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Siren Queen, written by Nhgi Vo and narrated by Natalie Naudus is an engaging look at the early career of actress Luli Wei in a fantastical pre-code Hollywood where she faces studio politics, magical bargains, and stereotypes while fighting hard to control her own destiny and identity.    Review & discussion with Lisa & Scott. Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing an audio review copy of Siren Queen for today’s episode Siren Queen [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Spring Hills Cycle (Series) [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 111] Ring Shout [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]   Radiance [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Scott and Lisa discuss the 2022 Hugo Award Finalists for Best Novella. 2022 Hugo Finalists - Best Novella: Across the Green Grass Fields [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Fireheart Tiger [Overdrive/Libby] (Not available as an audiobook) Elder Race [Overdrive/Libby] (Not available as an audiobook) The Past is Red [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 117] / [Episode 149] A Psalm for the Wild Built [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 113] A Spindle Splintered [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]   2022 Hugo Episodes: 139: 2022 Hugo Nominations 152: 2022 Hugo Finalists - Best Novellas Other Referenced Works: Where the Drowned Girls Go [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 135]  Ogres  [Audible] Eyes of the Void (The Final Architecture #2) [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Finna [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Fevered Star, written by Rebecca Roanhorse and narrated by Christian Barillas, Darrell Dennis, Cara Gee, Nicole Lewis and Shaun Taylor-Corbett, returns to Tova and the people of The Meridian in the aftermath of the events from Black Sun. Review & discussion with Lisa & Scott. Fevered Star [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Black Sun [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Spin [Libro.fm] / [Audible] Blue Skinned Gods [Libro.fm]

Author and audiobook narrator Travis Baldree, joined Lisa to talk about his self-narrated debut novel Legends and Lattes, and about his career as an Audiofile Earphones and Independent Audiobook award winning narrator. Legends and Lattes [Audible] The Green Mile [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]   NaNoWriMo Cradle (series) [Audible] Ripple System (series) [Audible] Connect with Travis Baldree: [Website] / [ACX] / [Discord] / [Twitter] / [Facebook]

Catherynne M. Valente joined us to talk about her latest middle grade novel Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods narrated by Heath Miller. We also talked about audiobooks and homemade rocket ships. Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]  2022 Hugo Finalists The Past is Red [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 117] ”The Sin of America” [Uncanny Magazine]  ”L’Esprit de L’Escalier” [TOR.com]  Fairyland (series) [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Sea of Tranquility,written by Emily St. John Mandel and narrated by John Lee, Dylan Moore, Arthur Morey & Kirsten Potter is an interesting time travel story that investigates an anomaly across centuries and characters from other Emily St. John Mandel novels. Review & discussion with Lisa & Scott. Sea of Tranquility [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Station Eleven [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Glass Hotel [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] How High We Go In The Dark [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Cartographers, written by Peng (Pung) Shepherd and narrated by Emily Woo Zeller, Nancy Wu, Karen Chilton, Ron Butler, Neil Hellegers, Jason Culp & Brittany Pressley; is an engaging story of family, secrets, and the power of maps.. Review & discussion with Lisa & Scott. The Cartographers [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [PDF Maps & References] 2022 Hugo Finalists "The 25 Per Cent Solution" [The Unofficial Hugo Bookclub Blog] "But, but, but — WHY does magic have to make sense?" [ by N.K. Jemisin] Narrator Emily Woo Zeller [Episode 122] Exploring Narrators [Episode 142] Lathe of Heaven [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 33] The Secret History [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Defekt, written by Nino Cipri and narrated by Ramon De Ocampo, continues to explore the imaginative LitenVerse, first seen in Finna, through the perspective of one of its most loyal employees. Review & non-spoiler discussion with Lisa & Scott. Defekt [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Finna [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 111: 2021 Hugo Finalists - Best Novella]

Memory’s Legion is the collection of short fiction from the epic Expanse series, created and written by James S.A. Corey. In addition to previously published works, the collection includes a new novella that serves as a coda for the series, new narrations for several of the works by Jefferson Mays, and authors notes on each story presented by authors Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck.  Review & discussion (non-spoiler and spoiler with warnings) with Scott, Lisa, and Mark. Memory’s Legion [Libro.fm] / [Audible] /  [Overdrive/Libby] Leviathan Falls  [Libro.fm] / [Audible] / [Overdrive/Libby] / Interview with narrator Jefferson Mays [Episode 126] The Expanse (TV Series) [IMDb]

The Kaiju Preservation Society, written by John Scalzi and narrated by Wil Wheaton is a fun look into an alternate world where large Kaiju roam, and the members of the “animal rights organization”  that looks after these large creatures. The Kaiju Preservation Society [Audible] / [Book Tour] Redshirts [Audible] The Last Emperox with Author John Scalzi [Episode 66] “Friendship In The Time Of Kaiju: A Conversation With John Scalzi” [Clarkesworld] Still Just a Geek [Libro.fm] / [Audible] How To [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [ Audible] Lock In (series) [Audible] The Murderbot Diaries (Series) [Overdrive/Libby] / [Libro.fm] / [Audible]     The Dispatcher [Audible]

