Episodes

  • A Halloween SFF Yeah Special

    A Halloween SFF Yeah Special
    Oct 30 2024
    Book Riot's managing editor and All the Books host Vanessa Diaz joins Sharifah for a Halloween special, with book, movie, and music recommendations to make your season extra spooky. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This October, Tailored Book Recommendations is giving away a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! TBR is the perfect way to take the guesswork out of finding your next favorite read. To get started with TBR, just fill out a quick survey about your reading likes and dislikes, and we’ll pair you with a professional book nerd— aka bibliologist— who uses their bookish knowledge to match you with three books they think you’ll dig. You can sign up to receive your recommendations via email or have your bibliologist’s picks delivered right to your door as either hardcovers or paperbacks. And if you sign up or gift TBR in the month of October, you’ll be automatically entered to win a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! Current TBR subscribers also have a chance to win by purchasing a drop-in round of recommendations in October. Get all the details at mytbr.co. Mentioned Practical Magic Sequel Announcement Books Discussed The Changeling by Victor LaValle An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen Bad Cree by Jessica Johns Leech by Hiron Ennes Immortal Pleasures by V. Castro Music Discussed Picks from Vanessa's Something Wicked playlist "Fantasmas" by Ambar Lucid "Uninvited" by Alanis Morisette "Howling" by Cathedrals "Spellwork" by Austra "I Put a Spell on You" (cover) by Brooklynn Sharifah's Picks The Nightmare Before Christmas Soundtrack "St James Infirmary" by Cab Calloway "Rawhead and Bloody Bones" by Siouxsie & the Banshees Movies Discussed Crimson Peak The Craft Twilight Wednesday (show) Discovery of Witches Candyman (1992 and 2021) The Addams Family movies A Nightmare on Elm Street Hellraiser Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Backlist to the Future, October 23, 2024

    Backlist to the Future, October 23, 2024
    Oct 23 2024
    Sharifah talks about some of her favorite backlist SF/F reads. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This October, Tailored Book Recommendations is giving away a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! TBR is the perfect way to take the guesswork out of finding your next favorite read. To get started with TBR, just fill out a quick survey about your reading likes and dislikes, and we’ll pair you with a professional book nerd— aka bibliologist— who uses their bookish knowledge to match you with three books they think you’ll dig. You can sign up to receive your recommendations via email or have your bibliologist’s picks delivered right to your door as either hardcovers or paperbacks. And if you sign up or gift TBR in the month of October, you’ll be automatically entered to win a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! Current TBR subscribers also have a chance to win by purchasing a drop-in round of recommendations in October. Sign up today at mytbr.co. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Mistress Masham's Repose by T. H. White Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson Mentions The Once and Future King by T.H. White H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald Illustrations for the scrapped Disney adaption of Mistress Masham's Repose Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    16 mins
  • SF/F for Your Book Club

    SF/F for Your Book Club
    Oct 16 2024
    Book Riot's In the Club newsletter captain Erica Ezeifedi joins Sharifah to recommend some SF/F books for your book club or reading with a friend. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This October, Tailored Book Recommendations is giving away a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! TBR is the perfect way to take the guesswork out of finding your next favorite read. To get started with TBR, just fill out a quick survey about your reading likes and dislikes, and we’ll pair you with a professional book nerd— aka bibliologist— who uses their bookish knowledge to match you with three books they think you’ll dig. You can sign up to receive your recommendations via email or have your bibliologist’s picks delivered right to your door as either hardcovers or paperbacks. And if you sign up or gift TBR in the month of October, you’ll be automatically entered to win a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! Current TBR subscribers also have a chance to win by purchasing a drop-in round of recommendations in October. Get all the details at mytbr.co. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson The Book of Love by Kelly Link The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 mins
  • Some Excellent Queer SF/F

