Track 37: Bonus Recs

Welcome to episode thirty-seven of the Mixtape Book Club Podcast.

For the first episode for 2023, Ellen and Mal catch up on fics they’ve been reading in the last few months.

You can find our Mixtape Book Club Ao3 collection here, containing the stories we’ve discussed on the podcast so far.

As always, Mixtape Book Club contains swearing and discussion of adult topics. Please listen at your own discretion, with attention paid to any little ears that might be nearby!

A transcript is available for this episode.

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Featured fics (timestamps in brackets)

Destiel fics (4:10)

• Don’t Say Gay (In Russia) by ValandraWrites (78,567, E), with art by SoloArcana
• Tem Semya by Mydestielbabies_67 (86,703, E) – Russian Cas
• For All You Young Hockey Players Out There, Pay Attention by thursdaysfallenangel – Russian Cas in an ice hockey AU
• His Imperial Guardian by Briston (41,494, E) – Regency AU with Russian Cas
• Forty Shillings on the Drum by seidenapfel (16,169, E) – Regency AU
• First Response to Love by Briston & Whitster_lizzy (WIP, E) – TV presenters in the town of Uranus
• Build-a-Boyfriend Workshop by fullvoid (25,538, E) – Art by LamiaSage, HorrorFest fic with AI Cas
• I Love New York by followyourenergy (44,274, E) – Dean and Cas meet and eat on vacation in NYC
• Sioux Valley by saltnhalo (6795, M) – Stardew Valley AU
• Revisions by zeppazariel (127,149, E) – Canon s4-s15 rewrite
• until the end and after by Philyra912 (27,923, E) – Post-canon domestic fluff
• It’s My Turn (To Be Watching Over You) by Desirae (18,735, E) – s13 divergent
• Angel by cmorgana (11,056, E) – s6-era divergence
• The Right Kind of Family by giantteenwolforgy (1515, T) – Canon at thanksgiving
• Hold Me Close by twisting_vine_x (7861, E) – Pon Farr Destiel AU
• The Laundromat ‘Verse by ozonecologne (48,936, M) – AU with punk Cas
• The Dean Winchester Beat Sheet by saltyfeathers (144,488, E) – College AU with Dean’s big freakout
• The Advent Calendar by bexgowen (62,990, E) – Christmas bunker fluff
• Hot Water by Chiyume (151,065, E) – hot workplace AU
• Baby Whispering 301: All is calm, All is bright by EllenofOz (2982, M) – Professor Cas, mature student Dean, baby Claire, holiday fluff

Other fandom fics and original books

• Doctor Who: Scratching the Itch by bendingsignpost
• Merlin rewatch podcast by Jeremy and Chris from MotW: Still His Kingdom Keeps
• Merlin: And Like the cycle of the year, we begin again by katherynefromphilly
• Merlin: A Modern Manservant by Mamalazzer
• Any Way The Wind Blows (Simon Snow #3) by Rainbow Rowell
• Neon Gods by Katee Robert
• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
• The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer
• The Witch King by H. E. Edgmon
• Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Other links

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What’s your favorite tattoo related fic? Please let us know, we’d love to hear from you!

Our intro music is “Angel with a Shotgun” by The Cab, arranged by Ellen.