The Hunger Games

Jen and Mags are back to discuss our Her Story book club read; The Marriage Game by Alison Weir. We chat historical fiction vs historical non fiction, marriage vs no marriage and the many other Her Story books we have on our shelves and TBRs.Books Mentioned:The Lady Elizabeth by Alison WeirThe Captive Queen by Alison WeirA Dangerous Inheritance by Alison WeirThe Six Tudor Queens series by Alison WeirThe Lady In The Tower by Alison WeirCleopatra by Saraa El-ArifiFaebound by Saraa El-ArifiCursebound by Saraa El-ArifiThe Mercies by Kiran Millwood HargraveGirl, Woman, Other by Bernardine EvaristoHomegoing by Yaa GyasiStoneblind by Natalie HaynesLessons In Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusHidden Figures by Margot Lee ShetterlyThe Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Rise Of The Rocket Girls by Nathalia HoltThe Adventures Of Amina Al-Sirafi by S A ChakrabortyBy Any Other Name by Jodi PicoultPriory Of The Orange Tree by Samantha ShannonThe King’s Witches by Kate FosterSupport the showWhere to find us:Join the Scientists Who Read book club & communityFollow Scientists Who Read on Instagram & TikTok Follow Mags on InstagramFollow Jen on Instagram Find all of our other links, such as our merch shop hereSupport us & get exclusive bonus content on Patreon 

Join Mags and guest host Ruth to delve into the world of An Equal Music, problematic main characters, bad decisions and beautiful music and books and the emotions they invoke.You can find Ruth on Instagram here & pre-order her book recommendation Almost Life by Keiran Millwood Hargrave hereBooks Mentioned:The Great Gatsby by F Scott FitzgeraldThe Secret History by Donna TarttTender Is The Flesh by Augustina BazterricaThe Novel Cure by Ella Berthoud and Susan ElderkinJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëHamnet by Maggie O’FarrellDungeon Crawler Carl by Matt DinnimanAlmost Life by Kiran Millwood HargraveThe Mercies by Kiran Millwood HargraveThe Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood HargraveIn Memoriam by Alice WinnThe Lamb by Lucy RoseA Suitable Boy by Vikram SethReferences:An Equal Music playlist Beethoven Symphony No 6La Traviata Act 3 - PreludeLargo al factotum from The Barber of Seville Support the showWhere to find us:Join the Scientists Who Read book club & communityFollow Scientists Who Read on Instagram & TikTok Follow Mags on InstagramFollow Jen on Instagram Find all of our other links, such as our merch shop hereSupport us & get exclusive bonus content on Patreon 

Chef’s kiss, no notes, will read again! But wait, there is still a whole episode to listen to, because of course we won’t miss a chance to talk about one of our favourite books. Jen is back and her and Mags chat The Hunger Games trilogy and the newer additions to the universe, and what more we’d like to see.Books Mentioned:The Handmaids Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Testaments by Margaret AtwoodCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes by Suzanne CollinsSunrise On The Reaping by Suzanne CollinsReferences:Info about PanemSupport the showWhere to find us:Join the Scientists Who Read book club & communityFollow Scientists Who Read on Instagram & TikTok Follow Mags on InstagramFollow Jen on Instagram Find all of our other links, such as our merch shop hereSupport us & get exclusive bonus content on Patreon 

In this episode Mags and her wonderful guest host Alicia (she/they) use the book as a starting point for conversations about the misuse of science in anti trans arguments, feminism, philosophy and its intersection with science, and of course; memes!Books Mentioned:The Picture Of Contented New Wealth by Tariq GoddardBrainwyrms by Alison RumfittThe Companion Species Manifesto by Donna HarawayA Cyborg Manifesto by Donna HarawayReferences:  Gaysper’s wiki page ​​The gaysper origin story Study about the rate of detransition  Accompanying article about how very few regret legal gender change in Sweden More about Donna Haraway  Alicia’s InstagramSupport the showWhere to find us:Join the Scientists Who Read book club & communityFollow Scientists Who Read on Instagram & TikTok Follow Mags on InstagramFollow Jen on Instagram Find all of our other links, such as our merch shop hereSupport us & get exclusive bonus content on Patreon 

Your ears do not deceive you, we are back! Appropriately returning to your feeds with a rather creepy tale of this year’s Science & Fiction book club read Frankenstein. Join Mags and Jen as we discuss Victor Frankenstein as a scientist, the ethical implications of his experiments and how Frankenstein still impacts science today.Books Mentioned:Uncharmed by Lucy Jane WoodHis Dark Materials books by Philip PullmanWitchlore by Emma HindsReferences:Mags’ new PhD InstagramThe science behind Frankenstein blog post More info about defibrillators from the British Heart Foundation Find a defib in the UK Support the showWhere to find us:Join the Scientists Who Read book club & communityFollow Scientists Who Read on Instagram & TikTok Follow Mags on InstagramFollow Jen on Instagram Find all of our other links, such as our merch shop hereSupport us & get exclusive bonus content on Patreon 

