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Episode 614: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: John Clute
December 19, 2022 23:00There are friends of the Podcast and then there’s family. We’ve been talking to the great and glorious John Clute — writer, critic, encyclopedist, and more — since 2010. Whether it’s been about events at the SF Encyclopedia, happenings in SF, or some other thing, he has always been warm, witty, and wise. Today Gary … Continue reading Episode 614: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: John Clute →
Episode 613: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Naseem Jamnia
December 19, 2022 01:04Depending on where you are in the world the weather is either turning chilly or it’s becoming warm and sunny, but either way, it’s not long till the end of our Advent Calendar. Today Gary talks to Naseem Jamnia about what they’ve been reading, what they’d recommend, and their exciting new novella, The Bruising of … Continue reading Episode 613: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Naseem Jamnia →
Episode 612: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: John Kessel
December 17, 2022 22:24John Kessel has long been a favourite of the podcast. We spoke to him in July about his major new retrospective short story collection, The Best Short Fiction of John Kessel, so it’s no real surprise that he’s part of our Advent Calendar. Today Gary had the pleasure of calling John and chatting about what he’s … Continue reading Episode 612: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: John Kessel →
Episode 611: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Neon Yang
December 16, 2022 22:41With a week left to go in the Advent Calendar, Jonathan sits down with Neon Yang to discuss what they’ve been reading, what they’ve read that they’d recommend, their holiday recommendations, and their exciting debut novel, space opera The Genesis of Misery! As always, our thanks to Neon, and we hope you enjoy the episode!
Episode 610: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Richard Butner
December 16, 2022 00:20The Coode Street Advent Calendar rolls on through December and today Gary sits down with Shirley Jackson and Locus Award nominee Richard Butner to discuss what he’s been reading, what he’d recommend, his holiday reads, and his wonderful new collection, The Adventurists. As always, our thanks to Richard for making time to talk to us, … Continue reading Episode 610: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Richard Butner →
Episode 609: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Lavie Tidhar
December 14, 2022 22:42We’re halfway through December and more than halfway through our Advent Calendar. Today Gary sits down with one of the most interesting and diversely creative writers working in science fiction today, Lavie Tidhar, about his new novels Neom and Maror, his many other projects, as well as what he’s been reading lately and would recommend. … Continue reading Episode 609: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Lavie Tidhar →
Episode 608: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Sarah Tolmie
December 13, 2022 22:35Aurora award winner Sarah Tolmie chats with Gary about what she’s been reading, what she’d recommend, her holiday recommendations, and her fabulous new novella All the Horses of Iceland (Tordotcom), which was one of our favourite books of the year. As always, we’d like to thank Sarah for making the time to talk to us, … Continue reading Episode 608: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Sarah Tolmie →
Episode 607: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Christopher Rowe
December 12, 2022 22:54As we move closer and closer to the end of the Advent Calendar, Jonathan sits down with good friend of the podcast Christopher Rowe to discuss what he’s been reading, what he’d recommend, his holiday reads, and what he’s been working on, including his wonderful new novella These Prisoning Hills, which came out earlier this year. … Continue reading Episode 607: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Christopher Rowe →
Episode 606: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: C S E Cooney
December 11, 2022 22:04And for the sixteenth day of the Advent Calendar, something a little special. Today Jonathan talks to the delightful C.S.E Cooney about what she’s been reading, what she’d recommend, her holiday recommendations, and her absolutely wonderful new novel Saint Death’s Daughter and collection Dark Breakers. As always, our thanks to Clare for making the time … Continue reading Episode 606: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: C S E Cooney →
Episode 605: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Alix E. Harrow
December 10, 2022 22:25The Advent Calendar rolls on as we move through the holidays towards year’s end. Today Jonathan calls up good friend of the podcast and all-round wonderful person Alix E. Harrow to talk about what she’s been reading (lots!), what she’d recommend (also lots!), if she has any favourite holiday reads (yes!), and what she had … Continue reading Episode 605: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Alix E. Harrow →
