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or: Now Kiss! In which Bridget and Jen talk about Bridget's return to fandom after a decade away, and also have a full meltdown about how long this podcast has been going on. Spoilers for The Magicians from 12:21 onwards Note: Jen's audio is a little off in this because she used airpods like a dumb dumb, so our apologies for that. You can listen to the episode here. Thank you to everyone who has ever donated on Ko-Fi! Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed in This Episode: The Magicians (SyFy) A Marvelous Light by Freya Marske The Untamed (Netflix) The Robber Girl by Frannie Billingsley The Elemental Logic series by Laurie Marks A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes

In this episode, Bridget and Jen take you through the submission process, talk about publishers decentralizing from NYC post-pandemic, and discuss why that second book is just such a pain in the a** to write. Note: Jen's audio is a little off in this because she used airpods like a dumb dumb, so our apologies for that. Thank you to everyone who has ever donated on Ko-Fi! Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Did Twitter Break YA? (Misshelved #6) by Nicole Brinkley - we are going to be discussing this article next time. Unspoken - Sarah Rees Brennan To Say Nothing of the Dog - Connie Willis

In this episode Bridget & Jen critique twitter pitches, discuss Jen's weird hate for movie comps, talk about Ea Nasir's historical perfidious copper sales, and more! Please enjoy the moment at 36:53 where we lose our damn minds. Question topics include New Adult, the essential worker's trauma, and the looming Godzilla vs. Kong situation of the Big 4 vs the Big 5! Special thanks to Angeline for the generous donation on KoFi! Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! In A World Meet the Worst Businessman of the 18th Century BC Mur Lafferty - Six Wakes StargateLana Wood Johnson - Technically, You Started It Laurie J. Marks - Fire Logic Sarah Rees Brennan - In Other LandsMartha Wells - All Systems Red Heaven Official's Blessing Angeline Boulley - Firekeeper's Daughter

Recorded Tuesday, May 18. It's been 84 years dot gif. In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss Jen's new career move, favorite pandemic reads, how deeply weird socializing is going to be post-panorama, and more! Question topics include getting to narrate your own audiobooks, how many rejections are enough to give up on a manuscript, unreliable narrators, our thoughts on a certain very late author, and more! Special thanks to everyone who has donated to KoFi ever, but especially to the folks who donated during the panini. Some of these folks we thanked in our previously-aired episode, but guess what - they're getting thanked again! Thank you to rothmg86, Lorna, Lauren, Jared, MH, CC, wickedgoblinking, Rie, and Jessica. And CONGRATULATIONS, Jessica, on your multiple offers of representation! Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed in this episode: Naomi Novik - His Majesty's Dragon Naomi Novik - Black Powder War Naomi Novik - Empire of Ivory Tamzyn Muir - Gideon the Ninth Tamzyn Muir - Harrow the Ninth Casey McQuiston - Red White and Royal Blue Maggie Tokuda-Hall - The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea Erika Swyler - The Book of Speculation Wu Ming-Yi - The Man with the Compound Eyes 墨香銅臭 Mo Xiang Tong Xu (MXTX) - 天官賜福 Heaven Official's Blessing

In which Bridget and Jen discuss copyright law, plagiarism, and why published authors won't read your fic, for legal reasons. Also! Cookbook photography, dead parents in YA, and more! Thanks to this week's donors: Lorna, Lauren, Jared, and MH! Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed in this episode: Copy/Paste Cris A Feud in Wolf-King Erotica Raises A Deep Legal Question by Alexandra Alter Arkady Martine - A Memory Called Empire Tamsyn Muir - Gideon The Ninth Ngaio Marsh - Enter A Murderer Carrie S. Allen - Michigan Vs. The Boys Meryl Wilsner - Something To Talk About Amanda Sellet - By The Book Lee Gjertsen Malone - Camp Shady Crook