Podcast appearances and mentions of Justine Larbalestier

Our special guest of honour today is Liz. Hear about the books other Keep It Fictional hosts have recommended to her and what she thought about them. Books mentioned in this episode: Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga, Star Wars: Resistance Reborn by Rebecca Roanhorse, My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier, and The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason. Our first two episodes in this special summer series: We Recommend to Corene We Recommend to Sadie --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keepitfictional/message

This episode we’re discussing what makes a good book cover: The Design and Art of Books! We talk about physically icky feeling books, hidden messages on (and under) book covers, the history of the book, women's pants, and more! Plus: We discuss whether we prefer hardcovers, trade paperbacks, or mass market paperbacks! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards Books We Mentioned Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir Tampa by Alissa Nutting Made for Love by Alissa Nutting Rotherweird by Andrew Caldecott Cheap Toys #23 by Giz Medium (zine with sandpaper cover) Get Fuzzy by Darby Donley Earth Abides by George R. Stewart X-Statix Omnibus by Peter Milligan, Mike Allred, and others Wise Child by Monica Furlong Juniper by Monica Furlong The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin Support Your Local Wizard by Diane Duane Weetzie Bat series (This is the Witch Baby edition RJ likes) Discworld series by Terry Pratchett The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned by Judd Winick Monstress series by Marjorie M. Liu and Sana Takeda Animorphs series by K.A. Applegate Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Hidden messages on the book cover The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist by Adrian Tomine The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White Old Man's War by John Scalzi Autonomous by Annalee Newitz The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey  Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden Links, Articles, and Things Dust jacket (Wikipedia) C.S. Richardson on Book Design, Clip 1 Nicole Caputo talks about her design process x Belletrist Rotating book lectern Marvel Comics reveals 20 amazing cosplay-based covers Why Do So Many Book Covers Look the Same? Blame Getty Images How readers can react to ‘Handbook’ ruckus (stolen cover art) Meet the Online Vigilante Battling Heavy Metal Art Theft 2021 Book Cover Design Trends to Follow 8 Top Book Cover Design Trends for 2021  Book Covers of Note, January 2021  Variant cover (Wikipedia) Valiant to Use Different Foils for Variant Cover for QUANTUM AND WOODY! #1 Radio-frequency identification (RFID) (Wikipedia) ISO 6357 — Spine titles on books and other publications Fore-Edge Paintings: Beauty on the Edge Painting hidden in gilt edges of rare book Fore-edge painting (Wikipedia) Fore-Edge Paintings The French Flap Moleskine (Wikipedia)  Blog Talk: Are Romance Book Covers Starting A New Design Trend? At a Romance Cover Shoot, There’s No Such Thing As Too Much Wind Machine How I Became A Romance Cover Model Why so many book cover male models are headless…. With Romance Novels Booming, Beefcake Sells, but It Doesn’t Pay New York Public Library collection of Russian bookjackets Alcuin Society – Promoting interest in the book arts  Ain’t That a Shame (2009 blog post by Justine Larbalestier about the whitewashed cover of the US edition of her book “Liar”) Cover story: The curious case of a shared database Link to our Pinterest page with all the covers 22 Winter Holiday Books by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) Authors Fiction Twelve Dates of Christmas by Rilzy Adams A Christmas Parranda by Andrea Beatriz Arango A Wedding One Christmas by Therese Beharrie Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory Seven Swans a' Shooting by Kyra Davis Sweet on You: A Filipino Christmas Romance by Carla de Guzman Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe by Melissa de la Cruz Noelle The First by Nicole Falls Kwanzaa Angel by by Shirley Hailstock The Magic of Mistletoe by Carolyn Hector Mangoes & Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera Wrapped Up in You by Talia Hibbert I'll Be Home for Christmas by Beverly Jenkins Her Pretend Christmas Date by Jackie Lau True Love for Christmas by D. Rose A Mistletoe Murder: A Christmas Novella by Necole Ryse Non-Fiction An Aboriginal Carol by David Bouchard, Moses Beaver, & Susan Aglukark A Treasury of African-American Christmas Stories by Bettye Collier-Thomas A Christmas Story: Behind the Scenes of a Holiday Classic by Caseen Gaines Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture by Maulana Karenga Kwanzaa: Black Power and the Making of the African-American Holiday Tradition by Keith A. Mayes Christmas Gif':  An Anthology of Christmas Poems, Songs and Stories Written By and About African-Americans by Charlemae Rollins, Joseph Rollins, and Ashley Bryan Give us feedback! Fill out the form to ask for a recommendation or suggest a genre or title for us to read! Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, March 2nd we’ll be talking about the genre of Biology Non-Fiction! Then on Tuesday, March 16th we’ll be discussing Bad Book Reading Habits!

