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by Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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- 3 days ago26 min
#543B - Slewfoot Wrap-Up
Our final thoughts on Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1 weeks ago37 min
#543A - Dumpling Heist
Listen. We talk a a lot about what Guy Fi might or might not be. But the most important part of the episode is when we try to name all the possible variations on dumplings. Come join us. And we kick off The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Oct 8, 202629 min
#542B - Luminous Wrap-Up
Welcome to the wrap-up of last month’s book pick! Luminous by Silvia Park Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Oct 1, 202633 min
#542 - It's a Guy-Fi Thing
Attack of the clowns, cheese on cheese, brain teeth. We click with Jisoo and learn how to sing Diggy Diggy Hole. We speculate on what Guy-Fi is, and we kick off Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Sep 11, 202625 min
#541B - This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews Wrap Up
Welcome to the wrapup of last month's book pick! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Sep 5, 202638 min
#541A - Bot Stuff
We have a new format to tell you about, and we also kick off our September book pick, Luminous by Silvia Park. And a lot about bots and their stuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Aug 22, 202655 min
#540 - A Court of Coif and Sushi
Sword and Laser is having a meetup at LaCon! Plus, Fable gets popular, ACoTaR has new titles and our non-spoilery thoughts on This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Aug 6, 202637 min
#539 - Floss, Floss, Floss!
Cucamelons, short lists, long lists, Tom sings Le Sserafim, and we talk about books that changed our view of the world. Plus, what book would you want to portal into? Our first non-spoilery first impressions of This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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