Spectology

14.1: The Raven Tower pre-read w/ Reading the End: Fantasy, Genre, & Gender!

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This month, we welcome the Demographically Similar Jennys from the wonderful & charming Reading the End Podcast to Spectology to read Ann Leckie's newest book, The Raven Tower! (https://amzn.to/2VShdjK) The four of us discuss our past experiences reading both fantasy & science fiction, and how gender is used within those genres, as well as how it drives decisions about how to market those genres by the larger publishing industry.  We couldn't have more well-read, fun, & knowledgeable guests for this discussion, so we really hope you enjoy this ep, and check out the Jennys' podcast as well. A great place to start would be Adrian's guest episode from last week: https://readingtheend.com/2019/05/01/podcast-ep-117-a-spectology-crossover-event/  Works mentioned this episode include: * The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie  * Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman  * Frankenstein by Mary Shelley  * The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish * The Clewiston Test by Kate Wilhelm * NK Jemisin's 2018 Hugo Award speec