Podcast appearances and mentions of carolyn ives gilman

Wolf down lamb with Carolyn Ives Gilman as we discuss the way her ideas aren't small enough to squeeze into short stories, how she shelved a novel she'd written because she felt her imagination at its wildest wasn't ridiculous enough to match reality, whether our personal archives will be trashed or treasured, the reason she doesn't feel she can teach writing, why authors need to respect what the story wants, why she's terrible at reacting to writing prompts and how she does it anyway, how she generally starts a story not with character or plot but with setting, the ethics and morality of zoos and museums, how she manages to makes the impossible seem possible, our shared inability to predict which stories editors will want, and much more.

This episode features "Books to Take at the End of the World" by Carolyn Ives Gilman (©2025 by Carolyn Ives Gilman) read by Stefan Rudnicki,, and "Some to Cradle, Some to Eat" by Eugenia Triantafyllou (©2025 by Eugenia Triantafyllou) read by Judy Young. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was written in the stars that someday we'd join forces with the Reading Glasses gals and create the nerdiest book event ever. Here it is. An hour of live book recommendations done over Zoom. If you missed out and would like us to do this again, reach out to us via twitter or email and let us know! Book requests and our recommendations"  “I just finished the first book in The Witcher series and I’d love more fantasy short story recommendations.”   Jill - Rogues (Anthology) https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780345537263 Dangerous Women https://www.overdrive.com/media/2052864/dangerous-women https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780765332073   Adam - Toil and Trouble (Anthology) https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781335016270   “Looking for a read-a-like for Little Women and Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine.”   Mallory - Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780316204262 https://www.overdrive.com/media/650438/whered-you-go-bernadette   When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781534432871 https://www.overdrive.com/media/4815623/when-we-were-magic   The Girl Who Slept With God by Val Brelinki https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780143109433 https://www.overdrive.com/media/2015858/the-girl-who-slept-with-god   “Looking for recommendations for books about small towns with quirky characters, with a sense of a small community where the characters get all up in each other’s business” Adam - Cedar Valley by Holly Throsby https://www.overdrive.com/media/4297634/cedar-valley   Nathan Coulter by Wendell Berry https://www.overdrive.com/media/228070/nathan-coulter https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781582434094 Mallory - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781492623441 https://www.overdrive.com/media/2139814/the-readers-of-broken-wheel-recommend   “Looking for a read-a-like for Bunny by Mona Awad, something weird and creepy but with no violence and or horror.”   Mallory - The Return by Rachel Harrison https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780593098660 https://www.overdrive.com/media/4838379/the-return   Sarah Waters https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781594633928 https://www.overdrive.com/media/1742956/the-paying-guests Sarah Perry https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780062856401 https://www.overdrive.com/media/5130366/melmoth Dare Me by Megan Abbott https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780316430173 https://www.overdrive.com/media/1089210/dare-me Adam - Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781101974445 https://www.overdrive.com/media/3108736/meddling-kids   Jill - The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781683691433 https://www.overdrive.com/media/5038989/the-southern-book-clubs-guide-to-slaying-vampires   “Looking for queer sci-fi.”   Adam - The Disasters by M.K. England https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780062657688 https://www.overdrive.com/media/3900835/the-disasters Once and Future by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780316449274 https://www.overdrive.com/media/4659499/once-future   Mallory - The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781481447942 https://www.overdrive.com/media/5038996/the-stars-are-legion   “Looking for a book recommendation to get me out of a slump. I love sci fi and fantasy and need something that will really get its claws in me and get me excited and invested right away.”   