17: Against Genre Snobbery: Marlon James and Daniel José Older on the Intersections of Literary and Genre Writing

In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, taped live at the inaugural Wordplay in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Marlon James and Daniel José Older speak with hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about the politics of literary categories. They talk about Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the history of queerness in Africa, the importance of plot, the Wookieepedia, writing violence and respecting readers, and the details of dinosaurs.

Guests:

●   Marlon James

●   Daniel José Older

Readings for the Episode:

●   Black Leopard, Red Wolfby Marlon James

●   Dactyl Hill Squad & Dactyl Hill Squad: Freedom Fireby Daniel Jose Older

●   Hollywood Wivesby Jackie Collins

●   Buffy the Vampire Slayer

●   The Iliadby Homer

●   All the President’s Menby Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein

●   Madame Bovaryby Gustave Flaubert

●   Octavia Butler

●   The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ringby J.R.R. Tolkien

●   100 Years of Solitudeby Gabriel Garcia Marquez

●   The Stand & It by Stephen King

●   Shogunby James Clavell

●   Avatar: The Last Airbender

●   Star Wars: A New Hope

●   The Harry Potter Seriesby J.K. Rowling

●   Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls

●   Pokémon Detective Pikachu

●   Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson

●   Jesmyn Ward

●   Nicholson Baker

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