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Bean and Dan are joined once more by one of the good friends of Chronscast, Tade Thompson, to discuss the great David Lynch's towering masterpiece, Mulholland Drive. Lynch is one of our favourite filmmakers, and his films continue to astound and bewilder like no other director's can. We wanted to do an episode to give our own small tribute to the great man, so you can imagine our delight when our old pal Tade told us of his own love for Lynch.We decided to talk about Mulholand Drive, as it is probably his greatest work, arguably his most successful and influential, and often cited as one of the greatest films of the 21st century. At once a poison-pen-cum-love-letter to Hollywood, the film reflects Lynch's own highly complicated relationship with the moviemaking machine in Los Angeles.It follows the story of Betty, whose own nightmarish descent through the Dante-like hellish circles of Hollywood, encompassing ambition, fame, envy, murder, corruption, glamour, sex, and betrayal is portrayed in an ever-expanding web of intrigue, (self)-deceit and guilt.The film mixes noir thriller with surreal horror, and finds time for some incredible set pieces, including one of the greatest sleights-of-hand in cinema during the scene at Club Silencio. We will be discussing spoilers as usual, but with a film like Mulholland Drive, spoilers arguably don't matter. What matters is that you go and watch it.Tade Thompson is the author of several modern science fiction hits, including the award-winning Rosewater trilogy, Far From The Light Of Heaven, and other works such as The Murders of Molly Southbourne, and Jackdaw, which itself is a nightmarish descent into madness worthy of Lynch himself.Join us in the next episode when Tade will continue to chat with us about the perils of AI technology in the writing and publishing industry, as well as his current screenwriting work.
Editors' Intro: Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas Short Fiction: “The Flaming Embusen” by Tade Thompson, as read by Matt Peters Poetry: "Love Letter in Cobra Pose” by Shankar Narayan, as read by Erika Ensign Interview: Lynne M. Thomas Interviews Tade Thompson Want to join the Space Unicorn Ranger Corps? You can find new science fiction and fantasy stories, poetry, and nonfiction every month in Uncanny Magazine. Go to uncannymagazine.com or subscribe to the eBook version at weightlessbooks.com. This podcast was produced by Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky. Music created by Null Device and used with permission. Copyright © 2025 by Uncanny Magazine
In this episode, Alan talks to authors Tade Thompson and Paul Jessup about nontraditional story structure, innovating, book reviews and the importance of paid critics, self publishing vs trad publishing, "romantasy" and other trends, books, and even more about books, and much more. If you'd like to support us you can give us a one time donation at Kofi or you can subscribe to our Patreon.
Nos reunimos tripulación y oyentes en Telegram para charlar sobre lo que hemos visto y leído los últimos meses. Algunas de las muchas cosas que se mencionan: NOVELAS: - "La Pasión de los hombres cometa" de Alberto Moreno Pérez. - "Huevo de dragón" de Robert Forward. - "Rosaleda" de Tade Thompson. - "Herederos del tiempo" de Adrian Tchaikovsky. - "Un oficio indiscreto" de P. A. García. - "Dar de comer al sediento" de Eduardo Gallego y Guillem Sánchez. PELICULAS: - "Robot Jox" (1989) - "Galaxia Prohibida" (1982) - "Cherry 2000" (1987) - "Lady Terminator" (1989) - "Mad Heidi" (2023) - "Possessor" (2020) DOCUMENTALES en Amazon Prime: - "Exégesis Lovecraft" - "The High Frontier" - "Chesley Bonestell: A Brush With The Future." SERIES: - "The Peripheral" (2022). - "Years and years" (2019). - Sexta temporada de "Black Mirror" (2023). - Segunda temporada de "Fundación" (2023). - "Alegrame el día" (2023) - "Severance" (2022) - "Silo" (2023) - "For all mankind" (2019) - "Dark" (2017) - "The last of us" (2023) - "Into the night" (2020) Abrimos con "One Note Samba" de Leroy Holmes y cerramos con "Mai Hele Lua" de Los Twangs. Síguenos y contacta con nosotros a través de Facebook en https://www.facebook.com/retronautas, en Twitter en @losretronautas, o escríbenos a nuestro correo electrónico: losretronautas@gmx.com Puedes también unirte a nuestro canal de Telegram. Contacta con nosotros para facilitarte el enlace. Si te ha gustado este programa y quieres invitarnos a un café, puedes hacerlo a través de: https://ko-fi.com/retronautas Y si estás comprometido con la C-F viejuna puedes unirte a la infantería móvil retronaútica en: https://www.patreon.com/losretronautas o aquí mismo, en Ivoox. Como patrocinador, serás informado de nuestros planes de vuelo, y tendrás acceso anticipado a los podcast "Micronautas". Saludos desde los días del futuro pasado.
Episode 22: Get your anti-fungal cream ready as the crew explores the world of alien fungal infections. Sometimes, they make you psychic, sometimes they cure your sickness, sometimes they create zombies. Everyone in Tade Thompson's Rosewater wants to benefit from the aliens but nobody stops to ask: what does the alien want? Is it a benefactor or an invader? Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: saplescapetheearth@gmail.com goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guides.mysapl.org/ETE
Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author Alina Boyden and authors Tade Thompson, Vaishnavi Patel, Dan Fitzgerald, Chana Porter and Chris Panatier for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "Bending & Breaking Genre Conventions." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Alina Boyden is the author of Stealing Thunder and Gifting Fire. Find Alina on Twitter or Amazon. Tade Thompson is a psychiatrist and science fiction author. His works include Rosewater and its sequels, Far from the Light of Heaven and more. Find Tade on Amazon. Vaishnavi Patel is a law student focusing on constitutional law and civil rights, as well as the debut author of Kaikeyi. Find Vaishnavi on Twitter or her personal website. Dan Fitzgerald is the author of the Maer Cycle trilogy, the Weirdwater Confluence duology and more. Find Dan on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. Chana Porter is a novelist, playwright, teacher, MacDowell fellow, and cofounder of The Octavia Project. Her works include The Seep and The Thick and the Lean. Find Chana on Instagram, Amazon or her personal website. Chris Panatier is an artist and author of short stories and novels. His works include The Phlebotomist and Stringers. Find Chris on Twitter, Amazon, his personal website and his artist website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sff-addicts/message
Essays on speculative/science fiction explore the futures that feed our most cherished fantasies and terrifying nightmares, while helping diverse communities devise new survival strategies for a tough millennium. The explosion in speculative/science fiction (SF) across different media from the late twentieth century to the present has compelled those in the field of SF studies to rethink the community's identity, orientation, and stakes. In Ida Yoshinaga, Sean Guynes, and Gerry Canavan's edited volume Uneven Futures: Strategies for Community Survival from Speculative Fiction (MIT Press, 2022), more than forty writers, critics, game designers, scholars, and activists explore core SF texts, with an eye toward a future in which corporations dominate both the means of production and the means of distribution and governments rely on powerful surveillance and carceral technologies. The essays, international in scope, demonstrate the diversity of SF through a balance of popular mass-market novels, comics, films, games, TV shows, creepypastas, and more niche works. SF works explored range from Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi, 2084: The End of the World by Boualem Sansal, Terra Nullius by Claire Coleman, Watchmen and X-Men comics, and the Marvel film Captain America: The Winter Soldier, to the MaddAddam trilogy by Margaret Atwood, The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wandering Earth by Liu Cixin, and the Wormwood trilogy by Tade Thompson. In an era in which ecological disaster and global pandemics regularly expose and intensify deep political-economic inequalities, what futures has SF anticipated? What survival strategies has it provided us? Can it help us to deal with, and grow beyond, the inequalities and injustices of our times? Unlike other books of speculative/science fiction criticism, Uneven Futures uses a think piece format to make its critical insights engaging to a wide audience. The essays inspire visions of better possible futures—drawing on feminist, queer, and global speculative engagements with Indigenous, Latinx, and Afro- and African futurisms—while imparting important lessons for political organizing in the present. 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
Essays on speculative/science fiction explore the futures that feed our most cherished fantasies and terrifying nightmares, while helping diverse communities devise new survival strategies for a tough millennium. The explosion in speculative/science fiction (SF) across different media from the late twentieth century to the present has compelled those in the field of SF studies to rethink the community's identity, orientation, and stakes. In Ida Yoshinaga, Sean Guynes, and Gerry Canavan's edited volume Uneven Futures: Strategies for Community Survival from Speculative Fiction (MIT Press, 2022), more than forty writers, critics, game designers, scholars, and activists explore core SF texts, with an eye toward a future in which corporations dominate both the means of production and the means of distribution and governments rely on powerful surveillance and carceral technologies. The essays, international in scope, demonstrate the diversity of SF through a balance of popular mass-market novels, comics, films, games, TV shows, creepypastas, and more niche works. SF works explored range from Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi, 2084: The End of the World by Boualem Sansal, Terra Nullius by Claire Coleman, Watchmen and X-Men comics, and the Marvel film Captain America: The Winter Soldier, to the MaddAddam trilogy by Margaret Atwood, The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wandering Earth by Liu Cixin, and the Wormwood trilogy by Tade Thompson. In an era in which ecological disaster and global pandemics regularly expose and intensify deep political-economic inequalities, what futures has SF anticipated? What survival strategies has it provided us? Can it help us to deal with, and grow beyond, the inequalities and injustices of our times? Unlike other books of speculative/science fiction criticism, Uneven Futures uses a think piece format to make its critical insights engaging to a wide audience. The essays inspire visions of better possible futures—drawing on feminist, queer, and global speculative engagements with Indigenous, Latinx, and Afro- and African futurisms—while imparting important lessons for political organizing in the present. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-fiction
Essays on speculative/science fiction explore the futures that feed our most cherished fantasies and terrifying nightmares, while helping diverse communities devise new survival strategies for a tough millennium. The explosion in speculative/science fiction (SF) across different media from the late twentieth century to the present has compelled those in the field of SF studies to rethink the community's identity, orientation, and stakes. In Ida Yoshinaga, Sean Guynes, and Gerry Canavan's edited volume Uneven Futures: Strategies for Community Survival from Speculative Fiction (MIT Press, 2022), more than forty writers, critics, game designers, scholars, and activists explore core SF texts, with an eye toward a future in which corporations dominate both the means of production and the means of distribution and governments rely on powerful surveillance and carceral technologies. The essays, international in scope, demonstrate the diversity of SF through a balance of popular mass-market novels, comics, films, games, TV shows, creepypastas, and more niche works. SF works explored range from Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi, 2084: The End of the World by Boualem Sansal, Terra Nullius by Claire Coleman, Watchmen and X-Men comics, and the Marvel film Captain America: The Winter Soldier, to the MaddAddam trilogy by Margaret Atwood, The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wandering Earth by Liu Cixin, and the Wormwood trilogy by Tade Thompson. In an era in which ecological disaster and global pandemics regularly expose and intensify deep political-economic inequalities, what futures has SF anticipated? What survival strategies has it provided us? Can it help us to deal with, and grow beyond, the inequalities and injustices of our times? Unlike other books of speculative/science fiction criticism, Uneven Futures uses a think piece format to make its critical insights engaging to a wide audience. The essays inspire visions of better possible futures—drawing on feminist, queer, and global speculative engagements with Indigenous, Latinx, and Afro- and African futurisms—while imparting important lessons for political organizing in the present. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies
Essays on speculative/science fiction explore the futures that feed our most cherished fantasies and terrifying nightmares, while helping diverse communities devise new survival strategies for a tough millennium. The explosion in speculative/science fiction (SF) across different media from the late twentieth century to the present has compelled those in the field of SF studies to rethink the community's identity, orientation, and stakes. In Ida Yoshinaga, Sean Guynes, and Gerry Canavan's edited volume Uneven Futures: Strategies for Community Survival from Speculative Fiction (MIT Press, 2022), more than forty writers, critics, game designers, scholars, and activists explore core SF texts, with an eye toward a future in which corporations dominate both the means of production and the means of distribution and governments rely on powerful surveillance and carceral technologies. The essays, international in scope, demonstrate the diversity of SF through a balance of popular mass-market novels, comics, films, games, TV shows, creepypastas, and more niche works. SF works explored range from Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi, 2084: The End of the World by Boualem Sansal, Terra Nullius by Claire Coleman, Watchmen and X-Men comics, and the Marvel film Captain America: The Winter Soldier, to the MaddAddam trilogy by Margaret Atwood, The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wandering Earth by Liu Cixin, and the Wormwood trilogy by Tade Thompson. In an era in which ecological disaster and global pandemics regularly expose and intensify deep political-economic inequalities, what futures has SF anticipated? What survival strategies has it provided us? Can it help us to deal with, and grow beyond, the inequalities and injustices of our times? Unlike other books of speculative/science fiction criticism, Uneven Futures uses a think piece format to make its critical insights engaging to a wide audience. The essays inspire visions of better possible futures—drawing on feminist, queer, and global speculative engagements with Indigenous, Latinx, and Afro- and African futurisms—while imparting important lessons for political organizing in the present. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/geography
Essays on speculative/science fiction explore the futures that feed our most cherished fantasies and terrifying nightmares, while helping diverse communities devise new survival strategies for a tough millennium. The explosion in speculative/science fiction (SF) across different media from the late twentieth century to the present has compelled those in the field of SF studies to rethink the community's identity, orientation, and stakes. In Ida Yoshinaga, Sean Guynes, and Gerry Canavan's edited volume Uneven Futures: Strategies for Community Survival from Speculative Fiction (MIT Press, 2022), more than forty writers, critics, game designers, scholars, and activists explore core SF texts, with an eye toward a future in which corporations dominate both the means of production and the means of distribution and governments rely on powerful surveillance and carceral technologies. The essays, international in scope, demonstrate the diversity of SF through a balance of popular mass-market novels, comics, films, games, TV shows, creepypastas, and more niche works. SF works explored range from Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi, 2084: The End of the World by Boualem Sansal, Terra Nullius by Claire Coleman, Watchmen and X-Men comics, and the Marvel film Captain America: The Winter Soldier, to the MaddAddam trilogy by Margaret Atwood, The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wandering Earth by Liu Cixin, and the Wormwood trilogy by Tade Thompson. In an era in which ecological disaster and global pandemics regularly expose and intensify deep political-economic inequalities, what futures has SF anticipated? What survival strategies has it provided us? Can it help us to deal with, and grow beyond, the inequalities and injustices of our times? Unlike other books of speculative/science fiction criticism, Uneven Futures uses a think piece format to make its critical insights engaging to a wide audience. The essays inspire visions of better possible futures—drawing on feminist, queer, and global speculative engagements with Indigenous, Latinx, and Afro- and African futurisms—while imparting important lessons for political organizing in the present. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/communications
Essays on speculative/science fiction explore the futures that feed our most cherished fantasies and terrifying nightmares, while helping diverse communities devise new survival strategies for a tough millennium. The explosion in speculative/science fiction (SF) across different media from the late twentieth century to the present has compelled those in the field of SF studies to rethink the community's identity, orientation, and stakes. In Ida Yoshinaga, Sean Guynes, and Gerry Canavan's edited volume Uneven Futures: Strategies for Community Survival from Speculative Fiction (MIT Press, 2022), more than forty writers, critics, game designers, scholars, and activists explore core SF texts, with an eye toward a future in which corporations dominate both the means of production and the means of distribution and governments rely on powerful surveillance and carceral technologies. The essays, international in scope, demonstrate the diversity of SF through a balance of popular mass-market novels, comics, films, games, TV shows, creepypastas, and more niche works. SF works explored range from Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi, 2084: The End of the World by Boualem Sansal, Terra Nullius by Claire Coleman, Watchmen and X-Men comics, and the Marvel film Captain America: The Winter Soldier, to the MaddAddam trilogy by Margaret Atwood, The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wandering Earth by Liu Cixin, and the Wormwood trilogy by Tade Thompson. In an era in which ecological disaster and global pandemics regularly expose and intensify deep political-economic inequalities, what futures has SF anticipated? What survival strategies has it provided us? Can it help us to deal with, and grow beyond, the inequalities and injustices of our times? Unlike other books of speculative/science fiction criticism, Uneven Futures uses a think piece format to make its critical insights engaging to a wide audience. The essays inspire visions of better possible futures—drawing on feminist, queer, and global speculative engagements with Indigenous, Latinx, and Afro- and African futurisms—while imparting important lessons for political organizing in the present. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/popular-culture
Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator Adrian M. Gibson and authors Veronica Roth, Tade Thompson, Claire North, M. R. Carey and Kritika H. Rao for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "The Intersection of Nature & Technology." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a writer, illustrator and the creator and co-host of SFF Addicts, and he is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. Veronica Roth is an American novelist and short story writer, known for her internationally bestselling Divergent trilogy. Her newest releases are Poster Girl and Arch-Conspirator. Find Veronica on Instagram, Amazon or her personal website. Tade Thompson is a psychiatrist and science fiction author. His works include Rosewater and its sequels, Far from the Light of Heaven and more. Find Tade on Amazon. Claire North is the author of Notes from the Burning Age, 84k, The Pursuit of William Abbey, The Fifteen Lives of Harry August and more. She has also written under the names Kate Griffin and Catherine Webb. Find Claire on Twitter or her personal website. M. R. Carey is the author of The Rampart Trilogy (The Book of Koli, The Trials of Koli, The Fall of Koli), The Girl with All the Gifts, the Lucifer comic book series and more. Find Mike on Twitter or Amazon. Kritika H. Rao is the author of The Surviving Sky, her debut novel. Find Kritika on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sff-addicts/message
Ein Roboterwolf, ein flüchtiger Mörder und jede Menge Leichen: Der preisgekrönte Science-Fiction-Autor Tade Thompson hat einen neuen Roman vorgelegt. Mit "Fern vom Licht des Himmels" ist dem Schriftsteller ein ungewöhnlicher Genre-Mix gelungen. Rezension von Marten Hahn. Aus dem Englischen von Jakob Schmidt Golkonda Verlag, 348 Seiten, 20 Euro ISBN 978-3-96509-059-0
We're joined today by Tade Thompson, the multi award-winning author of such books as Rosewater, Making Wolf, Far From the Light of Heaven, and the Molly Southbourne novellas. He is also a self-confessed comics junkie, which he proved when he joined us last year to delve into the great WATCHMEN. This year Tade talks with us about Sandman, arguably Neil Gaiman's greatest piece of work, and another example of the comic book medium bursting free from its pulpy roots and demonstrating that it can stand up as art and literature. Sandman's mantelpiece, groaning under the weight of a World Fantasy Award (the only comic to have achieved this), a Bram Stoker Award, and no fewer than 26 Eisner awards, attests to this. The recent and long-awaited Netflix adaptation of Sandman starring Tom Sturridge has also been a worldwide success.Be warned! This show comes with huge spoilers not just for the first couple of volumes of Sandman, which have been adapted by Netflix, but for the whole comic book series, and we will be discussing the final ending. You have been advised!We talk about the psychoanalytic and mythological structures that form the foundation of Sandman, and particularly the characters of Dream and his siblings. We discuss our capacity as humans to use our dreams to simulate strategies in the waking world, and why dreams rub up against desires. Tade walks us through the history of the Sandman IP, and we pontificate on whether a piece of work such as this can be fully formed in the mind of the author, or whether it was discovered as Gaiman progressed through the telling.We also discuss horror more generally, reflecting some recent conversations on the Chrons boards, and how to best define that slippery genre. In particular we talk about Tade's most recent novella Jackdaw, a magnificent exploration into obsession, art, the creative act, and its relationship to science.Elsewhere The Judge wraps up the topic of plagiarism, with some advice to authors on how we can protect ourselves against copyright infringement, or having your work stolen. Important stuff for all writers, so take note. Our winner from January's 75-word challenge is Ashleyne and, staying with our topic of dreams, we see what happens when Captain Halkmilkcarton from Mars Radio 14 attempts to stay awake for three weeks straight.Listener Poll Lastly, please fill out our very short poll, which is going to inform some future content we're bringing to the show.Next Month Next month we'll be joined by none other than Bryan Wigmore, author of the Fire Stealers series, including The Goddess Project and The Empyreus Proof, to talk about John Boorman's 1981 cinematic take on the Arthurian myth, Excalibur. Index [0:00:00 - 0:51:23] Tade Thompson talk part 1 [0:51:24 - 54:53] Skit 1 [0:54:54 - 1:08:18] - The Judge's Corner [1:08:19 - 1:09:51] - 75-word challenge winner [1:09:52 - 1:12:25] - Skit 2 [1:12:25 - 2:01:46] - Tade Thompson talk part 2 [2:01:46 - 2:03:43] - Credits and close
Brea and Mallory solve all your book club problems, test out some physical reading guides, and recommend scary space books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Ever tried Microdosing? Visit Microdose.com and use GLASSES for 30% off + Free ShippingTrade Coffeewww.drinktrade.com/GLASSES Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmReading Tracker Books Mentioned - How To Do Nothing by Jenny OdellThe Dawnhounds by Sascha StronachThe Luminous Dead by Caitlin StarlingHyperion by Dan SimmonsFar from the Light of Heaven by Tade Thompson
WARNING: This podcast is a paid advertisement, for a book. The payment for the advertisement that this podcast is was the book that this podcast is advertising. So, it's not really “paid,” in the sense that the IRS should not worry about this. In this very special episode of Marooned on Mars, we discuss the recently released anthology Tomorrow's Parties: Life in the Anthropocene, edited by Jonathan Strahan and published by MIT Press. We manage to touch on every story in the collection, at least in passing! And in this episode we try our best to minimize spoilers, considering the format of the texts we're reading and their recent publication. Featuring stories by Meg Elison, Tade Thompson, Daryl Gregory, Greg Egan, Sarah Gailey, Justina Robson, Chen Quifan, Malka Older, Saad Z. Hossain, and James Bradley, artwork by Sean Bodley, and an interview with Kim Stanley Robinson, Tomorrow's Parties touches on many themes that that should be familiar to our listeners: political economy and ecology, trying to make history while living with the legacies of the past, the weirdness of being burdened with a body, capitalism and wage labor. Described by Strahan in the introduction as neither hopepunk nor material for doomscrolling, the stories here are imaginative and engaging, and well worth checking out (if you're into that kind of thing). Next up we'll be doing a deep-ish dive into Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune, 2052-2072, by M.E. O'Brien and Eman Abdelhadi, published by Common Notions. There will be spoilers, so buy it and read it! (You won't be sorry!) Thanks for listening! Email us at maroonedonmarspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter @podcastonmars Leave us a voicemail on the Anchor.fm app Rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you listen to your podcasts! Music by Spirit of Space --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/marooned-on-mars/message
Georgina Godwin speaks to psychiatrist, artist and science-fiction writer Tade Thompson about his latest darkly comic novella, ‘Jackdaw'. It follows a psychiatrist hired to write a piece on the painter Francis Bacon who becomes obsessed with the artist and his life.
