The Coode Street Podcast

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. Gary is joined by the wonderful Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy-nominated E. Lily Yu who chats about staying curious and involved during stressful times, being kind to yourself, her forthcoming novel On Fragile Waves, and, incidentally, setting blenders on fire and reading cookbooks as condensed narratives. Books mentioned include: On Fragile Waves by E. Lily Yu (forthcoming in December) The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas How to Win in a Winner-Take-All World: The Definitive Guide to Adapting and Succeeding in High-Performance Careers by Neil Irwin A Song for a New Day by Sarah Pinsker Rambunctious by Rick Wilber      

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. Is ten minutes enough? Not when you're talking to multiple award-winning, bestselling, and widely loved duo Elizabeth Bear and Scott Lynch who join Jonathan to discuss reading during The Great and Terrible Pause, the importance of supporting creators who are not assholes, the many adaptations of The Taking of Pelham 123, and more!  Books mentioned include: Ancestral Night by Elizabeth Bear Machine by Elizabeth Bear Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo The Force by Don Winslow The Taking of Pelham One Two Three by John Godey Agency by William Gibson    

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. Jonathan is joined by Newbery Medal and World Fantasy Award-winning author Kelly Barnhill to discuss the joys of listening to audiobooks, the importance of reading gently, and much more. Books mentioned include: Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories by Kelly Barnhill The Ogress at the Far End of Town by Kelly Barnhill (coming next year) The Book of Delights by Ross Gay The Changeling by Joy Williams Washington Black by Esi Edugyan Terry Pratchett audiobooks LeVar Burton reads... (podcast ) What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah (read by Levar Burton)  

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 so chatting with David Pomerico, the Editorial Director at HarperVoyager in the US, who talks about the pleasure of audiobooks, the importance of following your heart when choosing what you're going to read, and mentions some of the exciting new books he has coming out in 2021 and beyond. Books mentioned include: Middlegame by Seanan McGuire Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction The Wayfarer Series by Becky Chambers Wanderers by Chuck Wendig Weather by Jenny Offill    

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. The terrific Nnedi Okorafor joins Gary for an epic thirty-minute discussion on the challenges and rewards of having a lot of deadlines, comfort reading during the lockdown, what it’s like to discover that your daughter actually likes your novels, what Africanfuturism means, and various and exciting media projects, some of which must remain unannounced for the time being. Books mentioned include: Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor Ikenga by Nnedi Okorafor (forthcoming) Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor (forthcoming) Noor by Nnedi Okorafor (in progress) Tales From Moominvalley by Tove Jansson The Talisman by Stephen King & Peter Straub Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler    

This week, returning to our customary format of rambling aimlessly for an hour or so, Jonathan and Gary share observations on what we are learning from our series of Ten Minutes With... podcasts, how the current crisis may or may not be reflected in tomorrow’s SF, the increasing relevance of Kim Stanley Robinson and others who have addressed global issues in the Before Times, the question of whether SF serves more as a mirror or a lamp (to borrow and cheerfully misuse a phrase from M.H. Abrams’s classic study of Romantic literary theory), and. of course, what we’ve been reading and hoping to read in the next few months.

This week, returning to our customary format of rambling aimlessly for an hour or so, Jonathan and Gary share observations on what we are learning from our series of Ten Minutes With... podcasts, how the current crisis may or may not be reflected in tomorrow’s SF, the increasing relevance of Kim Stanley Robinson and others who have addressed global issues in the Before Times, the question of whether SF serves more as a mirror or a lamp (to borrow and cheerfully misuse a phrase from M.H. Abrams’s classic study of Romantic literary theory), and. of course, what we’ve been reading and hoping to read in the next few months.

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. Gary spends ten minutes or so with Hugo and Nebula-winning James Patrick Kelly, touching upon the challenges of reading during lockdown, the temptation to argue with the page while reading, the appeal of Raymond Chandler, and the virtues of listening to audiobooks and stories, including his own recent King of the Dogs, Queen of the Cats  (also available as an audiobook from his website). Books mentioned include: King of the Dogs, Queen of the Cats by James Patrick Kelly Mother Go by James Patrick Kelly Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho The True Queen by Zen Cho Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke The Black-Eyed Blonde by Benjamin Black (John Banville) Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler The Little Sister by Raymond Chandler      

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. Gary is joined by the wonderful Nalo Hopkinson, who took a few minutes away from a busy semester of suddenly teaching online to chat about the pleasures of hydroponic gardening, catching up on TV shows like Supernatural and The Murdoch Mysteries, her own work on The New Decameron and DC Comics Sandman story House of Whispers, and Sharon Lewis’s film Brown Girl Begins, inspired by Nalo’s novel Brown Girl in the Ring. Books mentioned include: Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson House of Whispers (#s 1-22) by Nalo Hopkinson & Dominike Stanton How Long Til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin A New Decameron: Stories for a Plague Year edited by Jo Walton, Maya Chhabra, & Lauren Schiller Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia Butler, Damian Duffy, & John Jennings      

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 one of our most important novelists, Kim Stanley Robinson, joins Gary for a chat that touches upon the challenges of maintaining a consistent narrative voice in longer works, Daniel Defoe and the origins of the historical novel, Stan’s own new monthly column for Bloomberg Green, and his forthcoming novel, The Ministry for the Future. Books mentioned include: Three Californias by Kim Stanley Robinson The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel Daniel Defoe: His Life by Paul R. Backscheider A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe   ]