Come with us and Amina and her crew on an adventure as we chat about our April book and the ways in which it fit our new beginnings theme. And there may be a surprise quiz at the end!Take the quiz here and let us know in the comments what pirate you are! Support the showWhere to find us:Join the Scientists Who Read book club & communityFollow Scientists Who Read on Instagram & TikTok Follow Mags on InstagramFollow Jen on Instagram Find all of our other links, such as our merch shop hereSupport us & get exclusive bonus content on Patreon 

Let’s chat new beginnings! In life, in nature, and in books (and for Wilf the cat)Books Mentioned:The Adventures Of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon ChakrabortyDays At The Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi YagisawaMore Days At The Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi YagisawaWelcome To The Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang BoreumThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Reading List by Sara Nisha AdamsPageboy by Elliot PageHer Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno DawsonAtomic Habits by James ClearUnmasking Autism by Dr Devon PriceThe Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie GilmoreSix Tudor Queens series by Alison WeirSupport the showWhere to find us:Join the Scientists Who Read book club & communityFollow Scientists Who Read on Instagram & TikTok Follow Mags on InstagramFollow Jen on Instagram Find all of our other links, such as our merch shop hereSupport us & get exclusive bonus content on Patreon 

Join us for what might be our most exciting podcast episode yet! We discuss our March Mysteries book The Last Murder At The End Of The World by Stuart Turton.Books Mentioned:The Devil And The Dark Water by Stuart TurtonThe Seven Deaths Of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart TurtonThe God Of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThe Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootReferences:Our The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks podcast episode https://scientistswhoread.buzzsprout.com/2256193/episodes/14158381-the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacksSupport the showWhere to find us:Join the Scientists Who Read book club & communityFollow Scientists Who Read on Instagram & TikTok Follow Mags on InstagramFollow Jen on Instagram Find all of our other links, such as our merch shop hereSupport us & get exclusive bonus content on Patreon 

Join us for a mysterious chat about our March theme, where Mags is in her element and Jen realises that she does actually read quite a lot of mysteries (and recommends some really good ones!)Books Mentioned:The Last Murder At The End Of The World by Stuart TurtonThe Devil And The Dark Water by Stuart TurtonThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Family Upstairs by Lisa JewellThe Family Remains by Lisa JewellThe Night She Disappeared by Lisa JewellFifty-Fifty by Steve CavanaghKill For Me, Kill For You by Steve CavanaghStrangers On A Train by Patricia HighsmithThe Mirror Man by Lars KeplerThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttThe Lighthouse Witches by C J CookeA Haunting In The Arctic by C J CookeThe Book Of Witching by C J CookeGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Girl On The Train by Paula HawkinsThe Perfect Wife by J P DelaneyMy Darling Daughter by J P DelaneyPlaying Nice by J P DelaneyThe New Wife by J P DelaneyThe Hunting Party by Lucy FoleyThe Guest List by Lucy FoleyThe Paris Apartment by Lucy FoleyOne By One by Ruth WareBreathless by Amy McCullochThe One by John MarrsThe Holiday by T M LoganThe Perfect Couple by Elin HildebrandtThirteen by Steve CavanaghTwisted by Steve CavanaghSupport the showWhere to find us:Join the Scientists Who Read book club & communityFollow Scientists Who Read on Instagram & TikTok Follow Mags on InstagramFollow Jen on Instagram Find all of our other links, such as our merch shop hereSupport us & get exclusive bonus content on Patreon 

We chat about our birthday month book The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams; how books connect people and can help us find meaning and perspective in life.Books Mentioned:To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper LeePride & Prejudice by Jane AustenLittle Women by Luisa May AlcottRebecca by Daphne Du MaurierLife Of Pi by Yann MartelThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniBlindness by José SaramagoPageboy by Elliot PageThe Gender Games by Juno DawsonHer Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno DawsonThe Testaments by Margaret AtwoodThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Martian by Andy WeirProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirYellowface by R F KuangLessons In Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusThe Six Tudor Queens by Alison WeirHomegoing by Yaa GyasiBeloved by Toni MorrisonA Suitable Boy by Vikram SethReferences:Join the Queer Liberation Library from anywhere in the world Listen to or read your library ebooks on Borrowbox  or Libby Our Pride & Prejudice podcast episode The StoryGraph The Reading List reading challenge Our Project Hail Mary episode Our Her Majesty’s Royal Coven episode Our Lessons In Chemistry episode Support the showWhere to find us:Join the Scientists Who Read book club & communityFollow Scientists Who Read on Instagram & TikTok Follow Mags on InstagramFollow Jen on Instagram Find all of our other links, such as our merch shop hereSupport us & get exclusive bonus content on Patreon