Podcasts about Gormenghast

This week, part 2 of our recap of ‘Titus Groan'.Smoke! Ribbons! A Picnic!Find us on the internet:BlueSky: @makeyefretpod.bsky.socialInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefretDiscord: https://discord.gg/29wMyuDHGP Want to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on BlueSky @2hatsjo and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:Announcing the Discworld Graphic Novel Universe - Terry Pratchett Genre Creators for Trans Rights in the UK and SA - 32 AuctionsThe Last of Us: S2, E1 - "Future Days" - A Storm of Spoilers on Audioboom ADUMBRATE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster The Crowborough Players event tickets from TicketSource Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com  

Quand on y pense, le succès de Haruki Murakami a quelque chose d'étonnant. Prenez son dernier livre, La cité aux murs incertains, par exemple. Un sacré pavé de 550 pages, une narration contemplative qui laisse la part belle à la description, une intrigue sans queue ni tête où on doit laisser tomber toutes nos certitudes, des thèmes déjà travaillés à foison dans le reste de l'oeuvre de l'auteur… Comment l'écrivain japonais a-t-il réussi à charmer un lectorat international avec une oeuvre tout de même pas des plus accessibles ? C'est la question à laquelle Léa et Juliette de Torchon tentent de répondre dans cet épisode. Nous avons eu deux lectures différentes : quand Juliette connaît bien l'oeuvre de Murakami et y revient avec beaucoup de plaisir, Léa découvre totalement son univers. Mais on en ressort (pour une fois !) avec une critique globalement positive. Peut-être que notre goût pour les univers parallèles et le réalisme magique nous perdra… En tout cas, si un jour un fantôme décide de nous contacter, nous sommes prêtes ! Oeuvres citées :1Q84, Haruki Murakami, 2009, 10-18La trilogie de Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake, 2006 - 2024, Phébus et Christian Bourgois EditeurQuartier lointain, Jirô Taniguchi, 1998, Casterman écritures Yellow Submarine, 1968, George DunningTwin Peaks, 1990, David Lynch Mon voisin Totoro, 1999, Hayao Miyazaki Habillage sonore : Saâne Torchon, c'est le podcast qui traite de l'actualité littéraire en lisant des livres pour que vous n'ayez pas à le faire. On est une bande de copain pas du tout critiques littéraires de profession, et pour chaque épisode on se retrouve en mode "club de lecture de l'extrême" et nous lisons un livre qui a fait l'actualité pour vous dire si c'est une bonne surprise ou bien un vrai torchon. Et restez jusqu'à la fin pour nos recommandations littéraires et culture ! Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel have emerged from Discworld and are now exploring the worlds of speculative fiction.This week, we enter Gormenghast with Part 1 of our recap of Mervyn Peake's ‘Titus Groan'...Ribs! Sunlight! Slowly-Growing Insanity! Find us on the internet:BlueSky: @makeyefretpod.bsky.social (not Twitter any more - included in outro through force of habit)Instagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefretDiscord: https://discord.gg/29wMyuDHGP Want to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on BlueSky @2hatsjo and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:Apotropaic magic - WikipediaThe Rectory in Red - FolkLandsPeake Studies [Peter Winnington]Collected Articles on Mervyn Peake [Peter Winnington] An Excellence of Peake - Fantastic Metropolis [Michael Moorcock's article] A profusion of Peake – { feuilleton }  Tolkien vs Lewis: Allegory - R.E. Parrish Comics on tumblr Steerpike illustration by Mervyn PeakeFuschia illustration by Mervyn Peake  Radial Symmetry ("The Hottest Guy on Campus") - R. E. Parrish Comics on tumblr  Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

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V čom je náročné čítať britskú fantasy klasiku? Čo ponúkajú reportážne a životopisné komiksy? A aké knihy by sme ručne prepísali, ak by sme žili pred vynájdením kníhtlače? Počúvajte náš podcast! Knihy mesiaca: Gormenghast (Mearvyn Peake) Children of Earth and Sky (Guy Gavriel Kay) Spomíname aj: Štrkáč Callahan (Juraj Červenák) Širá, masožravá obloha (John Langan) Súdruh disident (Matúš Vizár, Michal Hvorecký) Jeruzalem (Guy Delisle) Disruptive Witness (Alan Noble) Viera, nádej a masaker (Nick Cave) ČITATEĽSKÝ DENNÍK mudrovanie o knihách, komiksoch a preplnených poličkách. (30. 11. 2024) Diskutujú: Šimon Evin & Jakub Lenart Mixuje: Jakub Lenart Zvučka: Jakub Lenart Podporiť nás môžete tu: cutt.ly/fwN6NGZK www.kandelaber.sk

My guest today is the writer Charlie Higson, author of On His Majesty's Secret Service, the latest Bond continuation novel. Written to coincide with King Charles's coronation and the 60th anniversary of On Her Majesty's Secret Service, the book brings Bond into the modern era in a narrative that identifies very real geopolitical threats with some good old Bondian adventure.  For those of you to whom the name Charlie Higson his familiar, that's because he was one of the writers and performers of The Fast Show, a cult British comedy show from the mid-90s. In this episode, Charlie and I discuss his literary tastes through the four books that have shaped his work, as well as his creative practices, and of course the way to achieve a new rendition of the world's most fabulous spy. Modern Bond is less anchored in mid-Century wartime solemnity, and more attuned to the nuanced global landscape of 2024, which made for a really refreshing read. From his diverse reading selections to his personal take on the character, Charlie's insights were both enriching and hilarious. Whether you're a Bond enthusiast or just generally a lover of literary discussions, this episode is an absolute treasure trove of insight and inspiration – and not one to be missed! Lit with Charles loves reviews. If you enjoyed this episode, I'd be so grateful if you could leave a review of your own, and follow me on Instagram at @litwithcharles. Let's get more people listening – and reading! Charlie's four books were: Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake (1946-59) Pop 1280, Jim Thompson (1964) The Watcher, Charles Maclean (1982) From Russia with Love, Ian Fleming (1957)

WE'RE BACK! Why were we away? Because Dave moved house and also his PC died. But we're back! Or, if you're listening later than initial release, we're still here and it's normal! This episode: Dinosaur! Queer rep! Gormenghast! Good Amiga tunes!

"Les inconnus connus" d'Éric Russon : La musique sonne mieux avec toi. Les réalisateurs verviétois Jérémy Parotte et Quentin Noirfalisse pour le docu. "Après la Pluie", qui sort le 5 juin partout en Wallonie et Bruxelles. C'est l'histoire d'une crue. C'est l'histoire d'une crise. La balafre laissée par les inondations de 2021 dans les vallées de la Vesdre et de l'Ourthe est encore bien là. Quand il pleut, les gouttes rappellent les morts et les gravats. Comment se reconstruire ? Du quotidien de sinistrés suivis au long cours aux visions d'avenir d'urbanistes chargés de proposer des solutions, « Après la pluie » raconte les lendemains de la catastrophe climatique la plus meurtrière de l'histoire récente de la Belgique. Le réalisateur belge Sonam Larcin pour son docu. "Ce qui nous lie", à voir le 11 juin à 19h00 au Palace à Bruxelles, en partenariat avec la Rainbow House et le 18/09 en soirée à la Maison Arc-en-Ciel à Liège. Dans un monde où l'envie de devenir parent se heurte aux défis liés aux couples de même sexe, le réalisateur explore le lien de parentalité, tout en entreprenant une odyssée personnelle pour réparer ses liens avec son propre père. En plongeant dans l'essence du désir parental, le film pose des questions fondamentales : Qu'est-ce qui alimente notre quête de la parentalité ? Quelle est la force des liens biologiques dans l'attachement ? Dans un mélange singulier de narrations, le film retrace non seulement le trajet d'une exploration de ces questions, mais dépeint également une émouvante réconciliation. Des profondeurs de l'impossibilité naît alors un champ inattendu de possibles. Polar et littérature de genre avec Michel Dufranne : Deux auteurs morts dont les chefs-d'œuvre sont à redécouvrir car (enfin) bien republiés : - Un polar : Don Tracy, La Bête qui sommeille, Gallimard/Série Noire - Une fresque "fantasy" : Mervyn Peake, Le Cycle de Gormenghast, Christian Bourgois/Chimères Le talk-show culturel de Jérôme Colin. Avec, dès 11h30, La Bagarre dans la Discothèque, un jeu musical complétement décalé où la créativité et la mauvaise foi font loi. À partir de midi, avec une belle bande de chroniqueurs, ils explorent ensemble tous les pans de la culture belge et internationale sans sacralisation, pour découvrir avec simplicité, passion et humour. Merci pour votre écoute Entrez sans Frapper c'est également en direct tous les jours de la semaine de 11h30 à 13h sur www.rtbf.be/lapremiere Retrouvez tous les épisodes de Entrez sans Frapper sur notre plateforme Auvio.be : https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/8521 Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement.

Bentornati in Bookatini - il podcast per chi è ghiotto di libri. L'episodio 74 è dedicato ai luoghi come protagonisti.   Nell'episodio di oggi abbiamo chiacchierato approfonditamente di questi libri   -       Gli invisibili, di Roy Jacobsen, Iperborea editore      Gormenghast. La trilogia, di Mervyn Peake, Adelphi editore  Abbiamo anche citato questi libri, che abbiamo ma non abbiamo letto:      Bacino 13, di Jon McGregor, Guanda editore      A Tokyo con Murakami, di Sallusti Giorgia, Perrone editore      Ritrovarsi a Parigi, di Gajto Gazdanov, Fazi editore      L'isola dei battiti del cuore, di Laura Imai Messina, Pickwick editore    Potete contattarci, scrivere commenti, suggerimenti, domande e condividete con noi le vostre letture su questo tema contattandoci nella pagina Instagram Bookatini_podcast, dove potete trovare anche le nostre live, in onda di mercoledìSe volete sostenerci e godere di contenuti aggiuntivi, potete unirvi a 4 possibili livelli di Patreon che trovate al link: https://www.patreon.com/bookatiniLa sigla di Bookatini è scritta e suonata da Andrea Cerea

In this episode, Camilla Uppal is joined by James O'Connell, Partner at Mayo Wynne Baxter. James specialises in assisting businesses and anyone wanting to start a business, with a particular interest in the fascinating area of cryptocurrency and blockchain. James provides insight into his career history, insight into what being a blockchain and crypto lawyer involves, the challenges he faces, and what listeners can read if they are interested in learning more about crypto and blockchain. James' book recommendation: Gormenghast by Mervin Peake James' film recommendation: The Chase Please share with anyone who might enjoy this episode, and leave us a rating and review! **Interested in learning more about the University of Law, who are the sponsors of this podcast episode? Click here to view the courses on offer (https://bit.ly/3xhsefp) (Ad)** Hosted by Camilla Uppal, Produced by Nathan Gore

Despite being fairly well-versed in 20th-century fantasy, Mervyn Peake and his Gormenghast series has flown completely under our radar until now. It's a strange, florid, disjointed book with some fascinating character portraits, and also the most detailed description of a dude taking a bite of a pear that we have ever read.This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/overdue and get on your way to being your best self.Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis.Advertise on OverdueSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this week's show we feature author Charles Fischer who teaches humanities at Everett Community College in Washington, focusing on classic literature including Homer, Sophocles and Shakespeare. With a background in ancient Greek, a Ph.D. in English combined with a Master of Theological Studies degree from the Harvard Divinity School, Charles is uniquely positioned to draw on the events of ancient history as the basis of fiction. He lives in Seattle with his wife, the author Lisa Wogan. He is the author of The Eunuch a new book from The Gabbro Head Press.The Eunuch is a twisted tale of personal love, moral depravity, imperial overreach, and societal decline.  The scope is staggering, the setting exotic, the characters original—and the narrator's voice is not only compelling but also frequently hilarious. The historical details have been painstakingly researched.  Although it can stand scrutiny as a historical novel, The Eunuch is really an accessible literary mash-up that calls to mind the Game of Thrones novels, Lolita, the Gormenghast novels, and Memoirs of a Geisha, with aristocratic gluttony and sexual indulgence set against the drought and famine of the failing Babylonian empire.  The central themes of The Eunuch are big and timeless: sex and sexuality, love, greed and ambition, power, betrayal, religion, war and the causes of war. An ambitious writer, Charles realized he couldn't compete with “the big swinging, literary dicks” of his father's generation – writers like Norman Mailer, Philip Roth, and John Updike – because times change and he could not write about sex and power in the same way that they did. But through the voice of the insignificant Nergal the Eunuch, Charles was able to address such topics while empowering the weak: who is more important, Nergal asks, the King that slaughters 10,000 or the slave scribe who records the King's deed for posterity? Charles's novel is a will-to-power for the powerless that ends in a bang rather than a whimper: Nergal is like a little rodent who gnaws at the foundation of the mighty Ziggurat of Babylon until he causes the summit to topple. Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. Some of the ongoing series are: Jesus The Israelite, Anti-Semitism Rising & Paul's Legacy (all available on our YouTube channels). In the past 8 years we have featured academics (Amy Jill Levine) , presidential candidates( Howie Hawkins), Commentators (Jay Michaelson) , Advocates (Vanessa Guillen), Scholars(John Dominic Crossan) and Holistic Healers (Rosemary Gladstar). We have taken deep dives on the topics of human trafficking, ancient civilizations, demonology and the occult, social movements, controversial topics and many of the current affairs affecting our society. Join us as as we explore the mystic-skeptic mind space…

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The Thirteenth Labour ep.644 5 billion years has led the space probe Heracles to this moment. Simon Kewin is a writer of fantasy and sci/fi, with over 400 publications to his name. He's the author of the Cloven Land fantasy trilogy, cyberpunk thriller The Genehunter, steampunk Gormenghast saga Engn, the Triple Stars sci/fi trilogy and the Office of the Witchfinder General books, published by Elsewhen Press. Find him at simonkewin.co.uk. More TTTV stories by Simon Kewin: https://talltaletv.com/tag/simon-kewin/   ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/TallTaleTV Website: http://www.TallTaleTV.com   ---- Story Submission ---- Got a short story you'd like to submit? Submission guidelines can be found at http://www.TallTaleTV.com   ---- About Tall Tale TV ---- Hi there! My name is Chris Herron and I'm an audiobook narrator. In 2015, I suffered from poor Type 1 diabetes control which lead me to become legally blind for almost a year. The doctors didn't give me much hope, predicting an 80% chance that I would never see again. But I refused to give up and changed my lifestyle drastically. Through sheer willpower (and an amazing eye surgeon) I beat the odds and regained my vision. During that difficult time, I couldn't read or write, which was devastating as they had always been a source of comfort for me since childhood. However, my wife took me to the local library where she read out the titles of audiobooks to me. I selected some of my favorite books, such as the Disc World series, Name of the Wind, Harry Potter, and more, and the audiobooks brought these stories to life in a way I had never experienced before. They helped me through the darkest period of my life and I fell in love with audiobooks. Once I regained my vision, I decided to pursue a career as an audiobook narrator instead of a writer. That's why I created Tall Tale TV, to support aspiring authors in the writing communities that I had grown to love before my ordeal. My goal was to help them promote their work by providing a promotional audio short story that showcases their writing skills to readers. They say the strongest form of advertising is word of mouth, so I offer a platform for readers to share these videos and help spread the word about these talented writers. Please consider sharing these stories with your friends and family to support these amazing authors. Thank you!   ---- legal ---- All stories on Tall Tale TV have been submitted in accordance with the terms of service provided on http://www.talltaletv.com or obtained with permission by the author. All images used on Tall Tale TV are either original or Royalty and Attribution free. Most stock images used are provided by http://www.pixabay.com , https://www.canstockphoto.com/ or created using AI. Image attribution will be declared only when required by the copyright owner. Common Affiliates are: Amazon, Smashwords  

It's Coronation Day! Well, not quite. But in the UK we are steadily approaching the moment when the king, Charles III, formally takes the Oath and is crowned. This month we're tackling Mervyn Peake's Titus Groan, the first book in the seminal Gormenghast series. Titus follows the birth of the titular character and the first eighteen months of his life, which culminates in a very strange, ersatz coronation of its own. Joining Pete and me as we clamber across the rooftops and sneak through the dungeons of Gormenghast is the author Toby Frost, best known for his the Space Captain Smith novels, Dark Renaissance fantasy series, and Straken from the Warhammer 40K universe.We consider the sprawling castle-state of Gormenghast and it means when the old and new clash head-on, and specifically what it means when the ossified state, for so long indulged in its own wilful blindness and ritualised behaviour, comes into contact with the shock of the new, especially when the "new" - in this case, the kitchen boy Steerpike) is violent, psychopathic, and ruthless. We consider the utterly bizarre and grotesque cast of characters, from the wilfully blind, Prospero-like Earl Sepulchrave, who ostensibly rules the castle, to the ensemble of witless, violent, and occasionally noble people who live beneath his crumbling sovereignty. And we consider Titus himself, a marginalised titular character if ever there was one, who only appears as a baby, and yet whose coronation the book slowly builds to.Elsewhere, The Judge considers the coronation as a way of revivifying the state, just as we mentioned when discussing Excalibur last month). She considers the Crown Jewels, the Coronation Oath, and how the relationship between the Crown and its subjects has changed over the centuries. To see how a real monarchy like the House of Windsor can stop itself from becoming a fossilised version of itself a la Gormenghast, The Judge shows how the coronation is a living, shifting thing, where rituals, symbols and laws either change or stay the same to maintain a crucial balance between antiquity and modernity.Though Bean is away this month he's still here in spirit as he won the 75 word challenge this March with his entry The Death Of Ageing, and The Martian Space Force find unexpected kindred spirits in the crazy, smelly, stupid inhabitants of Gormenghast.Next monthNext month we'll be joined by the winner of the British Fantasy Award and one of the brightest lights of modern fantasy, the author RJ Barker, who will be talking with us about one of his greatest loves, Richard Adams's Watership Down.Index[0:00:00 - 56:42] Interview Part 1[0:56:43 - 0:59:59] Skit[1:00:00 - 1:15:05] The Judge's Corner[1:15:06 - 1:16:21] Challenge Winner[1:16:22 - 1:55:25] Interview Part 2[1:55:26 - 2:00:40] Credits and close

In questa puntata vi parleremo di quell'opera incredibile, magnifica e straniante che è "Gormenghast" di Mervyn Peake, completa dei suo 3 libri, "Tito di Gormenghast" del 1946, "Gormenghast" del 1950 e "Via da Gormenghast" del 1959. In Italia l'opera è edita da Adelphi che ha recentemente pubblicato un volume che comprende tutta la trilogia. Link Amazon: https://www.amazon.it/Gormenghast-trilogia-Mervyn-Peake/dp/8845937453/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_it_IT=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=3IMSB40HSX8XT&keywords=gormenghast&qid=1675424890&sprefix=gormenghast%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-1 Canale Telegram: https://t.me/blablafantas Pagina Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bla.blafantasy/ Pagina Facebook https://www.facebook.com/blablafantasy/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/btiiR1HJY_c Un ringraziamento a Riccardo per la traccia musicale in sottofondo https://campsite.bio/spinaaqm https://www.fiverr.com/riccardos17?source=gig_cards&referrer_gig_slug=do-an-amazing-and-chill-lo-fi-soundtrack-for-your-video&ref_ctx_id=6ed784fb0bae92f95938a321774d6e9d --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blablafantasy/message

And just like that, 2022 is coming to a close. On this week's On the Media, a look back at our year of coverage, from Russia's war on Ukraine, to an unprecedented rise in book bannings at home. Tune in to hear about the fights, fictions, and things we're still figuring out. With excerpts from: Is Talk of a Possible 'New' Civil War Useful? The Perils of a Gauzy History How Meduza is Adapting to Russia's Crackdown on Speech When the World Starts to Look Away Joe Rogan's Podcast isn't Just 'Entertainment' Musk And The International Reach of Twitter How Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric Foreshadowed a Deadly Shooting Republicans' Latest Go-To Dog Whistle How to Interview a 'Big Lie' Believer In Georgia, a Conservative Elections Official Stands Up to the Big Lie How Books Get Removed from Classrooms and Libraries Parents vs. Democracy Libraries Under Attack The Big Sigh: An Assessment of Our Economic Future This Much Death is Not 'Normal' The State of Our Immunity Should the Country See What an Assault Rifle Does to the Body of a Child? How Racism Ended a Renaissance of Weight Donald Trump, Ye, and The New Old Anti-Semitism Music:What's That Sound by Michael AndrewsLost, Night by Bill Frisell Fallen Leaves by Marcos CiscarEye Surgery by Thomas NewmanGerman Lullaby by The KiboomersGormenghast by John ZornBerotim by John Zorn featuring Bill Frisell, Carol Emanuel, and Kenny WollesenCellar Door by Michael AndrewsLiquid Spear Waltz by Michael AndrewsHarpsichord by Four Tet 

Authors Jay Griffiths and Geoff Dyer are our guests for a discussion of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. Annie Dillard was only twenty-nine when her first prose book was published in 1974; it went onto win the Pulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction the following year. To discuss this classic of observational nature writing and spiritual enquiry, we are joined by two writers making their Backlisted debuts: Jay Griffiths, the author of Wild: An Elemental Journey and Geoff Dyer, whose most recent book The Last Days of Roger Federer, featured on the Gormenghast episode. By coincidence, Andy has been reading Pages from the Goncourt Journals (NYRB Classics), a spicy, gossip-rich glimpse into 19th century French literary life which has a foreword by Geoff, while John immerses himself in the inner world of John Donne, through regular Backlisted guest Katherine Rundell's widely acclaimed biography: Super Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne (Faber). Timings: 08:13 - Pages from the Goncourt Journals 16:46 - Super Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne - By Katherine Rundell 22:26 - Pilgrim At Tinker Creek By Annie Dillard For more information visit https://www.backlisted.fm Please support us and unlock bonus material at https://www.patreon.com/backlisted

This month we're joined by the author fantasy author Juliet E. McKenna, creator of several epic series including The Tales of Einarinn, The Aldabreshin Compass sequence, The Chronicles of the Lescari Revolution, and The Hadrumal Crisis trilogy. Juliet talks to us about one of the very first examples of what we might term "modern fantasy" - Hope Mirrlees' 192 novel Lud In The Mist. Juliet and I talk about where Lud sits in the canon of fantasy - we compare it to Tolkien, for example, and Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast books, as well as other modernist literature from the post-WW1 years of the 1920s. There is talk about borders, the liminal spaces between spaces, and the reconciliation of our own prejudices and biases, as well as of silly names and Mirrlees's "interesting" approach to worldbuilding. Juliet talks to us about her own writing experiences, with particular reference to English folklore, myth, and the countryside, which is prevalent throughout her work and none more so than her current Green Man cycle of novels and her forthcoming Arthurian novel The Cleaving. We also discuss fantasy emerging from other cultures and parts of the world, and how writers should approach the writing and representation of other cultures. Elsewhere, The Judge takes a break from her advisory talks and gives her own opinion and analysis of Lud In The Mist, which places the idea of laws, frameworks, and legal structures at the heart of the novel. We have two writing challenge winners in Doug Van Aarten and Jo Zebedee. Lastly, to coincide with the 40th anniversary release of Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan, Captain Kirk is having trouble getting hold of the Division 4 football results, and lays the blame squarely on a certain green-blooded, pointy-eared crew member. Next Month In October we'll be joined by the author Steven Hall to discuss his smash hit debut novel The Raw Shark Texts. Index [00:00 - 43:53] Juliet E McKenna interview Part 1 [43:53 - 45:17] Voicemail 1 [45:17 - 1:01:13] The Judge's Corner [1:01:13 - 1:02:24] Voicemail 2 [1:02:24 - 1:05:47] Writing Challenge Winners [1:05:7 - 1:07:09] Voicemail 3 [1:07:09 - 1:48:55] Juliet E McKenna interview part 2 [1:48:55 - 1:51:01] Credits and close

Joanne Harris (OBE, FRSL) was born in Barnsley in 1964, of a French mother and an English father. She studied Modern and Mediaeval Languages at Cambridge and was a teacher for fifteen years, during which time she published three novels, including Chocolat (1999), which was made into an Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche. Since then, she has written 19 more novels, plus novellas, short stories, game scripts, the libretti for two short operas, several screenplays, a stage musical (with Howard Goodall) and three cookbooks. Her books are now published in over 50 countries and have won a number of British and international awards. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2022. She is a passionate advocate for authors' rights, and is currently the Chair of the Society of Authors (SOA), and member of the Board of the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS). Joanne's ChoicesSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyGormenghast by Mervyn PeakeThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonMadame Bovary by Gustave FlaubertNights at the Circus by Angela CarterOther books and media mentionedChocolat by Joanne HarrisGentlemen and Players by Joanne HarrisFive Quarters of the Orange by Joanne HarrisBacklisted Podcast (Joanne Harris/Gormenghast episode)You can buy books mentioned in this episode on our Bookshop.org Affiliate page. (UK Only). By purchasing here, you support both small bookshops AND our podcast. Julia mentioned using MidJourney to create fantastic character studies and visualisations as writers and readers. She's written a thorough “how-to” blog post on our website. Keep  in touchWe love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media: Twitter: @twolitchicks Instagram: @two_lit_chicks TikTok: @two_lit_chicks Email: hello@twolitchicks.orgIf you do one thing today, sign up to our newsletter so we can keep you updated with all our news.Thank you so much for listening. Listeners, we love you. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice HereSupport the show

Novelist Joanne Harris (Chocolat, A Narrow Door) is our guest for a celebration of Titus Groan (1946), Gormenghast (1950) and Titus Alone (1959) by Mervyn Peake, three novels which are often referred to, erroneously, as the Gormenghast Trilogy. With Joanne's expert guidance, John and Andy revisit Peake's visionary work for the first time in decades and are surprised and delighted by what they discover. Also in this episode, Andy marks the belated UK publication of Maud Martha, the sole novel by poet Gwendolyn Brooks (Faber); while John enjoys Geoff Dyer's new book about tennis and much more, The Last Days of Roger Federer: And Other Endings (Canongate). Timings: 07:49 - Maud Martha by Gwendolyn Brooks 13:55 - The Last Days of Roger Federer: And Other Endings by Geoff Dyer 18:07 - The Gormenghast series of books by Mervyn Peake For more information on everything discussed in this episode visit https://www.backlisted.fm You can support us and unlock bonus material at https://www.patreon.com/backlisted All books mentioned in the show are available to purchase at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/backlisted

Hosts: Jim, Jon & KentGuest: Clint Black of Pinnacle Entertainment Group We create a penal colony that exists in a medieval world where magic is outlawed and demons manipulate the future of mankind.On an unrelated note for the gamer listeners out there, the 2012 RPG Podcast Listener Survey is going on right now! Check it out here.00:00 Tomfoolery00:06 Door # 201:02 Intro01:39 Savage Worlds / Pinnacle Entertainment Group02:01 Necessary Evil02:15 Deciding Basics02:35 Megalopolis02:43 Gormenghast / Gormenghast Series04:52 Fritz Leiber07:02 Determining Scale07:18 D&D07:37 Discussing Structure & Resources09:10 Convicts in Australia09:18 Discussing Geography10:38 Discussing Magic, Demons & Logistics14:18 Jabba the Hutt19:19 Discussing Religion & Church Structure21:28 Inquisition27:59 Planes of Existence29:51 Discussing City Districts29:57 The Five Boroughs (NYC)34:52 Discussing Rules of Magic37:39 Discussing History43:54 Discussing Groups49:34 Hannibal Lecter50:16 Naming Titles & Places52:04 Promise / I Can't Believe It's Not Butter52:35 Raistlin / Dragonlance / Jacques Chirac52:51 Malfeasance53:34 Proctor & Gamble54:49 Tarot55:35 Naming Groups56:25 Aufero59:42 Naming Characters60:11 Hector / Hannibal61:16 Umbra61:55 Pelagic62:49 Phyllis Diller63:04 Boris Yeltsin63:18 Naming Geographic Items & Institutions64:15 Naming the Setting64:39 Devil's Island65:07 DOOM / Perdition's Gate65:29 Conclusion & OutroDOWNLOAD EPISODE 14 - PERDITION'S HOLD

More than a month into Putin's invasion, Ukrainian resistance has proved mightier than the Russian leader seems to have anticipated. On this week's On the Media, hear how Russia is following the well-established American track record of entering wars without plans for ending them. Plus, a sober look at Russia's nuclear strategy. And, how the threat of nuclear apocalypse has shaped American culture since World War II. Then, a look at the 1983 made-for-TV film that spurred a national conversation about disarmament.  1. Gideon Rose, author of How Wars End, on what Russia should've learned from America's misadventures in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Listen. 2. Kristin Ven Bruusgaard[@KBruusgaard], postdoctoral fellow at the University of Oslo, on the actual threat of Russia's nuclear arsenal. Listen. 3. Alex Wellerstein [@wellerstein], historian of science at Stevens Institute of Technology, on why the threat of nuclear apocalypse can be hard to comprehend. Listen.  4. Marsha Gordon [@MarshaGGordon], professor of film studies at North Carolina State University, on one of the most important films about nukes. Listen. Music: Sacred Oracle by John Zorn Horizon by Thomas NewmanIn The Bath by Randy NewmanLa Vie En Rose by Toots ThielemansGormenghast by John ZornWhite Lotus Theme by Cristobal Tapia De Veer99 Luftballoons by Nena

In this mighty follow-up to his Number 1 bestseller Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Man Booker-winner Marlon James once again draws on a rich tradition of African mythology, fantasy and history to imagine a mythic world, a lost child, a 177-year-old witch, a deadly regal chancellor, and a mystery with many answers.  Moon Witch, Spider King is part adventure tale, part chronicle of an indomitable woman.1. The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan2. The Gormenghast series by Mervyn Peake3. Vurt by Jeff Noon4. Persuasion by Jane Austen5. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi6. The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune7. The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan

It's been one year since the armed insurrection at the Capitol, what do we know now about how it happened? On this week's On the Media, hear about the signs that reveal militia groups were preparing for that day — or something like it — long before January 6th. Plus, how the attack may have transformed the far-right in America.  1. OTM reporter Micah Loewinger [@MicahLoewinger] on the efforts to shape the media narrative among gun rights activists at Virginia's Lobby Day. Listen. 2. OTM reporter Micah Loewinger [@MicahLoewinger] and Militia Watch founder Hampton Stall [@HamptonStall] investigate how a walkie-talkie app called Zello is enabling armed white supremacist groups to gather and recruit. Featuring: Joan Donovan [@BostonJoan] Research Director of the Shorenstein Center at Harvard University, and Megan Squire [@MeganSquire0] Professor of Computer Science at Elon University. Listen. 3. OTM reporter Micah Loewinger [@MicahLoewinger] on Zello's role in the January 6th insurrection, and what the app is finally doing about its militia members. Featuring: Marcy Wheeler [@emptywheel] national security reporter for Emptywheel, and Cynthia Miller-Idriss [@milleridriss] Director of Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab at American University, and Jared Holt [@JaredHolt] Resident Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab. Listen. Music: Tick Of The Clock by ChromaticsCyclic Bit by Raymond ScottGenocide by Link WrayProcession Of The Grand Moghul by Korla Pandit Gormenghast by John Zorn

Tim offers his opinions on some recent reads. This week's episode is brought with you, as ever, by your host's books! Science fiction and fantasy fans will love them. http://www.timniederriter.com/books/ Thanks for listening.  

NHE host Scott Murphy chats to horror writer George Daniel Lea about his short story collection “Born in Blood: Volume 2” and his YouTube channel Strange Playgrounds. Over the course of the interview Scott talks to George about the mythology that he created for “Born in Blood Volume 2” and its predecessor, the chief influences […]

Patrick Stuart joins us to discuss Mervyn Peake's "Titus Groan”, oral traditions, lush prose, taking pride in working as a servant, the sun as an old cake bun, Peake's popularity, Cormac McCarthy, Gormenghast as a demiplane, maintaining status quo as a party goal, the court of Melniboné, physical differences as "monstrous traits", going back in time to support expired Kickstarters, and much more!

In this episode we take a wide-angle view on dreams and dreaming, and consider the significance of dreams that just keep coming back: the importance of personal notebooks; Mervyn Peake and the awakening of my imagination; the creation of reality from imagination; sharing the vision; the Gormenghast books: their possible roots in biographical influences, and the paradoxical realism of Peake's fantasy; Peake's impact on my dream-life; spontaneous recall of dreams during meditation; how dreams are experienced largely through memory; not "remembering" but "coming back"; an experience of a recurrence of dreams about demons; the puzzling nature of these experiences; the tendency to view dreams as individual, isolated events; the timelessness of dreams; the fallacy of "the present moment"; the idea that some dreams might return because we are always dreaming them; the element of déjà vu in these experiences as a possible indication of an encounter with the timeless; "the present moment" as unfindable; embracing the eternal "then"; recurring dreams as a possible compensation for an exclusive focus on the "now"; the various uses of dreams in magick; the tendency here also to regard dreams as isolated events; the possibility of taking a wider view; going beyond the "now"; an example: a dream of the two cemeteries; how the dream varies, but the underlying structure is the same; distinguishing these dreams from recurring dreams in trauma: "cannot understand" versus "needing to understand"; an outline of the structure of the dream of the two cemeteries; the horrors and dangers of the old and semi-buried; possible biographical elements in the dream; the failure to find a specific interpretation of the dream; the cessation of the dream as a possible clue to its nature; dreams of this type as long-term processes; fallow periods on the magical path and some advice on this; the concept in Buddhism of "near-enemies"; art as the "near-enemy" of magick; distinguishing between magick and art; the status of the artefact; the creation of Liber Somnia and its methodology; arrival at a list of the dreams I am always dreaming; the dreams as a possible map of the soul's long-term processes; two categories of themes, and the themes therein; "Baltimore in the early morning": Lacan's metaphor for the unconscious; dreams that keep coming back as a recurrence of thoughts that have no thinker; the "double whammy" when a gifted artist performs magick; how a "hypersigil" is not the result of a working. Joe Hunt (2013). "The Dark Side of Positive Emotions Is Hidden in Plain Sight", https://tinyurl.com/y8fbhhmu (medium.com). Jacques Lacan (1966). "Of Structure as an Inmixing of an Otherness Prerequisite to Any Subject Whatever", https://tinyurl.com/sw66tdk5 (blogspot.com). Mervyn Peake (1999). The Gormenghast Trilogy. London: Vintage.

This week marks six months since January 6th, the day a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol. Over 500 rioters have since been arrested, but the legal consequences of what they did are only just beginning to roll in. In this hour, we revisit reporting by OTM's Micah Loewinger surrounding the organizing tactics, media narratives, and evolution of far-right militias.  1. OTM reporter Micah Loewinger [@MicahLoewinger] on the efforts to shape the media narrative among gun rights activists at Virginia's Lobby Day. Listen. 2. OTM reporter Micah Loewinger [@MicahLoewinger] and Militia Watch founder Hampton Stall [@HamptonStall] investigate how a walkie-talkie app called Zello is enabling armed white supremacist groups to gather and recruit. Featuring: Joan Donovan [@BostonJoan] Research Director of the Shorenstein Center at Harvard University, and Megan Squire [@MeganSquire0] Professor of Computer Science at Elon University. Listen. 3. OTM reporter Micah Loewinger [@MicahLoewinger] on Zello's role in the January 6th insurrection, and what the app is finally doing about its militia members. Featuring: Marcy Wheeler [@emptywheel] national security reporter for Emptywheel, and Cynthia Miller-Idriss [@milleridriss] Director of Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab at American University. Listen. Music: Tick Of The Clock by ChromaticsCyclic Bit by Raymond ScottGenocide by Link WrayProcession Of The Grand Moghul by Korla Pandit Gormenghast by John Zorn

Today Catherine reviews Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast trilogy - with extra illustrations.

The Book of Changes, or I Ching, is more than an ancient text. It's a metaphysical guide, a fun game, and -- to your hosts at least -- a lifelong, steadfast friend. The I Ching has come up more than once on the show, and now is the time for JF and Phil to face it head on, discussing the role it has played in their lives while delving into some of its mysteries. REFERENCES I Ching, (https://www.amazon.com/I-Ching-Book-Changes/dp/B000J4GE6Q) Wilhelm-Baynes translation I Ching, (https://www.amazon.com/Total-I-Ching-Stephen-Karcher/dp/074993980X) Stephen Karcher translation Game of Thrones, (https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones) HBO series George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire (https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/A_Song_of_Ice_and_Fire) George R. R. Martin, “Sandkings” in: Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories (https://www.amazon.com/Weird-Compendium-Strange-Dark-Stories/dp/0765333627) H. P. Lovecraft, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft) American writer Graham Harman, Weird Realism: Lovecraft and Philosophy (https://www.amazon.com/Weird-Realism-Philosophy-Graham-Harman/dp/1780992521) Aleister Crowley, “777” (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123658.777_and_Other_Qabalistic_Writings_of_Aleister_Crowley) Eduardo Viveiros de Castro, Cannibal Metaphysics (https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/cannibal-metaphysics) Joel Biroco, Calling Crane in the Shade (https://www.biroco.com) (website) Philip K. Dick, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_K._Dick) American novelist Lionel Snell, a.k.a. Ramsey Dukes (http://ramseydukes.co.uk/), British occultist Richard Rutt, _Zhouyi: A New Translation with Commentary _ (https://www.amazon.com/Zhouyi-Translation-Commentary-Changes-Durham/dp/070071491X) Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gormenghast_(series)) Redmond and Hon, Teaching the I Ching (https://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Ching-Changes-Religious-Studies/dp/0199766819) Weird Studies, episode 72 (https://www.weirdstudies.com/72), On the castrati Weird Studies, episode 77 (https://www.weirdstudies.com/77), On the fool tarot card Anonymous, Meditations on the Tarot (https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/408555.Meditations_on_the_Tarot) The Usual Suspects (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114814/) (movie) Colin Wilson, The Occult (https://www.amazon.com/Occult-History-Colin-Wilson/dp/0394465555)

As one of the founding members of the band Can, Irmin Schmidt left a permanent mark on the world of music. Since Can’s breakup, Irmin has left his mark on film music, having been credited as composer on more than 40 films and TV shows. Recently, he has released two albums on Mute Records featuring solo prepared piano work, with “Nocturne: Live at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival” coming out earlier this year. In our chat, we talk about his background, his sources of creativity, and his interest in prepared piano. We also learn more about his development of an opera (Gormenghast), and how he chooses the work that he releases. It’s an amazing view into the imagination of a groundbreaking artist. You can find out more about his Mute releases at mute.com (http://mute.com/artists/irmin-schmidt), and check out “Can – All Gates Open”, the book he co-authored on the band (https://www.amazon.com/All-Gates-Open-Faber-Social/dp/0571311520). Enjoy! Transcription: http://www.darwingrosse.com/AMT/transcript-0338.html

Join Alexis and Lottie on a deep-dive into WORLDBUILDING. Why it's menacing to be told to start with a timeline, how Twin Peaks' BOB came to be, why you must never call pulled pok 'flesh-spicing', and why the architect of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao probably didn't start with the toilets. Alexis, unsportingly, refuses to get cross.Games / books mentioned in this episode, for your gaming / reading pleasure:- Cultist Simulator, by us- Fallen London and Sunless Sea, by Alexis Kennedy & Failbetter Games- The Silmarillion, by J. R. R. Tolkien- Beowulf, by ???- Gormenghast, by Mervyn Peake- Hard Times, by Charles DickensFollow us on Twitter and sign up to the mailing list to make sure you don't miss the next episode! ♥Support the show (http://bit.ly/2JCKVEH)

In their new sub-series, Appendicitis, Barney and Andy Goodman of Expedition to the Grizzly Peaks discuss works NOT on the infamous AD&D Appendix N. They begin with Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast. They discuss how it might be of use in roleplay games, ending with a discussion of the campaign Andy created based on it, followed by a digression into Cthulhu. Look out for Appendicitis as and when. Thanks!

As House leaders begin drafting articles of impeachment, examples from the Nixon and Clinton eras abound. This week, On the Media rewinds to the 19th century — and the turbulent impeachment of Andrew Johnson. Plus, what a debate between two right-wing intellectuals means for the future of conservatism. 1. Brenda Wineapple, author of The Impeachers, on the acrimonious trial of Andrew Johnson. Listen. 2. Matthew Sitman [@MatthewSitman], co-host of the Know Your Enemy podcast, on the rise of illiberalism among the conservative intelligentsia. Listen.  Music: It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas by Black Dyke BandGormenghast by John ZornPassing Time by John RenbournPrelude of Light by John ZornPsalom by Kronos QuartetPurple Haze by Kronos Quartet

We are back with episode 7 of series 3 and we are joined by the fantastic Alasdair Beckett-King! Tune in as we discuss Christmas gigs, fantasy serries Gormenghast and play regular feature 'Plot's that about?'

Welcome to another new episode of Geek at Arms! First off, Mike explains how a pastor's retreat turned into a board game extravaganza! Then, Bryan shares his thoughts on the Gormenghast book series and his continued enjoyment of Civilization 6. James describes his latest woodworking project and his renewed interest in the card game Magic: The Gathering. Finally, the guys delve into the third movie of their "Film Club" series, the Ridley Scott classic Bladerunner.

Welcome back to the 1001 books the podcast. We are reviewing the 1001 books to read before you die to see if they are really worth your time. On this episode: Gormenghast Author: Mervyn Peake Published: 1950 Please note: All opinions expressed are just that, our opinions! We don't like this series but I don't expect everyone to agree with us, if you are interested in reading it look at some other reviews too. Who knows maybe you will love it? NOTE FROM CHELSEA: My retell from memory of the final two book plots was a little wrong, I know this but didn't want to rerecord the episode. Please excuse the error. ALSO IN THIS EPISODE: What fantasy series would we put on the list. Follow us on: Instagram @1001bookspod Facebook @1001bookspod Twitter @1001bookspod If you have any questions or comments you can email us at 1001bookspodcast@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you.

This week we hit all the categories as we talk about Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Sunset Boulevard, Dune, Black Lightning, Avengers: Infinity War, Warhammer, Black Panther v Oscars, F.E.A.R., Star Wars live action TV show, Call of Duty: Zombies, Spamalot, Margot Kidder, Rick & Morty, Bill & Ted 3, 10 After Midnight, Ernest Cline's Armada, Thanos - Titan Consumed, Astro City, Street Fighter, Cursed, The Stand, Gormenghast, and Jake's big box. So, wait for me in the lava, it's time for a Geek Shock!

This week we get acquainted with the power of language via the medium of Sean Penn’s debut novel Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff, after which we find that an unnamed male author has claimed that he’s living proof that men can write believable female characters (we’re confused as well, but that claim has led to a rather hilarious Twitter challenge). In other news, Neil Gaiman is going to produce a new TV adaptation of Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast novels, and Choose Your Own Adventure books make something of a comeback. After that we let Producer Rob loose so he can … erm … get some things about Ready Player One off his chest before Andrew regales us with a dramatic reading of an Ernest Cline poem. #LiteraryLoitering #TheGeekShow #Books #Novels #TheArts #Theatre #News #Reviews #Podcasts #CulturalAnarchy #Culture #SeanPenn #BobHoneyWhoJustDoStuff #MervynPeake #Gormenghast #NeilGaiman #ReadyPlayerOne #Movies #Films #Nostalgia #80s #StevenSpielberg #ErnestCline #NerdPornAuteur #Surreal #Comedy

Hey, hallo, hi there! On this episode of Geek Speak, Lauren, Alex, and Diarmuid  chat things they watched and stuff they played, which was a lot! This week we ramble about: Time-Water of the Week: Akshon Esports Middle-Earth: Shadow of War ripping out microtransactions and loot boxes Spyro the Dragon remastered trilogy coming to PS4, Xbox One The Handmaid's Tale: a new trailer for Season 2 Neil Gaiman Adapting Gormenghast For TV Isao Takahata, Studio Ghibli co-founder and director dies. House of Lies Isle of Dogs A Series of Unfortunate Events - Season 2 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Paddington 2 A Girl with All the Gifts A Quiet Place A bunch of VR games Bloodborne Adventures: Chapter Micolash

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This episode we're reading Family Sagas! Do they have to be incredibly long? Do they have to be boring? Plus: We talk about diversity, reading books from earlier time periods, and we say farewell (for now) to a host. You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify (new!) or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jessi Books We Read This Month Pachinko by Min Jin Lee The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende Moonglow by Michael Chabon Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg Fried Green Tomatoes (movie) The Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin Wikipedia article Books and Other Media We Discuss The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder Note: Matthew has never read these and has no idea what he’s talking about. Beauty is a Wound by Eka Kurniawan Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Beowulf Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros White Teeth by Zadie Smith Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon Gentlemen of the Road by Michael Chabon McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales edited by Michael Chabon McSweeney's Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories edited by Michael Chabon Dune by Frank Herbert Total Recall Links, Articles, and Things Inside North Korea's bubble in Japan Liberty Osaka (Osaka Human Rights Museum) Michael Chabon Returns With a Searching Family Saga (The New York Times) Fried Green Tomatoes (the food) Magical Negro (Wikipedia) Magical Negro (TV Tropes) Questions Send us questions for our 50th episode! Ask us for reading suggestions! Do you like family sagas? Why? Check out our Pinterest board and Tumblr posts, follow us on Twitter, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, February 6th for our episode on our 2018 Reading Resolutions! Then come back on on Tuesday, February 20th for our episode about Non-fiction Creative Writing Books!

Radio Morpork is a podcast which discusses and analyses Terry Pratchett's Discworld one book at a time. Colm and Rose are joined by Discworld newbie Aisling Lynch to discuss Pyramids. Therein are more Gormenghast references, Pratchett’s depiction of reluctant kings, Discworld prequels we’d like to see and possibly the most sympathetic and complex antagonist in the entire series.

We talk about when, why, (whether), and what we Reread, and what does it all mean? Plus: format shifting for rereads, plays vs. scripts, cover versions of fiction, and the suck fairy. You can download the podcast directly, find it  on Libsyn, or get it through iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or your favourite podcast delivery system.  In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jessi  Books We Mentioned Titus Groan and Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones Women in Clothes by Sheila Heti, Heidi Julavits, and Leanne Shapton The Kingkiller Chronicle series by Patrick Rothfuss The Discworld series by Terry Pratchett The BPRD: Hell on Earth series by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, and others A spinoff of the Hellboy series by Mike Mignola and others The Sot-Weed Factor by John Barth Grendel by John Gardner (Jessi said “John Green”, but she meant this one) Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison The Hating Game by Sally Thorne Uprooted by Naomi Novik Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson On Trails by Robert Moor Black and Blue Magic by Zilpha Keatley Snyder Microserfs by Douglas Coupland The Great Alta series by Jane Yolen Sister Light, Sister Dark White Jenna The One-Armed Queen Sassinak by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Moon The Nintendo Adventure Books series The Captain Underpants series by Dav Pilkey Romeo and/or Juliet by Ryan North Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen LaFayette and the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell Othello by William Shakespeare Amadeus by Peter Shaffer And the movie based on the play The Others series by Anne Bishop Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith and Jane Austen Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Phillip K. Dick, graphic novel adaptation by Tony Parker Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff The Adventures of Tintin series by Hergé If on a winter's night a traveler by Italo Calvino The Princess Bride by William Goldman The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood And the Hulu show The Anne of Green Gables series by L.M. Montgomery The movie with Megan Follows Anne, the new TV show Wild by Cheryl Strayed Links, Articles, and Things The Suck Fairy 10 Reasons We Reread Our Favorite Books by Sara Jonsson (Barnes & Noble blog) The Seven Basic Plots The Six Main Arcs in Storytelling, as Identified by an A.I. A Brief Guide to Tintinology The magic sound used by Matthew in our endtro is “fairy magic wand” by Robinhood76 from freesound.org. Questions Do you reread books? Why (or why not)? How often? What’s a book you wish you could read again for the first time? Check out our Pinterest board and Tumblr posts, follow us on Twitter, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, June 19th, when we will inflict upon you the genre of QUILTBAG/LGBTQ+ NonFiction! Then come back on Tuesday, July 4th, when we’ll talk about Reading Exhaustion and Reading Slumps.

Jules Horne lives in the Scottish Borders and is an Associate Lecturer at Open University. She writes plays for stage and radio, and fiction with a Scottish gothic flavour. She’s inspired by Angela Carter and Mervyn Peake (of Gormenghast fame). Today, we chat about the tension between creativity and risk, the role of Indie publishers as influencers, and learning from our mistakes. Throw in offshoots on deadlines, daily goals and the Pomodoro Technique and things start to get interesting. Jules is a true creative and lives what she believes. The Scottish Borders may be isolated geographically, but academically, Jules is at the forefront. These are exciting times and even a brief chat with Jules has me excited for the possibilities for new ways of learning. You can find out more about Jules and her writing http://www.texthouse.co.uk/ (here) and http://www.juleshorne.com/ (here.) Read Full Transcript Jules Horne [01:03:25] Melinda: It's welcome to another episode of Writer on the Road. I am traveling around the world again today and I'm really, really excited to be in the Scottish boarders, now how beautiful and exotic does that sound? So I'm here with a beautiful lady by the name of Jules Horne and Jules welcome to Writer on the Road. Jules Horne: Hello Melinda, thanks for me having me on the show. Melinda: Not a problem at all. Jules put a wonderful little picture on her Facebook profile there earlier tonight and it's of this little hedgerow road that I remember from my days in Ireland, it's so romantic over there. I know you probably don't think it's exotic but to us over here in sunny Queensland it is certainly romantic and coming into winter where you get all your snug fires and red wine. But let's go back and talk writing. Jules Horne: I have to say also I've been looking with great envy of your shots of just wonderful sunshine and you wearing your hat and looking like you're having glorious sun. So the romance has its limits and I do envy you your sun as well. Melinda: For all our listeners I did a Facebook live cross yesterday from Circus Paradise on the Gold Coast here on the east coast of Australia and I did this lovely pan of what I thought was the beach, but all it was the sky. So I'm going to practice my panning everybody so I actually get into the shots what I thought I was, there was no beach there at, it looked really silly. But I'll keep practicing and I'll keep trying. Now over to Jules, would you like to introduce yourself and tell us a little bit about the writing that you do? Jules Horne: I'm a hybrid writer, I do lots of different kinds of writing. I started off as fiction and then I kind of made migrated into drama. So I'm actually mainly a playwright these days and I've written for stage and radio and I also have a background in journalism. I used to work in radio. So I have a bit of a mixed background, so I pull in lots of different kinds of writing techniques from different angles. But the main thing I suppose is working with drama which means working with actors and directors so it's collaborative and that's a really different prospect from the fiction and the really kind of tight inner focus of fiction. So it's a more, perhaps more people oriented, more collaborative kind of writing. Melinda: Jules and I were a little bit of a conversation just briefly before we started and as happens with a lot of my guests I had to stay stop, stop, stop, we'll have our interview over before we even press the record button. But Jules has linked up with another guest who we've had on our Writer on the Road and she was very, very popular and you'll all remember Sherrie and Sherrie was very exuberant and very, very popular too I might add. I had people from all over the world, Sherrie was our beautiful motorbike rider and jumped on a motorbike after a week and wrote all these books about it. Now she's writing, just about to release I believe or very close to releasing her first fiction novel. Jules...

