62: Do You Want to Talk About Lesbians?

John has superpowers, Alison is an alien in a human suit, and Liz likes cats. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected] and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: being stranded in space (chapter 1); sexism (chapter 2); Hell and murder (chapter 5). No letters of comment this week, normal service resumes next week! Books in the order they were discussed Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir A Master of Djinn, by P. Djèlí Clark The Galaxy, and the Ground Within, by Becky Chambers She Who Became the Sun, by Shelley Parker-Chan Light From Uncommon Stars, by Ryka Aoki A Desolation Called Peace, by Arkady Martine What book would we have put on the list instead? John: The Psychopath Club by Sandra Bond Alison: The Actual Star by Monica Byrne Liz: Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky John’s ranking: A Desolation Called Peace Light From Uncommon Stars The Galaxy, and the Ground Within A Master of Djinn She Who Became the Sun Project Hail Mary Alison’s ranking: A Desolation Called Peace Light From Uncommon Stars She Who Became the Sun The Galaxy, and the Ground Within A Master of Djinn Project Hail Mary Liz’s ranking: A Desolation Called Peace She Who Became the Sun A Master of Djinn Light From Uncommon Stars The Galaxy, and the Ground Within Project Hail Mary Consensus ranking: A Desolation Called Peace Light From Uncommon Stars She Who Became the Sun The Galaxy, and the Ground Within A Master of Djinn Project Hail Mary Credits Cover art: “Favourite Reading Positions” by Sue Mason Alt text: John is in the bottom-left, sitting in a chair, wearing a blue shirt and purple trousers, holding a can, and reading an ebook. Alison is in the upper-middle, lying down upside down, wearing a purple shirt and stripy trousers, and reading an ebook. Liz is in the bottom-right, wearing a pink shirt with green trousers, holding a mug of a hot beverage, and reading a physical book. They are surrounded by floating beer bottles, books, the Moon, a mug with a moose on it, and two cats. The words “Octothorpe 62” appear in scattered letters around the artwork, against a pinky-purple background. Theme music: ‘Fanfare for Space’ by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)