Galactic Suburbia

In which we eat cake, celebrate our tenth birthday, and say goodbye. Cake Reminiscences & Podcast recs   The Guilty Feminist The Good Place, The Podcast Be The Serpent As my Wimsey Takes Me Antimatter Pod: https://antimatterpod.podbean.com  NEWS   Nebula finalists https://www.tor.com/2020/02/20/announcing-the-2019-nebula-awards-finalists/  Hugo noms are closing Tansy’s Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/castlecharming/castle-charming CULTURE CONSUMED:   Alisa: Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists, Jane Rawson; The City We Became, N K Jemisin (also her short story The City Born Great in How Long ‘Til Black Future Month?); Zoe’s Extraordinary Playlist   Tansy: Birds of Prey (& Harley Quinn), Six the Musical (Sydney), Future culture: https://www.serialbox.com/serials/jessica-jones, Black Friday (StarKid)   Alex: For All Mankind, on Apple TV; Altered Carbon S2; Elysium, Jennifer Marie Brissett; Amelia Peabody (Elizabeth Peters) and Mary Russell (Laurie R King) Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!  

In which Galactic Suburbia has a sad announcement, and the word ‘penultimate’ is used... WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET: Nominating for the Hugos CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: The Good Place; Picard S1 Ep 1-2. Tansy: Moontangled, by Stephanie Burgis, The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite, Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell, Supernatural Season 15 (first 5 eps) Alex: many books over the holidays. Ten Thousand Doors of January, Alix E Harrow; Gideon the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir; A Memory Called Empire, Arkady Martine; Come Tumbling Down, Seanan McGuire. Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which we finally complete the Joanna Russ book club in our final ep for 2019!   Tansy - Terror Australis   Alex goes to Broadside, The Wheeler Centre’s festival of feminist ideas, and is confronted by whiteness. (https://broadside.wheelercentre.com)   WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET:   Rebuilding Tomorrow crowdfunded - postponed JOANNA RUSS BOOK CLUB: Author’s Note and Afterword CULTURE CONSUMED:   Alisa: the great Twelfth Planet Press move (again)   Tansy: The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter, Theodora Goss; The Crown; Big Finish: Cicero; Dead Media by John Richards;    Alex: Infomocracy, Malka Older; The Name of the Rose (tv series); White Tears/ Brown Scars, Ruby Hamad   Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which an Epilogue is not always the end of the book…   WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET:   Rebuilding Tomorrow https://www.pozible.com/project/rebuilding-tomorrow/   “Otherwise” Award: https://tiptree.org/2019/10/from-tiptree-to-otherwise  JOANNA RUSS BOOK CLUB: Epilogue (BUT STILL NOT THE END) 38:20 to 58:45 CULTURE CONSUMED:   Alisa: Good Omens; The Good Place   Tansy: Romances: Alyssa Cole’s Reluctant Royals & Lucy Parker’s London Celebrities, The Rat-Catcher’s Daughter & The Gilded Cage by KJ Charles. Killjoys & Crazy Ex Girlfriend, Jane the Virgin.    Alex: Orphan Black; The Light Brigade, Kameron Hurley; The Old Lie, Claire G Coleman; Dolly Parton’s America: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dolly-partons-america    Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which we tackle aesthetics, astounding name changes, and leave you the Danger Mouse theme tune.   WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET:   Winter’s Tale Kickstarter fully funded!   Hugo winners: https://locusmag.com/2019/08/2019-hugo-and-campbell-awards-winners/  The Campbell Award/Astounding Award, Codes of Conduct, and such: http://file770.com/storm-over-campbell-award/    https://theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2019/08/27/a-statement-from-the-editor/ JOANNA RUSS BOOK CLUB: 1:21:15 to 1:49:05   How to Suppress Women’s Writing: Chapter 11   PSA for Australians: Glitch season 3 is on ABC iView, completely.    No culture this week, too much talking!    Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!   In light of recent discussions, Julie Phillips has commented on the question of whether or not Alli Sheldon and her husband Ting had a suicide pact, an issue that she felt she was not clear enough about in the final chapters of her biography. https://twitter.com/jcfphillips/status/1168267581708546049  

In which we struggle with responses, and Winter’s Tale is coming… WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET: World Fantasy Finalists https://www.tor.com/2019/07/25/announcing-the-2019-world-fantasy-award-finalists/ CSFG Kickstarter -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/csfg/unnatural-order Coming this week: the next Twelfth Planet Press Kickstarter! Winter’s Tale by Nike Sulway & Shauna O’Meara   JOANNA RUSS BOOK CLUB: How to Suppress Women’s Writing: Chapter 10 Responses:  CULTURE CONSUMED:  Alisa:  The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, Becky Chambers Wayfarers series;  Geek Actually S1 (Serial Box) Alex: Machineries of Empire (inc Hexarchate Stories), Yoon Ha Lee; New Suns, ed. Nisi Shawl; Good Omens Tansy: This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone, Spider-Man,The Spy who Dumped Me, Good Omens Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon  - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!  

