Lisa @ Narrated Podcast
@lisajune.bsky.social
Co-host of Narrated podcast, a podcast about audiobooks (largely, but not entirely SFF) | Science Fiction/Fantasy enthusiast | My cats are @littermates.bsky.social | Boston Area
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It's that time of year (I know, because it's the exact same date I posted it on last year and the year before) so - eligibility post.
Would be thrilled if you were to consider me for your fan writing, review and criticism awards nominating needs. I have a post with handy dandy links and everything.
Would be thrilled if you were to consider me for your fan writing, review and criticism awards nominating needs. I have a post with handy dandy links and everything.
Eligibility Post – 2025 Edition
‘Tis the season once again, back on the awards rollercoaster, and back offering up my work from 2025 for your nomination consideration. In 2025 I wrote 43 reviews and 25 review-adjacent objec…
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January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
It's that time of year (I know, because it's the exact same date I posted it on last year and the year before) so - eligibility post.
Would be thrilled if you were to consider me for your fan writing, review and criticism awards nominating needs. I have a post with handy dandy links and everything.
Would be thrilled if you were to consider me for your fan writing, review and criticism awards nominating needs. I have a post with handy dandy links and everything.
If you are a Hugo voter/nominator, reminder that this book is eligible in the 2026 Best Related Work category.
New Review - a trip to nonfiction today but this is a biography of one of SF’s greatest writers Positive Obsession - The Life And Times of Octavia E Butler by Susana M Morris highly recommended
www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/1/...
www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/1/...
Positive Obsession - The Life And Times of Octavia E Butler by Susana M Morris — Runalong The Shelves
Publisher – Amistad Published – Out Now Price – £22 hardback £11.99 ebook As the first Black woman to consistently write and publish in the field of science fiction, Octavia Butler was a tra...
www.runalongtheshelves.net
January 25, 2026 at 2:34 PM
If you are a Hugo voter/nominator, reminder that this book is eligible in the 2026 Best Related Work category.
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BIG NEWS REVEALED: The GORGEOUS new for the next book in the "Tune"-iverse ("We Interrupt This Program") -- a magical, Muse-ical mystery tour!
👵 older woman solving mysteries
🧚♂️ mixed-up Unseelie gardener
🍞 shortbread magic
❓ disappearing TROPE town residents
Pre-order now!
geni.us/weinterrupt
👵 older woman solving mysteries
🧚♂️ mixed-up Unseelie gardener
🍞 shortbread magic
❓ disappearing TROPE town residents
Pre-order now!
geni.us/weinterrupt
January 21, 2026 at 7:06 PM
BIG NEWS REVEALED: The GORGEOUS new for the next book in the "Tune"-iverse ("We Interrupt This Program") -- a magical, Muse-ical mystery tour!
👵 older woman solving mysteries
🧚♂️ mixed-up Unseelie gardener
🍞 shortbread magic
❓ disappearing TROPE town residents
Pre-order now!
geni.us/weinterrupt
👵 older woman solving mysteries
🧚♂️ mixed-up Unseelie gardener
🍞 shortbread magic
❓ disappearing TROPE town residents
Pre-order now!
geni.us/weinterrupt
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This is one of the best books of 2026, and Naomi Kritzer is right in Minneapolis so she might be a bit distracted by what’s going on.
So gonna ask you to preorder it if you can and if you’re interested.
So gonna ask you to preorder it if you can and if you’re interested.
My end-of-year publishing roundup: I had zero books and zero short stories come out this year. I did write, I just didn't write anything that came out in 2025.
In 2026 I have a novella coming out from Tor! You can preorder it!
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
In 2026 I have a novella coming out from Tor! You can preorder it!
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Obstetrix
From the Hugo award-winning author Naomi Kritzer comes a tense portrait of a future we desperately hope to escape.O Lord, deliver us.Doctor Liz has just been...
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January 19, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This is one of the best books of 2026, and Naomi Kritzer is right in Minneapolis so she might be a bit distracted by what’s going on.
So gonna ask you to preorder it if you can and if you’re interested.
So gonna ask you to preorder it if you can and if you’re interested.
