The Best Books Of The Last Quarter

Published: July 12, 2023, 10 a.m.

b'Sharifah and Jenn discuss their favorite books from the last few months, award season winners and nominees for Locus and the Hugos, a new AI shenanigan, and more.\\nSubscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.\\nTo get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter!\\nWhat do S.A. Cosby, Khaled Hosseini, Sarah Bakewell, and Yahdon Israel have in common? They\'ve been guests on Book Riot\'s newest podcast, First Edition where\\xa0BookRiot.com\\xa0co-founder Jeff O\'Neal explores the wide bookish world. Subscribe to hear them and stay to hear Book Riot\'s editors pick the "it" book of the month.\\nThis content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.\\n\\nNews\\nLocus 2023 Award Winners [Locus]\\nHugo 2023 Finalists [Book Riot]\\nAlix Harrow on the Hugos [Instagram]\\nError-Ridden AI-Generated Star Wars Article on io9 [Variety]\\nSign a poem going to Europa! [Book Riot]\\n\\nBooks Discussed\\nThe Archive Undying by Emma Mieko Candon (cw: intimate partner violence, suicidal thoughts, gore, body horror)\\nTitanium Noir by Nick Harkaway (cw: discussion of intimate partner violence)\\nUntethered Sky by Fonda Lee (cw: child death, graphic violence, animal abuse, animal death)\\nOur Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill (they/them) (cw: violence against women, animal experimentation, violence against animals)\\nH is For Hawk by Helen MacDonald\\nThe Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro (cw: infant death, maternal mortality, attempted suicide, child endangerment, rape, spousal abuse)\\nFlux by Jinwoo Chong (cw: death of a parent)\\nChain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'