Archive - TropeTalk

Late June News, Events, Reading Recs and a Pupdate

Is it really summer if you don't have a reading list?

Jun 27 •

June News: Podcasts, Presentations and a Pup

TropeTalk is a reader-supported publication.

Jun 7 •

May 2025

May: Bursting with Books, Courses and News

All the extra daylight means we have more reading time in natural light!

May 5 •

April 2025

How Catholic School Prepped Me to Create my Virtual Conference

And in more breaking news. my mother was right about everything.

Apr 10 •

2025 Trope Con and April News

It's gonna be a Trope Love In, Storybuilding Fest!

Apr 1 •

February 2025

January 2025

Black Doves: The Ties that Bind

Women and Children First But Only if They are Interesting

Jan 8 •

December 2024

Christmas Arrived Early for Me

A new knee and my fav reads of 2024

Dec 18, 2024 •

November 2024

Tropes put the fun in dysfunctional: Kaos in Succession

Just in time for the holidays! Let's examine common tropes in family dynasties.

Nov 23, 2024 •

October 2024

Neil Gaiman's Coraline: Trope Stacking and Secondary Characters

In appreciation for the outrageous in fantasy

Oct 23, 2024 •

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