Episode 604: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Charlie Jane Anders
December 09, 2022 22:57Hugo and Nebula Award winner Charlie Jane Anders joins Gary for the 14th instalment of the Advent Calendar to discuss what she’s been reading, what she’d recommend, her favourite holiday reads, and her fabulous new novel, Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak, the latest in her new Unstoppable young adult space opera series. As always, our thanks to … Continue reading Episode 604: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Charlie Jane Anders →
Episode 603: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Stephanie Feldman
December 08, 2022 21:35With the Coode Street Advent Calendar now in its second half, Gary sits down with the terrific Stephanie Feldman, the author of Who Will Speak for America? and Angel of Losses, to talk about what she’s been reading, what she’d recommend, and her fabulous new novel, Saturnalia. As always, our thanks to Stephanie, and we hope … Continue reading Episode 603: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Stephanie Feldman →
Episode 602: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Kelly Robson
December 07, 2022 21:52As we get towards day 12 and the halfway mark of the Advent Calendar, Jonathan calls up Canada and talks to the always fabulous Kelly Robson about what she’s been reading, what she’d recommend, what she’s working on, and her latest book, lesbian stoner comedy High Times in the Low Parliament , a book that … Continue reading Episode 602: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Kelly Robson →
Six at Burswood – 6 December 2022
December 07, 2022 01:58Some things make sense when you find out where they began. Six started life as a show at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2017, and that seems exactly right now that I’ve seen it. It’s short, punchy, fun, and has a fairly solid single concept it carries through. So, what is it? Six is a 75-minute … Continue reading Six at Burswood – 6 December 2022 →
Episode 601: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Liz Williams
December 06, 2022 23:24The holidays are in full swing. Hopefully, everyone is on top of their seasonal shopping and ready to relax and have fun. But if not, we can help. Today Gary sits down with Liz Williams, the award-winning author of Comet Weather, Blackthorn Winter, and the recently released Embertide, to discuss what Liz has been reading, … Continue reading Episode 601: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Liz Williams →
Episode 600: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Guy Gavriel Kay
December 05, 2022 21:51It’s fitting that the tenth day of the Advent Calendar, which is also the 600th (!!) official episode of The Coode Street Podcast, should feature a dear friend, Guy Gavriel Kay, who chats with Jonathan about what he’s been reading lately, what he might recommend, his wonderful book All the Seas of the World, and … Continue reading Episode 600: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Guy Gavriel Kay →
Towards space opera…
December 05, 2022 11:23I want to build up my own notes on space opera, which I have been thinking about. At the moment I don’t have a definition for it, but I do have some basic conditions for a work to be considered space opera. These are that: we are in space – the action must take place … Continue reading Towards space opera… →
Episode 599: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Rachel Swirsky
December 04, 2022 22:12As we move through the first week of December and into day nine of the Advent Calendar series, Gary spends some time chatting with the incredible Rachel Swirsky about what she’s been reading, what she’d recommend, what she reads on the holidays, what work she has coming out, and her fabulous science fiction novella January … Continue reading Episode 599: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Rachel Swirsky →
Episode 598: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Tamsyn Muir
December 03, 2022 23:43For the eighth day of the Coode Street Advent Calendar, Jonathan called Tamsyn Muir, author of the New York Time Bestselling ‘Locked Tomb’ series, to talk about her somewhat unexpected novel Nona the Ninth, what she’s been reading lately, what she’d recommend, and her thoughts on holiday reads. As always, we would like to thank … Continue reading Episode 598: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Tamsyn Muir →
Episode 597: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Kate Heartfield
December 02, 2022 22:24Earlier this year we talked to the fabulous Kate Heartfield about her novel, The Embroidered Book. Now, for day seven of the Coode Street Advent Calendar, Gary chats with Kate about what she’s been reading, what she’d recommend, and her favourite holiday reads. As always, our thanks to Kate. We hope you enjoy the episode!
