Robots & Radioactivity: An Interview with Terri Favro
Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast
English - May 05, 2022 17:26 - 45 minutes - 38.9 MBBooks Arts literature canadian writing books authors canadian writers literary technique indigenous indigenous authors canadian literature Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Linda chats with Terri Favro, an Toronto-based, Italian-Canadian author who is poised to release her next novel, The Sisters Sputnik, a sequel to her acclaimed speculative fiction novel, Sputnik's Children. They have a leisurely conversation -- in this, the first part of their two-part interview -- discussing all manner of subjects, from
the importance of storytellingto the appropriate terminology for robotsto growing up in an era of nuclear uncertainty (and not so unlike now either).There is also a lengthier discussion about Eli Mandel's Station Eleven (published by HarperCollins) and the wonderful audiobook version read by Kirsten Potter (around the 30-minute mark). Stay tuned for part 2 of this episode!
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