Episode 147 - Contemporary Fantasy

Book Club for Masochists: a Readers’ Advisory Podcast

This episode we’re talking about Contemporary Fantasy! We discuss drunk mermaids, elderly ghosts, assholes magicians, and hot gargoyles!

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In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards

Things We Read (or tried to…)

• Thirsty Mermaids by Kat Leyh
• Black Water Sister by Zen Cho
• Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott
• Storm and Fury by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• The Magicians by Lev Grossman
  • The Magicians (American TV series) (Wikipedia)
  • Ghosts of Vancouver - Gabriola House
• The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

Other Media We Mentioned

• Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
• Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
• The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
• The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
• The Newford Stories by Charles de Lint
• Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
• Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
• Supercakes by Kat Leyh
• Lumberjanes (Wikipedia)
• The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler
• The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
• Tithe by Holly Black
• The Curse Workers: White Cat; Red Glove; Black Heart by Holly Black
• The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
• On the Edge by Ilona Andrews
• October Daye by Seanan McGuire
• Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews

Links, Articles, and Things

• Podcasters Panel: A Glimpse Behind the Microphone (recorded at the 2022 OLA Super Conference)
• Podcast Bingo
  • Version 1
  • Version 2
• Episode 014 - Historical Fantasy
• Dracula (Marvel Comics) (Wikipedia)
• Isekai (Wikipedia)
• Episode 016 - Supernatural and Paranormal Non-fiction (mermaids!)

20 Contemporary Fantasy books by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

• This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron
• The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova
• Black Water Sister by Zen Cho
• Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
• Wings of Ebony by J. Elle
• Lobizona by Romina Garber
• Elemental by Whitney Hill
• A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
• A Blade So Black by LL McKinney
• Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
• A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
• Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
• Half-Resurrection Blues by Daniel José Older
• Cameron Battle and the Hidden Kingdoms by Jamar J. Perry
• Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
• The Root by Na'amen Gobert Tilahun
• Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury
• Fire Boy by Sami Shah
• A Comb of Wishes by Lisa Stringfellow
• Kojiki by Keith Yatsuhashi

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Join us again on Tuesday, April 19th when we’ll be doing one of our occasional Media Consumption episodes!

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