Well, folks. It’s 2019 and time for our first episode of the year! Shaun, Paul, Julia, and Stephen get down to business with all their faves from last year and what will probably be faves this year! Then Cam, Kerry, Elizabeth, David, Trish, and Jen throw their hats into the ring, so make sure you stay until the end! 2018 might not have been a great year for the world, but it was a great year in speculative fiction, which is why there’s still plenty for us to talk about as we look back on everything we did. Who knows what 2019 will bring? It seems as if speculative fiction is at least one area that definitely won’t disappoint us. For the last month we’ve been sharing our joys through our #MonthofJoy posts and BookTube videos, and we refuse to lose sight of those joys as we plow headlong into an amazing year of podcasts, blog posts, videos, newsletters, Patreon exclusives, merchandise, and more! So to quote Paul: keep your eyes on the skies and your ears to the ground, because we’re coming for all the specfic! We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes [one-half-first] 2018 in Review: Shaun Ms. Marvel The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. LeGuin Solo: A Star Wars Story A Quiet Place Shaun got his PhD!! WOOHOO! Paul Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse Born to the Blade created by Michael R. Underwood State Tectonics by Malka Older Embers of War by Gareth L. Powell Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard A Study in Honor by Claire O’Dell Aquaman She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Maniac Expedition Scintillation! Julia A Larger Reality edited by Libia Brenda European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman by Theodora Goss Blackfish City by Sam J Miller The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas “Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington” by Phenderson Djèlí Clark Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Black Panther Ralph Breaks the Internet The Good Place FlashRead app Dirty Computer by Janelle Monae Stephen Kaijumax by Zander Cannon Monstress by Marjorie Liu, illustrated by Sana Takeda It Will be Hard by Hien Phan An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953-2000 by Jo Walton Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction by Alec Nevala-Lee Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Mary Poppins Returns Voltron Speculative Fiction Jane’s Walk Cam Binti: The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor The Good Place The Expanse Kim Reaper Volume 1: Grimm beginnings by Sarah Graley Kerry Midnighter by Steve Orlando Wrinkle in Time Puppy is home! Elizabeth Oceans Eight The Divine Cities Trilogy by Robert Jackson Bennett David Hereditary Trish The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Storium Jen Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman Begone the Raggedy Witches by Celine Kiernan Nightlight Podcast presented by Tonia Thompson [/one-half-first] [one-half] Looking Forward to 2019: Shaun Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders Godzilla: King of the Monsters Star Wars Episode IX Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando New Roller Coaster! Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Twitter Paul Empress of Forever by Max Gladstone A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine Ancestral Night by Elizabeth Bear Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky Captain Marvel Avengers: Endgame Photographic Adventures in Nepal! Julia Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez Exile by Lisa Bradley The Good Place The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland and Disney World Stephen BTTM FDRS by Ezra Claytan Daniels Empowered & Sistah Spooky’s High School Hell by Adam Warren, illustrated by Carla Speed McNeil Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir Shazam! More Voltron She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Stranger Things Season 3 Final...
