The Hidden Bookcase: Recent Episodes
Planar Prod
The Hidden Bookcase is a book club podcast hosted by Morgan Greensmith and Sorren Briarwood, focusing mainly on queer genre fiction. Each month, we recommend one another a book, read each recommendation and return to discuss our thoughts. Episodes are released on alternating Mondays. Find out more on planarprod.com or on our Twitter @HiddenBookcasePodcast, or on our TikTok, Instagram, Tumblr, or Facebook @HiddenBookcase
Transcripts available here.
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Join us for an interview with Jessica Mary Best on her sapphic sci-fi murder mystery, Stars, Hide Your Fires, recently released in paperback! Let's talk conlangs, comedy as catharsis, and character chemistry!Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcriptsContent warnings: References to fictional murder, poisoning, classism, and serious illness. Discussion of a real-life mugging and physical assault. A big thank you to Best for joining us for this episode! You can find her on Bluesky, Instagram, or visit her website at jessicamarybest.com.˚☽˚｡⋆ Order a copy of Stars, Hide Your Fires ˚☽˚｡⋆UK Link
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The Strange Case of Starship Iris (Audiodrama)Website
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Keep It Steady (Audiodrama)WebsiteOur next read:- She Who Became the SunUK LinkUS LinkKeep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
It's Ahistorical Autumn at The Hidden Bookcase! Our second read is Song of the Huntress by Lucy Holland. Let's talk asexual rep, awkward conversations with your siblings, and audiobook excellence.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
Content warnings: Aphobia, cheating, death, child murder, war an colonialism.
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Other media referenced in this episode (in order mentioned):
- Sistersong by Lucy Holland [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Gravity Falls (TV Series)
- Evocation by S.T. Gibson [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Loveless by Alice Oseman [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Godkiller by Hannah Kaner [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- A Power Unbound by Freya Marske [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Merlin (TV Series)
- Blood Is Another Word For Hunger by Rivers Solomon [Read Online]
- REEDS (Webcomic) [Read Online]
- Off With Their Heads by Zoe Hana Mikuta [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Strange Case of Starship Iris (Audiodrama) [Listen Online]
Our next read:
- Stars, Hide Your Fires by Jessica Mary Best [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
In celebration of Fat Liberation Month, we're joined by writer and psychotherapist Anya Josephs to discuss fat representation in science-fiction and fantasy. Let's talk symbolic representation, systemic vs. individual experiences, and striving to tell stories that change real-world narratives.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com
Content warnings: Discussons of fatphobia, including interpersonal, internalised, structural and societal ableism. Mentions of disordered eating.
You can find Anya Josephs' work, including young adult fantasy novel, Queen of All, on her website.
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Other media referenced in this episode (in order mentioned):
- Queen of All by Anya Josephs [Author Website]
- Looking for Body Positivity and Fat Protagonists in YA Fantasy by Anya Josephs (Listicle) [Read Online]
- Six of Crows (Series) by Leigh Bardugo [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Circle of Magic (Series) by Tamora Pierce [GoodReads Link]
- The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon [US LINK]
- Dragon Age: Inquistion (Video Game)
- The Owl House (TV Series)
- Shadow and Bone (Series) by Leigh Bardugo [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Hunger Games (Series) by Suzanne Collins [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Sistersong by Lucy Holland [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Further reading:
- The Body Project [Website]
- How History Still Weighs Heavy On South Asian Bodies Today (Article) by Faima Bakar [Read Online]
- Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Venus of Willendorf and Other Voluptuous Ancient Figures May Have Been ‘Ideological Tools’ to Shape Body-Image Norms (Article) by Sarah Cascone [Read Online]
Our next read:
- Song of the Huntress by Lucy Holland [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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It's ahistorical autumn at The Hidden Bookcase! Our first read is The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley, a joint recommendation by Sorren and guest Kit Lovick. Let's talk timelines, tortoises, and tube stations.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
Content warnings:
A big thank you to Kit for joining us for this episode! You can follow him on Twitter @sharpsnooter. Click here for more information about urban fantasy horror podcast The Attic Monologues, or find science-fiction miniseries To Chart a Well-Trod Course on Twitter @welltrodpod.
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Other media referenced in this episode (in order mentioned):
- The Bifrost Incident (Album) by The Mechanisms [Bandcamp]
- Bridgerton (Series) by Julia Quinn [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Mars House by Natasha Pulley [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Watchmaker of Filigree Street (Series) by Natasha Pulley [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (Film) dir. Stephen Herek
- Doctor Who (TV Series)
- The Flash (TV Series)
- Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir [US LINK]
- The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Sins of the Cities (Series) by K. J. Charles [Author Website]
- Chrestomanci (Series) by Dianne Wynne Jones [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (TV Series)
- Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Series) by Douglas Adams [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Series) by Douglas Adams [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Agents of SHIELD (TV Series)
Next episode, we'll be discussing fat representation in speculative fiction in celebration of Fat Liberation Month, alongside author Anya Josephs:
- Queen of All by Anya Josephs [Author Website]
- Looking for Body Positivity and Fat Protagonists in YA Fantasy by Anya Josephs [Read Online]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
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We're joined by writer and disability advocate Ella T. Holmes in celeberation of Disability Pride Month to discuss writing disability in the fantasy genre. Let's talk toxic perseverance, taking accountability, and just trying.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com
Content warnings: Discussons of ableism, including interpersonal, internalised, structural and societal ableism. Mentions of JK Rowling. Joking reference to a fatal car accident.You can find Ella T. Holmes on Twitter, Tumblr and Substack. For her stories and other relevant links, see her Linktree.
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Other media referenced in this episode (in order mentioned):
- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Fly Or Die: The Ableist Narrative of Toxic Perseverance by Ella T. Holmes [Read Online]
- Fallen Gods (Series) by Hannah Kaner [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- TV Tropes: Disability Tropes [Read Online]
- Problematic and Irritating Disability Tropes to Avoid in Writing by Arie Farnam [Read Online]
- Spoonie Authors' Network: Disability Tropes 101 [Read Online]
- Disability Visibility by Alice Wong [UK Link] / [US Link]
- Disfigured by Amanda Leduc [UK Link] / [US Link]
- Emily Wilde's Encylcopedia of Fairies by Heather Fawcett [UK Link] / [US Link] Our next read:
- The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley [UK Link] / [US Link]
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It's sapphics in space summer at The Hidden Bookcase! Our third read is This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone. Let's talk enemies to lovers, echoes through time, and eating each other.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
Content warnings: Vomit, cannablism, poisoning, and death.