First Draft Episode #232: Maureen Johnson Maureen Johnson is the New York Times bestselling author of several YA novels, including 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Suite Scarlett, The Name of the Star, and Truly Devious: A Mystery. She has also done collaborative works, such as Let It Snow (with John Green and Lauren Myracle), and The Bane Chronicles (with Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan). Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Something Queer series, written by Elizabeth Levy and illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein, included Something Queer is Going On (A Mystery), Something Queer at the Library, Something Queer in Outer Space, and more The Encyclopedia Brown series by Donald J. Sobol One day Maureen plans to pursue writing non-fiction and humorous essays, like David Sedaris, author of Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, and When You Are Engulfed in Flames Maureen’s friend and agent is Kate Testerman with KT Literary Janklow & Nesbit Associates is the literary agency where Kate worked her way up before moving and forming her own agency Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashears and Sarah Dessen books, including Saint Anything, Once and For All, and her newest, The Rest of the Story  (hear Sarah Dessen’s episode of First Draft here) were the only YA books around when Maureen started watching After John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars was turned into a movie by the same name, his other books Paper Towns and Looking for Alaska were also optioned and turned into a movie and TV show. Then came Let It Snow with Lauren Myracle and Maureen Jonhson, now available on Netflix! Some of the crew of YA writers who wrote with Maureen in New York when they were beginning their careers included: John Green; Emily Jenkins a.k.a. E. Lockhart, author of The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks; We Were Liars, and the forthcoming Again Again; Cassandra Clare, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Mortal Instruments series, The Dark Artifices series, and the forthcoming Chain of Gold, which kicks off the Last Hours series; Robin Wasserman, author of Girls on Fire, and the forthcoming Mother Daughter Widow Wife (listen to her First Draft episode here); Holly Black, author of The Cruel Prince series, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown and more (listen to her First Draft episode here); Scott Westerfeld, author of Uglies and Leviathan; Justine Larbalestier, author of Liar. I can’t miss an opportunity to dig at the ending of Lost Knives Out is a great example of a mystery. Go watch Knives Out! I want to hear from you! Have a question about writing or creativity for Sarah Enni or her guests to answer? To leave a voicemail, call (818) 533-1998. Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like Veronica Roth, author of Divergent; Linda Holmes, author and host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast; Jonny Sun, internet superstar, illustrator of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Gmorning, Gnight! and author and illustrator of Everyone’s an Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too;  Michael Dante  DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; John August, screenwriter of Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; or Rhett Miller, musician and frontman for The Old 97s. Together, we take deep dives on their careers and creative works. Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s free! Rate, Review, and Recommend How do you like the show? Please take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you! Is there someone you think would love this podcast as much as you do? Please share this episode on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or via carrier pigeon (maybe try a text or e-mail, come to think of it). Just click the Share button at the bottom of this post! Thanks again!

