On this week's episode, we're discussing a few changes we're making in our approach to the podcast, and we're gushing about some of our favorite recent and upcoming works, including Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko, The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan, and She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan.   What We’re Into Lately Seven of Infinities by Aliette de Bodard Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard  The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow The Name of All Things by Jenn Lyons thepartyresponsible’s Batman-Avengers crossover fic Do Every Stupid Thing by thepartyresponsible Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko Bridgerton Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty Invitation to Wine (将进酒) by Tang Jiu Qing 唐酒卿 (Mandarin)   Other Stuff We Mentioned Be the Serpent Episode 71: Back To School (feat. Naomi Novik) Be the Serpent Episode 72: Fangs for the Memories A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse The Saddle Club Gossip Girl The Belles  by Dhonielle Clayton Wild Beauty Anna-Marie McLemore She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan The infamous Only One Bed trope Reluctant Royals series by Alyssa Cole Runaway Royals series by Alyssa Cole Books by Alisha Rai     For Next Time Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark   Content Warnings: The Duke Who Didn't concerns protagonists encountering racism (both ambient and direct). She Who Became The Sun interrogates gender essentialist prejudice accurate to its historical setting. Raybearer deals with themes of child abuse/neglect.