Episode 596: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Sequoia Nagamatsu
December 01, 2022 21:26Day six of the Coode Street Advent Calendar sees Jonathan chatting with the incredible Sequoia Nagamatsu about what he’s been reading, what he’d recommend, what he might recommend for the holidays, and his fabulous debut novel, How High We Go in the Dark. As always, our thanks to Sequoia and we hope you enjoy the … Continue reading Episode 596: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Sequoia Nagamatsu →
Star Songs for an Ageing Primate, or My Personal Top 5 Anthologies
November 30, 2022 23:38I love anthologies. A lot. I could go on and on about them — the different types of anthologies, the editors, the stories. That’s why I edited Someone in Time:Tales of Time-Crossed Romance for Solaris Books, and fifty or so others along the way. I have passionate thoughts on year’s best anthologies, on David G. Hartwell … Continue reading Star Songs for an Ageing Primate, or My Personal Top 5 Anthologies →
Episode 595: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Sam J. Miller
November 30, 2022 21:39The Coode Street Advent Calendar rolls into the fifth day, and this time Gary takes a little time to chat with the wonderful Sam J. Miller about his new novella, Kid Wolf and Kraken Boy, and his short story collection, Boys, Beasts & Men. There’s also, no doubt, some holiday chat with books and such being … Continue reading Episode 595: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Sam J. Miller →
Episode 594: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Alex Jennings
November 29, 2022 21:38For the fourth instalment of the Coode Street Advent Calendar, Jonathan called New Orleans to talk to exciting debut author Alex Jennings about how he was still envious about not having made it to the World Fantasy Convention there. The conversation also touched on what Alex had been reading, what they have coming out, and … Continue reading Episode 594: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Alex Jennings →
Episode 593: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Aliette de Bodard
November 28, 2022 21:28The third day of the Coode Street Advent Calendar sees Gary talking to long-time podcast favourite Aliette de Bodard about their year in reading and writing, their new novella, Of Charms, Ghosts and Grievances, and the first ever Xuya universe novel, The Red Scholar’s Wake. As always, we hope you enjoy the conversation!
Episode 592: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Kelly Barnhill
November 27, 2022 22:58For the second day of the Coode Street Advent Calendar, Jonathan sits down to chat with the delightful Kelly Barnhill, whose novels When Women Were Dragons and The Ogress and the Orphans came out this year. Both are highly recommended. Enjoy!
Episode 591: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Nicola Griffith
November 27, 2022 03:09The end of the year is fast approaching, and this year the Coode Street Podcast is doing something a little different. We’ve invited 24 creators of some of this year’s best and most interesting books to join us for ten minutes or so to talk about what they’re reading now, their favourite holiday reads, what … Continue reading Episode 591: The Coode Street Advent Calendar: Nicola Griffith →
Episode 590: The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2022
November 27, 2022 03:05With the end of the year almost upon us, Coode Street was looking for a way to celebrate the books we read and loved during 2022. We also wanted to help you find something great to read for yourself or for someone close to you. And so the 2022 Coode Street Advent Calendar was born! … Continue reading Episode 590: The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2022 →
Episode 589: Announcing a Coode Street Advent Calendar
November 13, 2022 05:15The end of the year is nigh. Jonathan and Gary are working on their year-end recommended reading, and many of us are working on our holiday shopping lists. It’s that magical time of the year, for many. And so, as a little bonus, the Coode Street team are reviving the Ten-Minutes with… format and talking … Continue reading Episode 589: Announcing a Coode Street Advent Calendar →
Episode 588: Let’s Talk About Space (Opera), Baybee…