FESS UP'S BACK, ALL RIGHT! The Fess Girls return from their hiatus gigglier than ever! Listen as they give helpful karate advice, discuss the newest dip sweeping the nation: Martyole, discuss the origins of the famous Marty McFlart, And create a new alcoholic drink called "Donkey on the Rocks". What DC characters are the Fess Girls? Listen to find out! Also, listen to Amy's awful Harley Quinn impression. Seriously. It's bad. Books Discussed in this episode: How to Ditch your Fairy by Justine Larbalestier

Regular Episode Four: Part one of RAZORHURST by Justine Larbalestier (p.1 to mid book - “Dymphna was grateful Bluey didn’t”) Transcription is unfortunately no longer available ~~~ contact us... Tumblr: somethingoldsomethingdebut ~~~ Twitter: @Debutold ~~~ IG: @some_old_some_debut

It’s time for another #throwbackthursday, and this week we are arguing, I mean talking, about Liar by Justine Larbalestier. (Transcript) In today’s episode… Liar by Justine Larbalestier. Micah Wilkins is a liar, she’ll lie about anything. Not just for personal gain, not just for a good reason, but to see how easily someone falls for the lies that comes easily as breathing. But all that’s behind her now. When her maybe-boyfriend Zachary is found dead, her whole life is thrown under a spotlight. This time, she’s going to tell the whole truth. Well, almost the whole truth, anyway.       These Show Notes use Amazon Affiliate Links for your convenience. If you decide to purchase this book, please consider doing so through our affiliate links. Your support makes this podcast possible.   Episode highlights… […] The post Liar by Justine Larbalestier appeared first on Nouvelle ELA Teaching Resources.

What's that? You're missing your absolute faves, Lee and Eddie? Well they're back with a whole new episode full of great fiction, terrifying films, and horrific TV show pitches. The post 3.4 | Justine Larbalestier, Helen Callaghan, & Scary Moods appeared first on Crime Time.

What's that? You're missing your absolute faves, Lee and Eddie? Well they're back with a whole new episode full of great fiction, terrifying films, and horrific TV show pitches.Lee is back on Helen Callaghan's oeuvre with a glowing review of Dear Amy, Eddie's back on their bullshit with an over-researched review of Liar by Justine Larbalestier, and they both have a lot to say about some spooky–and not so spooky–films.______________________________________ If you like what you hear, we'd really appreciate if you sent us some stars on iTunes! It's one the best ways to support the show!We've had many requests for beta reading from Crime Time listeners over the years, and we're thrilled to finally be able to offer this service to our book community! Check out Frankcoreaders.com for all your manuscript assessment needs!Tell us what books are your faves in the comments below, or via Twitter!Join the Crime Time Team at Patreon!Make sure to check out the books of the week via the affiliate link below! Crime Time has partnered with Book Depository to bring you books at a great price – with free shipping worldwide thrown in!

On this episode of Be the Serpent, we're talking about LIAR by Justine Larbalestier, Yuri!! On Ice, "The Women Men Don't See" by James Tiptree Jr, and the joys and delights of unreliable narrators.  Things we mentioned: Spoilers, spoilers, spoilersLiar (Justine Larbalestier)Yuri!!! On Ice (2016)"The Women Men Don’t See" (James Tiptree Jr.)Kingsman (2014)The Captive Prince series (C. S. Pacat)Alex’s debut book, A Conspiracy of Truths (forthcoming, Fall 2018)The Italians (John Hooper)The Handmaiden (2016)Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)Why street magicians are the worst people aliveThe Queen’s Thief series (Megan Whalen Turner)Lots more fanfiction"Written by the Victors” (Speranza)“The Way of the Apartment Manager” (Elizabeth Culmer) (The Naruto fic Macey mentioned)   What we’re reading lately: Lotus Blue (Cat Sparks)The Belles (Dhonielle Clayton)A novel-length Yuri!!! On Ice FanfictionEven more Person of Interest Fanfiction Transcription: The transcript is available here.As always, thank you so much to Neharika, Magali, and Sara for transcribing the episode! 

