Darrow of Lykos is fighting his way to a better world in Red Rising by Pierce Brown, but what is he willing to sacrifice along the way? Who will he become? Join the LTN Book Club as we discuss this first entry in the Red Rising Saga.

Episode 19 | Piranesi

Mar 18th, 2022 1h 11m

The Other calls it a labyrinth, but Piranesi calls it The House. While The Other searches for A Great and Secret Knowledge, Piranesi is discovering who he really is, and why he’s in The House. The LTN Book Club discusses Piranesi by Susanna Cla

Episode 18 | On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness

Mar 4th, 2022 1h 10m

Janner, Tink, and Leeli Igiby have always lived in the village of Glipwood, doing their best to avoid the occupying Fangs of Dang. Can Janner keep his siblings safe when the Fangs start targeting his family? The LTN Book Club discusses On the E

Episode 17 | Lent

Feb 16th, 2022 58m 25s

Imagine Groundhog Day set in renaissance era Florence, Italy, add some speculative theology, and you have Lent by Jo Walton. Join Jon and Madeline of the LTN Book Club Podcast as they chew over this thought-provoking read.

Episode 16 | When The Tiger Came Down The Mountain

Feb 2nd, 2022 46m 46s

We’ve all heard stories we take well salted, but what if a tiger wanted to set the record straight? The LTN Book Club discusses When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo. The next time someone wants to tell you their story, listen with o

Episode 15 | Three Parts Dead

Nov 18th, 2021 1h 13m

Power always comes at a cost, but cost is too high? What if you're forcing someone else to pay it? The LTN Bookclub talks about Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone and the way it parallels power structures in our own world.

Episode 14 | Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendency | Book 1: Chaos Rising

Nov 3rd, 2021 1h 20m

The LTN Book Club discusses Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy (Book I: Chaos Rising) and the origin story of one of the most lauded villains in Star Wars lore. Is there something to be learned from watching his rise to power?

Episode 13 | It Began With A Lie

Oct 20th, 2021 1h 5m

The LTN Bookclub discusses the thriller It Began With a Lie by Michele Pariza Wacek and delves into the mystery, horror, and tragedy that occurs when an isolated woman returns to a town from her past. How can we support those in need in our own

Episode 12 | Scythe

Sep 23rd, 2021 1h 4m

In a world where death has been defeated, have morals also been left in the Age of Mortality? If some people still have to die so that others may live, who would you want holding the knife? The LTN Bookclub discusses Scythe by Neal Shusterman a

Episode 11 | Witchmark

Sep 10th, 2021 1h 33m

Mystery, medicine, and magic combine in Witchmark, an Edwardian fantasy by C. L. Polk. Join the LTN Book Club as we discuss trauma both domestic and wartime and how our worldviews will be borne out in our actions.

Episode 10 | Shadowshaper

Sep 10th, 2021 1h 32m

"Paint a mural, change the world." Join the LTN Book Club as we discuss the cultural intersections in Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older. How can we continue these cultural conversations with people we come in contact with every day?

Episode 9 | Children of Blood and Bone

Aug 12th, 2021 1h 10m

Zélie, her family, and her people have lost their connection to the gods, but when a stranger in the market begs her for help, she and her brother start a journey to that will change themselves and the people of Orïsha forever. LTN Book Club di

Episode 8 | All Systems Red

May 26th, 2021 58m 57s

It’s so easy to withdraw into our safe zones when life gets hectic, but that’s often when the people around us need us the most! Join the LTN Book Club as we talk about All Systems Red by Martha Wells. If a human-bot construct named Murderbot c

All Systems Red

May 26th, 2021 58m 58s

Episode 7 | Mistborn

May 11th, 2021 1h 7m

They want to pull off the greatest heist of all time. And maybe overthrow an empire in the process. The LTN Book Club discusses the first book in the Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson and digs into the magic and systemic oppression found in

Mistborn

May 11th, 2021 1h 7m

Episode 6 | How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe

Apr 21st, 2021 58m 7s

Join the club as we discuss How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu.This brain-warp of a book asks us to examine the way we treat others in our life and demands that we be present for both the good and the bad times.

The Books of Our Childhood

Apr 7th, 2021 43m 3s

New voices in the LTN Book Club discuss the books that got them started in speculative fiction and where those books have taken them in their adult life. From Indian in the Cupboard to BIONICLE Chronicles to The Hobbit, we discuss the things th

Episode 5 | The Books of Our Childhood

Apr 7th, 2021 43m 2s

Episode 4 | The Fifth Season Pt. 2

Mar 24th, 2021 56m 53s

Join the club as Madeline, Katie, Matt and Jon discuss the second half of N. K. Jemisin's book The Fifth Season.

Episode 3 | The Fifth Season Pt. 1

Mar 10th, 2021 1h 10m

On this episode of the LTN Book Club, Madeline, Katie Matt and Jon start their discussion about N. K. Jemisin's book "The Fifth Season" where they discuss the allegories between the world building in fiction and what we see played out in our so

Episode 2 | David Petrie's Party Hard

Feb 24th, 2021 42m 38s

Join the club as Madeline Turnipseed interviews author and LTN Community member David Petrie about Party Hard, the first book in the Pixel Dust series.