Books with Dragons

About this episode

This episode discusses various books featuring dragons as part of a reading challenge.

On this episode, we discuss books with dragons. It’s one of the prompts on the Summer-Fall Books & Bites Bingo reading challenge . Our picks include a slow-burn romantasy, a speculative fantasy that takes place during the 1950s and 1960s, and a YA sci-fi and fantasy mashup. Michael’s Pick Brighter Than Scale, Swifter Than Flame by Neon Yang Pairing: Dragon’s Milk Ice Cream Float Carrie's Pick When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill Pairing: Ultimate Vegan Grilled Cheese Jacqueline's Pick The Last Dragon on Mars by Scott Reintgen Pairing: Dragon Flame Meringue Cookies

People in this episode

Host: Jessamine County Public Library

Topics covered

• dragons
• fantasy literature
• reading challenge
• romantasy
• YA sci-fi
• speculative fiction

Keywords

• dragons
• fantasy
• romantasy
• YA
• reading challenge
• speculative fiction
• books

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Brighter Than Scale, Swifter Than Flame, When Women Were Dragons, The Last Dragon on Mars

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