Podcasts about Zoo City

What work can genre do today? And can the genre system become more than a method of reductive containment and market segmentation—can it be a generative source of imaginative chaos? Few are as qualified to address these questions as Lauren Beukes, whose simultaneous embrace of genres from science fiction to crime to horror and refusal to abide within their borders—what she calls her “Big Fuck You Energy”—has rendered her, by her own account, “basically un-shelve-able.” Beukes is joined by crime fiction scholar (and novelist) Andrew Pepper of Queen's University Belfast for a conversation that dances across her oeuvre's many genres. They delve into how Beukes first encountered genre through the allegories that writers used to navigate the apartheid state of South Africa; how Beukes' experiences of femicidal violence and police apathy inspired her work in genre-bent crime (“At least in novels I get to have justice,” she tells us); the inflection of dystopia from different global perspectives; and the role of speculative fiction in helping clarify political enemies in an age of obfuscation. Pepper and Beukes also think about genre in more practical terms, from the logistics of keeping track of plotlines when crafting time travel or multiverse novels to what it means to be a “high concept” author in a market designed for distracted audiences. Mentioned in this Episode Lauren Beukes, Moxyland, Zoo City, The Shining Girls (and AppleTV adaptation), Broken Monsters, Bridge Margaret Atwood and speculative fiction China Miéville and the New Weird Kazuo Ishiguro Lauren Berlant Ivy Pochoda, These Women Danya Kukafka, Notes on an Execution Hannibal Lecter Crooked and Obscene Bret Easton Ellis, American Psycho Charles Dickens, Great Expectations Rick and Morty Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Everything Everywhere All At Once E.L. Doctorow Plotters vs. Pantsers Severance Nnedi Okorafor Rebecca Solnit, Hope in the Dark A.K. Blakemore, The Glutton 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

What work can genre do today? And can the genre system become more than a method of reductive containment and market segmentation—can it be a generative source of imaginative chaos? Few are as qualified to address these questions as Lauren Beukes, whose simultaneous embrace of genres from science fiction to crime to horror and refusal to abide within their borders—what she calls her “Big Fuck You Energy”—has rendered her, by her own account, “basically un-shelve-able.” Beukes is joined by crime fiction scholar (and novelist) Andrew Pepper of Queen's University Belfast for a conversation that dances across her oeuvre's many genres. They delve into how Beukes first encountered genre through the allegories that writers used to navigate the apartheid state of South Africa; how Beukes' experiences of femicidal violence and police apathy inspired her work in genre-bent crime (“At least in novels I get to have justice,” she tells us); the inflection of dystopia from different global perspectives; and the role of speculative fiction in helping clarify political enemies in an age of obfuscation. Pepper and Beukes also think about genre in more practical terms, from the logistics of keeping track of plotlines when crafting time travel or multiverse novels to what it means to be a “high concept” author in a market designed for distracted audiences. Mentioned in this Episode Lauren Beukes, Moxyland, Zoo City, The Shining Girls (and AppleTV adaptation), Broken Monsters, Bridge Margaret Atwood and speculative fiction China Miéville and the New Weird Kazuo Ishiguro Lauren Berlant Ivy Pochoda, These Women Danya Kukafka, Notes on an Execution Hannibal Lecter Crooked and Obscene Bret Easton Ellis, American Psycho Charles Dickens, Great Expectations Rick and Morty Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Everything Everywhere All At Once E.L. Doctorow Plotters vs. Pantsers Severance Nnedi Okorafor Rebecca Solnit, Hope in the Dark A.K. Blakemore, The Glutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

Remi Harrington and Katie Pearson are both urban farmers in Kalamazoo. In this episode they discuss the meaning and importance of food sovereignty and food justice. Learn more about the challenges that small farmers are faced with, and how those challenges are compounded when those farmers face racism, or sexism. The future of food can be bright! - Especially with farmers like Remi and Katie paving the way. Hosts: Patrick Hershberger and Bionca Stewart