In which we consider renaming our podcast to Houston, We Have A Podcast, but someone else got in first... FEEDBACK: From Rachel & Phillip WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET: Ditmars: https://locusmag.com/2019/06/2019-ditmar-awards-winners/ Norma: https://normakhemmingaward.org No Joanna Russ Book Club this week, but read How to Suppress Women’s Writing: Chapter 10 Responses for next episode! CULTURE CONSUMED: Tansy: Harry Potter & The Cursed Child (Princess Theatre, Melbourne), Last Pen Standing by Vivian Conroy, Big Finish blitz (Torchwood: Ghost Mission, Goodbye Piccadilly, Broken, The Green Life), Evelina, Frances Burney Alex: The Meg;  all of Haven; most of my Hugo reading; Robots vs Fairies, ed. Navah Wolfe and Dominik Parisien   Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which we consider our role models and lost history, plus awards season is hotting up!   WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET:  Hugos: https://locusmag.com/2019/04/2019-hugo-and-campbell-awards-finalists/ BSFA: https://locusmag.com/2019/04/2018-bsfa-winners/ Norma: https://normakhemmingaward.org   JOANNA RUSS BOOK CLUB:  How to Suppress Women’s Writing: Chapter 9, Models (38:30)   CULTURE CONSUMED:  Alisa: Santa Clarita Diet S3; Discovery!; Sabrina S2; Your Favourite Band Cannot Save You, Scotto Moore; Dread Nation, Justina Ireland Tansy: Five Unicorn Flush by TJ Berry, The Women’s War by Jenna Glass, The Royals Alex: Invisible Women, Caroline Criado Perez; a lot of Marvel; Perihelion Summer, Greg Egan; The City, not long after, Pat Murphy   Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which we are not an anomaly, because there are three of us. FEEDBACK: Dave & Clara   WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET: Tiptree winner and shortlist: https://tiptree.org/news   JOANNA RUSS BOOK CLUB: (time stamp 21:25 to 58:15) How to Suppress Women’s Writing: Chapter 8: Anomalousness   CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: Wingspan Alex: three seasons of Lucifer; Captain Marvel; The Raven Tower, Ann Leckie; Alastair Reynolds: Shadow Captain, and “Zima Blue” and “Beyond the Aquila Rift” on Love, Death and Robots (Netflix) Tansy: Captain Marvel, The Custard Protocol by Gail Carriger, The Magpie Lord, KJ Charles, Black Tudors by Miranda Kaufman, The Atraea Conspiracy, Village Pillage   Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at http://www.patreon.com/galacticsuburbia - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!  

It’s our 200th episode! Let there be cake. This month: CAKE What deliciousness are you pairing with this month’s episode?   WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET Aurealis noms: https://aurealisawards.org Nebula noms: https://nebulas.sfwa.org/2018-nebula-finalists-announced/ Tansy news: Creature Court release, and Nullus Anxietas Discworld Convention April 12-14. Jennifer Kent’s Tiptree TV series in development https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/movie-news/guillermo-del-toro-jennifer-kent-working-horror-film-together-1181685.html Also a Tiptree documentary https://roxannesamer.com/tip-alli/ Antimatter Pod: https://antimatterpod.podbean.com   JOANNA RUSS BOOK CLUB: (starts around 36:00) How to Suppress Women’s Writing: Chapter 7, Isolation CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: Russian Doll; The Umbrella Academy; I Met a Traveler, Connie Willis. Tansy: ATA Girls, Team Starkid: The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals, Misrule by Jodi McAlister Alex: Tides of the Titans, Thoraiya Dyer; a lot of Ben Aaronovitch (Peter Grant novels); Umbrella Academy (not finished yet!) Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at http://www.patreon.com/galacticsuburbia  - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

We're making some changes, but we're still here! Check out our Patreon. [https://www.patreon.com/galacticsuburbia ] WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET: Hugo Award nomination period! JOANNA RUSS BOOK CLUB: How to Suppress Women’s Writing: Chapter 6, False Categorizing   CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: Twelfth Planet Press news Tansy: Thornbound by Stephanie Burgis, The Favourite, David Tennant Does A Podcast With Olivia Colman, Who Is Mary Sue by Sophie Collins Alex: Radio Lab, October 30 episode; How long Til Black Future Month?, NK Jemisin; John Scalzi’s Collapsing Empire and Consuming Fire; The Mental Load, by Emma: https://english.emmaclit.com/2017/05/20/you-shouldve-asked/   Next episode is our 200th AND OUR NINTH BIRTHDAY, and we’ll be reading chapter 7 of How to Suppress Women’s Writing (Isolation)… and we’d love feedback! (Celia, are you still there?) Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

Double standards with Joanna Russ, Christmas specials, and does the Addams Family hold up? Pre-order the new Twelfth Planet Press holiday novellas: Merry Happy Valkyrie, by Tansy Rayner Roberts Marry Me, Mischa McPhee, by Kate Gordon Or check them out on the TPP webpage HOW TO SUPPRESS WOMEN WRITING: Joanna Russ’ How to Suppress Women’s Writing: Chapter 5 - The Double Standard of Content 14:20 to 1:01:55 CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: Doctor Who, Hallmark Christmas movies Alex: The Addams Family, and The Addams Family Values; The Trouble with Women, Jacky Fleming; Rupetta, Nike Sulway; The Second Shelf, issue 1. Tansy: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power; Making It One more episode before we break for the summer!!! Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us! Become a Patron!

The end of the world might be nigh but we're still podcasting. WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET? World Fantasy Awards were given out at World Fantasy Convention this year -- congrats to all winners and nominees. How to Suppress Women’s Writing, by Joanna Russ Chapter 4 - Pollution of Agency Time stamps: 7:25 to 41:00 CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: news and PhD Tansy: Resist Fascism; Which Witch, Eva Ibbotson Alex: A new hobby; Icefall, Stephanie Gunn; Moon Over Soho, Ben Aaronovitch   Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

Science fiction, spoilerifics and Bad Faith... WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET? Counterpart spoilerific British Fantasy Awards BOOK CLUB Joanna Russ’ How to Suppress Women’s Writing: Chapter 2 + 3 discussion (9:05 to 56:45) CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: PhD update, Icefall by Stephanie Gunn Tansy: Killjoys S1 & S2, Melissa Scott, Finders. Alex: The Silence of the Girls, Pat Barker; Exit Strategy, Martha Wells; Stargate SG1 rewatch… Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

Welcome to a not quite Galactic Suburbia spoilerific. While Galactic Suburbia is usually the Australian podcast of speculative fiction books, publishing news and chat, this episode is a bit different. Firstly, it’s a spoilerific: we’re going to be talking about the TV show Counterpart, so if you haven’t seen it be warned that we will well and truly spoil it here. Secondly, this is an unusual episode because although this is Alex, from Melbourne, joining me is… Liz from Melbourne squiddishly.net @_lizbarr on Twitter The order of the cast on IMDB: Howard Silk Emily Burton Silk Ian Peter Quayle Claire Baldwin Aldrich Alexander Pope Thoughts on the plot: Berlin Parallels (people, pairings, with their others and each other) Likelihood/necessity of a second season Management   Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

You are not technically prohibited from listening to this podcast, but beware the ingrained biases and inequities in our society which might still prevent you from doing so... WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? #fallforbooksmugglers on Instagram Tansy: Halloween is Not a Verb available for pre-order! Drops on Halloween. TPP Novellas announced: Merry Happy Valkyrie by Tansy Rayner Roberts Marry Me, Mischa McPhee by Kate Gordon JOANNA RUSS BOOK CLUB: How to Suppress Women’s Writing: Chapter 1, Prohibitions Time stamp: 20:25 to 54:00 Next episode: read Chapters 2 + 3 CULTURE CONSUMED: Alex: Mars; Netizens; The Calculating Stars, Mary Robinette Kowal; Dark Emu, Bruce Pascoe. Tansy: Check Please #1 Hockey; Teen Titans Go, The Muppets, The Orville, Wellington Paranormal   Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

