Episodes
Sunday Mar 29, 2015
Episode 227: Ken Liu, Joe Monti and The Grace of Kings
Sunday Mar 29, 2015
Sunday Mar 29, 2015
This week Gary* is joined by award-winning author Ken Liu and Joe Monti, Executive Editor at Saga Press, to discuss Ken's exciting debut novel The Grace of Kings, his forthcoming collection The Paper Menagerie, and much more.
* Jonathan missed this episode due to illness.
Sunday Mar 22, 2015
Episode 226: Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Signal to Noise
Sunday Mar 22, 2015
Sunday Mar 22, 2015
This weekend Silvia Moreno-Garcia joins us to talk about her debut fantasy novel, Signal to Noise.
A literary fantasy about love, music and sorcery, set against the background of Mexico City. Mexico City, 1988: Long before iTunes or MP3s, you said “I love you” with a mixtape. Meche, awkward and fifteen, has two equally unhip friends -- Sebastian and Daniela -- and a whole lot of vinyl records to keep her company. When she discovers how to cast spells using music, the future looks brighter for the trio. With help from this newfound magic, the three friends will piece together their broken families, change their status as non-entities, and maybe even find love... Mexico City, 2009: Two decades after abandoning the metropolis, Meche returns for her estranged father’s funeral. It’s hard enough to cope with her family, but then she runs into Sebastian, and it revives memories from her childhood she thought she buried a long time ago. What really happened back then? What precipitated the bitter falling out with her father? And, is there any magic left?Silvia was a terrific guest and the conversation we recorded talks about the book in an interesting way that really complements reading the book. Consider picking up a copy of Silvia’s book. It’s Coode Street Recommended.
Sunday Mar 15, 2015
Episode 225: Biancotti, Lanagan, Westerfeld and Zeroes
Sunday Mar 15, 2015
Sunday Mar 15, 2015
This week Deborah Biancotti, Margo Lanagan, and Scott Westerfeld join Gary and Jonathan in the Gershwin Room (aka Skype) to discuss their exciting new book project, Zeroes. Our discussion ranges from collaborating, and all of the ins and outs of collaboration, to superheroes and the origins of the new series. Zeroes will be released in September.
Sunday Mar 08, 2015
Episode 224: Kelly Link Gets in Trouble
Sunday Mar 08, 2015
Sunday Mar 08, 2015
This week we welcome the remarkable Kelly Link, celebrating her new collection Get In Trouble, her recent anthology with Gavin Grant , her career in general, and what’s coming up from Small Beer Press. We talk about the differences (if there are any) between adult and YA fiction, genre and mainstream, the possibility of a new novel, and what we did or didn’t read in school.
Sunday Mar 01, 2015
Sunday Mar 01, 2015
As the Aurealis Awards reach their twentieth anniversary, Jonathan sits down with Aurealis Awards judging co-ordinator Tehani Wessely, publisher Alisa Krasnostein, and critic Sean Wright to discuss the Aurealis Awards, their history and the recently released 2014 Aurealis Awards shortlist.