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This month at The Hidden Bookcase, we're reading dark academia!  

Our second read is The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern, 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/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts

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Other media referenced in this episode, in order mentioned:  

• The Magicians Series by Lev Grossman  [US LINK]
• Locke and Key Series by Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodríguez  [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde  [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• The Magnus Archives by Jonathan Sims 
• Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak  [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden  [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• Gallant by VE Schwab  [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
• The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman  [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

Our next read:

• Gideon 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