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Other media referenced in this episode (in order mentioned):
- A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Steven Universe (TV Series)
- The Locked Tomb (Series) by Tamsyn Muir [US LINK]
- The Death of Chatterton (Painting) [View Online]
- Songs of Innocence and Experience (Poetry Collection) by William Blake [Read Online]
- Ozymandias (Poem) by Percy Shelley [Read Online]
- Hannibal (TV Series)
- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Murderbot Diaries (Series) by Martha Wells [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Circe by Madeline Miller [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu [US LINK]
Our next read:
- The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
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Join us for an interview with S.T. Gibson on her newest release, Evocation, the first book in The Summoner's Circle series. Let's talk tarot, trios, and traditional publishing vs. indie.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
Content warnings: References to burnout, self-destructive tendencies, addiction and death.
A big thank you to Saint for joining us for this episode! You can find her on Substack, Instagram, and Twitter.
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Other media referenced in this episode (in order mentioned):
- A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Van Helsing (Film) dir. Stephen Sommers
- Dracula Untold (Film) dir. Gary Shore
- The Raven Cycle (Series) by Maggie Stiefvater [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Anita Blake (Author)
- The Dresden Files (Series) by Jim Butcher [UK LINK]
- Simon R. Green (Author)
- Constanine (Film) dir. Francis Lawrence
- Hellblazer (Series) [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Monet Refuses the Operation (Poem) by Lisel Mueller [Read Online]
- Tim Riggins Speaks of Waterfalls (Poem) by Nico Alvarado [Read Online]
- Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- A Guide to Folktales in Fragile Dialects by Catherynne M. Valente [Amazon]
- The Cask of Amontillado by Egar Allen Poe [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Saltburn (Film) dir. Emerald Fennell
- Odd Spirits by S.T. Gibson [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Our next read:
- This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
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It's sapphics in space summer at The Hidden Bookcase! Our second read is Frontier by Grace Curtis. Let's talk tortoises, train compartment murders, and being ten (and old enough to know forbidden secrets.)
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
Content warnings: Discussions of murder, human extinction, climate crisis, violence, classism, xenophobia, death including parental death.
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Other media referenced in this episode (in order mentioned):
- Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir [US LINK]
- Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Supernatural (TV Series)
- Alice Isn't Dead by Night Vale Presents (Audio Drama) [Listen Online]
- Firefly (TV Series)
- Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir [US LINK]
- Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Attic Monologues (Audio Drama) [Listen Online]
- Undercover by Tamsyn Muir
- The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Early Riser by Jasper Fforde [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Our next read:
- Evocation by S.T. Gibson [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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It's sapphics in space summer at The Hidden Bookcase! Our first read is A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine, recommended by guest Anna LeClair. Let's talk language, liches, and loving a culture devouring yours.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
Content warnings: References to colonialism, empire, death, suicide, murder, poisoning, bombings, fatal allergic reactions, traumatic injuries, xenophobia, classism, and transphobia.
A big thank you to Anna for joining us for this episode! If you'd like to check out The Attic Monologues on her recommendation, you can find out more about it and where to listen here.
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Other media referenced in this episode (in order mentioned):
- A Power Unbound by Freya Marske [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Murderbot Diaries (Series) by Matha Wells [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Mistborn (Series) by Brandon Sanderson [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Shadow Saga (Series) by Orson Scott Card [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu [US LINK]
- Babel by R. F. Kuang [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Our next read:
- Frontier by Grace Curtis [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
It's Sequels Spring at The Hidden Bookcase! Our third read is Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn, the second book in the Legendborn Cycle Let's talk pacing, points of view, and poly or bust!
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
Content warnings: References to war, death, beheading, gun violence, kidnapping, racism, slavery, rape, gaslighting and J.K. Rowling.
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Other media referenced in this episode (in order mentioned):
- The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Hunger Games (Series) by Suzanne Collins [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Covenant by LySandra Vuong [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Pet by Akwaeke Emezi [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Our next read:
- A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
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It's Sequels Spring at The Hidden Bookcase! Our second read is Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner, the second book in the Fallen Gods Trilogy. Let's talk idolatry, imagery and improv.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
Content warnings: References to war, death, murder, beheading, traumatic amputation, child death, riots and police violence.
A big thank you to India for joining us again for this episode! India's blog, IndiaReadsALot, can be found here. You can also find her on TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram.
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Other media referenced in this episode (in order mentioned):
- Once Upon a Time (TV Series)
- Tangled (Film)
- Percy Jackson (Series) by Rick Riordan [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Avatar the Last Airbender (TV Series)
- The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Lion King (Film)
- The Magnus Archives (Audio Drama)
- Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge [UK LINK]
- Deeplight by Frances Hardinge [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Fullmetal Alchemist (Series) by Hiromu Arakawa [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Hunger Games (Series) by Suzanne Collins [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Our next read:
- Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
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It's Sequels Spring at The Hidden Bookcase! Our first read is A Power Unbound by Freya Marske, the conclusion to The Last Binding trilogy. Let's talk safewords, shuffleboard, and sisters secretly surviving (or not.)
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
Content warnings: References to suicide, sex, sexual coercion, vomit, gun violence, murder, stabbing, scars, ritual sacrifice, cults, manipulation, poverty, torture and public execution.
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Other media referenced in this episode (in order mentioned):
- Fantastic Beats (Films)
- Dark Olympus (Series) by Katee Robert [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The 100 (TV Series)
- Flos Magicae (Series) by Arden Powell [US LINK]
- Starling House by Alix E. Harrow [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Our next read:
- Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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This is a formerly Patreon exclusive episode of The Hidden Bookcase discussing Seasons 1 & 2 of The Bright Sessions by Lauren Shippen, an audio drama about superpowered people who desperately need therapy, and may or may not be getting it.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
Content warnings: References to various mental illnesses including anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Mentions of kidnapping, starvation, war, gun violence, miscarriage, internalised homophobia, and Harry Potter.
