Delany, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] David Gerrold: [Patreon] ”The Trouble with Tribbles” [IMDb] The World of Star Trek [goodreads] “Ganny Goes to War” - Analog:March/April 2024 Hella written by David Gerrold, narrated by Travis Baldree [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] When HARLIE Was One written and narrated by David Gerrold [Audible]

This week we discussed The Tusks of Extinction, written by Ray Nayler and narrated by Stefan Rudnicki & Gabrielle de Cuir. We also shared some of our recent short fiction listens in our short fiction spotlight. Boskone 61  The Tusks of Extinction [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]   The Mountain in the Sea [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Short Fiction Spotlight: ”Tuesday, June 13, at the South Valley Time Loop Support Group” written by Heather Kamins, narrated by Susan Hanfield [Escape Pod 910] ”The Sound of Children Screaming” written by Rachael K. Jones, narrated by Heather Thomas [https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/the-sound-of-children-screaming/">Nightmare] Oct 2023 (Issue 133) ”The World's Wife” written by Ng Yi-Sheng, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 207: December 2023 ”Anais Gets A Turn” written by R.T. Ester, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 196: January 2023 ”Stitch” written by Kathleen Schaefer, narrated by Ant Bacon [PodCastle 813] ”A Soul in the World” written by Charlie Jane Anders, narrated by Erika Ensign [Uncanny Magazine] - Issue Fifty-One

This time we discussed A Quantum Love Story, written by Mike Chen and narrated by Patti Murin. We also talked about awards season including Hugo nominations opening, the Locus Reading List and the Audie Award Finalists. Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Harlequin Audio for providing an audio review copy of A Quantum Love Story for today’s episode. A Quantum Love Story [Libro.fm] 2024 Hugo Nominations - Glasgow 2024 2023 Locus Recommended Reading List To Shape a Dragon's Breath [Libro.fm] / [Episode 229] The Saint of Bright Doors [Libro.fm] / [Episode 223] Chain Gang All-Stars [Libro.fm] / [Episode 203] Flux [Libro.fm] / [Episode 204] The Wishing Pool and Other Stories [Libro.fm] / [Episode 208] 2024 Audie Awards Finalists Surrender [Libro.fm] Making It So [Libro.fm] Starling House [Libro.fm] / [Episode 225] Yellowface [Libro.fm] Maame [Libro.fm] Tread of Angels [Libro.fm] / [Episode 182] Recursion [Libro.fm] Time Travel in Fiction [Episode 168]

This week, Lisa continues to share her experiences at Arisia including discussions with Andrea Hairston, Moniquill Blackgoose, and Kit Harding. Arisia  Author Interviews from Arisia - Part I [Episode 240] Andrea Hairston: [Website] / [Facebook] / [Bluesky] Redwood and Wildfire [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Will Do Magic for Small Change [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Archangels of Funk: May 7, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Master of Poisons [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Aqueduct Press Moniquill Blackgoose: [Tumblr] To Shape a Dragon's Breath [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 229] To Ride a Rising Storm (Nampeshiweisit - Book 2) Kit Harding: [Website] "Cranberry Nightmare" [Soul Jar: Thirty-One Fantastical Tales by Disabled Authors] The Magnus Archives The Strange Case of Starship Iris The Mistholme Museum of Mystery, Morbidity, and Mortality

This week, Lisa shared her experiences at Arisia including discussions with Ryka Aoki (Arisia guest of Honor), Randee Dawn, and Micaiah Johnson. Additional author interviews to follow in next week’s episode. Arisia  We also briefly discussed the recent release of nomination statistics for the 2023 Hugo Award, Lodestar Award, and Astounding Award; and the ongoing discussion of the concerns the released information poses. 2023 Nominating and Final Ballot Statistics “The 2023 Hugo nomination statistics have finally been released – and we have questions” - Cora Buhlert  “A Comparison of Hugo Nomination Distribution Statistics” - Heather Rose Jones  Ryka Aoki: [Website] / [Substack] / [Instagram] / [Bluesky] Light From Uncommon Stars [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 141] Randee Dawn: [Website] / [TikTok] / [facebook]  / [Twitter] / [BlueSky] / [Newsletter]  Tune in Tomorrow [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Four ???? of the Apocalypse [Amazon] Broad Universe  Escape Pod / PodCastle / PseudoPod Levar Burton Reads The Debutante podcast [Audible Original] Micaiah Johnson: [Website] The Space Between Worlds [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] /  [Audible] Those Beyond the Wall (Narrated by: Angel Pean): March 12, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Their Eyes Were Watching God (Written by: Zora Neale Hurston / Narrated by: Ruby Dee) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Lincoln in the Bardo (Written by: George Saunders / Narrated by: Full Cast) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

