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Episode 509: Ten Minutes with Lev Grossman
September 07, 2020 21:38Ten 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 … Continue reading Episode 509: Ten Minutes with Lev Grossman →
Episode 508: Ten Minutes with Terri Windling
September 06, 2020 21:41Ten 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 … Continue reading Episode 508: Ten Minutes with Terri Windling →
Episode 507: Ten Minutes with Sheree Renée Thomas
September 05, 2020 22:33Ten 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 … Continue reading Episode 507: Ten Minutes with Sheree Renée Thomas →
Episode 506: Ten Minutes with CSE Cooney
September 04, 2020 22:11Ten 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; … Continue reading Episode 506: Ten Minutes with CSE Cooney →
Episode 505: Ten Minutes with Mimi Mondal
September 03, 2020 21:19Ten 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 … Continue reading Episode 505: Ten Minutes with Mimi Mondal →
Episode 504: Ten Minutes with Veronica Schanoes
September 02, 2020 21:35Ten 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 … Continue reading Episode 504: Ten Minutes with Veronica Schanoes →
Episode 503: Ten Minutes with Suzy McKee Charnas
September 01, 2020 21:19Ten 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, … Continue reading Episode 503: Ten Minutes with Suzy McKee Charnas →
Episode 502: Ten Minutes with Tim Pratt
August 31, 2020 20:59Ten 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 award-winning writer and longtime Locus editor Tim Pratt talks with Gary about serving on juries for two different awards … Continue reading Episode 502: Ten Minutes with Tim Pratt →
Episode 501: Ten Minutes with Chen Qiufan
August 30, 2020 21:32Ten 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. One of China’s most widely-honoured SF writers, Chen Qiufan (or Stanley Chan, for English speakers and as a tribute to … Continue reading Episode 501: Ten Minutes with Chen Qiufan →
Episode 500: Second verse…
August 30, 2020 03:55For their 500th episode (if you count the shorter “10 Minutes With” episodes they’ve been doing since March), Jonathan and Gary characteristically fail to achieve any sort of clear structure for the discussion but do return to some favourite themes. While we manage to avoid reopening the old canon of worms, we do talk about … Continue reading Episode 500: Second verse… →
Episode 499: Ten Minutes with Vandana Singh
August 28, 2020 22:43Ten 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. Only recently back from several months in India, Vandana Singh joins Gary to talk about what experiencing the lockdown was … Continue reading Episode 499: Ten Minutes with Vandana Singh →
Episode 498: Ten Minutes with Elizabeth Knox
August 27, 2020 21:15Ten 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 gets to spend talking to one of New Zealand’s finest writers, Elizabeth Knox, who joins the conversation from … Continue reading Episode 498: Ten Minutes with Elizabeth Knox →
Episode 497: Ten Minutes with Karin Tidbeck
August 26, 2020 21:11Ten 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 Gary is joined by Crawford Award-winning and World Fantasy Award-nominated Swedish author Karin Tidbeck, discussing her remarkable 2010 Clarion … Continue reading Episode 497: Ten Minutes with Karin Tidbeck →
Episode 496: Ten Minutes with John Crowley
August 25, 2020 21:16Ten 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 Life Achievement winner John Crowley chats with Gary about his oddly prescient horror story “Spring Break” (which he … Continue reading Episode 496: Ten Minutes with John Crowley →
Episode 495: Ten Minutes with Charles de Lint
August 24, 2020 21:30Ten 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 Life Achievement recipient and WorldCon Guest of Honor Charles de Lint joins Jonathan to discuss living, working, … Continue reading Episode 495: Ten Minutes with Charles de Lint →
Episode 494: Ten Minutes with Christopher Priest
August 23, 2020 23:28Ten 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. One of the UK’s most distinguished novelists, Christopher Priest, joins Gary to discuss how from the beginning he strived for … Continue reading Episode 494: Ten Minutes with Christopher Priest →
Episode 493: Ten Minutes with Nina Allan
August 23, 2020 00:22Ten 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. Award-winning novelist and critic Nina Allan talks with Gary about what the lockdown has been like on a Scottish island … Continue reading Episode 493: Ten Minutes with Nina Allan →
Episode 492: Ten Minutes with Charles Vess
August 22, 2020 00:20Ten 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 multiple award-winning artist and illustrator Charles Vess, chatting about country living during the lockdown, working with … Continue reading Episode 492: Ten Minutes with Charles Vess →
ELLIE & ABBIE (& ELLIE’s DEAD AUNT)
August 20, 2020 20:33Ten 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 a while chatting with Hugo Award winner Sarah Gailey about reading, writing, and getting through these strange … Continue reading ELLIE & ABBIE (& ELLIE’s DEAD AUNT) →
Episode 491: Ten Minutes with Sarah Gailey
August 20, 2020 20:33Ten 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 a while chatting with Hugo Award winner Sarah Gailey about reading, writing, and getting through these strange … Continue reading Episode 491: Ten Minutes with Sarah Gailey →
Episode 490: Ten Minutes with Amal El-Mohtar
August 19, 2020 21:11Ten 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 Hugo and Nebula award winning writer, poet, and critic Amal El-Mohtar, whose novella This … Continue reading Episode 490: Ten Minutes with Amal El-Mohtar →
Episode 489: Ten Minutes with Daniel Abraham
August 18, 2020 21:35Ten 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. Over the past decade Daniel Abraham has become famous as half of James S.A. Corey, creators of The Expanse, but … Continue reading Episode 489: Ten Minutes with Daniel Abraham →
Episode 488: Ten Minutes with Brooke Bolander
August 17, 2020 21:37Ten 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 sunny New York to talk to the fabulous Nebula Award-winning author of The … Continue reading Episode 488: Ten Minutes with Brooke Bolander →
Giveway! Ten copies of The Book of Dragons to win in the USA!!!
