E4: What's a Gyarados? – Infinite TBR
Smack unboxes a highly anticipated delivery from Barnes & Noble, Gabi learns what a Gyarados is, and we discuss a wide variety of recent reads that include contemporary fiction, YA fantasy, early 1900s howdunits, non-fiction manifestos and essays, and speculative poetry.
Main books discussed include:
The Beast Player by Nahoko Uehashi translated by Cathy Hirano
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman translated by Neil Smith
Simon Snow trilogy by Rainbow Rowell
Arsène Lupin Gentleman Thief by Maurice LeBlanc translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
Whipping Girl by Julia Serano
Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong
Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline
The 2021 Rhysling Anthology edited by Alessandro Manzetti
The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry by C.M. Waggoner
This is a long one–we covered a lot of ground in episode four! And as Gabi mentions at the beginning, we did a silly thing and recorded it in front of an open window. That resulted in about four brief moments where there’s a weird, unpleasant reverb sound and we’re both awfully sorry about that. (We learned our lesson, though! Windows closed, no matter how nice it is outside.)
Also, what’s a gyarados? It’s a pokemon that looks like this:
Books Discussed:
For the 2021 Rhysling Anthology, we specifically discussed “They Made My Face” by Sara Backer, “Sealskin Reclaimed” by Alison Bainbridge, and “Kings and Queens of Narnia” by Meep Matsushima. Unfortunately, the link for “Sealskin Reclaimed” is unavailable because it was published in a print journal.
Other Books Mentioned:
Infinite TBR 