381: Ode to the Half Broken

This week we celebrated Novellavember by discussing some of our favorite recent novellas. Platform Decay [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] Mystery of the Bitten Peach [Overdrive/Libby] Engines of Reason [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] Nobody's Baby [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] Muñeca [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] The Rainseekers [Audible] Previously Discussed: The Daughter Who Remains [Audible] / [Episode 346]   The Language of Liars [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Episode 355] Cabaret in Flames [Audible] / [Episode 373] Additional Mentions: A Plagued Sea [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] Preaching to the Choir [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] Foundling Fathers [Overdrive/Libby] Obstetrix [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] And Side by Side They Wander [Audible] A Long and Speaking Silence [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] Darksight Dare [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] Looking Forward To:  Silence by James S.A. Corey - May 18, 2027 [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

This week we celebrated Non-Fiction November by discussing some of our favorite recent non-fiction reads and listens from 2026. Plot Twist: Life, Craft, and the Messy First Draft: A Memoir About Writing [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] Never Say Die: A Memoir [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] Procrastinators Get Stuff Done: How to Go from Overwhelmed to Finished [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] Our Knives will Save Us: Dispatches from a White Mountain Apache Chef [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] A Second Sight: How the Wonder and Vision of Black Mediamakers Push America Toward Freedom [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] Floating Mountains: The Art of Imagining the Impossible [Audible] Looking Forward To:  Life Beyond Measure: Nature's Hidden Wonders at Every Scale by Ed Yong - April 6, 2027 [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] Trace Elements: Conversations on the Project of Science Fiction and Fantasy by Jo Walton & Ada Palmer - March 16, 2027 [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

This time we discussed As You Wake, Break the Shell, written by Becky Chambers and narrated by Megan Gage & Norma Butikofer As You Wake, Break the Shell [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] A Closed and Common Orbit [Libro.fm] / [https://www.overdrive.com/media/4660514/a-closed-and-common-orbit">Overdrive/Libby] To Be Taught, If Fortunate [https://tidd.ly/4e3jUpP">Libro.fm] / [https://www.overdrive.com/media/4824364/to-be-taught-if-fortunate">Overdrive/Libby] Stories of Your Life and Others [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] Arrival (2016) [IMDb] Temeraire (Series) [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] To Shape a Dragon's Breath [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] White Space (Series): Ancestral Night [Libro.fm] / [Libby/Overdrive] Sisters of the Vast Black [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] Looking Forward To: Code and Codex by Yoon Ha Lee - Oct 27, 2026 [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

This time we discussed Ode to the Half-Broken, written by Suzanne Palmer and narrated by Traci Odom. Ode to the Half-Broken [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] Automatic Noodle [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] The Terraformers [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] The Murderbot Diaries (Series) - All Systems Red [Libro.fm] / All Systems Red - Full Cast [Libro.fm] A Closed and Common Orbit [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] Monk & Robot (Series): A Psalm for the Wild Built [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] Service Model [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] Looking Forward To: The Fifth Inflection by Gautam Bhatia - Feb 16, 2027 [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

This time we discussed The Haunting of Hill House, written by Shirley Jackson and narrated by Bernadette Dunne. The Haunting of Hill House [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] The Haunting of Hill House (2018) [IMDb] Frankenstein [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] Wuthering Heights [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] A Haunting on the Hill [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] The Stepford Wives [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] Looking Forward To: Our Cut of Salt by Deena Helm - Sep 22, 2026 [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

This time we discussed The Republic of Memory, written by Mahmud El Sayed and narrated by George Greenland, Kaffe Keating, Lara Sawalha & Sami Abu Wardeh. The Republic of Memory [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] Pimsleur Spanish [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] Teach Yourself Foreign Language Graded Reader (Series) [Audible] Barrayar (Spanish) [Libro.fm] / [Audible] Lex Learning Club [Audio Sets] / [Additional Audio] The Voyage of the White Cloud [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] A Feast for Flies [OverDrive/Libby] The Ballad of Beta 2 [Goodreads] Looking Forward To: Last Star in the Void by Melissa Caruso - Nov 10, 2026 [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

This time we discussed The Gates of Midnight, written by Helene Wecker and narrated by George Guidall. The Gates of Midnight [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] The Golem and the Jinni [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]  The Hidden Palace [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]   The Night Circus [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] Oxford Time Travel (Series): Blackout [Audible] / All Clear [Audible] Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] Looking Forward To: Life Out of Order by Audrey Niffenegger - Oct 6, 2026 [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

This time we discussed The Radiant Dark, written by Alexandra Oliva and narrated by Barrie Kreinik. The Radiant Dark [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] Arrival (2016) Stories of Your Life and Others [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] Contact - Unabridged [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] The Three-Body Problem [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] For All Mankind (2019-2027) A Half-Built Garden [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] Where I Can't Follow [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] Looking Forward To: Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Threads of Fate by Angie Thomas - Jan 12, 2027 [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] Additional middle grade magical world recommendations: [Blusky]

This time we discussed The Intrigue, written by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and narrated by Andre Bellido. The Intrigue [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] Silver Nitrate [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] The Bewitching [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] Mexican Gothic [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] The Intrigue Official Playlist [Spotify]  Looking Forward To: A Wall is also a Road by Annalee Newitz - Oct 6, 2026 [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] Automatic Noodle [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] The Terraformers [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

This time we discussed Massif, written by Garth Nix and narrated by Ray Porter. Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Harper Voyager for providing review copies of The Iron Garden Sutra for today's episode. Massif [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] Old Man's War (Series): Old Man's War [Libro.fm] / [Libby/Overdrive] The Expanse (Series): Leviathan Wakes [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] A Half-Built Garden [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] The Sinister Booksellers of Bath [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] Looking Forward To: Mazywood by Tananarive Due - Sep 22, 2026 [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]