Jurassic Park Dinosaurs Are Gay: Welcome to Queer Sci-Fi

Jurassic Park Dinosaurs Are Gay: Welcome to Queer Sci-Fi

Hi Gay, Happy Pride Month! Today we're kicking off the month of June with a festive introduction to Queer Sci-Fi. There are some big Sci-Fi heads in Amy &, so get ready for a journey through all of our favourite books, authors, and films in the beloved genre. We consider if and why Sci-Fi is on the rise lately (it's existential doom again, isn't it?) and discuss the inclusion and exclusion of queerness (or sex/sexuality in general) from the genre throughout history. Expect to hear about the women who pioneered Science Fiction, the LGBTQIA+ writers making it even more radical, and why it is time to subvert all the false binaries plaguing the category. Have a listen and please take a shot every time Abby has not engaged with a major film/TV franchise. This month we're reading Ida by Alison Evans. Grab your copy and read along with us ahead of book club on June 25!   MENTIONS Books Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie Dune by Frank Herbert Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (as discussed in the ep, Amy & hosts do not condone this author's views or recommend that listeners read his books) Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir Hail Mary by Andy Weir Hex by Rhiannon Lassiter Highway Bodies by Alison Evans Ida by Alison Evans Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Monk and Robot by Becky Chambers Neuromancer by William Gibson Snow Crash by Neil Stephenson The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuin The Long Way To a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers The Martian by Andy Weir The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells The Reindeer Hunters by Lars Mytting The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells To Be Taught if Fortunate by Becky Chambers   Authors Carl Sagan Isaac Asimov Jules Verne N. K. Jemisin Octavia E. Butler   Film/TV Alien franchise Andromeda Babylon 5 Battlestar Galactica Black Mirror Close Encounters of the Third Kind DC and Marvel superheroes Doctor Who franchise E.T. Lord of the Rings Matrix Signs Star Trek franchise Star Wars franchise   LINKS * 🎵 Our theme music is by Mass Wisteria. Stream their single SAME OLD here: https://linktr.ee/masswisteria#465207993 🌸 Our Socials: * IG: https://www.instagram.com/amyandbookclub * TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@amyandbookclub * YT: https://www.youtube.com/@AmyandBookClub 💛 Where to find Amy: * Amy Matthews on IG: https://www.instagram.com/amymatthewsauthor/ * Amy Barry on IG: https://www.instagram.com/amybarryauthor/ * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrAmyTMatthewsauthor * Website: https://amymatthewsauthor.com/ Thank you so much for listening!💞 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

BOOK CLUB: To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose

We’re sad to say goodbye to dragon month, but happy to send it off with a book club chat about Moniquill Blackgoose’s incredible first installment of the Nampeshiweisit series, To Shape a Dragon's Breath. This book follows the journey of Anequs, who bonds with a dragon hatchling and becomes the first Nampeshiweisit of her people in generations. However, the laws of the Anglish colonisers require her to receive formal training in dragon riding, or face the death of her dragon or even herself. Anequs leaves her home to enrol in a dragon academy. However, it’s far from smooth flying and she faces condescension, suspicion, and outright hostility from the Anglish there.   Join us as we chat all about magic dragon schools, the importance of oral storytelling and indigenous knowledges, and the ways that fantasy holds up a mirror to the devastating past and present of living in a settler colony.   Be warned: This is a book club episode, so we will be getting into spoilers! MENTIONS   🐉 Our BOTM is To Shape a Dragon’s Breath [https://www.penguin.com.au/books/to-shape-a-dragons-breath-9780593498293] by Moniquill Blackgoose [https://moniquill.com/].   📚 BOOKS: The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers; To Ride a Rising Storm by Moniquill Blackgoose; Ida by Alison Evans   🎬 MOVIES: Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)   🖼️GALLERY: Flinders University Museum of Art [https://www.flinders.edu.au/museum-of-art]  LINKS: * Watch the full episode on YouTube: @AmyAndBookclub [https://youtube.com/@amyandbookclub?si=tNwaMcQpfgU6c8Uc] * Follow the Amy & Podcast on IG: @amyandbookclub [https://www.instagram.com/amyandbookclub?igsh=OHZtZjd5NG5wNTd3]  * Follow the Amy & Podcast on TikTok: @amyandbookclub [https://www.tiktok.com/@amyandbookclub] * Join the Amy & Book Club: Amy & Bookclub [https://www.facebook.com/share/g/169K69qXsh/]  * Follow Amy Matthews on IG: @amymatthewsauthor [https://www.instagram.com/amymatthewsauthor/]  * Follow Amy Barry on IG: @amybarryauthor [https://www.instagram.com/amybarryauthor/] * Our theme music is by Mass Wisteria. Stream their single "Same Old" here [https://open.spotify.com/track/7tmb12L3NfS3utyBbazqiR]. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Cozy Fantasy and Queer Abundance: An Interview with Rebecca Thorne

