Episodes
Sunday May 02, 2021
Episode 550: P. Djèlí Clark and A Master of Djinn
Sunday May 02, 2021
Sunday May 02, 2021
Welcome to episode 8 of Season 12 of The Coode Street Podcast. This time out, Jonathan and Gary are joined by P. Djèlí Clark, whose novella Ring Shout has been nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards this year and whose first novel, A Master of Djinn, appears this month.
We touch upon themes of colonialism and racism, why he decided to set a steampunk novel in 1912 Cairo, his earlier short fiction, how his work as an academic historian informs his fiction, and what it was like, after a lifetime of reading, to discover a community that seemed to welcome his vision. Djèlí’s insights into everything from old Twilight Zone episodes to Birth of a Nation to Robert Jordan’s fantasies make for one of the more stimulating conversations we’ve had in some time.
As always, our thanks to Djèlí and we hope you enjoy the episode.
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Episode 459 Ten Minutes with P. Djèlí Clark
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
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 about ten minutes or so talking to Nebula Award-winning writer P. Djèlí Clark about reading, writing, and working during these strange and difficult times, what he's been reading and what you might read, his novella The Haunting of Tram Car 015 (and accompanying story "A Dead Djinn in Cairo"), his upcoming novel, and much, much more.
Books mentioned include:
- The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark
- The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark
- Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
- Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi
- Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland
- The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
- The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden
- A Handful of Earth, a Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia Butler by Lynell George