Who's ready to dive into a Young Adult thriller about tween psychopaths? No, we're not talking Twilight (we never will, we promise), but we are talking about Justine Larbalestier's 2016 thriller, My Sister Rosa. The trio discuss Shirley Temple, if it's possible to have too many twists, and Josie's budding career in stunt doubling. ----- Tell us what you think about the book! Or about the podcast! Or about your feelings on tulip dresses! We're @bookwhostalking on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and Goodreads. And you can email us at bookwhostalking.podcast@gmail.com.

A new year of book reading is upon us, and Laura is here to tell you what you should read first - My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier. This book is tense, and exciting, and we can't wait to talk to you about it. Get it read in time for our next main episode, out at the end of January. Happy Reading!

In this episode we discuss the Female of the species and read a note from an actual listener. Kim suggests My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier and Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson. Cash Money seconds Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson and suggests White Oleander by Janet Fitch. Katie seconds My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier. Molly suggests Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson and the Gillian Anderson show The Fall. Nathan suggests Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Veronica Mars, and iZombie as watch-a-likes. He also suggests Stephen King books. Nate suggests books by Carrie Mesrobian (Perfectly Good White Boy and Sex & Violence). Lindsey suggests The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

In between fighting the urge to talk about how creepy Dexter is and how disappointed we were with the 4th season of Sherlock, we discuss Justine Larbalestier's My Sister Rosa. Katie suggests I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga, Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis (which we'll discuss in a future episode), and Law & Order SVU. Lindsey suggests Dexter. Cash Money suggests the Elijah Wood movie The Good Son and Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson. Nate suggests Misery (both the movie and the Stephen King novel). Nathan jokingly suggested The B in Apartment 23, but edited it out of the episode in a rare moment of clarity (wait, why is it in the show notes, then?)

Justine Larbalestier is the author of half a dozen books for young adults in addition to her broader body of work writing and editing. Her most recent novel is RAZORHURST. In this episode we talk about how she got from academia to YA publishing, the pros and cons of the globalization of literature, repetitive stress injury and ergonomics, diversity in publishing (see: the lack thereof), and how her husband's optimism helped her make the leap to full-time writing.  I give a big swearing warning in the intro and then Justine hardly swears at all! Disappointing. For show notes and related links, visit the episode's post at sarazarr.com Theme music by Dave Connis

Bookrageous Episode 82; Diversity in Books Intro Music; "Bad Karma" by Ida Maria What We're Reading Jenn [1:05] Victoire, Maryse Conde [2:30] Bright Lines, Tanwi Nandini Islam [3:40] Kalpa Imperial, Angelica Gorodischer Josh [5:00] Drinking in America, Susan Cheever (October 13 2015) [6:10] The Witches: Salem, 1962, Stacy Schiff (October 27 2015) [9:15] Out on the Wire, Jessica Abel Preeti [11:00] The Year We Fell Apart, Emily Martin (January 26 2016) [13:15] Loki: Agent of Asgard [15:35] Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates --- Intermission; "Intermission" by Lee Fields and the Expressions --- Diversity in Books [23:50] We Need Diverse Books [24:10] We Need Diverse Romance, twitter.com/wocinromance and twitter.com/diverseromance [25:05] On a Red Station, Drifting, Aliette de Bodard [25:50] Lambda Literary Awards (LGBTQ) Stonewall Book Awards (LGBTQ) Schneider Family Book Awards for disability in lit [27:10] Challenger Deep, Neal Shusterman [27:50] Coretta Scott King Award (African American lit) Michael L. Printz Award Alex Awards (for adult books with YA appeal) [29:45] Words Without Borders PEN America Neustadt Prize for International Literature Lambda Literary [34:40] Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is, John Scalzi [37:05] Liar, Justine Larbalestier [38:05] The Kane Chronicles, Rick Riordan [39:30] ‘Bring It On': The Complete Oral History [41:15] Nalini Singh [42:48] Chimera, David Wellington [43:20] My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me, Jennifer Teege [44:45] Gemsigns, Stephanie Saulter [46:10] The Three-Body Problem, Cixin Liu [46:30] The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere, John Chu [47:20] Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, Becky Albertalli [48:30] Radio Silence and Signal Boost, Alyssa Cole [50:30] The Kitchen Daughter, Jael McHenry [51:35] Captain Marvel and Ms. Marvel [51:50] Secret Wars: Romance [53:15] The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl [53:30] Batgirl, and its fixes for transphobic language [53:55] Gotham Academy [54:00] Fresh Romance [54:10] Jem and the Holograms, Kelly Thompson and Sophie Campbell 54:25 Lumberjanes (now canon!) 54:50 George, Alex Gino [55:30] Gracefully Grayson, Ami Polonsky [58:00] Write Bloody Publishing --- Outro; "Bad Karma" by Ida Maria --- Find Us! Bookrageous on Tumblr, Podbean, Twitter, Facebook, Spotify, and leave us voicemail at 347-855-7323. Find Us Online: Jenn, Josh, Preeti Get Bookrageous schwag at CafePress Note: Our show book links direct you to WORD, an independent bookstore. If you click through and buy the book, we will get a small affiliate payment. We won't be making any money off any book sales -- any payments go into hosting fees for the Bookrageous podcast, or other Bookrageous projects. We promise.

