On this week's episode, we're joined by glamorous guest star Naomi Novik to talk about magical boarding schools and the purposes of structured education. The tentpoles this week are A Deadly Education and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
Note: This episode has been edited to include a content warning just after the introduction. Please check the transcript for the full text.
What We’re Into Lately
Will Darling Adventures series by K.J. Charles
The Sugared Game by K.J. Charles
Kindred by Octavia Butler
Niccolò series by Dorothy Dunnett
The Spring of the Ram by Dorothy Dunnett
The Lymond Chronicles by Dorothy Dunnett
Freeport by Maldoror_Chant
Event Horizon by MonstrousRegiment
Provenance by Ann Leckie
Imperial Radch series by Ann Leckie
Scum Villain fanfic
Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi
The Untamed fanfic
Other Stuff We Mentioned
A Twitter thread and Goodreads review by @newamsterdame
“Racism vs Rep: Missteps of Naomi Novik’s A Deadly Education” by Larissa Irankunda
Temeraire series by Naomi Novik
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
Organization for Transformative Works
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Time-Life books
Wizards and Witches by Brendan Lehane
Tortall Series by Tamora Pierce
Welcome to Night Vale podcast (specifically Episode 15: Street Cleaning Day)
Circle of Magic by Tamora Pierce
Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. Le Guin.
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip
My Life as a Background Slytherin by Emily McGovern
Transfigurations by Resonant
"House Proud" by astolat
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
“The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” by Ursula K. Le Guin
Be the Serpent Episode 1: False Utopias and… Robot Sex??
“Victory Condition” by astolat (and the quote: ‘the empire of unsheathed knives’)
The Husbands And Wives Show aka Person of Interest
For Next Time
What We Do In the Shadows (2014 film)
Transcription:
The transcript of this episode is available here. Thank you to our team of scribes -- each of you is a gentleperson and a scholar.