August 16, 2020 21:39Well, this is pretty cool. The wonderful people at HarperVoyager are making ten (10) copies of The Book of Dragons available as giveaways to Coode Street readers, listeners, and to dragon lovers all across the United States. If you’re in the USA, are over eighteen and sign up by following this link and sign up … Continue reading Giveway! Ten copies of The Book of Dragons to win in the USA!!! →
Episode 487: Ten Minutes with Maureen McHugh
August 16, 2020 21:10Ten 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, Tiptree, and Shirley Jackson Award winner Maureen McHugh joins Gary to talk about online teaching during the lockdown, the … Continue reading Episode 487: Ten Minutes with Maureen McHugh →
Episode 486: Firing the canon
August 16, 2020 06:05Flying in the face of both good judgment and common sense, Jonathan and Gary return once again to the question of canons in science fiction and fantasy—a discussion which has widely re-emerged in recent weeks as a result of controversies over the Hugo Awards presentation at ConZealand. Are canons lists of books that people actually … Continue reading Episode 486: Firing the canon →
Episode 485: Ten Minutes with A.T. Greenblatt
August 14, 2020 23:36Ten 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 chats with A.T. Greenblatt — this year’s short story Nebula winner for “Give the Family My Love” — about … Continue reading Episode 485: Ten Minutes with A.T. Greenblatt →
Episode 484: Ten Minutes with Cheryl Morgan
August 13, 2020 22:56Ten 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. Legendary fan, publisher, and critic Cheryl Morgan talks with Gary about some favourite new and forthcoming books; the comfort in … Continue reading Episode 484: Ten Minutes with Cheryl Morgan →
Episode 483: Ten Minutes with Alec Nevala-Lee
August 12, 2020 23:34Ten 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-nominated biographer, Analog contributor, and novelist Alec Nevala-Lee talks with Gary about his current research for a biography of R. … Continue reading Episode 483: Ten Minutes with Alec Nevala-Lee →
Episode 482: Ten Minutes with Arkady Martine
August 11, 2020 23:03Ten 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 calls up newly minted Hugo Award winner for Best Novel, Arkady Martine, to talk about reading, writing, and … Continue reading Episode 482: Ten Minutes with Arkady Martine →
Episode 481: Ten Minutes with Molly Gloss
August 10, 2020 23:27Ten 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 nominee Molly Gloss joins Gary to chat about listening to fiction on her commute to the horses, … Continue reading Episode 481: Ten Minutes with Molly Gloss →
Episode 480: Ten Minutes with K.M. Szpara
August 10, 2020 00:39Ten minutes with… is a regular series of short podcasts 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 kicks of the second series of Ten Minutes with by spending a few minutes with Hugo … Continue reading Episode 480: Ten Minutes with K.M. Szpara →
Ten Minutes with…a second series
August 07, 2020 03:52This year has thrown everyone for a loop. We were all supposed to travel, to have jobs to go to, to see one another, to not be sick or scared or just weary of the world — so many things should have been different. But this is 2020 – the year that keeps on giving … Continue reading Ten Minutes with…a second series →
After the hacking
August 06, 2020 21:57Well, as is clear from the previous post and my social media, this blog was hacked by some nice people who used a bot of some sort to crack an old FTP password, delete everything and inject cruft into the database. These things happen and it’s taken a bit of time to get the whole … Continue reading After the hacking →
Episode 479: What Comes Next?