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Other media referenced in this episode (in order mentioned):
- The Shapeshifter (Series) by Ali Sparkes [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Welcome to Night Vale (Audio Drama) [Website]
- A Neon Darkness by Lauren Shippen [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Magnus Archives (Audio Drama) [Website]
- Loveless by Alice Oseman [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Sherlock (TV Series)
- VALENCE (Audio Drama) [Website]
- The Infinite Noise by Lauren Shippen [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Avengers (Films)
- Supernatural (TV Series)
- Teen Wolf (TV Series)
- Mean Girls (Film)
- The Third Daughter by Adrienne Tooley [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Julie and the Phantoms (TV Series)
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV Series)
Our next read:
- A Power Unbound by Freya Marske [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Join us for a cosy chat by the fire as we go over our favourite reads of 2023, the titles we're looking forward to picking up in 2024, and our reading goals for the year!
Content warnings: Mentions of COVID, murder, gun violence, surgery including self-surgery, abortions, war and homophobia. Sexual references.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
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Usually we list all of the books we mention on an episode in the shownotes, but since this was a wrap-up, we chatted about a lot more titles than usual! You can view the list in its entirety here, organised by the context in which we mentioned each book.
Our next episode will cover The Bright Sessions Seasons 1 & 2, which you can listen to wherever you get your podcasts. If you want to listen right away, this episode, alongside others, is available over on our Patreon.
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
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It's Graphic Novels Month at The Hidden Bookcase! Our second read is Hooky by Míriam Bonastre Tur, chosen by Sorren. Let's talk prophecies, princesses, and prodigious powers.
Content warnings: References to incarceration, murder including child murder, genocide, xenophobia/fantasy racism, kidnapping/abduction, poisoning, beheading and burning alive. Allusions to child abuse.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
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Other media referenced in this episode, in order mentioned:
- My Hero Academia (Series) by Kohei Horikoshi [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Little Witch Academia (TV Series)
- Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama (Series) [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Steven Universe (TV Series)
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Series) by Rick Riordan [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Vampire Diaries (TV Series)
- The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- On Writing by Hello Future Me (YouTube Videos) [Watch Online]
- High Guardian Spice (TV Series)
- Dracula by Bram Stoker [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Avatar the Last Airbender (TV Series)
- Gravity Falls (TV Series)
- The Owl House (TV Series)
- A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Amphibia (TV Series)
- Finding Home by Hari Conner [Author Website]
- Cardcaptor Sakura (Series) by CLAMP [US LINK]
- High Class Homos by Momozerii [Read Online]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
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It's Graphic Novels Month at The Hidden Bookcase! Our first read is Die by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans & Clayton Cowles, chosen by Morgan. Let's talk systems, suppressed self-knowledge, and sci-fi faeries.
Content warnings: References to war, suicide-baiting, homophobia and transphobia (including internalised), child abduction, trauma, child abandoment, mind control and manipulation, cancer, animal death, and traumatic amputation.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
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Other media mentioned in this episode (in order referenced):
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Dungeons and Dragons (TTRPG System) by Wizards of the Coast
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Jumanji (Film) dir. Joe Johnston
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The Wicked + The Divine (Series) by Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Ready Player One by Ernest Cline [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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The Flash (TV Series)
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Arrow (TV Series)
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Legends of Tomorrow (TV Series)
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The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Wizards vs Aliens (TV Series)
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The Magicians (TV Series)
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Kill Your Darlings by L. E. Harper [US LINK]
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Rusty Quill Gaming (Podcast) [Website]
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Perception Check by Astrid Knight [US LINK]
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The Owl House (TV Series)
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The Scholomance (Series) by Naomi Novik [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Dungeon Club: Roll Call by Molly Knox-Ostertag & Xanthe Bouma [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Critical Role (Web Series) [Website]
Our next read:- Hooky by Míriam Bonatre Tur [UK LINK] / [US LINK]Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
It's Necromancy November at The Hidden Bookcase! Our first read is Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, chosen by guest Zoey Davis. Let's talk earth, envy, and elephants.
Content warnings: References to death, murder and mass-murder, war, violence, pandemics, apocalypse, manipulation, cults, and animal death. Joking references to incest.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
Find Zoey on Twitter @zoey_wav and on Instagram @zoey.wav. Find out more about Tranthologies on Twitter @Tranthologies.
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Other media mentioned in this episode (in order referenced):
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Steven Universe (TV Series) created by Rebecca Sugar
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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hathorne [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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The Shining by Stephen King [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Homestuck by Andrew Hussie [UK LINK]
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Children of Dune by Frank Herbet [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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The Road by Cormac McCarthy [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Disco Elysium (Video Game) by ZA/UM
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The Promised Neverland (Series) by Kaiu Shirai & Demizu Posuka [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Mr Burns: A Post-Electric Play by Anne Washburn [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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The Grand Budapest Hotel (Film) dir. Wes Anderson
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The Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Our next read:- Die by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans, & Clayton Cowles [UK LINK] / [US LINK]Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
It's Necromancy November at The Hidden Bookcase! Our first read is Sabriel by Garth Nix, chosen by guest Amanda McLoughlin. Let's talk bells, bards, and being a boat.
Content warnings: Death of a parent, discussions of grief.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
Find Amanda on Twitter @shessomickey. Find out more about Spirits at spiritspodcast.com and check out Join the Party at jointhepartypod.com.
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Other media mentioned in this episode (in order referenced):
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His Dark Materials (Series) by Phllip Pullman [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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A Song of Ice and Fire (Series) by George R. R. Martin [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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More Than This by Patrick Ness [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Lirael by Garth Nix [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Unraveller by Frances Hardinge [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Abhorsen by Garth Nix [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Avatar the Last Airbender (TV Series)
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The Legend of Korra (TV Series)
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The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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The Seventh Tower (Series) by Garth Nix [Author Website]
Our next read:- Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir [UK LINK] / [US LINK]Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
It's spooky month at The Hidden Bookcase! Our second read is The Book of Lost Things, chosen by guest, Kate Taylor. Let's talk phobias, physiognomy, and fairy tales.
Content warnings: Mentions of parental death, beheading, WWII, Nazis, explosives, the Blitz, death in childbirth, comas, domestic abuse, suicide, vomit, insects, home invasion and unreality.