My dear friend Brooke Proskovec is one brave soul for diving right into 3 Gun competitions by showing up to shoot with just an inner belt of her own. Brooke shared with me that she wanted to get into 3 gun competitions but didn't have any of the gear of her own to really sign up and shoot. As a Steel Challenge and USPSA shooter, Brooke knew her way around a pistol, but her first love was iron sights. I convinced Brooke to sign up and shoot the 2023 Zoo City Fall Brawl 3 Gun match and also convinced her she would want to shoot a pistol with a red dot optic on it specifically because of how challenging the match is for pistol shots. Brooke and I shot one local Zoo City 3 Gun match before both competing in Open Division to work through Brooke learning all three platforms and also for me to get used to my new Genesis Arms Shotgun. Brooke shares how Open Division made it as easy as possible for her to compete in 3 Gun vs. trying to learn the shotgun and quad loading technique in Tac Ops Division. Interested in shooting 3 Gun with us? Send us a message. We are signed up for the 2024 Battle for the South 3 Gun Championship and would love to get more people into the sport of 3 Gun! Be sure to subscribe to the Reticle Up Podcast wherever you get your podcasts from. To learn more about 3GunKenzie, read her articles, or listen to her on various podcasts as a guest, visit 3gunkenzie.com/portfolio. Follow the host at @3gunkenzie on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mckenzie-fitzpatrick/support

In this episode, we sit down and conduct an after-action of our performance of the Zoo City February Monthly Match. We talk about our gear, stages, fuck-ups, and more.

In this episode, Frank and I speak to Jason Byerly of Zoo City Armory and discuss the newest match of the year, the Zoo City Armory Fall Brawl. We discussed: Where did the idea of the “Brawl” come from? - So, this is a relatively new venue for Zoo City Armory to be using; why the move from Gryphon Group down to the Clinton House? - What are some considerations when looking at a new venue? o What gets you excited? o What are deal breakers? - What gives Zoo City 3-gun its personality? - What to expect from Brawl? o What kind of stages can we expect? o Furthest shots/target size o Jungle Runs o Vendors on site? o What kind of facility is Clinton House if you've never been there? - What are the rulesets for the Brawl? - Where are some good locations to lodge and eat? o Staying on site. o Hotels in the area o Food at the event o Places to eat around the area. - Awards ceremony. Who do you have making trophies?

We go on some literary journeys through South African cities, featuring Tshidiso Moletsane talking about his debut novel, Junx, and with recommendations from Dela Gwala. Dela recommends ‘Our Move Next', curated by Kelly-Eve Koopman, Sarah Summers and Vasti Hannie; ‘The Eternal Audience of One' by Rémy Ngamije, ‘Zoo City' by Lauren Beukes, and ‘The Woman Next Door' by Yewande Omotoso. ‘Our Move Next' is available for download here. Hosted by Vasti Calitz. Produced by Vasti Calitz and Andri Burnett. This season is made possible by a grant by the National Arts Council.

This week, Amanda and Anna present the 2020 Holiday Spectacular! We share our favorite holiday books, bookish traditions, and books not to miss!Don't miss in 2020: -- White Ivy by Susie Yang-- One Day: The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary 24 Hours in America by Gene WeingartenHoliday books we enjoy: -- Amanda's Tree by Jo Jones-- One Day in December by Josie Silver-- Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory-- In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren-- Letters from Father Christmas by JRR TolkienLeast favorite books of 2020: -- Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstein -- Atomic Love by Jennie FieldsBooks we haven't read yet (but probably should have): -- Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison-- Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen Books we'd like to see as movies:-- Zoo City by Lauren Beukes-- City of Girls by Elizabeth GilbertOther books mentioned: Afterland by Lauren BeukesEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert

This week, Amanda and Anna share: Books we're currently reading:-- A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine-- Anxious People by Fredrik BackmanBooks we haven't read yet (but probably should have): -- Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison-- Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen Books we'd like to see as movies:-- Zoo City by Lauren Beukes-- City of Girls by Elizabeth GilbertOther books mentioned: Afterland by Lauren BeukesEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert

Lauren Beukes is the award-winning author of novels such as Zoo City, Broken Monsters, and, of course, the international bestseller, The Shining Girls. Her latest novel, Afterland, is a noir road-trip set in a post-pandemic America where 99.9% of the men have all been wiped out.We had a lot of fun chatting to Lauren about her writing career, hearing about how she managed to get her first publishing deal, and also how The Shining Girls catapulted her to international fame. We also talked about her love of collaboration, and what it is like to release a post-pandemic novel during a pandemic…Links:Buy Afterland and Lauren's other booksVisit Lauren's websiteWatch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-sThe Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-oneFollow us on Twitter: @write_gearFollow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lauren Beukes (The Shining Girls, Zoo City) joins Antony to talk about hustling for stories, why finding an agent is like dating, and the importance of trust.

Adam O'Farrill is a Brooklyn-based trumpet player and composer. He has led the quartet, Stranger Days, since 2016, and has spent much of the past 5 years on tour. David Samba is a sound designer/engineer based in Chicago. He is the head of the sound department at Black Ensemble Theatre, and is the sound designer for The Baumann's sister theatre collective, Zoo City. 

