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The protagonists in Jasper Fforde's "Red Side Story" live in Chromatacia, a place where "The hierarchy is based not on something mundane like voting for people, but on the colors that you can see." A sequel to "Shades of Grey," the book is packed with humor, adventure, murderous plots, and a dash of romance. In this edition of Book Lust, Fforde and host Nancy Pearl delve into Chromatica's reflections of our own world, as well as their views on fantasy, satire, and the wonder of audiobooks.

Freddie Fforde is the founder of Patch...Freddie introduces us to the vision of Patch and how it incorporates everything to do with community, collaboration and local business, as well as being a shared “work near home” workspace. We speak about how working near to the people and places that we love means that we can invest more time into those people and places.  We speak about the importance of building community as a way to mitigate loneliness. Freddie shares the story of the ‘long history' version of his inspiration to build Patch, offering some real gems that link back to that story, as well as what still inspires him today. The conversation then moves through his experience of being a founder and speaking with numerous founders and entrepreneurs…we explore some of the practices he's observed throughout this process. Freddie offers his brilliant approach of “build, measure, learn” as a founder and leader, and how that's worked for him and the teams he leads. We also of course then understand more about the meaning of “beautiful mess” for Freddie. The beauty of the mess for him has a lot to do with the operation underneath the public image. A rich conversation with an incredible founder and human! Power Takeaways: Fundamental belief that people are great everywhere. People need a place to come together and to build community so that they can be stronger together. How difficult it is behind the scenes to build a crisp, serene process. The success of the output of a business is dependent on the effectiveness of its inputs, and the effectiveness of that input is indirectly or directly controlled by the people. Everything is always changing inside and outside businesses. Internal mantra at Patch is ‘build, measure, learn' which encourages a  truly agile culture. You've got to start somewhere and accept that failure, within reason, is going to be a part of that. There can be a real beauty and a real pride in knowing that things are improving as you move through the process. To bring the thing into the world and to want it to be better. The first thing I say to people when I onboard them is “I want you to feel safe here”. That's what matters the most. Resources Mentioned: Patch website: www.patch.work Freddie Fforde linkedin page: linkedin.com/in/freddiefforde “The Library of Things”: www.libraryofthings.co.uk Django's coffee: @djangosspecialtycoffeehouse Flower tonic: flowertonic.co.uk

This evening, I am joined by Freddie Fforde, Founder of Patch, Commuter Co-Working Clubs and chief proponent of the working near home era. A former management consultant he has landed in real estate intent on solving one of the biggest challenges affecting real estate – what do we need from an office? You can join in the discussion using our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9054319/Please keep your questions and voicenotes coming. It is best to contact me on LinkedIn.Key Takeaways:Passion for Access to Opportunity: Freddie's inspiration for Patch stems from his desire to provide access to opportunity for more people. Drawing from his experiences in university, working at Bain, and navigating the startup world, Freddie recognised the need to address challenges related to access to opportunity, particularly for working parents.Confluence of Experiences: Patch emerged from a confluence of Freddie's diverse experiences, including his involvement in events at university, his observations of the challenges faced by working parents, and his exploration of technology's societal impacts. These experiences led him to envision a solution that combines technology, community, and real estate to create opportunities for people.Challenging Traditional Notions: Freddie challenges traditional notions of real estate by launching Patch without prior real estate experience. He emphasises the importance of bringing new perspectives and ideas to an industry that often lacks innovation, highlighting the value of his startup mentality in driving change.Mission and Values: Patch's mission is to create opportunities for people, work, and community on every UK high street. Rooted in values of nearness, balance, and sustainability, Patch aims to go beyond traditional coworking spaces to become centres of local life and work, fostering belonging and celebrating community.Diversity and Inclusion: Freddie recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion within Patch and the broader real estate industry. He believes that embracing diverse perspectives and backgrounds can lead to better outcomes in urban planning and community development.Future Growth: With three locations already open and plans to expand to more high streets across the UK, Patch is poised for growth. Freddie envisions Patch becoming a platform for talent and opportunity, serving diverse communities and challenging the status quo in real estate.Overall, Freddie's passion, vision, and commitment to creating positive change through Patch offer inspiration and insight into the future of real estate and community development. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The rise in demand for local working spaces is very visible. It's unfortunate that the category was tarnished by WeWork founder Adam Neumann, whose fortune is dwarfed only by the lack of ethics displayed in building it. But it doesn't need to be so.An alternative would be to start to consciously build workspaces not only based on a pound per square foot and the distance to the nearest Waitrose, but rather on the basis of the communities in which they're located, and how they can best serve and integrate with those communities.That's very much the ethos behind Patch, a company building working spaces founded by my guest today, Freddie Fforde.Patch locations are designed and built on a foundation of community contribution, local and ethical sourcing, a local scholarship programme (early days), in-kind charity donations, 100 year thinking, equality of opportunity, sustainable design, and values which have been very clearly thought through and implemented.Three simple values:- Near, reflecting the desire to allow people to work in their local community;- Balanced, reflecting the flexibility to allow everyone to balance their lives appropriately without having work location be the key driver;- Build to last, reflecting Freddie's intent that the decisions the company and its team makes should be ones for a company that will last over 100 years.It's a wonderful set of values. We discuss how Freddie came to them, how they come alive in the company, and his vision for bringing Patch not only to the obvious affluent locations, but to all high streets in the UK's towns.As one of his investors with a background in the area says, " I'm only investing if you agree with me. We're not done until we're in Wigan."(I discuss with Freddie after the recording that they shouldn't be done even when they're in Wigan. I'd like to see one open up in Gaza!)This is a rich episode where we also discuss topics of privilege and the fact that although you can't change your background if it is privileged (which in the UK the vast majority of us have), you can become aware of that privilege and use it to help.Freddie's a thoughtful founder. Enjoy this episode._______________I host a weekly online workshop with CEOs of SMEs (10 to 100 employees approx) about scaling up, allowing them to step back and do more strategic work, and doing it in line with their values. Max 6 per session so we can have a real conversation.If you'd like to join me, find a date that works for you here. They aren't charged for - you and I will both get value from the conversation.Only CEOs / MDs apply - strictly peer-level conversation.

“Do it because you care. Find out who you are, where you can be most useful, and how you want to go about it, but only do it if you care.”Mentorship can truly change people's careers and lives. We're big believers in the power of mentorship, it's why we started this podcast! In this brand new feature series, we'll take a deep dive into the different forms and shapes of mentorship and answer some of your most common questions, e.g. How do you approach a mentor? How do you manage the day to day? When do you know it's time to part ways? And to change things up even more this series, we're also not just have one but two hosts. For the first time ever, James, JBM Founder and resident 40 Minute Mentor host, will be joined by our Head of Marketing and Podcast Producer, Hannah Urbanek. In our first episode, we're joined by Varun Vassanth and his mentor, former 40 Minute Mentor and Founder of Patch, Freddie Fforde. We dig deep into their mentorship relationship and uncover: ➡️  Naturally falling into the mentor-mentee relationship [03:54] ➡️  The impact of an informal approach to mentorship [06:12] ➡️  What mentorship can mean to different people [09:09]➡️  Crafting a virtual board of stellar advisors [12:35] ➡️  Separating mentorship from management and respecting boundaries [14:55] ➡️  Building mutual respect for effective mentorship [17:52] ➡️  Instilling mentorship to drive your company culture [21:50] ➡️  Parting ways [28:53] ➡️  The do's and don'ts of mentorship [31:40] ➡️  Being selective about the advice you're giving as a mentor [36:06]  ⛳ Helpful links:➡️ Connect with Freddie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/freddiefforde/➡️ Connect with Varun: https://www.linkedin.com/in/varunvassanth/➡️ More about Patch: https://www.patch.work/➡️ Check out Freddie's previous episode: https://jbmc.co.uk/insights/40-minute-mentor/feature-series-freddie-fforde/ ⭐Enjoyed this episode?⭐️Keep up to date with all our latest episodes, by hitting the subscribe button on your favourite podcast platform. And for any feedback on what you enjoy the most and ideas on what we can do to make 40 Minute Mentor even better, please leave us a review on https://ratethispodcast.com/40mm 

In August we hosted the first-ever live show of Jimmy's Jobs of the Future at The Selkirk in Tooting.It was amazing to see so many listeners in real life and the whole evening was an unforgettable experience and milestone in the journey of the show. We can't do it all again soon. This episode is the recording of the live show to give you a taste of what you may have missed out on: a brilliant discussion with Patch Founder Freddie Fforde.Freddie is an inspiring entrepreneur looking to solve the office Vs work-from-home dilemma by offering something of a middle ground- Work Near Home.  It's a great concept and in a world of increasingly polarised extremes it's nice to see sometimes the solution to a complex issue is down the middle of the road. We're releasing this as an extended teaser for our new season that is launching on Wednesday 7th September - subscribe to make sure you don't miss it!Dev InterruptedBehind every successful tech company is an engineering org. We tell their story.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