A psychologically dark and graphic novel haunted by the spectre of Francis Bacon. This week's episode could not be any spookier. We're welcoming Tade Thompson onto the show to read from his new novel Jackdaw. In the book, a psychiatrist hired to write a short piece on Francis Bacon becomes obsessed with the artist, his life, and the characters who surrounded him. ‘This metafictional memoir-cum-horror… [is a] darkly comic nightmare set on the borderlines of creativity, imagination and madness.' Guardian, best recent sci-fi and fantasy Published by independent press Cheerio and available now in all good bookshops! We recommend buying a copy from your local indie bookshop or you can visit our shop on Bookshop.org . Podcast produced and edited by Megan Bay Dorman Programmed by Matt Casbourne Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brea and Mallory talk about how to find books like your favorite shows and movies, interview Tade Thompson, and discuss scary reads! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Tor BooksJust like Mother by Anne HeltzelStoryworth Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fm Watch Brea's New Movie!Tade Thompson's new book!Pre Order Tade Thompson's upcoming bookBooks Mentioned - Tell Me an Ending by Jo HarkinThe Fervor by Alma KatsuThe Mermaid, The Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-HallWe Ride Upon Sticks by Quan BarryThe Savage Detectives by Roberto BolaňoThe Embodied Image by Juhani PallasmaaMy Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady HendrixA Head Full of Ghosts by Paul TremblayThe Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling
Tade Thompson is the author of the Molly Southbourne trilogy. On today's GHOULISH, he joined me to discuss the realities of physical fighting, almost getting kidnapped in Nigeria, body-slamming childhood bullies to death, writing fiction for a modern audience, and whether we would attack our own clones or make sweet love to them. Buy THE LEGACY OF MOLLY SOUTHBOURNE: https://bookshop.org/a/3599/9781250824707 Browse GHOULISH BOOKS: http://ghoulishbooks.com/ Join the GHOULISH discord: https://discord.gg/C6KnYq3P8w Join The Ghoulish Times: https://theghoulishtimes.substack.com/ Join Dog Ears, a writing & publishing newsletter: https://dogears.substack.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pmmpublishing Theme song by Heathenish Kid
On this episode of Chronscast we're joined by award-winning SF author Tade Thompson to talk about WATCHMEN, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons's comic-book masterpiece that skewers the superhero genre using its own architecture. Tade is the author of numerous novels, including the critically acclaimed sci-fi novel Rosewater, the first in his award winning WORMWOOD TRILOGY, Making Wolf, and most recently Far From the Heaven, and the Molly Southbourne series. He has won the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Nommo Award, the Kitschies Golden Tentacle award, and the Julia Verlange award, and been shortlisted for the Hugo Award, the Philip K. Dick Award, the British Science Fiction Association Award, and the Shirley Jackson Prize.We talk about how WATCHMEN reflects contemporary 1980s existential anxieties around the Cold War nuclear annihilation, and how it skewers the absurd braggadocio of the superhero genre. We dig down into the weeds of the book, picking apart the characters, their differing pathologies, and whether salvation lies in a masked figure. We ask how the genre can innovate from here, and why WATCHMEN endures. We also touch on the free spiritedness of Manga, writing fractured timelines as seen in Rosewater, and how the creation of narratives builds a psychological bridge between art and clinical practice.The Judge gives us the second part of her talk on defamation, reminding us the usually the only winners of such altercations are the lawyers - so watch out! Elsewhere we hear Starship, Christine Wheelwright's excellent winning entry to the April 75-word writing challenge, and Superman has an axe to grind with Pine Marten Man... or is he just jealous?Further ReadingYou Better Watch Yourself Superfolk The Kryptonite Kid Quack This Way Where Are You Now, Batman? Join SFF Chronicles for freeJoin us next time when we'll be joined by Ed Wilson, literary agent and director of the Johnson & Alcock literary agency. Ed will walk with us through the labyrinth that is Mark Danielewski's mad millennial monster story House Of Leaves.Index[00:00:00] Tade Thompson Interview Part 1 [1:04:03] Voicemail 1 [1:05:10] The Judge's Corner [1:18:03] Voicemail 2 [1:19:00] Writing Challenge Winner [1:21:02] Voicemail 3 [1:22:00] Tade Thompson Interview Part 2
Afrikanske forfattere må alltid forsvare seg, mener forfatteren Dilman Dila. «Hvis ikke det er noen som spør hvorfor de ikke tar for seg sentrale samfunnsproblemer, så er det noen som lurer på hvorfor de bare skriver om kontinentets elendighet og lidelse.»Dilemmaet Dila påpeker, er kanskje en mulig forklaring på hvorfor vi ser en bølge av nyere afrikanske forfattere som dropper realismen og skriver afrikansk spekulativ fiksjon. Denne nye paraply-betegnelsen er beslektet med det mer kjente amerikanske begrepet afrofuturisme, og inkluderer blant annet framtidsfabler, fabelprosa med utgangspunkt i mytologier, teknologi-forståelser, religioner og folklore fra det afrikanske kontinent.Hva skriver denne nye generasjonen forfattere om? Er vendingen bort fra realismen en måte å unnslippe forventningen om å «sette problemer under debatt»? Eller gir den spekulative fiksjonen nettopp friere tøyler til å utforske politiske og samfunnsmessige spørsmål?Marta Mboka Tveit er stipendiat ved Institutt for kulturstudier og orientalske språk ved Universitetet i Oslo, hvor hun forsker på pan-afrikanske og norske framstillinger av framtiden. I dette foredraget ser hun nærmere på en sentral trend i afrikansk samtidslitteratur: framveksten av spekulativ fiksjon.Gjennom en serie foredrag vil Litteraturhuset gi en innføring i noen av de litterære tradisjonene fra det afrikanske kontinentet.Litteraturliste:Romaner/novellesamlinger:“Theory of Flight” – Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu (2021)“A killing in the sun” – Dilman Dila (2014)“Lagoon” – Nnedi Okorafor (2014)“Incomplete solutions” – Wole Talabi (2019)“Wormwood triologien” – Tade Thompson (2016)“Silence of the Wilting Skin” – Tlotlo Tsamaase (2020)“The old Drift” – Namwali Serpell (2019)“Club Ded” – Nikhil Singh (2020)Tilbakeblikk:“Who Remembers the sea” – Mohamed Dib (1962)“Woman of the aeroplanes” – Kojo Laing (1988)“Life and a half” – Sony Lab'ou Tansi (1979)“The Famished Road” – Ben Okri (1991)Antologier:“Africanfuturism” – Wole Talabi + Nnedi Okorafor (red.) (2020). (Gratis på nett)«AfroSF» (triologi) (2012 - 2018)«Africa risen» (2022)Filmer:“Airconditioner” (kort film) – (2020) Angola“Pumzi” (kort film) – (2015) Kenya (https://vimeo.com/46891859)“Crumbs” (film) – (2015), Etiopia“Les Saignantes” – (2005), Cameroon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Today we're joined by Stephen Cox, the author of the science-fiction drama Our Child Of The Stars, and the newly-published sequel, Our Child Of Two Worlds, both published by Jo Fletcher Books. Stephen dives with us into Fritz Leiber's swords-and-sorcery classic, Swords And Deviltry, which introduces two of fantasy's greatest heroes, the barbarian Fafhrd, and the sly swordsman Gray Mouser. We talk about the origin stories of the two heroes, and the psychodramas contained therein, paying attention to how the young protagonists must each escape the very different types of parental stranglehold to make their own way in the world; the female characters of the world of Nehwon; and Leiber's huge, pervasive influence upon the fantasy genre in all its guises, from fiction to D&D to computer gaming. We also take an in-depth look at Stephen's latest novel, Our Child Of Two Worlds, which continues the story of the charming but lost alien child Cory, and introduces an existential threat to humanity from the outer reaches of the cosmos. Stephen tells us about some of his writing processes, the experience of having two literary agents, and the difficulties of publishing in the 21st century. We also discuss the question of "Hard" SF versus "Soft" SF, and how this is affecting current trends in the genre. Elsewhere The Judge provides fascinating historical (and futuristic) information on how writers might use the issue of defamation for their worldbuilding. We hear Stuart Orford's winning entry from the March 75-word writing challenge, and strange reports of dragons and sorcerers abound in Kinnegad, near the bus stop. Join us in May when our guest will be the multiple award-winning author Tade Thompson, who will be waxing lyrical about Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons's comic book maxiseries masterpiece, WATCHMEN. Index [00:00] Stephen Cox Interview Part 1 [38:57] Voicemail 1 [39:41] The Judge's Corner [54:55] Voicemail 2 [55:54] Writing Challenge Winner [56:55] Voicemail 3 [58:05] Stephen Cox Interview Part 2 Links Stephen Cox's website and blog Join Chrons for free
This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Far from the Light of Heaven by Tade Thompson. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
