Sharifah and Jenn talk about Octavia Butler Avenue, a new crime series from Marvel, cover trends and tropes in SF/F, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! Wanna escape the Dog Days of summer with purrfect book recommendations? Let Tailored Book Recommendations pick awesome books to keep you entertained. Touch grass, grab some lemonade, and enjoy TBR's picks. News Lizzo Meets LOTR [People] New Marvel Crime Series [Publishers Weekly] Greta Gerwig to direct Narnia movie [Variety] Octavia Butler Avenue in Forest Park, Washington [Publishers Weekly] This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Fit for the Gods: Greek Mythology Reimagined edited by Jenn Northington and S. Zainab Williams Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro (cover by Alex Eckman-Lawn) House of Cotton by Monica Brashears (design by Donna Sinisgalli Noetzel) House of Marionne by J. Elle (Cover art by Elena Masci, cover design by Theresa Evangelista) Tensorate series by Neon Yang (Omnibus cover art by Yuko Shimizu) The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang (cover art by Feifei Ruan; design by Christine Foltzer) Guardians of Dawn: Zhara by S. Jae Jong For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website https://bookriot.com/listen/cover-talk/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices