S&L Podcast - #501 - One Missed S-Call-Zi

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It's end-of-year book list time! And we have a list of our favorite end-of-year lists. Plus, our initial thoughts on Akata Witch!

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WHAT ARE WE NOMMING?

Tom: Neoguri ramen with an egg
Veronica: Mulled wine! And green tea. Not together!

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Any news or announcements

"Our mod Rob, aka the roberator, has refreshed the Sword and Laser survey. It's a few short questions to help him and us get to understand who's listening. Take it, won't you?

You can find it in the show notes or by going to Sword and Laser and clicking 'survey'."
Survey Link

Trike:
A Christmas miracle: Alan Moore actually approves of an adaptation of his book.

"For the first time in my career, I’m genuinely excited and enthusiastic about a work of mine… one that I own, and believe could work marvelously in a different medium… being adapted for the screen."
Read more on Deadline

Tamahome:

"My body is green with excitement. Steven Spielberg to helm Old Man’s War, bringing John Scalzi's sci-fi to life!"
Fiction Horizon Article

crochetchrisie📚:
Goodreads Choice Awards Winners
Goodreads Winners List

Seth:
Amal El-Mohtar picks the best SFF of the year for the New York Times.

In the spirit of process improvement, just in case you can't click the link, here they are:

  • The Book of Love

  • Rakesfall

  • In Universes

  • The Melancholy of Untold History

  • The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain

  • Exordia

  • The Mercy of Gods

  • Those Beyond the Wall

  • The Tainted Cup

  • Long Live Evil

Read the full article

Trike:
The 2024 edition of NPR’s Books We Love is out!

"Lots of books mentioned in other 'best of' lists but also plenty of ones I hadn’t heard of."
NPR Books We Love

Seth:
Perhaps you're tired of best books lists? Sorry. I like seeing LitHub's list of best book covers each year. They poll designers, and there isn't much agreement this year, but the overall winner is the creepy covers for the re-issues of Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy.
LitHub Article

Liqorice:
Booker Prize-winning Orbital, by Samantha Harvey, has been serialized by BBC Radio. According to the author, it is not 'science fiction' but 'space realism.'

"Given that literary authors often use the term 'magical realism' to distinguish their work from fantasy, that sounds like an interesting distinction to separate the book from genre fiction. Regardless, I read the book, and if you like literary fiction, it is pretty good."

BBC Radio Episodes

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Feedback from the audience

Jan (new):

"It's great fun to listen to you reminiscing! Makes me look back as well! ❤️
I am old and my memory is fuzzy, but I feel I am with Sword and Laser since the Geek & Sundry days, though I started contributing from time to time with Hogfather.

Btw: Is there a statistic of who contributed the most Quick Burns? Asking for a friend... 😉"

Scott:

"I feel like Vaginal Fantasy started before Geek and Sundry was founded. It was through Vaginal Fantasy that I first encountered Veronica and heard about Sword and Laser..."

Tassie Dave:

"Vaginal Fantasy started in January 2012. Geek and Sundry was founded in 2011 and officially launched on April 2, 2012. Sword and Laser joined in March 2012."

BOOK OF THE MONTH DISCUSSION

Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
Bookshop Link | Amazon Link
Book Briefing

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