THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR: Audition For The Fox By Martin CahillOur tavern-keepers are back!

This month we dive into Audition For The Fox by Martin Cahill, following Nesi as she auditions for the god of tricks and is hurled back through time to complete a dangerous task.

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THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR: A Memory Called Empire & A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine

Season Four of Hearth & Tome begins! Phoenix and Eve are back, and this month they're discussing the sequel to one of last year's favourites!

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Welcome back to the tavern for the first episode of 2026!

This episode our hosts talk the best and worst of what they read in 2025.

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THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR: Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz

Our last bookclub episode of the year is here! And we could not have went out on a better note that Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz. So what are you waiting for? The episode is now live wherever you get your podcasts, and we shall see you in the near future!

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We are back with another talkin' in the tavern, discussing everything we read last month as well as our plans for the last few months of 2025!

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THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR: The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

What happens when a tree grows out of a man? What happens when giant ancient creatures are constantly trying to destroy a city? What happens when a gay guy tries to hide his secrets from his genius investigator boss? Only one way to find out - join Eve and Phoenix as they discuss Robert Jackson Bennett's The Tainted Cup!

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Boo!

Did I get you? Well anyway, Welcome back to Talkin in the Tavern', this episode join our hosts talkin' everything they have been reading with a spooky boo-k cover game!

If you want to see the covers mentioned within this episode please check out our social media post for this episode, cause some of them are truly... haunting!.

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THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR: Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto

Lesbians doing a heist against a tech trillionaire in space! Sounds like a great time, right? Right? Eve and Phoenix are here to find out...

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