S&L Podcast - #489 - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Veronicas

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We have Locus Award and Arthur C. Clarke award nominees. We share our non-spoilery thoughts on Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett. And Tom discovers Birria Ramen!

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WHAT ARE WE NOMMING?

Tom: Del Taco Birria Ramen
Veronica: Nacho pretzels


QUICK BURNS

Chris K - Via Locus: 2024 Locus Awards Top Ten Finalists

Jan: Variety reports that Warner Bros. Is set to Release a new ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie called ‘The Hunt for Gollum’ in 2026, with Peter Jackson to Produce and Andy Serkis to Direct

crochetchrisie📚

Short list for Arthur c Clarke award 2024 - given to the best science fiction novel first published in the U.K. of the following year, has been announced.

winner will be announced on July 24, 2024

BARE YOUR SWORD

Trike: What happens in my house when Tom rings a bell during the podcast signifying someone covered a square in S&L Bingo:

This also counts as “Trike posts another photo of his dogs”. :p"


Veronica wrote: "omg the picture in the background, I need a close up!"

Trike: We call it “Monkey Pug”. One of Mrs. Trike’s very first purchases from the then-new eBay.

It’s a real litmus test for visitors, because it is framed beautifully by my friend Steve (the frame cost more than the painting) and it occupies a prominent wall space by itself, so we talk about it like it’s the Mona Lisa just to see how they react. No one is sure whether we’re serious or not.

It’s a chimp dressed like a queen holding a pug in a onesie. Of course this is serious art!

BOOK OF THE MONTH DISCUSSION

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

Amazon Link

The Problem with Pastiche

tilltab: An Intrusion (spoilers for up to 29th October):

Lauren

Emily references a number of stories from other lands in her footnotes. I have a sense that these are real stories from other cultures that exist in our world. Do you recognize them?

I am currently studying Manx Gaelic and we are reading a book of Manx Fairy Tales. I remember that Emily mentions a story from the Isle of Man in a footnote somewhere. I am listening to the audiobook and can't easily find it - does anyone have the ebook and can easily search for it and remind me of the story she references from the Manx?

I would like to see if I can find it in this book I'm reading. I'll post the story here if it exists.

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