S&L Podcast - #397 - Squeeherent

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Tom and Veronica draw the lines on whether they favor Alix E. Harrow or Tamsyn Muir (because they are both awesome). Tom has some new new writing coming out, and we have our first impressions of Howl's Moving Castle and why we missed out on it in our own childhoods.

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QUICK BURNS

Quick Draw!: fast and Funny Fiction

Mark: Shortlists for the British Fantasy Awards 2020 have been released.

Trike: HUGE cast shake-up on the adaptation of Y: The Last Man

Jan: The Goodreads Choice Awards have started with their opening round. You can among others vote for Best Fantasy of 2020 and Best Science Fiction of 2020

Tamahome: Rhythm of War (Stormlight Archive #4) is being serialized every Tuesday on Tor.

Lauren: Tamsyn Muir, author of "Gideon the Ninth" (and Harrow, and Alecto) has a five-book deal Tordotcom publishing!

Seth: Finder author Suzanne Palmer wins the Theodore Sturgeon award for short sci-fi fiction with novella Waterlines. Here's Tor's report on the award

Silvana: World Fantasy Award winners announced

Trike: A passel of new SFF books coming out in November. A couple I already have preordered and some I wasn’t aware of. A little something for everyone:

BARE YOUR SWORD

Tamahome @tamahome02000 .@swordandlaser the antsy joke is trending

Drake Tungsten @turtleismytotem - @swordandlaser Heard old episode 119. It had a very weird bit, where Tom and Veronica discussed which author they'd go cannibal on if they were trapped on a deserted island with them. Tom chose Patrick Rothfuss and Veronica chose Neil Gaiman.

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I only recently became aware of your podcast this year, and almost instantly became a Patron. I have been working my way up through old podcasts and so far I have been privileged to find two great books/authors because of your show: Ninefox Gambit and His Majesty's Dragon. Also love the author interviews; the one with Myke Cole was particularly good. Thank you very much for introducing these to me and for the continued entertainment and info you provide on the show. - Chris

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BOOK OF THE MONTH DISCUSSION

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Book briefing

"Tamahome @tamahome02000 .@swordandlaser Howl's Moving Castle is ok, but when Howl went to the marshes, I got a little antsy."

HMC: Don’t mind me, just here to squee

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