On a cold winter’s evening – July 8 to be exact – at the close of the Guardians of the Galaxy 17 minute preview I ... The post Razorhurst by Justine Larbalestier – book launch appeared first on Dark Matter Zine.

The Unheard Voices of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror panel from Arisia. Catherine Lundoff moderated this panel, with K. Tempest Bradford (standing in for Nisi Shawl), Julia Rios, Trisha Wooldridge, Andrea Hairston, and Victor Raymond. Listening to this doesn't give you the visual cues that people in the room had, so a note up front: Nisi was in the audience, but wasn't up for sitting on the panel. There was an ongoing joke about Tempest being Nisi, and about Nisi being Nalo Hopkinson, who was not at the convention. Awards season!*Lambda finalists include lots of OA members like Nicola Griffith, Sacchi Green, Mary Ann Mohanraj, Alex Jeffers, Alaya Dawn Johnson, The editors and contributors to Ghosts in Gaslight, Monsters in Steam Gay City: Volume 5, Melissa Scott and Amy Griswold, Richard Bowes, Lee Thomas, and more. Full list here: http://www.lambdaliterary.org/features/news/03/06/26th-annual-lambda-literary-award-finalists-announced/*The Nebula nominee list is also out, and lots of OA types are there too, including Sofia Samatar, Nicola Griffith, Ellen Klages and Andy Duncan, Vylar Kaftan, Catherynne Valente, Christopher Barzak, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Sarah Pinsker, Rachel Swirsky, Karen Healey, and Nalo Hopkinson. Full nominee list here: http://www.sfwa.org/2014/02/2013-nebula-nominees-announced/The Galactic Suburbia Award and Honor List is out now, and the joint winners are N.K. Jemisin and Elise Matthesen. Full Honor List here: http://galactisuburbia.podbean.com/2014/03/23/episode-96-19-march-2014/*Carl Brandon Society is a group for fans and writers of color. They give out the Kindred and Parallax Awards for fiction by and/or about people of colors, and also administer scholarships for students of color to attend Clarion.*Broad Universe is a group for women who write and publish science fiction and fantasy. They have a website, a podcast, and many promotional and support networking opportunities for members, including organizing group readings and book sale tables at conventions. *WisCon is a feminist science fiction convention held each year at the end of May in Madison, Wisconsin. The Carl Brandon Society and Broad Universe both have strong presences there. *Con or Bust is an organization that raises money to send fans of color to conventions. The Carl Brandon Society administers the funds. *Gaylaxicon and Outlantacon are conventions specifically for the QUILTBAG SF fandom community. Gaylaxicon is a roving con (like WorldCon), and Outlantacon happens each year in May in Atlanta. This year's Gaylaxicon will be hosted by Outlantacon.Work by people on the panel:*Filter House is Nisi Shawl's Tiptree Award Winning short story collection (Tempest joked that her collection would be called Filter House 2).*Redwood and Wildfire is Andrea Hairston's Tiptree Award Winning novel (for which she had also just received a Carl Brandon Award on the day of this panel).*Silver Moon is Catherine Lundoff's novel about menopausal werewolves*Catherine writes a series about LGBT SFF for SF Signal.