The Coode Street Podcast

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. Playwright, professor, director, and Carl Brandon and Otherwise-award winning writer Andrea Hairston talks with Gary about the necessity of reading during hard times, the appeal of hefty nonfiction titles as well as epic fantasy, the odd satisfaction of a virtual book tour, Afrofuturism and Indigenous Futurisms, and her new novel Master of Poisons. Books mentioned include: Master of Poisons by Andrea Hairston The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power by Shoshana Zuboff The Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang The Book of Lost Saints by Daniel José Older Nine Bar Blues by Sheree Renee Thomas Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves, Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals A

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. American Book Award winner Lisa Goldstein talks with Gary about her recent novel Ivory Apples, surviving California’s smoky air and a pandemic, trying to read The Decameron, the British comedian Jack Whitehall, comfort to be had from Tana French mysteries and Kage Baker time travel stories, and wrangling the characters in her novel in progress. Books mentioned include: Ivory Apples by Lisa Goldstein Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir The Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French The Company Series by Kage Baker  

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. Hugo, Astounding, and British Fantasy Award-winning Jeannette Ng joins Gary from northern England, discussing what it’s like to live near stands of ancient trees, learning to "read" the trees, the folklore and symbology of yew, hawthorn, and mistletoe, the advantages of reading manga on e-devices, and the rewards of reading Jasper Fforde and D&D-related manga. Books mentioned include: Under the Pendulum Sun by Jeannette Ng The Sacred Routes of Uyghur History by Rian Thum The Thursday Next novels by Jasper Fforde Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde The Delicious in Dungeon series by Ryuko Kui

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. Crawford Award winner Stephanie Feldman joins Gary to talk about the unexpected complexities of virtual Kindergarten; writing about young adult characters and their attraction to the unknown; the appeal of short fiction by Daphne Du Maurier, Joan Aiken, and Angela Carter; the rewards of reading nonfiction; and her recent story "The Staircase" (published in the July 2020 issue of F&SF). Books mentioned include: The Angel of Losses by Stephanie Feldman Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS by David France My Cousin Rachel by Daphne Du Maurier Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier The Wolves Chronicles by Joan Aiken  

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 exciting debut novelist Andrea Stewart about living and working through the pandemic, the pleasures of reading, exciting new books by Kerstin Hall, Megan O'Keefe, and Lisbeth Campbell, and her own book, The Bone Shard Daughter. Books mentioned include: The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart Star Eater by Kerstin Hall Inherit the Flame by Megan E. O'Keefe The Vanished Queen by Lisbeth Campbell        

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 is joined by Aurealis Award-winning writer Jane Routley and they chat about how Jane's coping with the Melbourne shutdown and with being an essential worker, enjoying and participating in the New Zealand Worldcon, reading the Hugo nominees, watching The Umbrella Academy, American Gods, Tales from the Loop, and lots more. Books mentioned include: Shadow in the Empire of Light by Jane Routley The Sandman by Neil Gaiman and others Fly by Night by Frances Hardinge Fly Trap by Frances Hardinge A Memory of Empire by Arkady Martine Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan  

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. Science journalist, novelist and Hugo Award-winning podcaster Annalee Newitz joins Jonathan to chat about living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area during the pandemic, the joys of modern science fiction, their novel-in-progress The Terraformers, and much more. Books mentioned include: The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age by Annalee Newitz Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells Titles mentioned include:

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. Multiple award-winning author, editor, narrator, and radio personality Ellen Kushner chats with Gary about moving back to New York; ordering favorite children’s and YA books from independent bookstores; reading Edward Eager, E. Nesbit, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and Joan Aiken; the brilliance of Frances Hardinge; group reading Shakespeare with friends online; the University of Glasgow’s new fantasy study center; and odd historical genres like “silver-fork novels.” Books mentioned include: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken Night Birds on Nantucket by Joan Aiken Dido and Pa by Joan Aiken Deeplight by Frances Hardinge The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho The True Queen by Zen Cho Silk & Steel: An Adventure Anthology of Queer SF&F with High Fe

For the first time since way back in March when they chatted with N.K. Jemisin, Jonathan and Gary are joined by a guest. This time the wonderful Alix E. Harrow, author of the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy nominated The Ten Thousand Doors of January and the forthcoming The Once and Future Witches joins Jonathan and Gary to chat about reinventing fairy tale materials for the modern age, the recent resurgence of novels about witches, the difference between secret histories (as in her earlier novel) and alternate histories (as in the new one), using fantasy to address social and historical issues such as women’s suffrage, and her short fiction including "A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies". As always, our thanks to Alix for making time to join us, and we hope you enjoy the episode. We'll be back tomorrow with another episode of "Ten Minutes with..." and will see you back here in two weeks with another special guest! Books mentioned include: The Once and Future Witches by A

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. Multiple award-winning author, poet, and educator Candas Jane Dorsey talks with Gary about teaching writing online, how her communications students seem to be better motivated in recent years, the appeal of detective stories (which John Gardner included among "moral fictions"), why middle-aged women read Jack Reacher novels, and her own forthcoming series of mystery novels and forthcoming YA novel. Books mentioned include: The Adventures of Isabel: An Epitome Apartments Mystery by Candas Jane Dorsey Ice and Other Stories by Candas Jane Dorsey Black Wine by Candas Jane Dorsey A Paradigm of Earth by Candas Jane Dorsey Crimes and Survivors by Sarah Smith The Vanished Child by Sarah Smith Gideon the Ninth by Tamsin Muir Harrow the Ninth by Tamsin Muir On Moral Fiction by John Gardner Jac

