In this episode Cori, Jordan and special guest Teresa explore the literary subculture of dark academia. They discuss the origins of the "genre", tackle the quandary of romanticizing a troubled past and give some of their favorite recent book titles and dark academia screen adaptations. BOOKS MENTIONED Babel by R.F. Kuang Bunny by Mona Awad A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik Frankenstein by Mary Shelley A Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness The God of Endings by Jacqueline Holland I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai The Honeys by Ryan La Sala Assassin of Reality by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio The Secret History by Donna Tartt Truly Devious Series by Maureen Johnson The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Legendborn by Tracy Deonn A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé Wilder Girls by Rory Power Girls With Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas

Cori and Jordan go in-depth on OwlCrate Jr's June 2022 book, "Twelfth" by Janet Key. The two discuss their favorite characters and themes, the benefits of the middle grade category for older readers plus share their own camping stories while answering questions from The Nest. CONTENT WARNING: Pregnancy Complications (loss) @ 00:30:45 BOOKS MENTIONED Twelfth by Janet Key Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare Nancy Drew Series by Caroyln Keene* Hardy Boys Series by Franklin W. Dixon* Corrie's Secret Pal by Jane O'Connor *Author pen name or pseudonym

In this episode Jordan and Cori discuss the launch of the OwlCrate Adult Box, why Cori reads so much Stephen King, the burgeoning "Romantasy" sub-genre and offer some of their personal fantasy picks. BOOKS MENTIONED: The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon The Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty 11/22/63 by Stephen King The Love That Split the World by Emily Henry A Million Junes by Emily Henry When the Sky Fell on Splendor by Emily Henry Fourth Wing by Rebeca Yarros The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne Liveship Traders Trilogy by Robin Hobb Kindred by Octavia E. Butler Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree Twelfth by Janet Key

OwlCrate officially has a podcast! Jordan and Cori give you a brief introduction to all the exciting things they plan to bring you in our new "Lost in Plots" podcast.