“What matters to me about the people in our cap table is that they're people who really care about what we're trying to achieve and our values, and fundamentally believe and support me as the Founder.” To kick off our brand new 40 Minute Mentor ‘Early Stage Founders' feature series, we're joined by the brilliant Freddie Fforde, Founder of Patch. Patch creates dynamic work clubs and community venues for local highstreets. Open and available to everyone, Patch are looking to redefine what the future of work looks like and create spaces designed to celebrate businesses and talent close to home. In today's episode, we learn more about Patch's journey so far, their aspirations for the future and Freddie shares some candid insights into his journey as a Founder, including: The biggest challenges and failures he faced as a Founder [03:14]The importance of the people around him and how they've helped him become the Founder he is today [07:32]Why he became a Founder in the first place [10:24]Where the inspiration for Patch came from and why it all started during Covid [17:06]What the future of work will look like and how employers can embrace it [22:58]Freddie's approach to raising investment for Patch and why it's so important to base your cap table on skillset [26:33]His first-hand advice for any aspiring Founders listening [29:57]Some of the most common Founder life myths and what the reality of being a Founder actually looks like [39:42]The valuable experience he got from being a fractional leader ahead of starting Patch [41:52]And why balancing all aspect of his life has become one of Patch's  company values [45:41] ⛳️  Helpful links: ➡️ More about Freddie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/freddiefforde/➡️ More about Patch: https://www.patch.work/ ⭐Enjoyed this episode?⭐️Keep up to date with all our latest episodes, by hitting the subscribe button on your favourite podcast platform. And for any feedback on what you enjoy the most and ideas on what we can do to make 40 Minute Mentor even better, please leave us a review on https://ratethispodcast.com/40mm

Fforde has been writing in the Comedy/Fantasy Genre since 2001 when his novel 'The Eyre Affair' debuted on the New York Times Bestseller list. 'The Great Troll War', published in September 2021, is his 16th novel and he counts his sales in millions. He lives and works in Wales. His latest is The Constant Rabbit availble now everywhere. You can find out more about Jasper Fforde here.   Want to support the show? You can buy me a coffee or "book" here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PencilsLipstick   Looking for tips on writing, publishing, and storytelling? Join my writers' newsletter! Want more information on my books, author swaps, short stories and what I'm reading? Sign up for my readers' newsletter.

Episode 60 – Freddie Fforde: In this episode we are joined by Freddie Fforde, the Founder of Patch, a flexible work near home concept with grand ambitions for expansion. We discuss Freddie's career including his time at Entrepreneur First, his vision for shared work and life spaces and the challenges of growing a company like his.For further information please visit www.waverton.co.uk or www.patch.work LinkedIn:Doug Barnett – https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-barnett-a475b820/ Freddie Fforde – https://www.linkedin.com/in/freddiefforde/ This podcast is issued by Waverton Investment Management Limited, 16 Babmaes Street, London, SW1Y 6AH. Registered in England No. 2042285. Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. The information provided in this podcast is for information purposes only and Waverton Investment Management Limited does not accept liability for any loss or damage which may arise directly or indirectly out of use or reliance by the client, or anyone else, on the information contained in this recording. This podcast should be used as a guide only is based on our current views of markets and is subject to change.The information provided does not constitute investment advice and it should not be relied on as such. It should not be considered a solicitation to buy or an offer to sell a security. It does not take into account any investor's particular investment objectives, strategies, tax status or investment horizon.Where Waverton's advice is given it is restricted to discretionary investment management services. We do not provide advice on the use of tax or financial planning products (even if the service which we are managing is held within such a product) or non-discretionary investment.All materials have been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but its accuracy is not guaranteed. There is no representation or warranty as to the current accuracy of, nor liability for, decisions based on such information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jasper Fforde: Jasper began his career in the film industry, and for nineteen years held a variety of posts on such movies as Goldeneye, The Mask of Zorro and Entrapment. Secretly harbouring a desire to tell his own stories rather than help other people tell their's, Jasper started writing in 1988, and spent eleven years secretly writing novel after novel as he strove to find a style of his own that was a no-mans-land somewhere between the warring factions of Literary and Absurd. After receiving 76 rejection letters from publishers, Jasper's first novel The Eyre Affair was taken on by Hodder & Stoughton and published in July 2001. Set in 1985 in a world that is similar to our own, but with a few crucial - and bizarre - differences (Wales is a socialist republic, the Crimean War is still ongoing, and the most popular pets are home-cloned dodos), The Eyre Affair introduces literary detective named 'Thursday Next'. Thursday's job includes spotting forgeries of Shakespeare's lost plays, mending holes in narrative plot lines, and rescuing characters who have been kidnapped from literary masterpieces. Luckily for Jasper, the novel garnered dozens of effusive reviews, and received high praise from the press, from booksellers and readers throughout the UK. In the US The Eyre Affair was also an instant hit, entering the New York Times Bestseller List in its first week of publication. Since then, Jasper has added another six to the Thursday Next series and has also begun a second series that he calls 'Nursery Crime', featuring Jack Spratt of The Nursery Crime Division. In the first book, 'The Big Over Easy', Humpty Dumpty is the victim in a whodunnit, and in the second, 'The Fourth Bear', the Three Bear's connection to Goldilocks disappearance can finally be revealed. In January 2010 Fforde published 'Shades of Grey', in which a fragmented society struggle to survive in a colour-obsessed post-apocalyptic landscape. His latest series is for Young Adults and include 'The Last Dragonslayer' (2010), 'Song of the Quarkbeast' (2011) and 'The Eye of Zoltar' (2013). All the books centre around Jennifer Strange, who manages a company of magicians named 'Kazam', and her attempts to keep the noble arts from the clutches of big business and property tycoons. Jasper's 14th Book, 'Early Riser' is a thriller set in a world in which humans have always hibernated, and his next novel, 'The Constant Rabbit' about anthropomorphised rabbits becoming the underclass in a post-Brexit Britain, will be published in the UK in 2020. Fforde failed his Welsh Nationality Test by erroneously identifying Gavin Henson as a TV chef but continues to live and work in his adopted nation despite this setback. He has a Welsh wife, two Welsh daughters and a Welsh dog, who is mad (but not because he's Welsh). Please show support for some of our favorite people: Autism Speaks: www.autismspeaks.org Mostly Mutts: www.mostlymutts.org Linden Row Inn: www.lindenrowinn.com The Red Phone Booth: www.redphonebooth.com Office Evolution of Roswell, Georgia - www.officeevolution.com/locations/roswell My books, The Draw of Broken Eyes & Whirling Metaphysics and Athena Departs are available everywhere books are sold. My chapbook, Exiles of Eden, is only available through my website. To find them all, please visit: www.cliffbrooks.com