Lauren Beukes is the author of the books Maverick: Extraordinary Women From South Africa's Past (2004), Moxyland (2008), Zoo City(2010), The Shining Girls (2013), Broken Monsters (2014), and Motherland (2019). Her comics include The Wonder Woman, All The Survivors Club, The Pretty Ponies, and The Hidden Kingdom. She has won many awards for her writing including the Mbokodo Awards, the Strand Critics Award, and the Arthur C Clarke Award, the biggest award for science fiction in the world, for Zoo City in 2011. She is the only African to have won it so far. The Cape Town resident spoke to us during the Sharjah International Book Fair in 2018 about the importance of art (prescient in ythe Covid19 world we now live in), the anger that inspired The Shining Girls and the positive effect of the Arthur C Clarke Award on her writing career. We would like to thank Prestige Books for sponsoring this edition of the podcast. Prestige Books is your favourite bookstore for African and other literatures with branches on Mama Ngina Street in the Central Business District and at the Lavington Mall.

*WATCH ON YOUTUBE* Late night smoke session featuring Extendo Bendo. You know they gotta give you the scoop on the news and sports at Lift Off (1:04), with a Zoo City sound track. Next, they will answer questions (19:50) from instagram. To top off the night, high thoughts (37:10) and geeky moments will have you rolling, especially if you watch the YouTube video. JUST SMOKE LISTEN & SMOKE‼️⛽️ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mlp4/message

Happy New Years. This episode brings light to the hometown “Zoo City”. We have 3 segments so you can pick whether you wanna hear about real issue (2:04) , Q&A Shoutouts (17:21), & throwback stories (48:30). So sit back relax, open your ears & fye that good shit up! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mlp4/message

In this podcast Lauren Beukes talks about crime and horror fiction, South Africa, her Creative Writing MA, and much more. About Lauren Beukes Lauren Beukes is a novelist, TV scriptwriter, documentary maker, comics writer and occasional journalist. Her novels include the Arthur C Clarke Award winning novel Zoo City, Shining Girls, and Broken Monsters. Her next novel, … Continue reading

Gin Jenny and special guest Renay talk about backlist books they're excited to read, then review Lauren Beukes's urban fantasy novel Zoo City.

Zoo City est un roman de Lauren Beukes se passant en Afrique du Sud. L'édition présentée est de Eclipse Fantastique et traduite par Laurent Philibert-Caillat. Retrouvez-moi et n'hésitez pas à me faire des retours ici : -Discord des Streetcasteurs et Streetcasteuses : discord.gg/QpPq74Q -Rémi 2D : anchor.fm/remi2d -Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/remi2d -Twitter : @SynockUriel (ou en cherchant Rémi 2D)

Zoo City est un roman de Lauren Beukes se passant en Afrique du Sud. L'édition présentée est de Eclipse Fantastique et traduite par Laurent Philibert-Caillat. Retrouvez-moi et n'hésitez pas à me faire des retours ici : -Discord des Streetcasteurs et Streetcasteuses : discord.gg/QpPq74Q -Rémi 2D : anchor.fm/remi2d -Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/remi2d -Twitter : @SynockUriel (ou en cherchant Rémi 2D)

Thema der Woche: seelenverwandte Tiere! Gemeint ist damit die Sorte von Verbindung mit Tieren, in welchen das Tier als eine Erweiterung des Menschen definiert wird. In „Zoo City“ von Lauren Beukes sieht das so aus, das aus irgeneinen Grund jeder der ein schlimmes Verbrechen begangen hat ein Seelentier bekommt. Diese sogenannten „Getierten“ haben es nicht […]

Main Fiction: "Pop Tarts" by Lauren BeukesOriginally appeared in Laugh it Off.Lauren Beukes is a South African author and scriptwriter. Her books include the black magic noir, Zoo City, which won the Arthur C Clarke Award, The Shining Girls, about a time-travelling serial killer and the survivor who turns the hunt around, which won the University of Johannesburg Prize, and Survivor’s Club, a horror comic with Dale Halvorsen and Ryan Kelly. Her latest book is Slipping: Short Stories, Essays & Other Writing, which includes Pop Tarts and other weirdnesses.Narrated by: Masali Baduza Masali Baduza is an actress based in Cape Town. She studied at the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles. She has two babies (read: dogs) who make her very happy. Chocolate also makes her very happy. Cheesy pasta too. One day she hopes to run a production company.Special thanks to Jon Keevy of the Alexander Bar Cape Town theatre and the Sound Foundry studio, where this story was professionally recorded.Tony at YouTube See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, we discuss the amazing South African science-fiction novel ZOO CITY, talk about how we're all already in the Shadow Net, and ponder the Laguna Velasco District. Join us! And be sure to reach out to us at @rattleboxgames or on forums.stimhack.com.

