Welcome back to the Weekly Roundup! As always, lots of stuff happened this week — we’ve got new faces to celebrate, favorite characters to toss coins to, stories set in a vivid game world, advice for the con-lover, and controversies galore! So kick back, relax, and revisit with us with your favorite internet recap! 😊
Monday
We’re so excited to welcome our newest contributor to Speculative Chic, Christina Kovar! She’s our special guest this week for My Favorite Things, and she’s talking spontaneous musical theater, a hilarious fish-out-of water comedy, a popular animated reboot that’s all for the honor of Grayskull, and delicious movies that celebrate cooking. Come meet our newest member and wish her well here!
Tuesday
Nicole got inspired by Netflix’s The Witcher and has started reading Andrzej Sapkowski‘s series, starting with The Last Wish, which introduces the now-iconic Geralt of Rivia. How’d these series of stories work as the source material versus the TV series? Is there an element of Surprise here? Find out the verdict here.
Wednesday
Andrea‘s been deep diving into the world of tabletop gaming, and she brings us her latest coverage with a twist: she’s covering the series of short stories From Rhiannon Louve set in the world of Aldea, the setting for Green Ronin’s RPG Blue Rose. What can you expect from Tales of the Blue Rose? The answers are here.
Thursday
Are you feeling down and out while homebound? Bummed that your favorite conventions are cancelled? Venessa is here to commiserate and advise you during these troubled times — how can you cope with the disappointment of con cancellation? How can you still offer support? All this and more is covered here!
Book Club
We’re drawing closer to our Book Club discussion for April! We’re talking Paul Krueger‘s Steel Crow Saga, a fantasy featuring battles waged with enchanted steel and magical animals and memorable characters — a prince, a detective, a soldier, and a thief. Nancy is leading this discussion on April 24th — you still have time to get cracking!
You can also learn about our Book Club choices for the upcoming months:
- May — The Tethered Mage by Melissa Caruso, hosted by Lane Robins
- June — Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber, hosted by Kelly McCarty
If you want to know more about the book choices above, read here and here, and we’ll see you soon!
Now that another week has come and gone, take care of yourselves! Seek comfort everywhere and every way you can during this hard times. Do what brings you joy and do so with care for your fellow human beings. It’s ok to feel loss and to feel lost. Forgive yourself if you don’t feel like doing anything; rest when you need to; eat when you want to. Stay healthy and stay happy, and we’ll see you next week.
A healthy and happy avacado! Photo by Joshua Coleman via Unsplash.
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