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 chats with exciting debut novelist Micaiah Johnson about the strangeness of lockdown in Nashville, struggling to work in the early stages of quarantine, the pleasures of listening to creepy horror audiobooks, her early memories of reading genre fiction, and how she found her way to writing book that became The Space Between Worlds. Books mentioned include: The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir Home Before Dark by Riley Sager Lock Every Door by Riley Sager The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager

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. Widely respected historical novelist (and very occasional SF or fantasy writer) Cecelia Holland talks with Gary about the smoky conditions in northern California, the joys of doing research, her own new novel about Mongol invasions in the Middle East, and the small comforts of reading favourite poets like W.H. Auden, Richard Howard, and Edna St. Vincent Millay. Books mentioned include: Heart of the World by Cecelia Holland The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 by Rick Atkinson Washington’s Crossing by David Hackett Fischer Plagues and Peoples by William McNeill A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley

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 to talk to Chaz Brenchley about the strange challenges of these times, the comfort to be found reading crime and mystery novels, living and working a short walk from SETI and NASA in Silicon Valley, combining girls school novels and steampunk (and the accompanying Mrs Bailey's Recipes for Medium), taking control of his own publishing, his new short story collection and more. Crater School Chaz has been working on a series of English girls' boarding-school stories set on Mars. You can sample the Charter School on his website and read more on his Patreon. Books mentioned include: Everything in all the Wrong Order: The Best of Chaz Brenchley by Chaz Brenchley (forthcoming 2021) Ancestral Night by Elizabeth Bear Velocity Weapon by Megan E. O'Keefe Dr. Siri Paibo

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 some time chatting with Lev Grossman about living and working during the pandemic, spending more time than usual with your loved ones, focussing on work, writing for a different audience, and his brand new middle-grade novel, The Silver Arrow. Books mentioned include: The Silver Arrow by Lev Grossman Piranesi by Susanna Clarke The Trouble with Peace by Joe Abercrombie

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. Multiple World Fantasy Award winner Terri Windling joins Gary to discuss life in a rural English village, her current reading on the connections between oral storytelling and literature, old favourites like Patricia A. McKillip, Robin McKinley, Ursula Le Guin, and Graham Joyce, a new Center for the Study of Fantasy and the Fantastic at the University of Glasgow, and the Modern Fairies Project supported by the Universities of Oxford and Sheffield. Some of Terri's work can be found at her Patreon. Books mentioned include: The Wood Wife by Terri Windling The Moon Wife by Terri Windling (forthcoming) The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative by Thomas King Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country: Traveling Through the Land of My Ancestors by Louise Erdrich The Way of Imagination by Scott Russe

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. World Fantasy Award winner Sheree Renée Thomas talks with Gary about old horror movies like Burnt Offerings and Trilogy of Terror as comfort viewing, the 20th anniversary of her groundbreaking Dark Matter anthology and how the SFF landscape has changed since then, the influence of Octavia E. Butler, and different kinds of music. Books mentioned include: Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora by Sheree Renée Thomas ed. Dark Matter: Reading the Bones by Sheree Renée Thomas ed. Nine Bar Blues: Stories from an Ancient Future by Sheree Renée Thomas Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement by Monica M. White The Lark Ascending: The Music of the British Landscape by Richard King Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh The Shadow King by

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. World Fantasy Award winner C.S.E. Cooney joins Gary to talk about the joys of rediscovering reading during these strange times; reading Don Quixote aloud; enjoying Ellen Kushner’s forthcoming novel along with work by Sarah Monette / Katherine Addison, Martha Wells, and Sherry Thomas; finishing her first full-length novel; and collaborating with her husband on a screenplay. Books mentioned include: Desdemona and the Deep by C.S.E. Cooney Don Quixote by Cervantes (trans. Edith Grossman) Doctrine of Labyrinths Series by Sarah Monette The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison The Lady Sherlock Series by Sherry Thomas The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells Imperial Radch Series by Ann Leckie

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. Locus Award winner and Hugo and Nebula nominee Mimi Mondal and Gary K. Wolfe chat about gardening and cooking Indian food during the lockdown, researching the ancient history of India and Bangladesh (including the origins of Tibetan Buddhism), cultural references in the Avatar franchise, and, of course, what she’s been reading. Books mentioned include: The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu Exhalation: Stories by Ted Chiang Six Months, Three Days, Five Others by Charlie Jane Anders Ambiguity Machines and Other Stories by Vandana Singh A People’s Future of the United States by Victor LaValle and John Joseph Adams, eds.

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. Shirley Jackson Award-winning writer and scholar Veronica Schanoes joins Gary to talk about what lockdown is like with a 5-year-old in virtual pre-K, the appeal of classic detective stories in depicting a world in which rational solutions work, the portrayal of Jews in the English fairy tale tradition, the influence of Jane Yolen, and her forthcoming short story collection. Books mentioned include: Burning Girls and Other Stories by Veronica Schanoes All-of-a-Kind Family series by Sydney Taylor The Inquisitor’s Apprentice by Chris Moriarty The Shortest Way to Hades and Hilary Tamar mysteries by Sarah Caudwell The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang

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 talks with Hugo and Nebula Award winner Suzy McKee Charnas about the delights of a public library during lockdown, her own pioneering work in feminist SF and vampire fiction, a new novel about Bram Stoker, returning to the reliable work of Poul Anderson, Ursula K. Le Guin, Thomas A. Disch, and Joanna Russ, and her own forthcoming titles from Aqueduct Press. Books mentioned include: The Holdfast Chronicles by Suzy McKee Charnas The Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas Shadowplay by Joseph O’Connor Reluctant Voyagers by Elisabeth Vonarburg Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Comet's Tale: How the Dog I Rescued Saved My Life by Steven D. Wolf Into Oblivion: An Icelandic Thriller by Arnaldur Indridason Paper Sun by S.J. Rozan Night of the Jaguar by Michael Gruber