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Bedtime Stories: The Origin of Day and Night

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Bedtime Stories highlights Children’s Books with a diverse, global perspective.  In very early times, there was no night or day and words spoken by chance could become real. When a hare and a fox meet and express their longing for light and darkness, their words are too powerful to be denied. The Origin of Day and Night, published in September of 2018 by Inhabit Books, is the illustrated retelling of an ancient Inuit tale, passed from storyteller to storyteller and into the loving hands of Inuit author, Paula Ikuutaq Rumbolt. Her sparse, but lyric words are paired perfectly with the contrasting illustrations of artist Lenny Lishchenko, to create a beautiful story book that serves as an excellent introduction to Inuit mythology to non-Inuit children, and with an Inuktitut language version, gives great representation to Inuit children themselves.

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Signal Boost #51 – Erin Roberts (Various) and Sarah Chorn (Seraphina’s Lament)

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https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFSignalBoost51RobertsAndChorn/SandF–Signal_Boost_51–Roberts_and_Chorn.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSS In today’s episode of Signal Boost, Jen talks to short story and interactive game designer, Erin Roberts, about her work. They talk about what Erin really enjoys exploring thematically, one of the key features that connects her story, Sour Milk Girls, with her game, Thanks for the Memories, the differences and connections between writing short stories and designing interactive games, and more! Then Paul interviews Sarah Chorn about her debut novel, Seraphina’s Lament. They discuss how she used a large cast to better tell the story, the historical events that inspired the novel and how she found that inspiration, where she plans to take the next book in her planned trilogy, and a few more things besides. We hope you enjoy the episode!

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Interview: Gareth L. Powell on Fleet of Knives

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Today on Skiffy and Fanty, we have an interview with Fleet of Knives author Gareth Powell. GARETH L. POWELL is a speculative fiction author from the UK. He has won the BSFA Award for Best Novel and been shortlisted for the Seiun Awards in Japan. His novels and novellas have been published in the UK and US by Solaris, Titan Books, and Tor.com Publishing. His latest book, Fleet of Knives, has been shortlisted for the BSFA Award. He kindly answered a few of our questions about the book and his work.

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Torture Cinema #87: Xanadu (1980)

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https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFTortureCinema87Xanadu/SandF–Torture_Cinema_87–Xanadu.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSPink bodysuits, the bisexual 80s, and legs that go on forever, oh my! Today on Torture Cinema, Paul, Alex, and Daniel review the (not so) particularly beloved 1980s fantasy musical, Xanadu! The film also has the distinction of being Gene Kelly’s last picture, so nobody can be too mad at it. If you love camp and ELO (Paul and Alex will fight you on this), then you too might truly love this movie. If you don’t, then you just might have a few things in common with at least some of our hosts. We hope you enjoy the episode!

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Anime Review: Gakuen Babysitters!

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“Those who have left us won’t be coming back anymore but it’s not like we are alone in this world, so don’t think you have to stick it out on your own.” — Morinomiya Youko When Ryuuichi and his baby brother Kotaro lost their parents suddenly to a plane crash while on holiday, the brothers are left wondering how they will survive from now on with no other relatives take them in. But with the help of the Morinomiya Academy’s Chairwoman, the brothers now have another chance to grow up and live a stable life — that is under one condition… Ryuuichi must join the academy’s babysitting club and takes care of the faculty’s children. And there begins the journey of two brothers and the many people they will meet through this babysitting club. This anime is the perfect slice of life and heartwarming show for anyone who is interested in a light anime. Although I must warn you, you might need a tissue box by your side every now and then because I sure as hell did use up quite a bit of them.

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