Recorded Tuesday, May 18. It’s been 84 years dot gif. In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss Jen’s new career move, favorite pandemic reads, how deeply weird socializing is going to be post-panorama, and more! 

Question topics include getting to narrate your own audiobooks, how many rejections are enough to give up on a manuscript, unreliable narrators, our thoughts on a certain very late author, and more!

Special thanks to everyone who has donated to KoFi ever, but especially to the folks who donated during the panini. Some of these folks we thanked in our previously-aired episode, but guess what – they’re getting thanked again! 

Thank you to rothmg86, Lorna, Lauren, Jared, MH, CC, wickedgoblinking, Rie, and Jessica. And CONGRATULATIONS, Jessica, on your multiple offers of representation! 

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Discussed in this episode: 

Naomi Novik – His Majesty’s Dragon Naomi Novik – Black Powder War Naomi Novik – Empire of Ivory   Tamzyn Muir – Gideon the Ninth Tamzyn Muir – Harrow the Ninth Casey McQuiston – Red White and Royal Blue Maggie Tokuda-Hall – The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea  Erika Swyler – The Book of Speculation Wu Ming-Yi – The Man with the Compound Eyes 墨香銅臭 Mo Xiang Tong Xu (MXTX) – 天官賜福 Heaven Official’s Blessing