Since #HugoAwards Nominating has opened, we're going to do another mega-thread of some of the stuff we're excited to put on our ballots this year (& stuff that we hope you have a chance to check out!) What a bonkers great year for SFF! Our recs list: hugoclub.blogspot.com/2024/03/open... 1/18

New on Narrated: @sullery.bsky.social & I discuss Voyage of the Damned by @franceswrites.bsky.social, plus Short Fiction Spotlight. Stories by: @arula-ratnakar.bsky.social Timothy Mudie @aptshadow.bsky.social @mckatie.bsky.social @catrambo.bsky.social David Marino narratedpodcast.com/episodes/287

This week on Narrated: @sullery.bsky.social and I each contribute our own mini reviews/recommendations: Key Lime Sky by @al-distortion.bsky.social Planetfall by @emmanewman.bsky.social A Very Scalzi Christmas by @scalzi.com narratedpodcast.com/episodes/286

New to the Lady Astronaut Universe? Want a refresher before THE MARTIAN CONTINGENCY releases on March 18? Join the free Lady Astronaut Book Club at maryrobinettekowal.com/book-club/ to (re)read the first books in the series in good company, including AMAs and fun bonuses. @torbooks.bsky.social

New on Narrated: @sullery.bsky.social and I discuss The Last Hour Between Worlds by @melissacaruso.bsky.social. Portal/multiverse with nursing new mom as action hero MC. Mom goes for a needed night out, has to fight monsters, save the world. Plus a queer love story. narratedpodcast.com/episodes/285

Hi, new followers! As new users flood into Bluesky a common theme I’m hearing is needing some comfort and kindness right now. This week on Narrated @sullery.bsky.social, Shachi, and I discuss our comfort reads: narratedpodcast.com/episodes/284

This week on Narrated, @lisajune.bsky.social and I discuss Service Model 🤖- the upcoming novel written and narrated by @aptshadow.bsky.social narratedpodcast.com/episodes/257

This week on Narrated, @lisajune.bsky.social and I discussed the 2024 Hugo Award Finalists for Best Novella narratedpodcast.com/episodes/254

OPEN AUDITIONS for narrators! We're expanding our roster of voice actors with open auditions April 15-30. All the details at the submission portal here: escapeartists.moksha.io/publication/...

I've been monitoring the ups and downs of rebuilding subscriptions post-Amazon for the magazines that have been impacted. Unsurprisingly, it turns out that survival depends on us being more shameless. So... If you like what we do, maybe it's time to subscribe: clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

This week on Narrated, @lisajune.bsky.social and I discussed Those Beyond the Wall, written by @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social and narrated by Angel Pean narratedpodcast.com/episodes/248

Hi, folks! Life got in the way, and I need to catch up on posting Narrated news soon. Today I just had to to say a VERY HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY to Funny Boy by Jessica Max Stein, biography of Muppet puppeteer Richard Hunt. Launch streaming any minute now at: www.youtube.com/@bgsqd/streams

📢 CALL FOR VOICE ACTORS 📢 [1ANY, PAID OPPORTUNITY] We are searching for voice actors with knowledge in Hungarian who can narrate a story in our upcoming issue! The deadline to submit is March 31st. MORE DETAILS: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

I went to @arisia.bsky.social last week. Thanks so much to the wonderful authors who talked to me about their work, the con, and audiobooks. This week’s interviews: @rykaaoki.bsky.social @randee.bsky.social @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social Three more next week! narratedpodcast.com/episodes/240

Having completed the family dinner, I've plunged into numbers geekery around the Hugo Nomination Statistics and posted my initial thoughts (and graphs and tables) in my blog. alpennia.com/blog/compari...

This week's episode: @sundrybookclub.bsky.social and I discuss The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters, a novel depicting a heinous crime committed against a family of indigenous migrant workers in a small Maine town. narratedpodcast.com/episodes/238

This week Narrated podcasters look forward to 2024. Includes books by: @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social @andreahairston.bsky.social @catvalente.bsky.social @wiswell.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @vajra.me @older.bsky.social Listen/see show notes for more! narratedpodcast.com/episodes/237

This week Narrated podcasters discuss our favorites of 2023. Includes audiobooks by: @marthawells.bsky.social @tananarivedue.bsky.social @victorlavalle.bsky.social @nghivo.bsky.social @pazsays.bsky.social @annleckie.com Listen and see show notes for more. narratedpodcast.com/episodes/236

This week’s episode: @sundrybookclub.bsky.social, @sullery.bsky.social and I discuss Orbital by Samantha Harvey. It’s fiction set in space, but it’s not science fiction. Stay tuned for our 2023 favorite books, airing Tuesday, Dec 26, and our 2024 preview on Jan 2. narratedpodcast.com/episodes/235

This week: @sullery.bsky.social and I discuss The Blue, Beautiful World by @drkarenlord.bsky.social. AND December's Short Fiction Spotlight, with stories by: @ruoxichen.bsky.social Cameron Fischer @nassos.bsky.social @nnedi.bsky.social Bella Han Karl El-Koura narratedpodcast.com/episodes/234

