This week, Jonathan and Gary are back together (with no guests) for the first time in several weeks, and we discuss the inevitable: the current pandemic, and the various ways in which it was and was not anticipated by past science fiction narratives—not only of worldwide plagues but of alien invasion stories and tales of isolation. But we also find time to touch upon the reading we’ve both been up to, including Gene Wolfe’s final novel, Lavie Tidhar’s reinvention of the Arthurian tales By Force Alone and some recent titles edited by Jonathan himself, including Zen Cho’s The Order of the Full Moon Reflected in Water and Alex Irvine’s Anthropocene Rag. We also encourage listeners to check out our newly launched series of short "Ten Minutes With . . ." podcasts, and to support not only their local bookstores, but independent publishers, including our beloved Locus magazine, who like so many people are facing unprecedented stresses in the current economic environment.
Episode 649: Nghi Vo and The Brides of High Hill
Episode 648: Genre, marketing, and more
Episode 647: Oh no, not us again...
Episode 646: Peter S. Beagle and a Life Filled With Story
Episode 645: Jack Dann and Fifty Years of Wandering Stars
Episode 644: Cozy books and a prickly writer
Episode 643: All Time Top 5s
Episode 642: Premee Mohamed and The Butcher of the Forest
Episode 641: Kelly Link and the love of books
Eating the Fantastic: Episode 217: Gary K. Wolfe and Jonathan Strahan
Episode 640: A new year begins. Shenanigans ensue?
Episode 639: A Very Coode Street Gift Guide Roundtable 2023
Episode 638: Books that were off our radar
Episode 637: A Quick One, While We Wait
Episode 636: Jeffrey Ford, Kij Johnson and the Art of Narrative
Episode 635: On the nature of purpose in science fiction
Episode 634: Jack Dann and the Fiction Writer’s Guide to Alternate History
Episode 633: A classic ramble
Episode 632: Wole Talabi and Shagidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon
Episode 631: Awards, debut novels, and science fiction at the moment
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