John is a spoilsport, Alison is promoting and Liz might come to Eastercon. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID-19 (chapter 2), Spider-Man: No Way Home casting spoilers (chapter 6) Letters of comment Chris Garcia Ali Baker Mark Plummer TAFF ebooks Geri Sullivan TAFF administrators' FAQ COVID-19 Reclamation are requiring vaccination for all attendees Hotel bookings are open, and the booking code has gone out to members Podcast corner: The Incomparable Gameshow The Incomparable #600 Become the Teapot DisCon III Tweet from Mary Robinette Kowal The proposal for Game Hugo is out! Jason Sanford is doing a survey on SF&F magazines and the pandemic to compare to his pre-pandemic data Picks Liz: Far from the Light of Heaven by Tade Thompson (paper, epub, Kindle) Alison: Loki (Disney+) John: Spider-Man: No Way Home (in cinemas) tick, tick… BOOM! (Netflix) Music credits Our theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 4.0 license
Across the board— from voter access to questions of race and gender, and views of the economy— the gap between Republicans and Democrats has grown wider in recent years. According to recent polling, a rising share of Americans say that having political conversations with those they disagree with is “stressful and frustrating”.Political polarization and the recent actions of party leaders have prevented compromise and resolution of critical problems.We discuss five personal ways to reduce polarization with our guest, Kamy Akhavan, Director of the Center for the Political Future at the University of Southern California, and former CEO of the well-known non-partisan site procon.org "In today's political climate we don't respect the other side: We don't care what they have to say," says Kamy. "Our immediate reaction goes to defense. It is 'stop that side'".5 personal tips to depolarize:1. Listen to understand not to judge.2. Commit to speak with and learn from others you disagree with.3. Seek Opposing Views. Is your sense of what the other side is saying a mere characterization of what they say?4. Interpret Generously. Don't assume that those with different ideological and cultural views are bad people. 5. Superordinate. Instead of pursuing common ground, recognize our underlying shared values. Seek out what you have in common with your workers, colleagues, and—yes— political opponents.In this episode, Kamy also shares his personal experience as an immigrant and a bridge builder.Recommendation: Jim is reading the science fiction novel, "Far From the Light of Heaven", by Tade Thompson. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
On this week's show: The best of our online stories, what we know about the effects of cannabinoids, and the last in our series of books on race and science First, Online News Editor David Grimm brings the top online stories of the year—from headless slugs to Dyson spheres. You can find out the other top stories and the most popular online story of the year here. Then, Tibor Harkany, a professor of molecular neuroscience at the Medical University of Vienna's Center for Brain Research, talks with host Sarah Crespi about the state of marijuana research. Pot has been legalized in many places, and many people take cannabinoids—but what do we know about the effects of these molecules on people? Tibor calls for more research into their helpful and harmful potential. Finally, we have the very last installment of our series of books on race and science. Books host Angela Saini talks with physician and science fiction author Tade Thompson about his book Rosewater. Listen to the whole series. This week's episode was produced with help from Podigy. [Image: Biodiversity Heritage Library/Flickr/Public Domain; Music: Jeffrey Cook] [alt: illustration of a wombat] Authors: Sarah Crespi; David Grimm; Angela Saini See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Paris Marx is joined by Annalee Newitz to discuss what's wrong with Silicon Valley's understanding of science fiction, and how tech leaders use it to justify terrible futures.Annalee Newitz is the author of Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age and The Future of Another Timeline. They are also the co-host of Our Opinions Are Correct and a writer for NYT Opinion and New Scientist. Follow Annalee on Twitter at @Annaleen.
On this week's show: The best of our online stories, what we know about the effects of cannabinoids, and the last in our series of books on race and science First, Online News Editor David Grimm brings the top online stories of the year—from headless slugs to Dyson spheres. You can find out the other top stories and the most popular online story of the year here. Then, Tibor Harkany, a professor of molecular neuroscience at the Medical University of Vienna's Center for Brain Research, talks with host Sarah Crespi about the state of marijuana research. Pot has been legalized in many places, and many people take cannabinoids—but what do we know about the effects of these molecules on people? Tibor calls for more research into their helpful and harmful potential. Finally, we have the very last installment of our series of books on race and science. Books host Angela Saini talks with physician and science fiction author Tade Thompson about his book Rosewater. Listen to the whole series. This week's episode was produced with help from Podigy. [Image: Biodiversity Heritage Library/Flickr/Public Domain; Music: Jeffrey Cook] [alt: illustration of a wombat] Authors: Sarah Crespi; David Grimm; Angela Saini See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sharifah and Jenn discuss a SF/F sales surge in 2021, some Star Wars news, a few books published late this year that they love, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News Charlie Jane Anders on Trans Speculative Fiction and Rethinking ‘Hope' [Autostraddle] Amandla Stenberg coming to Star Wars! [Tor.com] SFF up 50% in 2021 [Penguin Random House] ViacomCBS + Wattpad team-up [Book Riot] A dive into Nintendo's early days [Kotaku] Books Discussed Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko Far From the Light of Heaven by Tade Thompson (cw: use of racial slurs, incl. N word, by a secondary character) Payback's A Witch by Lana Harper Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (cw: rape mentioned, suicidal ideation, physical and emotional abuse, alcoholism, torture) Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M Valente (cw: domestic violence) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ihr kennt den Spruch: “Never judge by its cover." In diesem Fall konnten wir uns aber nicht wehren. Auf dem Cover von Tade Thompsons neuem Roman ist ein Wolf. Und wer ist der größte Fan dieses Tiers? Niemand geringeres als Science-Fiction-Rudeltier Jochen Dreier. Ich kenne niemanden, der dermaßen viele Kleidungsstücke besitzt, auf denen einen Wolf drauf ist. Und ich frage mich, ob es irgendwo in Sachsen, einen Wolf gibt, der mit Jochen Dreier T-Shirts rumläuft. Okay, zurück zum Buch: Tade Thompson hat mit der Rosewater-Reihe große Erfolge feiern dürfen. Wer vor der Trilogie zurückscheut. Das hier ist ein Neustart: Far from the light of heaven ist ein Weltraum-Whodunnit. Eine Closed Room Mystery in einem Raumschiff, mit viel Action. Orientexpress meets Gravity - Ihr erinnert Euch, der Weltraum-Arbeits-Thriller mit Sandra Bullock. Und es gibt einen Wolf. Im Weltraum. Wolves. In space! Wir besprechen das Buch, ohne groß zu spoilern. Ihr könnt beruhigt den Podcast hören und dann lesen.ShownotesFar from the Light of Heaven (Orbit)Interview mit Tade Thompson im Locus Mag (paywall)Wölfe und RabenYoruba culture (engl. Quelle)E.A. Poe - Murders in the Rue MorgueMord im Orientexpress (übrigens 2017 neu verfilmt) - Trailer
It's day 9 of our 31 Days of Horror Fright Bites and we are excited to talk about book 2 of the Molly Southbourne duology: “The Survival of Molly Southbourne” by Tade Thompson.
We are super excited to talk about “The Murders of Molly Southbourne” by Tade Thompson on today's Fright Bite. This is part of a duology and if you loved this book as much as we did, don't worry, because we'll review the second part tomorrow!
Nach seiner Rückkehr aus London gerät ein Wachmann in seiner afrikanischen Heimat zwischen die Fronten zweier konkurrierender Rebellentruppen. Der Krimi "Wild Card" erzählt von einer schwierigen Heimkehr – und von Korruption und sexistischer Gewalt. Von Sonja HartlHören bis: 19. Januar 2038, 04:14Direkter Link zur Audiodatei
Nach seiner Rückkehr aus London gerät ein Wachmann in seiner afrikanischen Heimat zwischen die Fronten zweier konkurrierender Rebellentruppen. Der Krimi "Wild Card" erzählt von einer schwierigen Heimkehr – und von Korruption und sexistischer Gewalt. Von Sonja Hartl www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Frühkritik Hören bis: 19.01.2038 04:14 Direkter Link zur Audiodatei
Con motivo del Black History July, la iniciativa de Jan Arimany, de Trotalibros, vuelve a Librorum el autor Tade Thompson y esta vez lo hace con su primera novela: Rosalera, una obra de Ciencia Ficción, una historia de primer contacto que contiene otros muchos elementos, que invita a reflexión y que entretiene y engancha. Gracias […] The post #93 ROSALERA, TADE THOMPSON first appeared on Sons Podcasts.