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Looking for a copy of The Book of Lost Things? Visit our Bookshop.Org page! If you purchase books via our Bookshop.Org, you're helping to fund the show and independent bookshops near you: [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Other media mentioned in this episode (in order referenced):
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Over the Garden Wall (TV Series) dir. Patrick McHale
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Stardust by Neil Gaiman [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Spirited Away (Film) dir. Hayao Miyazaki
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Wolfish: The stories we tell about fear, ferocity and freedom by Erica Berry [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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A Whisker Away (Film) dir. Junichi Sato & Tomotaka Shibayama
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The Wee Free Men (Series) by Terry Pratchett [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts (Online Library) edited by D. L. Ashliman [View Online]
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Our next read:- Sabirel by Garth Nix [UK LINK] / [US LINK]Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
It's spooky month at The Hidden Bookcase! Our first read is Pet by Akwaeke Emezi, chosen by Sorren. Let's talk selective mutism, speculative futures, and surrealism.
Content warnings: Discussions of murder, prison, religious oppression, panic attacks, behanding/disembodied limbs, and abstract references to structural ableism, transphobia, queerphobia, and CSA.
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Looking for a copy of Pet? Visit our Bookshop.Org page! If you purchase books via our Bookshop.Org, you're helping to fund the show and independent bookshops near you: [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Other books mentioned in this episode (in order referenced):
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Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Godkiller by Hannah Kaner [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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The Wayfarers (Series) by Becky Chambers [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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The Dreamer Trilogy (Series) by Maggie Stiefvater [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Spirits Abroad by Zen Cho [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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The Raven Cycle (Series) by Maggie Stiefvater [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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To Be Taught If Fortunate by Becky Chambers [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Fruits Basket (Series) by Natsuki Takaya [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Our next read:- The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly [UK LINK] / [US LINK]Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
This month at The Hidden Bookcase, we're reading dark academia! Our second read is Legendborn by Tracy Deonn, chosen by Morgan. Let's talk legends, legacy, and loss. Content warnings: Loss of a parent, police, racism, slavery, and generational trauma.
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Looking for a copy of Legendborn? Visit our Bookshop.Org page! If you purchase books via our Bookshop.Org, you're helping to fund the show and independent bookshops near you: [UK LINK] / [US LINK]Other media mentioned in this episode (in order referenced):
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A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Series) by Rick Riordan [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Twilight by Stephenie Meyer [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu [US LINK]
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Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir [US LINK]
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The Thrid Daughter by Adrienne Tooley [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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A Series of Unfortunate Events (Series) by Lemony Snicket [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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BBC Merlin (TV Series)
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Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Gwen & Art Are Not In Love by Lex Croucher [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Back Again Back Again by Abigail Eliza (Podcast) [Listen Online]
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Tokyo Mew Mew (Series) by Reiko Yoshida [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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The Last Binding (Series) by Freya Marske [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Rapunzella, Or, Don't Touch My Hair by Ella McLeod [UK LINK]
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Morgan Is My Name by Sophie Keetch [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Once & Future (Series) by A.R. Capetta and Cory McCarthy [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Cursed (TV Series)
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Teen Wolf (TV Series)
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Babel by R.F. Kuang [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Our next read:- Pet by Akweake Emezi [UK LINK] / [US LINK]Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
This month at The Hidden Bookcase, we're reading dark academia!
Our first read is Vicious by V.E. Schwab, chosen by guest L.M. Clohessy. Let's talk pain, powers, and potentially purposeful murders.
Content warnings: Mentions of knives, stabbing, syringes, torture, passive suicidality, control, manipulation, chronic illness, religious trauma, vehicular homocide, child endangerment, sexual violence, aphobia, murder, and death.
Learn more about urban fantasy horror audio drama The Attic Monologues here, or start listening right away.
Find out more about time loop mystery Hit Replay here. For L's Twitter, click here.
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Looking for a copy of Vicious? Visit our Bookshop.Org page! If you purchase books via our Bookshop.Org, you're helping to fund the show and independent bookshops near you: [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Other media mentioned in this episode (in order referenced):
- The A.M. Archives by Lauren Shippen (Podcast) [Listen Online]
- Gallant by V.E. Schwab [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- First Kill by V.E. Schwab (from the anthology Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite) [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Bright Sessions by Lauren Shippen (Podcast) [Listen Online]
- The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- City of Nightmares by Rebecca Schaeffer [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- A Neon Darkness by Lauren Shippen [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir [US LINK]
- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Yellowface by R.F. Kuang [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Our next read:
- Legendborn by Tracy Deonn [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
This month at The Hidden Bookcase, we’re reading Greek mythology retellings! Our second read is Hadestown by Anaïs Mitchell, chosen by Overly Sarcastic Productions' Red. Let's talk liminality, lighting, and looking back.
Content warnings: References to loss, grief, famine and starvation, death and sucidality, hypothermia, and dubious consent/coercion, capitalistic exploitation, and Donald Trump. Joking references to beheading and dismemberment.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
For Red's videos on mythology, storytelling, and more, click here, and for the Overly Sarcastic Productions Twitter, click here.
To check out Aurora, click here.
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Other media mentioned in this episode, in order referenced:
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The Sandman (Series) by Neil Gaiman [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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The Locked Tomb (Series) by Tamsyn Muir [US LINK]
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No Season But the Summer by Matilda Leyser [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
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Girl, Goddess, Queen by Bea Fitzgerald [UK LINK]
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In Strange Woods by Atypical Artists [Listen Online]
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Beetlejuice The Musical by Anthony King and Scott Brown
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The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Our next read:
- Vicious by V.E. Schwab [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
This month at The Hidden Bookcase, we’re reading Greek Mythology Retellings! Our first read is Daughters of Sparta by Claire Heywood, chosen by Morgan. Let's talk receptions, regicide, and retellings.
Content warnings: References to violence, sexism, rape, gore, incest, murder including matricide and filicide, death/suicide, child loss, kidnapping, sexual slavery, pedophilia, coercion, beastiality.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcriptsJoin The Hidden Bookcase Discord for bookish chats and cozy cats!
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Looking for a copy of Daughters of Sparta? Visit our Bookshop.Org page! If you purchase books via our Bookshop.Org, you're helping to fund the show and independent bookshops near you: [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Other media mentioned in this episode, in order referenced:
The Oresteia by Aeschylus [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Elektra by Sophocles [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Elektra by Euripedes [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
The Iliad by Homer (trans. Martin Hammond) [Penguin Website]
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
The Shadow of Perseus by Claire Heywood [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Battling the Gods: Atheism in the Ancient World by Tim Whitmarsh [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Elektra by Jennifer Saint [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Series) by Rick Riordan [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Sistersong by Lucy Holland [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Pandora’s Jar by Natalie Haynes [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Our next read:
Hadestown by Anaïs Mitchell [Order Online]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
To close out Disability Pride Month, join us for a cosy chat by the fire about disability represetation in science-fiction and fantasy, alongside guest El (@ermreading).
