Episodes
Saturday Aug 19, 2023
Episode 100: The Book of Accidents | Conquest
Saturday Aug 19, 2023
Saturday Aug 19, 2023
On this episode of The Writer and the Critic, your hosts Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, ruminate briefly upon head colds, snoring and cats. Very briefly. The books up for discussion this month are The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig [3:30] and Conquest by Nina Allan [31:25].
Listeners may want to check out the following, as mentioned:
- Chuck Wendig's blog: Terrible Minds
- Nina Allan's website: The Spider's House
- Review of Conquest in Locus by Gary K. Wolfe
If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, please come back at 59:25 for final remarks.
Next month, the two books on the slab will be:
- The Living Sea of Waking Dreams by Richard Flanagan
- The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
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Saturday May 20, 2023
Saturday May 20, 2023
On this episode of The Writer and the Critic, your hosts Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, discuss such scintillating topics as football, the coronation, bus replacements and overcrowded trains. But not for long, they promise. The books up for discussion this month are The Trees Grew Because I Bled There by Eric LaRocca [7:05] and Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned by Wells Tower [36:30].
Listeners may also wish to head over to Cinema Chords to watch the interview with Erica LaRocca mentioned in this episode.
If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, please come back at 1:01:10 for final remarks.
Next month, the two books on the slab will be:
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Saturday Apr 15, 2023
Episode 98: The Terraformers | Sing, Nightingale
Saturday Apr 15, 2023
Saturday Apr 15, 2023
On this episode of The Writer and the Critic, your hosts Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, briefly discuss reading slumps and the likelihood that either of them will read the new novel by Bret Easton Ellis. The books up for discussion this month are The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz [5:00] and Sing, Nightingale by Marie Hélène Poitras [45:00].
If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, please come back at 1:13:00 for final remarks.
Next month, the two books on the slab will be:
- Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned by Wells Tower
- The Trees Grew Because I Bled There by Eric LaRocca
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Saturday Mar 18, 2023
Episode 97: LOTE | Animal Life
Saturday Mar 18, 2023
Saturday Mar 18, 2023
On this episode of The Writer and the Critic, your hosts Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, get straight down to business with minimal waffle. You're welcome. The books up for discussion this month are LOTE by Shola Von Reinhold [3:25] and Animal Life by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir [44:38].
Next month, the two books on the slab will be:
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Saturday Feb 18, 2023
Episode 96: Every Version of You | The Women Could Fly
Saturday Feb 18, 2023
Saturday Feb 18, 2023
Welcome to 2023! On this first episode for the year your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, chat briefly about the Locus Recommended Reading List in which Hard Places gets a mention. Huzzah! The books up for discussion this month are Every Version of You by Grace Chan [6:25] and The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings [39:05].
For listeners interested in spec fic dealing with the second generation immigrant experience, Ian also recommends Flux by Jinwoo Chong.
And Kirstyn has found unbounded delight in a silly little browser add-on, Tabby Cat.
Next month, the two books on the slab will be:
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