I was telling a story, and as an actor, as an artist, that’s the central love. Actor and audiobook narrator Kobna Holdbrook-Smith talks about what it was like to voice Rivers of London as his very first audiobook, what he had to unlearn to do voice work, how Frank Sinatra inspired his mic technique, and even his first experience of snow. He also offers a heap of recommendations for your reading list: Books Slough House series by Mick Herron, narrated by Sean Barrett The Architect’s Apprentice by Elif Shafak, narrated by Grant Cartwright The Terrible: A Storyteller’s Memoir, by Yrsa Daley-Ward, narrated by the author and Howard Daley-Ward She Would Be King by Weyétu Moore, narrated by the author The Milkman by Anna Burns, narrated by Bríd Brennan Mr Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo, narrated by James Goode Circe by Madeline Miller, narrated by Perdita Weeks The Rosewater books (The Wormwood Trilogy) by Tade Thompson, narrated by Bayo Gbadamosi Authors Anne Carson, Roxane Gay, Toni Morrison Narrators Imogen Church, Anna Bentinck, Nicole Davis, Raj Ghatak, Tania Rodrigues, Adjoa Andoh, Bayo Gbadamosi Links Jess promised to include! The 2021 Audiobook Listening Challenge Where to leave a review Twitter & Instagram: @ListeningBooks Facebook YouTube www.listening-books.org.uk
ENGLISH (traduction française plus bas)Killer K and her co-hosts discuss 3 themes found in the book "The murders of Molly Southbourne" by Tade Thompson:- Facing the unknown and feeling alone- Psychology: Growing up as a murderer of oneself- Freedom of choiceView our chapter markers on our website https://habcpodcast.buzzsprout.com/ to access the questions discussed in this episode.Continue the conversation on Instagram and Twitter using the hashtag #HABCpodcastOther books and authors mentionned in this episode:How to love - Gordon LivingstonThe five love languages - Gary ChapmanIn the meantime - Iyanla VanzantSci-fi novels:The last good man - A. J. KazinskiThe brave new world - Aldous Huxley1984 - George OrwellFarhenheit 451 - Ray BradburyHell.com - Patrick SénécalHunger games (trilogy) - Suzanne CollinsMarc Lévy (French author)Isaac Acimov (American author)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------FRANÇAISKiller K et ses co-animateurs discutent de 3 thématiques retrouvées dans le livre "Les meurtres de Molly Southbourne" de Tade Thompson :- Confronter l'inconnu et la solitude- Psychologie: Grandir en se tuant soi-même- Liberté de choixQuestions discutées dans cet épisode: 9 questions explicitées dans l'enregistrementParticipez à la conversation sur Instagram et Twitter en vous servant du hashtag #HABCpodcastAutres livres et auteurs mentionné dans cet episode:How to love - Gordon Livingston (anglais seulement)Les cinq languages de l'amour - Gary ChapmanIn the meantime - Iyanla Vanzant (anglais seulement)Livres de science-fiction:The last good man - A. J. Kazinski (anglais seulement)Le meilleur des mondes - Aldous Huxley1984 - George OrwellFarhenheit 451 - Ray BradburyHell.com - Patrick SénécalHunger games (trilogie) - Suzanne CollinsMarc Lévy (Auteur français)Isaac Acimov (Auteur américain)Support the show
Briana O’Neal lives in the world of books professionally and personally. She’s a college Dean by day, a Ph.D. candidate by night, and a hardcore bookworm in the twilight hours. She fills her free time with live music, old movies and traveling. In the few months I’ve been following her online, she has opened up my reading life. Today, she joined me to talk about the joys of used books, Scholastic Book Fairs, and why “Legendborn” by Tracy Deonn is the Best Book Ever. Support the Best Book Ever Podcast on Patreon Follow the Best Book Ever Podcast on Instagram or on the Best Book Ever Website Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram/Facebook Guest: Briana O’Neal Instagram Episode Sponsor: Books2Read Pocket Garden Books2Read has curated a selection of feel-good springtime reads from across the publishing spectrum. From humorous fiction to romantic comedies, heart-warming literature, to feel-good nonfiction. There's even a selection of "happy pocket garden covers" because just looking at those beautiful covers will make you feel the spring sunshine on your face. Discussed in this episode: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations by Toni Morrison Beloved by Toni Morrison Jazz by Toni Morrison Tar Baby by Toni Morrison Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison The View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan The Girl with the Silver Eyes by Willo Davis Roberts Machinehood by S.B. Divya The B2Weird Bookclub on Instagram The City We Became by NK Jemisin The Dream Blood Duology: The Killing Moon and The Shadowed Sun by NK Jemison The Inheritance Trilogy by NK Jemison The Broken Earth Trilogy by NK Jemison (The first book in this series, The Fifth Season, is Briana’s favorite Jemison book.) While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout Discussed in our Patreon Conversation: Rosewater (Book 1 in the The Wormwood Trilogy) by Tade Thompson I can understand why Briana bought these books based on the covers alone – they are gorgeous! The Rosewater Insurrection by Tade Thompson The Rosewater Redemption by Tade Thompson (Note: Some of the above links are affiliate links. If you shop using my affiliate link on Bookshop, a portion of your purchase will go to me, at no extra expense to you. Thank you for supporting indie bookstores and for helping to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business!)
Briana O'Neal lives in the world of books professionally and personally. She's a college Dean by day, a Ph.D. candidate by night, and a hardcore bookworm in the twilight hours. She fills her free time with live music, old movies and traveling. In the few months I've been following her online, she has opened up my reading life. Today, she joined me to talk about the joys of used books, Scholastic Book Fairs, and why “Legendborn” by Tracy Deonn is the Best Book Ever. Support the Best Book Ever Podcast on Patreon Follow the Best Book Ever Podcast on Instagram or on the Best Book Ever Website Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram/Facebook Guest: Briana O'Neal Instagram Episode Sponsor: Books2Read Pocket Garden Books2Read has curated a selection of feel-good springtime reads from across the publishing spectrum. From humorous fiction to romantic comedies, heart-warming literature, to feel-good nonfiction. There's even a selection of "happy pocket garden covers" because just looking at those beautiful covers will make you feel the spring sunshine on your face. Discussed in this episode: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations by Toni Morrison Beloved by Toni Morrison Jazz by Toni Morrison Tar Baby by Toni Morrison Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison The View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan The Girl with the Silver Eyes by Willo Davis Roberts Machinehood by S.B. Divya The B2Weird Bookclub on Instagram The City We Became by NK Jemisin The Dream Blood Duology: The Killing Moon and The Shadowed Sun by NK Jemison The Inheritance Trilogy by NK Jemison The Broken Earth Trilogy by NK Jemison (The first book in this series, The Fifth Season, is Briana's favorite Jemison book.) While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout Discussed in our Patreon Conversation: Rosewater (Book 1 in the The Wormwood Trilogy) by Tade Thompson I can understand why Briana bought these books based on the covers alone – they are gorgeous! The Rosewater Insurrection by Tade Thompson The Rosewater Redemption by Tade Thompson (Note: Some of the above links are affiliate links. If you shop using my affiliate link on Bookshop, a portion of your purchase will go to me, at no extra expense to you. Thank you for supporting indie bookstores and for helping to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business!)
I Talk Sh!t & Presents: B!tch it's a Book Club. This new segment will be a free wheeling discussion of books from various genres of speculative fiction. The set list's built around novellas and designed to introduce authors and/or stories some may not know yet. First up is horror novella, The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson. The Murders of Molly Southbourne Synopsis: For as long as Molly Southbourne can remember, she's been watching herself die. Whenever she bleeds, another molly is born, identical to her in every way and intent on her destruction. Molly knows every way to kill herself, but she also knows that as long as she survives she'll be hunted. No matter how well she follows the rules, eventually the mollys will find her. Can Molly find a way to stop the tide of blood, or will she meet her end at the hand of a girl who looks just like her? Listen in as we jump off a conversation cliff and unravel the themes that make Tade's horror the kind that creeps up on you and leaves you wondering what you'd do if confronted with a murderous version of yourself. We have a lively discussion where horror, spycraft, and one epic existential crisis collide. No one's quite sure what to make of The Murders of Molly Southbourne. So it's a good thing there's a sequel for us to dig into next meet up. Book Club Members: Aaron @ansfreeman He/Him Ereika @EreikaWritesFic She/They Leslie @bonitaflor21 She/Her Tom @TomThurman3 He/Him Bacon @B4c0nzilla They/Them Brent @brentclambert He/Him TJ @kotodamaishiki He/Him Read with us: I'm all about supporting independent shops so I've started a list on Bookshop.org where you can buy all the titles discussed on the show (this is an affiliate link so I get a small commission). Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Follow Ro on Twitter: @BookBlerd @TheMTRNetwork
Tade Thompson explores alien invasion as a metaphor for colonialism and discusses the importance of psychoanalysis and self-awareness in the building of personal and group identities.
Magazine literario −dirigido y presentado por Paco Atero− dedicado al mundo de la novela negra en todas sus vertientes: libros, noticias, actualidad, sucesos, televisión, cine, cómic, otros géneros literarios, etc. Contenido del programa: - ACTUALIDAD NEGRAYMORTAL con Alba Prieto. Recomendación de las reseñas: ‘LAS CHICAS APFEL HAN DESAPARECIDO’ (Siruela) de Felicity McLean. Reseña: negraymortal.com/las-chicas-van-apfel-han-desaparecido-felicity-mclean; y ‘ROTOS’ (HarperCollins Ibérica) de Don Winslow. Reseña: negraymortal.com/rotos-don-winslow. Comentamos la vuelta de VA DE CULTURA en Calafell Ràdio, la sección cultural de l’Associació Negra i Mortal en la radio. - EN LA ONDA CON JULIO. Recomendación de la saga literaria protagonizada por el inspector Leo Caldas, por el autor gallego Domingo Villar. - CRÍMENES SIN RESOLVER con la detective Roser Ribas. Caso: ‘LA MISTERIOSA MUERTE DE MAX SPIERS’ (Varsovia, 2016). - LOS MUNDOS DE MARTA. Recomendación de la novela de ciencia ficción: ‘ROSALERA’ de Tade Thompson. Reseña: negraymortal.com/rosalera-tade-thompson - LA VIÑETA DE CARMENA. Aprovechando el #BatmanDay, Adri nos recomienda el cómic: ‘GOTHAM CENTRAL’ (ECC) de Brubaker, Rucka, Lark, Hurtt y Scott. Ficha de Elektra Cómic elektracomic.com/gotham-central-tomo-1-9788418293887 - EL TRUE CRIME con Alba Prieto. Recomendación del true crime: ‘SOMBRAS DE REIKIAVIK’ (RBA Serie Negra) de Anthony Adeane. Reseña: negraymortal.com/sombras-de-reikiavik-anthony-adeane Tema musical portada: HERE I GO AGAIN, de Whitesnake. Tema musical cierre: STILL OF THE NIGHT, de Whitesnake. Con la colaboración de David Esquius (sintonías musicales). Suscribiros a nuestro canal para recibir de la manera más cómoda todos nuestros podcasts. Nos podéis escuchar en Ivoox, iTunes, Spotify, Podimo y en nuestra sección de Podcast en negraymortal.com Os invitamos a dejar vuestros comentarios tanto en nuestras cuentas en RRSS como enviando un correo electrónico a: podcastnoir@negraymortal.com ¡Gracias por vuestras escuchas!
Bienvenidos y bienvenidas a un nuevo episodio de Librorum podcast. En este, os traigo la reseña de una novela corta de terror, fantasía y ciencia ficción escrita por el británico de raíces nigerianas Tade Thompson. He leído este libro en el marco de la iniciativa #BlackHistoryJuly impulsada por Jan Arimany, de los canales Trotalibros y […] The post #60 ELS ASSASSINATS DE LA MOLLY SOUTHBOURNE, TADE THOMPSON first appeared on Sons Podcasts.