*Julia is an editor for Strange Horizons, which is always interested in publishing diverse voices.*Kaleidoscope is an anthology of diverse YA SF and Fantasy stories Julia is co-editing with Alisa Krasnostein, which is scheduled to launch in August of 2014.*In Other Words is an anthology of poetry and flash by writers of color Julia is co-editing with Saira Ali, which is scheduled to launch at WisCon in May, and which will benefit Con or Bust.Other things mentioned: *Lorraine Hansberry was an African American lesbian playwright, best known for Raisin in the Sun, but Andrea pointed out that she also wrote a lot of science fiction plays. *The SFWA Bulletin incited a lot of pushback in 2013. Here is a timeline: http://www.slhuang.com/blog/2013/07/02/a-timeline-of-the-2013-sfwa-controversies/. It has since changed editorial staff and has just put out the first of the new team's issues, which seems to be a lot more favorably received, as evidenced here: http://www.jasonsanford.com/jason/2014/03/the-new-sfwa-bulletin-is-blowing-my-mind.html.*"The Serial Killer's Astronaut Daughter" by Damien Angelica Walters was written partly in response to the SFWA bulletin's sexism. *A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar came up as an example of a novel by a person of color put out through an independent (not one of the big New York houses--Andrea argued for calling these sorts of publishers independent rather than small) publisher, Small Beer Press. Since the panel, A Stranger in Olondria has won the Crawford Award and been nominated for the Nebula. *Crossed Genres, Twelfth Planet Press, and Papaveria Press are independent presses that publish diverse voices.*Clarkesworld, Lightspeed, Strange Horizons, and Apex are magazines Tempest sees publishing diverse stories. Tor.com is also publishing more diverse stories now, like "The Water That Falls on You From Nowhere" by John Chu. *The Tiptree Award celebrates work that expands our notions of gender.*Dark Matter is an anthology exploring a century of SF by black writers. *Blood Children was an anthology put out by the Carl Brandon Society in 213 to benefit the Octavia Butler Scholarship, which sends students of color to Clarion. *Bending the Landscape, Kindred Spirits, and Worlds Apart were brought up as examples of QUILTBAG anthologies from more than just a few years back. All of these were mentioned as early examples, but the panel agreed we need more. *Daughters of Earth is a collection of stories by women from the early 1900s to 2000 with accompanying critical essays. This collection is edited by Justine Larbalestier. Andrea wrote a critical essay about an Octavia Butler story in this book. *The Cascadia Subduction Zone has a feature where an established writer recommends and reviews an older work that might be obscure. Andrea and Nisi have both done this. *Lethe Press publishes best gay SF stories each year in Wilde Stories, and best lesbian SF stories each year in Heiresses of Russ. Nisi and Julia are both in Heiresses of Russ 2013.*From the audience, Saira Ali recommends Goblin Fruit and Stone Telling as diverse poetry magazines, and Aliens: Recent Encounters (edited by Alex Dally MacFarlane) as a good anthology.