Hey! Have you heard about our end of year campaign?? We're currently running our first ever end-of-year fundraiser. If you love what we do, it would be terrific if you could support us... Link to more info: escapeartists.net/2023/11/13/2...

since there are more people on here now: I am the book content editor for Tor.com and I'm looking for 2024 sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and genre-bending speculative books! If you're a writer or a publicist with an SFF book out next year, please share the link/info here! (or email me)

Enjoyed The Surviving Sky and looking forward to seeing where this story continues in the future

This week’s episode: @sullery.bsky.social and I discuss The Surviving Sky by Kritika H. Rao, narrated by Pranshu Mishra and Sharmila Devar. Thanks to @hugobookclub.bsky.social for the recommendation! narratedpodcast.com/episodes/233

Hugo final ballot statistics are out! * Nominations stats not available yet www.thehugoawards.org/wp-content/u...

This week: @sundrybookclub.bsky.social and I convince @sullery.bsky.social to read Walking Practice by Dolki Min. Spotlight short work by: James Castles @cornellwriter.bsky.social P. Djeli Clark Jason Smith @naomikritzer.bsky.social @prashanthsrivatsa.bsky.social narratedpodcast.com/episodes/232

This week's episode: Non-fiction November! @sundrybookclub.bsky.social, @sullery.bsky.social , @marksiegal.bsky.social, and I discuss our favorite non-fiction of 2023, and some we're looking forward to in 2024. narratedpodcast.com/episodes/231

Thanks to @lisajune.bsky.social, the Hugo Rec resource now has audio versions (where available) for novelette and short story! Thanks very much for doing the legwork on this for the community. 💜 #sff docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

This week's episode: @sundrybookclub.bsky.social and I discuss People Collide by by Isle McElroy and narrated by Daniel Henning & Aida Reluzco. Thanks to @librofm.bsky.social for providing an Advanced Listening Copy for this episode. narratedpodcast.com/episodes/230

This week's episode: @sundrybookclub.bsky.social, @sullery.bsky.social, and I discuss To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose, narrated by Charley Flyte. narratedpodcast.com/episodes/229

For this week’s episode, I met up with @marksiegal.bsky.social to discuss the very meta novel If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler, written by Italo Calvino, translated by William Weaver, and narrated by Jefferson Mays narratedpodcast.com/episodes/228

This week’s episode: @sullery.bsky.social & I take an early look at Bookshops & Bonedust, @travisbaldree.bsky.social’s prequel to Legends & Lattes, narrated by the author. General thoughts on the 2023 @thehugoawards.bsky.social results included in this episode. narratedpodcast.com/episodes/227

The 2023 Hugo winners have been announced. Congratulations to all the winners! The post below is where I kept track of the winners in real time and has photos of most of the acceptance speeches. Enjoy!

It’s the crack of dawn and Pepper and I are getting ready to watch the Hugos!

Congratulations to @hugogirlpodcast.bsky.social 🚀

Best Fancast goes to: Hugo Girl!! @hugogirlpodcast.bsky.social

It’s happening, folks!

This week @sullery.bsky.social and I discuss Mammoths at the Gates by @nghivo.bsky.social Short fiction feature, works by: Gregory Marlow @scottking.bsky.social @effies.bsky.social Sheryl R. Hayes Azure Arther @tkingfisher.bsky.social @scottedelman.bsky.social narratedpodcast.com/episodes/226

This week’s episode: Scott and I discuss Starling House by Alice E. Harrow, narrated by @natalienaudus.bsky.social. A great October “local spooky house” read. Recommended if you like prickly characters with hearts of gold. narratedpodcast.com/episodes/225

This week’s episode: @sullery.bsky.social and I discuss He Who Drowned the World by @shelleyparkerchan.bsky.social, narrated by @natalienaudus.bsky.social. An excellent conclusion to the epic story started in She Who Became the Sun. narratedpodcast.com/episodes/224

PLEASE RP Space Unicorns! Uncanny Magazine is OPEN to short story submissions from October 2 to October 16! WE CAN'T WAIT TO READ YOUR STORIES!!! www.uncannymagazine.com/submissions/

It was great to talk with Lisa about The Saint of Bright Doors for this week’s episode. I would also recommend listening back to Lisa’s discussion with @vajra.me at Readercon (ep 214), including a bit about the audiobook production and narration by Sid Sagar narratedpodcast.com/214

This week’s episode: @sullery.bsky.social and I discuss The Saint of Bright Doors by @vajra.me, which was just as good as I’ve been hearing. Loved the last few chapters especially, but the episode doesn’t spoil them. narratedpodcast.com/episodes/223

This week's episode: Announcing our new short fiction feature! Includes: -List of sources for audio SFF short fiction (what did we miss?) -BRIEF discussion of 2023 Hugo short story and novelette nominees with audio available -Mini draft of recent stories we liked narratedpodcast.com/episodes/222

This week, @lisajune.bsky.social and I continued our 2023 awards discussion with the finalists for the Lodestar Award narratedpodcast.com/episodes/221

Looking forward to connecting and reconnecting with fellow book and audiobook 🎧📚 loving friends