Novel Gaming!

We've got a vision coming in about this episode! *~We're going to talk about 'The Teller of Small Fortunes' by Julie Leong~* Before we discuss the 2024 book (convo starts at 22:10) , we check in on what we're playing, talking, and thinking about lately. Playing * The Witness (PS5) * Moonstone Island (Steam) Watching * RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 10 (Paramount+) * Survival of the Thickest (Netflix) Thinking About * King of Drag (Revry) Find us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux

This episode we played Sayonara Wild Hearts, a stylish 2019 rhythm action game featuring motorcycles, magical girl transformations, robot wolves, and of course, incredible music. But before we get into that, we check in on some stuff we've been reading, watching, and thinking about. Reading * To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose * Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa Watching * Little Tiny Egg (YouTube) * Revenge of the Sith theatrical re-release * Sinners (in theaters—go see it!) * Lazarus (Adult Swim/Max) Thinking About * Post-Direct Switch updates * Shaboozey Find us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux

We are very excited to discuss 'Sunrise on the Reaping' by Suzanne Collins, the fifth book in the Hunger Games series, taking place 24 years before the events of the original Hunger Games novel, and the original trilogy’s second prequel. (Discussion begins at 15:20, spoilers begin at 24:13.) But before we run off to face the dangers of the Second Quarter Quell, we explore the cornucopia of things we’ve been playing, watching, and thinking about lately. Playing: * Final Fantasy VIII: Remastered (PS4) * Rayman Legends (PS4) * Pokemon SoulSilver (DS) Watching: * The Residence (Netflix) * The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Thinking about: * ...the Hunger Games series all week long. Find us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux

The Nintendo Switch 2 is on the way so we thought it was only right to celebrate its predecessor - the Nintendo Switch! We talk the launch, features, games and memories of the beloved console. Conversation starts around 41:50. Before then we check in on what we've been reading, watching, and thinking about lately (including a lot of talk about the Nintendo Switch 2). Reading: * 'Sunrise on the Reaping' by Suzanne Collins * Harriet Tubman Live in Concert Watching: * Severance Season 2 (Apple TV+) * Last Meals (Mythical Kitchen) Thinking About: *  Human Curation * Nintendo Switch 2 Find us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux

It's a book club! And we read 'Redemption in Indigo' by Karen Lord. Listen in as we discuss this 2010 retelling of a Senegalese folktale that is... complicated. Conversation begins around 24:40. Before that, we check in on what we've been playing, watching, and thinking about lately. Playing: * Dragon Age: The Veilguard (PS5) * Farcry 5 (PS5) Watching: * Satoshi Kon Films * Running Point (Netflix) Thinking About * Picasso and Paper * Doing Something Find us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux