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This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome James L. Sutter, author of DARKHEARTS.
\nAbout DARKHEARTS: When David quit his band, he missed his shot at fame, trapped in an ordinary high school life while his ex\u2013best friend, Chance, became the hottest teen pop star in America.
\nThen tragedy throws David and Chance back into contact. As old wounds break open, the boys find themselves trading frenemy status for a confusing, secret romance?one that could be David\u2019s ticket back into the band and the spotlight.
\nAs the mixture of business and pleasure becomes a powder keg, David will have to choose: Is this his second chance at glory? Or his second chance at Chance?
\nAbout James L. Sutter: James L. Sutter is a co-creator of the Pathfinder and Starfinder Roleplaying Games. From 2004 to 2017, he worked for Paizo Publishing, starting out as an editor on Dungeon Magazine, moving on to do foundational work for Pathfinder, and eventually becoming the Creative Director in charge of launching Starfinder, as well as the Executive Editor of the Pathfinder Tales novel line for Paizo and Tor.
\nJames is also the author of the young adult romance novel Darkhearts, as well as the fantasy novels Death’s Heretic\u2014a finalist for the Compton Crook Award for Best First Novel\u2014and The Redemption Engine, which won the 2015 Scribe Award for Best Original Speculative Novel. His short stories have appeared in such venues as Nightmare, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Escape Pod, and the #1 Amazon best-seller Machine of Death. In addition, he’s written comic books, essays in venues like Clarkesworld and Lightspeed: Queers Destroy Science Fiction, a wealth of tabletop gaming material, and video games.
\nWhen not writing, James has performed with musical acts ranging from metalcore to musical theater. He lives in Seattle.
\nThis week\u2019s picks:
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\n* James: Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
\n* James: Take Me Back to Eden (Sleep Token)
\n* Tracy: Translation State By: Ann Leckie
\n* Patrick: That 40 Year Guy (Instagram)
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\nLinks:
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\n* James L. Sutter on Twitter
\n* Tracy Townsend on Twitter
\n* Patrick Hester on Twitter
\n* The Functional Nerds Patreon Page
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\n\xa9 2023 Patrick Hester