Novel Gaming!

We didn't read a book this month! Instead we read a whole lot of comics. For Pride Month, we decided to read the Marvel's Voices Pride anthology series from 2021 through 2024, which means dozens of stories about several dozens of characters! It's a lot to keep track of, but we highlight our favorites. And as always, before that, we check in on some stuff we've been playing, watching, and thinking about. Playing: * Ori and the Blind Forest * Fortnite Chapter 6, Season 3: Super Watching: * North of North (Netflix) * Materialists (in theaters) * Dimension 20: Cloudward, Ho! (Dropout) Thinking about: * Why does PlayStation have so fewer streaming applications than other consoles?! 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 played Dream Daddy, a 2017 dad dating game! ⁠You can click here to read the Kotaku article mentioned in our discussion.⁠ [https://kotaku.com/how-dream-daddys-creators-avoided-turning-homosexuality-1797414230] Before we discuss this sweet and punny visual novel (convo starts at 29:00) , we check in on what we're reading, watching, and thinking about lately. Reading * 'Morphenomenal' by Joshua Moore * 'The Backyard Bird Chronicles' by Amy Tan * 'Go-Man: Champion of Earth' by Hamish Steele Watching * Survivor (CBS) * Scavengers Reign (Max) Thinking About * Playstation State of Play June 2025 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'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, watching, 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