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Backlist To The Future, With Listener Questions

10m · SFF Yeah! · 17 Jan 11:00

This week, Jenn answers two listener questions — one looking for romantasy series, and another for rompy sci-fi. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! 2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We’ll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Romantasy for Sarah: Bitter Medicine by Mia Tsai The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon Gail Carriger (Parasol Protectorate) Rompy SF for Tanelle: Light Years From Home by Mike Chen Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots Mandatory mention of Valerie Valdes (Chilling Effect) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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