Content warning: Discussions of ableism (including structural and internalised ableism), eugenics, COVID, pandemics and disease, apocalypses, medical racism, homophobia and transphobia, child death, war, genocide, famine, colonialism, the climate crisis, and Harry Potter.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
To visit El's TikTok, click here. You can links to their other social media pages, as well as rec lists and more, here.
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Looking for a copy of any of the books we've mentioned? If you purchase books via our Bookshop.Org, you're helping to fund the show and independent bookshops near you: [US LINK] / [UK LINK]
We mentioned more books than usual this episode! Since they won't fit in the shownotes, you can find the complete list here.
Our next read:
- Daughters of Sparta by Claire Heywood [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
It's Disability Pride Month! Our second read is Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White, chosen by Morgan. Let's talk trauma, transformations, and teeth.
Content warnings: Parent death, matricide/patricide, the appocalypsem, ecoterrorism, discussion of religion, religious trauma/abuse and indoctrination, xenophobia, transphobia, homophobia, genocide, pandemic, virus and infection, gore, body horror, institutional corruption and conspiracy, capitalism, existentialism, murder, infanticide, chronic illness and pain, body and corpse mutilation.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
Join The Hidden Bookcase Discord for bookish chats and cozy cats!
Looking for a copy of Hell Followed With Us? Visit our Bookshop.Org page! If you purchase books via our Bookshop.Org, you're helping to fund the show and independent bookshops near you: [US LINK] / [UK LINK]
Other media mentioned in this episode, in order referenced:
- The Maze Runner (Films)
- The 100 (TV Series)
- Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Shoot Around by suspu [Read Online]
- Hello From the Hallowoods [Listen Online]
- The Silt Verses [Listen Online]
- Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir [US LINK]
- Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Our next read:
- Daughters of Sparta by Claire Heywood [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
It's Disability Pride Month! Our first read is Godkiller by Hannah Kaner, chosen by Sorren and guest India. Let's talk mother-daughter dynamics, middle-child syndrome, and murderous women.
Content warnings: References to PTSD, war, manipulation, suicide, and parental death.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
India's blog, IndiaReadsALot, can be found here. You can also find her on TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram.
Looking for a copy of Godkiller? Visit our Bookshop.Org page! If you purchase books via our Bookshop.Org, you're helping to fund the show and independent bookshops near you. [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Our next read:
- Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
It's moist month at The Hidden Bookcase. Our second read is Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore, chosen by Sorren. Let's talk magic as metaphor, main characters we can't choose between, and making gender forecasts.
Content warnings: Discussions of misgendering, bullying (with transphobic, racist, and ableist connotations), and internalised ableism.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
Looking for a copy of Lakelore? Visit our Bookshop.Org page! If you purchase books via our Bookshop.Org, you're helping to fund the show and independent bookshops near you: [US LINK]
Other media mentioned in this episode, in order referenced:
- Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore [US LINK]
- The Mirror Season by Anna-Marie McLemore [US LINK]
- When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore [US LINK]
- Self Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Midst [Listen Online]
- The Raven Boys by Maggie Stievfater [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Artistotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Peter Darling by Austin Chant [US LINK]
Our next read:
- Godkiller by Hannah Kaner [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
It's moist month at The Hidden Bookcase (sorry). Our first read is Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield chosen by Morgan. Let's talk convincing characters, current horror trends, and crushing pressure.
Content warnings: Discussions of death, grief, loss of a parent, loss of a spouse, infanticide, drowning, murder, body horror, eye horror, health anxiety, claustrophobia, flaying, the pandemic (including lockdowns).
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
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Looking for a copy of Our Wives Under the Sea? Visit our Bookshop.Org page! If you purchase books via our Bookshop.Org, you're helping to fund the show and independent bookshops near you: [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Other media mentioned in this episode, in order referenced:
- Dune by Frank Herbert [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Salt Slow by Julia Armfield [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Magnus Archives by Jonathan Sims [Website]
- Letters of Note: Love by Shaun Usher [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Wolf 359 by Gabriel Urbina, Sarah Shachat and Zach Valenti [Website]
- Ducks Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Doctor Who (Series)
- Deeplight by Frances Hardinge [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge [UK LINK]
- The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Our next read:
- Lakelore by Anna Marie Mc Lemore [US LINK]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
This month at The Hidden Bookcase, we're reading cosy fantasy. Our first read is Wyngraf's 2023 Cozy Fantasy Romance Special by Catherine Yeates and Julie Bozza, chosen by Sorren. Let's talk sieges, stylistic preferences, and subgenre specifics.
Content warnings: References to murder, corpses, sieges, and genocide.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
☆ LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ATTIC MONOLOGUES CROWDFUND ☆
Visit our Bookshop.Org page! If you purchase books via our Bookshop.Org, you're helping to fund the show and independent bookshops near you: [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Other books mentioned in this episode, in order referenced:
- The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- All The Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Kith and Kin by Marieke Nijkamp [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Finding Home by Hari Conner [Author Website]
- The Portal Keeper by Lavie Tidhar [Read Online]
Our next read:
- Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
This month at The Hidden Bookcase, we're reading cosy fantasy. Our second read is The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna, chosen by Morgan, and guest Jenn Collignon. Let's talk witchlings, whimsy, and what cosy fantasy really means.
Content warnings: References to murder, child abuse, grief, and domestic violence.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
☆ LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ATTIC MONOLOGUES CROWDFUND ☆
You can find Jenn's cosy fantasy novel, A Second Story, here. The Shared Shelf is available on her YouTube channel. For her other socials, including her TikTok, Instagram, and GoodReads, click here.