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If you are at @arisia.bsky.social, here is a starter pack to help you find and follow this year's panelists. I hope someone finds it useful!
go.bsky.app/SxjZTSw
go.bsky.app/SxjZTSw
January 18, 2026 at 1:35 AM
If you are at @arisia.bsky.social, here is a starter pack to help you find and follow this year's panelists. I hope someone finds it useful!
go.bsky.app/SxjZTSw
go.bsky.app/SxjZTSw
If you are at @arisia.bsky.social, here is a starter pack to help you find and follow this year's panelists. I hope someone finds it useful!
go.bsky.app/SxjZTSw
go.bsky.app/SxjZTSw
January 18, 2026 at 1:35 AM
If you are at @arisia.bsky.social, here is a starter pack to help you find and follow this year's panelists. I hope someone finds it useful!
go.bsky.app/SxjZTSw
go.bsky.app/SxjZTSw
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okay, here we go...
Here are my picks for the 30 most exciting SFF titles coming out in the first half of the year! There are a LOT of beautiful books coming up—it's gonna be a really good year for spec fic
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Here are my picks for the 30 most exciting SFF titles coming out in the first half of the year! There are a LOT of beautiful books coming up—it's gonna be a really good year for spec fic
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30 SFF Titles to Look Forward to in 2026 - Reactor
And other SFF book highlights for the new year!
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January 13, 2026 at 5:22 PM
okay, here we go...
Here are my picks for the 30 most exciting SFF titles coming out in the first half of the year! There are a LOT of beautiful books coming up—it's gonna be a really good year for spec fic
reactormag.com/30-sff-title...
Here are my picks for the 30 most exciting SFF titles coming out in the first half of the year! There are a LOT of beautiful books coming up—it's gonna be a really good year for spec fic
reactormag.com/30-sff-title...
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Multiple help requests per day means that it's officially Hugo Awards season. Now the Hugo Spreadsheet of Doom ALSO comes with a guide in case you want to join us (you should join us). #HugoAwards
The Hugo Awards (2026)
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January 12, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Multiple help requests per day means that it's officially Hugo Awards season. Now the Hugo Spreadsheet of Doom ALSO comes with a guide in case you want to join us (you should join us). #HugoAwards
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Shachi, Mark, Scott, and I discuss anticipated books of 2026. Includes titles by:
Maggie O’Farrell
@marthwells.com
Moniquill Blackgoose
@shaykauwe.bsky.social
@shannonchakraborty.bsky.social
Xochitl Gonzalez
James S.A. Corey
@slhuang.com
@aptshadow.bsky.social
narratedpodcast.com/episodes/340
Maggie O’Farrell
@marthwells.com
Moniquill Blackgoose
@shaykauwe.bsky.social
@shannonchakraborty.bsky.social
Xochitl Gonzalez
James S.A. Corey
@slhuang.com
@aptshadow.bsky.social
narratedpodcast.com/episodes/340
340: Looking Forward to 2026 — Narrated Podcast
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January 7, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Shachi, Mark, Scott, and I discuss anticipated books of 2026. Includes titles by:
Maggie O’Farrell
@marthwells.com
Moniquill Blackgoose
@shaykauwe.bsky.social
@shannonchakraborty.bsky.social
Xochitl Gonzalez
James S.A. Corey
@slhuang.com
@aptshadow.bsky.social
narratedpodcast.com/episodes/340
Maggie O’Farrell
@marthwells.com
Moniquill Blackgoose
@shaykauwe.bsky.social
@shannonchakraborty.bsky.social
Xochitl Gonzalez
James S.A. Corey
@slhuang.com
@aptshadow.bsky.social
narratedpodcast.com/episodes/340
Shachi, Mark, Scott, and I discuss anticipated books of 2026. Includes titles by:
Maggie O’Farrell
@marthwells.com
Moniquill Blackgoose
@shaykauwe.bsky.social
@shannonchakraborty.bsky.social
Xochitl Gonzalez
James S.A. Corey
@slhuang.com
@aptshadow.bsky.social
narratedpodcast.com/episodes/340
Maggie O’Farrell
@marthwells.com
Moniquill Blackgoose
@shaykauwe.bsky.social
@shannonchakraborty.bsky.social
Xochitl Gonzalez
James S.A. Corey
@slhuang.com
@aptshadow.bsky.social
narratedpodcast.com/episodes/340
340: Looking Forward to 2026 — Narrated Podcast
narratedpodcast.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Shachi, Mark, Scott, and I discuss anticipated books of 2026. Includes titles by:
Maggie O’Farrell
@marthwells.com
Moniquill Blackgoose
@shaykauwe.bsky.social
@shannonchakraborty.bsky.social
Xochitl Gonzalez
James S.A. Corey
@slhuang.com
@aptshadow.bsky.social
narratedpodcast.com/episodes/340
Maggie O’Farrell
@marthwells.com
Moniquill Blackgoose
@shaykauwe.bsky.social
@shannonchakraborty.bsky.social
Xochitl Gonzalez
James S.A. Corey
@slhuang.com
@aptshadow.bsky.social
narratedpodcast.com/episodes/340
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you.
