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Episode 379: Ten Minutes with Ellen Klages Apr 07, 2020

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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 this strange time.

Today Gary spends ten minutes with World Fantasy and Nebula Award-winning author Ellen Klages, who most recently added the New York Historical Society Children's Book Prize and the Ohioana Book Award for Out of Left Field to her resume. It turns out that Jonathan persuaded her to try the first volume of Adrian McKinty's Sean Duffy series—the same ones he and James Bradley discussed on an earlier episode of Ten Minutes with... She’s also been getting into locked-room murder mysteries.

Books mentioned in this episode include:

Out of Left Field by Ellen Klages
The Sean Duffy series by Adrian McKinty
While the Clock Ticked (The Hardy Boys) by Franklin W. Dixon
The Chinese Orange Mystery by Ellery Queen
The Black Lizard Big Book of Locked-Room Mysteries by Otto Penzler, ed.
The Book of Dragons by Jonathan Strahan, ed.
Chopped, a TV reality/cooking/game show

Episode 378: Ten Minutes with Garth Nix Apr 06, 2020

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Today Jonathan spends Ten Minutes with Garth Nix, who talked about Hilary Mantel, Oliver Cromwell, and more. Garth's Angel Mage is out now and The Left-Handed Booksellers of London is due soon (though not soon enough for one unnamed Coode Streeter).

Books mentioned include:

The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel
Thomas Cromwell by Diarmaid MacCulloch
Angel Mage by Garth Nix
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
The Book of Dragons by Jonathan Strahan

Episode 377: Books in the Time of Coronavirus Apr 05, 2020

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This week, Jonathan and Gary are back together (with no guests) for the first time in several weeks, and we discuss the inevitable: the current pandemic, and the various ways in which it was and was not anticipated by past science fiction narratives—not only of worldwide plagues but of alien invasion stories and tales of isolation. But we also find time to touch upon the reading we’ve both been up to, including Gene Wolfe’s final novel, Lavie Tidhar’s reinvention of the Arthurian tales By Force Alone and some recent titles edited by Jonathan himself, including Zen Cho’s The Order of the Full Moon Reflected in Water and Alex Irvine’s Anthropocene Rag. We also encourage listeners to check out our newly launched series of short "Ten Minutes With . . ." podcasts, and to support not only their local bookstores, but independent publishers, including our beloved Locus magazine, who like so many people are facing unprecedented stresses in the current economic environment.

Episode 376: Ten Minutes with Naomi Kritzer Apr 05, 2020

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Today Gary spends Ten Minutes with Naomi Kritzer, whose wonderful YA novel Catfishing on CatNet is a finalist for this year’s Andre Norton, Edgar, and Minnesota Book Awards, and whose Tor.com story “Little Free Library” is available on April 8.

Books mentioned include:

The Years that Matter Most How College Makes or Breaks Us by Paul Tough
The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen
World of the Five Gods series by Lois McMaster Bujold
"So Much Cooking," by Naomi Kritzer (Clarkesworld)
"Little Free Library," by Naomi Kritzer (Tor.com)
A New Decameron: Stories for a Plague Year by Jo Walton ed. (Patreon.com)

Episode 375: Ten Minutes with Jeffrey Ford Apr 04, 2020

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And we're doing it! One episode every day, without apology (almost) Today Jonathan spends ten minutes with the incredible Jeffrey Ford who, despite somewhat terrible audio at his end, is wonderful company as he talks about what he's reading to get through the apocalypse and what you might.

What are you reading right now (and what do you think of it:

What would you recommend people read if they’re shut in (and why)

What do you have out in the world right now or coming soon you’d like to mention (optional)

The Best of Jeffrey Ford (PS Publishing)
Out of Body, Jeffrey Ford (Tor.com)

Episode 374: Ten Minutes with Tochi Onyebuchi Apr 03, 2020

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Today Jonathan spends ten minutes talking to the fabulous Tochi Onyebuchi about reading for pleasure, writing in a time of crisis, what he's been reading, what he'd recommend, and what he's been writing. As always, our sincere thanks to Tochi for being part of this crazy project.

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Episode 373: Ten Minutes with Alix E. Harrow Apr 02, 2020

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Last year saw the publication of The Ten Thousand Doors of January, the enchanting debut novel from Alix E. Harrow. Today, in our continuing "Ten Minutes with..." series of short podcasts, Jonathan sits down with Alix to talk about the inordinate good fortune of being a writer asked to blurb the most awesome of books, what to read if you're looking for something to challenge you in these dark times, and what to read if you're just looking for a little bit of respite.

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Episode 372: Ten Minutes with James Bradley Apr 01, 2020

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And now for something a little different. Jonathan spends ten minutes with James Bradley, author of the fabulous new novel Ghost Species to discuss Adrian McKinty's Sean Duffy series of crime novels which starts with The Cold, Cold Ground; Lily King's Writers & Lovers, and much more.

Books mentioned in this episode include:

Some more things James has read recently that he highly recommends:

Bridge 108 by Anne Charnock
Greenwood by Michael Christie
Agency by William Gibson
Zero Bomb by MT Hill
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
Gathering Evidence by Martin MacInnes
Circe by Madeleine Miller
Weather by Jenny Offill

Some books James is looking forward to a lot:

Mammoth by Chris Flynn
The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel
War of the Maps by Paul McAuley
The Trespassers by Meg Mundell
Dead Astronauts by Jeff Vandermeer

Episode 371: Ten Minutes with Nisi Shawl Mar 31, 2020

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Today Gary Wolfe spends ten minutes with Nisi Shawl, who is currently preparing her introduction to the Library of America edition of Octavia Butler's work. They briefly touch upon Cory Doctorow as well as Nisi’s recent mini-collection from PM Press, Talk Like a Man, and the forthcoming sequel to her Nebula-nominated novel Everfair.

Books mentioned in this episode include:

Episode 370: Ten Minutes with Ian Mond Mar 30, 2020

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In the second of our all-new "Ten Minutes with..." series, Jonathan spends ten minutes (well, nearly twenty) with critic and reviewer Ian Mond talking about the book he's reading right now and the books he recommends for those with a little time on their hands (some of which he's reviewing for Locus).

Books mentioned in this episode include:

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