Looking for a copy of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches? Visit our Bookshop.Org page! If you purchase books via our Bookshop.Org, you're helping to fund the show and independent bookshops near you. [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Other books mentioned in this episode, in order referenced:
- Persuasion by Jane Austen [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Emma by Jane Austen [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Ex Hex by Rachel Hawkins [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Fellowship of the Ring J.R.R. Tolkien [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- You Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne [US LINK]
- Belladonna by Adalyn Grace [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The House on the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Last Binding (Series) by Freya Marske [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Witch Makes Her To-Do List by Theodora Goss [Read Online]
Our next read:
- Wyngraf’s 2023 Cozy Fantasy Romance Special by Catherine Yeates and Julie Bozza [Wyngraf Website]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
This month at The Hidden Bookcase, we're reading cosy fantasy. Our first read is Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree, a new read from Morgan and Sorren's shared TBR pile. Let's talk pacing, pacifism, and protective pet cats.
Content warnings: Refrences to stalking, organised crime, extortion, arson, and corrupt police forces.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
☆ LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ATTIC MONOLOGUES CROWDFUND ☆
Looking for a copy of Legends & Lattes? Visit our Bookshop.Org page! If you purchase books via our Bookshop.Org, you're helping to fund the show and independent bookshops near you. [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Other books mentioned in this episode, in order referenced:
- The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- You Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne [Author Website]
- Squire by Nadia Shammas and Sara Alfageeh [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian [US LINK]
- Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- NPC Tea by Sarah Millman [Author Shop]
Our next read:
- The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
It's Evelyn month at The Hidden Bookcase. Our second read is The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, recommended by guest Issy Kenny-Herbert. Let's talk stereotype, sentimentality and bisexuality.
Content warnings: References to cancer, terminal illness, fatal car accidents, internalised racism, homophobia, the AIDs crisis, biphobia, domestic abuse, and racism.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
☆ LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ATTIC MONOLOGUES CROWDFUND ☆
Looking for a copy of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo? Visit our Bookshop.Org page! If you purchase books via our Bookshop.Org, you're helping to fund the show and independent bookshops near you: [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Other media mentioned in this episode, in order referenced:
- Thorne of Glass (Series) by Sarah J Maas [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- One Day by David Nicholls [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jenette McCurdy [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Rita (Documentary) dir. Elaina Archer
- The Love Goddess: Rita Hayworth’s Tragic Quest (Article) by Hadley Hall Meares [Read Online]
- The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- I Was Born For This by Alice Oseman [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Out of the Mirror by Garth Nix [GoodReads]
Our next read:
- Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
It's Evelyn month at The Hidden Bookcase. Our first read is The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton, chosen by Morgan. Let's talk lit vs genre fiction, time loops, and losing your individuality.
Content warnings: References to fatphobia, classism, violence, murder, suicide, firearms, drug use, police brutality, rape and sexual assault.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
☆ LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ATTIC MONOLOGUES CROWDFUND ☆
Looking for a copy of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle? Visit our Bookshop.Org page! If you purchase books via our Bookshop.Org, you're helping to fund the show and independent bookshops near you. [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Other media mentioned in this episode, in order referenced:
- Agents of SHIELD (TV Series)
- Wolf 359 (Audio drama) [LISTEN ONLINE]
- Hit Replay (Audio drama) [LISTEN ONLINE]
- The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake (Series) [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Spire (Audio drama) [LISTEN ONLINE]
- Fingersmith by Sarah Waters [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Our next read:
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
This month at The Hidden Bookcase, we're reading sequels. For our second read, guest Zoey Davis returns to discuss Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, book two of The Locked Tomb trilogy and sequel to Gideon the Ninth. Let's talk colour usage, characterful conversations, and cannibalistic chowder.
Content warnings: References to cannibalism, gore, self-surgery, gaslighting, hallucinations, child death, and religious trauma. Joking references to necrophilia.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
You can find Zoey Davis' work over on The [Listless] Network, including trans anthology show Tranthologies. More information about upcoming horror anthology podcast is available @WhitmanSonsPod on Twitter. You can follow Zoey on Twitter @zoey_wav or on Instagram at @zoey.wav.
Looking for a copy of Harrow the Ninth? Visit our Bookshop.Org page! If you purchase books via our Bookshop.Org, you're helping to fund the show and independent bookshops near you. [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Other media mentioned in this episode, in order referenced:
- Gidoen the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Chouette by Claire Oshetsky [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Annhihilation by Jeff VanderMeer [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Church of the Broken Axe Handle by Derrick C Brown [Live Performance]
- A Finger, Two Dots, Then Me by Derrick C Brown [Short Film]
Our next read:
- The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
This month at The Hidden Bookcase, we're reading sequels. Our first read is A Restless Truth by Freya Marske, the second book in The Last Binding Trilogy. Let's talk vulnerability, virginity, and very, very unfortunate predictions.
Content warnings: References to murder, human sacrifice, suicide, child abuse, racism, transphobia and animal death. Joking references to incest.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
Looking for a copy of A Restless Truth? Visit our Bookshop.Org page! If you purchase books via our Bookshop.Org, you're helping to fund the show and independent bookshops near you. [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Other books mentioned in this episode, in order referenced:
- A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Wayfarers (Series) by Becky Chambers [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Ladies Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee [UK LINK]
Our next read:
- Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
This month at The Hidden Bookcase, we're reading graphic novels. Our second read is Thieves by Lucie Bryon, chosen by Sorren. Let's talk manic pixie dream girls, mental illness portrayals, and making the most of your medium.
Content warnings: Discussions of mentall ilness including anxiety and impulse control disorders. References to bullying and internalised homophobia.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
⋆ HELP FIGHT BOOK BANS ⋆Resources:
- Unite Against Book Bans: uniteagainstbookbans.org
- We Belive in Edcation: webelieveineducation.org
- PEN America: pen.org
Sources:
- About the bill, written by a Floridian teacher (via The Independent)
- Americans across the political spectrum oppose book bans (via the American Library Association)
- Of books banned 41% have LGBTQ+ themes, protagonists, or prominent secondary characters. 40% have characters of colour as protagonists or prominent secondary characters (via PEN America)
- The Best Man: "This book is considered pornography"( via Judd Legm)
Looking for a copy of Thieves by Lucie Bryon? Visit our Bookshop.Org page! If you purchase books via our Bookshop.Org, you're helping to fund the show and independent bookshops near you. [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Other books refrenced in this episode, in order mentioned:
- Paper Towns by John Green [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Six of Crows (Duology) by Leigh Bardugo [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Heartstopper (Series) by Alice Oseman [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag [US LINK]
- Encore! (Webcomic) by Miles T Burkes [READ ONLINE]
Our next read:
- A Restless Truth by Freya Marske [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
This month at The Hidden Bookcase, we're reading graphic novels. Our first read is Finding Home by Hari Conner, chosen by Morgan. Let's talk art style, portrayals of abuse in fiction, and arboreal emotions!
