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Gene and Willow argue about books. Well, Willow does. Gene seems hellbent on finding reasons to like all of them. Can Gene, with professional help, find books Willow will love? Or will they all just make her rant? (Either way, we all win.) Welcome to Bookstabber, featuring Library Comic's Gene Ambaum and Willow Payne
Episodes
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Episode 37: The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Long ago, a cursed book was forged in the fires of hell, destined to slay its reader. Willow must take up this book against Gene and make war so great that all the elves, trolls and Aesir tremble in its shadow. Trigger warning: the book (and the podcast discussing it) contains sexual violence.
Friday May 26, 2023
Episode 36: Tea with the Black Dragon by R.A. MacAvoy
Friday May 26, 2023
Friday May 26, 2023
Gene and Willow learn that it takes a lot to become San Francisco's top gumshoe. Move over Columbo, there's a new detective in town, and he's a giant black dragon!
Friday May 05, 2023
Episode 35: The Face in the Frost by John Bellairs
Friday May 05, 2023
Friday May 05, 2023
Long ago when wizards walked the earth, some of them had magnificent adventures with dragons, giants, and powers beyond comprehension. Willow and Gene read about some wizards who do none of that, and aren't really sure what they're supposed to be doing at all. Will the hero save the day? And does the day actually need saving??
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Episode 34: The Sailor on the Seas of Fate by Michael Moorcock
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Within the maelstrom of parallel planes there is a constant: two eternal readers, sometimes allied, at other times opposed. Willow, with her black rune sword, and Gene, heir to the Library Throne, meet again on the field of podcast to delve into classic sword and sorcery.
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Episode 33: Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Gene and Willow struggle to remember the one true podcast, the podcast which casts all others as shadows. Can they ally themselves with sibling podcasts and take the throne, or will this book lock them in a dungeon? This marks the beginning of The Year of Sword and Sorcery, which Gene is excited for. Willow estimates it will last three months.
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Episode 32: The Loop by Jeremy Robert Johnson
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Put on your goggles and galoshes, because you're about to be splattered with viscera! Gene and Willow get this book implanted into their brains and it does not make their lives better. Willow wishes the narrator would shut up and Gene wishes they would stop over-explaining how octopus DNA works.
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Episode 31: The Hammer and the Horn by Michael Jan Friedman
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Retired Norse God Vidar fights many big, strong men and many hairy giants in onesies. Willow and Gene stare at the cover of the book, confused. Warriors from across the Nine Realms converge to decide if this book is worth reading.
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Episode 30: Gideon The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Gene and Willow are bound by their Houses to raise the corpse of their podcast. Willow is frustrated about swords and queer representation while Gene enjoys being a smartass.
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Episode 29: Sabriel by Garth Nix
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Gene and Willow go beyond the ninth gate armed with charter magic and forty enchanted bells, each named Saranael. They must suss out what lore is actually relevant to the story, and withstand the withering magics of YA romance.
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Episode 28: Ringworld by Larry Niven
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Gene and Willow have traveled light years to discover humanity’s glorious past, a science fictin classic from 1970. Does it hold up? Do Willow and Gene embody singular character traits suited for book reviewing? Find out!