Podcast appearances and mentions of Kij Johnson

The 2023 World Fantasy Convention was held in Kansas City, Missouri over the weekend of October 26-29 2023. The convention was incredibly kind and generous and featured Jonathan as a guest of honour and Gary as a panelist. During the weekend we grabbed long-time friends of the podcast Kij Johnson and Jeffrey Ford and attempted to discuss 'the art of narrative' or perhaps how you go about finding and telling a story.  The conversation was interesting and we hope you enjoy it. Our thanks to everyone at the Kansas City convention, but special thanks to co-chair Rosemary Williams and her spouse, both of whom went far above and beyond to make sure you got to hear this recording. See you again soon!

It's a Compicpalooza extravaganza episode as this month's host, Jennifer Finch, brings us voices from vendors and cosplayers alike, highlights from the live Gabbing with the Librarians podcast session, and an interview with fantasy author Kij Johnson.  This episode was produced by  Sadina Shawver edited by Katelyn Helberg and features the voices of Kij Johnson, Mary Mink, Lana Sell, Sadina Shawver, attendees and vendors at Comicpalooza, and our Host, Jennifer Finch  Check out some of the titles mentioned in this episode from your local library! Click HERE for books from this episode  Created by the Podcast Team at the Harris County Public Library.www.hcpl.netPodcast Team Members include: Beth Krippel, John Harbaugh, Mary Mink, Lana Sell, Ellen Kaluza, Sadina Shawver, Gisella Parker, Kara Ludwig, Delaney Daly, Jennifer Finch, Katelyn Helberg, Logan Tuttle, Darcy Casavant, Darla Pruitt and Nancy Hu Original Music created by Bryan Kratish

After an unplanned hiatus, we're back with the wonderful Kij Johnson, who will be a guest of honour at this year's World Fantasy Convention in Kansas City this coming October. Small Beer will publish a new collection of Kij's work, The Privilege of the Happy Ending, to coincide with the convention. We discuss the challenges and opportunities of teaching fiction writing in workshops versus university creative writing programs, how the workshop and the reading group have become so important to new writers since the early days of Kate Wilhelm and Damon Knight's Milford, the different problems of writing short stories, novellas, or novels, the balance between estrangement and immersion in stories, and Kij's own current and recent work, which ranges from experimental fiction to stories that revisit older writers like Lovecraft and Kenneth Grahame. As always, Kij is bristling with good ideas, and we could easily have gone on for another hour.

Ashely Adams returns to talk about Kij Johnson's "The Evolution of Trickster Stories Among the Dogs of North Park After the Change". What would YOU do if your dog asked you to eat what you eat, sleep where you sleep? This story first appeared in the World Fantasy Award nominated The Coyote Road (edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling), but you can read or listen to the story, reprinted in Drabblecast (https://www.drabblecast.org/2019/06/04/drabblecast-evolution-of-trickster-stories-pt-1/)or Podcastle (https://podcastle.org/2009/07/09/pc060-the-evolution-of-trickster-stories-among-the-dogs-of-north-park-after-the-change/).

Positively Trek 194: Book Club: Dragon's Honor By Kij Johnson and Greg Cox   The Enterprise is on a mission to bring the reclusive Dragon Empire into the Federation. The Empire, which is threatened by the menacing G'kkau, is on the verge of achieving peace between its warring factions. Can Picard and his crew maintain the peace and ensure the safety of the Dragon Empire?   In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, hosts Bruce and Dan discuss Star Trek: The Next Generation #38: Dragon's Honor by Kij Johnson and Greg Cox. We talk about Troi and Crusher's parts in the story, Picard's dilemma, the mysterious origins of the Dragon Empire, and much more!   Show page: http://www.positivelytrek.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/positively-trek/id1501468628 Twitter: http://twitter.com/positivelytrek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PositivelyTrek   Help support the podcast! Go to https://www.patreon.com/positivelytrek to help out!   Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4457-take-a-chance License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.   STAR TREK and all related marks, logos and characters are owned by CBS Studios Inc. Positively Trek is not endorsed or sponsored by or affiliated with CBS/Paramount Pictures or the STAR TREK franchise.   Chapters  Opening (00:00:00) Spoiler-free discussion (00:00:00) Patreon Shout Out (00:00:00) Review of Dragon's Honor (00:00:00) Final Thoughts (00:00:00) Closing (00:00:00)    Hosts Bruce Gibson Dan Gunther    Production Bruce Gibson (Editor and Producer) Dan Gunther (Producer) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the HP Lovecast, Michele Brittany and Nicholas Diak discuss two short stories from New Maps of Dream, released by PS Publishing and edited by Cody Goodfellow and Joseph S. Pulver Sr.: "The Dankness over Dylath-Leen" by Scott R. Jones and "The Malls of Ulthar" by Matthew M. Bartlett.Episode edited by: Michele BrittanyThumbnail photo by: Michele Brittany / Ulthar cat model: AlgernonIntro/Outro Music: "Azathoth" by Philippe Gerber / John 3:16 (Bandcamp page)Links to Buy New Maps of DreamPS Publishing Product PageAmazon Product PageScott R. Jones LinksFacebookTwitterWebsiteMatthew M. Bartlett LinksTwitterWebsite (Personal)Website (WXXT)Website (Merch)Website (Online Shop)Other LinksEpisode 33 - Kij Johnson's The Dream-Quest of Vellitt BoeHPLCP Transmissions - Ep 06 - Farah Rose Smith, Rahel Sixta Schmitz, and Kevin WetmoreGary Myers' The Country of the Worm: Excursions Beyond the Wall of SleepCFP/Call for Papers: There Can Be Only One: Critical Essays on the Highlander FranchiseBumperThis episode's bumper is courtesy of Kevin Wetmore. He can be found at his Website.Support HP Lovecast PodcastIf you liked this episode and want to support HP Lovecast, consider purchasing one of our books:Horror Literature from Gothic to Post-Modern: Critical EssaysHorror in Space : Critical Essays on a Film SubgenreJames Bond and Popular Culture: Essays on the Influence of the Fictional SuperspyThe New Peplum: Essays on Sword and Sandal Films and Television Programs Since the 1990sOr consider donating to our Ko-Fi account. 

