This week, we review the Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. We’re talking about queer subtext, the unapologetic writing of a villain’s backstory, and what representation looks like when every character is evil.
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This week, we’re looking at a book that puts a new spin on the geek-to-prom-Queen story. We talk about proms in general, our prom in particular, and where the idea of “highschool culture” comes from.
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In our final Anne of Green April episode, we take on a book written twenty years after Anne of Green Gables. We talk about lesbians, fashion-forward fan fiction, lesbians, letter writing, lesbians, saviour complexes, and lesbians.
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This week our Anne series continues, with Anne going to college and falling in love. We talk about what distinguishes this series as a turn of the century work and the ways growing up makes us revise and reconsider our expectations. We also revisit our discussion of Anne… what happens when she’s not the quirkiest girl in the room?
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In our second installation of Anne of Green April, Kadi warms up to Anne a little, we talk about approaches to child care, make our predictions for the series, and talk about what makes YA, YA. Also, is Anne a Manic Pixie Dream Girl?!
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If yeh had the chance to change the ending of a Pixar movie…would yeh? Well, the Pals have done exactly that, with a twist – they’ve powered down their screens and cracked open a spine for their first ever book club episode! It’s back to Castle Dunbroch and the world of Brave where we learn that Merida’s story was just getting started. But if she’s going to take on the new challenges awaiting her and her family, she’ll have to do it…Bravely.
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