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Hannah and Laura are covering the second half of The Secret Place by Tana French and questioning how teenagers could possibly have time to be so dramatic. They also chat about a great romance series Laura recently read, Veronica Roth's novella series, and a movie that brings Hannah joy that she still can't believe wasn't a direct to DVD production.

*This episode contains SPOILERS for The Secret Place by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at: 21 min 37 secs. *

**CW for the episode: discussions of sex, violence, murder, blood, gore, police, detectives, sexual assault, bullying, generational trauma, drugs, religious trauma, sexism, cheating **

Apologies for some audio issues on Hannah's end!

Media Mentions:

The Secret Place by Tana French

A Sign of Affection by Suu Morishita

A Brush With Love by Mazy Eddings

Lizzy Blake's Best Mistake by Mazy Eddings

The Plus One by Mazy Eddings

Grave of the Fireflies---Netflix

Wingspan

Calico

To Clutch a Razor by Veronic Roth

Perfect Victims: And the Politics of Appeal by Mohammed El-Kurd

Waiting for Guffman---HBO Max

Simply Irresistible---Netflix

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Hannah and Laura are starting Tana French's The Secret Place! They try to determine if the book's prep school is realistic and if teenagers are actually this annoying. They also chat about Hannah's current venture in Stardew Valley, and the best movie Laura has watched so far this year.

**This episode contains SPOILERS for The Secret Place by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at: 46 min 25 secs. **

*CW for the episode: discussions of death, murder, sex, violence, bullying, body horror, gore, police, detectives, sexism, familial trauma, religious trauma, mental illness *

Media Mentions:

The Secret Place by Tana French

Star Wars: Vader-Dark Visions by Dennis Hopeless

Star Wars: Age of the Resistance-Villains by Tom Taylor

Star Wars: Darth Maul by Cullen Bunn

Star Wars: Han Solo & Chewbacca, Vol. 1 by Marc Guggenheim

Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 29 by Gege Akutami

The Substance---HBO Max

Waiting for Guffman---HBO Max

The Boy and the Heron---HBO Max

The Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza

Stardew Valley videogame

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Hannah and Laura had the absolute delight of recording LIVE at Dead Bird Brewing Company in Milwaukee, WI to chat all about The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton!!! They break down the book's plot, whether the matriarchal societies depicted "work" for them, and try to decide if this book should be included in the Star Wars Canon.

*This episode contains SPOILERS for The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton. Spoiler section begins at: 16 min 38 secs. *

*CW for the episode: discussions of violence, space, kidnapping, murder, death, lightsabers, sexism*

Media Mentions:
The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton
Labyrinth---Peacock
A Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter
Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Bottoms--Netflix
The Man in the Iron Mask---Tubi

**Many thanks to Paul for being our "tech support" and helping the live recording to be a success! You're the best! **

And a shout out to our host, Dead Bird Brewing Company, and all those who attended the live show!! We appreciate you so much!

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Hannah and Laura are discussing the Oscar-nominee, Bugonia, in today's episode! They discuss the fantastic acting, do their best to sort out what is actually happening in this movie, and try to decide whether they actually like Bugonia or not. It's all confusion.

*This episode contains SPOILERS for the Oscar-nominated movie, Bugonia. *

**CW for the episode: discussions of torture, death, suicide, kidnapping, sexual assault, aliens, violence, bombs, blood, bees, conspiracy theories, familial trauma, medical trauma, comas, poverty, classism, addiction, mental illness, billionaires **

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Bugonia---Peacock

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

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In today's episode Hannah talks about a delightful fox book that she read, and Laura gives an update on her "year of movies." They also chat about the characters and themes of Tana French's book, Broken Harbor, and Hannah shares a review she wrote about the book after her original read.

*This episode contains SPOILERS for Broken Harbor by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at: 33 min 45 secs. *

**CW for the episode: discussions of death, murder, carbon monoxide poisoning, blood, violence, familial trauma, mental illness, police, detectives, suicide, housing problems, internet bullying, classism, poverty, fatphobia, incarceration**

Media Mentions:

Broken Harbor by Tana French

Lightfall: The Shadow of the Bird by Tim Probert

Lightfall: The Dark Times by Tim Probert

Ex-Machina---HBO Max

Dolittle---Peacock

Lost in Starlight---Netflix

The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo

Abbott Elementary---Hulu

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Hannah and Laura are covering the second half of Broken Harbor by Tana French and loving this emotional rollercoaster that they're being taken on. They also discuss a stunning book Hannah read that gives vibes of Studio Ghibli and why Laura is furious that Netflix is giving Uglies a sequel.

*This episode contains SPOILERS for Broken Harbor by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at: 44 min 5 secs. *

**CW for the episode: discussions of death, murder, stabbings, blood, violence, suicide, police, detectives, hunting, mental illness, income inequality, poverty, fatphobia, classism, sexism, marital issues, internet harassment, prison, psychiatric hospitals **

Media Mentions:

Broken Harbor by Tana French

Uglies---Netflix

John Candy: I Like Me---Prime Video

St. Denis Medical---Peacock

Hollow Knight: Silksong the videogame

Mio: Memories in Orbit videogame

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab

The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto Yambao

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Hannah and Laura are diving into the 4th book in Tana French's Dublin Murder Squad, Broken Harbor. They cover the first half of the book and have decided that they do, in fact, care about Scorcher Kennedy. They also chat about some movies that Laura has been loving, a YA thriller that Hannah just can't understand the plot of, and whether or not women would date Chris Evans if he was poor.

**This episode contains SPOILERS for Broken Harbor by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at: 50 min 20 secs. **

*CW for the episode: discussions of death, murder, stabbing, blood, violence, familial trauma, suicide, mental illness, police, divorce, sexual assault, poverty

Media Mentions:

Broken Harbor by Tana French

To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose

To Rise a Riding Storm by Moniquill Blackgoose

Copper Skin, Oaken Lungs by Adam Bassett

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse---Netflix

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse---Disney+

Materialists---HBO Max

Glass Onion---Netflix

Wake Up Dead Man---Netflix

Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson

Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell

The Phantom---Prime Video

Derry Girls---Netflix

True Detective---HBO Max

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Hannah and Laura are so excited to be celebrating the release of Adam Bassett's new book, Copper Skin, Oaken Lungs, by chatting with the author himself! Adam talks about his inspirations for this unique, YA fantasy, blending magic with technology, and finding joy in difficult times.

You can follow Adam Bassett online at:

Website: Adam Bassett | Author, Illustrator, Designer

Instagram: Adam Bassett (@adamcbassett) • Instagram photos and videos

Threads: Adam Bassett (@adamcbassett) • Threads, Say more

Bluesky: Adam Bassett (@adamcbassett.com) — Bluesky

**This video is the inspiration for Copper Skin, Oaken Lungs: Tautumeitas - Bur Man Laimi | Latvia 🇱🇻 | Official Music Video | #Eurovision2025

Be sure to pick up Copper Skin, Oaken Lungs at your local indie bookstore today!

Media Mentions:

Copper Skin, Oaken Lungs by Adam Bassett

Digital Extremities by Adam Bassett

Animus Paradox by Adam Bassett

Limelight by Lyndsey Croal

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

Vispilio by Audrey Deboer

Boudicca's Daughter by Elodie Harper

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