Show Notes for Episode 2.10
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Quick points from the episode:
- Want a copy of Woven in Moonlight for yourself? Support the podcast and local bookstores by purchasing a copy from our Bookshop store:
- Paige finished up her Inktober challenge, and also made the bombshell announcement that she will be making an Instagram for her art! Don’t worry, Jennifer will plaster that link everywhere once Paige gets it up and running.
- Jennifer is currently in the throes of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), hoping third time is a charm. Will she get to 50k words by the end of the month? Tune in to our episodes or follow us on social media to find out.
- Folio Facts: Paige presents the amazing mysteries of Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, Egypt. If you’d like to learn more, there is an article in Smithsonian Magazine, but the tl;dr of this story is that advanced imaging techniques have revealed hidden texts in extremely rare languages hiding underneath more mundane writings in many of the monastery’s books. It also happens to be one of the world’s oldest continuously run libraries, so definitely worth reading more about. While you’re at it, subscribe to Smithsonian Magazine’s newsletter because it is free and it is awesome.
- Isabel Ibañez is our author this week. Born to Bolivian immigrants, Ibañez is a Florida native and has lived in several areas across the state over her lifetime. Apparently we are on a [unplanned] Florida author kick! Also an extremely talented graphic designer, Ibañez was actually chosen to design her own cover which turned out absolutely amazing (pictured above). Ibañez has talked extensively about her influences/inspiration for this book, much of which was drawn from current events in her family’s home country. Interested in learning more? Visit her author website.
- BBE Bookstore: Binti, by Nnedi Okorafor. Once again, Paige has pulled a spectacular science fiction novella for us. Binti is the first of a series of novellas following the title character, Binti, and her quest for knowledge. Don’t just listen to us, either. Binti won the Nebula Award and Hugo Award for science fiction novella. Interested in getting your own copy and supporting the podcast? Visit our Bookshop store:
- Critiques of Woven in Moonlight mentioned in the episode:
- Blogger Latinx Magic’s critique on Woven in Moonlight
- Latinx Magic’s critique on the sequel, Written in Starlight
- If you’re on Goodreads, check out Marquise’s review
- Jennifer did not agree with all these critiques in their entirety, but found them interesting.
- Creatives’ Corner: So this is actually not exactly a creative account…but Jennifer wanted to take some time to talk about Story Graph. This was a book database recommended by the Artisan Geek that was started by a friend of hers. It is still in beta currently, but you can make an account. Basically this is a better Goodreads, the Goodreads you didn’t know you needed. On Story Graph you can filter books by mood, page length, pace, diverse characters, if character development is the focus of the plot, and numerous other parameters. You can import your reads from Goodreads, if you’re worried about starting from scratch, and upon creating an account, you can complete a survey that will produce recommendations for your TBR. As if you needed help with that. Overall, Jennifer is really pleased with her experience so far, and would highly recommend for book nerds to check it out.
Why is it so hard to believe that even enemies may want the same things?
Isabel Ibañez, Woven in Moonlight