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Episode 457: Ten Minutes with Sean Williams

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 fires up Skype and calls Adelaide to chat to one of Australia’s best and most adept writers of speculative fiction, Sean Williams, about reading, writing and working during the pandemic, what he’s reading, what he’d recommend, what he’s working on, and his terrific new middle grade novel, Her Perilous Mansion.

Books mentioned include:

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Episode 456: Ten Minutes with Isobelle Carmody

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 calling farthest Brisbane to talk to national treasure and author of the Obernewtyn Chronicles, Isobelle Carmody, about reading and writing during the pandemic, the creative challenges of writing, what she’s been reading, and much, much more.

Books mentioned include:

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Episode 454: Ten Minutes with Adam Roberts

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 more (somewhat more) talking to Adam Roberts about the joys and challenges of reading every single H. G. Wells book ever written (there were a lot!), being a judge for the World Fantasy Awards, reading and writing during these strange and difficult times (even when you usually stay in a bit), and much more.

Books mentioned include:

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Episode 453: Ten Minutes with Gregory Norman Bossert

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 award-winning author and ILM filmmaker Gregory Norman Bossert to talk about how the changes facing the movie industry may actually help new voices and new forms, the appeal of not-quite-classifiable stories of the New Weird and other contemporary movements, a new anthology in support of the nonprofit RAICES, podcasts and movies, and his own new short fiction.

Short fiction mentioned includes:

  • The Night Soil Salvagers” by Gregory Norman Bossert (Tor.com, July)
  • “Dear Boy” by Gregory Norman Bossert (Weird Fiction Review #10)
  • “The Hearts of All” by Gregory Norman Bossert (Black Static #73)
  • Zima Blue” by Alastair Reynolds (and its TV adaptation on Love, Death, and Robots)

Books mentioned include:

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Episode 452: Ten Minutes with Usman T. Malik

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 fires up Skype and calls Stoker and British Fantasy Award winner Usman T. Malik to discuss living in Lahore during the current times, how it impacts reading, writing and the ability to work, classic horror, the tales of your culture, and much more.

Books mentioned include:

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