The Writer and the Critic elects to stay at home and rest its feet this month as your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, give you a rundown on the recently announced ballots for the Ditmar and Chronos Awards. Ian grabs a shovel ad promptly digs himself a Ditmar-shaped hole. Kirstyn highlights the emergence of the podcast as a dominant form of "fan publication" on both ballots.They then discuss gender bias in The Periodic Table of Storytelling (which is based on the TV Tropes wiki) -- not to mention gender bias on Ian's hoodie! -- as well as a related blog post by Ann Leckie. Ian laments the likely closure of Salon Futura but hopes Wizard's Tower Press (and its fine online book store) will continue. Kirstyn still refuses to buy an iPad. Above/Below by Stephanie Campisi and Ben Peek is a listener-recommended title which is comprised of two linked novellas published as a single "flip-style" book.There are very few spoilers in this review but if you haven't read the book and wish to skip ahead, the discussion begins at 39:30 and ends around 54:15. The official podcast books are The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz (chosen by Ian) and Liar by Justine Larbalestier (recommended by Kirstyn). Be warned: both these discussions contains MASSIVE SPOILERS!! They begin at 54:15 for Oscar Wao and 1:20:20 for Liar. If you haven't already read the books, you may want to come back later when you have. Especially when it coms to Liar. Kirstyn and Ian are very serious about that. Look how sternly their fingers are wagging! To hear a final wrap-up, brief mention of feedback, and some very exciting podcasty news, listen in from 1:39:00. For the next episode, Ian has chosen The Resurrectionst by Jack O'Connell while Kirstyn has picked Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood. In addition, they will be discussing the new split-novel/duology, Black Out and All Clear by Connie Willis, which was recommended by a listener. Whew, that's a whole bunch of words to get through! *** The Writer and the Critic adopts a book club approach to its discussion and will assume its listeners have either read the books in question or don't care if they find out that it was all but a dream in the end. There will almost certainly be spoilers, so you are encouraged to read the chosen titles ahead of time. It'll be much more fun that way and Ian and Kirstyn won't get near as many death threats! ***

This month on The Writer and the Critic, your valiant hosts, Ian Mond and Kirstyn McDermott, venture forth to the home of their special guest: Galactic Suburbian, Alex Pierce. Having been rewarded with red wine and orange cake, they discuss the origins of Galactic Suburbia as well as the future of its brand new sister podcast, Galactic Chat, then proceed to paddle about in the murky waters of genre and gender. Alex admits a literary crush on Alastair Reynolds. Ian confesses mild paranoia about his reading habits. Kirstyn warns that her inner feminist is pretty much permanently on the loose now. Oh, and Happy Birthday, Galactic Suburbia! Alex has chosen Bold As Love by Gwyneth Jones as her book for this month and so begins a rollicking roundtable on rock stars, romance and revolution. For those wishing to avoid spoilers -- and there are quite a few -- the discussion of this novel begins at 22:30 of the podcast and ends around 45:30. The official podcast books for March are My Name is Will by Jess Winfield, which Ian has recommended (but has a little trouble remembering), and Under the Poppy by Kathe Koja, which Kirstyn has chosen (and may or may not squee about). For your convenience once again, the starting points are 45:30 for My Name is Will and 01:00:00 for Under the Poppy. For a final wrap-up and preview of future podcasting goodness, tune back in by 01:31:30. For next month's podcast, Ian has chosen The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz and Kirstyn has picked Liar by Justine Larbalestier. Plus, there will be a third, listener-recommended title: Above/Below by Stephanie Campisi and Ben Peek. And finally, a heads-up for May when Ian and Kirstyn will be discussing the Black Out / All Clear duology by Connie Willis, as recommended by another listener. With over a thousand pages between the two books, your thoughtful hosts decided to let you know well in advance. See, they really are lovely people! *** Just a reminder that The Writer and the Critic adopts a book club approach to its discussion and will assume its listeners have either read the books in question or don't care if they find out that the plucky and generously endowed heroine comes to the realisation that she is simply an avatar trapped within a highly complex but ultimately futile online multi-player gaming system. There will almost certainly be spoilers, so you are encouraged to read the chosen titles ahead of time. It'll be much more fun that way and Ian and Kirstyn won't get near as many death threats! ***

Magic or Madness by Justine Larbalestier. Is magic real or not? Follow Reason to find the answer and find out why it just might be madness.