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This time we discussed The Wishing Pool and Other Stories, written by Tananarive Due and narrated by William DeMeritt & Jasmin Walker. Review & discussion with Lisa and Scott. Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Recorded Books, Inc. for providing an audio review copy of The Wishing Pool for today’s episode. The Wishing Pool and Other Stories [Libro.fm] A Song for a New Day [Libro.fm] The Book Eaters [Libro.fm]  

Lisa discusses The Ferryman, written by Justin Cronin and narrated by Scott Brick & Suzanne Elise Freeman. Thank you to the Libro.fm ALC Program and Penguin Random House Audio for providing advance review copies for today’s episode. The Ferryman [Libro.fm] Logan’s Run (1976) [IMDb] An Island Too Lovely [Kindle]

This time we discussed Witch King, the newest Fantasy novel written by Martha Wells and narrated by Eric Mok. Review & discussion with Lisa, and Scott. Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing an audio review copy of Witch King for today’s episode. Witch King [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Murderbot Diaries (Series) [Overdrive/Libby] / [Libro.fm] / [Audible] / [Episode 99: Fugitive Telemetry]  The Goblin Emperor [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Unspoken Name [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Locked Tomb (series):Gideon the Ninth [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Mark, Lisa, and Scott got together to run and to discuss running with audiobooks including a few recommendations. How to Lose a Marathon: A Starter's Guide to Finishing in 26.2 Chapters [Audible] The Incomplete Book of Running [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] We are Satellites [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 120] Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy [Audible] The School for Good and Evil [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

This time we discussed Flux, written by Jinwoo Chong and narrated by David Lee Huynh. Review & discussion with Shachi, Lisa, and Scott. Flux [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Time Travel in Fiction [Episode 168] 12 Monkeys (1995) [IMDb] Midnight, Water City [Libro.fm] /  [Episode 108]

This time we discussed Chain Gang All-Stars, written by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah; and narrated by Shayna Small, Aaron Goodson, Michael Crouch, & Lee Osorio. Review & discussion with Shachi, Lisa, and Scott. Thank you to the Libro.fm ALC Program and Penguin Random House Audio for providing advance review copies of Chain Gang All-Stars for today’s episode. Chain Gang All-Stars [Libro.fm] Riot Baby [Overdrive/Libby] / [Libro.fm] / [Audible]  

This time on Narrated, we discussed our favorite biography and memoir audiobooks. Round 1: Shachi: Finding Me [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 198]  Lisa: Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman's Fight to End Ableism [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Scott: The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 37] Round 2: Shachi: The Man Who Could Move Clouds [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]  / [Audible] Lisa: A Mind Unraveled [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]  / [Audible] Scott:Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood [Audible] / [Episode 16] Round 3: Shachi: The Big Reveal: An Illustrated Manifesto of Drag [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]  / [Audible] Lisa: The Ice Diaries: The Untold Story of the USS Nautilus and the Cold War’s Most Daring Mission [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]  / [Audible] Scott: Jim Henson: The Biography [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]  / [Audible] Additional Picks: Shachi: I Am Debra Lee, You Can't Be Ser

Lisa & Scott discuss two recent novellas: The Mimicking of Known Successes written by Malka Older and narrated by Lindsey Dorcus; and The Scourge Between Stars written by Ness Brown and narrated by Bahni Turpin. The Mimicking of Known Successes [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Scourge Between Stars [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Tea and Murder (including The Tea Master and the Detective) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Braking Day [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 155]  

Lisa and Scott discuss a range of science fiction stories featuring artificial intelligence and discuss what these depictions can tell us about humanity and how we interact with the world. References: AI 2041 [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Rossum’s Universal Robots (Adaptation) [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Robot (Series): The Caves of Steel [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] 2001: A Space Odyssey [Libro.fm] / [Audible] Robopocalypse [Libro.fm] / [Audible] The Prey of Gods [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Arc of the Scythe (Series): Thunderhead [Audible] The Moon is a Harsh Mistress [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Midnight Robber [Audible] The Diamond Age [Audible] The Mother Code [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Exhalation [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Cloud Cuckoo Land [Libro.fm] / [Episode 119] Blade Runner (Originally published as Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?) [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Murderbot Diaries (Series)

Lisa and Scott discuss The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi written by Shannon Chakraborty and narrated by Lameece Issaq & Amin El Gamal. The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Daevabad Trilogy (Series) [Overdrive/Libby] / Libro.fm: [The City of Brass] [The Kingdom of Copper] [The Empire of Gold] / [Audible] A Master of Djinn [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Shachi and Scott discuss the award-winning Finding Me, written and narrated by Viola Davis. Finding Me [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] 2023 Audie Winners The Monsters We Defy [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Unprotected: A Memoir [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Fairy Tale [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 197]  You Can't Be Serious [Libro.fm] / [Audible] / [Overdrive/Libby] /  [Episode 130]