May 2021 Dante's Old South Extended Cut In this episode, I break my usual format and interview one guest instead of several. British novelist Jasper Fforde is a longstanding hero of mine. I've been a fan for over a decade. After an hour hearing his methods and thoughts on life, I'm sure you will be too. Jasper Fforde: Jasper began his career in the film industry, and for nineteen years held a variety of posts on such movies as Goldeneye, The Mask of Zorro and Entrapment. Secretly harbouring a desire to tell his own stories rather than help other people tell their's, Jasper started writing in 1988, and spent eleven years secretly writing novel after novel as he strove to find a style of his own that was a no-mans-land somewhere between the warring factions of Literary and Absurd.

After receiving 76 rejection letters from publishers, Jasper's first novel The Eyre Affair was taken on by Hodder & Stoughton and published in July 2001. Set in 1985 in a world that is similar to our own, but with a few crucial - and bizarre - differences (Wales is a socialist republic, the Crimean War is still ongoing, and the most popular pets are home-cloned dodos), The Eyre Affair introduces literary detective named 'Thursday Next'. Thursday's job includes spotting forgeries of Shakespeare's lost plays, mending holes in narrative plot lines, and rescuing characters who have been kidnapped from literary masterpieces.

Luckily for Jasper, the novel garnered dozens of effusive reviews, and received high praise from the press, from booksellers and readers throughout the UK. In the US The Eyre Affair was also an instant hit, entering the New York Times Bestseller List in its first week of publication.

Since then, Jasper has added another six to the Thursday Next series and has also begun a second series that he calls 'Nursery Crime', featuring Jack Spratt of The Nursery Crime Division. In the first book, 'The Big Over Easy', Humpty Dumpty is the victim in a whodunnit, and in the second, 'The Fourth Bear', the Three Bear's connection to Goldilocks disappearance can finally be revealed.

In January 2010 Fforde published 'Shades of Grey', in which a fragmented society struggle to survive in a colour-obsessed post-apocalyptic landscape.

His latest series is for Young Adults and include 'The Last Dragonslayer' (2010), 'Song of the Quarkbeast' (2011) and 'The Eye of Zoltar' (2013). All the books centre around Jennifer Strange, who manages a company of magicians named 'Kazam', and her attempts to keep the noble arts from the clutches of big business and property tycoons.

Jasper's 14th Book, 'Early Riser' is a thriller set in a world in which humans have always hibernated, and his next novel, 'The Constant Rabbit' about anthropomorphised rabbits becoming the underclass in a post-Brexit Britain, will be published in the UK in 2020.
 Fforde failed his Welsh Nationality Test by erroneously identifying Gavin Henson as a TV chef but continues to live and work in his adopted nation despite this setback. He has a Welsh wife, two welsh daughters and a welsh dog, who is mad (but not because he's Welsh). He has a passion for movies, photographs, and aviation. Songs: Angel Snow “Get Me Out” Lyrics Born/Cutso “Anti” Please show support for some of our favorite people: Autism Speaks: www.autismspeaks.org Mostly Mutts: www.mostlymutts.org Linden Row Inn: www.lindenrowinn.com The Red Phone Booth: www.redphonebooth.com My books, The Draw of Broken Eyes & Whirling Metaphysics and Athena Departs are available everywhere books are sold. My chapbook, Exiles of Eden, is only available through my website. To find them all, please visit: www.cliffbrooks.com