Adam - The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781524739010 https://www.overdrive.com/media/4775066/the-kingdom-of-back   Brea - The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780765392107 https://www.overdrive.com/media/4500036/the-future-of-another-timeline   Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781101886717 https://www.overdrive.com/media/2466122/sleeping-giants   The Test by Sylvain Neuvel https://www.overdrive.com/media/4297407/the-test “Can you recommend any novellas? Big books are intimidating and hard to focus on.” Mallory - The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djeli Clark https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781250294807 https://www.overdrive.com/media/4288450/the-haunting-of-tram-car-015   Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780143198055 https://www.overdrive.com/media/3970894/split-tooth   Phantom Twin by Lisa Brown https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781626729247 https://www.overdrive.com/media/5243308/the-phantom-twin   Brea - Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780525541332 https://www.overdrive.com/media/4159273/drive-your-plow-over-the-bones-of-the-dead   “Looking for recommendations along the lines of Ghost Maps, nonfiction about diseases.” Brea - The Great Influenza by John M. Barry https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780143036494 https://www.overdrive.com/media/204479/the-great-influenza New Guinea Tapeworms and Jewish Grandmothers: Tales of Parasites and People by Robert S. Desowitz https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780393304268   “Looking for a good stand alone middle grade novel.”   Adam - Sunnyside Plaza by Scott Simon https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780316531207 https://www.overdrive.com/media/4669399/sunnyside-plaza   Doll Bones by Holly Black https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781416963998 https://www.overdrive.com/media/1139037/doll-bones   Mallory - Small Spaces by Katherine Arden https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780525515043 https://www.overdrive.com/media/3656348/small-spaces    “I really love a teenage girl/young adult detective story. Any recommendations in that realm?   Mallory - Goldie Vance https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781608868988 https://www.overdrive.com/media/3007148/goldie-vance-volume-1   Jill - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780385343497 https://www.overdrive.com/media/199312/the-sweetness-at-the-bottom-of-the-pie   Adam & Brea - A Study in Charllote by Brittany Cavallaro https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780062398918 https://www.overdrive.com/media/2236808/a-study-in-charlotte   “Looking for a read-a-like for Seanin McGuire/Mira Grant, historical or modern fantasy, maybe combined with a fairytale.”   Mallory - The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781250147936 https://www.overdrive.com/media/4559254/the-hazel-wood   Adam - Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781594634666 https://www.overdrive.com/media/4394966/gingerbread   Brea - A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781250211668 https://www.overdrive.com/media/3750319/a-blade-so-black The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter by Theodora Goss https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781481466516 https://www.overdrive.com/media/2988715/the-strange-case-of-the-alchemists-daughter   “Looking for diverse mystery recommendations.”   Jill - The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781492670124 https://www.overdrive.com/media/3877587/the-seven-deaths-of-evelyn-hardcastle   Ruth Ware https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781501132957 https://www.overdrive.com/media/2526344/the-woman-in-cabin-10 Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780062645234 https://www.overdrive.com/media/2962692/magpie-murders   Mallory - Sarah Waters https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781573228732 https://www.overdrive.com/media/242291/affinity   “I’ve been into nonfiction comics lately … looking for more.” Adam - The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781419718786 https://www.overdrive.com/media/3135209/the-best-we-could-do   Brea - My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris “Looking for a read-a-like for the Wayward Children series, reverse portal fantasy.”   Mallory - Ten Thousands Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780316421997 https://www.overdrive.com/media/4513546/the-ten-thousand-doors-of-january   Brea - The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780385541213 https://www.overdrive.com/media/4716002/the-starless-sea   “Looking for nihilistic YA…  desperately want more reads with nihilistic young adults as they go through a crisis of self and get closer to university. ”   Mallory - A.S. King   Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future https://www.overdrive.com/media/1547918/glory-obriens-history-of-the-future   Dig https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781101994917   Adam - The Rest of Us Just Live by Patrick Ness https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780062403179 https://www.overdrive.com/media/2052828/the-rest-of-us-just-live-here   “Read-a-like for an adult version of Yoon Ha Lee’s books, looking for a Star Trek vibe.”   Brea - Space Opera by Catherynne Valente https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781481497503 https://www.overdrive.com/media/3442025/space-opera   Dark Orbit by Carolyn Ives Gilman https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780765336309 https://www.overdrive.com/media/2875604/dark-orbit   Jill - The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780062444134 https://www.overdrive.com/media/2245998/the-long-way-to-a-small-angry-planet   “Looking for lush historical horror a la Alma Katsu.”   Mallory - The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781594484469 https://www.overdrive.com/media/552325/the-little-stranger   The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780143131632 https://www.overdrive.com/media/3309311/the-silent-companions