Mark and Scott discuss Hugo Award nomination thoughts (not necessarily the categories you’d think) and recent listens including Fairy Tale, written by Stephen King and narrated by Seth Numrich and Stephen King.  Fairy Tale [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Our Favorite Audiobooks of 2022 [Episode 184] Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) [IMDb] Andor (2022-) [IMDb] Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) [IMDb] WandaVision (2021) [IMDb] Dune (2021) [IMDb] Ms. Marvel (2022) [IMDb] Severance (2022-) [IMDb] The Expanse (2015-2022) [IMDb] The Expanse: Dragon Tooth (Graphic Novels) [Kickstarter] Hugo, Girl! Hugos There Podcast  Micro SF/F stories  The Golden Enclaves [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 174] Stellarlune [Audible] / [Episode 183]

Gilbert joined Lisa & Scott to discuss reading challenges including how we approach setting and tracking reading goals, finding time to read or listen, and other tips for reaching your reading goals. Referenced Audiobooks: Memory’s Legion [Libro.fm] / [Audible] /  [Overdrive/Libby] Contact - Unabridged [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Contact - Abridged [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] Miracle and Wonder [Libro.fm] [Overdrive/Libby] [Audible] A Master of Djinn [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] A Dead Djinn in Cairo [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Haunting of Tram Car 015 [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]  

This time we discussed VenCo, written by Cherie Dimaline and narrated by Michelle St. John. We also discussed some of the finalists for the 2023 Audie Awards. Review & discussion with Shachi, Lisa, and Scott. Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and HarperAudio for providing a review copy of VenCo for this episode VenCo [Libro.fm]   2023 Audie Finalists Legends and Lattes [Audible] / [Episode 150] The Monsters We Defy [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The 1619 Project [Libro.fm]   Finding Me [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Noor [Libro.fm] / [Episode 127]  Miracle and Wonder [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 137] How High We Go In The Dark [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Coraline (Full Cast Production) [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Good Omens (Full Cast Production) [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] January LaVoy for Thistlefoot [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

This time we discussed The Last Tale of the Flower Bride, written by Roshani Chokshi and narrated by Steve West & Sura Siu. Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and HarperAudio for providing a review copy of The Last Tale of the Flower Bride for this episode Review & discussion with Lisa and Scott. The Last Tale of the Flower Bride [Libro.fm]   Mexican Gothic [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Among Others [Audible] The Chronicles of Narnia [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Spinning Silver [Overdrive/Libby]  / [Audible] / [Libro.fm] / [Episode 30]  

We took a look at some of our favorite audiobooks with non-human main characters. Panel including Shachi, Lisa, and Scott. Round 1: Shachi: Klara and the Sun [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]  / [Audible] / [Episode 110]  Lisa: The Raven Tower [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Scott: Wayfarers (Series):  The Galaxy, and the Ground Within: [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 97] Round 2: Shachi: Glory [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]  / [Audible] Lisa: When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]  / [Audible] Scott:The Golem and the Jinni [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]  / [Audible] / [Episode 14] Round 3: Shachi: What We Fed to the Manticore [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]  / [Audible] Lisa: CatNet (series): Catfishing on CatNet  [Audible] Scott: The One and Only Ivan [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]  / [Audible] Additional Picks: Shachi:The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, The President and the Frog Lisa: A Snake Falls to Earth, Monk and Robot (series), The Murderbot

Meru, written by S.B. Divya and narrated by Deepa Samuel begins The Alloy Era series Review & discussion with Lisa and Scott. Meru [Audible] The Terraformers [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 190] Children of Memory [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 191] Caves of Steel [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Actual Star [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Cemeteries of Amalo (Series): The Witness for the Dead [Libro.fm] / [

Children of Memory is the third book in the Children of Time series written by Adrian Tchaikovsky and narrated by Mel Hudson. Review & discussion with Lisa and Scott. Children of Memory [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Children of Time [Audible] Elder Race [Overdrive/Libby] (Not available as an audiobook) Harrow the Ninth [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]   The Mountain in the Sea [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 172]  An Informal History of the Hugos [Overdrive/Libby] The Three-Body Problem [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Embassytown [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Terraformers [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 190]

The Terraformers, written by Annalee Newitz and narrated by Emily Lawrence, explores the lives of the residents of a terraformed planet and the threats to their way of life over more than a thousand years. Review & discussion with Lisa and Scott. The Terraformers [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Future of Another Timeline [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Wayfarers (Series) [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 45] / [Episode 97] Lock In (Series) [Audible] Neuromancer [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Neuromancer [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart is a memoir, written and narrated by Jen Sookfong Lee, that traces her life journey contrasted through the lens of pop culture. Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Penguin Random House Canada for providing a review copy of Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart for this episode Review & discussion with Shachi, Lisa, and Scott. Superfan [Libro.fm]   The Conjoined [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] My Life as a Goddess [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 42] You Can't Be Serious [Libro.fm] / [Audible] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Episode 130] Minor Feelings [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] No Time Like the Future [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]