Hi! I’m the “ray gun” I made at age 5 by hammering a bunch of nails into a 2x4, tying a bare wire to one of the nails, and sticking the other end of the wire into a power outlet.
Hi! I’m the “ray gun” I made at age 5 by hammering a bunch of nails into a 2x4, tying a bare wire to one of the nails, and sticking the other end of the wire into a power outlet.
Hello! I’m an actual cliff and a bad bike steer, a motocross rider who didn’t look where he was fucking going, an
Open stage trapdoor with CARPET OVER IT next to a three foot stage block and accidentally piledriving myself
Open stage trapdoor with CARPET OVER IT next to a three foot stage block and accidentally piledriving myself
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Hi, I'm the fireball from the kitchen oven
Hi, I'm the fireball from the kitchen oven
January 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you.
Hi! I’m the “ray gun” I made at age 5 by hammering a bunch of nails into a 2x4, tying a bare wire to one of the nails, and sticking the other end of the wire into a power outlet.
Hi! I’m the “ray gun” I made at age 5 by hammering a bunch of nails into a 2x4, tying a bare wire to one of the nails, and sticking the other end of the wire into a power outlet.
Happy New Year, all! In our latest episode, Shachi, Mark, Scott, and I discuss our favorite books of 2025. My picks are books we didn’t cover on Narrated, with a list at the end of other favorites previously discussed. narratedpodcast.com/episodes/339
339: Our Favorites of 2025 — Narrated Podcast
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January 2, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Happy New Year, all! In our latest episode, Shachi, Mark, Scott, and I discuss our favorite books of 2025. My picks are books we didn’t cover on Narrated, with a list at the end of other favorites previously discussed. narratedpodcast.com/episodes/339
Friends! We appeared on a Hugo Rec List! It may be the first time this happened! 🥺 (Hugo, Girl! thanked us in their acceptance speech, which my kid maintains is just like getting a Hugo) I’m so excited and should probably make an eligibility post!
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December 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Friends! We appeared on a Hugo Rec List! It may be the first time this happened! 🥺 (Hugo, Girl! thanked us in their acceptance speech, which my kid maintains is just like getting a Hugo) I’m so excited and should probably make an eligibility post!
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This looks like a solid prediction list. Your heading for the one category that only has Tchaikovsky in it made me LOL
final best novel hugo predictions, because I have to stop predicting and start reading for my own ballot ASAP 😅
(yes I am still bitter there was no U.S. release for When There Are Wolves Again, but I guess the U.S. deserves this after our many transgressions)
(yes I am still bitter there was no U.S. release for When There Are Wolves Again, but I guess the U.S. deserves this after our many transgressions)
final best novel hugo prediction
I did some predictions in previous months, but it is time for the Final Prediction!
Books I am 80% Sure About:
The Incandescent by Emily Tesh
Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
Hemlock & Silver by T....
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December 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This looks like a solid prediction list. Your heading for the one category that only has Tchaikovsky in it made me LOL
I received these, and now I have both the audio and physical versions of We Will Rise Again, which is great because I love it. My husband was bummed I’d already read it (“What?? It just came out like 2 weeks ago!”), but that means he picked something exactly right!
December 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I received these, and now I have both the audio and physical versions of We Will Rise Again, which is great because I love it. My husband was bummed I’d already read it (“What?? It just came out like 2 weeks ago!”), but that means he picked something exactly right!
Exhibit way further down the list than A: my Dad, born 1947, an engineer who found his passion in amusement park safety regulation. This was one of the (many) notebooks he kept to track his FreeCell games.
December 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Exhibit way further down the list than A: my Dad, born 1947, an engineer who found his passion in amusement park safety regulation. This was one of the (many) notebooks he kept to track his FreeCell games.
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Have started reading We Will Rise Again, edited by @annaleen.bsky.social, @drkarenlord.bsky.social, and @older.bsky.social.
Three pieces and one forward in, I already know: this is the good shit. It feels urgent, needed, timely.
Three pieces and one forward in, I already know: this is the good shit. It feels urgent, needed, timely.
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Have started reading We Will Rise Again, edited by @annaleen.bsky.social, @drkarenlord.bsky.social, and @older.bsky.social.
Three pieces and one forward in, I already know: this is the good shit. It feels urgent, needed, timely.
Three pieces and one forward in, I already know: this is the good shit. It feels urgent, needed, timely.