Seth Calder felt like he had barely dozed off when his alarm blared at 6:00 a.m. Level morning sunlight leaked through the blinds onto the birch and linen furniture of his Stockholm apartment. Amalia was already in the shower, so he lurched out of bed and went to check his news feed. NASA TO LAUNCH MARS CREW TODAY, said the first headline. The picture showed the ten crew members in flight suits, grinning at the camera. | Copyright 2019 by Carolyn Ives Gilman. First English language publication. Originally published in Chinese by the Future Affairs Administration. The story is inspired by “Technology and the Good Future” SF Workshop, which is jointly hosted by Future Affairs Administration (Guokr Publishing) and Ant Financial Services Group in Hangzhou, China. Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki.

Tomorrow is Easter, and I will have to welcome into my home the woman who is going to murder my son. I need to prepare side dishes in advance. Take a heaping bowl of injustice, mash it to a pulp, season with tears of rage, bake, and serve in a dish speckled with four-leaf clovers. The question is, should I put the rat poison in hers alone, or would it be better for all of us to go together? | Copyright 2018 by Carolyn Ives Gilman. Narrated by Gabrielle de Cuir.

This episode features "Umbernight" written by Carolyn Ives Gilman. Published in the February 2018 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/gilman_02_18 Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

This episode features "Umbernight" written by Carolyn Ives Gilman. Published in the February 2018 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/gilman_02_18 Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

Luke reviews Dark Orbit by Carolyn Ives Gilman. Get this audiobook for free, or any of 100,000 other titles, as part of a free trial by visiting this link: http://www.audibletrial.com/sfbrp. Buy this book at , or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, […]

Guest of honour interview with Carolyn Ives Gilman at Swecon 2016 – Fantastika in Stockholm, Sweden The music is from Sands Of Time (Psychadelik Pedestrian) / CC BY-NC 3.0

Volvemos al ataque. En este episodio nos acompañan Alexander Páez (de Donde Acaba el Infinito, The Spoiler Club, Neo Nostromo y El Peso del Aire) y Armando Saldaña (de Postcards from the Edge).Ilustración de The Builders, de Daniel PolanskyNos ha salido un capítulo extenso. El resumen de contenidos lo podéis encontrar a continuación:Hemos hablado de las nominaciones a los premios Hugo, a los Locus, a los Arthur C. Clarke y a los Ignotus.Desde el otro lado del charco se ha expresado alguna queja por la progresiva pérdida de importancia de la ciencia ficción frente a la fantasía en los premios Hugo.Hemos valorado el impacto de la campaña de los Sad Puppies (el nuevo Gran Hermano) en las diferentes categorías del Hugo.Leticia Lara ha defendido Binti, de Nnedi Okorafor, porque alguien tenía que hacerlo y ella tiene buen corazón.Miquel dice que no hay para tanto con The Builders, de Daniel Polansky, pero mola un montón.Por primera vez, Alexander dice que no se le haga caso a Miquel. Elías dice lo mismo, pero no es la primera vez.Los VerdHugos descubren un complot anglofóbico en los Hugo y lo relacionan con la falta de nominación (en los Hugo y en otros premios) del Luna: New Moon de Iain McDonald.Se ha producido una discusión sobre My Little Pony y otras series del mismo calibre.Alexánder Páez da una sorpresa (eso cree él) sobre sus gustos literarios (o falta de ellos).Se produce cierto debate en torno al potencial aburrimiento o no de Ex Machina, al margen de su interés. Miquel tiene razón.Nos enteramos de que en Chez Combarro la nueva generación está a la espera del Episodio VIII de Star Wars, como debe ser.Se produce un panegírico nostálgico sobre Supernatural y sus buenas temporadas.Descubrimos que olvidarse una temporada de la fantasía épica es como pasarse al vegeterianismo o a la leche sin lactosa: de golpe te sientes feliz y te sobra la energía.Hay una discusión interesante sobre las diferencias de espíritu en las nominaciones de los Hugo y las los de los Arthur C. Clarke.¡Felicitamos a Aliette de Bodard por su segundo tiento a la maternidad!Se plantean dudas sobre si la buena de las trilogías, en general, es la primera, la segunda o la tercera.A raíz de la nominación de Ken Liu en la categoría de Primera Novela de los Locus con su “The Grace of Kings” discutimos la necesidad (o lo contrario) de que exista ese premio.Tambien se plantea si es correcto que en categorías como “mejor antología” o “mejor colección de relatos” deberían entrar libros estilo “The best of” o solo libros con relatos originales.Descubrimos que los turcos son aficionados a la ciencia ficción.Resulta que a pesar de cierta controversia, la selección de finalistas a mejor novela del Ignotus, y a varias otras categorías, es bastante interesante y representativa.Los VerdHugos defienden la importancia de que sea “El Ministerio del Tiempo” quien se lleve el Ignotus a mejor producción audiovisual y no sniffnuestro podcastsniff.Recomendaciones literariasMiquel CodonyThe Fifth Season, de NK JemisinLa polilla en la casa del humo, de Guillem LópezAlexander PaezSharp Ends, de Joe AbercrombieLas visiones, de Edmundo Paz SoldánLeticia LaraRelojes de hueso, de David MitchellHouse of Suns, de Alastair ReynoldsJM OriolLovecraft Country, de Matt RuffThe People in the Trees, de Hanya YanagiharaArmando Saldaña(Cómic) The New Frontier, de Darwin CookeDark Orbit, de Carolyn Ives GilmanElías CombarroProyecto Marte, de LJ Salart(1/2 recomendación) Too Like the Lightning, de Ada PalmerPodéis descargar el episodio desde archive.org y, en cuanto se propaguen los feeds, también desde iTunes e iVoox. 

Our first podcast for April is “Touring with the Alien” written by Carolyn Ives Gilman and read by Kate Baker. Subscribe to our podcast.

Join Carolyn Ives Gilman at Range in Friendship Heights, Maryland as we discuss what's kept her coming back to The Twenty Planets universe for a quarter of a century, how her first science fiction convention was "total sensory overload," what it was like working with David Hartwell as an editor, why she's not visible on social media, and more.

Our first podcast for April is “Touring with the Alien” written by Carolyn Ives Gilman and read by Kate Baker.

Governor Jon Huntsman joins the Steven Maggi Show to talk about the non-partisan group No Labels that has been working to bring a new politics of goals-focused problem solving to our government.... Experience the excitement and energy of Las Vegas each weekend on VEGAS NEVER SLEEPS with Steven Maggi.

…in which I continue a podcast of random thoughts had while driving home from work. In this edition: What is the value of book reviews (to me)?  Suggested by Jonah Sutton-Morse (Twitter / Cabbages and Kings Podcast) Some thoughts on Dark Orbit by Carolyn Ives Gilman Enjoy the rambles. You can download the mp3 directly […]