Episode Notes What would you give up to finally be popular? Would you give up your pony? You’ll learn what sacrifice means in this episode. Go on, read it for yourself: https://www.tor.com/2010/11/17/ponies/ Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info. Support Nuzzle House by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/nuzzle-house

On this new Death//Sentence Solo Series, Eden explores award-winning author Kij Johnson's AT THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER OF BEES, a collection of magical realist fantasy fiction. FEATURED MUSIC: Snooze - "Amicus Pawsterum"

[…] Ivre du doux parfum fascisant porté par les fragrances de la loi de sécurité globale, la Salle 101 sert son pays avec passion en chroniquant diverses choses d’intérêt national : Borne, dernier roman youpiesque de Jeff Vandermeer. Retour à N’Dau, chouette nouvelle de Kij Johnson. La chose, texte séminal de John W. Campbell. Chronique [...]

[…] Ivre du doux parfum fascisant porté par les fragrances de la loi de sécurité globale, la Salle 101 sert son pays avec passion en chroniquant diverses choses d'intérêt national : Borne, dernier roman youpiesque de Jeff Vandermeer. Retour à N'Dau, chouette nouvelle de Kij Johnson. La chose, texte séminal de John W. Campbell. Chronique […]

In this episode of H.P. Lovecast Michele Brittany and Nicholas Diak discuss Kij Johnson's The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe.Written by: Michele Brittany and Nicholas DiakEpisode Edited by: Michele BrittanyIntro/Outro Music by: Marcel P. of Dungeon Studio, RhenaniaInterlude Music: "Dream Away" by NUN from the album Sunlight, available at: https://www.facebook.com/commerce/products/1847793561948907/. Used with permission.Kij Johnson's DetailsWebsite: https://kijjohnson.com/Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Kij-Johnson/e/B000APJ6YGMisc.Interview with Janet Joyce Holden: https://www.blogtalkradio.com/herculesinvictus/2020/10/23/scholars-from-the-edge-of-timeIf you liked this episode and want to support HP Lovecast, consider purchasing one of our books:Horror Literature from Gothic to Post-Modern: Critical EssaysHorror in Space : Critical Essays on a Film SubgenreJames Bond and Popular Culture: Essays on the Influence of the Fictional SuperspyThe New Peplum: Essays on Sword and Sandal Films and Television Programs Since the 1990s

This week: a reading from and a few thoughts on Kij Johnson's short story collection AT THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER OF BEES --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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. Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award-winner Kij Johnson joins Gary to talk about learning to keep focused during odd times, taking comfort in Defoe, Laurence Sterne, and horror stories, and the perks of doing historical research for a novel-in-progress set in the American Midwest in 1913, and how her "Apartment Dweller's Guide" series of stories really needs to be a book. Books mentioned include: The River Bank by Kij Johnson A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe Short stories by Clark Ashton Smith The Boats of the 'Glen Carrig' by William Hope Hodgson The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne      

Je discute de divers adaptation de l'oeuvre de HP Lovecraft. J'y mention les adaptations en manga de Gau Tanabe ainsi que The Ballad of Black tom de Victor LaValle, Harlem Unbound de Chris Spivey, She Walks in Shadows (collectif), The Dream Quest of Vellitt Boe de Kij Johnson. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/evlyn-moreau2/message

In a magical dystopian world, Ponies have three precious features... Their unicorn horn, wings, and a speaking voice. Sunny was beyond excited to attend the cutting - out party with her human Barbra. Little did Sunny know, but the party was not all rainbows and butterflies like she imaged it would be. Join the Rosé girls this week as we discuss Ponies by Kij Johnson, with our special guest!

Ten months after the ark first floated, and forty days after its keel snagged on a drowned mountain peak, Noah released a raven to look for land. Her name was ungraspable by humans, but might be translated as Bessary, plus a term ravens used for the taste of three-day-dead goat when the temperatures have stayed just above freezing, plus a color at the 327-nanometer wavelength, plus a sensation along the rictal bristles in a particular sort of cool air. Her feathers rustled like silk. | Copyright 2020 by Kij Johnson. Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki.

Ten months after the ark first floated, and forty days after its keel snagged on a drowned mountain peak, Noah released a raven to look for land. Her name was ungraspable by humans, but might be translated as Bessary, plus a term ravens used for the taste of three-day-dead goat when the temperatures have stayed just above freezing, plus a color at the 327-nanometer wavelength, plus a sensation along the rictal bristles in a particular sort of cool air. Her feathers rustled like silk. | Copyright 2020 by Kij Johnson. Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki.

