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Demythifying is two BFF's teaching each other about mythology, history and going off on tangents and DeMyth turns the page where we interview authors about their books.
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Lauren and Charlotte travel back to ancient Sumer with Emily H Wilson in her debut novel "Inanna".  A retelling about the first literary hero from the Epic of Gilgamesh who just happens to be a woman. In a civilisation that borders prehistory and history Lauren and Charlotte learn all about weird temple sex rites, how old the Epic of Gilgamesh actually is, whats happening right now to discover more of the story and get into their obligatary spoilers. They're already excited for book two of the trilogy and invite you all to join them in the wild romp walking with gods, exploring ancient Sumer and travelling to the underworld.Find Emily online and read her articles about Inanna https://www.emilyhwilson.com/
Lauren and Charlotte LOVE how good YA Thrillers are now. They also love an escape room so who better to talk to about their new book than Kathryn Foxfield? Saffron overshares with the AI at her work placement at a new high tech escape room facility which encourages the AI to set up the ultimate test. Which stereotype in her online gaming group would survive a real life Battle Royale? Talking to Kathryn about all the horror tropes Lauren loves and Charlotte is afraid of they find out who really is 'Getting Away With Murder'Find Kathryn on the socialsInsta/Twitter - @kathrynfoxfieldhttps://www.kfoxfield.com/
What do you get if you take a lost princess story... and make it Sapphic?Lauren and Charlotte celebrate Pride with Brenna Nation asking all the questions about her Sapphic fantasy "The Shattered Lands". Find out all about Brenna's Taylor Swift influences which the girls are so down with! Where the elemental magic system came from and learn what had Lauren in a literal puddle over this book. And mainly fall in love with a flawed anxious heroine who still gives all the badass energy we want from our female lead!Find Brenna on the socials:Tiktok - BrennawritesnowInstagram - Brennanation
Lauren was thrilled to hang out with Kate Dramis and talk about her new book boyfriend! Kate's debut novel "The Curse of Saints" gave Lauren literally all the good stuff she wanted: enemies to lovers, courtroom politics and intruige, magic and all the romantasy vibes she needed. Plus she's obsessed with Kate's MMC Will.Follow Kate on the socials:Insta @KateDramishttps://www.katelyndramis.com/
Lauren and Charlotte welcome their first returning guest in the amazing Jennifer Saint. Talking about Elektra and Atalanta they talk myths, spoilers, weaving references and who Jennifer would shag, marry and kill.Follow Jenny on Instagram:Jennifer.saint.author
Oh My Gods.. look at her book. Charlotte and Lauren are joined by Alexandra Sheppard to talk about Oh My Gods! It's a YA novel that puts Greek Gods in the modern world and the cover called out to Charlotte so badly in the bookshop she had to take it home with her. Set in London it follows our MC Helen Thomas.Follow Alex on the socials:twitter - @alexsheppardinsta - @alexsheppard19
Lauren travels to Hartwood Hall with debut author Katie Lumsden.  It's full of secrets, there could be ghosts, people certainly have things to hide and the local villiage regards it and its inhabitants with great suspicion.Katie also Demyths the Victorians a little bit for Lauren and teaches her so much she didn't know.Follow Katie on the socials and find her youtube:https://www.katielumsden.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/katiejlumsden/https://www.youtube.com/booksandthingswithkatie
Lauren dives in Lies We Sing to the Sea with Sarah Underwood in this sapphic fantasy retelling inspired by the story of the twelve hanged maids of Penelope.It was one of Lauren's most anticipated reads of the year and she couldn't have fangirled enough.Follow Sarah online
Lauren is joined by debut author Grace Curtis to talk about Frontier which is sapphic and blends Western and Sci-Fi to create the best alliterative tagline ever.Following our main character as they navigate a post apocalyptic Earth looking for their lost love Lauren and Grace talk about the characters we meet along the way, religion, seances and fangirl hard over alliteration and drunk food stories.Follow Grace on the Socials:Instagram - @grace_curtis_posts
We talk to Costanza Casati about her novel Clytemnestra. To say we were excited about this book is an understatement. This retelling delves into Clytemnestra's life from childhood upwards and had us gripped the entire time. Love, family, trauma and loyalty are just some of the themes Costanza touches on in this book. Join us as we end on our favourite game; Shag, Marry, Kill and see if your answers match ours.
