754. P. Djèlí Clark (a.k.a. The Historian) — Abeni’s Song
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-754-pdjeli-clark/SandF_754_PDjeliClark.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSLost family, fabulous worldbuilding, and salamanders, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser are joined by the wondrous P. Djèlí Clark for a fabulous interview about Abeni’s Song! Together, they discuss Clark’s turn to middle grade fantasy, his approach to worldbuilding, the complexities in using historical analogs, and so much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
751. Karen Lord (a.k.a. Captain Civilization) — The Blue, Beautiful World
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-751-karen-lord/SandF_751_KarenLord.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSPop stars, embargoes, and first contact, oh my! Shaun Duke and Brandon O’Brien are joined by the wonderful Karen Lord to discuss her latest novel, The Blue, Beautiful World. Together, they explore the novel’s treatment of violence and culture, alien conspiracies and colonialism, Shakespeare and the art of writing, and so much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
749. Eden Royce (a.k.a. The Crab Whisperer) — Conjure Island
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-749-eden-royce/SandF_749_Eden_Royce.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSGrief, alligators, and brooms, oh my! Shaun Duke and Jen Zink are joined again by the wonderful Eden Royce to discuss her latest novel, Conjure Island! Together, they explore Eden’s approach to writing novels for kids, the task of developing magic and magic schools from a different cultural tradition, themes of grief and discovery, and so much more. Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
748. S&F Clacks #4: Hugos, Strikes, and Simon’s Schuster, Oh My!
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-748-sfclacks-4/SandF_748_SFClacks4.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSAward shenanigans, venture capitalists, and bad film execs, oh my! Shaun Duke, Paul Weimer, Daniel Haeusser, and Trish Matson join forces to discuss the Hugo Award nominees, some happenings in Hollywood that you already know about, and even some worrisome activity in the publishing landscape. Plus, we tell some jokes and have a few giggles. Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
734. Fonda Lee (a.k.a. The Falconeer) — Untethered Sky (2023)
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-734-fonda-lee/SandF_734_Fonda_Lee.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSTerrible teeth, terrible nature, and very large birds, oh my! Shaun Duke and Brandon O’Brien are joined by the incredible Fonda Lee for a discussion about her new book, Untethered Sky! Together, they discuss Lee’s approach to writing fantasy, what it’s like to try to be friends with a bird that can bite off your hand, the complexities of nature and myth, and so much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
“Sharing Worlds: The Story of the Stories” by Gillian Polack
I have two new novels out, both having to emerge with the lack of fanfare that we’re accustomed to in 2020. They were written a decade apart. One is published in Australia and the other in New Zealand. One is set in a world far in time and space where the government has brought back the eighteenth century. The other is set last year, in rural Australia. You can find more about both of them here. They have several things in common. The most important is that I did not write them alone. I am active in fandom and my fannish habits peeped into my work and changed it. Poison and Light is part of a shared universe. The original concept came when my historian self whispered to my writing self, “I have an idea.” However, an ezine and an anthology containing much work by other writers were released long, long before my version of things saw light of day. As a result the New Ceres universe has two quite different paths, but that’s another story.
