Podcast appearances and mentions of Karen Lord

It's a book club! And we read 'Redemption in Indigo' by Karen Lord. Listen in as we discuss this 2010 retelling of a Senegalese folktale that is... complicated. Conversation begins around 24:40. Before that, we check in on what we've been playing, watching, and thinking about lately.Playing:Dragon Age: The Veilguard (PS5)Farcry 5 (PS5)Watching:Satoshi Kon FilmsRunning Point (Netflix)Thinking AboutPicasso and PaperDoing SomethingFind us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPodSend us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.comLogo by: Katie!Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux

Career moments, horrific truths, and non-violence, oh my! Shaun Duke and Brandon O'Brien are joined by the wonderful Karen Lord to discuss the new releases of The Unraveling and Redemption in Indigo! Together, they discuss Karen's career, the roots of The Unraveling, how career timing affects what one writes, and so much more. Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: If you have a question you'd like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our contact page. Our new intro and outro music comes from Holy Mole. You can support his work at patreon.com/holymole. See you later, navigator!

Cerramos esta primera temporada reuniéndonos para haceros recomendaciones veraniegas. Libros, cómics, series, películas y videojuegos. Tenemos de todo para que paséis un verano lleno de autoras y autores no binaries. Os esperamos a la vuelta del verano. Tripulantes: Presenta Laura Morán Iglesias, con Dik, Lau, Lunnely Darkor_LF. Recomendaciones veraniegas: -Laura Morán Iglesias: T. Kingfisher en general, con los paladines y The Seventh Bride en particular. Hard in Hightown, Mary Kirby. A little to the left Annie MacMillan y Lukas Steinman. The Expanse. Dragon Age: Absolution. -Dik: Redención en indigo, Karen Lord. Muerte y fortuna, Margaret Owen. Lore Olympus, Rachael Smythe. Greedfall. Remake de Embrujadas. -Lau: To Your Eternity, Yoshitoki Oima. Por culpa de una flor, Maria Medem. Té con el dragón negro, R.A. MacAvoy. -Lunnely: La espada de los secretos, Tricia Levenseller. Strawberry Moon, Laia López. Los Sims. Hazbin Hotel. -Darkor_LF: Translation State, Ann Leckie. Nebesta, Vanesa Figal y Konota. Frog Detective. Estación Once (miniserie, pero sobre todo libro)

Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction, Karen's latest novel picks up in her series about aliens 150 years from now as they make first contact. Her Cygnus Beta series has earned praise from The Guardian, Martha Wells, LitHub, The Big Issue & BookRiot. Get your copy here, or at your local seller. [More on Karen from her about the author online:] Barbadian writer Dr. Karen Lord is the author of Redemption in Indigo, which won the William L. Crawford Award and the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature and was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. Her other works include the science fiction novels The Best of All Possible Worlds, The Galaxy Game, and The Blue, Beautiful World, and the crime-fantasy novel Unraveling. Lord also edited the anthology New Worlds, Old Ways: Speculative Tales from the Caribbean. She was a judge for the 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize and the 2018 CODE Burt Award for Caribbean YA Literature. She has taught at the 2018 Clarion West Writers Workshop and the 2019 Clarion Workshop, and she co-facilitated the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Workshop in Barbados. She has been a featured author at literary festivals from Adelaide to Edinburgh to Berlin, and often appears at the Bocas Lit Fest in Trinidad & Tobago.

This week we discussed The Blue, Beautiful World, written by Karen Lord and narrated by Robin Miles. We also shared some of our recent short fiction listens in our December short fiction spotlight. Review & discussion with Lisa and Scott. The Blue, Beautiful World [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Short Fiction Spotlight: ”Fandom for Witches” written by Ruoxi Chen, narrated by Judy Young [Fantasy magazine] - Issue 96: October 2023 ”The Retcon Man” [Escape Pod 912] ”Love at the Event Horizon” written by Natalia Theodoridou, narrated by Matt Peters [Uncanny Magazine] - Issue Fifty-Three ”Stones” written by Nnedi Okorafor, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 204: September 2023 ”To Helen” written by Bella Han, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 201: June 2023 ”Journey to Anasta” written by Karl El-Koura, narrated by Randal L. Schwartz [StarShipSofa - 717]  

Pop stars, embargoes, and first contact, oh my! Shaun Duke and Brandon O'Brien are joined by the wonderful Karen Lord to discuss her latest novel, The Blue, Beautiful World. Together, they explore the novel's treatment of violence and culture, alien conspiracies and colonialism, Shakespeare and the art of writing, and so much more! Thanks for […]

Barbadian writer Karen Lord is an award-winning author of Redemption in Indigo, The Best of All Possible Worlds, and The Galaxy Game. Her latest book, The Blue, Beautiful World, was published in August 2023. We hear from her the lessons from the COVID pandemic, short-termism, and the power of literature to reach through time.

This week, Jenn talks about two SF/F books that she read because someone else strongly recommended them. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! Wanna escape the Dog Days of summer with purrfect book recommendations? Let Tailored Book Recommendations pick awesome books to keep you entertained. Touch grass, grab some lemonade, and enjoy TBR's picks. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Lady Hotspur by Tessa Gratton (cw: PTSD, death fixation, violence and gore), author rec'd by Karen Lord in The Blue, Beautiful World acknowledgements  Buffalo is the New Buffalo by Chelsea Vowel (cw: racism, suicide, drug use and overdose, violence), rec'd by Danika in Our Queerest Shelves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In science fiction, aliens who come to Earth are usually scary and menacing, aspiring to destroy, conquer, or even eat mankind. But the aliens in Karen Lord's The Blue, Beautiful World (Del Rey, 2023) aren't interested in conquering or destroying; they're interested in inviting Earthlings to join a Galactic Council. It turns out, however, that humans need a little time and training before they're ready to assume the responsibilities of galactic citizenship. And complicating matters is the fact that humans might not be the only Earth dwellers to receive the aliens' invitation. It's not surprising that water and oceans figure prominently in Lord's novel. As a Barbadian writer, she has a lifelong respect—and fear—of the water. “I'm kind of terrified of the ocean,” Lord said. “To give you context, there is literally a part of the island that you can drive to and look around and see three coastlines. But you can't see any other land from any of the coasts. It's an oddly isolating feeling, like you're standing tiptoe on a small rock—and you could tip over and crash into the ocean anytime. “I love living here, but when something bad goes down, it's like, boom, all of a sudden you realize the ocean is not your natural habitat. It's not making things easy for you. We are very much living on the skin part of land. We don't know the ocean. We don't know the surface of the ocean. We don't know the depths of the ocean. There is a huge level of respect and mystery that the ocean commands.” The Blue, Beautiful World is Lord's fifth novel. Her previous books are Redemption in Indigo, which received the William L. Crawford and Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature and was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. That was followed later by a sequel, Unraveling. While The Blue, Beautiful World is considered a standalone story, it is set in the Cygnus Beta universe, which is where two of her previous books, The Best of All Possible Worlds and The Galaxy Game, are also set. Rob Wolf is a writer and host of New Books in Science Fiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In science fiction, aliens who come to Earth are usually scary and menacing, aspiring to destroy, conquer, or even eat mankind. But the aliens in Karen Lord's The Blue, Beautiful World (Del Rey, 2023) aren't interested in conquering or destroying; they're interested in inviting Earthlings to join a Galactic Council. It turns out, however, that humans need a little time and training before they're ready to assume the responsibilities of galactic citizenship. And complicating matters is the fact that humans might not be the only Earth dwellers to receive the aliens' invitation. It's not surprising that water and oceans figure prominently in Lord's novel. As a Barbadian writer, she has a lifelong respect—and fear—of the water. “I'm kind of terrified of the ocean,” Lord said. “To give you context, there is literally a part of the island that you can drive to and look around and see three coastlines. But you can't see any other land from any of the coasts. It's an oddly isolating feeling, like you're standing tiptoe on a small rock—and you could tip over and crash into the ocean anytime. “I love living here, but when something bad goes down, it's like, boom, all of a sudden you realize the ocean is not your natural habitat. It's not making things easy for you. We are very much living on the skin part of land. We don't know the ocean. We don't know the surface of the ocean. We don't know the depths of the ocean. There is a huge level of respect and mystery that the ocean commands.” The Blue, Beautiful World is Lord's fifth novel. Her previous books are Redemption in Indigo, which received the William L. Crawford and Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature and was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. That was followed later by a sequel, Unraveling. While The Blue, Beautiful World is considered a standalone story, it is set in the Cygnus Beta universe, which is where two of her previous books, The Best of All Possible Worlds and The Galaxy Game, are also set. Rob Wolf is a writer and host of New Books in Science Fiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-fiction

In science fiction, aliens who come to Earth are usually scary and menacing, aspiring to destroy, conquer, or even eat mankind. But the aliens in Karen Lord's The Blue, Beautiful World (Del Rey, 2023) aren't interested in conquering or destroying; they're interested in inviting Earthlings to join a Galactic Council. It turns out, however, that humans need a little time and training before they're ready to assume the responsibilities of galactic citizenship. And complicating matters is the fact that humans might not be the only Earth dwellers to receive the aliens' invitation. It's not surprising that water and oceans figure prominently in Lord's novel. As a Barbadian writer, she has a lifelong respect—and fear—of the water. “I'm kind of terrified of the ocean,” Lord said. “To give you context, there is literally a part of the island that you can drive to and look around and see three coastlines. But you can't see any other land from any of the coasts. It's an oddly isolating feeling, like you're standing tiptoe on a small rock—and you could tip over and crash into the ocean anytime. “I love living here, but when something bad goes down, it's like, boom, all of a sudden you realize the ocean is not your natural habitat. It's not making things easy for you. We are very much living on the skin part of land. We don't know the ocean. We don't know the surface of the ocean. We don't know the depths of the ocean. There is a huge level of respect and mystery that the ocean commands.” The Blue, Beautiful World is Lord's fifth novel. Her previous books are Redemption in Indigo, which received the William L. Crawford and Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature and was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. That was followed later by a sequel, Unraveling. While The Blue, Beautiful World is considered a standalone story, it is set in the Cygnus Beta universe, which is where two of her previous books, The Best of All Possible Worlds and The Galaxy Game, are also set. Rob Wolf is a writer and host of New Books in Science Fiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

