Chapter Thirty-One: No-Mance Land

June is packed, and so is this episode. Megan, Debra, and Lance break down the biggest new releases hitting the shelves, including Ann Patchett’s quietly unsettling Whistler, Melissa Albert’s dark fairy tale adult fiction The Children, Isabel J. Kim’s buzzy sci fi thriller Sublimation, and Marion, a feminist Psycho retelling where this time, the knife is in her hands.Then a customer asks for fantasy novels without romance, and the shelf gets complicated fast. Project Hail Mary, Murderbot, Discworld, Piranesi, gothic fiction, Miss Marple, self defense, Harlequins, and Lance’s possible 500 subscriber romance punishment all end up inside the no mance debate.Can you recommend great books without romance, especially in fantasy?Support Middle Ground Books wherever you are!Physical books and ebooks are available worldwide through the shop’s Bookshop page, and audiobooks are available through the store as well.Print and ebookshttps://bookshop.org/shop/middlegroundbooksAudiobookshttps://libro.fm/middlegroundbooksIf you’re near Emporia, Kansas, visit Middle Ground Books and Gifts at 606 Commercial Street, Emporia, KS to browse in person, meet the team, and find your next great read.You can also explore upcoming events, book clubs, and everything happening at https://www.middlegroundbooks.comFollow and subscribe to @middlegroundbooks on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to stay connected with the shop and the reading community.📖 The Covered PagesBooks by Melissa AlbertThe ChildrenThe Hazel Wood duology and companionBooks by Terry PratchettMortHogfatherGuards! Guards!Books by Susanna ClarkePiranesiJonathan Strange & Mr. NorrellBooks by Ann PatchettWhistlerBooks by Isabel J. KimSublimationBooks by Katherine ArdenThe Unicorn HuntersBooks by Maggie O’FarrellLandBooks by Lisa SeeDaughters of the Sun and MoonBooks by Leah RowanMarionBooks by Jennifer N. BrownThe Last Book of Elizabeth BartonBooks by John ScalziStarter VillainBooks by Martha WellsMurderbot DiariesBooks by CzajkowskiGreen City WarsBooks by Alex MichaelidesThe Silent PatientBooks by J. R. R. TolkienLord of the RingsBooks by Stephen KingMiseryBooks by Edwin AbbottFlatlandMiddle Ground Books After Hours is produced and audio engineered by Cosmic Atom Sound Studios. If you’re working on a podcast, business media, or creative project and need audio, video, or media assets, learn more at https://www.cosmicatomsounds.com ( ⁨@CosmicAtomSounds⁩) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.