PRESENTACIÓN LIBROS 00:02:15 Diez negritos (Agatha Christie) 00:05:20 El caso Jane Eyre. Perdida en un buen libro. El pozo de las tramas perdidas. Algo huele a podrido. Thursday next #1, #2, #3, #4 (jasper Fforde) 00:11:50 Nothing like I had imagined (Mindy Kaling) 00:13:55 You are in the blue summer & The blue summer and you (Nagisa Furuya) 00:17:55 El duque y yo. El vizconde que me amó. Te doy mi corazón. Bridgerton #1, #2, #3 (Julia Quinn) 00:24:40 Laura Dean me ha vuelto a dejar (Mariko Tamaki) 00:28:55 Propiedad privada (Lionel Shriver) 00:32:00 Los sorrentinos (Virginia Higa) PELÍCULAS 00:35:20 Saga Venganza 00:37:45 Sunset blvd 00:40:25 Confinados 00:45:55 Eso que tú me das 00:50:35 The Magnificent Ambersons 00:53:55 El método 00:56:00 Framing Britney 01:05:15 Odio de Dani Rovira 01:00:25 Kinky boots. The Musical (2019) SERIES 01:15:05 The lady and the dale 01:18:00 Road trip (T2) 01:22:05 Mr. Mayor 01:24:15 The Stand 01:29:05 The vanishing at the Cecil Hotel 01:36:10 Wandavision - SPOILERS 01:48:00 Deberes: Brooklyn 99 (T7) COSAS QUE NOS HACEN FELICES 01:51:25 Rebobine por favor 01:54:15 DESPEDIDA En este programa suenan: Radical Opinion (Archers) / Siesta (Jahzzar) / Place on fire (Creo) / I saw you on TV (Jahzzar) / Parisian (Kevin MacLeod) / Bicycle Waltz (Goodbye Kumiko)

In Jasper Fforde’s The Constant Rabbit (Viking, 2020), residents of the United Kingdom live among human-sized anthropomorphized rabbits. The rabbits make fine citizens—more than fine, in fact. They in live harmony with the environment (embracing sustainable practices like veganism, for instance). They have a strong sense of social responsibility. They’re also smart: The average rabbit IQ is about 20 percent higher than the average human IQ. Yet despite their upstanding qualities, the haters keep hating. Fforde is an accomplished satirist and uses humor to spotlight some of our ugliest impulses, including racism and xenophobia. In The Constant Rabbit, a populist party known as TwoLegsGood has parlayed leporiphobia (fear of rabbits) into a successful political movement. In control of the government, TwoLegsGood is planning to segregate the nation’s more than 1 million rabbits in a “MegaWarren” where they will be under round-the-clock surveillance and their freedoms curtailed. TwoLegsGood’s treatment of rabbit has echoes of all caste-based and hate-filled societies, from Jim Crow to apartheid to the Nazis. “When it comes to the sort of demonizing of the minority other, there's just so much to draw on. You don't need to go to any specific place in the world or a specific time. You can just pick and choose from here, there and everywhere,” Fforde says. “The rabbits are being got rid of because they're not human. But, of course, one of the first things that any discriminatory group will do against another group of humans will be to dehumanize them, to make them non-human. And this is often done through language. We had a politician recently in the in the U.K. who started referring to immigrants a plague.” The novel’s first-person human protagonist, Peter Knox, denies having animus toward rabbits—in fact, he finds himself falling in love with one—and yet he’s forced to come to terms with the fact that he, too, has played a significant role in their oppression. “I think the book is hoping to say to people, ‘Look, you cannot look at the hate groups and say “These people are the hate groups. I'm nothing like them.” In fact, perhaps what you should be thinking is “Maybe I am complicit, and in what ways could I possibly be so?” ’ Rob Wolf is the host of New Books in Science Fiction and the author of The Alternate Universe and The Escape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Jasper Fforde’s The Constant Rabbit (Viking, 2020), residents of the United Kingdom live among human-sized anthropomorphized rabbits. The rabbits make fine citizens—more than fine, in fact. They in live harmony with the environment (embracing sustainable practices like veganism, for instance). They have a strong sense of social responsibility. They’re also smart: The average rabbit IQ is about 20 percent higher than the average human IQ. Yet despite their upstanding qualities, the haters keep hating. Fforde is an accomplished satirist and uses humor to spotlight some of our ugliest impulses, including racism and xenophobia. In The Constant Rabbit, a populist party known as TwoLegsGood has parlayed leporiphobia (fear of rabbits) into a successful political movement. In control of the government, TwoLegsGood is planning to segregate the nation’s more than 1 million rabbits in a “MegaWarren” where they will be under round-the-clock surveillance and their freedoms curtailed. TwoLegsGood’s treatment of rabbit has echoes of all caste-based and hate-filled societies, from Jim Crow to apartheid to the Nazis. “When it comes to the sort of demonizing of the minority other, there's just so much to draw on. You don't need to go to any specific place in the world or a specific time. You can just pick and choose from here, there and everywhere,” Fforde says. “The rabbits are being got rid of because they're not human. But, of course, one of the first things that any discriminatory group will do against another group of humans will be to dehumanize them, to make them non-human. And this is often done through language. We had a politician recently in the in the U.K. who started referring to immigrants a plague.” The novel’s first-person human protagonist, Peter Knox, denies having animus toward rabbits—in fact, he finds himself falling in love with one—and yet he’s forced to come to terms with the fact that he, too, has played a significant role in their oppression. “I think the book is hoping to say to people, ‘Look, you cannot look at the hate groups and say “These people are the hate groups. I'm nothing like them.” In fact, perhaps what you should be thinking is “Maybe I am complicit, and in what ways could I possibly be so?” ’ Rob Wolf is the host of New Books in Science Fiction and the author of The Alternate Universe and The Escape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Jasper Fforde’s The Constant Rabbit (Viking, 2020), residents of the United Kingdom live among human-sized anthropomorphized rabbits. The rabbits make fine citizens—more than fine, in fact. They in live harmony with the environment (embracing sustainable practices like veganism, for instance). They have a strong sense of social responsibility. They’re also smart: The average rabbit IQ is about 20 percent higher than the average human IQ. Yet despite their upstanding qualities, the haters keep hating. Fforde is an accomplished satirist and uses humor to spotlight some of our ugliest impulses, including racism and xenophobia. In The Constant Rabbit, a populist party known as TwoLegsGood has parlayed leporiphobia (fear of rabbits) into a successful political movement. In control of the government, TwoLegsGood is planning to segregate the nation’s more than 1 million rabbits in a “MegaWarren” where they will be under round-the-clock surveillance and their freedoms curtailed. TwoLegsGood’s treatment of rabbit has echoes of all caste-based and hate-filled societies, from Jim Crow to apartheid to the Nazis. “When it comes to the sort of demonizing of the minority other, there's just so much to draw on. You don't need to go to any specific place in the world or a specific time. You can just pick and choose from here, there and everywhere,” Fforde says. “The rabbits are being got rid of because they're not human. But, of course, one of the first things that any discriminatory group will do against another group of humans will be to dehumanize them, to make them non-human. And this is often done through language. We had a politician recently in the in the U.K. who started referring to immigrants a plague.” The novel’s first-person human protagonist, Peter Knox, denies having animus toward rabbits—in fact, he finds himself falling in love with one—and yet he’s forced to come to terms with the fact that he, too, has played a significant role in their oppression. “I think the book is hoping to say to people, ‘Look, you cannot look at the hate groups and say “These people are the hate groups. I'm nothing like them.” In fact, perhaps what you should be thinking is “Maybe I am complicit, and in what ways could I possibly be so?” ’ Rob Wolf is the host of New Books in Science Fiction and the author of The Alternate Universe and The Escape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode we’re discussing Comedic/Humorous Fiction! We discuss what makes something funny, the different types of humour fiction,  when you can’t tell if something is supposed to be funny until you know the context, and more! Plus: Comics’ comic comics! (That kind of makes sense in context…) You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards Announcements Check out Matthew and RJ streaming Were|House on our Twitch Channel on Friday, October 9th at 9pm Eastern / 6pm Pacific Twitch stream Monster Mash - Friday Night Spooktacular Visual Novel Stream Our genre-specific lists of books by people of colour Vote for what genre we read in November Things We Read This Month Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde “Somebody once said that the library is actually the dominant life form on the planet. Humans simply exist as the reproductive means to achieve more libraries.” from Fforde’s book The Constant Rabbit Giant Days, Vol. 1 by John Allison, Lissa Treiman, and Whitney Cogar Matthew thinks the analysis he mentioned is somewhere in PanelxPanel #16 - Giant Days The Shakespeare Requirement by Julie Schumacher Dear Committee Members My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite My Man Jeeves by PG Wodehouse An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten The Sellout by Paul Beatty Booker Prize (Wikipedia) Yotsuba&!, Vol. 1 by Kiyohiko Azuma Ozy and Millie by Dana Simpson Read online Sixteen Comedic/Humorous Fiction Books by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) Authors (see all our lists here) The Sellout by Paul Beatty Moccasin Square Gardens by Richard Van Camp 32 Candles by Ernessa T. Carter Days of Distraction by Alexandra Chang The Wangs vs. The World by Jade Chang Waypoint Kangaroo by Curtis C. Chen The Marriage Game by Sara Desai I Am Not Sidney Poitier by Percival Everett A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata Members Only by Sameer Pandya Crees in the Caribbean by Drew Hayden Taylor Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu Other Media We Mentioned The Hippopotamus by Stephen Fry Making History by Stephen Fry The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie Get Out (Wikpedia) Nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome (Wikipedia) The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (Wikipedia) Cucumber sandwich (Wikipedia) Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson Links, Articles, and Things Comic novel (Wikipedia) Themes of Pedophilia in the Works of Piers Anthony Revisiting the sad, misogynistic fantasy of Xanth Episode 053 - Comedic Science Fiction & Fantasy Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour (Wikipedia) Hark! Tweet your eggnog sightings at RJ! Code Switch - Battle Of The Books “What kind of books are best to read during this pandemic? Books that connect you to our current reality? Or ones that help you escape it?” Plotless Fiction Suggest new genres or titles! Fill out the form to suggest a genre or title! Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, October 20th when we’ll be playing Happy Birthday Dracula! Then on Tuesday, November 3rd we’ll be discussing the genre of Business non-fiction!