On the verge of adulthood, Rafi attends the Lyceum, a school for the psionically gifted. Rafi possesses mental abilities that might benefit people . . . or control them. Some wish to help Rafi wield his powers responsibly; others see him as a threat to be contained. Rafi's only freedom at the Lyceum is Wallrunning: a game of speed and agility played on vast vertical surfaces riddled with variable gravity fields.Serendipity and Ntenman are also students at the Lyceum, but unlike Rafi, they come from communities where such abilities are valued. Serendipity finds the Lyceum as much a prison as a school, and she yearns for a meaningful life beyond its gates. Ntenman, with his quick tongue, quicker mind, and a willingness to bend if not break the rules, has no problem fitting in. But he too has his reasons for wanting to escape.Now the three friends are about to experience a moment of violent change as seething tensions between rival star-faring civilizations come to a head. For Serendipity, this change will challenge her ideas of community and self. For Ntenman, it will open new opportunities and new dangers. And for Rafi, given a chance to train with some of the best Wallrunners in the galaxy, it will lead to the discovery that there is more to Wallrunning than he ever suspected . . . and more to himself than he ever dreamed.Barbadian writer Karen Lord is the award-winning author of Redemption in Indigo, The Best of All Possible Worlds, and The Galaxy Game, and the editor of the anthology New Worlds, Old Ways: Speculative Tales from the Caribbean. Her latest book, The Blue, Beautiful World, will be published in August 2023.

This month, we discuss the Afrofuturism/Afrofantasy square from Books & Bites Bingo. As Michael pointed out on the podcast, “Afrofuturism and Afrofantasy are sub-genres of science fiction and fantasy that are rooted in African cultures, myth, folklore, and the overall Black experience.” Jacqueline enjoyed Raybearer by Jordon Ifeuko. This debut YA Afrofantasy novel was inspired by African folklore. Some of the issues this novel tackles are women's struggles in patriarchal societies, the erasing of marginalized people in history, self discovery, and found families. Bite: Since author Jordon Ifueko grew up eating fried plantains, Jacqueline suggests trying them at the Hola Havana Cuban restaurant in Lexington or using the Fried Plantain Chips recipe from Serious Eats.Michael recommends The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark. It's a steampunk novella that fully immerses you in an alternate 1871 New Orleans. The U.S. Civil War is in an armistice, with New Orleans being a free and neutral city that's enjoyed by both sides. The book's protagonist is a thirteen-year-old girl named Jacqueline, who goes by the name of Creeper. Bite: If you can't be in New Orleans in person, why not transport yourself there with a dish of Maque Choux from Gumbo Ya Ya?Carrie's pick is Redemption in Indigo by Barbadian author Karen Lord. It's a brief Afrofantasy novel that revisits a Senegalese folktale. The main character, Paama, has left her gluttonous, spoiled husband Ansige and returned to her family in the village of Makendha. While there, magical, undying beings called the djombi give Paama the Chaos Stick, allowing her to change the course of human disasters. Bite: Experience the taste of Senegal with Peanut Stew from AtoZ World Food, a library database with recipes from all over the world.

How do you have difficult conversations as a Leader? This week we dive into how we have those tough conversations, especially around performance. We speak to Dr Monica Medina, Literacy Consultant, International & US schools and Karen Lord, Entrepreneurial Publisher, KADELO GROUP LIMITED/Author, St. Martin's Press, who discuss how we can make those hard conversations more comfortable, how to prepare for them and more...

