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Hannah and Laura are thrilled to welcome C.M. Caplan back to the podcast to discuss book 2 in their Four of Mercies series, The Diplomacy of the Knife!! They dive deep into the characters of the series, chat about sibling dynamics, learn more about Connor's plotting process, and try to remain calm after reading such a tense, incredible ending.

*This episode contains SPOILERS for The Fall Is All There Is and mild spoilers for The Diplomacy of the Knife by C.M. Caplan.*

Be sure to buy The Diplomacy of the Knife or request it from your local library TODAY!!!

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Media Mentions:
The Fall Is All There Is by C.M. Caplan
The Diplomacy of the Knife by C.M. Caplan
Fiction Fans podcast
Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase

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Hannah and Laura are covering the final third of the plot of N.K. Jemisin's The Obelisk Gate and are navigating all the things that are ramping up in the Stillness. They also chat about a movie that made Laura cry and Hannah baffles Laura by describing the plots of J-Lo movies.

***This episode contains SPOILERS for The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin. Spoiler section begins at: 37 min 45 secs.***

**Content Warnings for the episode: discussions of murder, death, violence, racism, xenophobia, poverty, extreme climate events, abuse,

Media Mentions:
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin
Spiderman: No Way Home---Hulu
Marvel Cinematic Universe---Disney+
The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
My Favorite Murder podcast
Maid in Manhattan---Netflix
Enough---Prime Video
Howl's Moving Castle---Max
Spirited Away---Max
My Neighbor Totoro---Max
Ponyo---Max
Kiki's Delivery Service---Max
Dianna Wynne Jones's works
The Fall Is All There Is by C.M. Caplan
The Diplomacy of the Knife by C.M. Caplan

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Hannah and Laura are covering the middle section of The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin! Things are getting more complicated, and they do their best to keep things sorted. They also chat about book titles being misleading, historical books that are fun to read, and a zany show about a haunted B&B.

**This episode contains SPOILERS for The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin. Spoiler section begins at: 39 min 15 secs. **

*CW for the episode: discussions of murder, violence, climate events, manipulation, abuse, bullying, death, generational trauma *

*Apologies for some audio issues on Hannah's end. *

Media Mentions-
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Vol. 1 by Kanehito Yamada
That Librarian by Amanda Jones
Don't Laugh At Me
A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer
SNL 50---Peacock
SNL---Peacock
All That---Paramount Plus
Friends---Max
Marvel Cinematic Universe---Disney+
The Dana Carvey Show---Tubi
Conclave---Peacock
The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson
Deadwake by Erik Larson
In the Garden of the Beasts by Erik Larson
Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
The Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
Ghosts---Paramount Plus
Howl's Moving Castle---Max

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Hannah and Laura are delving into N.K. Jemisin's The Obelisk Gate, covering the first 7 chapters! And let's just say that Hannah is "not pleased" that a certain character has appeared in book two of this trilogy. Laura also shares more about her read through of Vinland Saga and Hannah watched a romp of a movie that she wants everyone to go see.

**This episode contains SPOILERS for The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin! The Broken Earth trilogy, book two!! Spoiler section starts at: 24 min 10 sec. **

*CW for the episode: discussions of death, murder, violence, abuse, manipulation, xenophobia, racism, slavery, mutilation, gore, mental illness, PTSD, poverty, cannibalism, apocalyptic/climate events*

Media Mentions:
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin
Lightfall by Ed Crocker
Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura
Jujutsu Kaisen---Hulu
Azul the board game
Wingspan the board game
We Shall Be Monsters by Alyssa Wees
The Three of Us by Ore Agbaje-Williams
Anchorman---Peacock
One of Them Days movie

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Hannah and Laura have one of their dreams fulfilled in this week's bonus episode because they get the chance to learn all about libraries and their different services from librarian, Lora Del Rio!!!! Lora (MSLIS) is the Director for Research, Teaching, and Learning, Humanities Librarian, as well as an Associate Professor at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. Lora is a wealth of knowledge and answers all of the OWWR pod team's burning questions about libraries. She offers advice to readers looking to get involved in their local library, ways to support librarians/libraries, and shares about her work increasing diversity in libraries.

Please check out the Lovejoy Library at SIUE and the DLCTE Program!!
Faculty - Lovejoy Library | SIUE
Home - Diverse Librarianship Career Training and Education Program

Media Mentions:
American Library Association
Milwaukee Public Library
That Librarian by Amanda Jones
Brooklyn Nine-Nine---Peacock
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
Maus by Art Spiegelman
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Good Talk by Mira Jacob
The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
The Harry Potter film franchise---Peacock
Music by John Williams---Disney+
The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin

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Hannah and Laura are thrilled to welcome author Adam Bassett to the podcast to chat about his books Digital Extremities and the newly released, Animus Paradox! Adam shares about imagining futuristic worlds, applications of biological technologies, and engaging readers with action scenes. Hannah and Laura now have a new friend and another Auto-Buy author!

ANIMUS PARADOX is out on January 27th, 2025!!

Be sure to pick up ANIMUS PARADOX and DIGITAL EXTREMITIES by Adam Bassett at your local indie bookstore or request them from your local library!! OR use the link below to find Adam's work and access EXTRAS at Campfire!

https://www.campfirewriting.com/explore/digital-extremities

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Media Mentions:
Animus Paradox by Adam Bassett
Digital Extremities by Adam Bassett
Warrior Cats series by Erin Hunter
Devil's Keep by Phillip Finch
Cyberpunk 2077 game
Arcane---Netflix
Brian McClellan's works
Mushroom Blues by Adrian M. Gibson
Neon Noir by Nina Voss

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Hannah and Laura are wrapping their discussion of N.K. Jemisin's The Fifth Season by discussing the characters and themes of the novel. They also chat about a vampire book that Laura shockingly enjoyed and a book that Hannah feels like she wasted her time reading.

**This episode contains SPOILERS for The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin. Spoiler section begins at: 30 min 05 secs. **

*CW for the episode: discussions of death, murder, violence, racism, colonialism, climate change, classism, memory loss, disability, sexual violence, abuse, mental illness, oppression, trauma, sex*

Media Mentions:
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
Lightfall by Ed Crocker
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Skeleton Crew---Disney+
The Fury by Alex Michaelides
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
Glass Onion---Netflix
Wool by Hugh Howey
Silo---AppleTV
Scythe by Neal Shusterman
A Man on the Inside---Netflix
The Father---Starz
What We Do In The Shadows---Hulu
The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang

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Hannah and Laura made the bold, colorful decision to cover a documentary for this TV Tuesday! They watched Glitter & Greed: The Lisa Frank Story and try to sort out if they actually learned anything. Spoiler: not much.

**This episode contains SPOILERS for Glitter & Greed: The Lisa Frank Story.**

Media Mentions:
Glitter & Greed: The Lisa Frank Story---Prime Video
Doctor Who---Max
American Factory---Netflix

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