SFF Yeah! Book Riot
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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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Backlist to the Future, with Two New Favorites
Jenn talks about two recent favorites with very different vibes.
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Want to make your book club the best club? Sign up for our In the Club newsletter. In the Club will deliver recommendations for the best books to discuss in your book clubs. From buzzy new releases to brilliant throwbacks, the books highlighted in this newsletter will drive your book club discussions. We’ll also share some book club-friendly recipes and interesting bookish updates from all over. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features. In other words, we’ll keep you well-met, well-read, and well-fed. Sign up today!
Books Discussed
The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl: (2023) Volume 1 by Miyuki Tonogaya
Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather
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That One Time in Camelot: The Green Knight
Jenn and guest Vanessa get deep into 2021's The Green Knight, plus talk a little bit more about the Hugos and a very wonky Wonka event.
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Want to make your book club the best club? Sign up for our In the Club newsletter. In the Club will deliver recommendations for the best books to discuss in your book clubs. From buzzy new releases to brilliant throwbacks, the books highlighted in this newsletter will drive your book club discussions. We’ll also share some book club-friendly recipes and interesting bookish updates from all over. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features. In other words, we’ll keep you well-met, well-read, and well-fed. Sign up today!
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News
Hugos Updates: Just Go Visit File770
Willy Wonkay's Potentially Litigious Fyre Festival? [EW]
Discussion
The Green Knight (2021)
"The Gawain Poet"
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight [Project Gutenberg]
The Green Knight by David Lowery and Anonymous
Preeti Chhibber on Dev Patel's Casting [Elle]
Monkey Man Trailer [YouTube]
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Backlist To the Future, Listener Questions Part 4
Jenn tackles two more listener questions and updates everyone about her Machineries of Empire reread.
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2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We’ll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up.
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Books Discussed
The Machineries of Empire by Yoon Ha Lee
Jennifer K: Middle-grade SF/F
The Storm Runner by J.C. Cervantes (but really any Rick Riordan Presents)
Lisa P: Academic sci-fi and Marginalized perspectives in high fantasy
The Blue, Beautiful World (Cygnus Beta #3) by Karen Lord
The Unbroken by C.L. Clark
She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
Rec'd by Lisa: We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor
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Horror Show
Jenn and guest Kelly Jensen dig into what horror is and isn't, the Summer Scares program, recommendations, and what even is happening with this ACOTAR adaptation.
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2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We’ll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up.
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News
A Court of Thorns and Roses Is ... Not? ... Cancelled [Collider]
Books Discussed
Summer Scares
Jackal by Erin E. Adams
Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison
This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno
All These Bodies by Kendare Blake
Dead Flip by Sara Farizan
#MurderTrending by Gretchen McNeil
Ophie’s Ghosts by Justina Ireland
The Nest by Kenneth Oppel
My Aunt Is A Monster by Reimena Yee
Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill (cw: animal experimentation & cruelty, homophobia, violence against women, loss of a child)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1, Koyoharu Gotouge with John Werry (Translator), Stan!, Adam Grano, Mike Montesa, John Hunt,
Symbiosis novellas by Nicky Drayden (cw: body horror)
The White Guy Dies First edited by Terry J. Benton-Walker (7/16)
Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare
The Black Girl Survives in This One edited by Desiree S. Evans and Saraceia J. Fennell (4/2)
Chlorine by Jade Song
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Back to the Future: Listener Questions Part 3
This week, Jenn answers two listener questions about paranormal romance and cinnamon rolls.
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2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We’ll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up.
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Books Discussed
For Sarah: comps for Nalini Singh
Mercenary Librarians series by Kit Rocha
L. Penelope’s Earthsinger series
Shelly Laurenston’s Honey Badgers series
For Christina: cinnamon rolls who are going through it
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty
Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho (and/or others by Zen Cho)
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Favorite Pairings of All Kinds in SF/F
Jenn and guest Erica talk about their favorite character pairings in SF/F, from romantic to platonic to #complicated, and discuss the Hugo Awards shenanigans, Dolly Parton's connection to Buffy, and more.
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To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter!
2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We’ll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up.
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News
Buffy Reboot news via Dolly Parton [Popverse]
Hugo 2023 Shenanigans, Recapped, Plus Resignations [Book Riot, File770]
The Audie Awards Finalists [Book Riot]
Books Discussed
Platonic Soulmates: Camilla Hect and Palimedes in The Locked Tomb by Tamsyn Muir
Complicated Besties: Johnny and Nick in Beneath the Rising by Premee Mohamed
Unconditional Acceptance Romance: Yasira and Productivity in The Outside by Ada Hoffmann
Former Mentor/Mentee Turned Bros: Cas and Rio in Zero Sum Game by SL Huang
Pining Sapphics/Beefing Rappers Turned Lovers: Red and Blue in This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone
Friends on a Quest: Miuko and Magpie Spirit Geiki in A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee
Annoying Friends and Low-Key Co-Parents: Murderbot and ART/Perihelion in Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
Human/Animal Companions: Vasilisa and Solovey (the horse!) in The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden
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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.
Maybe more for TV/movie fans
Since it’s a Book Riot podcast I really wanted it to talk about sci fi fantasy books. I ended up being really annoyed with the hosts’ reviews mainly consisting of basically hey, I’ve heard of this book but didn’t actually read it ha ha not really into reading right now. Okay….
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!