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Title: PodCastle Spotlight: California Bones!
Post by: Ocicat on August 25, 2014, 09:41:25 PM

PodCastle Spotlight: California Bones! (http://podcastle.org/2014/08/22/podcastle-spotlight-california-bones/)

Anna and Dave take one last summer read and discuss California Bones (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/california-bones-greg-van-eekhout/1116931419?ean=9780765328557), by Greg van Eekhout (http://writingandsnacks.com/). If you’ve heard Greg’s The Osteomancer’s Son (http://podcastle.org/2008/05/19/pc008-the-osteomancers-son/), you might recognize it. Then again, you might not!

Also, an excerpt! Yes, Dave reads an excerpt! You guys should totally campaign for him to read the audiobook!

(http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1393646834l/18490594.jpg)

(http://escapepod.org/wp-images/podcast-mini4.gif) Listen to the essay! (http://media.rawvoice.com/podcastle/media.libsyn.com/media/podcastle/PCSpotlight05_CaliforniaBones.mp3)

Title: Re: PodCastle Spotlight: California Bones!
Post by: danooli on August 26, 2014, 01:14:01 PM

I had already read and thoroughly enjoyed California Bones before this spotlight, but hearing it made me so excited for book 2!

And, I totally agree Dave needs to narrate the audiobook!

Title: Re: PodCastle Spotlight: California Bones!
Post by: HueItzcoatl on August 26, 2014, 02:08:34 PM

Holy mother of all the gods! I have been waiting for this novel forever! I loved listening to the short story! I am going to buy this right now!

Title: Re: PodCastle Spotlight: California Bones!
Post by: Unblinking on August 26, 2014, 03:26:27 PM

My reading list is already way too long.  Am trying to resist making it longer.  This book makes it difficult.

Also, thanks so much for adding in the excerpt this time!  To me that made this spotlight much much more valuable pitch to buy the book.

Title: Re: PodCastle Spotlight: California Bones!
Post by: InfiniteMonkey on August 26, 2014, 05:25:20 PM

Hey, Dave, just FYI for future reference - it's SEEM-e Valley, not SIM-e Valley. (yeah, I know it's spelled Simi. Just be glad you don't have to deal with Sequim and Puyallup :-) )

Title: Re: PodCastle Spotlight: California Bones!
Post by: DKT on August 26, 2014, 05:29:30 PM

Ah, interesting, and good to know! I don't live too far from Semi Valley, and have always pronounced it that way. Now I feel silly!

Thanks for the heads-up :)

Title: Re: PodCastle Spotlight: California Bones!
Post by: Devoted135 on August 29, 2014, 03:42:01 AM

Great spotlight, and I'm definitely going to have to add this to my to-read list. It's been years since I listened to The Osteomancer's Son, but that story has really stuck with me and I'm excited that it's now not only a novel, but a full trilogy! :)