The Atlas Six is a character driven dark academia fantasy written by Olivie Blake and narrated by Andy Ingalls, Caitlin Kelly, Damian Lynch, David Monteith, James Patrick Cronin, Munirih Grace, Siho Ellsmore & Steve West. Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Penguin Random House Audio for providing a review copy of the The Atlas Six audiobook for today’s episode Review & discussion with Lisa and Scott The Atlas Six [Libro.fm] Exploring Narrators [Episode 142]   The Poppy War (Series) [Libro.fm]   A Deadly Education [Libro.fm] / [Episode 90] The Last Graduate [Libro.fm] / [Episode 125] Vita Nostra [Libro.fm] Babel [Libro.fm]

A great narrator can elevate a good story into a great audiobook, and can bring any story they read to life. The Narrated audiobook club explored a range of audiobooks narrated by four great narrators: Bahni Turpin, Caitlin Kelly, January LaVoy, and Emily Woo Zeller.  Discussion with Shachi, Mark, Lisa and Scott. Bahni Turpin: The Hate U Give [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 71]   Transcendent Kingdom [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]   Transcendent Kingdom [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]   The Conductors [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 95]   The Help [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]     Caitlin Kelly: Keeper of the Lost Cities (series) [Audible]   Eliza and Her Monsters [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]   Almost There and Almost Not [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]   New York 2140 [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]   The Atlas Six [Libro.fm] / [Episode 143- March 15th]     January LaVoy The 1619 Project [Lib

Light From Uncommon Stars, written by Ryka Aoki and narrated by Cindy Kay; adeptly weaves together science fiction and fantastical story elements into an enjoyable and multifaceted story. Discussion with Lisa and Scott Light From Uncommon Stars [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]  2022 Audie Awards - March 22nd at 8:30pm ET [Finalists] / [Live Stream]  Project Hail Mary [Audible] / [Episode 101] The Storyteller [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]  Rhythm of War [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 87: Narrators Kate Reading & Michael Kramer]   [Hugos There Podcast] Barrayar [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible Plus]

The Apollo Murders, written by Chris Hadfield and narrated by Ray Porter; is a cold-war thriller in space based around an alternate history continuation of the Apollo program. The Apollo Murders [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]  An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]  Project Hail Mary [Audible] / [Episode 101] Bobiverse (series) [Audible] The Lady Astronaut Universe (Series) [Audible]  

The Narrated audiobook club convened to discuss our Nominations for the 2022 Hugo Awards. Discussion with Lisa McCarty, Mark Siegal and Scott Ullery   Best Novel: Klara and the Sun [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 110]   Leviathan Falls [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 128]   Light From Uncommon Stars [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]  Black Water Sister [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]  The Last Graduate [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 125] Project Hail Mary [Audible] / [Episode 101] She Who Became The Sun [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Hidden Palace [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 104] Perhaps the Stars [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 134] Noor [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 127]   Best Novella: The Past is Red [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 117] Remote Control [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Fugitive

To Paradise, written by Hanya Yana-gihara and narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Catherine Ho, BD Wong, Feodor Chin & Kurt Kanazawa; tells three stories that echo characters and themes across the centuries that the stories are set. Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Penguin Random House Audio for providing a review copy of To Paradise for today’s episode Review & discussion with Shachi, Lisa & Scott. To Paradise [Libro.fm]   Cloud Cuckoo Land [Libro.fm] [

Miracle and Wonder, written by Malcolm Gladwell & Bruce Headlam, and read by Malcolm Gladwell is an examination of Paul Simon’s music that also explores the audiobook as a format.  Review & discussion with Lisa & Scott. Miracle and Wonder [Libro.fm] [Overdrive/Libby] [Audible] The Bomber Mafia [Libro.fm] [Overdrive/Libby] [Audible]  In It for the Drama - Lisa Locke [Spotify]

How To Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question written and narrated by Michael Schur follows his journeys in moral philosophy leading up to creating The Good Place. Additional narration by Kristen Bell, D'Arcy Carden, Ted Danson, William Jackson Harper, Manny Jacinto, Marc Evan Jackson, Jameela Jamil & Professor Todd May. Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Simon & Schuster Audio for providing a review copy of How To Be Perfect for today’s episode Review & discussion with Mark, Lisa & Scott. How To Be Perfect [Libro.fm]   The Good Place Terra Ignota (series) [Libro.fm] [Episode 134: Perhaps the Stars]  10% Happier (Revised Edition) [Libro.fm]

Where the Drowned Girls Go is the latest book in the Wayward Children series, written by Seanan McGuire and narrated by Whitney Johnson. Review & discussion with Scott and Lisa. Where the Drowned Girls Go [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]   ”2021 Hugo Finalists - Best Novella” [Episode 111]

Guest host Lisa McCarty reviews Perhaps the Stars, the fourth and final book in the Terra Ignota series, written by Ada Palmer and narrated by T. Ryder Smith. Perhaps the Stars [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]   Ada Palmer's essay: "Gender in Terra Ignota"