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07/01/2026

🎙️🪫💥 Sometimes batteries explode. Lesson learned: do not take camera equipment purchased on Facebook Marketplace to hell.

Jonathan's five picks for books that he thinks everyone should read at least once. Have you read any of these?
06/01/2026

Jonathan's five picks for books that he thinks everyone should read at least once. Have you read any of these?

Hey Side Questers! Slava here. Here are my personal books for 2026. Have any of you read any of these? What other book...
06/01/2026

Hey Side Questers! Slava here. Here are my personal books for 2026. Have any of you read any of these? What other books would you recommend that I check out?

05/01/2026

Who hasn't been where Jonathan has? Want to hear more? Check out the full episodes of our discussion of RF Kuang's Katabasis.

04/01/2026

2026 is here! And we have more books we want to cover. Here is a small sample of what is coming out throughout the year.

04/01/2026

Did Jonathan get it right? Make sure to watch the full episode when it drops on Jan 6.

Side Questers! Many of you probably read these , but here are five that Slava thinks you should read at least once in y...
03/01/2026

Side Questers! Many of you probably read these , but here are five that Slava thinks you should read at least once in your lifetime—no particular order, and he'll post more throughout the year. These are books that he recommends to anyone who asks.

03/01/2026

Quality of a writer’s beta readers always trumps quantity. We sit down with Nicholas Keating Casbarro, creator of Vitalerium, to talk craft, revision, feedback, and what it actually takes to build a cohesive speculative world. We also dive into the book itself—its themes, structure, and the ideas driving the story.

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💬 Weigh in: how do you choose your beta readers, and why?

02/01/2026

Side Quest BLOOPERS. Sometimes Slava flubs 😒

Happy New Year, Side Questers. Need a book recommendation? We have five. Some of these (maybe most) are books we will be...
01/01/2026

Happy New Year, Side Questers. Need a book recommendation? We have five. Some of these (maybe most) are books we will be covering in 2026. Pick them up, dive in, and join us as we discuss them. From both of us, we hope you and yours have a wonderful, joyful, and peaceful 2026.

01/01/2026

Dropping next week. Jonathan and I go on a long trip down under... not to Australia.

31/12/2025

🎍Happy New Year, Adventurers! Let us all live! You want to be in on the joke? Watch the Christmas Carol episode.

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