What's a Glottolog, you ask, and what does it have in common with a llama? Galactic Suburbia tells you how... WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET? Tansy on Skiffy & Fanty talking Mother of Invention Mother of Invention paperback now on sale. HOW TO SUPPRESS WOMEN'S WRITING The Prologue “We have always fought,” Kameron Hurley CULTURE CONSUMED Alisa: world news, PhD report Alex: Shakespeare and Hathaway; a lot of Terry Pratchett; Pandora’s Breeches: Women, Science, Power in the Enlightenment, Patricia Fara; Counterpart Tansy: The Governess Game, Tessa Dare; The Crown S2, Triquetra by Kirstyn McDermott on Tor.com, Jacqueline Pearce Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which we chew through some Hugo chat & stats, and revisit the age-old (tragically still relevant) Joanna Russ text How To Suppress Women's Writing WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Hugo Awards & N.K. Jemisin's historic triple novel win Results Stats stats statsGuardian coverageFree Thought Blogs Haters gotta hate Extra reading: Everything Wrong with SF is John W Campbell’s Fault Introducing our discussion of Joanna Russ’ How to Suppress Women’s Writing CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before; PHD report Alex: The Mere Wife, Maria Dahvana Headley; Restoration, Angela Slatter; Highlander Tansy: We Will Rock You; Highlander; Disenchantment Part 1, Supernatural Season 13 Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which we get political and expendable... WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Fraser Anning: if you want to put yourself through it Worldcon protests planned… CULTURE CONSUMED: Tansy: The Worst Witch S2, Voltron S7, Libby, Suits Alisa: Glow S2; The Big Sick; Good Girls; TPP novella slush Alex: terrible movies: Wrath of the Titans. Also Expendables 3. The Memoirs of Lady Trent, Marie Brennan; Early Riser, Jasper Fforde. Tansy is launching a brand new Mocklore fantasy adventure serial on Patreon! Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which Harry Potter is a luxury item, and Alex watches terrible action movies so you don't have to. WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Hugo voting & the Worldcon program disaster Mother of Invention essays: check out AI explorations by Aliette De Bodard, K. Tempest Bradford & Katherine Cross http://motherofinvention.twelfthplanetpress.com/category/essays/ Tansy buys tickets to Harry Potter & The Cursed Child! CULTURE CONSUMED: Tansy: Courtney Milan reread, Moving Pictures, Ant Man & the Wasp, Alex: Journey to the Center of the Earth, Gods of Egypt (abandoned), The A-Team, Battleship, Geostorm. Also Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which we appreciate murderbots, the Afrofuturism of Janelle Monae, and sentient mice. WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET/WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Martha Wells Murderbot announcement: next two novellas this year, and then a novel! Nnedi Okorafor --Shuri comic announced. KICKSTARTER UPDATE: Mother of Invention K Tempest Bradford’s essay Androids & Allegory Janelle Monae’s PYNK TPP novellas AusMumpreneur Award - Making a Difference Category British Fantasy Award nominations CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: “And Then There Were (N-One),” by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny, March/April 2017) Tansy: The Flowers of Vashnoi, Lois McMaster Bujold Alex: Ocean’s 8; Apollo 13 + commentary; Too Big to Walk, Brian Ford; InCryptid, Seanan McGuire Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which Alisa & Tansy address the core, the canon, legacy and other science fictional mythologies. WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Locus Awards and Luminescent Threads in Particular CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: Killing Eve; The Fourth Estate Tansy: Ocean’s 8 The Henchmen of Zenda, KJ Charles; The Prisoner of Zenda, Anthony Hope; Nanette - Hannah Gadsby Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which we fan about zines & put a spotlight on newsroom drama. WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Continuum & the Norma The Sticky Institute TPP novella call for Festive-Themed Novellas CULTURE CONSUMED: Alex: whole lot of Person of Interest; Midwives of Revolution; Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Ransom Riggs; SHIELD Alisa: Killing Eve; Last Edition; Spotlight Tansy: Ida, Alison Evans; Bring it On the Musical; Courtney Milan's After the Wedding (the Worth Saga) If you want a copy of Alex's history zine, let her know!!! Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which convention season and awards season are both upon us! WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Hugo Packet now available Rivqa & Mother of Invention at Strange Horizons If you're at Continuum come to our MOI book party, Sunday 10 June 2pm. Wiscon Killable Bodies in SF panel Wiscon's official statement. Coffee and Ink's response from the audience Nebulas! Who won them? Continuum Deep Dive: come and see Tansy talk about Roman celebrities! CULTURE CONSUMED: Alex: The Black God’s Drums, P Djeli Clark; Murderbot 3 (Rogue Protocol), Martha Wells; Saladin, John Man, and Saga Land, Richard Fidler and Kari Gislason; Obsidio, Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Alisa: editing mysterious Twelfth Planet Press texts! stay tuned. Tansy: Deadpool essay here; Supernatural 13.10 Wayward Sisters; When the Letter Comes by Sara Fox - read it here; Book Smugglers on the Smart Bitches Trashy Books podcast Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which the crew talks about harassment, conventions and of course... booooooks. WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Alisa published her Audit about harassment at Aussie conventions on Facebook, pdf available on request. CULTURE CONSUMED: Alex: That Dangerous and Persuasive Woman: Vida Goldstein, Janette Bomford; Dark Matter: Reading the Bones, ed Sheree R Thomas; A Wrinkle in Time (film); Alisa: Murderbot 2 & Real Desperate White House The Continuing Story Tansy: Julian Barr - Ashes of Olympus #1 The Way Home; Kelly Jennings - Fault Lines (Velocity’s Ghost) Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET/WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Locus Awards finalists: https://locusmag.com/2018/04/2018-locus-awards-finalists/ The Norma: https://normakhemmingaward.org Tansy on Acts of Kitchen: https://actsofkitchen.com/2018/04/29/acts-of-kitchen-tansy-rayner-roberts-2/ CULTURE CONSUMED:   Alisa: iZombie, Champagne and Socks, Epiphany   Alex: Descent of Monsters (and The Black Tides of Heaven, The Red Threads of Fortune), JY Yang; Artificial Condition, Martha Wells; Underwater Ballroom Society, ed Stephanie Burgis and Tiffany Trent; October, China Mieville. Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which we care about Hugo Awards, Aussie SFF awards, harassment at conventions and tea-brewing spaceships all at the same time. WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Hugo shortlist! Aurealis winners Ditmars Survey on Harassment in Aussie SF conventions CULTURE CONSUMED: Tansy: The Teamaster & the Detective, by Aliette de Bodard, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events S2, Runaways (TV) Alisa: Annihilation; Planetfall, Emma Newman; 2140, Kim Stanley Robinson; Santa Clarita Diet S2; Rise Alex: Echoes of Understorey, Thoraiya Dyer; Till We Have Faces and The Cosmic Trilogy, CS Lewis; The Craft Sequence, Max Gladstone Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

Post-cake and post-birthday we talk Kickstarter, Tiptree and Hawking: plus the Rights of Women.  Thanks for the cake love! WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Tansy’s Kickstarter :D Bring back the Creature Court Stephen Hawking died Tiptree winner, shortlist & longlist announced. Kitschies shortlist CULTURE CONSUMED: Alex: Olympe de Gouges, The Declaration of the Rights of Women; Lord of the Rings films; Fringe re-watch Tansy: Jessica Jones S2 & Tor.com essays, Rise, The Underwater Ballroom Society (Ysabeau Wilce), Get To Work Hurley Ep 8 Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which Galactic Suburbia is 8 years olds. We're reading independently, making friends in Grade 3, and eating CAKE. This episode is best consumed with cake, especially if you tweet, email or message us to say exactly what you're eating. CAKE Alex: blueberry and orange ricotta cake with French Earl Grey syrup Tansy: blueberry marscapone cakes Alisa: super fancy hot chocolate (but also blueberry and ricotta cake the day before) WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET? Tansy’s Kickstarter launches on Wednesday March 14 - the Return of the Creature Court. Who Against Guns legal fundraiser, initiative of the Doctor Who podcasting alliance. Rachel Talalay's piece on the epic #metoo women's panel at Gallifrey 2018. Whovian Feminism's breakdown summary of the same panel. The YA Hugo thing that just happened (breaking news as recording) Nominate for the Hugos NOOOOW! CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: BLACK PANTHER; Casanegra: A Tennyson Hardwick Story, Blair Underwood, Steven Barnes, Tananarive Due; short stories by Rjurik Davidson Alex: Basically, the Norma. Also Time Was, Ian McDonald; Firefly and Serenity rewatch. Tansy: The Girls at the Kingfisher Club, by Genevieve Valentine; Voltron Season 5, Jessica Jones is coming. (first episode reviewed here) Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

Sit down, strap yourselves in and get ready to be wall to wall spoiled for the entire new series of Star Trek! Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

We're back! Our now fully East Coast podcast has returned to delight and enrage you. WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET/WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Alisa moved house; Icefall by Stephanie Gunn acquisition for TPP, new Author Spotlight of the Month gig at TPP Tansy new novella Girl Reporter released, How To Survive An Epic Journey at Uncanny Magazine, progress report on Mother of Invention. Locus Recommended Reading List and poll now open for Locus Awards. Hugo nominations open Stella Sparks long list includes Claire Coleman for Terra Nullius CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: All Systems Red, Martha Wells; Altered Carbon; Star Wars The Last Jedi; The Expanse S1; AfroFuturism Alex: Elysium Fire, Alastair Reynolds; Altered Carbon, Star Trek Disco; Norma reading; The Wicked and the Divine vol 5; Terry Pratchett: Tiffany Aching reread. Tansy: Alanna the First Adventure by Tamora Pierce; Arcanos Unraveled, Jonna Gjevre; Star Trek Disco - read Liz Barr's reviews; Mary Beard, Women & Power; Ursula Le Guin, Cheek By Jowl, the Pratchat podcast, Steven Universe, Unstable Unicorns What did you read to commemorate the passing of Ursula Le Guin? Check out the GS Bookclub re-read on our Facebook page. Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