August 02, 2020 04:04Well, without really planning it, we had a bit of a hiatus. It seems like recording over a hundred episodes in a row left us – or at least Jonathan – with the need for a little break, but we’re back! We think. With the Virtual ConZealand not quite over, Gary and Jonathan sit down … Continue reading Episode 479: What Comes Next? →
Episode 478: Ten Minutes with Sarah Monette and Katherine Addison
July 16, 2020 00:56Ten 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 Sarah Monette about living and writing during the pandemic, her alter … Continue reading Episode 478: Ten Minutes with Sarah Monette and Katherine Addison →
Episode 477: Ten Minutes with James P. Blaylock
July 13, 2020 23:10Ten 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 calling up Orange Country, California to talk to World Fantasy and Philip K. … Continue reading Episode 477: Ten Minutes with James P. Blaylock →
Episode 476: Twenty One Minutes with Peter Watts
July 11, 2020 23:15Ten 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. With the Ten Minutes with… series complete as a daily thing, Jonathan fires up the computer and calls Hugo and … Continue reading Episode 476: Twenty One Minutes with Peter Watts →
Episode 475: Ten Minutes with M. John Harrison
July 11, 2020 00:25Ten 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. One of England’s finest novelists, M. John Harrison, talks with Gary about the paradoxical insights of the poet Charles Simic, … Continue reading Episode 475: Ten Minutes with M. John Harrison →
Episode 474: Ten Minutes with Jane Yolen
July 09, 2020 21:19Ten 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. Legendary Grand Master Jane Yolen shares with Gary some delightful personal news, as well as her advice to aspiring authors … Continue reading Episode 474: Ten Minutes with Jane Yolen →
Episode 473: Ten Minutes with Nancy Kress and Jack Skillingstead
July 08, 2020 21:20Ten 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 spends a few minutes with Jack Skillingstead and 2021 WorldCon Guest of Honor Nancy Kress talking about reading science; Jane … Continue reading Episode 473: Ten Minutes with Nancy Kress and Jack Skillingstead →
Episode 472: Ten Minutes with Kij Johnson
July 07, 2020 21:08Ten 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, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award-winner Kij Johnson joins Gary to talk about learning to keep focused during odd times, … Continue reading Episode 472: Ten Minutes with Kij Johnson →
Episode 471: Ten Minutes with Alaya Dawn Johnson
July 06, 2020 21:20Ten 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 is Day 97 of ten minutes with … and as the end approaches Jonathan is spending ten minutes or … Continue reading Episode 471: Ten Minutes with Alaya Dawn Johnson →
Episode 470: Ten Minutes with Premee Mohamed
July 05, 2020 21:30Ten 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 talking to exciting debut novelist Premee Mohamed about reading, writing, and working during the pandemic; … Continue reading Episode 470: Ten Minutes with Premee Mohamed →
Episode 469: SF, 2020, and the Anxiety of Influence
July 05, 2020 06:49Well, it’s time to head back to the socially distanced Gershwin Rooms in the geographically distanced Coode Street Motels Six for Gary and Jonathan to spend an hour or so talking about science fiction and the world. Today conversation starts with a continuation of the idea that this is a Golden Age of science fiction, … Continue reading Episode 469: SF, 2020, and the Anxiety of Influence →
Episode 468: Ten Minutes with Tad Williams
July 04, 2020 01:59Ten 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 twenty minutes with the bestselling creator of Osten Ard, Tad Williams, discussing living and working during the … Continue reading Episode 468: Ten Minutes with Tad Williams →
Episode 467: Ten Minutes with Stefen Brazulaitis and Tim Thomas
July 02, 2020 21:14Ten 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. And now for something completely different. During the Ten Minutes with … series we’ve talked to writers, editors, artists, agents … Continue reading Episode 467: Ten Minutes with Stefen Brazulaitis and Tim Thomas →
Episode 466: Ten Minutes with Ursula Vernon
July 01, 2020 21:16Ten 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 and Nebula Winning author and artist Ursula Vernon, along with her alter ego for adult readers T. Kingfisher, chats … Continue reading Episode 466: Ten Minutes with Ursula Vernon →
Episode 465: Ten Minutes with Walter Jon Williams
June 30, 2020 20:54Ten 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. Nebula winner and recent Worldcon Guest of Honor Walter Jon Williams talks with Gary about hiding from COVID and the … Continue reading Episode 465: Ten Minutes with Walter Jon Williams →