The pain of losing something so precious that you did not think you could live without it. Oxygen. The ice breaks beneath your feet: Your coat and boots fill with water and pull you down. An airlock blows: Vacuum pulls you apart by the eyes, the pores, the lungs. You awaken in a fire: The door and window are outlined in flames. You fall against a railing: The rusted iron slices through your femoral artery. You are dead already. | Copyright 2011 by Kij Johnson. Originally published in Eclipse Four, edited by Jonathan Strahan. Reprinted by permission of the author. Narrated by Justine Eyre.

The pain of losing something so precious that you did not think you could live without it. Oxygen. The ice breaks beneath your feet: Your coat and boots fill with water and pull you down. An airlock blows: Vacuum pulls you apart by the eyes, the pores, the lungs. You awaken in a fire: The door and window are outlined in flames. You fall against a railing: The rusted iron slices through your femoral artery. You are dead already. | Copyright 2011 by Kij Johnson. Originally published in Eclipse Four, edited by Jonathan Strahan. Reprinted by permission of the author. Narrated by Justine Eyre.

[…] Pour mieux préparer ton retour en sa compagnie demain soir, la Salle 101 t’offre l’interview de l’excellente Kij Johnson dont tu trouveras les excellents livres dans toutes les excellentes librairies. Allez, avoue, tu es content.

[…] Pour mieux préparer ton retour en sa compagnie demain soir, la Salle 101 t'offre l'interview de l'excellente Kij Johnson dont tu trouveras les excellents livres dans toutes les excellentes librairies. Allez, avoue, tu es content.

This week we bring you “The Evolution of Trickster Stories Among the Dogs of North Park After the Change” by Kij Johnson. This story depicts a world in the aftermath of “The Change,” a mysterious event whereby all domesticated mammals spontaneously gain near-human intelligence and the ability to speak.  It was shortlisted for the 2007 […] The post Drabblecast 407 – The Evolution of Trickster Stories Among the Dogs of North Park After the Change appeared first on The Drabblecast.

This episode features "26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss" written by Kij Johnson. Originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction and reprinted in the March 2019 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine. Read by Alethea Kontis. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/johnson_03_19_reprint Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

This episode features "26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss" written by Kij Johnson. Originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction and reprinted in the March 2019 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine. Read by Alethea Kontis. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/johnson_03_19_reprint Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

“The Privilege of the Happy Ending” Rounding off our triad of podcasts about the end of the world as we know it, we are honoured to welcome Kij Johnson to discuss her apocalypse-themed fantasy story (with strong hints of science fiction!) “The Privilege of the Happy Ending”. The research, the worldbuilding, and the structural and narrative choices that went into this story make this a genius class in writing craft from one of the genre’s best. (But first listen to Episode 3.4 of the podcast for our summary and discussion of this story.)

This is the Guest of honor interview with Kij Johnson at Swecon 2018 in Stockholm Sweden. Participants: Kij Johnson , Flemming Rasch. The music is from Sands Of Time (Psychadelik Pedestrian) / CC BY-NC 3.0

This episode features "The Privilege of the Happy Ending" written by Kij Johnson. Published in the August 2018 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/johnson_08_18 Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

This episode features "The Privilege of the Happy Ending" written by Kij Johnson. Published in the August 2018 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/johnson_08_18 Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

Djur! Trogna följeslagare, speglar av vårt inre i fabelform, och en omistlig del av många böcker och filmer på våra hyllor. Intervju med Kij Johnson om hennes böcker och litterära förhållande till naturen. David presenterar stiliga seriealbum om grävlingsdeckare och dystopisk SF där jättemyror och våra husdjur allierat sig mot oss, medan Andres plockar fram det bästa ur kattspelshyllan. Vi hinner också med intelligenta gråsuggor, själsdjur, kaniner på flykt och mycket annat. TIDER 00:00 Intro & tävling 01:46 Tema Djur: Moderna fabler - Det susar i säven, Usagi Yojimbo, Morte, Disney, Blacksad 20:20 Interview with Kij Johnson (in English) - The Dream-Quest of Vellitt-Boe, At the Mouth of the River of Bees 39:25 Tema Djur: Symbolik och följeslagare - Guldkompassen, Studio Ghibli, Higurashi When they Cry, Ronja Rövardotter. 55:55 Kattspel - Kitty Paw, Secret of Cats, Cat Lady 59:05 Avslutning TÄVLING Inspirerad av en fråga om ugglan Hedwig, har vi i detta program en liten tävling. Era svar vill vi se i vår inkorg senast den 16 augusti, så lyssna och maila till fragor@sfbok.se TIPS Grahame, Kenneth - The Wind in the Willows • Adams, Richard - Watership Down, Shardik • Spiegelman, Art - Maus • Sakai, Stan - Usagi Yojimbo • Zootopia (2016) • Crumb, Robert - Fritz the Cat • Jansson, Tove - Pappan och havet • Repino, Robert - Morte • Polanski, Daniel - The Builders • Canales, Juan Díaz & Guarnido, Juanjo - Blacksad • Talbot, Bryan - Grandville • Johnson, Kij - Fudoki, The Fox Woman, The River Bank • Sei Shonagon - The Pillow Book • Pullman, Philip - The Golden Compass, La Belle Sauvage • Lackey, Mercedes - The Last Herald Mage • Beagle, Peter S. - The Last Unicorn • Pierce, Meredith Ann - Birth of the Firebringer • Miyazaki, Hayao - Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Princess Mononoke (1997) • Higurashi When They Cry (2006) LÄNKAR Ljudet av higurashi-cikadan (Tanna japonensis) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTHHSDeopWM Ljudet av sommarcikadan, min-min-zemi (Hyalessa maculaticollis) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lATPmfuKU0o Ps. Vår stiliga modell för detta avsnitt är Krynn!

At the top of the episode, Austin and Amanda briefly address the ongoing revelations of misconduct and abuse within queer publishing. We stand with authors. Austin and Amanda go digging for comedy gold in ancient Harlequin blurbs, then get serious and talk about how damn hard beginnings can be. Amanda talks about what she typically finds missing in beginnings as an acquisitions editor. The hosts take a moment to address the diversity in romance publishing statistics released by The Ripped Bodice and chat current reads and Disneyland pipe dreams. Finally, it's Amanda's turn to have too many emotions over a D&D podcast.

This episode features "Tool-Using Mimics" written by Kij Johnson. Published in the March 2018 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/johnson_03_18 Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

This episode features "Tool-Using Mimics" written by Kij Johnson. Published in the March 2018 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/johnson_03_18 Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

Kij Johnson returns to the Big Chair in the APN virtual studios to apply her brainstorming fu to a tale of rival agents in a metropolis of the dark future offered up by Guest Writer Richard Webb (Alasdair Stuart cohosts!)

WRITING NON-STALE MYTHOS TALES - Cthulhu is a plush toy, a bobble-head, slippers and action figures. How can today’s writers escape this ‘normalization’ of a creature whose very existence is supposed to be mind-shattering? Is it even possible to write a new Mythos story that would have the same impact today that “The Call of Cthulhu” had back in 1926, without reverting to simple pastiche? Our panelists think so and have done it! Find out how in this discussion of why the Cthulhu Mythos is just as frightening today as it ever was. Panelists: Alex Houstoun, Kij Johnson, Tom Lynch, Vincent O’Neil (Moderator), Peter Rawlik, Darrell Schweitzer https://www.birdscoffeecompany.com/coffees/legends-of-tabletop-legendary-brew Use Code Legends10 to get 10% off your order Theme music created by Brett Miller http://www.brettmillermusic.net/

Kij Johnson - author of The Fox Woman, The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe, The Riverbank, and more - is a singular voice among speculative fiction storytellers. Her diverse background and experience combined with an uncanny talent for deep research are a creative forge from which emerges some of the most insightful and inspired tales of wonder. Joined by APN veteran, Alasdair Stuart, we indulge in 20(ish) minutes of writerly discourse with Kij, exploring how she never writes the same story twice, the nature of her creative diversity, how she developed her unique skill with plot development, and more.

FABULISM IN CONTEMPORARY WEIRD FICTION – Before the short story, the novel, or even the play- there was the fable and fabulism has been a constant thread throughout the history of horror and weird fiction and, in recent years, many writers have been more openly showcasing fabulism in their work. This panel seeks to explore the phenomenon, it’s history, and it’s current use with several contemporary writers who have, themselves, embraced fabulism as a driving factor in their own work. Panelists: Craig Gidney, J.T. Glover, Kij Johnson, Nnedi Okorafor, Simon Strantzas (Moderator), Peter Straub https://www.birdscoffeecompany.com/coffees/legends-of-tabletop-legendary-brew Use Code Legends10 to get 10% off your order! Theme music created by Brett Miller http://www.brettmillermusic.net/

We recorded late this week because of the holiday weekend. Hope all our US listeners had a great July 4th. (And the rest of you had a good Tuesday.) In this week's episode, we talk about Curtis Chen and Jason Hough's not-a-reading for their new books Kangaroo Too and Escape Velocity. Then, we watched the movie Okja, which we thought was going to be cute, but instead scarred us deeply. It's a little heavy-handed with the message and not super fun to watch. We completed the Novelette Hugo finalist category with Carolyn Ives Gilman's "Touring with the Alien" and Nina Allan's "The Art of Space Travel" and read two of the Novellas: Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire and The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson. We loved both stories for vastly different reasons, but the one thing they had in common was that we wanted more of each. We saw the new Transformers film, which was a hot mess, and Despicable Me 3, which was better and hit all the right notes with the '80s crowd. Dave is watching the summer sci-fi shows like Preacher and the finale of Doctor Who.   Next week: More novellas, more readings, and Spiderman: Homecoming.

Mission encre noire Tome 19 Chapitre 247 Le Tsar de Peshawar de Mario Bolduc paru en 2017 aux éditions Libre Expression dans la collection Expression Noire. «Nous sommes acteurs et spectateurs dans l'arène/Stupéfaits de nos actes et de l'action du monde/petits jouets entre les mains du temps/Sur l'air qu'un autre joue, nous dansons.» Le roman s'ouvre sur cette citation du dernier grand poète classique perse, Khalilullah Khalili, né dans la région de Kaboul. Nous sommes en 1980 du côté d'Islamabad, au Pakistan. Malgré les réticences de sa femme Joan, il embarque toute sa famille, avec pour objectif: devenir le meilleur fournisseur d'Oriental Rugs & Carpets, le champion rabatteur de l'Asie centrale. Depuis l'invasion russe, la région bouillonne, y affluent des réfugiés, des intellectuels, des politiques, des marchands d'arme, des espions...Tenez-vous prêt pour une fresque qui couvre 40 ans d'histoire, en passant par la chute du régime mis en place par les russes, l'attentat du 11 septembre, le djihad d'Oussama Ben Laden...Mario Bolduc quitte un instant son héros vedette, l'escroc Max O' Brien, pour mettre en lumière un angle inédit de ces années tragiques, alors que le destin du monde s'apprête à négocier un virage des plus délicat. Mario Bolduc est l'invité de Mission encre noire pour nous en dévoiler plus. Extrait:«Depuis trois ans, grâce aux réfugiés afghans, les choses se sont améliorées pour mon père. Les tapis de Peshawar prennent le chemin de Karachi, puis de Montréal de façon régulière, Richard accompagnant parfois un chargement, histoire de s'assurer que la cargaison ne soit pas détournée en cours de route. Ce qui n'arrive jamais, mon père n'ayant pas cessé de soigner ses contacts politiques à Islamabad, et à Karachi, surtout. Des relations privilégiées qui lui coûtent cher, mais le résultat en vaut la peine. Oriental Rugs & Carpets a renoué avec le profit, Travis jubile, Frank aussi, même s'il a horreur d'admettre que la prospérité de l'entreprise dépend en grande partie de ce casse-cou du commerce, de ce beau-frère intrépide qui s'est imposé à l'autre bout du monde en pleine guerre civile.» Punir, une passion contemporaine de Didier Fassin paru en 2017 aux éditions du Seuil. Qu'est-ce que punir? Pourquoi punit-on? Qui punit-on? Le lien entre crimes et châtiment connaît beaucoup d'exception à travers le temps. À travers de nombreux exemples, cet essai ambitieux puise ses réflexions à la source de la philosophie morale et de la théorie juridique. Après dix ans de recherche, Didier Fassin s'efforce de saisir les fondements de l'acte de punir dans nos sociétés modernes. Très accessible, cette enquête s'appuie sur plusieurs études de cas pour proposer une salutaire révision des préceptes qui nourrissent notre vision de la justice et repenser la place du châtiment dans le monde contemporain. Extrait:«Punition ou vengeance? Les philosophes ont depuis longtemps essayé de les opposer, jugeant celle-ci mauvaise et illégitime, celle-là bonne et légitime. Déjà, Thomas d'Aquin considérait que la distinction entre les deux résidait dans l'intention de celui qui corrige la faute:« si son intention se porte principalement sur le mal de celui dont il se venge», c'est qu'il en tire du plaisir, et donc la rétorsion est illicite; «mais si l'intention se porte sur un bien que doit procurer le châtiment», qu'il s'agisse de l'amendement du coupable ou de la sécurité des autres, alors la rétorsion est licite.» Un pont sur la brume de Kij Johnson paru en 2016 aux éditions Le Bélial. Entre Fantasy et conte fantastique, laissez-vous envoûter par les volutes délicates et menaçantes de la brume et d'un texte aux propriétés autant poétiques que magiques. Kit Meinem d'Atyar est l'architecte d'un pont qui doit relier les deux rives d'un monde étrange. Une zone de brume corrosive, mystérieuse, instable et sinistre régule la traversée. On glisse, on flotte, on dérive comme dans un rêve dans cette remarquable novella qui narre la construction du pont sur cinq ans. À l'instar des tragédies grecques, la menace n'est jamais loin, celle des géants, celle des poissons brumes et peut-être aussi celle des hommes. Kij Johnson vous réserve quelques délicieux frissons. Ce texte fabuleux, entre magie et superstition, impose une plume sinueuse et subtile dont on devrait reparler. Une superbe première traduction de l'oeuvre de Kij Johnson pour les éditions Le Bélial. Extrait:«Rasali ramait moins qu'elle ne barrait. Dans toutes les directions, on n'y voyait guère, mais peut-être la brume lui parlait-elle pour de bon, car la pilote semblait savoir d'instinct comment placer le bateau pour que l'élément le fasse avancer. Elle suivit une petite vallée jusqu'à ce qu'elle s'aplatisse, puis forme une nouvelle butte. La traversée s'inclina en glissant à babord sur quelques dizaines de centimètres. La courrière émit un petit bruit qu'elle étouffa aussitôt. Le terme de «brume» convenait mal ; le matériau se révélait beaucoup plus dense qu'on pouvait l'imaginer, et le bateau paraissait se déplacer davantage à sa surface qu'en son sein.»

Mission encre noire Tome 19 Chapitre 247 Le Tsar de Peshawar de Mario Bolduc paru en 2017 aux éditions Libre Expression dans la collection Expression Noire. «Nous sommes acteurs et spectateurs dans l'arène/Stupéfaits de nos actes et de l'action du monde/petits jouets entre les mains du temps/Sur l'air qu'un autre joue, nous dansons.» Le roman s'ouvre sur cette citation du dernier grand poète classique perse, Khalilullah Khalili, né dans la région de Kaboul. Nous sommes en 1980 du côté d'Islamabad, au Pakistan. Malgré les réticences de sa femme Joan, il embarque toute sa famille, avec pour objectif: devenir le meilleur fournisseur d'Oriental Rugs & Carpets, le champion rabatteur de l'Asie centrale. Depuis l'invasion russe, la région bouillonne, y affluent des réfugiés, des intellectuels, des politiques, des marchands d'arme, des espions...Tenez-vous prêt pour une fresque qui couvre 40 ans d'histoire, en passant par la chute du régime mis en place par les russes, l'attentat du 11 septembre, le djihad d'Oussama Ben Laden...Mario Bolduc quitte un instant son héros vedette, l'escroc Max O' Brien, pour mettre en lumière un angle inédit de ces années tragiques, alors que le destin du monde s'apprête à négocier un virage des plus délicat. Mario Bolduc est l'invité de Mission encre noire pour nous en dévoiler plus. Extrait:«Depuis trois ans, grâce aux réfugiés afghans, les choses se sont améliorées pour mon père. Les tapis de Peshawar prennent le chemin de Karachi, puis de Montréal de façon régulière, Richard accompagnant parfois un chargement, histoire de s'assurer que la cargaison ne soit pas détournée en cours de route. Ce qui n'arrive jamais, mon père n'ayant pas cessé de soigner ses contacts politiques à Islamabad, et à Karachi, surtout. Des relations privilégiées qui lui coûtent cher, mais le résultat en vaut la peine. Oriental Rugs & Carpets a renoué avec le profit, Travis jubile, Frank aussi, même s'il a horreur d'admettre que la prospérité de l'entreprise dépend en grande partie de ce casse-cou du commerce, de ce beau-frère intrépide qui s'est imposé à l'autre bout du monde en pleine guerre civile.» Punir, une passion contemporaine de Didier Fassin paru en 2017 aux éditions du Seuil. Qu'est-ce que punir? Pourquoi punit-on? Qui punit-on? Le lien entre crimes et châtiment connaît beaucoup d'exception à travers le temps. À travers de nombreux exemples, cet essai ambitieux puise ses réflexions à la source de la philosophie morale et de la théorie juridique. Après dix ans de recherche, Didier Fassin s'efforce de saisir les fondements de l'acte de punir dans nos sociétés modernes. Très accessible, cette enquête s'appuie sur plusieurs études de cas pour proposer une salutaire révision des préceptes qui nourrissent notre vision de la justice et repenser la place du châtiment dans le monde contemporain. Extrait:«Punition ou vengeance? Les philosophes ont depuis longtemps essayé de les opposer, jugeant celle-ci mauvaise et illégitime, celle-là bonne et légitime. Déjà, Thomas d'Aquin considérait que la distinction entre les deux résidait dans l'intention de celui qui corrige la faute:« si son intention se porte principalement sur le mal de celui dont il se venge», c'est qu'il en tire du plaisir, et donc la rétorsion est illicite; «mais si l'intention se porte sur un bien que doit procurer le châtiment», qu'il s'agisse de l'amendement du coupable ou de la sécurité des autres, alors la rétorsion est licite.» Un pont sur la brume de Kij Johnson paru en 2016 aux éditions Le Bélial. Entre Fantasy et conte fantastique, laissez-vous envoûter par les volutes délicates et menaçantes de la brume et d'un texte aux propriétés autant poétiques que magiques. Kit Meinem d'Atyar est l'architecte d'un pont qui doit relier les deux rives d'un monde étrange. Une zone de brume corrosive, mystérieuse, instable et sinistre régule la traversée. On glisse, on flotte, on dérive comme dans un rêve dans cette remarquable novella qui narre la construction du pont sur cinq ans. À l'instar des tragédies grecques, la menace n'est jamais loin, celle des géants, celle des poissons brumes et peut-être aussi celle des hommes. Kij Johnson vous réserve quelques délicieux frissons. Ce texte fabuleux, entre magie et superstition, impose une plume sinueuse et subtile dont on devrait reparler. Une superbe première traduction de l'oeuvre de Kij Johnson pour les éditions Le Bélial. Extrait:«Rasali ramait moins qu'elle ne barrait. Dans toutes les directions, on n'y voyait guère, mais peut-être la brume lui parlait-elle pour de bon, car la pilote semblait savoir d'instinct comment placer le bateau pour que l'élément le fasse avancer. Elle suivit une petite vallée jusqu'à ce qu'elle s'aplatisse, puis forme une nouvelle butte. La traversée s'inclina en glissant à babord sur quelques dizaines de centimètres. La courrière émit un petit bruit qu'elle étouffa aussitôt. Le terme de «brume» convenait mal ; le matériau se révélait beaucoup plus dense qu'on pouvait l'imaginer, et le bateau paraissait se déplacer davantage à sa surface qu'en son sein.»

This week Gary and Jonathan are joined by Hugo, Nebula and World Fantasy Award winning writer Kij Johnson to discuss her Nebula Award nominated novella The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe and her forthcoming novel The River Bank, how it's possible to re-imagine the worlds of classic fiction in bold and useful ways, recording audiobooks and how reading aloud changes what you write, and much more. As always, we'd like to thank Kij for making the time to join us, and hope you enjoy the episode. We'd also note that this is our 300th episode. So our sincere thanks to you, our listeners, for sticking with us!

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In which we discuss "Ponies" and "26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss" , both by Kij Johnson, along with bullies, belonging, Michael Chabon, Scott McCloud, and the very strange things we seem to have done with our childhood toys.

Over the past several years we've been fortunate to record episodes of the Coode Street Podcast in front of a live audience. One of the highlights of MidAmericon 2, the 74th World Science Fiction Convention was when we got to sit down with convention Guest of Honor Michael Swanwick and award-winning author Kij Johnson to discuss the craft of short fiction. Our discussion focusses entirely on the writing of James Tiptree Jr's classic novelette "The Women Men Don't See". We think, modestly, that it's one of our very best episodes yet.  We hope you agree. The episode was recorded live on Friday 29 August 2016 in front of a terrific audience and was recorded by Kathi Overton and the MidAmericon 2 team. We'd like to sincerely thank Michael and Kij for their time and the effort that went into making this a success, Kathi and her team for their hard work, and everyone at MidAmericon 2 for making this possible. We would love to do more episodes on the craft of short fiction like this one, and are seriously considering it. As always, we hope you enjoy the episode. Photo by Kate Savage. Used with permission. (c) 2016 Coode St Productions & Gary K. Wolfe. This may not be copied or transcribed without written permission.

Before Coode Street goes on hiatus for a few weeks when each of us travel to various exotic realms, we address a question which Jonathan raised about new editions of work by Clifford Simak and Tom Reamy—namely, what happens to the work of older writers in a world in which the midlist has all but disappeared? How do writers “read back” in the genre—or do they need to at all? How do writers as diverse as Joe Abercrombie and Neil Gaiman come across the work of Fritz Leiber, for example, or how do writers like Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Kij Johnson encounter Lovecraft? And for readers and writers who came of age in the 1990s or later, does “reading back” mean the same thing it did for earlier generations? Then we chat a bit about our plans for Coode Street at MidAmericon in August, what we're reading now, and what we're looking forward to reading on the break. As always, we hope you enjoy the episode, and hope you don't miss the podcast too much! See you in late July!

Following last week's announcement of DragonCon's new Dragon Awards, we once again return to the topic of awards proliferation; begin our discussion of Ann and Jeff VanderMeer's massive new Big Book of Science Fiction (we hope to talk to them about the book closer to its release); look at how anthologies might have changed over the past fifty years; touch on the recent trend toward revisiting and revisioning Lovecraft that can be seen in the work of Matt Ruff, Victor LaValle, and Kij Johnson; and debate whether academic criticism of SF is widely enough read to have an impact on science fiction as a whole. As always, we hope you enjoy the podcast. More next week!

Our fourth podcast for March is “Coyote Invents the Land of the Dead” written by Kij Johnson and read by Kate Baker.

Our fourth podcast for March is “Coyote Invents the Land of the Dead” written by Kij Johnson and read by Kate Baker. Subscribe to our podcast.

On this episode of The Writer and the Critic your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, open with a discussion about gender, publishing and awards, focused around the following articles: "Books About Women Don't Win Big Awards" by Nicola Griffith (see also the follow-up post on this project) "Homme de Plume: What I Learned Sending My Novel Out Under a Male Name" by Catherine Nichols They then move on to the two chosen books, The Godless by Ben Peek (31:55) and The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison (1:12:45). The reviews, blogs and podcasts mentioned during the discussion can be found via the following links: Pembroke Lecture on Fantasy Literature by Kij Johnson (podcast) "The Godless by Ben Peek" reviewed on Pornkitsch "Book Review: The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison" by Ian Mond "Ending the World with Hope and Comfort" by Matthew Cheney If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, please come back at 1:54:00 for final remarks. For the next episode, Kirstyn has chosen Day Boy by Trent Jamieson while Ian is recommending Viper Wine by Hermione Eyre. Read ahead and join in the spoilerific fun!

Our fourth podcast for January is “The Apartment Dweller's Bestiary” written by Kij Johnson and read by Kate Baker. Subscribe to our podcast.

The Coode Street Podcast is fortunate to have a small group of guests who have appeared on the show more than once. This week we welcome back our most regular visitor, the wonderful Kij Johnson, who brings us up to date on the weather in Kansas, what she's been writing, and on re-imagining our genre's past.  It was enormous fun talking to Kij and we'd like to thank her for making time on a chilly Saturday evening to talk to us on Coode Street. We apologise for some minor technical issues. As always, we hope you enjoy the podcast, and will be back next week with more! Note: This is a reissue of the original episode, which had some issues.

As snow and ice freeze the North American heartlands, long-time friend of the podcast Kij Johnson agreed to travel across a frozen Kansas City to find a place where she could Skype in to the Waldorf Room to join Gary and Jonathan in discussion.  This time Gary threw out a question to kick start the discussion: which science fiction writer is most likely to win the Booker Prize, and which one is most likely to top the New York Times and Amazon bestseller lists? It proved a good start to a thoughtful discussion that wandered far and wide, although we'd contend not much rambling happened this week. As always, we'd like to thank Kij for joining us, and hope you enjoy the podcast. Next week Jonathan travels to Melbourne, so who knows what will happen there!

At the recent San Antonio WorldCon, Gary was joined by special guest co-host Kij Johnson and award-winning author John Kessel (both long time friends of the podcast) to discuss the works of the late, great Alfred Bester. Our sincere thanks to both Kij and John. As always, we hope you enjoy the podcast!

A sparkling debut collection from one of the hottest writers in science fiction: her stories have received the Nebula Award the last two years running.

Our first piece of audio fiction for April is "Spar (The Bacon Remix)" written by Kij Johnson and read by Kate Baker. Subscribe to our podcast.

This morning Lonestarcon, the 71st World Science Fiction Convention, released the 2013 Hugo Awards Ballots.  The Coode Street Podcast was nominated for Best Fancast, and we would like to thank everyone who nominated us. As part of the Hugo Awards discussions, we invited fellow nominee and Coode Street regular Kij Johnson, to join us in the Waldorf Room once more to chat about the ballot, the nominees, and all things Hugo. As always, we hope you enjoy the podcast.

Hallelujah! Another podcast is neigh. And to everyone’s delight here at the Small Beer Studios, it’s another piece of fiction. Kij Johnson’s debut collection, At the Mouth of the River of Bees, came out in mid-2012. And people were excited. Kij can rock climb. She can teach. She knows both Old Norse and Latin. But […]

Not so long ago we were lucky enough to have the wonderful Kij Johnson, author of the new story collection At the Mouth of the River of Bees, join us in the Waldorf Room to discuss gender, transgressive fiction and other cool stuff.  That conversation was never completed, so were eager to have her back as our guest. Happily, she joins us to continue that discussion and to consider the importance of not flinching in fiction, and the recent discussion of the state of science fiction by Paul Kincaid, Jonathan McAlmont, and Mike Harrison (among others).  It proved to be a wide-ranging discussion, another total delight, and we hope the precursor to another discussion sometime soon. As always, we hope you enjoy the podcast!

Our first piece of audio fiction for August is "Mantis Wives" written by Kij Johnson and read by Kate Baker. Subscribe to our podcast.

With the Locus Awards weekend in full swing in Seattle, Kij Johnson joined Gary in the official Coode St Suite and Jonathan in his office at home via the magic of Skype to discuss her amazing new Small Beer short story collection, At the Mouth of the River of Bees, transgressive fiction, gender, life and other stuff. The conversation was intriguing and engaging, and one we intend to revisit in coming weeks. A small warning: the Gods of Skype were not on our side and there are some audio difficulties with the recording, though things do improve. Our apologies for the problems, but we feel the conversation was interesting enough to justify releasing as is. As always, we hope you enjoy the podcast!

Episode 105, in which Jonathan joins Gary in achieving ConventionFail by failing to record a single podcast at Continuum 8 (the Australian National Science Fiction Convention), but instead gets to discuss the convention, the Writer & the Critic podcast, the Tiptree awards and Jonathan possibly having said too much elsewhere, and the recent death of Ray Bradbury.  All in all, an episode we hope you enjoy. We will be back this weekend with #106, where we hope to have Kij Johnson join us as a guest.

Episode 007 of the AboutSF podcast is a recording of Kij Johnson (www.kijjohnson.com) reading the Frederik Pohl short story “Spending a Day at the Lottery Fair.”  Kij has won numerous awards in the fields of Fantasy and Science Fiction, including the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award, the Crawford Award, the World Fantasy Award and the Nebula Award.  Kij is also a multiple Hugo Award nominee.  She is an associate director for the Center for the Study of Science Fiction (www.sfcenter.ku.edu) at the University of Kansas, and is the Vice Chair of the Clarion West Board of Directors (www.clarionwest.org) At the 2011 Campbell Conference Kij agreed to read Frederik Pohl’s story “Spending a Day at the Lottery Fair,” which was first published in Fantasy & Science Fiction in 1983.

Hi again, Welcome to Episode 5 of Speculate! The Podcast for Writers, Readers and Fans.  In this episode we continue our exploration of Kij Johnson‘s short fiction with an interview of the author, discussing art, craft, and the intersection between the two in her work.  If you enjoy the discussion, please remember to come back […]

Hey everyone, Welcome back for Episode 4 of Speculate! The Podcast for Writers, Readers and Fans.  In this episode we start a new sequence of discussion/interview/discussion shows concerning the work of Nebula and World Fantasy Award winning author Kij Johnson, in particular focusing on three stories: 26 monkeys, also the abyss, Ponies, and Spar.  If […]

Coming Up Plug Sofanaut Awards VOTE NOW! Short Fiction: Names of Water by Kij Johnson 04:35 Fact: FilmTalk by Rod Barnett 16:10 Fact: Narrators Workshop 26:23 Main Fiction: Salvage In Space by Jack Williamson 39:44 Narrators, Marshal Latham, Lizanne Herd Event management for

The 2009 Nebula Awards Final Ballot was announced this week and we are very pleased to see two works from Clarkesworld competing in the short story category. "Non-Zero Probabilities" by N.K. Jemisin and "Spar" by Kij Johnson are fantastic stories and we couldn't be happier for both authors. We've previously podcast "Spar" and felt it [...]

This month's audio fiction is Spar written Kij Johnson and read by Kate Baker. Subscribe to our podcast.

Aural Delights No 72 Nebula Nominee Kij Johnson 26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss By Kij Johnson First Published:  Asimov’s, Jul08 Narration: Diane Severson Link to the Nebula Awards ... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.