This week we discussed Mislaid in Parts Half-Known, the latest installment in the Wayward Children series, written by Seanan McGuire and narrated by Jesse Vilinsky. We also shared some of our recent short fiction listens in our short fiction spotlight. Mislaid in Parts Half-Known [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]   Arisia  Short Fiction Spotlight: ”One Man’s Treasure” written by Sarah Pinsker, narrated by Matt Peters [Uncanny Magazine] - Issue Fifty ”The Year without Sunshine” written by Naomi Kritzer, narrated by Erika Ensign [Uncanny Magazine] - Issue Fifty-Five ”Introduction To 2181 Overture, Second Edition” written by Gu Shi, translated by Emily Jin, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 197: February 2023 ”#buttonsinweirdplaces” written by Simon Kewin, narrated by Rebecca Wei Hsieh [Escape Pod 913] /  [Escape Pod 914] ”The Cuckoo of Vrežna Mountain” written and narrated by Filip Hajdar Drnovšek Zorko [Beneath Ceaseless Skies] - Episode 312 - Apr 20, 2023 ”Harvest the Stars” written by Mar Vincent, narrated by Cherrae L. Stuart [Escape Pod 920] Out there Screaming [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]  

This week we discussed The Berry Pickers, written by Amanda Peters and narrated by Aaliya Warbus & Jordan Waunch. Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Recorded Books, Inc. for providing an audio review copy of The Berry Pickers for today’s episode. The Berry Pickers [Libro.fm] The Seed Keeper [Libro.fm] Calling for a Blanket Dance [Libro.fm] Probably Ruby [Libro.fm] Blood Sisters [Libro.fm] Bad Cree [Libro.fm] The Conjoined [Libro.fm] The Leavers [Libro.fm]

As 2024 begins, we discuss some of the audiobooks we are looking forward to in the new year. Round 1: Mark: The Mercy of Gods (Written by: James S.A. Corey / Narrated by: TBA): August 6, 2024 Shachi: Wandering Stars (Written by: Tommy Orange / Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett, MacLeod Andrews, Alma Cuervo, Curtis Michael Holland, Calvin Joyal, Phil Ava, Emmanuel Chumaceiro, Christian Young, Charley Flyte): February 27, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Lisa: Those Beyond the Wall (Written by: Micaiah Johnson / Narrated by: TBA): March 12, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Scott: Mirrored Heavens (Written by: Rebecca Roanhorse / Narrated by: TBA): June 4, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Round 2: Mark: Alecto the Ninth (Written by: Tamsyn Muir / Narrated by: TBA): TBD  [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] Shachi: Anita de Monte Laughs Last (Written by: Xóchitl González / Narrated by: TBA): March 5, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Lisa: Archangels of Funk (Written by: Andrea Hairston/ Narrated by: TBA): May 7, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Scott: Space Oddity (Written by: Catherynne M. Valente / Narrated by: TBA): May 7, 2024 Round 3: Mark: Keeper of the Lost Cities #10 (Written by: Shannon Messenger / Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly): ~November 1, 2024 Shachi: Victim (Written by: Andrew Boryga/ Narrated by: TBA): March 12, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Lisa: Someone You Can Build a Nest In (Written by: John Wiswell/ Narrated by: TBA): April 2, 2024 Scott: Service Model (Written by: Adrian Tchaikovsky / Narrated by: TBA): June 4, 2024 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Additional Picks: Mark: 1000 Words: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All-Year Round (Written by: Jami Attenberg / Narrated by: Jami Attenberg, Kamali Minter, Joy Osmanski, André Santana): January 9, 2024 Shachi: The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers (Written by: Samuel Burr / Narrated by: TBA) April 2, 2024; Happy (Written by: Celina Baljeet Basra/ Narrated by: Neil Shah): January 23, 2024 Lisa: Rakesfall (Written by: Vajra Chandrasekera / Narrated by: TBA): June 18, 2024; A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping (Written by: Sangu Mandanna / Narrated by: TBA): September 10, 2024; Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography (Written By: Jessica Max Stein): March 15, 2024 Scott: The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles (Written by: Malka Ann Older / Narrated by: TBA): February 13, 2024; The Dead Cat Tail Assassins (Written by: Sangu Mandanna / Narrated by: TBA): April 23, 2024; Wind and Truth (Written by: Brandon Sanderson / Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer): December 6, 2024

As 2023 comes to a close, we (Mark, Shachi, Lisa, and Scott) take a look back at some of our favorite audiobooks from 2023. Round 1: Mark: System Collapse [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Shachi: How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Lisa: The Reformatory [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Scott: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 199] Round 2: Mark: The Wild Robot Protects [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Shachi: Loot [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Lisa: Lone Women [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Scott: Mammoths at the Gates [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 226] Round 3: Mark: All It Takes Is a Goal: The 3-Step Plan to Ditch Regret and Tap Into Your Massive Potential [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Shachi: Glory [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]  / [Audible] Lisa: The Shamshine Blind [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Scott: Translation State [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 210] Additional Picks: Mark: What Do You Want Out of Life?: A Philosophical Guide to Figuring Out What Matters, The Infinite Miles Shachi: The Laughter; Yellow Face; Sea Change; Maame; American War; What We Fed to the Manticore Lisa: Novels - Terraformers; Meru; Chain Gang All-Stars; Silver Nitrate; The Saint of Bright Doors; Who Drowned the World; Translation State /  Novellas - The Lies of the Ajungo; And Put Away Childish Things; The Mimicking of Known Successes; Walking Practice; The Last Dragoners of Bowbazar; If Found, Return to Hell, A Feast For Flies; Mammoths at the Gates / Series - The Final Architecture; Imperial Radch; The Last Binding; Xuya Universe Scott: And Put Away Childish Things; The Mimicking of Known Successes; The Sunlit Man; The Saint of Bright Doors; Bookshops & Bonedust