649. Kindness Everywhere: New Year’s Recs & Wishes from Claudia, Carisa, Verity, Colleen, and Elyse

One! More! Time! We’ve got one last set of interviews with all of you, and we’re going out with a banger of a book list. We’re talking about Y’all Fest, koalas, how terrifying David Tennant is, bonkbusters, Taylor Swift lyrics as book titles, and pop culture portal fantasies in romance. TW/CW: As part of my conversation with Carisa, who teaches history, we discuss some historical police violence and discussion of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, discussions of depictions of assault. This discussion is about 25 minutes in. We also mentioned: Y’allFest – Charleston, SC The International Arthurian Society Reactor: “Every King Arthur Retelling Is Fanfic About Who Gets to Be Legendary“ VE Schwab on Instagram An interview with Dora Maisler about the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, from Cornell Cornell’s archive of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Henry’s Thoughts – he’s a cat and he ‘reads’ books PopBitch Rivals (TV) My Lady Jane (TV) The Rest is Entertainment (podcast) Addicted to Love (Movie) Dad’s Army (TV) Music: purple-planet.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.