Podcast appearances and mentions of John Joseph Adams

Author : Charlie Jane Anders Narrator : Marguerite Kenner Host : Ryn Yee Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in the anthology A People's Future of the United States edited by Victor LaValle and John Joseph Adams, and in Cast of Wonders 593 in July 2024 Image by Mirko Stödter from Pixabay War, political […] Source

John Joseph Adams here, publisher of NIGHTMARE. I recently had the honor and great pleasure of collaborating with Jordan Peele to edit the anthology OUT THERE SCREAMING: An Anthology of New Black Horror, and I'm pleased to present this story from the anthology for NIGHTMARE's listeners. So please enjoy "The Most Strongest Obeah Woman of the World" by Nalo Hopkinson, read by Robin Miles. To learn more about the book, visit johnjosephadams.com/OTS. This audio has been provided courtesy of Penguin Random House Audio from the book OUT THERE SCREAMING: an anthology of new black horror, edited by Jordan Peele and John Joseph Adams; read by a full cast. "The Most Strongest Obeah Woman of the World" is written by Nalo Hopkinson and read by Robin Miles. This story and audio production are © 2023 by Nalo Hopkinson and Penguin Random House LLC.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we discuss The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 anthology with guest editor Rebecca Roanhorse, series editor John Joseph Adams, and bestselling author Veronica Roth. With a diverse selection of stories chosen by series editor John Joseph Adams and guest editor Rebecca Roanhorse, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 explores the ever-expanding [...]

This week, we discuss The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 anthology with guest editor Rebecca Roanhorse, series editor John Joseph Adams, and bestselling author Veronica Roth. With a diverse selection of stories chosen by series editor John Joseph Adams and guest editor Rebecca Roanhorse, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 explores the ever-expanding and changing world of contemporary science fiction and fantasy. This conversation originally took place November 13, 2022 at the American Writers Museum and was recorded live. AWM PODCAST NETWORK HOME About the speakers: REBECCA ROANHORSE is a New York Times bestselling and Nebula, Hugo, and Locus Award-winning speculative fiction writer and the recipient of the 2018 Astounding (Campbell) Award for Best New Writer. Rebecca has published multiple award-winning short stories and five novels, including two in The Sixth World Series, Star Wars: Resistance Reborn, Race to the Sun for the Rick Riordan imprint, and her latest novel, the epic fantasy Black Sun. She has also written for Marvel Comics and for television, and had projects optioned by Amazon Studios, Netflix, and Paramount TV. Find her Fiction & Non-Fiction HERE. JOHN JOSEPH ADAMS is the series editor of Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy and is the editor of more than thirty anthologies, such as Wastelands and The Living Dead. He is also editor (and publisher) of the Hugo Award-winning magazine Lightspeed, and for five years he was the editor of the John Joseph Adams Books novel imprint for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Lately, he's been working as an editor on TTRPG projects for Kobold Press and Monte Cook Games and as a contributing game designer on books such as Tome of Heroes. Learn more at johnjosephadams.com. VERONICA ROTH is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Poster Girl and Chosen Ones, the short story collection The End and Other Beginnings, the Divergent series, and the Carve the Mark duology. She was also the guest editor of The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021. She lives in Chicago, Illinois. Learn more at veronicarothbooks.com

干旱、山火、热射病，炎热前所未有地侵袭着我们的生活......在极端高温席卷北半球的这个夏天，邀请大家来回顾跳岛去年录制的这期节目——当灾难片里的骇人影像成为惨痛而难堪的现实，我们对气候问题的想象和认知将如何被挑战、被刷新？ 文学如何处理气候变迁议题？在小说《追日》中，麦克尤恩用更衣室里消失的衣服来比喻被攫取的能源：一个小小的更衣室尚且有人顺手牵羊，何况是地球呢？近年来，气候小说（Cli-Fi）已经成为英语世界一个炙手可热的类型。本期节目里，我们试图从麦克尤恩、阿特伍德等作家的气候小说创作入手，请来译者黄昱宁和气候小说研究者袁源，一起观察作家们对气候问题的思考和呈现：如何在容量有限的故事里处理气候变迁的超长跨度？对于小说而言，气候问题是现代才出现的新题材吗？要警示读者，是不是只有描写末日地狱这个方法？以及最重要的——要应对气候变化，读小说、写小说有用吗？有什么用？在这个想象灾难并不困难的时期，让我们重温这期去年录制的节目，回忆那些关于气候的想象与探讨。 在这一年间，跳岛也收获了很多成长：我们在小宇宙上迎来了15万粉丝，微博粉丝数达到了2万，豆瓣上也获得了1000位友邻的关注，感谢每一个你的陪伴！看到很多新朋友喜欢我们的周边，跳君决定推出一次特别福利活动：8月24日至9月7日期间上岛购买纸袋，就可享受岛民八折福利，附赠跳岛专属贴纸（只赠不卖），先到先得，售完即止～上次错过跳岛概念纸袋的朋友们，不要错过本次售卖哦！ 售价：单个纸袋138元，A+B两款256元。 ⚠️ 八折后单个纸袋仅售110元，A+B两款204元。 【嘉宾】 黄昱宁，上海译文出版社副总编，英语文学译者，小说及散文作家。 袁源，上海理工大学外语学院副教授，美国加州大学伯克利分校英语系访问学者（2018-2019）。研究方向包括气候小说、文学空间批评等。 【主持】 于是，作家，译者。译有珍妮特·温特森、奥尔加·托卡尔丘克等作家的作品。著有《查无此人》《你我好时光》等。 【时间轴】 03:59 什么是“气候小说”（Cli-Fi）？有哪些代表作品？ 12:50 阿特伍德、麦克尤恩……气候小说作家都是文理兼修 18:56 麦克尤恩像一位19世纪诗人那样使用新鲜的科学术语 23:04 气候小说不一定要描写末日：被冲进马桶的寄居蟹的故事 28:04 《追日》的写法不同于任何科幻小说，是从正面强攻现实 35:31 气候变迁的巨大时间跨度给小说家和艺术家提出了很高的要求 37:27 气候小说真的能改变我们对气候变化的认识吗？ 勘误：节目第38分钟处提到“实用主义生态批评”，应为“实证主义生态批评”。 【节目中提到的作品】 （附有原标题的是暂无中译本的作品） 《追日》 《爱无可忍》[英]伊恩·麦克尤恩 “疯癫亚当三部曲”（《羚羊和秧鸡》《洪水之年》《疯癫亚当》） [加拿大]玛格丽特·阿特伍德 《路》 [美]科马克·麦卡锡 《糜骨之壤》 [波]奥尔加·托卡尔丘克 《石神》（The Stone Gods）[英]珍妮特·温特森 《被淹没的世界》（The Drowned World）[英]J.G.巴拉德 《纽约2140》，“首都中的科学三部曲”（Science in the Capital Trilogy），《未来事务局》（The Ministry for the Future）[美] 金·斯坦利·罗宾逊 《水刀子》《柽柳猎人》《赌徒》[美]保罗·巴奇加卢皮 《明日的赔率》（The Odds Against Tomorrow），《寄居蟹》（Hermie） [美] 纳撒尼尔·里奇 《荒潮》《霾》陈楸帆 《狼图腾》姜戎 《云中记》阿来 《卡彭塔利亚湾》《天鹅书》（The Swan Book）[澳大利亚]亚历克西斯•赖特 《黑暗》[英]乔治·戈登·拜伦 《弗兰肯斯坦》[英]玛丽·雪莱 《树语》[美]理查德·鲍尔斯 【嘉宾推荐的书】 《蟑螂》 [英] 伊恩·麦克尤恩 著 Loosed upon the World Edited by John Joseph Adams 【出品人】蔡欣 【主理人】猫弟 【统筹&监制】何润哲 【策划】于是 猫弟 【后期制作】AURA.pote 【视觉设计】孙晓曦 李旭照 【音乐】 片头 上海复兴方案 - Queen of Sports 片尾 上海复兴方案 - Spring in a Small Town 【文字整理】何润哲 彭伊柳

Cold and dark days have come to The Creators Playbook here in episode "Soul Bleeding" where Robbie and Michael delve into the backdrop of dystopian societies. You, Great Author, have a choice before you in how your characters are going to live through an oppressive regime! Will they be triumphant and conquer in majesty? Or will your society crush them? Join us as we delve into this wonderfully awful business of making our characters' lives terrible as we create a dystopia, and place our characters in it to live, thrive, or die.After-show-notes and further reading:John Joseph Adams: https://www.tor.com/2011/04/15/dystopian-round-table-the-appeal-of-dystopian-fiction/Freedom Economic Education Matrix: How Can You POSSIBLY Not Be Red-Pilled By Now?? https://youtu.be/7QZQ8FlTbb4

这是一期在台风来临前夕录制的节目。 2021年7月，从欧洲到亚洲，全球多地都遭遇了千年难遇的特大洪灾。惊涛骇浪、狂风暴雨，当灾难片里的骇人影像成为惨痛而难堪的现实，我们对气候问题的想象和认知也在不断被挑战、被刷新。 文学如何处理气候变迁议题？在小说《追日》中，麦克尤恩用更衣室里消失的衣服来比喻被攫取的能源：一个小小的更衣室尚且有人顺手牵羊，何况是地球呢？近年来，气候小说（Cli-Fi）已经成为英语世界一个炙手可热的类型。本期节目里，我们试图从麦克尤恩、阿特伍德等作家的气候小说创作入手，请来译者黄昱宁和气候小说研究者袁源，一起观察作家们对气候问题的思考和呈现：如何在容量有限的故事里处理气候变迁的超长跨度？对于小说而言，气候问题是现代才出现的新题材吗？要警示读者，是不是只有描写末日地狱这个方法？以及最重要的——要应对气候变化，读小说、写小说有用吗？有什么用？ 【嘉宾】 黄昱宁，上海译文出版社副总编，英语文学译者，小说及散文作家。 袁源，上海理工大学外语学院副教授，美国加州大学伯克利分校英语系访问学者（2018-2019）。研究方向包括气候小说、文学空间批评等。 【主持】 于是，作家，译者。译有珍妮特·温特森、奥尔加·托卡尔丘克等作家的作品。著有《查无此人》《你我好时光》等。 【时间轴】 03:59 什么是“气候小说”（Cli-Fi）？有哪些代表作品？ 12:50 阿特伍德、麦克尤恩……气候小说作家都是文理兼修 18:56 麦克尤恩像一位19世纪诗人那样使用新鲜的科学术语 23:04 气候小说不一定要描写末日：被冲进马桶的寄居蟹的故事 28:04 《追日》的写法不同于任何科幻小说，是从正面强攻现实 35:31 气候变迁的巨大时间跨度给小说家和艺术家提出了很高的要求 37:27 气候小说真的能改变我们对气候变化的认识吗？ 勘误：节目第38分钟处提到“实用主义生态批评”，应为“实证主义生态批评”。 【节目中提到的书】 （附有原标题的是暂无中译本的作品） 《追日》 《爱无可忍》[英]伊恩·麦克尤恩 “疯癫亚当三部曲”（《羚羊和秧鸡》《洪水之年》《疯癫亚当》） [加拿大]玛格丽特·阿特伍德 《路》 [美]科马克·麦卡锡 《糜骨之壤》 [波]奥尔加·托卡尔丘克 《石神》（The Stone Gods）[英]珍妮特·温特森 《被淹没的世界》（The Drowned World）[英]J.G.巴拉德 《纽约2140》，“首都中的科学三部曲”（Science in the Capital Trilogy），《未来事务局》（The Ministry for the Future）[美] 金·斯坦利·罗宾逊 《水刀子》《柽柳猎人》《赌徒》[美]保罗·巴奇加卢皮 《明日的赔率》（The Odds Against Tomorrow），《寄居蟹》（Hermie） [美] 纳撒尼尔·里奇 《荒潮》《霾》陈楸帆 《狼图腾》姜戎 《云中记》阿来 《卡彭塔利亚湾》《天鹅书》（The Swan Book）[澳大利亚]亚历克西斯•赖特 《黑暗》[英]乔治·戈登·拜伦 《弗兰肯斯坦》[英]玛丽·雪莱 《树语》[美]理查德·鲍尔斯 【嘉宾推荐的书】 《蟑螂》 [英] 伊恩·麦克尤恩 著 Loosed upon the World Edited by John Joseph Adams 【出品人】蔡欣 【主理人】猫弟 【统筹&监制】何润哲 【策划】于是 猫弟 【后期制作】AURA.pote 【视觉设计】孙晓曦 费梦缘 【音乐】 片头 上海复兴方案 - Queen of Sports 片尾 上海复兴方案 - Spring in a Small Town 【文字整理】何润哲 彭伊柳

It didn’t take them long to find a name for us; almost as soon as they knew it was women inside the rickety biplanes they couldn’t catch, the Germans called us witches. It was because of the sounds our idling planes made from the ground, the story went, as if the German soldiers had spent a lot of time with brooms and knew what they sounded like, engineless and gliding fifty feet above them in the dark. (The wires holding the wings in place made the whistle.) | Copyright 2015 by Genevieve Valentine. Originally published in Operation Arcana, edited by John Joseph Adams. Reprinted by permission of the author. Narrated by Gabrielle de Cuir.

In this bonus episode, the One World team shares an excerpt of Maria Dahvana Headley's short story called “Read after Burning,” from the audiobook of A People's Future of the United States, a spectacular collection of speculative fiction from 25 extraordinary writers, edited by Victor LaValle and John Joseph Adams. In this excerpt from "Read After Burning," the main character is born into a broken, oppressive world where books and stories are being destroyed. Despite witnessing and enduring countless horrors and injustices, the narrator still finds hope and a way to survive through ingenuity and imagination. To get the full story and/or the whole collection, visit www.penguinrandomhouse.com.

