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 takes ten minutes or so to talk with Hugo and British Fantasy Award winner Zen Cho about reading and writing during the time of the pandemic, the comforts of British wartime children's stories, Murderbot, the perennial attraction of Jane Austen, and her upcoming novella, The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water.

Books mentioned include:

The Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho
The True Queen by Zen Cho
The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho
Good Night, Mr. Tom by Michelle Magorian
The Skylarks' War by Hilary McKay
The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
The Novels of Jane Austen

Episode 450: Ten Minutes with Zen Cho