Podéis escucharlo aquí.SpotifyIvooxLektuTercera temporadaEn este capítulo especial de Sant Jordi, cada uno de nosotros menciona los libros de géneros fantásticos que nos gustaría que nos regalaran. Sí, sí, vosotros también nos los podéis regalar...Ah, y dado lo peculiar de la fiesta del libro de este año, en el editorial os recomendamos disfrutarla posponiendo un poco el detalle material de la posesión física de los libros... vamos a intentar proteger a las editoriales más pequeñas y a nuestras librerías favoritas. A ver si os convencemos.¿Que de qué libros hablaremos? Aquí tenéis la lista:No hay lobos en Tesakowa, de Monica Cuartero Santo Supernovas: Una Historia Feminista de la Ciencia Ficción Audiovisual, de Elisa McCausland y Diego SalgadoThe Hidden Girl, de Ken LiuUn mag de terramar, de Ursula K. Le Guin A Pale Light in the Black, de K. B. WagersMetal·lúrgia, de Víctor Nubla The Book of Koli, de M. R. CareyExtraordinàries, de VV.AA. (Antólogo: Ricard Ruiz Garzón)Repo Virtual, de Corey J. WhiteLa Ciudad que nos Unió, de N.K. Jemisin Conversaciones sobre la escritura, de Ursula K. Le GuinThe Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, de Grady HendrixLas Doncellas del Óxido, de Gwendolyn KisteUna Cita con la Lady, de Mateo García Elizondo Ciudad Nómada, Rebaño Miseria, de Pablo LoperenaLlengua Materna, de Suzette Haden ElginLa Insurrección de Rosalera, de Tade ThompsonHorror Fiction in the 20th Century: Exploring Literature's Most Chilling Genre, de Joss Nevin. Estrellas Rotas, de VV.AA. (Antólogo: Ken Liu)Exhalation, de Ted ChiangEl Hombre Hembra, de Joanna RussEls Assassinats de la Molly Southbourne, de Tade Thompson BSO: A Tribute To Cosmos by Seazo is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.
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 this strange time. For this episode, Tade Thompson takes time out from his much-appreciated and crucial hospital work to chat with Gary about his recent Hugo nomination for The Wormwood Trilogy, the current situation, what he's reading and recommending, and a bit on what we can look forward to. Books mentioned include: The Wormwood Trilogy by Tade Thompson Making Wolf by Tade Thompson The Molly Southbourne series by Tade Thompson Springtime in a Broken Mirror by Mario Benedetti Mort Cinder by Héctor Oesterheld El Eternauta by Héctor Oesterheld The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
[…] Ravie d’assister de son vivant à la fin du monde et à l’effondrement de la société spectaculaire marchande que ses plus ardents valets persistent à défendre malgré son état de mort cérébrale, la Salle 101 se fait légère, douce, amoureuse, subtile : Rosewater 2, insurrection, roman youpichou de Tade Thompson. The Expanse, un jeu [...]
[…] Ravie d'assister de son vivant à la fin du monde et à l'effondrement de la société spectaculaire marchande que ses plus ardents valets persistent à défendre malgré son état de mort cérébrale, la Salle 101 se fait légère, douce, amoureuse, subtile : Rosewater 2, insurrection, roman youpichou de Tade Thompson. The Expanse, un jeu […]
Coucou, Aujourd'hui, je vous retrouve dans le cadre du Black History Month avec cette année la présentation des ouvrages de Tade Thompson, un auteur britannique et nigérien yoruba. Dans l'ordre, je vous présente : Les meurtres de Molly SouthbourneRosewater T1Rosewater T2 : Insurrection Pour aller plus loin, l'article de Slate sur le BHM aux USA et le pourquoi de la difficulté de faire suivre ce mouvement en France. Envie de plus d'idées lectures en SFFF ? Retrouvez-moi sur mon blog Le monde d'ElhyandraUne dépense qui vous titille après mes présentations ? Rendez-vous sur le site Place des libraires qui met en avant des librairies indépendantes. Merci de votre écouteElhyandra
Luke finished both followup novels to Rosewater, so reviews the entire Wormwood Trilogy by Tade Thompson. Get this audiobook for free, or any of 100,000 other titles, as part of a free trial by visiting this link: http://www.audibletrial.com/sfbrp. Buy this book at , or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke […]
Tade Thompson’s new novel, The Rosewater Redemption, concludes the Wormwood trilogy, his science fiction novels set in Nigeria in the not to distant future. In the first novel of the trilogy, ROSEWATER, the driving narrative voice was Kaaro, a Nigerian man whose extra sensory powers, came from the Homians, an alien race that has set up shop in Nigeria. In the second novel in the series, THE ROSEWATER INSURRECTION, the narrative is driven by the agents working against the aliens, Aminat, Kaaro’s girlfriend and a field agent, and Femi, who ruthlessly manages the secret resistance to the Homians. With ROSEWATER REDEMPTION, Oyinde, known as the bicycle girl from the first novel, serves as the main voice, providing background on the alien invasion from the human perspective. In the interview,Thompson shared that the novel was in part a commentary on colonialism and slavery, and a warning against the precipitous ecological slide of earth. Born in London to Nigerian parents, Tade Thompson is the author of five novels and an emergency room psychiatrist.
Tade Thompson's new novel, The Rosewater Redemption, concludes the Wormwood trilogy, his science fiction novels set in Nigeria in the not to distant future. In the first novel of the trilogy, ROSEWATER, the driving narrative voice was Kaaro, a Nigerian man whose extra sensory powers, came from the Homians, an alien race that has set up shop in Nigeria. In the second novel in the series, THE ROSEWATER INSURRECTION, the narrative is driven by the agents working against the aliens, Aminat, Kaaro's girlfriend and a field agent, and Femi, who ruthlessly manages the secret resistance to the Homians. With ROSEWATER REDEMPTION, Oyinde, known as the bicycle girl from the first novel, serves as the main voice, providing background on the alien invasion from the human perspective.In the interview,Thompson shared that the novel was in part a commentary on colonialism and slavery, and a warning against the precipitous ecological slide of earth.Born in London to Nigerian parents, Tade Thompson is the author of five novels and an emergency room psychiatrist.
Sharifah and Jenn recommend their favorite science fiction and fantasy for holiday gift-giving this year. This episode is sponsored by Extraneous, Tor Books, and Supernova by Marissa Meyer, with Fierce Reads. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! BOOKS DISCUSSED The King’s Peace by Jo Walton (tw: rape, unwanted pregnancy) Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (Post: https://bookriot.com/2016/06/10/why-every-heart-a-doorway-made-me-cry-happy-tears/) Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Severance by Ling Ma The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (tw: self harm, family violence) Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender (tw: violence related to slavery, including sexual assault and torture) Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes The Outside by Ada Hoffmann (tw: body horror, torture) Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir PET by Akwaeke Emezi (tw: pedophilia/child abuse) The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi The Murders of Molly Southbourne and The Survival of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson
Amanda and Jenn discuss gothic reads, motherhood memoirs, fun sci-fi, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Read This Book, Rebel by Marie Lu, and Soho Teen. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. FEEDBACK Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore (rec’d by Alicia) QUESTIONS 1. Hello! I am looking for a book that gives me the same feeling as The Black Tapes Podcast. Basically, a journalist gets pulled into a dark story dealing with demons that may have turned their attention to her. I read Paul Tremblay’s A Head Full of Ghosts and that was close. Really anything paranormal that’s got a reality spin could work! -Lora 2.Hello Ladies! Thank you for the show! As the fall approaches I find myself wanting to wrap up in a blanket and read something spooky. I don’t read much horror and am not even 100% sure that’s the right descriptor for what I mean. I want something to creep me out, but that doesn’t rely on body horror and excessive gore to do it. Books I’ve enjoyed in the past with this general feeling include We Have Always Lived in the Castle, the Fireman, Frankenstein, One Bloody Thing After Another, The Hellbound Heart. I did not like Bird Box or Final Girls and generally haven’t enjoyed Stephen King’s work. I don’t generally like to read true crime & I don’t think I’m looking for something that falls in the thriller category. Please no books that contain sexual assault. Thanks! -April 3.Hi! I am traveling to Prague on October 11th while I’m visiting my motherland, Poland, and I was wondering if you knew any books that are set in Prague where the city is very present. I know Lani Taylor has a trilogy set there so I would love to hear any other suggestions. Preferably adult but if the YA is great with no romance as a main plot, that would be good too. Thank you so much! -Fabiola 4. Okay, I’ve got a tough one for ya. I’ve been searching for books that have a certain atmosphere and tone. Think Rebecca or In a Lonely Place. I love dark midcentury writing and also grim gothic atmospheres. I’ve read much of Hughes’ and Highsmith’s backlists not to mention those of other authors I discovered reading the Women Crime Writers of the 1940s/50s anthologies (which I loved). I’m looking for something a little different than traditional hard boiled noir. I’m more of a psychological suspense fan. I guess I’m just in love with the quaint old time-y writing of the 40s, 50s and 60s and looking for new discoveries. Bonus points if the novel is set on dark windy coastal shores. Thank you in advance and for all the great recommendations I’ve gotten from you all in the past! -Lisa 5. Amanda and Jenn, I have been listening to the show since 2018 when I was off-work due to a work-related injury, and I listened to the entire backlist in a few months. I went on to devour All the Books, SFF Yeah!, Read or Dead, Hey YA, and their respective backlists- needless to say, I am a fan. My TBR thanks you both (as well your colleagues)! QUESTION: I am treating myself to a birthday request. After wracking my brain for what I finally wanted to ask, I decided I am looking for a traditional slasher in an isolated location; think along the lines of the “Scream” movies, and the show “Harper’s Island”. I recently read “Ten” by Gretchen McNeil, and that really scratched the itch. Anything you could suggest would be very much appreciated! BONUS: My favourite month for themed reading is October, I love all the autumn feels of doing Halloween/creepy/scary reading. Already on the list are “Rebecca” by Daphne du Maurier (with my book club), “Sawkill Girls” by Claire Legrande, “Practical Magic” by Alice Hoffman, “The Murders of Molly Southborne” by Tade Thompson. As well as potentially “Hex” by Thomas Heuvelt, and “Let the Right One In” by John Ajvide Lindqvist. Any favourites you might have for some October reading would be great, as my October reading may or may not trail into November! I wanted to share my Goodreads, but alas, it is not up-to-date. I know my question was really specific, but just for clarity, I read across all genres, but I do not particularly love historical fiction. I am also working two jobs, and recently started my Masters degree, so I don’t have a ton of time for huge tomes. Thank-you so much for the work you do, and taking my TBR and love of reading to the next level!
