Stars and Swords: Footnoting Genre Fiction

Stars and Swords: Footnoting Genre Fiction


Latest Episodes

Great Expectations 2: Fancy Lad Fight Club
May 11, 2024

This week, we begin our discussion of Great Expectations by discussing the gothic, coming of age, and the traumas of childhood.

Great Expectations 1: Told No Lies
April 30, 2024

This week, we begin our discussion of Great Expectations by discussing the gothic, coming of age, and the traumas of childhood.

Scheduling Announcement
April 23, 2024

A brief delay in our schedule; the podcast will return as planned on Sunday!

Great Expectations Introduction: Better Than Bulwer-Lytton
April 16, 2024

This week, a brief introduction to Dickens, the Victorian Era, what makes Great Expectations the perfect book for this series, and Dickens' most notorious peer.

Daggerspell 3: Live and Learn
April 11, 2024

This week, we conclude Katharine Kerr's first Deverry novel, Daggerspell!

Daggerspell 2: Dark Sides
April 01, 2024

In the second part of our adventure through Katharine Kerr's Daggerspell, we read to the middle of Chapter Five!

Daggerspell 1: Despair And Desperation
March 26, 2024

In our first real episode studying Katharine Kerr's Daggerspell, we cover the first two chapters!

Daggerspell Introduction: Deverry In Deverry
March 17, 2024

In this brief bonus episode, we set the stage for Katherine Kerr's 1986 Celtic fantasy Daggerspell.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 5: Teeth
March 09, 2024

In this episode, we discuss Parts SIx and Seven of V.E. Schwab's The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue!

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 4: One Big Pencil
March 03, 2024

In this episode, we discuss Parts Four and Five of V.E. Schwab's The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue!