Vanessa joins Jenn again to look at what got accolades and award nods, if not wins, over the past year, plus their own favorites of 2023!Vanessa joins Jenn again to look at what got accolades and award nods, if not wins, over the past year, plus their own favorites of 2023!

Sharifah and Jenn are off this holiday week, but we thought it would be fun to share a rerun of our most anticipated books of 2023, which originally aired on January 11, 2023.

Jenn talks about different kinds of rereading, a plan for this winter, and some experimenting to come on Backlist episodes!

Jenn and guest Vanessa dig into their reading pet peeves and favorite tropes in SFF

This week, Jenn talks about two "eco-fiction" SFF novels she loves.

Sharifah and Jenn are out this week, but never fear! We've got a very special guest episode on one of today's hottest sub-genres, romantasy, with Erica and Tirzah.

This week, Sharifah talks about gloomy SFF for gloomy days.

Sharifah and Jenn talk a little bit of news, and then give recommendations for a listener question and general holiday gifting.Sharifah and Jenn talk a little bit of news (that Avatar: The Last Airbender teaser!!), and then give recommendations for a listener question and general holiday gifting.

This week, Jenn recommends two speculative fiction books she's read and loved this year.

Sharifah and Jenn talk awards season, including some Hugos chat, reminisce about their childhoods courtesy of a Where the Wild Things Are update, talk about current reading faves, and more.

This week, Sharifah talks about some favorite SF/F books that are all about family.

Sharifah and Jenn talk ghosts in SFF in honor of the season, pay tribute to Keith Giffen, dig into book banning via Malinda Lo, and more.

This week, Jenn takes a trip down memory lane to 2013, courtesy of her reading spreadsheet.

Sharifah and Jenn discuss a handful of the amazing books that came out in the last quarter, some interesting awards lists, Alan Moore, Goosebumps, and more!

This week, Sharifah talks about two of her favorite back-to-school SFF reads.

This week, Jenn talks about some nonfiction reads that have changed the way she approaches SF/F!

Jenn and Vanessa roll around in Fall Feelings, talk about what that means anyway in SF/F, plus news about Scott Pilgrim, Loki Season 2, and more.

Sharifah dives into "rich people problems" in SF/F, with two favorites.

Jenn and Sharifah are off this week, so please enjoy this When in Romance episode about witch romances and more, with Jess Pryde and Liberty Hardy.

This week, Jenn talks about two SF/F books that she read because someone else strongly recommended them.

Sharifah and Jenn talk about Octavia Butler Avenue, a new crime series from Marvel, cover trends and tropes in SF/F, and more.

This week, Sharifah is playing Guess That Backlist SFF Book, where she tells you what the book is about and you guess the title before she gives you the answer! (Titles below so don't look if you want to guess)

Sharifah and Jenn discuss the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize Shortlist, a new way to doomscroll, The Changeling adaptation, the most exciting books of the second half of 2023, and more.

In which Jenn talks about two older series that she's reading and loving this summer.