History, hot takes, author interviews, and deep dives into romance novels every Wednesday. 100% NSFW. Each week writer and bookseller Abigail Kelly sits down with a guest to break down a book or romance trope of her choice in an adult-flavored book report. It’s mostly a hilarious celebration of the much-maligned genre, but there’s facts, figures, and history in there, too. We super-duper promise it’s not all willies! Really!
It’s a new release, y’all! This week, Abigail sits down with co-creator of the graphic novel RUINED, Sarah Searle! Discussion includes the labor of creating a graphic novel, Hunky Darcy, and having fun with it.
RUINED: https://bookshop.org/a/17342/9781250769350
SARAH SEARLE: https://swinsea.com/
ABIGAIL’S STUFF: https://linktr.ee/abigailkellyauthor
CITIZENS OF THIRST DISCORD SERVER: https://bit.ly/30NsP8P
TWITTER, FACEBOOK, & INSTAGRAM: @kingdomthirst
KoT’S BOOKSHOP: bookshop.org/shop/kingdomthirst
PO Box 460816
San Francisco CA, United States
94146-0816
Kingdom of Thirst is a member of the Frolic Podcast Network! Find all our episodes and tons of new podcasts to enjoy at frolic.media/podcasts.
20 Sept 2023
Classic SFFR and Rock Lovers
This week, Abigail and returning guest Amalia Dillin take a journey through the classics that led to modern sci-fi and fantasy romance! Discussion includes context, rock romance, the trouble with classics, and the long road to your hot n’ fresh favs.
KUSHIEL’S DART by JACQUELINE CAREY: https://bookshop.org/p/books/kushiel-s-dart-jacqueline-carey/16678532?aid=17342&ean=9781250213068&listref=featured-on-the-podcast
CRYSTAL SINGER by ANNE MCCAFFERY: https://bookshop.org/p/books/crystal-singer-anne-mccaffrey/9032097?aid=17342&ean=9780345327864&listref=featured-on-the-podcast
SHARDS OF HONOR by LOIS MCMASTER BUJOLD: https://bookshop.org/p/books/shards-of-honor-volume-2-lois-mcmaster-bujold/10108143?aid=17342&ean=9781433231926&listref=featured-on-the-podcast
ALANNA: THE FIRST ADVENTURE by TAMORA PIERCE: https://bookshop.org/p/books/alanna-the-first-adventure-tamora-pierce/10302799?aid=17342&ean=9781442426412&listref=featured-on-the-podcast
THE NAMING (PELLINOR) by ALISON CROGGON: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-naming-book-one-of-pellinor-alison-croggon/1516772?aid=17342&ean=9780763694432&listref=featured-on-the-podcast
AMALIA’S PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/Amaliad
AMALIA’S WEBSITE: amaliadillin.com
ABIGAIL’S STUFF: https://linktr.ee/abigailkellyauthor
CITIZENS OF THIRST DISCORD SERVER: https://bit.ly/30NsP8P
TWITTER, FACEBOOK, & INSTAGRAM: @kingdomthirst
KoT’S BOOKSHOP: bookshop.org/shop/kingdomthirst
PO Box 460816
San Francisco CA, United States
94146-0816
Kingdom of Thirst is a member of the Frolic Podcast Network! Find all our episodes and tons of new podcasts to enjoy at frolic.media/podcasts.
6 Sept 2023
The Disappearance of the Mass Market Paperback
This week, Abigail takes on the slow-moving mystery of the disappearance of the mass market paperback. Discussion includes thicc books, the history of publishing, fishy claims, and the necessity of cheap books in an expensive world.
ABIGAIL’S STUFF: https://linktr.ee/abigailkellyauthor
CITIZENS OF THIRST DISCORD SERVER: https://bit.ly/30NsP8P
TWITTER, FACEBOOK, & INSTAGRAM: @kingdomthirst
KoT’S BOOKSHOP: bookshop.org/shop/kingdomthirst
PO Box 460816
San Francisco CA, United States
94146-0816
Kingdom of Thirst is a member of the Frolic Podcast Network! Find all our episodes and tons of new podcasts to enjoy at frolic.media/podcasts.
SOURCES:
WHERE ARE MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS HEADED in PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/90039-mass-market-paperback-sales-whither.html
THE PAPERBACK REVOLUTION in BRITANNICA: https://www.britannica.com/topic/publishing/The-paperback-revolution
THE REVOLUTIONARY EFFECT OF THE PAPERBACK BOOK in THE SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-revolutionary-effect-of-the-paperback-book-36209689/
ALLEN LANE & PENGUIN BOOKS INVENT THE MASS-MARKET PAPERBACK: https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=2642
HOW PAPERBACKS TRANSFORMED THE WAY AMERICANS READ in MENTAL FLOSS: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/12247/how-paperbacks-transformed-way-americans-read
THE HISTORY OF DUST JACKETS: FROM DISPOSABLE TO COLLECTIBLE in BOOK RIOT: https://bookriot.com/history-of-dust-jackets/
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