Content warnings: Joking references to murder. Discussions of abusive relationships, including controlling behaviours and racial fetishisation, panic attacks, mental illness, addiction, alcoholism, racism, and burnout. Mentions of heroin and the Vietnam war.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
Visit our Bookshop.Org page! If you purchase books via our Bookshop.Org, you're helping to fund the show and independent bookshops near you. [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Looking for a copy of Finding Home? You can purchase PDF copies of all four volumes, as well as the AU (alternate universe) comics at Hari Conner's website: www.hari-illustration.com
Other media referenced in this episode, in order mentioned:
- The Magnus Archives (Podcast) by Jonathan Sims [Website]
- In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Pilu of the Woods by Mai K. Nguyen [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Our next read:
- Thieves by Lucie Bryon [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Join us for a cosy chat by the fire as we go over our favourite (and least favourite!) reads of 2022, the titles we're looking forward to picking up in 2023, and our reading goals for the year!
Content warnings: COVID mention, mention of disordered eating in a fictional context.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
We stand with the strikers at HarperCollins. Click here to donate to the HarperCollins Union Solidarity Fund!
Visit our Bookshop.Org page! [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
The Hidden Bookcase Spring Reading List
Usually we list all of the books we mention on an episode in the shownotes, but since this was a wrap-up, we chatted about a lot more titles than usual! You can view the list in its entirety here, organised by the context in which we mentioned each book.
Our next read:
- Finding Home by Hari Conner [AUTHOR WEBSITE]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
This month at The Hidden Bookcase, we're reading childhood favourites.
Our second read is Finding the Fox by Ali Sparkes, chosen by Sorren. Let's talk repression, reading past bedtime, and railway tracks! This episode also features an interview with the author, so keep listening for insights into Sparkes' writing process, her favourite type of characters to write, and more.
Content warnings: Mentions of bullying, child abuse, fatphobia, parental and sibling death, animal attack, kidnapping, drugging, the cost of living crisis.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
You can find out more about Sparkes' children's fiction, including The Shapeshifter series at alisparkes.com, and you can follow her on Twitter @SparkesAli. To learn more about her adult fiction, including the Herny and Sparrow series, visit adfoxfiction.com.
Visit our Bookshop.Org page! [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Looking for a copy of Finding the Fox? If you purchase through the following affiliate link, you're helping to support The Hidden Bookcase and independent bookshops local to you: [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Other media referenced in this episode, in order mentioned:
- The Bright Sessions (Podcast) by Lauren Shippen [LISTEN ONLINE]
- The Bright Sessions (Book Series) by Lauren Shippen [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Percy Jackson (Series) by Rick Riordan [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Murder Most Unladylike (Series) by Robin Stevens [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Famous Five (Series) by Enid Blyton [UK LINK]
- A Surrey State of Affairs by Ceri Radford [UK LINK]
- Thursday Murder Club (Series) by Richard Osman [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Professor T (TV Series)
- The Armstrong and Miller Show (TV Series)
- Henry and Sparrow (Series) by A D Fox: adfoxfiction.com
- My Sister Is A Dog by Ali Sparkes: alisparkes.com
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
We'll be back on January 16th 2023 with a reading wrap-up where we chat about our favourite books of 2022, our anticipated releases, and more. In the meantime, you're always welcome through the bookcase!
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
This month at The Hidden Bookcase, we're reading childhood favourites!
Our first read is Secret of the Sirens by Julia Golding, chosen by Morgan. Let's talk shapeshifters, family structures, subverting gendered tropes.
Content warnings: Discussion of/reference to murder by drowning, violent animal death, the climate crisis, incest, suicide, mass-murder, slavery, fatphobia, and racial stereotyping.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
Visit our Bookshop.Org page! [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Looking for a copy of Secret of the Sirens? If you purchase through the following affiliate link, you're helping to support The Hidden Bookcase and independent bookshops local to you: [US LINK]
Other books referenced in this episode, in order mentioned:
- Climate Change is Racist by Jeremy Williams [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Series) by Rick Riordan [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Last Bear by Hannah Gold [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- His Dark Materials Series by Philip Pullman [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Our next read:
- Finding the Fox by Ali Sparkes [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
This month at The Hidden Bookcase, we're reading urban sci-fi.
Our second read is Dreadnought by April Daniels, chosen by our guest, Moira-Juliet (MJ) Scott. Let's talk superhero battles, beauty standards, and... best friends to lovers?
Content warnings: Mentions of transphobia including references to transphobic slurs, transmisogony, child abuse, being kicked out by parents, anti-Semitic violence, Nazis, colonial violence, racism, traumatic amputation, ableist language, plane crashes and J.K. Rowling.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
You can find Moira-Juliett Scott's work over on The [Listless] Network, including her directing, sript-editing, and voicework in The Children of Room 56. You can follow the development of her upcoming horror anthology podcast @WhitmanSonsPod on Twitter. You can follow her personal accounts @MJRammmy on Twitter and Instagram.
Visit our Bookshop.Org page! [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Looking for a copy of Dreadnought? If you purchase through the following affiliate link, you're helping to support The Hidden Bookcase and independent bookshops local to you: [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Other media referenced in this episode, in order of mention:
- My Hero Academia by Kōhei Horikoshi [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Sovereign by April Daniels [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Wrath Goddess Sing by Maya Deane [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV Series)
- Everything Everywhere All At Once (Film)
- Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Boys, based on the comics by Garth Ennis [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Our next read:
- The Secret of the Sirens by Julia Golding [US LINK]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
It's urban sci-fi month at The Hidden Bookcase!
Our first read is In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu, chosen by Sorren. Let's talk poetry, pronouns, and the gender presentation.
Content warnings: Mentions of foot binding, implied suicide, racism, and body horror.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
Visit our Bookshop.Org page! [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Looking for a copy of In The Watchful City? If you purchase through the following affiliate link, you're helping to support The Hidden Bookcase and independent bookshops local to you: [US LINK]
Other books referenced in this episode, in order mentioned:
- A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- All for the Game Series by Nora Sakavik
- The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimmons [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Babel by R. F. Kuang [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Fantasy Is a Metaphor for the Human Condition [READ ONLINE]
- All Out by Saundra Mitchell
- Out There by Saundra Mitchell [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Our next read:
- Dreadnought by April Daniels [US LINK]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any books we mention before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com/
It's spooky month at The Hidden Bookcase!
