Sharifah and Jenn recommend their favorite science fiction and fantasy for holiday gift-giving this year.

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BOOKS DISCUSSED

The King’s Peaceby Jo Walton (tw: rape, unwanted pregnancy)

Every Heart a Doorwayby Seanan McGuire (Post:https://bookriot.com/2016/06/10/why-every-heart-a-doorway-made-me-cry-happy-tears/)

Signal to Noiseby Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Severanceby Ling Ma

The Affair of the Mysterious Letterby Alexis Hall

Gods of Jade and Shadowby Silvia Moreno-Garcia (tw: self harm, family violence)

Queen of the Conqueredby Kacen Callender (tw: violence related to slavery, including sexual assault and torture)

Chilling Effectby Valerie Valdes

The Outsideby Ada Hoffmann (tw: body horror, torture)

Gideon the Ninthby Tamsyn Muir

PETby Akwaeke Emezi (tw: pedophilia/child abuse)

The Dreamersby Karen Thompson Walker

Gingerbreadby Helen Oyeyemi

The Murders of Molly SouthbourneandThe Survival of Molly Southbourneby Tade Thompson

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