In this episode, we get excited about two books: Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale by Jon Klassen. Then Dave shares a fascinating art project about phantom islands. [transcript]
Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Visit Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s website, Twitter, and Instagram.
Gods of Jade and Shadow by by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale by Jon Klassen
Follow Jon Klassen on Instagram.
Jon Klassen’s Hat Box by Jon Klassen (all three books in the trilogy)
I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
We Found a Hat by Jon Klassen
This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
The scoop on phantom islands from Wikipedia, Atlas Obscura, and Explorers Web.
The album Sounds from Phantom Islands. (The vinyl is sold out, but mp3s are available.)
Top image courtesy of Phantom Islands.
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