Episode 581-With Gail Carriger

The Functional Nerds Podcast

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Gail Carriger, author of DIVINITY 36.

About DIVINITY 36: Phex is a barista on a forgotten moon. Which is fine – he likes being ignored and he’s good at making drinks. Until one day an alien hears him singing and recruits him to become a god. Now Phex is thrust headfirst into the galaxy’s most cutthroat entertainment industry, where music is visible, the price of fame can kill, and the only friends he has want to be worshiped.

Welcome to the divinity. Where there is no difference between celebrity and religion, love and belief, acolyte and alien. Where the right kind of obsession can drive a person crazy or turn them divine.

About Gail Carriger: Gail Carriger has multiple NYT bestsellers and millions of books in print in dozens of different languages. She writes book hugs – comedies of manners mixed with urban fantasy and sci-fi (and sexy queer joy as GL Carriger). She is best known for the Parasol Protectorate and Finishing School series. She was once an archaeologist and is fond of shoes, octopuses, and tea.

This week’s picks:

• Gail: Our Dining Table – Manga
• Gail: The Rise of Cozy SFF
• Tracy: Is It Cake? (Netflix)
• Patrick: The Diplomat (Netflix)
• Patrick: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel S5 (Prime)

Links:

• Gail Carriger on Twitter
• Tracy Townsend on Twitter
• Patrick Hester on Twitter
• The Functional Nerds Patreon Page

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