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This week, Sharifah discusses her favorite Black characters of sci-fi and fantasy. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Books Di...

Sharifah and Jenn discuss speculative fiction about climate change, a.k.a. climate fiction, a bunch of adaptation news, an update from George R.R. Martin, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This post contains affiliate...

This week, Jenn discusses darkly compelling sci-fi and fantasy (and horror). Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Books Discusse...

Sharifah and Jenn discuss their most anticipated series books of 2021, further details about Amazon’s Lord of the Rings, Nalo Hopkinson’s SFWA Grand Master award, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This post contains af...

This week, Sharifah discusses games in sci-fi and fantasy! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Books Discussed The Gauntlet by...

Sharifah and Jenn discuss their most anticipated stand-alone sci-fi and fantasy of 2021, along with the True Blood reboot news, issues with H.G. Wells’ new commemorative coin, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! News Tru...

This week, Jenn discusses her “I’ve-been-wanting-to-read-these-forever” holiday break reads. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! Books Discussed Exhalation by Ted Chiang Archivist Wasp & Latchkey by Nicole Kornher-Stace See omnyst...

This week, Sharifah discusses her “I’ve-been-wanting-to-read-these-forever” holiday break reads. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! Books Discussed Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Mama Day by Gloria Naylor See omnystudio....

Sharifah and Jenn discuss some exciting adaptation news, a campaign to buy Tolkien’s house, and their picks for the best sci-fi and fantasy of 2020. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! News The Poppy War series being developed for...

This week, Jenn discusses two books that utilize machines in two very different ways! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! Books Discussed Mech Cadet Yu, Vol. 1 by Greg Pak and Takeshi Miyzawa Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell See omnyst...

Jenn and guest Vanessa Diaz discuss the end of Shannara and SYFY Fangrrls, some award news, the latest Disney debacle, and then dive into a cheerfully haunted holiday rom-com and a darkly comedic holiday horror flick. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and...

This week, Sharifah discusses favorite science fiction and fantasy that revolve around secrets. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! Books Discussed Seraphina by Rachel Hartman Mirage by Somaiya Daud See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Sharifah and Jenn answer some listener book questions and recommend their sci-fi and fantasy picks for holiday gift-giving this year. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life, Tor Books and Kalipso by Marie Blanchet. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can als...

SFF Yeah! is a biweekly fantasy and science fiction podcast dedicated to the latest happenings and our favorite recommendations from the worlds of science fiction and fantasy. Join longtime geek-nerd (nerd-geek?) hosts Jenn Northington and Sharifah Williams on Wednesdays as they dive into books, media, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices....

This week, Jenn discusses genre books in which things are not as they seem … or are they? This episode is sponsored by Fallen Queen (Mariposa Book 1) by Y. R. Shin, with POPPYPUB and KPIPA. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! Book...

Sharifah and Jenn discuss the Ignyte Awards, Spaceman of Bohemia casting, under the radar sci-fi and fantasy, and more. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life, Kingdom of Sea and Stone by Mara Rutherford, published by Inkyard Press, and Space Throne by Brian Corley. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here,...

This week, Sharifah discusses sci-fi and fantasy featuring existential crises! This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! Books Discus...

Sharifah and Jenn discuss TIME’s 100 Best Fantasy Books Of All Time, adaptation news, the Star Wars LEGO Special, and some favorite sf/f featuring mythology. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life, Skyhunter by Marie Lu, with Fierce Reads, and Kingdom of Sea and Stone by Mara Rutherford, published by Ink...

This week, Jenn discusses books she rediscovered while packing. This episode is sponsored by Scholastic. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! Books Discussed The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter The City of Folding...

Sharifah and Jenn discuss adaptation news for The Stand and Underground Railroad, cyborgs, a gorgeous Afrofantasy MMO/RPG, and some favorite books from this Fall. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s mystery thriller podcast, Read or Dead, the audiobook edition of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab, and Saga Press, publishers of speculative fiction like Stephen Graham Jones’ THE...

This week, Sharifah takes SFF back to school! This episode is sponsored by Ship of Fates, available now from Lanternfish Press. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! Books Discussed Carry On by Rainbow Rowell Ignite the Stars by Mau...

Sharifah and Jenn discuss the Dune trailer, lots of adaptation news, accessibility in D&D, and dig into “Story Of Your Life” by Ted Chiang and Arrival. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini, and the Award-Winning Bestseller: Athena’s Choice. Subscribe t...

This week, Jenn discusses science fiction and fantasy about the multiverse. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaces...

Jenn and guest Preeti Chhibber discuss Baby Yoda, the Wheel of Time casting, go deep into the world(s) of The Witcher, and more. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout, and Del Rey, publishers of Ink & Sigil. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Ap...

This week, Sharifah discusses some favorite weird women in sci-fi and fantasy. This episode is sponsored by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s THE HOLLOW ONES. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! Books Discussed What is Not Your...