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Bookstabber

Bookstabber

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Gene and Willow argue about books. Well, Willow does. Gene seems hellbent on finding reasons to like all of them. Can Gene, with professional help, find books Willow will love? Or will they all just make her rant? (Either way, we all win.) Welcome to Bookstabber, featuring Library Comic's Gene Ambaum and Willow Payne
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Gene is delighted, as usual. Willow drinks deep the sorrows of children's literature. Four Loko and books about peanuts are banished from the kingdom.

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Library Comic's Gene Ambaum and Willow Payne discuss Gene's favorite book, A Wizard of Earthsea. Willow liked it. Rant fail! But a win for both Gene and Willow.

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This episode Gene and Willow discuss The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro, an Arthurian tale of forgetfulness. It's the first episode featuring work by an author who has won the Man Booker Prize and the Nobel Prize in Literature. Do you think Willow was impressed?

You can find comics Gene and Willow make together at librarycomic.com and barbariangirl.com

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Library Comic's Gene Ambaum and Willow Payne discuss The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay and the YA novel Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S.King. Rant ahoy!

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This week Gene and Willow discuss Nicola Yoon's YA romance The Sun Is Also A Star. Gene loved this story of love at first sight story about a young man on his way to a college interview for a school he doesn't want to attend and a young woman trying to keep her family from being deported that evening. Willow was not as swept away.

You can find the comics Gene and Willow make together at librarycomic.com

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Gene and Willow disagree about this magical novel set in 1940s New York, in which an uncanny assassin and others with strange powers try to create a safe space for love and family. (Trouble the Saints won a 2021 World Fantasy Award.)

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Bookstabber - Episode 43: Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky
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11/04/23 • 46 min

All events can be seen from different perspectives. Gene sees a delightful novella. Willow sees a bog-standard science fiction premise. Does the truth lie somewhere in between? Why would a spacefaring civilization put horns on their heads?! Another installment of the Year of Sword and Sorcery!

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Bookstabber - Episode 21: The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu
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07/14/22 • 59 min

A universe-spanning conspiracy threatens human life as we know it. Science is our only hope. Defeatism is at an all-time high. In other news, Gene and Willow read a book.

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Bookstabber - Episode 44: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
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11/24/23 • 58 min

It's the exciting draconic romance everyone is talking about! Action, murder, extreme horniness, and much more. Willow's anger burns with the heat of dragonfire, and Gene's love for books is more durable than dragon scale. Another installment of the Year of Sword and Sorcery!
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Bookstabber - Episode 20: The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey
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06/02/22 • 62 min

Spoiler: Boy meets girl, boy clones girl, clone kills boy. A tale as old as time! And Gene and Willow discover shocking secrets about memory retention.

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FAQ

How many episodes does Bookstabber have?

Bookstabber currently has 47 episodes available.

What topics does Bookstabber cover?

The podcast is about Podcasts, Books and Arts.

What is the most popular episode on Bookstabber?

The episode title 'Bookstabber 11: The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Bookstabber?

The average episode length on Bookstabber is 56 minutes.

How often are episodes of Bookstabber released?

Episodes of Bookstabber are typically released every 21 days.

When was the first episode of Bookstabber?

The first episode of Bookstabber was released on Apr 1, 2021.

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