Book Review: The Jaguar Mask, by Michael J. DeLuca
I started out only able to read this book in small bites, taking time for digestion, but by the end, I was eating it up eagerly, hungry for the meanings that were emerging and the inspirations I could take from it.
Carmen Maria Machado’s Her Body and Other Parties (reviewed by Penny Reeve)
Carmen Maria Machado’s writing has — very rightly so — been receiving a lot of attention recently. Readers have been champing at the bit for more of Machado’s work since she set the literary world alight in 2014 with the incredible short “The Husband Stitch” and now we’re rewarded with a collection of her short stories with Her Body and Other Parties, which I’m already slating as one of my top reads of 2017. Machado has some serious literary strings to her bow, having written for NPR, Electric Literature, VICE and the New Yorker. Her short stories have appeared numerous anthologies including Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy and Best Woman’s Erotica. The new collection, featuring the aforementioned “The Husband Stitch” — which was nominated for both the Shirley Jackson and Nebula awards, as well as being longlisted for the James Tiptree Jr. and winning a Pushcart Prize special mention — has received praise from just about everyone, including author du jour Roxane Gay, LA Times and Kirkus, which shortlisted Her Body and Other Parties for their annual titular prize, despite it only being published October 3.
Episode 8. Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and The Secret of Roan Inish (1994) — the Pastoral and the Child
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TotallyPretentiousEpisode008MarvelsCinematicUniverseAndTheSecretOfRoanInish/TotallyPretentiousEpisode008–MarvelsCinematicUniverseAndTheSecretOfRoanInish.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSThe Secret of Roan Inish, the pastoral, and the child!! Filling in for David, Jen Zink joins me to discuss the state of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and our main event film, The Secret of Roan Inish (1994). We explore The Secret of Roan Inish‘s treatment of its child protagonist, the conflict between the modern world and the pastoral world, and Irish culture and folklore. Needless to say, it’s a lively discussion! We’re also still working on our Subscriber Drive so we can add a second regular episode to the show. Help us spread the word! Enjoy!
Mining the Genre Asteroid: The Dictionary of the Khazars by Milorad Pavic
Mysterious princesses. Mirrors that show things at varying speeds. Saving up days of the week to spend at one go (in eggs!). A man with ears sharp enough to slice bread. Inheritance laws improbably based on the color of beards. The dreams of parrots. All of this, and more, can be found in The Dictionary of the Khazars (1989) by Serbian author Milorad Pavic.
183. Douglas Lain (a.k.a. Le Révolutionnaire) — Billy Moon (An Interview)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode183AnInterviewWDouglasLain/SandF%20–%20Episode%20183%20–%20An%20Interview%20w%20Douglas%20Lain.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSMagical realism, France, and revolutions, oh my! Author Douglas Lain joins Shaun, Stina, and David to discuss his new magical realist novel, Billy Moon. We cover 1968 France, the world of politics and genre, Winnie the Pooh, and so much more! We hope you enjoy the episode! Note: If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 183 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: Douglas Lain’s Website Doug’s Books and Fiction Doug’s Twitter Diet Soap Podcast You can also support this podcast by signing up for a one month free trial at Audible. Doing so helps us, gives you a change to try out Audible’s service, and brings joy to everyone. Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). Additional music from “Coffin Ships” by (Peter DiPhillips) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 That’s all, folks! Thanks for listening. See you next week.
Episode 75 — Magical Realism and Book Love w/ Jason Sanford
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow6.2–MagicalRealismAndBookLoveWJasonSanford/Sandf–Episode6.2–MagicalRealismAndBookLoveWJasonSanford.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSJason Sanford returns (are you noticing a trend, yet?) to talk with us about magical realism, interesting (and damn near annoying) news in the SF/F world, and what we want for Christmas. It’s sure to be a fun ride, if not a little controversial (because Sanford is the Queen of Controversy, after all — or is it King? We’re not sure, but we do know that he’s got a few things to say about this week’s news. Emotional things. From deep down in his heart!). We hope you enjoy the episode! Note: If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 75 — Download (MP3) Intro and News/Discussion w/ Jason Sanford (0:00 – 45:01) Angry Robots announces Strange Chemistry (Because they’re awesome like that…) Bryan Fuller to remake The Munsters (Because we need more remakes, right? RIGHT? Or we could all take heroine and relive the 70s…) Kristen Stewart Joins Cast of U.S. Remake of Akira (rumors, perhaps, but it should say something about a movie that every single rumor pisses off geeks the world over…) Jason Sanford’s Website (go and buy his stuff, or we’ll hurt Jen…as in the people in my head and I…) Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). That’s all, folks! Thanks for listening. See you next week.