This resonates so hard
Unburying the lede from my essay on why we all feel like numb frozen crap these days…
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December 18, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This resonates so hard
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As a professional *human* audiobook narrator, this is a huge help.
The more we can push back against the use of AI becoming "inevitable", because it is no such thing, the better off every single person and the planet will be.
The more we can push back against the use of AI becoming "inevitable", because it is no such thing, the better off every single person and the planet will be.
December 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
As a professional *human* audiobook narrator, this is a huge help.
The more we can push back against the use of AI becoming "inevitable", because it is no such thing, the better off every single person and the planet will be.
The more we can push back against the use of AI becoming "inevitable", because it is no such thing, the better off every single person and the planet will be.
GenX sucker punch indeed. As an elementary schooler I spent my daily hour of TV on the local station’s science fiction hour, which rotated between reruns of Star Trek (TOS), Battlestar Galactica (1978), and Buck Rogers. RIP, Buck.
December 17, 2025 at 3:54 AM
GenX sucker punch indeed. As an elementary schooler I spent my daily hour of TV on the local station’s science fiction hour, which rotated between reruns of Star Trek (TOS), Battlestar Galactica (1978), and Buck Rogers. RIP, Buck.
Too many books to pick one. Sunward, Automatic Noodle, and The River has Roots come to mind as a start.
Also the Murderbot TV series brought me so much joy.
Also the Murderbot TV series brought me so much joy.
2025 has been a rough year. What's one piece of art that's brought you absolute joy despite everything?
December 17, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Too many books to pick one. Sunward, Automatic Noodle, and The River has Roots come to mind as a start.
Also the Murderbot TV series brought me so much joy.
Also the Murderbot TV series brought me so much joy.
Down in the Sea of Angels
is an absolutely gorgeously written book, with wonderful, memorable characters in all three timelines. I loved Eunice Wong’s narration.
is an absolutely gorgeously written book, with wonderful, memorable characters in all three timelines. I loved Eunice Wong’s narration.
Check out this terrific interview with Eunice Wong, the voice actor/narrator for the audiobook of Down in the Sea of Angels. So great hearing her perspective on the book, and her approach to narration.
shorturl.at/m1yE3
shorturl.at/m1yE3
Interview with Eunice Wong: Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Audiobooks 2025
On narrating DOWN IN THE SEA OF ANGELS
www.audiofilemagazine.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Down in the Sea of Angels
is an absolutely gorgeously written book, with wonderful, memorable characters in all three timelines. I loved Eunice Wong’s narration.
is an absolutely gorgeously written book, with wonderful, memorable characters in all three timelines. I loved Eunice Wong’s narration.
True story: Warren Towers are the reason I went to a small liberal arts college. 17 year old me was so intimidated on the tour by the thought of trying to find friends in there that every college I applied to had fewer students than that dorm.
How do you take a big, energy-devouring college dorm and slash its climate emissions? Boston University's renovation of Warren Towers, home to 1,800 students, could be a model.
BU plots an eco-friendly glow-up for 1960s-era Warren Towers
Boston University's Warren Towers is the largest dorm in Massachusetts and one of the biggest in the country. Its three-and-a-half year, $550 million renovation will improve the living quarters and al...
www.wbur.org
December 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
True story: Warren Towers are the reason I went to a small liberal arts college. 17 year old me was so intimidated on the tour by the thought of trying to find friends in there that every college I applied to had fewer students than that dorm.
I’m so excited the audio version of this will arrive in @libro.fm library tomorrow!
So proud of this book, so happy it will be out in the world tomorrow, so much love to my co-editors @drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social, and so much gratitude to all the amazing writers and activists who contributed www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...
We Will Rise Again
From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transfor...
www.simonandschuster.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I’m so excited the audio version of this will arrive in @libro.fm library tomorrow!
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I've been thinking about the importance of human voice actors ever since I started listening to the audiobook for You Weren't Meant to be Human by Andrew Joseph White.
The narrator, Max Weber, puts in WORK. Agree or disagree with his acting choices, but it's a performance, it's an interpretation.
The narrator, Max Weber, puts in WORK. Agree or disagree with his acting choices, but it's a performance, it's an interpretation.
November 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I've been thinking about the importance of human voice actors ever since I started listening to the audiobook for You Weren't Meant to be Human by Andrew Joseph White.
The narrator, Max Weber, puts in WORK. Agree or disagree with his acting choices, but it's a performance, it's an interpretation.
The narrator, Max Weber, puts in WORK. Agree or disagree with his acting choices, but it's a performance, it's an interpretation.