Mixtape Book Club Podcast - Ep 42 - Recs from Charlotte

Welcome to episode forty-two of the Mixtape Book Club Podcast. In this episode, Ellen and Mal share some recommendations for fics given to them while at the Creation Supernatural convention in Charlotte. Fics include The Law of Equivalent Exchange by awed_frog, Seek to Know You Better by ahurston, and plenty more. 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 fic spoilers, 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. WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike Our podcast is in full support of the writers, actors, and crew currently striking in the USA. For ways you can help striking folks please check out this post: https://mashable.com/article/h....ow-to-support-wga-wr Mixtape Ko-fi If you enjoy our podcast, you can now support us on ko-fi to help us cover our hosting and production costs, either through a one-time donation or a membership basis. Members will have access to our discord server, although we’ll still be hanging out in Profound Bond’s server as well. Check out our ko-fi page for more information: ko-fi.com/mixtapebookclub Featured fics (timestamps in brackets) The Law of Equivalent Exchange by awed_frog (00:08:55) Published in 2015, 61k words, M “And what’s the point of it?” “Of love? There isn’t one. Loving is its own purpose.” Seek to Know You Better by ahurston (00:23:05) Published in 2021, 32,762 words, E Dean and Cas, a long stretch of highway, and 36 questions empirically designed to make two people fall in love. As if they weren’t already. Other recommended fics (00:37:15) Thank you to Stacy (@Stacy729), Axis Mundi Impala (@3_layer_dean), Anna (@RavenEsuna), Karen, Kelsey, Brittany, Stealthstiel, followyourenergy, Desirae, and Jess for your recs! Small Everyday Deeds by Featherthief (296,595, M) – post-s12 baby Jack canon divergence spirit of the west by teen_dean (140,680, M) – Horse girl AU, Vet Cas Cheapest Room in the House by biggaybenny (89,336, E) – post-s15 fix it Talk Some Sense to Me (Kenopsia) by ImYourHoneyBee (244,307, E) –  finale fix it fic