Stars and Swords: Footnoting Genre Fiction
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Great Expectations 2: Fancy Lad Fight Club
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
This week, we begin our discussion of Great Expectations by discussing the gothic, coming of age, and the traumas of childhood.
Scheduling Announcement
A brief delay in our schedule; the podcast will return as planned on Sunday!
Great Expectations Introduction: Better Than Bulwer-Lytton
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
This week, we conclude Katharine Kerr's first Deverry novel, Daggerspell!
Daggerspell 2: Dark Sides
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
In our first real episode studying Katharine Kerr's Daggerspell, we cover the first two chapters!
Daggerspell Introduction: Deverry In Deverry
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
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
In this episode, we discuss Parts Four and Five of V.E. Schwab's The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue!