This week’s episode is mostly about books—how do you get them, where do you put them, and how to get rid of them when you need to. You’d think that questions such as the best way to shelve books would be pretty uncontroversial, but apparently that’s not always the case. We also touch upon the differences between collectors, acquirers, and accumulators, and how books can radically fluctuate in value depending in part on the author’s reputation. But, being us, we also digress into such topics as the thrill of discovering a classic SF idea for the first time—even if it might seem old hat to veteran readers—and the beginnings of our discussion about year-end recommended reading lists, and what they really mean.
Monthly Archives: November 2024
Awards eligibility – 2024
2024 was a year when I edited one reprint anthology (no originals this year!, six Subterranean Press and Tordotcom novellas, thirteen short stories for Reactor and Subterranean, and acted as reviews editor for Locus for the 22nd consecutive year. As a podcaster, I co-hosted and produced a total of 28 episodes of The Coode Street Podcast.
Fiction edited in 2024
Anthologies
- New Adventures in Space Opera, Tachyon, August 2024
Novellas
- The Butcher of the Forest, Premee Mohamed, Tordotcom Publishing, February 2024 eb/tp
- The Hermit Next Door, Kevin Hearne, Subterranean June 2024
- Lost Ark Dreaming, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Tordotcom Publishing, May 2024, eb/tp
- Navigational Entanglements, Aliette de Bodard, Tordotcom Publishing, July 2024, eb/tp
- In the Shadow of the Ship, Aliette de Bodard, Subterranean 2024
- In the Shadow of the Fall: Book 1 of The Guardian of the Gods, Tobi Ogundiran, Tordotcom Publishing, July 2024, eb/tp
Short fiction
- “Goblins & Greatcoats”, Travis Baldree (Subterranean)
- “The Angel’s Share”, Martin Cahill, Reactor, July 24, 2024
- “Between Home and a House on Fire”, A. T. Greenblatt, Reactor, May 15, 2024
- “I’m Not Disappointed Just Mad, AKA The Heaviest Couch in the Known Universe”, Daryl Gregory, “Reactor, November 20, 2024
- “Evan: A Remainder”, Jordan Kurella, Reactor, January 31, 2024
- “Set in Stone”, K.J. Parker, Reactor, September 4, 2024
- “The Gulmohar of Mehranpur”, Amal Singh, Reactor, August 21, 2024
- “Also, the Cat”, Rachel Swirsky, Reactor, January 10, 2024
- “Unquiet at the Eastern Front”, Wole Talabi (Subterranean)
- “Judge Dee and the Executioner of Epinal”, Lavie Tidhar, Reactor, April 17, 2024
- “Immortal, Invisible”, Tade Thompson (Subterranean)
- “Nine Billion Turing Tests”, Chris Willrich, Reactor, February 21, 2024
- “I’ll Miss Myself”, John Wiswell, Reactor, July 10, 2024
Editor, Short-Form (Hugos)/Professional Achievement (WFA)
- Jonathan Strahan (New Adventures in Space Opera; six novellas; 13stories; Locus [reviews editor]
Best Fancast/Podcast
- The Coode Street Podcast [30 episodes] [co-hosted with Gary K. Wolfe.]
I hope you’ll consider supporting the talented people that I’ve worked with during the year.
Episode 665: Joe Monti and the State of Things
Long time friend of the podcast Joe Monti, who was recently promoted to Vice President, Associate Publisher, and Editorial Director at Saga Press, and is now officially a “Big Cheese’, stops by for a wide-ranging chat about the impact of the pandemic and other events on the affordability of books; trends in recent science fiction, fantasy and horror and why science fiction may be set for something of a comeback; the influence (or lack thereof) of awards on book sales; and touches on authors ranging from Cixin Liu and N.K. Jemisin to William Gibson and Ursula K. Le Guin.
As always, Joe’s broad experience as publisher, agent, and bookseller provides some unique insights as to what’s going on and we think makes for fascinating listening as we move towards the end of the year.