It's our Holiday Gift Recs Extravaganza! Prepare to do some serious online shopping while you listen to our recs. WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Alex moonlighted on Paleo Cinema Podcast with a Disaster Movie special episode! We look at a list of the 33 Best SFF books by women (hooray for lists with more than one) Kate Gordon’s new novel raising funds for White Ribbon Australia against domestic violence - 25 Memories of Viggo McDuff Holiday gift recs! For cooks: Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat Tiptree cookbook: The Bakery Men Don’t See, now available in shiny new edition. Nerd Girl Yarns Fiction: The Silver Well, Kate Forsyth and Kim Wilkins; Persepolis Rising, James SA Corey For children & lovers of great children's fiction: The Dragon with the Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis Give a novella: Ellen Klages - Passing Strange, Martha Wells - All Systems Red, The Murderbot Diaries. Movie money Book Bath Box & other subscription boxes Chocolate! Gin Coffee 3000 Thieves Whiskey stationery From our listeners: Ellen recs Ideal Bookshelf on Etsy for adorable book pins such as this version of A Wrinkle in Time. Elizabeth recs Femmecraft on Etsy (the Fight Like a Girl Squirrel Girl piece we mention specifically is already sold out, wah). Elizabeth also points us at Raven's Dreaming, the Perth-based artist who did the cover for Juliet Marillier's collection Prickle Moon. For young readers and their parents, Mel recommends Rocket Science for Babies by Chris Ferrie, and for the slightly older readers - Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty. Kathryn L pointed us at this Kickstarter. OUR STUFF: Luminescent Threads Tara Sharp Musketeer Space & Joyeux by Tansy CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: Girl Reporter, Tansy Rayner Roberts Alex: The Red Queen; Thor: Ragnarok; On Joanna Russ; Girl Reporter; Lotus Blue, Cat Sparks; The Silver Well, Kate Forsyth and Kim Wilkins Tansy: Killjoys, Choices: The Crown & the Flame, #ThorryNotThorry, the Avengers Infinity War trailer, Dragonette (Jam by Kate/Just Add Moonshine) Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which the trashfires are covered in rainbows this week. So many trashfires; so many rainbows. Huge congrats to all the QUILTBAG/LGBTQ Australians who got engaged since Wednesday 15th 2017, including friend of the podcast John Richards!!! WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Australia voted Yes! And we really want Penny Wong to lead the country now please. World Fantasy Awards: results out China, the largest SETI telescope, and Cixin Liu CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: All the news. Literally all the news. Alex: Lord of the Rings; Wynnona Earp season 1; Searching for Sugarman; The Red Queen, Isobelle Carmody Tansy: Hamilton’s Battalion, Tremontaine Season 3, Tansy's new superhero novella Girl Reporter is available for pre-order now!! Check out her cover reveal on the Mary Sue. Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET/WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Julian May died No more Writer and the Critic: announcement Feminist Poltergeist podcast, from Ellenbutnotdegeneres: Carmilla movie out OUR DISCUSSION: Leisure, freelancing/part-time hours and guilt. CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: Otherlife; Stranger Things S2; The Trauma Cleaner, Sarah Krasnostein; Pop Culture Happy Hour; Friends Like These Tansy: Podcasts: Uncanny 14b (To Budapest with Love by Theodora Goss & Some Cupids Kill with Arrows by Tansy; Kameron Hurley’s Get To Work Hurley #6 (how to write when overwhelmed by the world); Fangirl Happy Hour #100 (On Brand) & #101 (Howl’s Moving Castle); Thor Ragnarok - ABC Radio interview Alex: Nexus, Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan, Deborah Biancotti; Bold as Love sequence, Gwyneth Jones; Lord of the Rings, Glitch Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which we read books, make books and regender books WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET? The D Franklin Defying Doomsday Award Luminescent Threads shout-out in Den of Geek’s Holiday Book Guide Tansy's regendered Frankenstein podcast: Frankentastic! CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: makes the books for Twelfth Planet Press Alex: Nexus; Blacklist on netflix; Provenance, Ann Leckie; Terra Nullius, Claire G Coleman Tansy: Send your recs for farm/small town family themed romance novels to @tansyrr on Twitter. Fandom for Robots by Vina Jie-Min Prasad on Uncanny Magazine, the great rereading/regendering of Frankenstein, the Creature Court project GENERAL CHATTER: Patreon! How it works for authors, and what they do differently. … Patreon discussion… Sandstone @quartzen discussed why she supports an author's Patreon and what she likes to get in return. Check out Tansy’s Patreon! We also recommend the Patreon pages of Seanan McGuire & Kameron Hurley Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which we're voting Yes for equality, and Alex is back in the house. (APOLOGIES FOR THE POOR SOUND QUALITY-the Silent Producer)  WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Cory Bernardi vs Students in Dresses (via @JoshThomas87) The Book Smugglers Level Up Kickstarter WHAT ALEX DID ON HER EPIC ADVENTURE!   CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: What Happened, Hillary Clinton; The Good Place Season 1; Star Trek Discovery Tansy: Rogue Desire, Amy Jo Cousins etc, The Doubleclicks: Love Problems, Snowspelled by Stephanie Burgis, The Captive Prince series by C.S. Pacat Alex: airplane viewing, including Kong: Skull Island; Redemption in Indigo, Karen Lord; Beneath the Sugar Sky, Seanan McGuire; Into the Black, Rowland White Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which Alisa & Tansy talk #ownvoices, the nuance of diversity and the current trend for "authenticity" at the expense of author privacy. WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET? Yoon Ha Lee on #ownvoices & being outed as a trans author Follow up from D Franklin on how authors of marginalised identities aren't beyond criticism when writing about toxic or damaging tropes. Corinne Duyvis & the origins of #ownvoices and its original intentions. CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: the news, the weather & PhD stuff Tansy: In Other Worlds, Sarah Rees Brennan; A Taste of Honey, Kai Ashante Wilson Check out Tansy moonlighting on the Fangirl Happy Hour podcast! Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which Alisa & Tansy keep the home fires burning for Alex with Hugo chat, Aussie politics and more. WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET/WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Huuuuuugoos! For the stat badgers among you: The Nomination Stats & The Winner Stats Patterns Around Octavia Butler (Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler) CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: Politics abroad & at home; The Wanderers Tansy: Torchwood The Aliens Among Us (Big Finish Audio); The Worst Witch (Netflix) Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

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In which we revisit a favourite old space station to see if it totally holds up, and get angry about superhero girlfriends. WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET WFA Shortlist Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction Kickstarter Defying Doomsday Award - last call for nominations Let’s talk about Titania, brand new imprint of Twelfth Planet Press, coming soon. CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: Deep Space 9; The Wanderers, Meg Howrey; Voyager S1 Tansy: The Refrigerator Monologues, Catherynne Valente; Once Upon a Time S5, Erased. Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which Alisa & Tansy are not Handmaids, and we need a lot of cheerful culture to balance out the darkness. WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET/WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Our Kickstarter for Mother of Invention is Complete: it's the end but the moment has been prepared for. Nnedi Okorafor’s amazing African dystopian novel Who Fears Death to be adapted for HBO, produced by GRRM. (and you thought The Handmaid's Tale was hardcore viewing...) Radio National Books program Alisa listened to - discussing The Wanderers & the horrible phenomenon of mainstream literary snobbery around science fiction. CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: The Handmaid’s Tale, Star Trek DS9 Seasons 1-5, Orphan Black S5 eps 1-5 Some Handmaid links: SBS Streaming Ad Placement Almost as Brutal As Gilead The Handmaid's Tale in the Monthly by Elle Hardy Margaret Atwood herself on Handmaid in the Age of Trump Tansy: Reign Season 2; Bearly a Lady, Cassandra Khaw; The Dragon with A Chocolate Heart, Stephanie Burgis Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

photo credit: Paul Weimer In Which Alex & Tansy talk awards, culture & promote each other's projects. Continuum & the Ditmars. Locus Awards: so many winners. Mother of Invention: last day of Tansy's Kickstarter campaign! Last chance to pledge! Luminescent Threads pre-orders open now. The Book Riot review/interview is here! Avid Bookshop vs. Trolls How has Twelfth Planet Press has impacted on our listeners? Email galacticsuburbia@gmail.com to provide us with your anecdata! CULTURE CONSUMED Tansy: GLOW on Netflix Alex: InCryptid short stories, Seanan McGuire Tansy: One Con Glory, Sarah Kuhn Alex: The Girl who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two, Catherynne Valente Tansy: Not Your Sidekick, C.B. Lee; Star Crossed by Barbara Dee Alex: Agents of SHIELD Tansy: Valentine, Jodi McAlister (@JodiMcA & #PaceysCreek on Twitter) Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which we Continuum all the Continuum! Our live podcast, recorded on the afternoon of June 11 2016, with us still buzzing, inspired and surrounded by cake. Alex has a travel announcement. Alisa is knitting. Continuum 13! We were there! Seanan McGuire's Guest of Honour Hour Likhain's GOH speech on YouTube & written version. (we hadn't seen this when we recorded so don't mention it in the episode but PLEASE read/watch it. Rivqa Rafael's Continuum tweets Storified. Mother of Invention: our campaign is past $11,000 and still going! CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: Hidden Figures; The Happy Place; Disney on Ice: Frozen Tansy: Heathers: The Musical/Heathers, Wonder Woman Alex: Wonder Woman; Hugo reading: Ninefox Gambit, Yoon Ha Lee; All the Birds in the Sky, Charlie Jane Anders; That Game We Played During the War, Carrie Vaughn; Q&A: we answer your questions & take on your conversation topics. Thanks SO MUCH to our darling audience, who filled our seats, howled when we needed you to, came up with questions, and stayed blissfully quiet the rest of the time. If you hear a moment of odd, no-context-provided hilarity, just assume something funny has happened involving one of the Galactic Suburbia Gentleman's Auxilary, or that someone is gesturing with cake. Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which we launch new projects and Discover a new/old love for Star Trek. Bet you didn't know how much we love Star Trek. What's new on the internet? Nebula Weekend means awards and other announcements! Tansy announces the impending Kickstarter for Mother of Invention: A speculative fiction anthology of diverse, challenging stories about gender & artificial intelligence. Alex reveals the cover of Luminescent Threads, the new book about Octavia Butler coming soon from Twelfth Planet Press. Continuum Preview! Check out the program, because we're all over it. The whole GalSub team will be at Melbourne for this year's Continuum -- if you're planning to be there, block off three hours for our Galactic Suburbia-and-Twelfth Planet Press extravaganza including a fundraising bake sale and a pre-launch party for Luminescent Threads. (It's like a baby shower but for a book, and you don't have to bring gifts) CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: Santa Clarita Diet S1; Anne with an E; Luminescent Threads edited by Alexandra Pierce and Mimi Mondal, Twin Peaks. Alex: Moana; Doctor Strange; Arrow; For the Love of Spock; Silent Invasion, James Bradley Tansy: Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief; The Murderbot Diaries, Martha Wells; The Sarah Jane Adventures (check out Tansy's appearance on the Sarah Jane themed Splendid Chaps here) All of us: Star Trek Discovery Trailer! We have a lot of feels. Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which we debate the all important question, how much zombie vomit is too much zombie vomit? WHAT'S NEW ON THE INTERNET Clarke Award Shortlist The End of Tropes Vs Women Sleeping With Monsters Book coming soon! CULTURE CONSUMED Alisa: Rogue One, Santa Clarita Diet Tansy: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, Beauty & the Beast, Legion Ep 1, “Making the Magic Lightning Strike Me,” John Chu in Uncanny Magazine Alex: The Dark Forest, Cixin Liu; Gemina, Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff; The Glass Universe, Dava Sobel; other people’s culture consumed (Asher, Kathryn, Meredith) Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