Lauren is a huge fan of the incredible Samantha Shannon and was lucky enough to be able to talk to her about the newest book in the Roots of Chaos series - A Day of Fallen Night. She could have talked to Samantha all day!Find Samantha Online:Insta - @say_shannonhttps://unbound.com/boundless/2020/03/31/samantha-shannon-retellings/
Happy Valentine's month. To celebrate Lauren and Charlotte cover a dark romantasy series with Laura Thalassa. The Bargainer series is perfect for Valentine's day and might make you willing to make a bargain....Find Laura Online:The Socials - @laurathalassahttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7152490.Laura_Thalassahttps://www.laurathalassa.com/
Lauren is back with more dark romantasy this Valentine's month with Lexi Ryan. Covering both books in her New York Times Best selling "These Hollow Vows" Duology.  Travelling to the Seelie and UnSeelie court they meet Princes, attempt to rescue a sister and try not to lose their heart or anything else to the wrong person. Who doesn't want a sexy fae romance for Valentine’s month? Just remember a heart is a dangerous thing to steal.Find Lexi Online:twitter/instagram - writerlexiryanhttps://lexiryan.com/
Way back in Ancient Greece plays were written about Phaedra who accused Theseus's son/her own stepson of false rape because she was rejected and a whole lot of Greek Tragedy happened as a consequence... Enter Laura Shepperson who retold the story of Phaedra and other women of Athens in "The Heroines". This was one of the books Lauren and Charlotte couldn't wait to get their hands on. Talking to Laura about the artistic choices she made, some of her favourite myths and was Theseus actually that bad? The girls love any opportunity to share love to the problematic Greek Heroines and Laura taught them so much.Find Laura online:Insta/Twitter @laurashepperson
To kick off the month of love that is February, Aliette De Bodard joins Charlotte and Lauren  to talk about her  novel 'The Red Scholar's Wake' - a Sapphic sci-fi space opera.  Tangents include, but not limited to pirates, tea, food and most importantly, fountain pens. Find Aliette on the socials:https://www.aliettedebodard.com/https://www.instagram.com/aliettedb/   @aliettedbmastadon - https://wandering.shop/@aliettedb
Lauren was one of those fantasy kids who grew up on D&D and The Forgotten Realms so she obviously had to devour Legends and Lattes and talk to the wonderful Travis Baldree about her newest favourite found family and the coffee shop she'd most like to visit even though she doesn't drink coffee. Legends and Lattes is the cosy fantasy that you don't know is missing from your life! Lauren loved it so much she went to the tattoo studio to have her MVP permanently inked on her. So grab a blanket and a hot drink and some kind of sweet treat and listen to Lauren and Travis talk all things Legends and LattesFind Travis online:website https://travisbaldree.com/Instagram @Travis_Baldreetiktok @travisbaldree
Today's episode celebrates the release of Godkiller by Hannah Kaner. Charlotte and Lauren enjoyed Kissen's story and debate over the cuteness of the god of white lies Skedi. Congratulations to Hannah for her first novel, it's full of adventure, intrigue, romance and sassy lines. Hannah's socials (although we disagree that Hannah isn't funny enough);Instagram: @hanfrankanTwitter: @HFKaner
Laura Wood joins Charlotte and Lauren to talk about her latest YA novel The Agency for Scandal. Described as 'An all-female detective agency righting wrongs at the end of the nineteenth century' we could not resist diving head first into the world of Isobel Stanhope. Especially for Lauren who was once described as 'starting drama where there is none'. Website: www.Lauraclarewood.comTwitter: @LauraclarewoodInstagram: @lauracwood
Carrying on Queervember with Rebecca Mix! What do you get when your morally grey anti-hero witch who's supposed to kill her future prince husband falls in love with his stunning beautiful princess sister? It's all the Queerness you could want set against a backdrop that deals with politics, trauma, family issues combined with magic. The Ones We Burn is a total book of dreams! Plus Rebecca is the sweetest cinnamon roll Lauren has spoken to and she's totally obsessed!Find Rebecca on the socials:instagram @mix.beccawebsite - www.rebeccamix.com
Happy Sapphic Sunday! Carrying on with Queervember Lauren talks to Freya Marske about A Restless Truth. They briefly touch on book one (A Marvelous Light) in 'The Last Binding Trilogy' before getting into everything "A Restless Truth" . Join them on board as they set off on a Trans-Atlantic adventure filled with Mystery, Magic and Sapphic Romance.This is definately one of Lauren's top books of the year and talking to Freya was such a privilage! She's already desperate for book 3!Find Freya on the socials:Twitter/Insta @freyamarskehttps://freyamarske.com/
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