Episode 454: Ten Minutes with Adam Roberts

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.

Today Jonathan spends ten minutes or more (somewhat more) talking to Adam Roberts about the joys and challenges of reading every single H. G. Wells book ever written (there were a lot!), being a judge for the World Fantasy Awards, reading and writing during these strange and difficult times (even when you usually stay in a bit), and much more.

Books mentioned include:

• H G Wells: A Literary Life by Adam Roberts
• Purgatory Mount by Adam Roberts (forthcoming in 2021)
• The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow‎
• Ghost Species by James Bradley
• The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie
• The Devil's Blade by Mark Alder
• By Force Alone by Lavie Tidhar
• Paradise Lost by John Milton