All posts by Jonathan Strahan

Episode 412: Ten Minutes with Michael Swanwick

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.

Another quiet afternoon, so Gary spends ten minutes with multiple Hugo-winning Michael Swanwick about Karl Schroeder, Roger Zelazny, Duke Ellington, collaborating with Gardner Dozois, and Michael’s own remarkable trilogy of genre-mixing stand-alone novels.

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Episode 411: Ten Minutes with E Lily Yu

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.

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Episode 410: Ten Minutes with Elizabeth Bear and Scott Lynch

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:

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Episode 409: Ten Minutes with Kelly Barnhill

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:

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Episode 408: Ten Minutes with David Pomerico

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:

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