The Infinite Library

Episode 62 - "Dunfords Travels Everywheres" by William Melvin Kelley

Our modernism mini-season starts with a conversation about "Dunfords Travels Everywheres" by William Melvin Kelley. Topics of conversation include the differences between modernism and post-modernism, the way Kelley pushes the English language, and the role language can play in liberation. As always, we hope you enjoy the conversation!

Episode 61 - "Wormwood" by Poppy Z. Brite

This week we continue our exploration of the Gen X Horror guys by reading "Wormwood" by Poppy Z. Brite.As always, we hope that you enjoy our conversation!

Episode 60 - "My Heart is a Chainsaw" by Stephen Graham Jones

This week, John and Ben are joined by friend of the pod, Kara, to discuss Stephen Graham Jones' love letter to the Slasher genre: "My Heart is a Chainsaw". Topics of conversation include SGJ's background, the slasher's place in American mythology, and the cyclical nature of violence.As always, we hope you enjoy the conversation!

Episode 59 - "A Court of Thorns and Roses" by Sarah J. Maas (feat. Claire)

Friend-of-the-Pod Claire is back in the stacks to discuss the grandmommy of the Romantasy genre: "A Court of Thorns and Roses" by Sarah J. Maas.Topics of discussion include the genealogy of Romantasy as a genre, the politics of when and where sex appears on the page, and how many male writers can't write about women.As always, we hope you enjoy the conversation!

Episode 58 - "Trouble on Triton" by Samuel R. Delany

What do you do if you live in the Electric Psychadelic Pussycat Swinger's Club, but you're the one cat too un-groovy to find it shagadelic? This is the vital question at the heart of Samuel R. Delany's "Trouble on Triton". John and Ben get weird, discussing science fiction, the nature of desire, and how this book compares to "The Dispossessed".As always, we hope you enjoy our conversation!