Un livre, un lecteur, Florence Berthout reçoit Célia Charpentier pour le livre "Jane Eyre" de jasper Fforde

Since his novel, The Eyre Affair , was released in 2002, Jasper Fforde has been entertaining fans with novels that he describes as incorporating a narrative dare. Jasper Fforde’s novel Early Riser will be released in paperback in the coming weeks and he explained to me that Early Riser ’s narrative dare is that it’s set in a world where humans have always hibernated. Fforde and I spoke about Early Riser and so much more. Here's our conversation: - Early Riser by Jasper Fforde is published by Penguin. Marginalia was produced at KMUW Wichita. If you like this podcast, please consider leaving a rating or review on Apple Podcasts . Engineers: Mark Statzer and Torin Andersen Editor: Lu Anne Stephens Producer: Beth Golay Follow Beth Golay on Twitter @BethGolay .

Entrepreneurs Playing Games is a live video podcast produced and hosted by Amandine Flachs featuring startup founders sharing their journey and challenges while playing video games. Join the discussion, ask us your questions and learn from entrepreneurs and operators' stories. On January 18th Amandine was joined by Freddie Fforde, Chief of Staff at OYO to play Alien Hominid and talk about: ➜ Becoming an employee after starting your own business ➜ Avoiding silos while growing the team after receiving investment ➜ International expansion for scale-ups And much more! Full video: https://youtu.be/gdBxW26TNBg Livestreams take place every 2 weeks! Be sure to join us live and ask your own question to our guests. You can now support the stream with Tips! https://streamlabs.com/amandineflachs/tip (Any tips received will be used to invest in my streaming gear!) Want to buy me a coffee instead? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AmandineFlachs Otherwise, check out my merch! https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/amandine-flachs---epg Entrepreneurs Playing Games on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EntrepreneursPG Amandine's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmandineFlachs Amandine's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amandineflachs More about Entrepreneurs Playing Games: www.flachsconsulting.com/EPG/EntrepreneursPlayingGames.html --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amandine-flachs/message

This month, I've got another friend of mine, Tyler Hayes (@the_real_tyler). Tyler and I share a table of contents in Skies of Wonder, but that's not the (only) reason that I wanted to have him on the show. Tyler reads an excerpt of his story, "Ferryland," which leads into a great conversation about how we grow as writers. Tyler's debut, The Imaginary Corpse, comes out September 10th, 2019, in ebook and physical formats. Things we mention in this episode: Skies of Wonder, Skies of Danger No Shit, There I Was R. K. Duncan's episode of this show Writing the Other Angry Robot Books submissions (there is not currently an open submissions call) QueryTracker Writing Excuses podcast Writer Beware Jasper Fforde, specifically his Nursery Crimes books Narrative Dare, Fforde's interview in Locus Magazine George H. Scithers (Wikipedia) Alexandra Rowland's "hopepunk" post Be the Serpent (a Hugo finalist podcast of extremely, extremely deep literary merit) Not Our Kind: Tales of (Not) Belonging   Join us next month, on September 20th, when A. J. Hackwith will be joining us!

Episode 19 - All Things Coaching With Brett Fforde by Ed Morrison

NOT-SO-SWEET DREAMS Jasper Fforde has spent years on the bestseller lists with his Thursday Next books. Now he’s written a standalone novel, Early Riser, creating a world where all humans hibernate except for the Winter Consuls. Fforde’s ability to write alternative worlds with the telling detail of a J K Rowling or Terry Pratchett, coupled with his unabashed silliness and cleverly imagined characters, have won him a well-deserved following.

