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Bookling: The Devils

Season 7, Ep. 9

Josh and Steph discuss the lovable and tragic monsters of Joe Abercrombie's The Devils.


Your hosts are Steph Kingston (@StephOKingston), Christina Ladd (@christinaladd), and Joshua MacDougall (@FourofFiveWits). You can find us all on Bluesky. Our art is by Mangoyu Art (@MangoyuArt), and our music is by Bad Sparrow (@BadSparrowMusic). You can find us on  BlueSky, and Instagram.

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