A Very Special Galactic Suburbia Announcement. We're doing a thing for our Patreon supporters! You're the first to hear about it! Our Galactic Suburbia Podcast Patreon. Alisa's Champagne & Socks crafting podcast (the champagne is metaphorical) (Patreon to be launched shortly) Alex's Acts of Kitchen foodie & cooking podcast and Patreon Tansy's Sheep Might Fly fiction podcast and Patreon

In which we feed our feedback back to you, with a side order of cheesecake! WHAT'S NEW ON THE INTERNET Aurealis Award winners announced. Ditmar prelim ballot FEEDBACK: Flea’s YouTube channel Books mentioned in feedback: Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls Roller Girl The Better Homes and Garden New Cookbook Joy of Cooking Amanda Downum’s Necromancer Chronicles The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu CULTURE CONSUMED Alisa: S-Town; Sharp Edge, Marianne Delacourt Alex: Babylon’s Ashes, James SA Corey; Harry Potter; Samovar Tansy: Harry Potter + fanfic, Drop Dead Fred Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which Galactic Suburbia becomes a five-time Hugo nominated podcast... WHAT'S NEW ON THE INTERNET? Hugo shortlist Also the Nommo shortlist (from the African Speculative Fiction Society) CULTURE CONSUMED Alisa: The 45th; S-Town; Sea Swept, Nora Roberts Tansy: Lotus Blue, Cat Sparks; Buffy rewatch Alex: New York 2140, Kim Stanley Robinson; the Ancillary series, Ann Leckie; season 2 and most of 3 of Person of Interest; Last Cab to Darwin   Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which Alisa reads us all under the table (again) and the women of SFF are anything but Humble. What's New on the Internet? Cheesecake can be cake if it wants to be cake. Especially if you do not belong to a pie nation. Also, pies need lids or they're not trying hard enough. GUFF race (until 17 April) Paul Weimer is the DUFF candidate, hooray! Women of SFF Humble Bundle - get this amazing bunch of SFF books now, only a couple of days to go! CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: Fangirl, Rainbow Rowell; Too Sharp, Marianne Delacourt; Missing Richard Simmons Tansy: Dreadnought, by April Daniels, Mad Money, Iron Fist Alex: Hawk and Fisher, Simon R Green; The Delirium Brief, Charles Stross; Logan; The Abyss; Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which we are seven years old! Get yourself some delicious cake and settle down to our International Women's Day episode. What's New on the Internet? Post-mortem on the first Octavia Butler book club hosted by Twelfth Planet Press! We had such a great time talking about Wild Seed. Next up: Fledgling on April 2 2017. Aurealis Awards shortlist is out. Locus Recommended Reading List CULTURE CONSUMED: REPEAT THE TITLE OF YOUR CULTURE Alisa: Ken Liu; Women of Letters; The Arrival; Canberry; Courtney Milan - Trade Me & Hold Me. Alex: Because You’ll Never Meet Me, and Nowhere Near You, Leah Thomas; more Bujold; Cooked (Netflix, 4 parts) Tansy: Younger, Hidden Figures, shout out for Kickstarter campaign for new card game featuring the art of Tania Walker: The Lady & the Tiger. Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us! TELL US ABOUT YOUR CAKE! IF YOU ATE CAKE WITH THIS PODCAST, WE WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT.