This week, we’re talking about mythology! We start with some of our favorite myths, but quickly dig into a deeper discussion of nationalism, cultural appropriation, and our inherent relationship to the world around us.

Books we discussed: 

James Joyce by Ulysses

The Boys by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson

The Wicked and the Divine by Kieron Gillen

Supergods by Grant Morrison

Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe

The Mythic Dream by Dominik Parisien and Navah Wolfe

Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

Deathless by Catherynne Valente

Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Sandman by Neil Gaiman

Circe by Madeline Miller

Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis

What We’re Currently Reading: 

Ruthless Gods by Emily Duncan

The House on the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Sin Eater by Megan Campici

Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon

The Howling Dark by Christopher Ruocchio

Otaku by Chris Kluwe

The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O’Meara

Special thanks to Austin Farmer for letting us use the track “Kill the Farm Boy”, from his album Bookshelf Symphony Orchestra! 

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