#2050 en bref, c'est le nouveau format que je vous avais annoncé au lancement de cette saison 3! Les infos: Le site du GIEC Le rapport de la FAO "Nourrir le monde 2050" L'étude de Nature Communication "Nourrir le monde avec l'agriculture biologique" Le roman Rose Water de Tade Thompson Le site de la grève mondiale pour le climat Les épisodes du podcast sur le thème de l'alimentation: Louis Poirret sur la ruralité Linda Bedouet sur la néo-paysannerie Thomas Maignan sur l'alimentation Flore Madelpuech sur la cuisine Sophie Raous sur les sols Damien Deville sur le jardin Manon Dugré sur la nutrition Karen Yvan sur la transition alimentaire Florian Breton sur l'épargne responsable en agriculture Sur la science-fiction, épisode avec Yannick Rumpala. Extraits sonores: Coluche "toute la misère du monde" & Blanche Gardin au festival Montreux Comedy Musique: Simon Vandendyck ☎️Pour me laisser vos messages, filez sur le répondeur!
If you've ever dreamed of switching everything off and being able to read for hours, then this is the show for you. Reading Retreats run holidays where people can rediscover their love of uninterrupted reading but what is the experience really like? Your intrepid reporter from The Book Club Review went along to Matlock in Derbyshire with a stack from the TBR pile to find out. • To find out more about Reading Retreats check out their website www.readingretreat.co.uk, or find them on facebook and twitter @retreatandread. • Books mentioned on this show were: The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton, The Western Wind by Samantha Harvey; in Annie's stack were A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles, A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab, Sofia Khan is Not Obliged by Aisha Malik, Rosewater by Tade Thompson, Belonging by Umi Sinha and Among Others by Jo Walton; in Sheila's stack were The Only Story by Julian Barnes, Revenge on the Rye by Alice Castle, Washington Black by Esi Edugyan and Broken Ground by Val McDermid and A Boy in Winter by Rachel Seiffert; Sarah Ward recommended The Silence of the Sea by Yrsa Sigurdardottir and The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters; and in my stack were Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner, There There by Tommy Orange, Bad Blood by Jon Carreyrou and Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday. • If you'd like to see what we're up to between episodes follow us on Instagram or Facebook @BookClubReview podcast, on Twitter @bookclubrvwpod or email thebookclubreview@gmail.com. And if you're not already, why not subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.
Tade Thompson's Rosewater has been nominated for pretty much every award going this year, and Tade's skill in combining complex worldbuidling and compelling storytelling is second-to-none. He takes us through his process and reveals some amazing techniques for creating compelling fiction. https://www.patreon.com/bestsellerexperiment Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality PODCAST In This Episode […] The post EP194: Tade Thompson – Master Storyteller And Worldbuilder appeared first on The Bestseller Experiment.
Tade Thompson's Rosewater has been nominated for pretty much every award going this year, and Tade's skill in combining complex worldbuidling and compelling storytelling is second-to-none. He takes us through his process and reveals some amazing techniques for creating compelling fiction. To support the show go to bestsellerexperiment.com/support Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality
Part 2 of Saturday at Eastercon – had to split the day over 2 files because there were so many! This is the second file where I interview Allen Stroud (author, reviewer, con organiser and more), and authors Tade Thompson, Anna Smith Spark, and Jeannette Ng!
[…] très heureuse de son milliard d’euros, la Salle 101 brûle les étapes et te parle de choses super hypes : Les meurtres de Molly Southborne, court roman néo-burlesque de Tade Thompson. Le Sang des fleurs, long roman néo-cool de Johanna Sinisalo. Le chant de la mutilation, roman néo-comique de Jason Hrivnac. Allez. « Ça se réchauffe, [...]
[…] très heureuse de son milliard d'euros, la Salle 101 brûle les étapes et te parle de choses super hypes : Les meurtres de Molly Southborne, court roman néo-burlesque de Tade Thompson. Le Sang des fleurs, long roman néo-cool de Johanna Sinisalo. Le chant de la mutilation, roman néo-comique de Jason Hrivnac. Allez. « Ça se […]
Podéis escucharlo aquí.Segunda temporada Editorial ("Ciencia Ficción, diversidad y matones de discoteca")Reseña de Alexander Páez (“Escuadrón“, de Brandon Sanderson)Reseña de Miquel Codony (“Rosalera“, de Tade Thompson). BSO: Álbum "Up and Down Singles", de Robodub (Robodub is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.)
Tade Thompson’s The Rosewater Insurrection (Orbit, 2019) takes us deep into the heart of an alien invasion that divides humans among those who welcome the extra-terrestrials and those who want to stop them. The book is the second in Thompson’s Wormwood trilogy. The first, Rosewater, earned the inaugural Nommo Award for Best Novel, Africa’s first-ever prize for speculative fiction. In most alien invasion stories, mankind and the invaders battle to the death. In Thompson’s tale, however, there is more inter- than intra-planetary conflict, with the insurrection in the title referring to the city of Rosewater’s rebellion against greater Nigeria. Meanwhile, the alien invaders have their own conflicts, with Wormwood—a powerful consciousness that reads minds and invades human bodies—battling for its survival against a fast-growing plant from its home planet. The book reflects a subtle grasp of war and politics with characters capable of eliciting a reader’s empathy even as they sometimes behave in less than admirable ways. “What someone told me this week about The Rosewater Insurrection was that they don’t know who to root for. To me that just means that I've been successful in showing the different points of view and the reasons for them doing what they're doing without bias,” Thompson says. There are hints of Thompson’s own life in the storytelling—as a working psychiatrist, as a Londoner of African heritage, as a student of history. The most powerful characters in The Rosewater Insurrection are women, reflecting his upbringing. “I had really strong sisters,” he says. “If you think about your average sub-Saharan African country now, you know there is lots of misogyny... However, the women actually hold the society up.” For Thompson, human nature is largely to blame for the civil war at the heart of his story. “They were dealing with something they don't understand, and the human tendency when they don’t understand something is to lash out one way or the other. … Any time when you get prolonged uncertainty with human beings, conflict is usually the outcome.” *** Rob Wolf is the author of The Alternate Universe and The Escape. He has worked as a journalist, writing on a wide range of topics from science to justice reform. Follow him on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tade Thompson’s The Rosewater Insurrection (Orbit, 2019) takes us deep into the heart of an alien invasion that divides humans among those who welcome the extra-terrestrials and those who want to stop them. The book is the second in Thompson’s Wormwood trilogy. The first, Rosewater, earned the inaugural Nommo Award for Best Novel, Africa’s first-ever prize for speculative fiction. In most alien invasion stories, mankind and the invaders battle to the death. In Thompson’s tale, however, there is more inter- than intra-planetary conflict, with the insurrection in the title referring to the city of Rosewater’s rebellion against greater Nigeria. Meanwhile, the alien invaders have their own conflicts, with Wormwood—a powerful consciousness that reads minds and invades human bodies—battling for its survival against a fast-growing plant from its home planet. The book reflects a subtle grasp of war and politics with characters capable of eliciting a reader’s empathy even as they sometimes behave in less than admirable ways. “What someone told me this week about The Rosewater Insurrection was that they don’t know who to root for. To me that just means that I've been successful in showing the different points of view and the reasons for them doing what they're doing without bias,” Thompson says. There are hints of Thompson’s own life in the storytelling—as a working psychiatrist, as a Londoner of African heritage, as a student of history. The most powerful characters in The Rosewater Insurrection are women, reflecting his upbringing. “I had really strong sisters,” he says. “If you think about your average sub-Saharan African country now, you know there is lots of misogyny... However, the women actually hold the society up.” For Thompson, human nature is largely to blame for the civil war at the heart of his story. “They were dealing with something they don't understand, and the human tendency when they don’t understand something is to lash out one way or the other. … Any time when you get prolonged uncertainty with human beings, conflict is usually the outcome.” *** Rob Wolf is the author of The Alternate Universe and The Escape. He has worked as a journalist, writing on a wide range of topics from science to justice reform. Follow him on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tade Thompson’s The Rosewater Insurrection (Orbit, 2019) takes us deep into the heart of an alien invasion that divides humans among those who welcome the extra-terrestrials and those who want to stop them. The book is the second in Thompson’s Wormwood trilogy. The first, Rosewater, earned the inaugural Nommo Award for Best Novel, Africa’s first-ever prize for speculative fiction. In most alien invasion stories, mankind and the invaders battle to the death. In Thompson’s tale, however, there is more inter- than intra-planetary conflict, with the insurrection in the title referring to the city of Rosewater’s rebellion against greater Nigeria. Meanwhile, the alien invaders have their own conflicts, with Wormwood—a powerful consciousness that reads minds and invades human bodies—battling for its survival against a fast-growing plant from its home planet. The book reflects a subtle grasp of war and politics with characters capable of eliciting a reader’s empathy even as they sometimes behave in less than admirable ways. “What someone told me this week about The Rosewater Insurrection was that they don’t know who to root for. To me that just means that I've been successful in showing the different points of view and the reasons for them doing what they're doing without bias,” Thompson says. There are hints of Thompson’s own life in the storytelling—as a working psychiatrist, as a Londoner of African heritage, as a student of history. The most powerful characters in The Rosewater Insurrection are women, reflecting his upbringing. “I had really strong sisters,” he says. “If you think about your average sub-Saharan African country now, you know there is lots of misogyny... However, the women actually hold the society up.” For Thompson, human nature is largely to blame for the civil war at the heart of his story. “They were dealing with something they don't understand, and the human tendency when they don’t understand something is to lash out one way or the other. … Any time when you get prolonged uncertainty with human beings, conflict is usually the outcome.” *** Rob Wolf is the author of The Alternate Universe and The Escape. He has worked as a journalist, writing on a wide range of topics from science to justice reform. Follow him on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
While Cheryl was at FantasyCon in 2018 she caught up with Tade Thompson. Their conversation covered the success of Rosewater, the scariness of The Murders of Molly Southborne, and what it is like for black writers to live in a post-Black Panther world. A shorter version of this interview as originally broadcast on Ujima Radio Women's Outlook.
In this episode we review our year. We also invite Tade Thompson back to the podcast, Ryan Pruchnic, and for the first time ever, the Chinese Science Fiction author Zhang Ran. We talk about a wide range of things from Marvel movies, to our favorite books, to cryogenic freezing yourself in order to time travel. We also have a lot of fun making this episode and some of us get tipsy. Thanks to all our listeners for a great 2018. Here's to having an even better 2019.
Sean Grigsby interviews author Tade Thompson.