    Some Excellent Queer SF/F
    Oct 2 2024
    Book Riot's Our Queerest Shelves newsletter captain Danika Ellis joins Sharifah to recommend some LGBTQ+ SF/F favorites. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! Join Book Riot's editorial staff and expert guest writers at The Deep Dive, your destination for deep thoughts on all things reading, behind-the-scenes insights, informed takes, and so much more. Whether we're analyzing book deal trends, whittling down the best books of the century, or letting you in on the best book club book of the summer, you'll find something to nerd out over and enrich your reading life. With decades of experience in books and publishing between us, we have a wealth of knowledge, thoughts, and curated goodness we can't wait to share with you. Go ahead and take the plunge. Visit bookriot.com/deepdive to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Shoutouts The Lesbrary Lilly Wachowski Developing Hell Followed With Us Into Animated Pic [DEADLINE] 10 New Queer Science Fiction Books, from Cozy to Cataclysmic Books Discussed The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White Into the Light by Mark Oshiro The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach Everfair by Nisi Shawl The Unbroken by C.L. Clark Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki August Kitko and the Mechas from Space by Alex White Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 mins
  • Backlist to the Future, September 25, 2024

    Backlist to the Future, September 25, 2024
    Sep 25 2024
    Sharifah talks about some of her favorite backlist SF/F reads. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! Join Book Riot's editorial staff and expert guest writers at The Deep Dive, your destination for deep thoughts on all things reading, behind-the-scenes insights, informed takes, and so much more. Whether we're analyzing book deal trends, whittling down the best books of the century, or letting you in on the best book club book of the summer, you'll find something to nerd out over and enrich your reading life. With decades of experience in books and publishing between us, we have a wealth of knowledge, thoughts, and curated goodness we can't wait to share with you. Go ahead and take the plunge. Visit bookriot.com/deepdive to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi, translated by Jonathan Wright Uprooted by Naomi Novik Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    16 mins
  • Revisiting THE NEVERENDING STORY With the Book Riot Podcast

    Revisiting THE NEVERENDING STORY With the Book Riot Podcast
    Sep 18 2024
    Let's take a break from the usual SFF Yeah format to share the Book Riot podcast's Book Nerd Movie Club talking about The Neverending Story! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! Join Book Riot's editorial staff and expert guest writers at The Deep Dive, your destination for deep thoughts on all things reading, behind-the-scenes insights, informed takes, and so much more. Whether we're analyzing book deal trends, whittling down the best books of the century, or letting you in on the best book club book of the summer, you'll find something to nerd out over and enrich your reading life. With decades of experience in books and publishing between us, we have a wealth of knowledge, thoughts, and curated goodness we can't wait to share with you. Go ahead and take the plunge. Visit bookriot.com/deepdive to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: The Neverending Story by Michael Ende The Neverending Story Oral History The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Backlist to the Future, September 11, 2024

    Backlist to the Future, September 11, 2024
    Sep 11 2024
    Sharifah talks about some of her favorite backlist SF/F reads. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! Join Book Riot's editorial staff and expert guest writers at The Deep Dive, your destination for deep thoughts on all things reading, behind-the-scenes insights, informed takes, and so much more. Whether we're analyzing book deal trends, whittling down the best books of the century, or letting you in on the best book club book of the summer, you'll find something to nerd out over and enrich your reading life. With decades of experience in books and publishing between us, we have a wealth of knowledge, thoughts, and curated goodness we can't wait to share with you. Go ahead and take the plunge. Visit bookriot.com/deepdive to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moses The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    19 mins
  • Shakespeare Does SFF

    Shakespeare Does SFF
    Sep 4 2024
    Sharifah talks about Shakespeare and references to the Bard in SF/F, talks Antony and Cleopatra with Immortal Longings author Chloe Gong, and more! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! Learn something new, sharpen your skills, and expand your horizons with our Better Living Through Books newsletter. Better Living Through Books is your resource for reading material that helps you live the life you want. From self-help to cookbooks to parenting to personal finance, relationships, and more, Better Living Through Books has got you covered. If it’s part of life, it can be part of your reading life. That's what Better Living Through Books is all about. Visit bookriot.com/betterliving to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong Vilest Things by Chloe Gong Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu Prince of Cats by Ronald Wimberly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 mins