This week, we’re back with a definitely-on-time episode about our favorite books of 2024! Tune in for spine-chilling horror, characters that consume us, and compelling nonfiction. As always, you can listen on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more.
Media Mentioned:
- James by Percival Everett
- Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
- Between Earth and Sky by Rebecca Roanhorse
- Memoirs of Lady Trent by Marie Brennan
- The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Swifts by Beth Lincoln
- When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lincoln
- If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come by Jen St. Jude
- Gods of the Wyrdwood by R.J. Barker
- The Bone Ships by R.J. Barker
- Burning Girls and Other Stories by Veronica Schanoes
- The Black Count by Tom Reiss
- Napoleon (2024) dir. Ridley Scott
- Chevalier (2022) dir. Stephen Williams
- The Count of Monte Cristo (2024) dir. Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière
- Greta and Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly
- The Dangerous Kingdom of Love by Neil Blackmore
- Experienced by Kate Young
- The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
- Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin
- Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan
- Episode 41 – There’s No Place Like Rome
- A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by Emma Southon
- When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo
- A Feather So Black by Lyra Selene
- The Other Olympians by Michael Waters
- The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
- The Ride, the Rider, and the Rich Man’s Wife by Premee Mohamed
- Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe
- The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
- Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
- The Will Darling Adventures by KJ Charles
- The Cautious Traveler’s Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks
- One Day All of This Will Be Yours by Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Boys Weekend by Mattie Lubchansky
- Her First Palestinian by Saeed Teebi
- Dissolution by C.J. Sansom
- Shardlake (2024)
- The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
- Inverse Cowgirl: A Memoir by Alicia Roth Wiegel
- Belonging by Nora Krug
- The Dark Queens by Shelley Puhak
- A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll
- Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott
- Cursebreakers by Madeline Nakamura
- Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill
- When Among Crows by Veronica Roth
- The Gilded Crown by Marianne Gordon
- The Pale Queen by Ethan M. Aldridge
- The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
- The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
- October Daye by Seanan McGuire
- World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
- The Hedgewitch of Foxhall by Anna Bright
- London Celebrities by Lucy Parker
- Movie Magic by Karen Healey
- Marlowe Banks, Redesigned by Jacqueline Firkins
- Glitter and Concrete by Elissa Maxx Goodman
- The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
- Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
- Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
- The 100 Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg
- Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments by Saidiya Hartman
- The Trojan Women by Euripedes
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John Le Carré
- Dune by Frank Herbert
- The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
Content warnings:
- Mentions of suicidal ideation (24:30-27:00)
- Mentions of slavery and racism (34:00-39:30)
- Mentions of cancer (1:00:00:30-1:02:00)
- Mentions of murder and slavery (1:03:30-1:08:55)
- Mentions of fascism and transphobia (1:15:30–1:20:35)
- Mentions of Nazi Germany (1:46:33-1:47:30)
- Mentions of antisemitism (1:51:50-1:52:20)