S&L Podcast - #452 - Having Feelpinions

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A very tense episode as Veronica and Tom violently agree about Elric of Melniboné. Plus, the most anticipated books of 2023, and how to take advantage of Novelist at your local library.

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WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?

Tom: St. Francis Port (2019)Veronica: Fuggles: Javaverse Vanilla Cream Cold Brew Coffee Stout

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Streamathon

Ruth: Henry Cavill is no longer Superman, but is developing a Warhammer 40k cinematic universe instead.

Jan: Goodreads has released the Goodreads readers' most anticipated books of 2023!

Mark: Michael Moorcock interview on Elric past and present

Pilchie: 2022 State of the Sanderson is out:https://www.brandonsanderson.com/state-of-the-sanderson-2022/

BARE YOUR SWORD Katie: I'm a Librarian and I use Novelist to assist me in my job all the time.

AND: Seth - Here's Novelist's list of appeals that they use to categorize books.

AND: John (Nevets) They actually have a fair amount of documentation about what they are doing. Here is a good example, and the page seems to be completely public.

Kassan Warrad
@KassanWarrad
I just heard the sad news that @AmazonStudios is producing the #GodofWar TV series. I'm left with dread and genuine confusion. Why couldn't Sony just produce it themselves? They are a studio and have the writing team that wove the GoW epic story.

Kassan Warrad
@KassanWarrad
I'm heated about Henry Cavill. The guy is a genuine fan of the IP he involves himself in, yet these writers insist on excising the passion he brings to these IPs. The worst is the #Witcher debacle. The writers are reported to ridicule the source material

BOOK OF THE MONTH DISCUSSION

Kick Off

Brightness Falls from the Air by James Tiptree Jr. Amazon link

Final Thoughts

Elric of Melniboné by Michael Moorcock

Amazon link

Joseph: FWIW, one reason Elric might seem pulpy is because it's 50 years old [collapses into pile of dust], so closer in time to the pulp era than to today. And Moorcock spent pretty much all of the 1960s and into the 1970s writing lots of fiction at a very fast rate, which lends itself to that flavor.bleep at 34 min abouts

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