S&L Podcast - #486 - Pre-re-read
/Will Veronica and Tom make it to Glasgow? Not after that embarrassing German pronunciation. And after talking some baseball, they dig into non-spoilery discussion of Cordelia's Honor.
WHAT ARE WE NOMMING?
Tom: Amboy Crispy Burger
Veronica: Leftover Easter candy
QUICK BURNS
Julie: 2024 Hugo Awards Finalists announced.
Mark added in Discord:
And this year's Sword & Laser Awards Bump™® goes to The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
Jan: The German SERAPH awards 2024 have been announced.
Mark: The 2024 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced
BARE YOUR SWORD
"Stephen: I paused Iron Widow mostly because I had another book come in, Empire of the Damned which I really wanted to read right away, and the angst of the main character kind of ground on me, but I hope to get back to it, not on the high priority list, however. (Baseball season started and I am taking Thai Language classes, so this year might have a few DNF books)
As for the March Madness winner, I got the 2 books from the Audible Plus feature, so no Audible credit burned on this Book of the Month
Dave: Timing for watching baseball in SE Asia must be a bit interesting
Stephen: Yeah, night games are on at 6 am for the East Coast teams and 9 am for the West Coast Game. Only problem is day games which generally means Saturday and Sunday Late Nights. "
@petergarner@mastodon.world
@acedtect @swordandlaser Well, I’ve got Neuromancer on hold at the library, so I plan to reread it again after (gulp) 40 years (WTF?) You should too! Hoping it holds up better than the Foundation Trilogy! 😬
Are you two kids coming to Worldcon in Glasgow this year? I'm thinking of heading up to it (I live about an hour from Glasgow) and I would love to meet both of you if you're able 🥰 If not, then another time and another day it shall be lol 😋🥰👍👊
Mike Sedmak on Patreon
If there are any other blind or reading disabled members, you can find the combined book on NLS BARD titled as "Vorkosigan saga. Books 2-3”
Seré on Patreon
Wow, I never realized these book briefings existed. I cannot believe how useful this is. So first, my apologies for being ignorant of the very good work you are doing and thank you so much. I really am just perpetually seréndipitously rediscovering Sword & Laser. It's been a great ride."
BOOK OF THE MONTH DISCUSSION
April Book Pick (Tournament Winner)
Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
-- Amazon
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