Episodes
Sunday Feb 25, 2018
Episode 324: Carmen Maria Machado
Sunday Feb 25, 2018
Sunday Feb 25, 2018
When Carmen Maria Machado's debut short story collection, Her Body and Other Parties, was shortlisted for the National Book Award it went to the top of everybody's "to read" piles. A smart, sensitive and thoughtful look at issues to do with sex, gender, violence and horror, it proved to be one of the very best books of 2017, and one that's sure to hold everyone's attention through 2018.
This week Carmen was kind enough to join Gary and Jonathan on the podcast to discuss her work, her reading and writing life, and much more. Our thanks to Carmen for making the time to talk to us. As always, we hope you enjoy the episode.
Sunday Feb 18, 2018
Episode 323: Awards season begins...Hugo time!
Sunday Feb 18, 2018
Sunday Feb 18, 2018
Every year Gary and Jonathan sit down and start talking about "awards season", a short period in the science fiction year that runs from February to November where we take time out to recognise all of the excellent work published in the preceding year. This year they're getting to the job late, having already missed the announcement of the Crawford, the BSFA, and the Stoker ballots. Still, just in the nick of time, they take a moment to discuss possible 2018 Hugo Awards nominees, or at least possible fiction nominees, along with some encouragement for listeners to read, watch, and listen widely, and then nominate what they loved.