October 30, 2022 04:01With Gary about to leave for the World Fantasy Convention to be held in New Orleans next week, and with Jonathan in the process of assembling anthologies on the most recent iterations of space opera, we spend most of our time discussing the characteristics, history, and too-common misuse of that venerable term. While we do … Continue reading Episode 588: Let’s Talk About Space (Opera), Baybee… →
Episode 587: Eileen Gunn and the Night Shift
October 22, 2022 03:15This week Jonathan and Gary are joined by the wonderful Eileen Gunn, whose Night Shift Plus… is the latest volume in PM Press’s ongoing series of “Outspoken Authors” collections, which combine fiction and nonfiction with an author interview by series editor Terry Bisson. We discuss Eileen’s stories, her essays on Ursula K. Le Guin, Carol … Continue reading Episode 587: Eileen Gunn and the Night Shift →
Episode 586: Ray Nayler and Breaking Down Communicating
October 09, 2022 07:24With the fall season of Coode Street underway, Jonathan and Gary sit down with the brilliant Ray Nayler, whose first novel The Mountain in the Sea has just been published. We touch upon the many themes of the novel, from the problems of alien communication to artificial intelligence, the nature of consciousness, the ethics of … Continue reading Episode 586: Ray Nayler and Breaking Down Communicating →
Mini adventure
September 18, 2022 22:18Last Tuesday I arrived at Perth Airport, ‘fresh’ from a really enjoyable trip to the United States. During the two weeks I spent in Chicago and San Francisco, I got the chance to renew old friendships and make new ones. I got to enjoy Chicon 8, to see a bit more of Chicago, and basically … Continue reading Mini adventure →
Episode 585: Caution – May Contain Traces of Kitten
September 18, 2022 10:31After far too many weeks of an unscheduled summer hiatus, Jonathan and Gary are back with a discussion of the recent Worldcon, which felt in many ways like a return to classic Worldcon form. But then we amble into a discussion that ranges from whether there are too many awards in SF to the question … Continue reading Episode 585: Caution – May Contain Traces of Kitten →
Episode 584: Back on the ramble
July 31, 2022 04:37For the handful of listeners who might be nostalgic for those earlier Coode Streets which were mostly just disorganized rambles, this week we return to form—or lack of form, as the case may be. We do mention Rich Horton’s recent re-reads of pre-Hugo SF classics, and his contention that 1953 was a high point in … Continue reading Episode 584: Back on the ramble →
Episode 583: John Kessel and a Life in Science Fiction
July 17, 2022 04:44This week we’re joined by the distinguished, multiple award-winning John Kessel, whose collection The Dark Ride: The Best Short Fiction of John Kessel is recently out from Subterranean Press, representing John’s four-decade career as an SF writer, teacher, editor, scholar, and workshop leader. We touch upon not only his short fiction, but novels like The … Continue reading Episode 583: John Kessel and a Life in Science Fiction →
Episode 582: Rachel Swirsky and the Universality of Caring
July 04, 2022 04:21For the first week in July, we’re joined by Nebula Award winner Rachel Swirsky, whose novella January Fifteenth ( just out from Tordotcom) is a provocative exploration of the idea of Universal Basic Income (UBI) as it might play out in the lives of four women in very different circumstances. We touch upon Rachel’s decision to … Continue reading Episode 582: Rachel Swirsky and the Universality of Caring →
Episode 581: Kate Heartfield and The Embroidered Book
June 19, 2022 03:20This week, Jonathan and Gary are delighted to chat with Kate Heartfield, whose thoroughly engrossing historical fantasy The Embroidered Book, already a bestseller in the UK and Canada, has just been published in the United States. We talk about the research that went into her fascinating tale of the sisters Antoine and Charlotte, who grew … Continue reading Episode 581: Kate Heartfield and The Embroidered Book →
Episode 580: Christopher Rowe and the Instrumentality of Influence
May 22, 2022 07:41This week, Jonathan and Gary are joined by the brilliant Christopher Rowe, whose novella These Prisoning Hills appears next week from Tordotcom, revisiting the wonderful and bizarre world first introduced in his earlier stories “The Voluntary State” and “The Border State.” We cover quite a bit of territory, ranging from Christopher’s own influences, what it … Continue reading Episode 580: Christopher Rowe and the Instrumentality of Influence →
