Episode 416: Ten Minutes with Brian Evenson

Ten minutes with... is a special series presented by Coode Street that sees readers and booklovers from around the world talk about what they're reading right now and what's getting them through these difficult times.

The distinguished "literary horror" icon Brian Evenson chats with Gary about his relationship to genre, whether or not it’s a good idea to read catastrophe fiction in a time of catastrophe, the rewards of reading Gene Wolfe and rereading Algernon Blackwood, and his own forthcoming story collection, The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell.

Books mentioned include:

• Last Days by Brian Evenson
• Catastrophe and Other Stories by Dino Buzzati
• The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
• Interlibrary Loan by Gene Wolfe
• A Borrowed Man by Gene Wolfe
• Incredible Adventures by Algernon Blackwood
• The Willows by Algernon Blackwood