Luke reviews Rosewater by Tade Thompson. Get this audiobook for free, or any of 100,000 other titles, as part of a free trial by visiting this link: http://www.audibletrial.com/sfbrp. Buy this book at , or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding […]
Sharifah and Jenn give their picks for the best books to give this holiday season. This episode is sponsored by The Spectral City by Leanna Renee Hieber and the Book Riot Read Harder Journal. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. Books Discussed: The Broken Earth Trilogy by NK Jemisin The Machineries of Empire series by Yoon Ha Lee Rise of the Empress duology by Julie C Dao (tw: child abuse) The Traitor Baru Cormorant and The Monster Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson (tw: institutionalized homophobia, assault, etc) Witchmark by CL Polk The Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells Rosewater by Tade Thompson (here's our Book Club episode) How Long til Black Future Month by NK Jemisin Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (tw: child abuse) Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi Circe by Madeline Miller (tw: rape) Mem by Bethany C. Morrow The Completed Binti Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor Prime Meridian by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Freshwater by Awaeke Emezi (tw: rape; self-harm)
Chris, Cameron and Barry review Rosewater by Tade Thompson was published in late 2018 by Orbit books. It is the first book in The Wormwood Trilogy an clocks in at 432pgs long.
This episode is a conversation with award-winning writer and NHS doctor Tade Thompson. We discuss everything from the Wombles to the Fantastic Four, and from the fact that no one gives a **** about your writing unless you make them, to the tropes of English horror.
This episode is a conversation with award-winning writer and NHS doctor Tade Thompson. We discuss everything from the Wombles to the Fantastic Four, and from the fact that no one gives a **** about your writing unless you make them, to the tropes of English horror.
Tade Thompson is the author of the award-winning, near-future sci-fi novel "Rosewater" (Orbit Books), set in Nigeria in 2066. The first novel in the "Wormwood" trilogy, it will be followed by the sequel, "Rosewater Insurrection", in early 2019.
In this first-ever book club episode, Sharifah and Jenn discuss Rosewater by Tade Thompson.
In this episode I chat to author Tade Thompson about creating worlds, unsympathetic protagonists and the 'killable other'. Tade Thompson is the author of ROSEWATER, a near-future SF novel set in Nigeria. We have a great conversation about the roots of his writing in the visual medium of comics, why we're driven to create for ourselves, the uncomfortable truths that lie within us and the art of making the deeply weird feel real. This is a great episode to listen to if you want to know: - how can I make my science fiction feel plausible? - should my narrator or protagonist be likeable? - where is science fiction headed? Here's Tade Thompson's novel, ROSEWATER: https://wordery.com/rosewater-tade-thompson-9780356511368#oid=1908_1 And here's SAGA Vol 1, which he recommends: https://wordery.com/saga-volume-1-brian-k-vaughan-9781607066019#oid=1908_1 Here's my novel, THE HONOURS, that I'd love you to buy: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1 If you like the show, please consider supporting me via my Ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare
On this momentous day that was predicted 30 years ago on the cover of The Economist magazine, we discuss the rise of paganism in the UK and the US, Basil talks Rosewater, Amazon is caught with a sexist AI, and Elon is the face of God? Join us on Patreon to get MORE! AGG for the WEEK of Sept. 26th- Oct. 3rd YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST FOLKS! (Updates on stories) European Nation Microchips Citizens With National ID Card Used For Banking, Voting, Insurance | Daily Wire This robot dog will clean up after you Extreme biohacking: the tech guru who spent $250,000 trying to live for ever | Science | The Guardian Hashtag wars: how Facebook, Twitter, and social media changed how we fight wars - Vox A geneticist and social scientist debate if we should edit the genomes of human embryos TECHNOLOGY, ROBOTS, AND AI OH MY! Want to convince someone you're not a robot? 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In this episode we discuss the story "The Immortal" by Jorge Borges with our guest Tade Thompson. We discuss "monstrous immortality", Jorge Borges' literary significance, and Plato. Here is where you can find everything: Tade Thompson: https://www.amazon.com/Tade Thompson/e/B00KU8RQFO "The Immortal" wiki entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Immortal_(short_story) Daughters of the Forgotten Light by Sean Grigsby: https://www.amazon.com/Daughters-Forgotten-Light-Sean-Grigsby-ebook/dp/B079KSFHV5/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1538701466&sr=1-3&keywords=sean+grigsby The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett: https://www.amazon.com/Color-Magic-Novel-Discworld-ebook/dp/B000W9399S/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1538701518&sr=1-1&keywords=the+color+of+magic+terry+pratchett
In this podcast Tade Thompson talks about The Murders of Molly Southbourne, Rosewater, Nigeria, and much more. About Tade Thompson Tade Thompson is the author of the sci-fi novel Rosewater, a John W. Campbell Award finalist, and The Kitschies Golden Tentacle Award-winning novel Making Wolf. His novella The Murders of Molly Southbourne has been optioned … Continue reading
In this podcast Tade Thompson talks about growing up in South London, editors, writing lessons learnt from martial arts, and much more. About Tade Thompson Tade Thompson is the author of the sci-fi novel Rosewater, a John W. Campbell Award finalist, and The Kitschies Golden Tentacle Award-winning novel Making Wolf. His novella The Murders of … Continue reading
Welcome to our first episode of "Not Another Book Podcast". This week, BooksandRhymes, bookshy and Postcolonialchild discuss their overhyped books and underrated writers to look out for and Postcolonialchild drops the mic on Chinua Achebe and African literature.Key takeaways:Are some African writers being overhyped ?Overhype vs quality of writing?How literature festivals contribute to the hypeWho is behind the hype of some these overrated writers?The contribution of the school curriculum to hyping the western canons of literatureOverrated white writers that we are ready to say "Boy Bye" Overrated books:From Postcolonial ChildHomegoing by Yaa Gyasi: debut novel beginning in 18th century Ghana, and following the descendants of two half sisters until present day.Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue: debut novel following the lives of two very different families living and working in New York during the 28 financial crisis – one’s an immigrant family from Cameroon and the other a wealthy American family.From bookshyTwilight Series by Stephanie Myers: Bella. Vampires. Edward. More Vampires. The Cullens. Werwolves. Jacob. More Vampires. Vulturi.From BooksandRhymes:White Tears by Hari Kunzru: A trust fund hipster and a suburban nobody united by a love of music.Underrated books we recommended:From BooksandRhymes:What it Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah: strange and wonderful debut short story collection with stories centred on the lives of women and girls, parents and children, lovers and friends – all told with elements of the fantastical. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi: debut YA fantasy in a world of magic and danger inspired by West Africa and the African Diaspora.From bookshyA Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar: fantasy fiction following the son of a merchant making his way for the first time to the distant land of Olondria.The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson: every time Molly bleeds, a new version of her is born. A horror novella with a twist.Speak Gigantular by Irenosen Okojie: a weird and wonderful debut short story collection. There are tales of suicide and ghosts haunting the London underground; twin sisters, impersonation, and inner demons coming to life; deadly foot fetishes and more.From Postcolonial ChildPachinko by Min Jin Lee: an epic historical novel following characters from Korea who eventually migrate to Japan.Confessions of a Lioness by Mia Cuoto: a dark, poetic mystery about the women of Kulumani and the lionesses that hunt them - through two interwoven diaries.Other books mentioned in the episode - in order of appearance:Idu by Flora NwapaForeign Gods, Inc. by Okey NdibeLonely Londoners by Sam SelvonNo Place to Call Home by J J BolaSmall Island by Andrea Levy 50 Shades of Grey by E. L. JamesThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldWilliam Shakespeare – in generalOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckWinged Histories by Sofia SamatarLondon, Cape Town Joburg by Zukiswa Wanner Reflecting Rogue: Inside the Mind of a Feminist by Pumla Dineo GqolaButterfly Fish by Irenosen OkojieTweet us @@NABookPodcast with the hashtag #NotAnotherBook your thoughts about our first episode, the books we mentioned and more importantly your wild reactions Postcolonialchild mic drop.Rate, Review and Subscribe to us on iTunes, Spotify, and Acast.
This is an interview that I did with Tade Thompson about a year ago when his novel, Rosewater, was first released. I ran parts of it on Ujima, but the quality of the recording was not good so I was a bit worried about putting the whole thing out. However, Rosewater has just become the first ever winner of the Best Novel prize in the Nommo Awards from the African Speculative Fiction Society. It seems like there should be a lot of renewed interest in the book, and in Tade's other work, and that therefore I should share this podcast with you. In the interview Tade talks about some of the ideas behind Rosewater, about his now released novella, The Murders of Molly Southbourne, and about writing a ghost story.
On this episode of The Writer and the Critic your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, discuss the two chosen novels pretty much concurrently. Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor and Rosewater by Tade Thompson are both alien invasion novel set in Nigeria and the conversation around them begins at 3:20. Please note, due to some technical difficulties there were a couple of audio dropouts mid-discussion ... Kirstyn and Ian blame the aliens! If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, please come back at 1:13:45 for some brief final remarks, including a recommendation to check out SavidgeReads on YouTube. Simon Savidge is smart, funny and delightfully bookish! Next month, the two books up for discussion will be: The Swan Book by Alexis Wright Crossroads of Canopy by Thoraiya Dyer Read ahead and join in the spoilerific fun!
Apurando fechas de entrega, los VerdHugos os traemos el último episodio de la temporada. Tenemos como invitada a nuestra admirada Aliette de Bodard, con quien hablaremos, entre otras cosas, de su última novela, la fantasía urbana post-apocalíptica The House of Shattered Wings.En la segunda parte del programa dedicaremos la tertulia a valorar lo que ha pasado en el panorama del género fantástico durante el 2015 y, como es habitual, os haremos algunas recomendaciones literarias (¡Aliette también!).Esperamos que disfrutéis del programa tanto como nosotros, sino más.Recomendaciones LiterariasAliette de BodardMaking Wolf, de Tade Thompson.Court of Five, de Kate Elliott.ElíasThe Builders, de Daniel Polansky.Luna, de Ian McDonald.LetiLas tres novellas de The Game House: The Serpent, The Thief & The Master, de Claire Norh.JMTwelve Kings of Sarakai, de Bradley Beaulieu.Homo Homini Lupus, de Robert Shearman.MiquelNido de Pesadillas, de Lisa Tuttle.Stalker (Pícnic en el Camino), de Arkadi y Boris Strugatski.El episodio se puede descargar de archive.org y, en cuanto se propaguen los feeds, de iVoox e iTunes.Música: Back to Adventure, de Butterfly TeaLogotipo: Javier Hansard
This is an edit of a show about Afrofuturism that I did in November 2013. The studio guest is Tade Thompson and there are pre-recorded interviews with Bill Campbell, Tobias Buckell and Rochita Loenen-Ruiz, which were done at World Fantasy. For copyright reasons the music that I played during the show cannot be included in this podcast.