Episode 23: The Wyvern, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland with Laila Vafaeezadeh

It was so cold that Frienduary lasted into Smarch! This week, Laila Vafaeezadeh of Bigfoot and Bob joins us while we talk the Oz-infused, magic-stuffed, girl-empowered fantasy of The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland by Catherynne M. Valente. What makes a uniquely American fantasy? How do alternative publishing schemes aid and abet children's lit? And who else wants a wyverary as a best friend?

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making: Goodreads, Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com, Indiebound, Better World Books

Catherynne M. Valente: Website, Twitter, Patreon

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Bigfoot and Bob is a monstrous comedy podcast out of Seattle, hosted by Ryan Brown (@RAlisterBrown) and Laila Vafaeezadeh (@LailaMaryV). Listen in all your podcast-y places, such as iTunes and PlayerFM. Find them on Twitter and Facebook, too!

Laila's Tumblr

Laila's Wattpad project, Danny and I Survived

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Episode 22: The Very Worst Wandering Frogger: The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart

To celebrate International Women's Day, we're taking a look at all the ways we can be terrible to each other...and how we can break the cycles of oppression. Or, we're looking at the debut novel by E. Lockhart, discussing how life on a houseboat with a performance artist mom can prepare you for dating a sociopath and being shunned by the entire sophomore class. Or maybe it's just a really funny book about nihilism. Or maybe...all of the above?

Episode 21: An Abundance of Green Slime: Howl's Moving Castle with Lisa Jenn Bigelow

What happens when you're the oldest daughter of a hat-making family, destined for no fairytale adventures and cursed by a glamorous witch? Strike out your own fortune! Lisa Jenn Bigelow, author of Starting from Here and the upcoming Drum Roll, Please, joins us this Frienduary to talk terrible boys with magic powers, the undeniable gift of aging gracefully, and shouting as witchcraft. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones had us laugh, cry, and thank Calcifer we never had J.R.R. Tolkein as a professor.

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Episode 20: Camp Creepy Crush Art: Empress of the World by Sara Ryan

Happy Frienduary, readers and listeners! Our very first guest, librarian and author Kyle Lukoff, joins us to talk Sara Ryan's debut, Empress of the World. Find out why you should tell on terrible boys and why you shouldn't make creepy crush art while reminiscing about first loves, nerd camp, and bisexual folk music.

Sarah Ryan: Website, Blog

Empress of the World: Goodreads, Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Indiebound

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Kyle Lukoff teaches kids how to library well, writes fascinating children's books, and decides what books should get a Stonewall Book Award (along with a bunch of other cool people.) His first book, A Storytelling of Ravens, will be published May 1, 2018. You can find him on twitter @Shekels_Library

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Content Notes

People are real shitty about queer folks, even queer folks themselves! Battle has shitty judgemental Christian parents! The t-word that Frank-N-Further calls himself gets thrown around in a stupid way! Things that were all too commonplace in the era show up here.

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Show Notes

Katrina in "Me and Edith Head"

Ramona Quimby, Age 8 is the book with Ramona making the Fancy Feast commercial parody

Battle and Nic have their first kiss to this song!

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Readalikes

Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler

Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde

Trace Elements of Random Tea Parties by Felicia Luna Lemus

Drum Roll, Please by Friend of the Podcast Lisa Jenn Bigelow

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Current Reads

The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

Far from the Tree by Robin Benway

Rookie on Love edited by Tavi Gevinson

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Episode 19: Those Were Some Feelings: The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray

LIBBA HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO US. Now that we have this out of our systems, join us as we close the Gemma Doyle trilogy, talking about our D&D alignments, Paris sapphists, and a light in the dark of winter.

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Have you read the rest of the series? Check out our episodes about A Great and Terrible Beauty and Rebel Angels!

The Sweet Far Thing: Goodreads, Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, IndieBound

Libba Bray: Website, Blog

Libba Bray answers Frequently Asked Questions About The Sweet Far Thing: Part 1, Part 2

We love to hear from our readers and listeners! Send us email, or visit us at Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter!

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Content Warnings

Violence! Gore! Sexual Harassment! Betrayal! This is a rough book, y'all, but it'll turn out well for our intrepid trio.

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Show Notes

Celebrating Candlemas

Diviners Series

One Thing Leads to Another: An Interview with Libba Bray

Confessions of a Part-time Sorceress: A Girl's Guide to the D&D Game by Shelly Mazzanoble

Online D&D Alignment Test

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: The Lonely Doll by Dare Wright 

- The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll: The Search for Dare Wright by Jean Nathan

Folk Horror Revival

Wild Girls: Paris, Sappho, and Art: The Lives and Loves of Natalie Barney and Romaine Brooks by Diana Souhami

Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild

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Readalikes

The Elemental Masters series by Mercedes Lackey

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The Salt Roads by Nalo Hopkinson

So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

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