Two tales to lift your spirits: Kate Elliott's “Making the World Live Again,” read by Rachel Fulginiti; and Karen Lord's “Cities of the Sun,” read by Robin Miles. Tales Beyond Time is a Realm production. Listen Away For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and sign up for our newsletter while you're there! Follow us! On Instagram @RealmMedia_ On Twitter @RealmMedia Check out our merch at: merch.realm.fm Find and support our sponsors at: www.realm.fm/w/partners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Let's talk science fiction! Continuing with my “Where to Start” series, this episode is on where to start reading sci-fi. I'm joined by YouTubers Angela from the Literature Science Alliance and Tori Morrow. For exclusive bonus content and early access to episodes, consider joining the Chapter 3 Podcast Patreon   Looking for a book mentioned in the episode? Check here! *Note that all links are affiliate links from which we earn a commission to support the podcast Books from On My Radar segment: A Dark and Starless Forest by Sarah Holowell: https://amzn.to/3nmf0ur It All Comes Back to You by Farah Naz Rishi: https://amzn.to/38ZaLfO White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson: https://amzn.to/3k0Q8Xa Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune: https://amzn.to/3E8dQZm City of Thieves by Alex London: https://amzn.to/2X8mdUm First Light by Casey Berger: https://amzn.to/2Xcqo1j No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull: https://amzn.to/3C1mK9q Destroyer of Light by Jennifer Marie Brisset: https://amzn.to/3l6cFkA Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky: https://amzn.to/3hleIQJ Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson: https://amzn.to/3txf77w Other Books/Authors Mentioned His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman: https://amzn.to/2XbwYVG Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor: https://amzn.to/2X8b2KO The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins: https://amzn.to/38Xr0dC The Uglies by Scott Westerfeld: https://amzn.to/3ntSCz8 The Giver by Lois Lowry: https://amzn.to/3niUDyg Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card: https://amzn.to/3E4jJ9X The Foundation Series by Isaac Asimov: https://amzn.to/3BUWI7w The Replicas series by Marilyn Kaye: https://amzn.to/3E64Ns8 Myst series: https://amzn.to/3tzUbNk Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang: https://amzn.to/3BWY01Z Do You Dream of Terra-Two by Temi Oh: https://amzn.to/3tvTJiU Exhalation by Ted Chiang: https://amzn.to/3hmax7d Kindred by Octavia Butler: https://amzn.to/2YMHp2A Expanse series by James S.A. Corey: https://amzn.to/3yYS4Dx The Martian by Andy Weir: https://amzn.to/3niPg29 World War Z by Max Brooks: https://amzn.to/3twoKTP Jurassic Park by Michael Crighton: https://amzn.to/2XiaJgO Dune by Frank Herbert: https://amzn.to/3yYsA9r The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells: https://amzn.to/2X5erdm Binti by Nnedi Okorafor: https://amzn.to/2YMRCvV The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers: https://amzn.to/3jWd4GR A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers: https://amzn.to/3A3UeDd We Are Satellites by Sarah Pinsker: https://amzn.to/3lgJfQC Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel: https://amzn.to/3z3jJ6i An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green: https://amzn.to/2VvTub4 Hyperion by Dan Simmons: https://amzn.to/3hl5zrt Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee: https://amzn.to/38Xua0Y To Be Taught if Fortunate by Becky Chambers: https://amzn.to/3nnFZWC The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin: https://amzn.to/3EgHxrs Escaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden: https://amzn.to/3Aefu9m The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden: https://amzn.to/3E0s1jj A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine: https://amzn.to/2XggWtR Catfishing on Catnet by Naomi Kritzer: https://amzn.to/3E78rSf This Mortal Coil by Emily Suvada: https://amzn.to/3hmoYbf The Stand by Stephen King: https://amzn.to/3k0k45x Nyxia by Scott Reintgen: https://amzn.to/3k2ds6Y The Fold by Peter Clines: https://amzn.to/38UDXEO The Goddess in the Machine by Lora Beth Johnson: https://amzn.to/3k2y0fe Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson: https://amzn.to/390Agxv Scythe by Neal Schusterman: https://amzn.to/3C2e2re The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord: https://amzn.to/3hlCufq Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon: https://amzn.to/3z26jb1 Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell: https://amzn.to/3E9HRrG Exit West by Mohsin Hamid: https://amzn.to/3nlnVw9 Elysium by Jennifer Marie Brissett: https://amzn.to/3tuouVm This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone: https://amzn.to/2YBEGsA Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart: https://amzn.to/3z2WLfR   Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok @Chapter3Podcast and you can also find Bethany talking about books on YouTube @BeautifullyBookishBethany. You can now find episodes on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy6yRiktWbWRAFpByrVk-kg Interested in early access to episodes, private Discord channels and other perks? Consider joining the Chapter 3 Patreon! Or join our public Discord. A new episode will be available to download in two weeks!  This episode was recorded using a Blue Yeti USB condenser microphone kit: https://amzn.to/342dnqx

How can literature illuminate matters of public health and Caribbean futures? Listen to Barbadian writer, Karen Lord, discuss her latest short story "The Plague Doctors" which is eerily prophetic in its portrayal of an island bearing the brunt of a contagious disease. Through a blending of the hard sciences and the social sciences, Lord urges us to read not just for entertainment but for social change. Music credit: 'Roll it Gal' - Alison Hinds Did you enjoy the episode? Drop a review and rating! Follow on Twitter & Instagram @Caribbeansfnet. Email: caribbeansfnet@gmail.com Links to the pod available here Website available here --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/caribbeansfnet/support

Here's the audio and video from the August 18, 2021 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading, with Karen Lord & A.C. Wise.

Karen Lord reads chapter one of Unraveling - Rebel Women Lit's book club January 2021 pick. RSVP for book club and subscribe to receive our monthly picks at rebelwomenlit.com

To learn more about Karen, Martha, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, visit https://futureofstorytelling.org/story/karen-lord-martha-wells-ep-22--© 2020 Future of StoryTelling, Corp.Produced by Future of StoryTelling, Corp.124 West 13th StreetNew York, NY 10011Founder and CEO, Charles MelcherExecutive Producer, Carolyn MerrimanAssociate Producer, Luke Gernertin collaboration with Charts & LeisureFounder, Jason OberholtzerExecutive Producer, Mike RugnettaEditor, Garrett Crowe Mix and Music, Michael SimonelliWith special thanks to Karen Lord, Martha Wells, Bonnie Eldon, Shannon Fanuko, Meghal Janardan, Zoe Margolis, Vanina Morrison, and Megan Worman.

