Books of a Feather: Recent Episodes
Angie and Khushi
Conversations between friends about books, fandoms, and the creations they inspire. Angie and Khushi, along with their guests, dive into the world of the “bird books” (The Raven Cycle, Six of Crows, All For The Game, and more) to explore how these fictional universes and characters have led them to discover things about themselves, find community, and make art of all kinds. Join our found family on Instagram @booksofafeatherpod!
Crying, screaming, and sobbing because I (Angie) got to meet Kaya and Lea of The Dreamer's Production in person! Coming to you live from a bridge in Florence, we recap our trip and talk about what it was like cosplaying The Raven Cycle TOGETHER in REAL LIFE.
Listen to our previous episodes with The Dreamer's Production here:
6: Lights, Camera, Action! - The Dreamer's Production (Part 1)
7: Complex Truths Behind the Camera - The Dreamer's Production (Part 2)
The Dreamer's Production's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7WkKYPMrmbg_OJHbfEYww
The Dreamer's Production's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_dreamers_production/
The Dreamer's Production's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the_dreamers_production
Khushi talks to Ysa about The Secret History and asks questionable things. They also play rather stressful games and rant on and on about the book and its characters. Follow Ysa's Instagram @ysabeell_ Join the Books of a Feather found family on Instagram at @booksofafeatherpod!
In this episode, Angie interviews Jaye, who was possibly the first person to ever cosplay The Raven Cycle on TikTok! They talk about just how much the fandom has grown and changed since the days when people really did not like Adam Parrish (can you even imagine such a thing now?!).
Then, in a serendipitous continuation of our last episode, Jaye takes us through their Kavinsky Lives AU, giving K a well thought out backstory and a future in The Dreamer Trilogy. Think about it — Kavinsky as the demolition man for the dreamer trio's eco-terrorism activities, Kavinsky and Hennessy street racing...
Follow Jaye's Instagram, TikTok, and Pinterest @packofd0gs.
Join the Books of a Feather found family on Instagram at @booksofafeatherpod!
Fans of The Dream Thieves, this one's for you. Angie chats with special guest Czerny (no relation to Noah Czerny) about THE DREAMPACK! What is the dreampack, you may ask? It's a niche within The Raven Cycle fandom dedicated to Joseph Kavinsky and his (namely Skov, Swan, Prokopenko, and Jiang). Angie and Czerny also discuss why the dreampack is attractive to a lot of readers, and how both fandom and canon portrayals of these characters provide representation for queerness and mental illness. (Note: this recording is almost a year old — if it sounds like we recorded this before Greywaren came out, it’s because we did💀)Bonus: Angie and Czerny compare some Aussie vs. U.S. slang terms! Czerny's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr34mth13f/Czerny's Art Account: https://www.instagram.com/charlieczerny/
Khushi and Angie interview Chloe Ament, booktok’s beloved singer/songwriter! They deep dive into her discography and the stories behind creating the songs on Broken Bodies, Broken Hearts and Daisies, with many detours to fangirl about books along the way!
Disclaimer: This episode is 90% chaos, listen with one brain cell only.
CHLOE’S DEBUT ALBUM IS OUT NOW!! LISTEN HERE: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/chloeament/when-im-older
Chloe’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chloeamentmusic/
Chloe’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chloeschampagneproblems
*Also hi, this is editing Khushi! Please tell me what the audio quality is like! I denoised it a lot but I also live in a very loud city area so please give me feedback!
Happy Birthday, Angie!
It is Angie's birthday and these are our top Angie moments from the podcast!!
(Also I, unfortunately, didn't have that much time to edit so the quality isn't the best :')
We are back!
Angie and Khushi give some life updates, talk about what to expect from season two of Books of a Feather, and go on a lengthy tangent about The Song of Achilles. Also, some calling out is done, The Secret History is discussed, and the fandom word association game is played (and failed at) again! Thank you so much for listening! Follow BOAF on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/booksofafeatherpod/
Angie and Khushi reminisce over the last half year of recording BOAF, get emotional over guests' answers to "how has the fandom affected you," play a word association game, and reveal all the names this podcast was almost called.
Thank you so much for listening, we'll be back soon for season 2!
Follow BOAF on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/booksofafeatherpod/
We are nothing if not an Adam Parrish podcast. Listen to any of our episodes to celebrate this special day, but especially:
4: Adam Parrish's Leather Jacket
8: The Magician Reads our Tarot
9: The Intrinsic Queerness of TRC
Depending on where you begin the story, The Raven Cycle is about desire and the weird nature of the intrinsic wanting that really only exists in that transition period from childhood to adulthood — a very understandable queer experience. In this episode, Khushi, Angie, and special guest Milo dive into why The Raven Cycle is queer at its very core through the lens of the character Milo relates to most.
