Year 1, Episode 19: BBSRL: Fae and Fairy Tales

Originally published August 30, 2019

We did it! The fourth and final installment of our Basic Bitch's Summer Reading List episode of the year. Z and Eris are talking about fae novels and fairy tales, and Z shares with us the story of why their family is no longer allowed to play Scrabble.

Novels discussed in this episode:

- The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

- The Treachery of Beautiful Things by Ruth Frances Long

- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

- A Midsummer Night's Dream by William (Billy) Shakespeare

and we talked about The Wizard of Oz, Alice and Wonderland, and Labyrinth quite a bit as well.

(Year 1, Episode 19)

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Year 1, Episode 18: BBSRL: Spellcasters

Originally published August 16, 2019

Booyah! Our third installment of the Basic Bitches’ Summer Reading List! This time we're discussing spellcasters! Cultural Intern Z read like, all the books, and Eris helped! Why do witches and wizards have so many dead parents??

Novels discussed in this episode:

- A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray

- How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather

- Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (and pretty much all of the Harry Potter series is discussed in this episode.)

- Song of the Lioness Series

- The Immortals / Wild Magic Series

- Protector of the Small Quartet

- Daughter of the Lioness (a/k/a the Trickster Series)

- Beka Cooper Series

- Provost's Dog Series

all by Tamora Pierce

- Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

- Copper and Gold by Jessica D. Coplen

- Copper and Cobalt by Jessica D. Coplen

- The Magicians by Lev Grossman

- The Magician King by Lev Grossman

- Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison

- Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski

And the faery book Eris couldn't remember the title nor author of (that she'll read for the next episode) is called The Treachery of Beautiful Things by Ruth Frances Long.

(Year 1, Episode 18)

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Year 1, Episode 17: BBSRL: Werewolves and Shifters!

Originally published August 2, 2019

Welcome to our second episode of our Basic Bitches Summer Reading List! Join Cultural Interns Eris and Z, along with Temp Intern Haleigh as we discuss werewolf and shifter tropes in books (and on TV). :P

Novels discussed in this episode:

- Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow

- Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

- Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klaus

- Kissing Sin by Keri Arthur

- Nightshade Series by Andrea Cremer

and of course, a little bit

- Teen Wolf, Seasons 1 & 2 (MTV 2011-2012)

(Year 1, Episode 17)

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Year 1, Episode 14: BBSRL: Vampires!

Originally published June 21, 2019

It's summer! You know what that means? Time to break out those books for our first ever Basic Bitch's Summer Reading List! Join us as we talk about the shared themes and tropes in modern day vampire novels!

(Year 1, Episode 14)

Novels discussed in this episode:

- Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

- Glass Houses (Morganville Vampire Series) by Rachel Caine

- House of Night by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast

- All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks

- Sunshine by Robin McKinley

- Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber

- Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite

and of course

- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

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