Smack unboxes a highly anticipated delivery from Barnes & Noble, Gabi learns what a Gyarados is, and we discuss a wide variety of recent reads that include contemporary fiction, YA fantasy, early 1900s howdunits, non-fiction manifestos and essays, and speculative poetry.
Main books discussed include:
The Beast Player by Nahoko Uehashi translated by Cathy Hirano
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman translated by Neil Smith
Simon Snow trilogy by Rainbow Rowell
Arsène Lupin Gentleman Thief by Maurice LeBlanc translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
Whipping Girl by Julia Serano
Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong
Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline
The 2021 Rhysling Anthology edited by Alessandro Manzetti
The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry by C.M. Waggoner