This week, we discuss the amazing South African science-fiction novel ZOO CITY, talk about how we're all already in the Shadow Net, and ponder the Laguna Velasco District. Join us! And be sure to reach out to us at @rattleboxgames or on forums.stimhack.com.

This week, we discuss the amazing South African science-fiction novel ZOO CITY, talk about how we're all already in the Shadow Net, and ponder the Laguna Velasco District. Join us! And be sure to reach out to us at @rattleboxgames or on forums.stimhack.com.

This week, we discuss the amazing South African science-fiction novel ZOO CITY, talk about how we're all already in the Shadow Net, and ponder the Laguna Velasco District. Join us! And be sure to reach out to us at @rattleboxgames or on forums.stimhack.com.

Main Fiction: "The Green" by Lauren Beukes Originally published in Armored, edited by John Joseph Adams. The story will also appear in Lauren's upcoming short fiction and essay collection, Slipping, published in late November. Lauren Beukes is an award-winning, internationally best-selling novelist who also writes comics, screenplays, TV shows and journalism. Her novels, including The Shining Girls, Broken Monsters and Zoo City have been translated into 23 languages and are being developed for film and TV. She’s won the Arthur C Clarke Award, the University of Johannesburg prize, the August Derleth Award for Best Horror, the Strand Critics Choice Award for Best Mystery Novel, the RT Thriller of the Year and the Mbokodo Award. Her work has been praised by Stephen King, George RR Martin, James Ellroy and Gillian Flynn as well as The New York Times, The Guardian and NPR. She’s also written comics, including Survivor’s Club, an original horror series with Dale Halvorsen and Ryan Kelly, the... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Women and Aliens Month slithers forward with this week’s story: “Unathi Battles the Black Hairballs” by Lauren Beukes. Lauren Beukes is an award-winning, best-selling novelist who also writes comics, screenplays, and TV shows. Her novels include The Shining Girls, Broken Monsters and Zoo City. Story Excerpt: Unathi was singing karaoke when the creature attacked Tokyo. Or […] The post Drabblecast 381 – Unathi Battles the Black Hairballs appeared first on The Drabblecast.

The award-winning author of Zoo City, Shining Girls, and Moxy Land - Lauren Beukes - joins us on the Thrill-Cast with her comics conspirator Joey Hi-Fi - otherwise known as book designer, artist, and writer Dale Halvorsen - to talk about growing up reading 2000 AD in South Africa, how Johnny Alpha helped them understand apartheid, bizarre censorship by the South African authorities, what it meant when Halo Jones got out, and how the Galaxy's Greatest Comic affected both their careers. The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast is the award-winning podcast that takes you behind-the-scenes at the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic! As well as interviewing top creators and famous fans, publicity droid Molch-R brings you announcements, competitions, and much more! You can subscribe to the Thrill-Cast on iTunes or listen now at www.2000ADonline.com/podcast

[...] Consternée par la descente aux enfers de Silvio Berlusconi, condamné par une justice inique à essuyer des anus de vieux plus jeunes que lui, la Salle 101 rétablit certaines vérités universelles en parlant d’oeuvres notables : L’univers de carton, de Christopher Miller, Last Exit to Brooklyn, de Hubert Selby Jr. et Zoo City, de [...]

[…] Consternée par la descente aux enfers de Silvio Berlusconi, condamné par une justice inique à essuyer des anus de vieux plus jeunes que lui, la Salle 101 rétablit certaines vérités universelles en parlant d'oeuvres notables : L'univers de carton, de Christopher Miller, Last Exit to Brooklyn, de Hubert Selby Jr. et Zoo City, de […]

Scott is in New Zealand this week speaking at Webstock and spoke to the 2011 Arthur C. Clarke award winning author of "Zoo City," Lauren Beukes. What's her process? How does she keep it all straight and how do you know when to stop? Lauren shares how she works, how she thinks and discusses her upcoming projects as well as writing for comics.

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

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

Lauren Beukes discusses her new book Zoo City, tells us what she's doing in London and why you shouldn't stalk her. She also offers advice to writers and suggests who'd win in an author fight. Zombies also get a mention.