Backlist and Chill

Backlist: The penultimate episode of Backlist and Chill is upon us! Today we're chatting about LJ Smith's THE CHOSEN, published February 1997, a kind of fascinating progenitor of the teen vampire hunter/vampire romance. The DNA in this one, you guys! We're all descended from it. Though you know, perhaps SOME more than others. Chill: Cyna is drinking a White Girl Ninja (rum and coke

Backlist: It's episode one of our final season, and thank god we got a fun one! We're chatting about NIGHT WORLD: DARK ANGEL by LJ Smith, published December 1996, a book that starts out feeling like a bit of a departure, and ends up being the most LJ thing LJ has ever written. Lisa Jane. Can we talk about the cousins? Chill: Cyna is drinking an Ambiguously Brown (coffee, hot cocoa,

Hey folks! We here at Backlist and Chill have a very neutral announcement - this next season of Backlist, season 15, is going to be our last. After 5 years and 13 seasons, it's time to move on. A more detailed exploration of our thoughts and plans are in the episode, but tl;dl - we're not going away immediately! We'll be doing a final season covering the middle three Night World bo

Backlist: Bob is back - or is he? We return, arms outstretched, to Fear Street - FEAR STREET SAGAS #1: A NEW FEAR, to be specific, published in March 1996. We hoped for more goofy fun, and we found it in, ah, very limited quantities. Got a rad new photo opportunity for the park, though! Chill: If Brandon can cut out early for dinner, so can we! Ollie is drinking Blue Moon Belgian W

Backlist: HEY FOLKS, WE GOT A GOOD ONE! Today we're sitting down to discuss Melissa Marr's blessedly competent WICKED LOVELY, originally published June 2007. A book with a DELECTABLE premise that also knows how to handle themes! What a concept! Chill: Cyna is drinking an Aislinn (lavender simple syrup, lemonade, and limon rum) and Ollie is drinking a Reluctant Queen (St. George Abs

The fae are back! It's time to treat yo'self with some Melissa Marr facts, that we worked VERY hard to bring to you. Spoilers: she seems SUPER COOL, and her road to publishing was a fascinating one. So sit back, kick up your heels, and let us spin you the tale of Melissa Marr. As Mentioned: An early interview with Marr ft. her confounding accent and cute voice. Intro theme - "Let I

Backlist: It's over, it's finally over! On this joyous day, we gather to celebrate the momentus occasion of having finished this fuckin trilogy! It's all uphill from here, folks. We're reading BLOODTRAITOR by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, published in April 2016. NGL it's SSDD BUT we did come equipped with some jokes this time, to make it a little more bearable for everyone. Now let's all

Backlist: Only book two into this terrible endeavor of ours and already we're struggling for words to accurately describe the MALAISE this series has put us in. This time the """"book"""" in question is Bloodkin by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, tragically published in April of 2015, and we gotta be honest with you folks: not a lot of nice things to say about it. Chill: Cyna is drinking an

Backlist: Hello, friends! We are back for unlucky season thirteen and this shit is just THE WORST. Today we're talking about Amelia Atwater-Rhodes' fuckin' terrible novel BLOODWITCH, published January 1, 2014. Strap in for some slave empire NUANCE, yall! This was supposed to be the best one, but it is in fact still terrible, and things will only go downhill from here. Luckily, we w

Amelia Atwater-Rhodes. For the last time. Let's go. Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward. See y'all next time (face 2 face!) for Episode 1: Bloodwitch. Thanks for listening, yall! Come and talk to us on Twitter @BacklistPodcast!