12 - We Read This Very Differently (part 1)

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@afishtrap and I begin our discussion of Ken Liu's Grace of Kings in medias res as all good Epics must.  In this case, with the passage that I highlighted as the one I'd most want to argue with.

For me, this passage is about the conflict between practical engineering and divine intervention, a frequent hobgoblin of fantasy traditions with distant-but-present gods. Coming out of the Chinese traditions the engineering developments and divine influence read very differently.

This week also concludes with my reminiscing because of a new Black Sun Rising readalong at bibliotropic (@bibliotropic).

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11 - Interview with Shana DuBois

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My guest this week is Shana (@booksbound on Twitter).  We talk about her own introduction to the genre via horror and science fiction TV shows, The Canon, supporting Small Presses (including some great books!), waiting on a series, and re-reading and marking up books.  Shana also reveals her standard for what makes a book good enough to keep her hooked.

Shana's list of small presses - 

 

Coode St. Podcast discussion of Elysium (ep 209, around 27 minutes)

Discussion with Nicolette of Bookpunks including "collecting" authors

Book Smugglers review of Archivist Wasp

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10 - Interview with Akil Harris

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This week I interview Akil Harris, a student, reader, and writer.  Akil leads us through his history with the fantasy genre and the authors and stories he's enthusiastically reading (and sometimes writing in) now.

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The Destroy Science Fiction series (with People of Color Destroy Science Fiction anticipated in 2016!) 

Introductory list of writers of color - Octavia E. Butler, Tananarive Due, Steven Barnes, David Anthony Durham, Samuel R. Delaney, Nnedi Okorafor, N.K. Jemisin, Sofia Samatar 

Resources for discovering & creating diverse Science Fiction & Fantasy - 

Media mentioned - 

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9 - I Adore Finding Out What People Eat

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My guest this week is Anna - ForestOfGlory on Twitter & Dreamwidth.  We talked about the details that suck us into stories, and those that knock us out.

Essay on The Canon.  (And Renay's post which inspired it)

Books with great worldbuilding! 

Response to Uprooted from Anna.  My comments in episode 5.

Pesky details that may knock us out of a story:

Recent Short Fiction Recommendations

Below the Root by Zilpha Keatley Snyder.  Green Sky Trilogy book 1.

Below the Root by Zilpha Keatley Snyder.  Green Sky Trilogy book 1.

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8 - Interview with Nicolette of BookPunks

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I'm joined this week by Nicolette of the BookPunks blog.  We discuss some of her favorite authors, stories that seem to climb out of the page, and her ongoing project to read all of the apocalypses!

Authors & titles included: 

  • Dark Star by Oliver Langmead (epic poetry in space)
  • The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
  • Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C Wrede
  • Fernando Pessoa (portugeuse poet)
  • Julio Cortazar, novel: Hopscotch, short story: Continuity of Parks
  • City of Saints and Madmen by Jeff VanderMeer

A longer post about paper- and e-books.

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