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Hannah and Laura are covering the second half of The Trespasser by Tana French. They have complicated thoughts about the way that this book ends and whether or not the ending was too obvious. They also chat about a great book of essays, a movie that Hannah used to love as a kid, and Laura's love for Bluey.

*This episode contains SPOILERS for The Trespasser by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at 30 min 10 secs. *

**CW for the episode: discussions of death, sex, murder, sexual assault, abusive relationships, sexism, racism, ableism, chronic illness, mental illness, blood, gore, police, detectives, absentee parents, grief, manipulation, stalking, cheating

Media Mentions:

The Trespasser by Tana French

John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers

Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe

St. Denis Medical---Peacock

Demon Slayer---Crunchyroll

Bluey---Disney+

Love on the Spectrum---Netflix

They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib

Daredevil: Born Again---Disney+

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland---Tubi

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Hannah and Laura are at the beginning of the end of The Dublin Murder Squad. They discuss the first nine chapters, and how this book goes hard and is a bit upsetting.

Media Mentions:

The Works of Tana French (Discussing The Trespasser)

The Way of the House Husband by Kousuke Oono

Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami

The Grown-Up by Gillian Flynn

Last One Laughing---Youtube

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Board Game Authority (BGA)

Wingspan---BGA

Ticket to Ride---BGA

Azul---BGA

Fiction Fans Podcast

The Curse of Dragon Tale Island by Jonathan Nevair

Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher

Gwenn and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

The Tales of King Arthur

Robin Hood

Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

When It All Burns: Fighting Fire in a Transformed World by Jordan Thomas

Veronica Mars---Netflix

A Walk to Remember---Tubi

The Hot Chick---Hulu

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We are delighted to be setting sail with "salty scoundrels," because in today's episode they are discussing The Curse of Dragon Tail Island by Jonathan Nevair!! They dig into the book's world building, some of their favorite moments, and their appreciation for well-written characters. They also chat about revisiting anime and a videogame that is hitting just right.

**This episode contains SPOILERS for The Curse of Dragon Tail Island by Jonathan Nevair. **

Be sure to pick up The Curse of Dragon Tail Island by Jonathan Nevair!! You can follow Jonathan and learn more about his works at:

Jonathan Nevair | Science Fiction Author

Media Mentions:

The Curse of Dragon Tail Island by Jonathan Nevair

Shake Out the Ghosts by Al Hess

The Prince of Tennis---Crunchyroll

Anaconda---Netflix

Slay the Spire 2 videogame

Stellar Instinct by Jonathan Nevair

The Heaven Sword by Alice Poon

The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

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You can follow Fiction Fans podcast online at:

Podcast | Fiction Fans

@fictionfanspod.bsky.social — Bluesky

Fiction Fans (@fictionfanspod) • Instagram photos and videos

Fiction Fans - YouTube

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Hannah and Laura are revving up for another indie intermission! In today's episode, they are working through a "knock-out" bracket of independently published books to decide which one they will cover for 3 episodes beginning in May 2026!

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Media Mentions:

Surviving Anstey by Susan Hancock

The Kishi by Antoine Bandele

Kingdom of Forgotten Curses by A.R. Kaufer

Legacy of the Brightwash by Krystle Matar

No Land for Heroes by Cal Black

Parasites by Matthew Samuels

The Dragon Constellation by James Voorhees

Storm Valor by Starr Z. Davies

Fragments of a Fallen Star by Viano Oniomoh

The Heavenly Sword by Alice Poon

Pradyutita by Geetha Krishnan

Boneyard Cafe by Teresa Louise Johnson

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Hannah and Laura are finishing up their discussion of Tana French's The Secret Place. They do a deeper dive into the book and try to determine if the characters are meant to be likable at all or just tragic. They also chat about Laura's love for The Stepford Wives movie, a TV show Hannah is watching that is starting to go off the rails, and rereading complicated books.

*This episode contains SPOILERS for The Secret Place by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at: 34 min 14 secs. *

**CW for the episode: discussions of sexual assault, sex, death, murder, violence, stabbing, abusive relationships, mental illness, police, detectives, bullying, parental trauma, toxic relationships

*Apologies for some audio issues on Hannah's end. *

Media Mentions:

The Secret Place by Tana French

Lore Olympus, Vol. 1 by Rachel Smythe

Song Sung Blue---Peacock

School Spirits---Paramount+

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

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Hannah and Laura are covering the second half of The Secret Place by Tana French and questioning how teenagers could possibly have time to be so dramatic. They also chat about a great romance series Laura recently read, Veronica Roth's novella series, and a movie that brings Hannah joy that she still can't believe wasn't a direct to DVD production.

*This episode contains SPOILERS for The Secret Place by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at: 21 min 37 secs. *

**CW for the episode: discussions of sex, violence, murder, blood, gore, police, detectives, sexual assault, bullying, generational trauma, drugs, religious trauma, sexism, cheating **

Apologies for some audio issues on Hannah's end!

Media Mentions:

The Secret Place by Tana French

A Sign of Affection by Suu Morishita

A Brush With Love by Mazy Eddings

Lizzy Blake's Best Mistake by Mazy Eddings

The Plus One by Mazy Eddings

Grave of the Fireflies---Netflix

Wingspan

Calico

To Clutch a Razor by Veronic Roth

Perfect Victims: And the Politics of Appeal by Mohammed El-Kurd

Waiting for Guffman---HBO Max

Simply Irresistible---Netflix

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Hannah and Laura are starting Tana French's The Secret Place! They try to determine if the book's prep school is realistic and if teenagers are actually this annoying. They also chat about Hannah's current venture in Stardew Valley, and the best movie Laura has watched so far this year.

**This episode contains SPOILERS for The Secret Place by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at: 46 min 25 secs. **

*CW for the episode: discussions of death, murder, sex, violence, bullying, body horror, gore, police, detectives, sexism, familial trauma, religious trauma, mental illness *

Media Mentions:

The Secret Place by Tana French

Star Wars: Vader-Dark Visions by Dennis Hopeless

Star Wars: Age of the Resistance-Villains by Tom Taylor

Star Wars: Darth Maul by Cullen Bunn

Star Wars: Han Solo & Chewbacca, Vol. 1 by Marc Guggenheim

Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 29 by Gege Akutami

The Substance---HBO Max

Waiting for Guffman---HBO Max

The Boy and the Heron---HBO Max

The Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza

Stardew Valley videogame

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Hannah and Laura had the absolute delight of recording LIVE at Dead Bird Brewing Company in Milwaukee, WI to chat all about The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton!!! They break down the book's plot, whether the matriarchal societies depicted "work" for them, and try to decide if this book should be included in the Star Wars Canon.

*This episode contains SPOILERS for The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton. Spoiler section begins at: 16 min 38 secs. *

*CW for the episode: discussions of violence, space, kidnapping, murder, death, lightsabers, sexism*

Media Mentions:
The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton
Labyrinth---Peacock
A Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter
Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Bottoms--Netflix
The Man in the Iron Mask---Tubi

**Many thanks to Paul for being our "tech support" and helping the live recording to be a success! You're the best! **

And a shout out to our host, Dead Bird Brewing Company, and all those who attended the live show!! We appreciate you so much!

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