On this very special episode of The Writer and the Critic your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, are joined by the most erudite and entertaining Lisa L. Hannett, author of Blue Grass Symphony, Lament for the Afterlife and the recently published collection Songs for Dark Seasons.
The three of them jump straight into their discussion of two books by Maria Dahvana Headley, Beowulf: A New Translation and The Mere Wife [47:20]. Grab a tasty beverage ... this is going to take some time.
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If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, please come back at 1:31:00 for brief final remarks.
This is the last episode for the year ... hope the door hits you on the arse on the way out, 2020. For the first episode of 2021, airing in February, Kirstyn and Ian will be turning their attention to:
Finna by Nino Cipri
Read ahead and join in the spoilerific fun!
Episode 47: 'Satin Island' and 'Lament for the Afterlife'
Episode 46: 'Day Boy' and 'Viper Wine'
Episode 45: 'The Godless' and 'The Book of the Unnamed Midwife'
Episode 44: 'The King of Attolia' and 'Growing Rich'
Episode 43: 'The Well' and 'Clade'
Episode 42: 'The Bitterwood Bible' and 'How to Be Both'
Episode 41: 'Hild' and 'Station Eleven'
Episode 40: 'Dust Devil on a Quiet Street' and 'We Are All Completely Besides Ourselves'
Episode 39: 'We See A Different Frontier' and 'Long Hidden'
Episode 38: 'The Lives of Tao' and 'The Curse of Chalion'
Episode 37: 'Lexicon' and 'Fairytales for Wilde Girls'
Episode 36: 'Love is the Law' and 'The Bloody Chamber'
Episode 35: 'Bearded Women' and 'Ancillary Justice'
Episode 34: 'A Tale for the Time Being' and 'Gone Girl'
Episode 33: 'NOS4A2' and 'Sister Mine'
Episode 32: 'Every Day' and 'The Woman Upstairs'
Episode 31: 'Life After Life' and 'The Testament of Jessie Lamb'
Episode 30: 'Hair Side, Flesh Side' and 'Light'
Episode 29: 'A Madness of Angels' and 'Saga'
Episode 28: 'Feed' and 'Some Kind of Fairy Tale'
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