Milo's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unknowmagician/
Milo's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unknowmagician/
Adam Parrish draws a few cards to divine the fate of the BOAF podcast and introduces us to his feathered friend. He makes way for Milo (@unknowmagician), who shares about his intriguing experiences reading tarot for people, as well as his relationship with the bird books and Adam's character in particular.
Adam's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aparrish74/
Milo's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unknowmagician/
Milo's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unknowmagician/
We talk about Angie's collaborations with The Dreamer's Production and the brainstorming behind the Made of Dreams and Savior Complex CMVs. We also discover that cosplaying certain characters can reveal some interesting contradictions and "complex truths" within ourselves. Listen past the outro jingle for bloopers ;)
The Dreamer's Production's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7WkKYPMrmRbg_0JHbfEYww The Dreamer's Production's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_dreamers_production/ The Dreamer's Production's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the_dreamers_production
We interview Kaya and Lea (two sisters who make cosplay music videos for The Raven Cycle) and gain some exclusive insights into how their style has evolved, funny moments while shooting, and more. So much to discuss and so little time — tune in next week for Part 2 of this episode!
Do it for Adam Parrish.
Playlist of all TRC CMVs: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8iScZzaf9Wg9plSAXp0ur1sJzbx_wchl The Dreamer's Production's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7WkKYPMrmRbg_0JHbfEYww The Dreamer's Production's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_dreamers_production/ The Dreamer's Production's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the_dreamers_production
Python, Angie, and Khushi discuss what the TRC characters would’ve been doing in the 2015 multifandom era. Ronan being a Tris kinnie? More likely than you think. We also interview Python about her 300 Fox Way-esque gardens and her iconic Six of Crows, Raven Cycle, and Arcane cosplays! Erika makes a ghost appearance. (18:35-19:30 Arcane spoilers) Python’s TikToks mentioned in this episode: Kaz Brekker, Femme Ronan, Greenmantle, Wylan Van Eck Python’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pythons_headspace/ Python’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pythons_headspace/ Sadly we could not find the TikTok of the dude with the pink polo shirts.
The headcanons episode is HERE. If you think you think a lot about TRC, you're wrong – Rien has thought about it more. We talk about Christmas with the Gangsey, baking, band AU, Kaz Brekker vs. Adam Parrish, the Gangsey playing exy, and more! Follow Rien on his social medias down below to give R. Gansey some more encourage-mint to post. (16:20 actual headcanon talk starts, 23:11 HEADPHONE USERS BEWARE)
Rien’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rien.cos/
Rien’s TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLgdxxf3/
R. Gansey’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardcganseyiii/
A collection of songs that Richard Gansey would enjoy (and/or cry to):
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6kFfhZt3UKSvNgpbU1ZVEx?si=e9RksyL5RpSfJHiKokpmNg&nd=1
Angie, Khushi, and special guest Mel dive into topics including but not limited to: faceplanting snakes at Henry's toga party, theatre vs. cosplay acting, becoming older than your favorite characters, and cosplaying the Gangsey in real life.
Mel's cosplays mentioned in this episode: Toga party Blue, making Tamar's axes, Kanej ft. Chinese bibles, Gangsey Cosplay Mel's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mellilla.cos/ Mel's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mellilla.cos/
Angie interviews Khushi about her cosplays, hobbies, and Inej-esque gravity defying experiences. They also talk about representation in Six of Crows, propose their vision for TRC con, and have a prolonged hysterical breakdown over an iceberg.
Khushi’s aerial silks videos: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTd5weJtx/
https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPd5wdogh/
Get to know Angie through some listener questions, her cosplays, and her songs! A sneak peek of Made of Dreams 2.0 may be included. Also in this episode: how the creation of this podcast was fated, favorite underrated scenes, and Adam Parrish rambles (duh).
Angie’s songs: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ws4xwncEycMyxhU7Iwbcr?si=RLf5ZBNpSgiSAJ0sVvg7GA
SPOILER WARNING: 17:26-18:23 vague Raven Cycle spoilers re: Ronan Lynch, 25:00-26:00 out of context spoilers for Call Down the Hawk, 30:00-36:00 mention of specific scenes from The Dream Thieves and Six of Crows.
Angie and Khushi introduce the format of the BOAF podcast and share a little about how they got into the bird books. Standards of romance are discussed, plans are made for a special Kevin Day and Adam Parrish episode, and chaos ensues. BOAF Insta: @booksofafeatherpod Angie: @adamshondayota Khushi: @wheres.my.found.family Our website: https://booksofafeatherpod.wixsite.com/booksofafeatherpod