In Minute 6 of The Whole Shebang, Mike and Jenny talk more about the technical credits of the movie, the alternately apple-cheeked and haggard-looking young Christian Bale, the history of experimental gay and rock 'n' roll film, Jenny's moody goth-girl love of Placebo and Gormenghast, the numerology of London bus stops, and the retrofuturistic genius of Eurostile Bold Extended. Find us on the web at thewholeshebangpodcast.com, and on Facebook, Twitter, and Patreon at wholeshebangpod.

Is a long cardboard chain and anchor really a deep message on immigration? What is the difference between artificial pussy willows and an escalator? Are postmodern artists just having a laugh? Jonathan drags Andrew Cody through last March's Nuit blanche and wonders if his attitude of derision is rational or not. Enter Eric Weichel, instructor in art history at Concordia University, and one of the liveliest conversations on the podcast ensues. Can we evaluate art rationally? Jonathan and Eric talk gnomes, Cormac McCarthy, and four-year-old geniuses. No panel discussion this month, but plenty of links! - Le Corbusier, modernist architect (http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Le_Corbusier.html) - Charles Moore, postmodern architect (http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Sea_Ranch_Condominium.html) - Judith Butler (http://www.egs.edu/faculty/judith-butler/biography/) - Kent Monkman, contemporary Aboriginal painter (http://www.mason-studio.com/journal/2012/03/kent-monkman-sexuality-of-miss-chief/) - How to Speak and Write Postmodern by Stephen Katz (http://thepaperthinhymn.com/2010/01/26/how-to-speak-post-modernism/) - Jacques Derrida, deconstructionist philosopher (http://www.iep.utm.edu/derrida/) - The Rothko Chapel (http://www.rothkochapel.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11&Itemid=14) - A Reader's Manifesto by B.R. Myers - Cormac McCarthy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cormac_McCarthy) - Gayatri Spivak, postcolonial critic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayatri_Chakravorty_Spivak) - The Gormenghast Trilogy by Mervyn Peake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gormenghast_(series)) - The Fallen by Andy Moss and Jamie Wardley (http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/andy-moss-jamie-wardley-the-fallen) - Docking by Sophie Cardin (http://www.artsouterrain.com/en/sophie-cardin/) 20/20 segment transcript (http://abcnews.go.com/2020/GiveMeABreak/story?id=563146) Postmodern artists Eric Weichel finds inspiring: Kerri Flanagan Takashi Murakami (http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2010/sep/10/takashi-murakami-palace-versailles) Shary Boyle (http://www.sharyboyle.com) Patricia Piccinini (http://www.patriciapiccinini.net) Yayoi Kusama (http://www.yayoi-kusama.jp/e/information/)

Is a long cardboard chain and anchor really a deep message on immigration? What is the difference between artificial pussy willows and an escalator? Are postmodern artists just having a laugh? Jonathan drags Andrew Cody through last March's Nuit blanche and wonders if his attitude of derision is rational or not. Enter Eric Weichel, instructor in art history at Concordia University, and one of the liveliest conversations on the podcast ensues. Can we evaluate art rationally? Jonathan and Eric talk gnomes, Cormac McCarthy, and four-year-old geniuses. No panel discussion this month, but plenty of links! - Le Corbusier, modernist architect (http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Le_Corbusier.html) - Charles Moore, postmodern architect (http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Sea_Ranch_Condominium.html) - Judith Butler (http://www.egs.edu/faculty/judith-butler/biography/) - Kent Monkman, contemporary Aboriginal painter (http://www.mason-studio.com/journal/2012/03/kent-monkman-sexuality-of-miss-chief/) - How to Speak and Write Postmodern by Stephen Katz (http://thepaperthinhymn.com/2010/01/26/how-to-speak-post-modernism/) - Jacques Derrida, deconstructionist philosopher (http://www.iep.utm.edu/derrida/) - The Rothko Chapel (http://www.rothkochapel.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11&Itemid=14) - A Reader's Manifesto by B.R. Myers - Cormac McCarthy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cormac_McCarthy) - Gayatri Spivak, postcolonial critic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayatri_Chakravorty_Spivak) - The Gormenghast Trilogy by Mervyn Peake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gormenghast_(series)) - The Fallen by Andy Moss and Jamie Wardley (http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/andy-moss-jamie-wardley-the-fallen) - Docking by Sophie Cardin (http://www.artsouterrain.com/en/sophie-cardin/) 20/20 segment transcript (http://abcnews.go.com/2020/GiveMeABreak/story?id=563146) Postmodern artists Eric Weichel finds inspiring: Kerri Flanagan Takashi Murakami (http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2010/sep/10/takashi-murakami-palace-versailles) Shary Boyle (http://www.sharyboyle.com) Patricia Piccinini (http://www.patriciapiccinini.net) Yayoi Kusama (http://www.yayoi-kusama.jp/e/information/)

John Gray draws on the novels of Mervyn Peake to argue it's a mistake to imagine that modernity marks a fundamental change in human experience. "The modern world is founded on the belief that it's possible for human beings to shape a future that's better than anything in the past. If the Gormenghast novels have any continuing theme, it's that this modern belief is an illusion." Producer: Sheila Cook.

This week Libby Purves is joined by guests including Princess Campbell, Simon Day, Clare Peake and Henry Winkler. Princess Campbell was one of the first black ward sisters working in the NHS; she was one of a pioneering group of African-Caribbean workers who began to challenge barriers of prejudice. Her uniform goes on display at M-Shed, Bristol's new city museum in the old 1950s transit sheds at Prince's Wharf on the historic waterfront. Simon Day is the actor and stand-up comedian, probably best known from 'The Fast Show'. He publishes his memoir, 'Comedy and Error' in which he writes about his life as a celebrity as well as his childhood growing up in SE London, being sent to borstal for petty thieving, and about his addiction to drugs, money and success. 'Comedy and Error' is published by Simon & Schuster. Clare Peake is the daughter of the writer Mervyn Peake, author of the Gormenghast series of novels. Her memoir, 'Under a Canvas Sky', tells of her bohemian childhood and the impact of her father's Parkinson's disease on her life. Radio 4 is broadcasting several programmes about Mervyn Peake and Gormenghast: 'A Hundred Years of Mervyn Peake' and 'The History of Titus Groan' in the classic serial slot. 'Under a Canvas Sky' is published by Constable. Henry Winkler is the American actor, director and children's author, best known for playing 'The Fonz' in television's 'Happy Days'. He is in the UK and will be touring the country visiting schools with 'First News', the national newspaper for children, on the My Way! Tour. He'll be introducing British schoolchildren to his Hank Zipzer stories (published by Walker Books), which focus on a ten year-old boy with dyslexia and are based on his own past experiences.