Join us for our hilarious interview with USA Today, Indie, and Sunday Times bestselling author Rebecca Thorne. Rebecca talks us through her life-long love of dragons, retrospective worldbuilding, the phenomenon of cozy fantasy, and the joy of writing established lesbian couples. We had an absolute blast talking to Rebecca, so we know you'll enjoy this interview: described by participants as "cozy, like the genre". This month we’re reading How to Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose. Grab your copy and have a read before our bookclub on 21st May! MENTIONS Movies/TV Dragonheart (1996) Sleepless in Seattle (1993) Books The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein Dragonology by Dugald Steer The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede Dragon's Bait by Vivian Vande Velde Tomes and Tea series by Rebecca Thorne Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree Divergent by Veronica Roth The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins The Song of the Lioness series by Tamora Pierce Protector of the Small series by Tamora Pierce The McBrides series by Amy Barry Moss'd In Space by Rebecca Thorne Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells This Gilded Abyss by Rebecca Thorne Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab Sir Callie series by Esme Symes-Smith Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery LINKS 🐉 Where to find Rebecca: * On IG: @rebeccathornewrites [https://www.instagram.com/rebeccathornewrites/] * Website: https://rebeccathorne.net/ [https://rebeccathorne.net/] 🎵 Our theme music is by Mass Wisteria. Stream their single SAME OLD here: https://tr.ee/Mn6oTQ2AOW [https://tr.ee/Mn6oTQ2AOW] 🌸 Our Socials: * IG: https://www.instagram.com/amyandbookclub [https://www.instagram.com/amyandbookclub] * FB: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/169K69qXsh/ [https://www.facebook.com/share/g/169K69qXsh/] * TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@amyandbookclub [https://www.tiktok.com/@amyandbookclub] 💛 Where to find Amy: * Amy Matthews on IG: https://www.instagram.com/amymatthewsauthor/ [https://www.instagram.com/amymatthewsauthor/] * Amy Barry on IG: https://www.instagram.com/amybarryauthor/ [https://www.instagram.com/amybarryauthor/] * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrAmyTMatthewsauthor [https://www.facebook.com/DrAmyTMatthewsauthor] * Website: https://amymatthewsauthor.com/ [https://amymatthewsauthor.com/] Thank you so much for listening!💞 See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Does Wingspan Matter? Dragon Mythology Then & Now

This week, Justina & Payton have diligently done their homework on dragon mythology to share with us the history of dragons across time and culture. This includes their connections to colonialism, Christianity, creation, harvest, life, nature and more . . . and then Amy asks us what we would hoard if we were dragons (no books allowed!), and the conversation hatches into something else entirely (I fear that I cannot list the topics here, you'll simply have to listen). This month we’re reading How to Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose. Grab your copy and have a read before our book club on 21st May! MENTIONS Books: Beowulf Dragonfruit, Makiia Lucier The Rainbow Serpent, Dick Roughsey Dragonflight, Anne McAffrey Dragons: Mushu, Mulan Puff, Puff the Magic Dragon by Peter Yarrow & Lenny Lipton Toothless, How to Train Your Dragon Falcore, The Neverending Story Haku, Spirited Away Barney, Barney & Friends Other: A History of Dragons in Western Literature, Yvonne Shiau 🎵 Our theme music is by Mass Wisteria. Stream their single SAME OLD here: https://tr.ee/Mn6oTQ2AOW [https://tr.ee/Mn6oTQ2AOW] 🌸 Our Socials: IG: https://www.instagram.com/amyandbookclub [https://www.instagram.com/amyandbookclub] TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@amyandbookclub [https://www.tiktok.com/@amyandbookclub] 💛 Where to find Amy: Amy Matthews on IG: https://www.instagram.com/amymatthewsauthor/ [https://www.instagram.com/amymatthewsauthor/] Amy Barry on IG: https://www.instagram.com/amybarryauthor/ [https://www.instagram.com/amybarryauthor/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrAmyTMatthewsauthor [https://www.facebook.com/DrAmyTMatthewsauthor] Website: https://amymatthewsauthor.com/ [https://amymatthewsauthor.com/] Thank you so much for listening! 💞 See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

How to Horse Your Dragon: Unraveling the complex world of dragon lore

It's dragon month, which means we're talking fire, scales, and flying. To kick off the month, we dive headfirst into all the dragon lore we know and try to figure out what we consider True Dragon Lore (hint: none, it's all valid). We talk about what we'd like to shoot from our mouths, whether our wings are our arms, and just how small a dragon can get before it's too small. Most importantly, we answer the burning question of whether a dragon is a horse. This month we’re reading How to Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose. Grab your copy and have a read before our bookclub on 21st May! MENTIONS Books How to Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose To Ride a Raising Storm by Moniquill Blackgoose The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin Temeraire by Naomi Novik How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell Eragon by Christopher Paolini Wings of Fire by Tui T. Sutherland Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons by Dugald Steer Bringing Up Baby Dragons: A Guide for Beginners by Dugald Steer Working with Dragons: A Course in Dragonology by Dugald Steer The Discovery of Dragons by Graeme Base Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Beowulf Magician by Raymond Feist Films/TV Dragonheart (1996) The Neverending Story (1984) How to Train Your Dragon (2010) Reign of Fire (2002) Cars (2006) Monkey Magic (1978-1980) Game of Thrones (2011-2019) House of the Dragon (2022-) Avatar (2009) Shrek (2001) Merlin BBC (2008-2012) Merlin miniseries (1998) LINKS * 🎵 Our theme music is by Mass Wisteria. Stream their single SAME OLD here: https://tr.ee/Mn6oTQ2AOW [https://tr.ee/Mn6oTQ2AOW] 🌸 Our Socials: * IG: https://www.instagram.com/amyandbookclub [https://www.instagram.com/amyandbookclub] * FB: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/169K69qXsh/ [https://www.facebook.com/share/g/169K69qXsh/] * TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@amyandbookclub [https://www.tiktok.com/@amyandbookclub] 💛 Where to find Amy: * Amy Matthews on IG: https://www.instagram.com/amymatthewsauthor/ [https://www.instagram.com/amymatthewsauthor/] * Amy Barry on IG: https://www.instagram.com/amybarryauthor/ [https://www.instagram.com/amybarryauthor/] * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrAmyTMatthewsauthor [https://www.facebook.com/DrAmyTMatthewsauthor] * Website: https://amymatthewsauthor.com/ [https://amymatthewsauthor.com/] Thank you so much for listening!💞 See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.