Jasper Fforde has spent years on the bestseller lists with his Thursday Next books. Now he’s written a standalone novel, Early Riser, creating a world where all humans hibernate except for the Winter Consuls. Fforde’s ability to write alternative worlds with the telling detail of a J K Rowling or Terry Pratchett, coupled with his unabashed silliness and cleverly imagined characters, have won him a well-deserved following. This event was recorded live at the 2018 Edinburgh International Book Festival

In this talk Professor Fforde will discuss how risk and uncertainty are best coped with in development practice. In doing this, he will examine the theories of change that underpin aid practitioners’ use of tools such as the logical framework approach. He will contend that in many situations we should explore methods of devising policy and organising practice that formally assume context is unpredictable and unsuited to tools like the logical framework approach. He will argue that aid work can often benefit from reconsidering the theories of change it draws upon. Professor Adam Fforde is Professorial Fellow, Victoria Institute of Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University. He has a long career in development practice and research. His forthcoming book is Reinventing ‘development’ – the sceptical change agent.

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It's all happening in town at the moment -  It's a yearly celebration of writing, literature, non-fiction and the authors and ideas behind the covers of a massive range of genres. Here's a round-up of some of the interviews that I've conducted; they've been aired on as a part of ArtBeat and The Mag. ***** Sadly, more than a few of us have probably felt like we’ve lost a loved one before they’ve actually passed away and it’s a difficult thing to talk about. Not many people want to talk about topics like Alzheimer’s or Huntington’s disease, as they can be very scary topics.But that’s where good books can help.  has a Ph.D. in neuroscience and has a series of books on what life is like for people and families facing challenges such as autism or the possibility of Huntingtons – you might have seen the film based on one of her books, Still Alice. *****  is a prolific author, most known for a series starring detective Thursday Next, whose adventures in “BookWorld” reflect Fforde’s interest in literary allusion and the intricate craft of fiction.He’s the first Perth Writer’s Festival author in the studio this morning, here to tell us about his new book, panels at the Perth Writers Festival and how he’s managed to create much loved works - and how he's even got his very own Fforde Ffestival! ***** Evidence is a strange substance in modern Australian society and it's a challenge to get difficult scientific concepts across to a diverse audience.In 1996 pioneering research into how the immune system recognises virus-infected cells earned him the Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine. He became the fourth Australian to win the honour and has since written a number of books  the importance of living in an evidence-based reality - his newest one is The Knowledge Wars. He's presenting at the Perth Writers Festival on science, climate change and more. *****  has published eight books, including Trace and Exhumed, and judged numerous poetry awards.She’s also held lectureships at The University of Melbourne, The University of Western Sydney and Deakin University, and interviewed a number of American intellectuals including Harold Bloom, Noam Chomsky, Stephen Greenblatt, and Howard Zinn. She's presenting poetry at the Perth Writer's Festival as a part of the celebrations of language and literature. ***** is a popular science fiction author who addresses pressing issues of today by showing readers what not dealing with them might mean for tomorrow.Dystopias where climate change, economic inequality and genetic engineering run rampant are the hallmarks of his work such as The Windup Girl - and The Water Knife - his latest - continues in the same vein. ***** is one of Australia's best known bloggers, launching her writing at "meet me at mikes" and wrote the bestselling book of the same name. She teaches craft and blogging and is the craft contributor for Frankie magazine. Craft for the Soul – How to Make the Most of Your Creative Life is her latest book.She's doing a number of panels at this year's Perth Writers Festival, on the art of crafting - and there's even some tips on making your own "recipe for happiness" ***** For local author, , romantic stories are a best-seller - she's written 23 contemporary romance novels, specialising in nature-based romantic suspense.She was the President of the Romance Writers of Australia and has presented to groups across Australia and in the UK - and now will be appearing at the Perth Writers Festival. ***** A quick note about supporting the podcasts! Check out  – and consider  Theme songs “Cosgrove” by Pogo, from and “Leap Second” by Milton Mermikides, of  Additional ambient music from Jukedeck – create your own at   – they include: Steven, Andrew, Dr T, Paul, Gerry, Josh, Kathy, Linley, Gold, Iggy, Lukas, Finch and Andrew. Thanks to everyone who contributes and please consider joining to help continue these shows at  Please leave positive comments and reviews on iTunes and consider supporting the show via visiting  – and I’d love to get your feedback via tokenskeptic@gmail.com. 

  A special vintage edition of Page One this week as Charles Adrian is joined by his little sister Lissa for the 28th Second-Hand Book Factory. Between sips of tea and mouthfuls of cake at the Chiswick House Café, they discuss their suspicion of people who haven’t read Harry Potter, their shared appreciation for the playfulness of Jasper Fforde and opium. Incidentally, Harry Potter fans might want to read this.  

We're back this week and a lot has happened since our last episode. Boston Marathon vs. 9/11 Ben tells one of the most amazing story about an American named Lance High schoolers say the darnedest things...by darnedest we say the most ignorant and inane things. Ben's been reading 3 books! Harrison doesn't read! Joseph Campbell Jasper Fforde! Kroll Show Harrison made a game....which isn't really a game... and then...we create an Australian classic.... PAUL WALKER DWAYNE "THE ROCK" JOHNSON and MARK MITCHELL in TROUBLED IN PARADISE.... Based on a True Story