Vi pratar om olika sätt att skriva samkönade relationer i samband med årets regnbågskampanj som vi har under prideveckan. Var beredd på många tips i länklistan! Queernördarna https://queerandnerdy.se/ Regnbågsböcker kampanjsida https://www.sfbok.se/sida/regnbagsbocker En mer utförlig lista med HBTQ+ tema https://www.sfbok.se/tag/hbtq Verk som tas upp i poddavsnittet: Goodbye My Rose Garden https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/goodbye-my-rose-garden-vol-1-204914 To be Taught if Fortunate – Becky Chambers https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/to-be-taught-if-fortunate-203273 The Stars are Legion & The Light Brigades – Kameron Hurley https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/the-stars-are-legion-164783 https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/the-light-brigade-189473 Docile – K. M. Szpara https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/docile-203580 Black Leopard, Red Wolf – Marlon James https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/black-leopard-red-wolf-186996 Carnival – Elizabeth Bear https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/carnival-62393 Nalo Hopkinson, Karen Lord https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/unraveling-205292 Förra årets regnbågskampanj https://soundcloud.com/sfbok-podradio/61-superteknocyberpunkframtiden-mot-hippiealverna 3 x Queermanga https://soundcloud.com/sfbok-podradio/3x-queermanga-livepodd-sthlm-pride Queering Discworld https://soundcloud.com/sfbok-podradio/queering-discworld-livepodd-queercon Intervjuspecial med bl.a. Nalo Hopkinson https://soundcloud.com/sfbok-podradio/33-intervjuspecial-ann-leckie-robin-hobb-nalo-hopkinson-carrie-vaughnhigh-qual Yuu Yuu Hakusho https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/yu-yu-hakusho-season-1-77001 Inu Yasha https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/inu-yasha-big-edition-vol-1-88287 Carrie Fisher – The Princess Diarist https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/the-princess-diarist-167162 Podcasten You Must Remember This http://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/

Amanda and Jenn discuss summery reads, dance stories, essay collections, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Harper Perennial and Twisted by Emma Dabiri, and Humanity’s Gauntlet: The Archons Rise by Brian A. Sieteski, June 17th 2020. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Feedback The Fate of Stars by SD Simper, The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and A Fish Out of Water by Karin Kallmaker (rec’d by Wynnde) Taste by Kris Bryant (rec’d by Wynnde) Ann McMann’s Dust, Jericho, and Beowulf for Cretins (rec’d by Wynnde) Questions: 1. I love to read books with a seasonal feel (cold and snowy in the Winter, spooky in Fall, etc.). I would love a book for summer that feels sunny and hot, but, the problem is, all of my favorite books are dark or gothic. My favorite genres are fantasy, mystery, and gothic but I am also open to lit fic and non-fiction. My favorite books of all time are The Diviners series by Libba Bray, Lonesome Dove, The Thirteenth Tale, Rebecca, The Night Circus, anything Tana French, The Queen of the Night, and The Secret History. -Danielle 2. Hi! I’ve sent in before but this isn’t a recommendation for me. My brother is a teenager but is only now just starting to get into reading (which I’ve been trying to do for years). He enjoys anything action packed, historical, logical, and or science fiction. As long as the book is exciting to keep him engaged and not too long. He’s 16 and grew up on Percy Jackson but hasn’t read much else from then on. Hope that helps!   -Gigi 3. Hey y’all! I would like a YA book based on the dance world. I have read some nonfiction, but I would really like a fiction book. I have been dancing for 13 years, and right now am dancing primarily ballet and pointe. I do not want a drama- filled cliche book, like dance moms. Just something where dance is a huge part of the main character’s life and is really good.  Thanks so much! -Allison  4. Hi I’ve recently been reading a lot of middlegrade books, I find they are just the mood I want for this lockdown & it’s helped me clear my backlog. My favourite was Orion Lost by Alastair Chisholm It features all the elements of science fiction I love, a bit of peril, a lot of space travel and a view of a positive future. It reminded me of Heinlien’s juveniles (without the sexism), Becky Chambers and KA Applegate’s Remnant Chronicles. I’m looking for more middle grade that is proper science fiction please help me find something that is not an earth bound dystopian future (that seems to be all that comes up in searches) I’ve got Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee on order but need more! -Bex 5. Something to escape into: fantasy, fairytale, folklore, time slippage -Kim 6. Hi, I have fallen in love with essay collections this year. They have all been thematically different but written by female authors, beautiful writing as well as are on interesting topics.  I have loved: Constellations by Sinead Gleeson Axiomatic by Maria Tumarkin Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino Make It Scream, Make it Burn by Leslie Jamison  Thick by Tressie Macmillan Cottam Would love to hear some further recommendations! Not that keen on anything by straight white men. Thanks.  -Georgia 7. Hi! Me and a friend are starting a book club! We’re a group of disabled and chronically ill young people, from the US and UK (so books released in both is a must). Available in audio and on Kindle also important for accessibility reasons, nothing too long or hard to read, and maybe older books so they’re also available second hand/in libraries without huge hold lists. Disability representation is obviously important, but other diversities (especially LGBTQ+) would be great too, and personally I’d quite like something with mental health or neurodiversity themes. Fiction and non both okay, any and all genres too! Books already on the list include Get a Life, Chloe Brown and The Pretty One -Caz Books Discussed Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller Each of Us A Desert by Mark Oshiro (out in September 2020) (tw: abusive parent, graphic violence) The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling Zero Sum Game by SL Huang The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma A Time To Dance by Padma Venkatraman   We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey Sal and Gabi Break The Universe by Carlos Hernandez Conjure Women by Afia Atakora (TW slavery, rape) Unraveling by Karen Lord (tw: harm to children) My Time Among the Whites by Jennine Capó Crucet Beyoncé In Formation by Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley Far From You by Tess Sharpe (TW homophobia, drug addiction) So Lucky by Nicola Griffith

Battle of the Books 2020! It’s the one time a year that we all read the same book! We each pitch a title and our listeners vote and decide on which it will be. Our possibilities include Pet by Akwaeke Emezi, Best of all Possible Worlds by Karen Lord, My Time Among the Whites: Notes from an Unfinished Education by Jennine Capó Crucet, and An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon. You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards Which book should we all read? Pet by Akwaeke Emezi (RJ’s pick) Best of all Possible Worlds by Karen Lord (Meghan’s pick) My Time Among the Whites: Notes from an Unfinished Education by Jennine Capó Crucet (Anna’s pick) An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon (Matthew’s pick)   Vote for which book we all read! (deadline is July 1st)   Our Shortlists RJ Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey Circe by Madeline Miller The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa Anna Sounds Like Titanic by Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor by Virginia Eubanks Matthew Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language by Gretchen McCulloch  Meghan Normal People by Sally Rooney The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips Burnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler Other Media we Mentioned Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann (the 1000 page, one sentence book) Binti by Nnedi Okorafor Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead The Murderbot Diaries: All Systems Red by Martha Wells Links, Articles, and Things Episode 079 - Which Book Should We Read? (our “book pitch” episode from last year, includes shortlists) Episode 083 - The Fifth Season (our “we all read the same book” episode from last year) Domestic Fiction (encylopedia.com) A writer chronicles her “time among the whites” (Vox) Another Thing the Book Burning at Georgia Southern Reveals (Inside Higher Ed) Jennine Capó Crucet and Post-Trump Latinx Literature (Los Angeles Review of Books) Hark! (RJ’s winter holiday music podcast) Bingo sheets! The bingo sheets we made for episode 50.  What should we add to updated bingo sheet? Suggest new genres or titles! Fill out the form to suggest genres! Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, July 7th we’ll be talking about the genre of Entertainment (Non-Fiction)! Then on Tuesday, July 21st we’ll be discussing Summer Reading/Challenges!

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. All the way from Barbados, multiple award-winning author Karen Lord chats with Gary about how the lockdown is affecting life there, how the whole worldwide experience is liking moving into a new country where you don't quite know all the rules, what reading to return to in such times, and her own new story "The Plague Doctors” (and discussion of the story) from the free anthology, Take Us to a Better Place: Stories. Books mentioned include: Unravelling by Karen Lord The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton The City Watch, Witches, and Tiffany Aching novels by Terry Pratchett Take Us to a Better Place: Stories       

We read 'At Sea' by Karen Lord, one of the Freedom Papers commissioned by the Edinburgh International Book Festival, and the poem 'Dawn Revisited' by Rita Dove. Plus we share the latest news and updates about our many groups. Find out more about Open Book on our website: www.openbookreading.com Music: Ragland. Image credit: Susan Torkington

What makes a great story? Perhaps it's the characters, a gripping plot, or a narrative that helps us understand the world we live in. The award winning writer Karen Lord tells us what really goes into writing fiction and she shares an extract from her recent short story ‘The Plague Doctors', a dystopian tale of social inequality exposed by a future pandemic. ‘The Plague Doctors' was published as part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's anthology Take Us to a Better Place. Sci-fi meets forbidden love in a novel that spans centuries and continents. That's just one of the descriptions used to describe the critically acclaimed novel, The Old Drift. Its author Namwali Serpell talks to the Cultural Frontline about three moments in her life that shaped her as a storyteller. Plus Amy Brady, the writerof climate fiction column Burning Worlds, on why sci-fi offers us the opportunity for both immersion and escapism. Presented by Nawal al-Maghafi Image: Karen Lord Image credit: Marlon James

The Plague Doctors by Karen Lord - Take Us To A Better Place by RWJF

Have you noticed how cozy Science Fiction and Fantasy novels are getting on library and bookstore shelves? Have Science Fiction and Fantasy become so close that we can’t tell them apart anymore? That’s what we find out in this week’s episode as Mary takes revenge and tests Jenn’s knowledge of our two favorite genres. Play along with us by testing your own knowledge of Science Fiction and Fantasy covers.Check out the links below for more information on the books that we talked about in today’s episode. The Five Daughters of the Moon by Leena Likitalo: https://leenalikitalo.tumblr.comThe Apocalypse Ark by Peter Roman: https://peterdarbyshire.com/peter-roman/Unseemly Science by Rod Duncan: https://www.angryrobotbooks.com/our-authors/rod-duncan/The Galaxy Game by Karen Lord: https://karenlord.wordpress.comThe Horn of Ruin by Tim Akers:https://www.timakers.netThe Mortal World by Genevieve Cogman: http://www.grcogman.comNew episodes of Casing the Cover are uploaded on the last Tuesday of each month, and all available episodes can be found on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.To get regular updates about Casing the Cover, or to suggest an upcoming episode topic or book for review you can find us at:https://www.facebook.com/CasingTheCover@casingthecover on Twitteror email us at Casingthecoverpod@gmail.comSpecial thanks to Mic Leone for our logo design: https://www.facebook.com/MicLeoneDesigner

“Light, dust, and water are the alchemy of the universe.” Ritual words murmured softly by myriad voices, powerful as a roar, effortless as a whisper. “I will consent to be made and unmade.” An initiate must never walk in. Many elders raise the cocooned body high upon their hands and process into the open space, to lasers alight in a pin-and-string arrangement of bright green on dark velvet. “To burn to ash and dissolve in dew.” The elders guide the still, surrendered form up and into the core of the lattice of light. “I am but dust and ashes; for me the world was created.” | 2018 by Karen Lord. Originally published in PARTICULATES edited by Nalo Hopkinson. Reprinted by permission of the author. Narrated by Gabrielle de Cuir.