Our second read is Family Business by Jonathan Sims, chosen together by Morgan and Sorren. Let's talk tragedy, Tories, and guinea pig teeth.
Content warnings: Mentions of gore, murder, animal death, cannibalism, being eaten alive, moths, spiders, classism, agoraphobia, mental illness and grief.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
Looking for a copy of Family Business? If you purchase through the following affiliate link, you're helping to support The Hidden Bookcase and independent bookshops local to you: [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Other books referenced in this episode, in order mentioned:
Thirteen Storeys by Jonathan Sims [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Our next read:
In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu [US LINK]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any books we mention before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com/
It's spooky month at The Hidden Bookcase!
Our first read is Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, chosen by Morgan and by guest Zoey Davis. Let's talk mutual pining, mispronunciations, and memes.
Content warnings: Mentions of traumatic amputation, blood and gore, murder of a child, mental illnesses including schizophrenia, suicidal thoughts, cancer, terminal illnesses, chronic illnesses, and unhealthy/codependent relationships.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts
Looking for a copy of Gideon the Ninth? If you purchase through the following affiliate link, you're helping to support The Hidden Bookcase and independent bookshops local to you: [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Other media referenced in this episode, in order mentioned:
- Homestuck by Andrew Hussie [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Unbroken by C. L. Clark [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- The Unspoken Name by A. K. Larkwood [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
- This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
This month at The Hidden Bookcase, we're reading dark academia!
Our second read, Erin Morgenstern's The Starless Sea is chosen by Sorren. Let's talk metanarratives, Marmite, and musky meet-cutes.
Content warnings: Mentions of traumatic amputation, murder, loss of a sibling, suicidal thoughts, classism, and academic exclusion.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Other media referenced in this episode, in order mentioned:
- The Magicians Series by Lev Grossman
- Locke and Key Series by Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodríguez
- The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
- The Magnus Archives by Jonathan Sims
- Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
- Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden
- Gallant by VE Schwab
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.
This month at The Hidden Bookcase, we're reading dark academia!
Our first read, Leigh Bardugo's Ninth House, is chosen by Morgan. Let's talk intertextual references, in-universe literature, and intersectional feminism!
Content warnings: Mentions of rape, murder, drug use, drug overdose, euthanasia, stabbing, misogyny, sexism, racism, and classism.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Other books referenced in this episode, in order mentioned:
- Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth
- The Secret History by Donna Tart
- Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
Read safely- please always check the content warnings of any book we mention if you need before diving in.
This month at The Hidden Bookcase, we're reading high fantasy!
Our second read, Kristin Cashore's Graceling, is chosen by Sorren. Let's talk trauma, teen-fiction in 2008, and... Twilight?
Content warnings: Mentions of rape, sexual assault, pedophilia, sexism, misogyny, mind control, child abuse, violence, Roe vs. Wade, and traumatic brain injury.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Other books referenced in this episode, in order mentioned:
The Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer
The Bright Sessions Series by Lauren Shippen
The Umbrella Academy Series by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá
Jessica Jones Comics by Various Authors (Marvel)
A Broken Blade by Melissa Blair
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
Read safely- please always check the content warnings of any book we mention if you need before diving in.
This month at The Hidden Bookcase, we're reading high fantasy!
Our first read, Samantha Shannon's The Priory of the Orange Tree, is chosen by Morgan. Let's talk mythology, magic systems, and murderous old ladies.
Content warnings: Mentions of incest, suicide, self-mutilation, forceful arrest, murder, depression, death by crushing.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Other books referenced in this episode, in order mentioned:
The Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson
Jade Fire Gold by June CL Tan
Shadow and Bone Trilogy, Six of Crows Duology, King of Scars Duology by Leigh Bardugo
In The Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu
Read safely- please always check the content warnings of any book we mention if you need before diving in.
This month at The Hidden Bookcase, we're reading historical fantasy!
Our second read, Freya Marske's A Marvellous Light, is chosen by Sorren. Let's talk consent, curses, and contracts!
Content warnings: Discussions of chronic pain, curses, sexual scenarios, sexism, classism, character death, and missing person(s). Mention of J.K. Rowling.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Other books referenced in this episode, in order mentioned:
- Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susana Clarke
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling
- Any Way The Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell
- All for the Game (Series) by Nora Sakavic
- The Magicians (Series) by Lev Grossman
- Sistersong by Lucy Holland
- The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian
- The Path of Thorns by Angela Slatter
Read safely- please always check the content warnings of any books we mention if you need before diving in.
This month at The Hidden Bookcase, we're reading historical fantasy!
Our first read, Lucy Holland's Sistersong, is chosen by Morgan. Let's talk betrayal, bone harps, and bigender witches!
Content warnings: Discussions of murder, wartime, foreign invasion, gore, internalised-ableism, transphobia, sexism, and religious conversion under duress.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Other books referenced in this episode, in order of mention:
- Kith and Kin by Marieke Nijkamp
- Daughters of Sparta by Claire Heywood
- Savage Her Reply by Deidre Sullivan
- A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge
Read safely- please always check the content warnings of any books we mention if you need before diving in.
This month at The Hidden Bookcase, we're reading fairytale retellings!
Our second read, Austin Chant's Peter Darling, is chosen by Morgan. Let's talk escapism, enemies-to-lovers, and gender envy.
Content warnings: Discussions of mental illness, transphobia, homophobia, toxic masculinity, grief/loss, and denial.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Other books referenced in this episode, in order of mention:
- Peter Pan by JM Barrie
- Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
- The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley
Read safely- please always check the content warnings of any books we mention if you need before diving in.
This month at The Hidden Bookcase, we're reading fairytale retellings!
Our first read, Anna-Marie McLemore's Dark and Deepest Red, is chosen by Sorren. Let's talk metaphors, magical realism, and misogynistic cats.
Content warnings: Discussions of racism, attempted execution, immolation, generational trauma, manic episodes, and dubious consent.
Transcripts available at planarprod.com
Music: purpleplanet.com
Other books referenced in this episode, in order of mention:
- When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore
- The Red Shoes by Hans Christian Andersen
- Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Read safely- please always check the content warnings of any books we mention if you need before diving in.