Nicole Glover discusses her new fantasy historical novel “The Conductors” (John Joseph Adams, 2021) Check the book out here https://amzn.to/3uUG4lY Interview Timeline The Conductors is Nicole Glover’s debut novel. She is a fantasy fan and…Read More

Vivian sat at a café opposite Cass. Everything around her had a gritty, dingy quality. Even Cass looked run down, their face deeply tanned and distressingly wrinkled. They were old now, many decades past being the child that Vivian remembered. She looked down at her hands, so different than the black shadows that she’d grown accustomed to seeing during all her years as a Shade---the skin was covered in age spots and hung loose on the bones. | 2020 by Caroline M. Yoachim. Originally published in OR ELSE THE LIGHT, edited by John Joseph Adams, Christie Yant, and Hugh Howey. Reprinted by permission of the author. Narrated by Susan Hanfield.

With the right overlays, the city was charming---apartment buildings done up like giant row houses, seamlessly blending Victorian and modern sensibilities, boutiques and cafés on tree-lined streets, parks bathed in sunshine. Vivian Watanabe had lived on this block, once, in a high-rise apartment painted cornflower blue with trim in teal and white. She couldn’t see it now, not the way she used to. | Copyright 2020 by Caroline M. Yoachim. Previously published in BURN THE ASHES, edited by John Joseph Adams, Christie Yant, and Hugh Howey. Reprinted by permission of the author. Narrated by Susan Hanfield.

Ten minutes with... is a special series presented by Coode Street that sees readers and booklovers from around the world talk about what they're reading right now and what's getting them through these difficult times. Locus Award winner and Hugo and Nebula nominee Mimi Mondal and Gary K. Wolfe chat about gardening and cooking Indian food during the lockdown, researching the ancient history of India and Bangladesh (including the origins of Tibetan Buddhism), cultural references in the Avatar franchise, and, of course, what she's been reading. Books mentioned include: The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu Exhalation: Stories by Ted Chiang Six Months, Three Days, Five Others by Charlie Jane Anders Ambiguity Machines and Other Stories by Vandana Singh A People's Future of the United States by Victor LaValle and John Joseph Adams, eds.

We talk about the history of protest in speculative fiction with award-winning multi-genre author, editor, and publisher Sheree Renée Thomas. Check the notes below for Sheree's new fiction collection Nine Bar Blues, plus the other recommendations we mentioned during the show. Enjoy!NINE BAR BLUES (fiction collection by Sheree Renée Thomas): https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780997457896RIOT BABY (novel by Tochi Onyebuchi): https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250214751OCTAVIA'S BROOD (science fiction stories from social justice movements, foreword by Sheree Renée Thomas): https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781849352093IF THIS GOES ON: The Science Fiction Future of Today's Politics (short story collection edited by Cat Rambo): https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780999784211RESIST FASCISM (micro-anthology of science fiction & fantasy stories about protest & resistance): https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780991392148A PEOPLE'S FUTURE OF THE UNITED STATES (collection of stories that challenge oppression, edited by Victor LaValle & John Joseph Adams, featuring N. K. Jemisin, Charles Yu, Jamie Ford, G. Willow Wilson, Charlie Jane Anders, Hugh Howey, and more): https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780525508809DO NOT GO QUIETLY (anthology of science fiction and fantasy short stories about those who resist): https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781937009786INSURRECTIONS (fiction collection by Rion Amilcar Scott): https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780813174402PIMP MY AIRSHIP (novel by Maurice Broaddus): https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781937009762DOMINION: An Anthology of Black Speculative Fiction: kickstarter.com/projects/aurelialeo/dominion-an-anthology-of-speculative-fictionFIYAH LIT MAG: https://www.fiyahlitmag.com/THE HEAT OF US (story by Sam J. MIller): https://uncannymagazine.com/article/the-heat-of-us-notes-toward-an-oral-history/

  Track Changes: Selling Your Book (Part 1) Listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher Read the transcript Literary agents Holly Root, founder of Root Literary, and Seth Fishman with The Gernert Company return to lead us through how an agent prepares a manuscript for submission, how they choose which editors to approach with a manuscript, and how they negotiate common types of book sales. We get into what a writer can expect during this notoriously nerve-wracking process. This episode is brought to you by The Slow Novel Lab, a six-week creativity and writing course from Printz-winning novelist Nina LaCour. For the summer session, beginning June 7, Nina will donate 50% of profits to Direct Relief, a humanitarian aid organization working with underserved communities. Learn more and sign up for the Slow Novel Lab here.   Catch up on the series so far: Episode 1: Publishing 101 Episode 2: Agents: Who Are They, What Do They Do, And How Do You Get One? Bonus Episode: Publishing in the time of COVID   The following agents were interviewed for this episode: We meet Jennifer de Leon as she prepares for the release of her debut young adult novel, Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From, on August 4. Though Jennifer has been writing for years, she quickly learns that there’s a lot about Capital-P-Publishing that she doesn’t know. (Hear her First Draft interview here.) Seth Fishman, he’s an author and literary agent with The Gernert Company and manager of their West Coast office. He reps clients such as John Joseph Adams, Ali Almossawi, and Kate Beaton. Holly Root, literary agent and founder of Root Literary who represents clients such as Victoria Schwab (hear her First Draft interview here), Jasmine Guillory (listen to her First Draft interview here), and Christina Lauren. Definitions: Genre: Kelly Jensen of BookRiot says the term genre “refers to a type of art that shares similar features. Often, there are standard and common conventions and restraints, as well as common tropes and set-ups. Science fiction is a genre. Romance is a genre. Fantasy and mystery are also genres.” Category: Jensen says category is “who the book is intended for. It’s part of the marketing of a book, as well as a way for those who work with books to quickly ascertain the reader for whom the book would be most appropriate.” Within the category of Young Adult there are genres like contemporary, science fiction, mystery, etc. More Information: “How Long Does it Take to Sell a Book?” by Nathan Bransford “On Being on Submission” by Stacey Lee on Pub(lishing) Crawl A description of the auction process on the Steve Laube Literary Agency blog “Under the Gavel of a Book Auction” on NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour blog   Want more information? Sign up for a free 30-day trial of the Track Changes newsletter, which goes a step (or two) further behind the scenes into the publishing world. Support First Draft by subscribing to the podcast wherever you listen (on Apple Podcasts, Spotfiy, Stitcher, or elsewhere), and leave a rating or review on Apple Podcasts. You can donate to the podcast, on a one time or monthly basis. Track Changes is produced by Hayley Hershman. Zan Romanoff is the story editor. The music was composed by Dan Bailey, and the logo was designed by Collin Keith.

Track Changes: Publishing in the Time of COVID Publishing experts discuss how the global pandemic, and widespread shelter-in-place laws have changed their jobs, how publishers have responded to the uncertain retail market, what books are more or less likely to sell in this climate, and what all writers should be focused on during this time. The following agents were interviewed for this episode: Faye Bender, partner and founder of The Book Group, who represents authors such as Courtney Summers (listen to her First Draft podcast here and here), Maurene Goo (listen to her First Draft podcasts here, here, and hear her interview Sarah Enni here), and Jennifer de Leon (listen to her FIrst Draft podcast here, and follow her publishing journey in Track Changes, starting with Episode 1). Sarah Burnes with The Gernert Company, who represents Margaret Stohl (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here), Heather Havrilesky, Zan Romanoff (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here), and me (hear Sarah and I discuss the lead-up to the release of my debut novel, Tell Me Everything, here). Seth Fishman, he’s an author and literary agent with The Gernert Company and manager of their West Coast office. He reps clients such as John Joseph Adams, Ali Almossawi, and Kate Beaton. Kristin Nelson, founder of Nelson Literary Agency, who represents authors like Marie Lu (listen to her First Draft interviews here, here, and here), Ally Carter, and Simone Elkeles. Holly Root, literary agent and founder of Root Literary who represents clients such as Victoria Schwab (hear her First Draft interview here), Jasmine Guillory (listen to her First Draft interview here), and Christina Lauren. Discussed in this episode: Don’t miss the previous episodes of Track Changes: Publishing 101 (listen on the website; Apple Podcasts; Spotify; or Stitcher); and Agents: Who Are They And How Do I Get One? (listen on the website; Spotify; or Stitcher) More Information: “The Coronavirus Takes Its Toll on Publishing” in Publishers Weekly “The Deals Are Alright” in PublishersMarketplace (Sub. reqrd.) “Virtual Author Events Are the Next Big Thing” in Publishers Weekly “Print Unit Sales Flat in April” in Publisher's Weekly Furloughs, firings, and layoffs covered in a few places: “UTA Instituting Temporary Furloughs To Start In A Few Weeks, Mostly Assistants,” in Deadline; Want more information? Sign up for a free 30-day trial of the Track Changes newsletter, which goes a step (or two) further behind the scenes into the publishing world. Support First Draft by subscribing to the podcast wherever you listen (on Apple Podcasts, Spotfiy, Stitcher, or elsewhere), and leave a rating or review on Apple Podcasts. You can donate to the podcast, on a one time or monthly basis. Track Changes is produced by Hayley Hershman. Zan Romanoff is the story editor. The music was composed by Dan Bailey, and the logo was designed by Collin Keith.

We meet Jennifer de Leon as she prepares for the release of her debut young adult novel, Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From, on August 4. Though Jennifer has been writing for years, she quickly learns that there’s a lot about Capital-P-Publishing that she doesn’t know. (Hear her First Draft interview here.) We meet Holly Root, literary agent and founder of Root Literary who represents clients such as Victoria Schwab (hear her First Draft interview here), Jasmine Guillory (listen to her First Draft interview here), and Christina Lauren. Seth Fishman, he’s an author and literary agent with The Gernert Company and manager of their West Coast office,. He reps clients such as John Joseph Adams, Ali Almossawi, and Kate Beaton. This episode is brought to you by Writing in Place, the podcast series brought to you by bestselling and Printz-winning author Nina LaCour (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here), who also brings you the Keeping a Notebook podcast and the Slow Novel Lab. Want more information? Sign up for a free 30-day trial of the Track Changes newsletter, which goes a step (or two) further behind the scenes into the publishing world. Support First Draft by subscribing to the podcast wherever you listen (on Apple Podcasts, Spotfiy, Stitcher, or elsewhere), and leave a rating or review on Apple Podcasts. You can donate to the podcast, on a one time or monthly basis. Track Changes is produced by Hayley Hershman. Zan Romanoff is the story editor. The music was composed by Dan Bailey, and the logo was designed by Collin Keith.

Check the book out here https://amzn.to/2y32eKh Veronica Roth is well known for her successful Divergent series of books which were also put on screen. She recently wrote a fantasy science fiction novel “Chosen Ones” and she spoke to me about that book and her approach to writing. 0:31 – Veronica talks about why she wrote … Continue reading Fantasy science fiction novel – “Chosen Ones” (John Joseph Adams, 2020) – Veronica Roth interview →

After Zoe's dad dies and she and her mom move to New Orleans, all Zoe has to cling to are her dad's Gudi bone flute and the voices in her head.  Where will they lead her?To download, right-click here and then click SaveJoin the Journey Into Patreon to get extra episodes and personal addresses, plus other extras and rewards.Relevant Links:Journey #27 - The King of Rabbits and Moon Lake by Eugie FosterEscape Pod #17 - The Life and Times of Penguin by Eugie FosterEscape Pod #214 - Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast by Eugie FosterPodCastle #28 - The Tanuki-Kettle by Eugie FosterPseudoPod #91 - Caesar’s Ghost by Eugie FosterPseudoPod #428 - When It Ends, He Catches Her by Eugie FosterDrabblecast #214 – The Wish of the Demon Achtromagk by Eugie FosterEugie Foster is a very talented and versitle writer of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and children's lit. Eugie received the 2009 Nebula Award for Best Novelette and was named the 2009 Author of the Year by Bards and Sages. Her short story collection, RETURNING MY SISTER'S FACE AND OTHER FAR EASTERN TALES OF WHIMSY AND MALICE, was published by Norilana Books and can be found on her website at eugiefoster.com.  Her works have appeared in Realms of Fantasy, Interzone, Fantasy Magazine, Apex Magazine, Cricket, and Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show just to name a few.Eugie died on September 27th, 2014 of respiratory failure related to Lymphoma at Emory University in Atlanta. Her story, ”When It Ends, He Catches Her,” published the day before her death, was nominated for the 2015 Nebula Award.Laurice White is a recent theater graduate and long time theater student, and has read stories for Podcastle, Pseudopod, Journey Into..., and for John Joseph Adams and Hugh Howey on The End is Nigh and The End is Now, the first two volumes of The Apocalypse Triptych.Theme music: Liberator by Man In SpaceTo comment on this or any episode:Journey on over to the ForumsSend comments and/or recordings to journeyintopodcat@gmail.comTweet us us TwitterPost a comment on Facebook hereComment directly to this post down below

We kick things off this week with an excerpt from the 1960s sci-fi novel Agent of Chaos by Norman Spinrad, which has a “hero” with a remarkably familiar name …   Other discoveries this week include some very off books written by candidate for the nomination for the candidacy to become U.S. President Marianne Williamson, the rumour of the possibility of a children’s book that Meghan Markle may be thinking about writing, the fact that Donald Trump Jr. has written a book, the defence of the bizarre Cats trailer by the T. S. Eliot estate, and a village game that involves hiding books from children.   After all that business is over, Rob rather appropriately ends the show with Wastelands: The New Apocalypse - an anthology of post-apocalyptic shorts stories edited by John Joseph Adams. If you've enjoyed this podcast then please share us with your friends or leave us a rating on your podcast app of choice. You can also follow us on Twitter @TGS_TheGeekShow, or on other social media by searching for The Geek Show (http://thegeekshow.co.uk/) . If you want to show your support then head over to Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thegeekshow) and give whatever you can, or you can head over to The Geek Shop and partake in some of our lovely wares.   Thanks, and until next time, don't read anything we wouldn't! #LiteraryLoitering #TheGeekShow #Books #Novels #TheArts #Theatre #News #Reviews #Podcasts #CulturalAnarchy #Culture #AgentOfChaos #BorisJohnson #NormanSpinrad #MarianneWilliamson #Politics #DonaldTrumpJr #Triggered #MeghanMarkle #ChildrensBooks #Cats #TSEliot #Wastelands #TheNewApocalypse #JohnJosephAdams

In this first installment of Backlist to the Future, Jenn discusses books about non-gloomy futures. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! Discussed: Our *punk genres show The Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers Earth by David Brin “Non-Zero Probabilities” by NK Jemisin (How Long Til Black Future Month?) Shine: An Anthology of Optimistic Science Fiction, edited by Jetse de Vries A People’s Future of the United States, edited by Victor LaValle and John Joseph Adams

This week on the cast, we talk with author and activist Deji Bryce Olukotun, whose books "Nigerians in Space" (2014) and "After the Flare" (2017) both enriched science fiction as a whole and the conversation about the immigrant experience in Africa. In 2019——with films like "Black Panther" making a splash and authors like N.K. Jemisin, Nnedi Okorafor, and yes! Deji Bryce Olukotun zeroing in on glass ceilings in publishing——new avenues for social, authorial, technological, and civic engagement are opening up, but what is the state of things, really? Olukotun brings us thoughts on the influence of technology on his own writing as well as his work with Access Now and PEN America. He talks about obscure NASA publications about tracking stations, the narrative function of dinosaurs, and advocating for other authors and storytellers. We ask the big questions: What does science fiction allow or make possible or manifest in respect to these topics that other genres might not? Are we really making progress on finding and boosting #OwnVoices stories? Are dinosaurs supposed to be people? Deji and the cast mention a number of works looking up after listening to this episode, including: - Sunny Tsiao's "'Read You Loud and Clear!' The Story of NASA's Spaceflight Tracking and Data Network" (https://history.nasa.gov/STDN_082508_508%2010-20-2008_part%201.pdf) - Nicola Griffith's "Bending the Landscape" anthologies with Stephen Pagel ("Fantasy" in 1997, "Science Fiction" in 1998, and "Horror" in 2001) - Avery Brooks' 2013 interview with K. Tempest Bradford (http://dailydragon.dragoncon.org/interviews/far-beyond-deep-space-nine-a-conversation-with-avery-brooks/) - The "Queers Destroy Science Fiction!" June 2015 special issue of "Lightspeed" edited by Seanan McGuire (http://www.destroysf.com/queers/) - "A People's Future of the United States" (2019) anthology edited by John Joseph Adams and Victor LaValle (http://www.johnjosephadams.com/projects/peoples-future/) - Deji Bryce Olukotun's "Insights" page on his website (https://returnofthedeji.com/revamp/insights/), which links to his short pieces "We Are the Olfanauts," "How to Create Your Own Jurassic Park," and "Utopian and Dystopian Visions of Afrofuturism" You can look for Deji Bryce Olukotun's books wherever good books are sold, and you can look for his work to appear in upcoming issue of "Lightspeed" this summer. You can find all of our back episodes on YouTube once they have shuffled off these earthly coils of their SoundCloud first life. Like our content? Our website is www.imaginaries.net, and you can drop us a line at imaginarypod@gmail.com or find us on Twitter at @imaginary_pod. You can find ALL of our back episodes on YouTube, and listen to our episodes on iTunes or SoundCloud. If you would like to help support our work, you can do so at www.ko-fi.com/imaginaries.

Hello, Book Fighters! It's a new season, and that means it's time for a new seasonal theme: Spring Forward! For the next several week, we'll be reading future-looking stories, books, and essays, and talking about literary visions of the future throughout various times in history. First up, we've got two stories from a new anthology, edited by Victor LaValle and John Joseph Adams, A People's Future of the United States. Taking their inspiration from Howard Zinn's famous work of populist history, LaValle and Adams put out a call for writing that imagined the future from the perspective of the oppressed, the put-upon, the discriminated-against, and the marginalized. On this week's show we discuss two stories from the anthology, one which imagines a United States on the cusp of making slavery legal again, and one in which women's reproductive rights have been so curtailed that teenage girls sell condoms and IUDs on street corners. If you like the show, please consider subscribing to our Patreon, which helps us make a bit of money each month and keep the show going. For just $5 a month, you'll get access to a monthly bonus episode, Book Fight After Dark, in which we visit some of the weirder, goofier corners of the literary world. Recently, that's involved reading a paranormal romance novel, the debut novel of Jersey Shore's Snookie, and the novelization of the movie Battleship (yes, based on the popular board game).

You may remember that we talked about Victor’s book The Changeling back in episode LOTF 17. Our conversation with Victor was so interesting and thought provoking. We talked about exposing kids to horror, persistence in writing, not being an asshole, and the forthcoming anthology A People’s Future of the United States that Victor co-edited with John Joseph Adams, plus a whole lot more!

At the 2018 Worldcon, fantasy author N.K. Jemisin became the first person to ever win three consecutive Hugo awards for Best Novel. Given that level of success, science fiction editor John Joseph Adams felt she'd be the perfect guest editor for the latest edition of his anthology series The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy.

The Machine For a pair of socks, a guide takes our narrator on a tour of The Machine (representing our world), as well as all the various groups that try to effect or control it. The Author: Phenderson Djéli Clark is an occasional speculative fiction writer. His short SFF stories have appeared in online venues such as Daily Science Fiction, Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, Fantasy-Magazine, Fireside Fiction, Tor.com and several print anthologies including Griots and Hidden Youth. His debut novella The Black God's Drums will be published by Tor in August 2018. You can read his ramblings on SFF, diversity and more at his blog The Disgruntled Haradrim (www.pdjeliclark.com). He also tweets stuff: @pdjeliclark. The Actor: Michael Taylor is undeniably the greatest man in the world. He enjoys games, puzzles, and experiencing interactive theatre to improve upon the subtle, intricate, yet uniquely brilliant greatness of Michael Taylor's mind. ​​ ---------------------------------------- The Water Walls of Enceladus Lily has contracted an extremely rare alien virus after contact with the Wergen, a species that worships and alores human beings. Lily's disfiguring condition makes her hideous to other humans, so she agrees to spend 5 years among the Wergen on Enceladus, but their cloying attention is driving her crazy, so she plots to escape. The Author: Mercurio D. Rivera’s short fiction has been nominated for the World Fantasy Award and has appeared in numerous venues such as Analog Science Fiction and Fact (forthcoming), Asimov's Science Fiction, Lightspeed, Interzone, i09, Nature, Black Static, Abyss & Apex, Space and Time, and elsewhere. His work has been anthologized in Year’s Best SF 34, ed. Gardner Dozois Other Worlds Than These, ed. John Joseph Adams, Year's Best SF 17, ed. Hartwell & Cramer, Unplugged: The Web's Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy, ed. Rich Horton, Paradox: Stories Inspired by the Fermi Paradox, and Solaris Rising 2, ed. Ian Whates. His stories have been podcast at Escape Pod, StarshipSofa, and Beam Me Up and translated and republished in China, the Czech Republic, Poland and Spain. Tor.com called his short story collection Across the Event Horizon (NewCon Press), “weird and wonderful,” with “dizzying switchbacks.” Find him online at mercuriorivera.com. The Actor: Tatiana Grey is a critically acclaimed actress of stage, screen, and the audio booth. She has been nominated for dozens of fancy awards but hasn’t won a single damned thing. She does, however have a feature film hitting the festival circuit called Serious Laundry. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. See more about Tatiana at www.tatianagrey.com tatianagomberg@gmail.com

Meandering Mic returns! It's been a while since we've had one of these interviews, but fear not! More will arrive in the near future. This time we're talking to the wonderful John Joseph Adams - the editor of the new post-apocalyptic anthology of shorts stories called Wastelands 2 (which is available now through Titan Books). Join us as we find out about John's work as an editor, his passion for science fiction and more.

Karron leaned over the rail of her boat, the Tarik, and watched the meteor shower from its reflection in the river below. The bright streaks of light looked like underwater fireflies and the Ring more like a soft blue disk, a monochromatic rainbow that ruled their lives in constant reminder of how broken the world was. “Water, water, everywhere,” she murmured to herself. | Copyright 2015 by Annie Bellet. Originally published in THE END HAS COME, edited by John Joseph Adams & Hugh Howey. Reprinted by permission of the author. Narrated by Emily Rankin.

The demon, like all the others before it, appeared first in the form of a horizontal plume of rust-red grit and vapor. Almost a kilometer away, it moved low to the ground, camouflaged by the waves of hot, shimmering air that rose from the desert hardpan. Lieutenant Matt Whitebird watched it for many seconds before he was sure it was more than a mirage. Then he announced to his squad, “Incoming." Copyright 2015 by Linda Nagata. Originally published in OPERATION ARCANA, edited by John Joseph Adams. Reprinted by permission of the author. Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki.

Quentin Ketterly stood in the Gold Star Saloon and lit his cheroot with one hand, the other resting lightly on his hip, very close to his waistcoat pocket. He stared across the room at the five men playing poker at a nearby table. His eyes tracked the movement of the cards that they held and played, though his mind was on another set of Cards entirely. | Copyright 2014 by Rajan Khanna. Originally published in DEAD MAN'S HAND, edited by John Joseph Adams. Reprinted by permission of the author. | Podcast Audio courtesy of Brilliance Audio, publisher of the audiobook edition of DEAD MAN'S HAND. Narrated by Phil Gigante.