This episode features "The Mighty Slinger" written by Karen Lord and Tobias S. Buckell. Originally published in Bridging Infinity edited by Jonathan Strahan. Reprinted in the September 2018 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/lord-buckell_09_18_reprint Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

This episode features "The Mighty Slinger" written by Karen Lord and Tobias S. Buckell. Originally published in Bridging Infinity edited by Jonathan Strahan. Reprinted in the September 2018 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/lord-buckell_09_18_reprint Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

Sharifah and Jenn discuss new books from Becky Chambers and NK Jemisin, Worldcon, the World Fantasy Awards, school stories, and more. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Suicide Club by Rachel Heng, and Contagion by Erin Bowman.   News: New books are coming from Becky Chambers and NK Jemisin! What is going on at Worldcon? Update: Voting closed on July 31, 2018. Mary Robinette Kowal led a team updating the programming. Anne Rice’s ‘The Vampire Chronicles’ In The Works At Hulu World Fantasy Award finalists announced   Books Discussed Galaxy Game by Karen Lord (tw: domestic violence) The Poppy War by RF Kuang (tw: graphic violence including rape) Never Let Me Go by Kazou Ishiguro Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

In which we're voting Yes for equality, and Alex is back in the house. (APOLOGIES FOR THE POOR SOUND QUALITY-the Silent Producer)  WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Cory Bernardi vs Students in Dresses (via @JoshThomas87) The Book Smugglers Level Up Kickstarter WHAT ALEX DID ON HER EPIC ADVENTURE!   CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: What Happened, Hillary Clinton; The Good Place Season 1; Star Trek Discovery Tansy: Rogue Desire, Amy Jo Cousins etc, The Doubleclicks: Love Problems, Snowspelled by Stephanie Burgis, The Captive Prince series by C.S. Pacat Alex: airplane viewing, including Kong: Skull Island; Redemption in Indigo, Karen Lord; Beneath the Sugar Sky, Seanan McGuire; Into the Black, Rowland White Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

Karen Lord's writing feeds off the real world but knits in magic, folktales and adventure to create a unique and original universe. She is the author of three books, and her latest is called The Galaxy Game. Karen has won numerous awards including the Frank Collymore Literary award, which recognises literary talent in Barbados. She says that she loves the place where she writes from, because the melting-pot nature of the Caribbean is a constant source of stories and inspiration. Maria Turtschaninoff started writing fairy tales aged five, and now weaves historically inspired worlds of magical realism with elements of mythology. The prizes she's won for her work include the Finlandia Junior Prize, for Maresi, her first novel published in English. Maria says her 'cricket-mind' means she's easily distracted from writing, but her best ideas often come to her when she's bored. Surprisingly, she writes in Swedish, as she comes from the tiny Swedish-speaking minority in Finland. [Picture: Fanstasy writers Karen Lord (Right) and Maria Turtschaninoff (Left)]

As snow and ice bury the east coast, John E. O. Stevens, Fred Kiesche and Jeff Patterson turn their thoughts to the cold, merciless abyss that engulfs us all. That’s right, SPACE is the place, and they’ve invited Leah Petersen along to talk about the stories set there, and the role it plays. Science Fiction’s early depictions of space cast it as a medium to be crossed, or an analog for the sea, facilitating trade, exploration, and empire-building. Frank Herbert made it a commodity, accessible only to those who gave up their humanity. Stephen Baxter filled it with incomprehensible machinations. Star Trek used it as a divide between cultures. Kristine Katherine Rusch riddled it with lethal anomalies. Vernor Vinge gave it dominion over the rise of intelligence. C. J. Cherryh, Samuel Delany, Karen Lord, Alastair Reynolds, Lois McMaster Bujold, and many others shaped the infinite void into a narrative tool. Now, with Star Wars,The Expanse, and a possible new ninth planet, space is once again imposing itself on popular culture. Is it up to the challenge? As always, the discussion turns to recent culture consumed. Host Fred Kiesche, John E.O. Stevens and Jeff Patterson with Leah Petersen.

Coming Up… Main Fiction: “Hiraeth: A Tragedy in Four Acts‏” by Karen Lord Originally published in Reach for Infinity, edited by Jonathan Strahan Karen Lord, a Barbadian author and research consultant, is known for her debut novel Redemption in Indigo, which won the 2008 Frank Collymore Literary Award, the 2010 Carl Brandon Parallax Award, the 2011 William L. Crawford Award, the 2011 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature and the 2012 Kitschies Golden Tentacle (Best Debut), and was longlisted for the 2011 Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature and nominated for the 2011 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. Her second novel

I ett späckat program om space opera intervjuar vi Alastair Reynolds, Elizabeth Bear och Karen Lord. Diskussionen sträcker sig från rymdoperans rötter - hur, var och när började vi drömma oss till främmande galaxer? - genom Doctor Who, militär-SF, Star Trek och vidare över sociologiska frågor som t.ex. varför är SF-författare så mycket sämre på att uppfinna nya familjekonstellationer än FTL-motorer egentligen? Tips på böcker och filmer från våra författare oss som samtalar: Gabriella, Jenny och Maths. 00:00 Intro 00:57 Tema: Space opera 09:57 Intervju: Alastair Reynolds (in English) 42:00 Tema: Space opera II 45:18 Intervju: Elizabeth Bear (in English) 01:16 Tema: Space opera III 01:25 Intervju: Karen Lord (in English) 01:51 Slutdiskussion

This is the Guest of Honor Interview with Karen Lord that took place at Åcon in Mariehamn, Finland in May 2014. The interviewer is Cheryl Morgan. Karen is the author of the award-winning novels, Redemption in Indigo and The Best of All Possible Worlds. Tech services at Åcon are provided by Jonas Wissting to whom we are indebted for this recording.

