A Meal of Thorns

Biweekly, interview-driven SF/fantasy book-club podcast featuring critics and authors. Strong booking value for PR pros seeking credible, in-depth conversations with established voices, particularly for niche genre titles; guest credentials are solid, but the cadence and niche focus mean high relevance to targeted audiences and slower, high-quality exposure rather than mass reach.

34 episodes, Biweekly, 5.0 rating

<1k, Female, USA

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A critical book club from the Ancillary Review of Books. Host Jake Casella Brookins invites writers, scholars, and critics to discuss thorny works of science fiction, fantasy, and other speculative genres.

Jake Casella Brookins

Books, Arts, Fiction, Science Fiction, Society & Culture

academic or professional credentials in literature/SF criticism; published reviews or scholarly work; active participation in SF/F communities

published reviews in established outlets (e.g., major genre outlets, conventions), speaking engagements at cons (ReaderCon, Worldcon), notable contributions to SF criticism and discourse, involvement in recognized SF communities (conventions, bookstores)

Ursula Whitcher - Burning Bright By Melissa Scott; Critical Analysis Of Sf/genre History, Joy Sanchez-Taylor - The Fifth Season; Race, Representation In Sf; Contemporary Critique, Zachary Gillan - Authority By Jeff Vandermeer; Analysis Of Vandermeer’s Works And Weird Fiction, Karlo Yeager Rodriguez - Stone Of Farewell By Tad Williams; Epic Fantasy Critique, Riley (Lovestruck Books) - Lovestruck Books Community Engagement; Genre Readership

science fiction, fantasy, speculative fiction, author interviews, book reviews, literary criticism, SF criticism, Worldcon, Readercon, genre studies