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  Fury of the Dragon Goddess by Sarwat Chadda got a Kirkus starred review!
• Read Riordan did a cute interview with Graci Kim.
• They also asked, “Who is the most powerful god or goddess in ther Riordanverse?“
• DID YOU REMEMBER THAT THE NEW THE SUN AND THE STAR COVER GLOWS IN THE DARK BECAUSE WE DID NOT.
• Keep an eye on Rainbow Crate’s socials for a possible reprint of The Sun and the Star with the new cover.
• The UK cover for Chalice of the Gods is spectacular, and we once again have to give major props to Khadijah Khatib.
• You can pre-order the exclusive edition from Waterstones.
• And if you want to see the original painting of the cover you can go to Khadi’s Twitter.
• And we might’ve figured out what the mysterious book Rick is working on is.
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  Variety reports that Disney and several other studios will not host panels at SDCC this year.
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  Becky says Disney will still have a presence at the con, however.
• She also says she doesn’t know anything about D23 yet.

• We’re super excited to talk about Bast, and—by association—Callie!
• We’re already starting off on rough footing because we don’t actually know the origins of her name.
• It makes a lot of sense that Bast is associated with Artemis.
• Weirdly enough, she started off as a lioness goddess of the SUN, not the moon.
• She’s got some pretty recognizable family members.
• Bast has a lot of important roles in Egyptian society, which explains why she was so popular.
• Shoutout to Brendan Fraser in The Mummy!
• There seems to be some connection between Bast and alabaster.
• What symbols are usually associated with her?
• We didn’t expect to see the word aegis again!
• Her transformation from a lion goddess to a domesticated cat goddess is super interesting.
• Can we not name deadly asteroids after the enemies of the sun god?
• Ancient Egyptians really, REALLY loved cats.
• Bubastis is such a cool name for a city, and it sounds like it was a fun place to hang out, too.
• Is it weird that an important component to Bast’s temples was water?
• Karen wants more information on the festivals of Bast because they sound amazing.
• It makes so much sense that Bast is the first deity we really get to know in The Red Pyramid.
• Will she end up fighting Apophis?
• We hope Bast sticks around for all three books!
• Sources: Wikipedia | WorldHistory.org

• This week, we’re discussing The Red Pyramid chapter 12!
• Serqet is, like, SUPER creepy…but also a little awesome?
• Why is Sadie so drawn to help Zia, who is clearly holding her own just fine?
• How did Sadie know about the Seven Ribbons of Hathor?
• Regardless, Zia must be pretty powerful to be able to wield them.
• We wonder if Sadie’s powers come from her mother and if it’s a female lineage kind of thing.
• We already know who we want to play Bast in the Red Pyramid Netflix film.
• Kristen tries to make scorpions even scarier than they already are.

• Thank you, Rachel, for sharing a picture of your cat!