Fiction Fans Podcast

Episode 223 Release Date: Jan 28, 2026 Your hosts read Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz, a novella about robots starting a noodle shop in near-future San Francisco. They debate if it can be called cyberpunk (kinda) or cozy (also kinda), and how the scifi setting opens up conversations around familiar situations. Your hosts also talk about naive robots and surprising pacing. Find us on Discord / Support us on Patreon Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their so

Episode 222 Release Date: Jan 21, 2026 Your hosts delve into the grimdark (ish) world of Warhammer 40k with The Infinite and the Divine, a tie-in novel by Robert Rath. They discuss their familiarity with the world (next to none) and how approachable the book was for newbies. They also talk about the ratio of academic rivalry to fight scenes, the complex relationship between main characters, and what this book revealed about their reading preferences. Listen to Vishani’s Song

There’s a group of friends that I occasionally do buddy reads with. My taste in books doesn’t always overlap with theirs, but I usually enjoy the experience of reading the book together even if I don’t always vibe with the book itself. So when one of them started raving over For Whom the Belle Tolls  by Jaysea Lynn and suggested that we all read it together, I was in.  Unfortunately, not even that shared reading experience could redeem this book for me. For Whom the Belle Tol