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• Happy birthday to Charlie Bushnell, who turned 19 on June 17.
• We totally forgot to mention the Winston Chu vs. the Wingmeisters cover reveal last week, so we made sure to talk about it this week.
• There was also a SECOND cover reveal this week for It Waits in the Forest by Sarah Dass.
• Read Riordan gave us the demigod’s guide to a successful Father’s Day.
• If you’re going to the ALA conference in Chicago where Rick and Mark will be talking about The Sun and the Star, let us know!
• Can you believe Percy Jackson and the Olympians has been on the NYT bestsellers list for 13 years?
• Did you see our copy of TSATS with Alessia Trunfio’s cover?
• Kristen gets to see the book for the first time in person, live on air!
• Will you grab a copy of the Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief deluxe edition?
• We discuss whether Rick will be signing copies of this one.
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  According to Becky, Rick is currently under contract for another book that has nothing to do with Irish mythology and is definitely not Chalice of the Gods.

• Listen to Prophecy Radio episode #33 for a refresher on Ballad & Dagger and our first interview with Daniel.
• What is this book about?
• Read Karen’s Last Canto of the Dead book review.
• This book kicks off with some serious chaos, but it also gives us a good overview of San Madrigal.
• Did this book give off different vibes from the first one?
• Is Tolo our…ideal book boyfriend?
• But let’s not forget about Tams, who is also wonderful.
• What was it like being inside Chela’s head this time around?
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  The spoiler section for Last Canto starts at 00:42:42.
• What did we think about Mateo and Chela being separated for the majority of this book?
• Sometimes you gotta draw a line in the sand and never, ever, ever cross it.
• Mateo and his father have warring ideologies, and this thread throughout the book was one of the highlights for us.
• When is the right time to forgive someone? When is the right time to forget what someone has done to you?
• It was so powerful to see Mateo become such an effective leader in this book.
• Surprise, surprise: Mimi Baracasa is still alive and has a very interesting army at her fingertips.
• We are big, big fans of Odé Kan.
• What was going on with those scars on Chela’s arms?
• We’re not feeling great about the color orange all of a sudden.
• How does all this immortality business work?
• Would we read more books set in this world?

• Read along with our Daniel José Older interview on Subjectify Media.
• Are there any reactions to this book that have stood our to him the most?
• We also discuss the cover for Last Canto of the Dead and how it compares to the first.
• Was the worldbuilding in this book easier since some of it had already been established in Ballad & Dagger?
• We also talked about the process of coming up with the title.
• What about keeping the momentum going between books, especially given they take place one second apart?
• The spoiler section of our Daniel José Older interview starts at 01:35:03.
• We want to know…how hard was it separating Mateo and Chela? What was it like finding Chela’s voice in this book?
• Let’s talk about the political undertones of Last Canto.
• As well as Mateo’s relationship with his father.
• It’s time to talk about Odé Kan!
• Would Daniel revisit the Outlaw Saints world again in the future?
• And does he ever think about what Mateo and Chela have gotten up to since the end of the book?
• We also once again talk about defining success for yourself as a creative person.
• What else is Daniel working on right now?
• Check out Daniel’s website and subscribe to his Substack.
• After the interview, we discuss a few of Daniel’s answers.

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  @AMediaGuy19 wrote in to tell us he needs some Last Canto art of Chela and Mateo’s midnight meetings, and we couldn’t agree more!