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The Handsell: November 1, 2021

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Society & Culture, Books, Fiction, Arts

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🗓️ 1 November 2021

⏱️ 10 minutes

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This week, Jenn discusses Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko. Follow the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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Visit Slack.com forward slash meet Slackbot to learn more. Hello getbook listeners, and welcome to The Handsell, a special weekly installment of Get Booked

0:47.6

that's all about books we just can't resist shouting about.

0:50.4

This is Jen Northington, and today's Hand Cell is Ray Bearer by Jordan I Fuego, which I

0:56.9

actually read for our other podcast, SFF. Yeah, we're doing a book club, and listeners, and

1:03.6

Sharifah and I ended up selecting Ray Bearer as our November book club pick. So by the time you are listening to this handsell, we will likely

1:14.1

have the SFFFIA book club episode up. So if you have already read it and or would like to read it,

1:21.1

you should head over there to find out more. I'm going to give like the highlights version of my

1:27.4

reaction to this amazing book in this

1:29.9

handsaw episode. But before we get into that, let us hear from our sponsor.

1:35.8

This episode is sponsored by Cozy Earth. This year, I'm getting really intentional about resetting

1:41.2

my home, especially my evening routine, because that five to nine

1:44.6

window is the part of the day that really matters to me. I've been building this little nightly

1:48.7

ritual with cozy earth, and honestly, it's becoming my favorite part of the day. I start with a bubble

1:54.0

bath. Obviously, I'm reading a great book, and then I wrap up in one of their lux bath towels,

1:59.0

which are so unbelievably soft, but they also

2:02.1

dry you off really quickly. After that, I slip into cozy earth's bamboo stretch-knit pajamas,

2:07.4

which are the kind of comfort that feels effortless and still looks put together. And then there's

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