The holiday season is upon us, another strange, unforgettable year is almost done, and here at Coode Street it's time for our annual gift guide/year in review, where we recommend some books we loved during the year.
This time out we invited special guests and good friends James Bradley, Alix E. Harrow, and Ian Mond to join us to recommend just a few of the books we'd loved the most during 2021. Perhaps more than in any other year, this was a time when we all were almost surprised at how much great reading we found.
Because this is Coode Street, traditions are traditions and we had some technical issues. All is good for most of the hour of the recording, but there's a jump or two towards the end. We hope you'll excuse this, and that the recommendations will prove of interest.
As always, our thanks to Alix, James, and Ian for making time to talk to us. We hope you enjoy the podcast and that the guide is of some use. To help, the recommendations are below. And we're in talks to maybe return in January for a books we're looking forward to chat as well...
James Bradley recommended:
and also mentioned:
Alix E. Harrow recommended:
And I also loved/mentioned/endorsed:
Ian Mond recommended:
Jonathan recommended:
and passingly mentioned The Detective Up Late by Adrian McKinty.
Gary recommended:
Pus a couple of titles that were also on other folks’ lists, like The Hood and The Chosen and the Beautiful.
Episode 569: A Thank You for Supporting Us for So Long
Episode 567: Sheree Renée Thomas and science fiction
Episode 566: On life achievement, awards, and more
Episode 565: On work published after the author‘s death
Episode 564: Oghenechovwe Ekpeki and African Speculative Fiction
Episode 563: A Ramble in the Wilderness
Episode 562: Reading, reviewing, and an old question answered
Episode 561: Science fiction, influence, and more
Episode 560: Arkady Martine and Memories of Empire
Episode 559: Partway through the pandemic, a ramble
Episode 558: M. Rickert and The Shipbuilder of Bellfaerie
Episode 557: All This and Dystopia Too
Episode 556: Lavie Tidhar and a World of Science Fiction
Episode 555: Catherynne M. Valente and Telling Tales
Episode 554: Zen Cho and Finding Black Water Sister
Episode 553: Daryl Gregory and The Album of Doctor Moreau
Episode 552: Nghi Vo and The Chosen and the Beautiful
Episode 551: Sarah Pinsker and We Are Satellites
Episode 550: P. Djèlí Clark and A Master of Djinn
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