Ugh! This week…
May 19, 2022 02:39I thought I would get something useful done – at least get some reading done – but this week has been a bleurgh. After my previous Covid post I had a few pretty unpleasant moments, but everything now is similar to a mild-ish case of the flu. I still am yet to decide about voting. … Continue reading Ugh! This week… →
Update: The Book of Witches
May 17, 2022 06:59I have now completed reviewing submissions for The Book of Witches. There were some wonderful stories sent to me, and after a lot of thought and angst, I was able to winnow them down to a final list of three. I’ve written to the writers of those stories and am waiting to finalise agreements with … Continue reading Update: The Book of Witches →
And then I got COVID
May 17, 2022 03:23I really didn’t seriously think I was going to get COVID anytime soon. Most of the people around me weren’t getting it, and it felt a bit distant. Then the youngest came up with a positive test last week. She went off to hide in her room, and we started being super careful about masking … Continue reading And then I got COVID →
Episode 579: Remembering Patricia A. McKillip
May 16, 2022 02:59Earlier this week, we were all stunned by the news of the tragic death of World Fantasy Life Achievement Award winner Patricia McKillip, whose luminous works have influenced and moved generations of readers and writers for nearly half a century. Jonathan and Gary are joined by McKillip’s longtime friend, Ellen Kushner, herself a winner of … Continue reading Episode 579: Remembering Patricia A. McKillip →
The Book of Witches – Update
May 13, 2022 09:30Thank you again to everyone who submitted work to the open reading period for The Book of Witches. My apologies for taking so long to respond to everyone. I have now written to all of the writers whose stories sadly did not make the book. There were so many of them, and they were all great, … Continue reading The Book of Witches – Update →
Five anthologies to look out for…
May 06, 2022 00:41There are all sorts of interesting anthologies coming out this year. I’ve edited two – Someone in Time: Tales of Time-Crossed Romance and Tomorrow’s Parties – but there are a lot of great choices. I am putting lists together for myself, just to keep track. Zoraida Córdova’s anthology of Latin American YA SF is already … Continue reading Five anthologies to look out for… →
Cat people
May 05, 2022 02:49In October 2018 we went looking for a new cat. Sophie found the slightly wild and temperamental Gigi somewhere south of the river, and I think mostly thought she was pretty, and said she should come home with us. Jessica, who is phobic about animals, said she was up for it. Sophie’s birthday was approaching, … Continue reading Cat people →
More on Wednesday
May 03, 2022 23:14Didn’t get the additional exercise on Tuesday so some ground to make up on Wednesday. I did watch a handful of episodes of Made for Love and am hooked. The copy of Le Guin’s The Found and the Lost arrived too. Sadly, Amazon’s poor packaging meant the dustjacket was slightly torn, so that’s not so … Continue reading More on Wednesday →
Another day
May 02, 2022 21:52Having bounced hard off Apple’s Severance, which I found a deeply unhappy viewing experience, I’ve enjoyed the first two episodes of Made for Love much more. The similarities may not be obvious, but one is a tech-bro horror/fantasy about work and the other is a tech-bro horror/fantasy about love and relationships. It’s not actually funny, but … Continue reading Another day →
Monday morning, again
May 02, 2022 02:55The pandemic progresses. With the recent changes to masking rules in Western Australia, my day job employer is calling us back to work. We’ve been working from home on and off for a while but were at home full-time for the past six weeks or so. Today (Monday) is the end of that. We’re now … Continue reading Monday morning, again →
And the rest of the day
May 01, 2022 13:04A bit of a nothing day, in some ways. I did get some domestic chores done, and I made headway on the tax paperwork. There’s nothing untoward there, but it always manages to make me at least mildly anxious. I’ll peck away at it for the next few days and then hand it over to … Continue reading And the rest of the day →