Vi fick för oss att det kanske är på tiden att släppa ut nästa poddavsnitt. Ante och Åka besökte science fiction-kongressen Åcon, och det här avsnittet blir en sorts kongressrapport. Bland annat har vi här en (kraftigt nedklippt) panel om myt och folklore i science fiction — med Karen Lord, Vesa Sisättö och Åka, samt […]

In the second of two podcasts recorded at the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Gary and I are joined by Ellen Klages, Karen Lord, and Nalo Hopkinson for a discussion on writing, cover art and many other things. As always, we hope you enjoy the podcast!

On this episode of The Writer and the Critic, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond proffer a correction from Cheryl Morgan in regards to Hugo Awards eligibility before entangling themselves in more culturally appropriative knots sparked off by some very interesting feedback from Karen Lord. They also announce a list of giveaway novels in order to bribe listeners into recommending original, self-published eBooks for their newly named eBook Extravaganza ... so follow them on Twitter and start recommending! During discussion of The Silver Wind by Nina Allan (beginning at 35:30), Ian mentions this review by Martin Lewis while Kirstyn quotes from this piece by Sofia  Samatar.  The conversation then turns to The Courier's New Bicycle by Kim Westwood at 59:45 wherein this review by Cheryl Morgan is mentioned. Tune back in around the 01:43:00 point for final remarks. Next month, Ian and Kirstyn invite UK author Robert Shearman onto the podcast. (You may remember a discussion of Rob's most excellent story collection, Everyone's Just So So Special, on Episode 12. If you don't remember, go back and listen to it right now!)  Rob has recommended Perfume by Patrick Süskind for everyone to read, while Ian Mond has picked Queenpin by Megan Abbott and Kirstyn has chosen Houses Without Doors by Peter Straub. Read ahead and join in the fun!

On this episode of The Writer and the Critic, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond announce a New Idea for a future episode of the podcast. They would like to spend an episode reviewing a handful originally self-published eBooks as recommended by their listeners. Whether this ends up being a Good Idea or a Bad Idea will largely depend on listener participation, so get listening and get participating. There may even be prizes involved ... more info on this next month once they work out what potential prizes they actually have to offer! After a discussion about their current (e)reading habits and changes in book buying practices, the duo then move onto talk about the two books chosen for the podcast this month. A lengthy discussion of and around -- and around and around -- Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord begins at 18:30 with the conversation about  Zoo City by Lauren Beukes starting at 01:07:30. Yes, it's a long podcast this time. That's what happens with books that are interesting, intelligent and inspiring. Tune back in around the 01:57:20 point for final remarks. Next month, Ian has recommended The Silver Wind by Nina Allan while Kirstyn has picked The Courier's New Bicycle by Kim Westwood. Read ahead and join in the fun!

In their very last Writer and the Critic podcast for 2011, your hosts Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond ramble only briefly before leaping boldly forth into their discussion of the selected novels, both winners of the Orange Prize for Fiction in their respective years. As usual, there are significant plot spoilers for both books, so take heed of the timestamps if you wish to avoid them. Discussion of The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht begins at 05:15 and includes references to a review by Philip Hensher at The Telegraph as well as this one by Ruth Fowler at the Huffington Post. At the 35:15 mark, the two then move on to We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver. Kirstyn quotes from this Guardian article by Lionel Shriver and recommends the newly released film starring Tilda Swinton -- but only if you read the book first! If you've skipped ahead, please come back at for final remarks at 01:21:40. Next month -- next year! -- Ian has picked Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord while Kirstyn has chosen Zoo City by Lauren Beukes. Due to their hectic end of year schedules, neither of them have actually had a chance to read their own recommendations yet so they're each looking forward to finding out what they themselves think . . . Happy New Year!

Last weekend Crawford Award-winning novelist Karen Lord joined Gary and I live from an undisclosed location in the Caribbean (well, when we say 'undisclosed' a LOT of frogs and just a few motorcycles seemed to know just where Karen was at the time) to discuss the impact of cultural perceptions on fantasy, her novel Redemption in Indigo, and a handful of other things. We experienced a few recording dropouts (for which we apologise), but Skype struggled to link Perth, Chicago and the Caribbean and did its very best. We hope you enjoy the podcast as much as we enjoyed recording it. As to this coming weekend, well Gary's at Wiscon so we have some plans for coming weeks that we think should be a lot of fun. See you then!

This morning (Perth time) the Science Fiction Writers of America gathered in Washington DC to present the Nebula Awards.  The ceremony was videocast (see it here)  and the winners were announced to festive celebration (results are here). In the immediate aftermath Gary and I asked Locus editor-in-chief Liza Groen Trombi to join us in the pod to discuss the Nebulas, the winners, what happened to the Grand Master award, and other fun stuff. We hope you enjoy it, as always! I should also report that this was one of two podcasts we recorded this weekend. In the other one, likely published next weekend, we chatted with the wonderful Karen Lord about all sorts of interesting stuff. See you then!