A Meal of Thorns
Science

A Meal of Thorns

by The Ancillary Review of Books

A critical book club from the Ancillary Review of Books. Host Jake Casella Brookins invites writers, scholars, and critics to discuss thorny works of science fiction, fantasy, and other speculative genres.

87 episodes
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1
A Meal of Thorns 46- THE BIG SLEEP with Max Gladstone
1:01:26 Mar 23, 2026
2
A Meal of Thorns 45- THE DEEP SEA DIVER’S SYNDROME with Alexander Dickow
1:03:30 Mar 9, 2026
3
A Meal of Thorns 44- PALADIN OF SOULS with Liz Bourke
1:08:18 Feb 23, 2026
4
A Meal of Thorns 43- DIASPORA with Eden Kupermintz
1:13:22 Feb 9, 2026
5
A Meal of Thorns 42- IMARO with Jon Tattrie
1:07:59 Jan 26, 2026
6
A Meal of Thorns 41- THE BEETLE with Marisa Mercurio
1:06:39 Jan 12, 2026
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A Meal of Thorns 41- THE BEETLE with Marisa Mercurio
1:06:39 Jan 12, 2026
8
A Meal of Thorns 40- 2025 Wrap-Up with Dan Hartland
1:10:59 Dec 29, 2025
9
A Meal of Thorns 40- 2025 Wrap-Up with Dan Hartland
1:10:59 Dec 29, 2025
10
A Meal of Thorns 39- THE SECRET HISTORY with Roseanna Pendlebury
1:25:51 Dec 15, 2025
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A Meal of Thorns 39- THE SECRET HISTORY with Roseanna Pendlebury
1:25:51 Dec 15, 2025
12
A Meal of Thorns 38- VENOMOUS LUMPSUCKER with Cameron Kunzelman
1:23:21 Dec 1, 2025
13
A Meal of Thorns 38- VENOMOUS LUMPSUCKER with Cameron Kunzelman
1:23:21 Dec 1, 2025
14
A Meal of Thorns 37 – THE HISTORIAN with Sean Guynes
1:27:15 Nov 17, 2025
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A Meal of Thorns 37 – THE HISTORIAN with Sean Guynes
1:27:15 Nov 17, 2025
16
A Meal of Thorns 36 – UNDER THE EYE OF THE BIG BIRD with Eleanor McAdam
1:04:24 Nov 3, 2025
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A Meal of Thorns 36 – UNDER THE EYE OF THE BIG BIRD with Eleanor McAdam
1:04:24 Nov 3, 2025
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A Meal of Thorns 35 – 60 Stories with Timothy Moore
1:24:39 Oct 20, 2025
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A Meal of Thorns 35 – 60 Stories with Timothy Moore
1:24:39 Oct 20, 2025
20
A Meal of Thorns 34 – BURNING BRIGHT with Ursula Whitcher
53:13 Oct 6, 2025
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A Meal of Thorns 34 – BURNING BRIGHT with Ursula Whitcher
53:13 Oct 6, 2025
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A Meal of Thorns 33 – THE FIFTH SEASON with Joy Sanchez-Taylor
1:03:57 Sep 23, 2025
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A Meal of Thorns 33 – THE FIFTH SEASON with Joy Sanchez-Taylor
1:03:57 Sep 23, 2025
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A Meal of Thorns 32 – AUTHORITY with Zachary Gillan
1:10:47 Sep 8, 2025
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A Meal of Thorns 32 – AUTHORITY with Zachary Gillan
1:10:47 Sep 8, 2025
26
A Meal of Thorns 31 – Seattle Worldcon
1:14:25 Aug 25, 2025
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A Meal of Thorns 31 – Seattle Worldcon
1:14:25 Aug 25, 2025
28
A Meal of Thorns 30 – STONE OF FAREWELL with Karlo Yeager Rodríguez
1:14:23 Aug 11, 2025
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A Meal of Thorns 30 – STONE OF FAREWELL with Karlo Yeager Rodríguez
1:14:23 Aug 11, 2025
30
A Meal of Thorns 29 – Readercon & Lovestruck
52:11 Jul 28, 2025
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A Meal of Thorns 29 – Readercon & Lovestruck
52:11 Jul 28, 2025
32
A Meal of Thorns 28 – EXCESSION with Abigail Nussbaum
1:08:43 Jul 14, 2025
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A Meal of Thorns 28 – EXCESSION with Abigail Nussbaum
1:08:43 Jul 14, 2025
34
A Meal of Thorns 27 – 40,000 IN GEHENNA with Arkady Martine (and a 4th Street Fantasy Report)
1:20:47 Jun 30, 2025
35
A Meal of Thorns 27 – 40,000 IN GEHENNA with Arkady Martine (and a 4th Street Fantasy Report)
1:20:47 Jun 30, 2025
36
A Meal of Thorns 26 – DEATH OF THE AUTHOR with andré m. carrington
1:14:06 Jun 16, 2025
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A Meal of Thorns 26 – DEATH OF THE AUTHOR with andré m. carrington
1:14:06 Jun 16, 2025
38
A Meal of Thorns 25 – THE HUGO NOVELS & NOVELLAS with Roseanna Pendlebury
1:27:46 Jun 2, 2025
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A Meal of Thorns 25 – THE HUGO NOVELS & NOVELLAS with Roseanna Pendlebury
1:27:46 Jun 2, 2025
40
A Meal of Thorns 24 – THE LOST BOOK OF ADANA MOREAU with Maia Gil?Adí
1:00:59 May 19, 2025
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A Meal of Thorns 24 – THE LOST BOOK OF ADANA MOREAU with Maia Gil?Adí
1:00:59 May 19, 2025
42
A Meal of Thorns 23 – DREAMS OF AMPUTATION with Sean McTiernan
1:06:18 May 5, 2025
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A Meal of Thorns 23 – DREAMS OF AMPUTATION with Sean McTiernan
1:06:18 May 5, 2025
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A Meal of Thorns 22 – THE TERRA IS A FORMER MISTRESS with Christian P. Haines
1:29:49 Apr 21, 2025
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A Meal of Thorns 22 – THE TERRA IS A FORMER MISTRESS with Christian P. Haines
1:29:49 Apr 21, 2025
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A Meal of Thorns 21 – LUD-IN-THE-MIST with Marita Arvaniti
1:21:14 Apr 7, 2025
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A Meal of Thorns 21 – LUD-IN-THE-MIST with Marita Arvaniti
1:21:14 Apr 7, 2025
48
A Meal of Thorns 20 – AMONG OTHERS with Archita Mittra
57:02 Mar 24, 2025
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A Meal of Thorns 20 – AMONG OTHERS with Archita Mittra
57:02 Mar 24, 2025
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A Meal of Thorns 19 – HEIR TO THE EMPIRE with Dan Hartland
1:22:36 Mar 10, 2025
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