S&L Podcast - #367 - Shitposting Stephen King with Sam Sykes

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We explain why the Tiptree Award is now the Otherwise award, welcome the casting of Apple's Foundation TV show, and Sam Sykes has a message for Stephen King (and Myke Cole).

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WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?

Tom: Thomas Allen Selections Generations Red Blend 2016

Veronica: Water

QUICK BURNS

Mark: New Expanse novella coming in December Auberon by James S.A. Corey

TRP: Stephen Moore, the original voice of Marvin the Paranoid Android on radio and TV, has died.

Joanna: The Foundation series for Apple TV starts filming on November 11th in Ireland.

Louie: Lee Pace and Jared Harris join the cast of Foundation, a 10 episode adaptation of the Isaac Asimov classic from Apple TV+. Harris will be Hari Seldon, the psychohistorian who foresees the fall of the galactic empire, while Pace will play Brother Day, the current Emperor of the Galaxy.

Tassie Dave: This years Booker Prize has gone to a SFF book.

It was won jointly by Margaret Atwood for The Testaments and Bernadine Evaristo for Girl, Woman, Other

This is Atwood's 2nd Booker Prize. She also won in 2000 for The Blind Assassin

Bernadine Evaristo is the first black woman to win the award.”

Seth: Another speculative fiction award has elected to change its name. The James Tiptree Jr. Award will now be the Otherwise Award.

James Tiptree Jr. was the pen name of Alice Sheldon

On May 19, 1987, she shot first her husband, Huntington Sheldon, and then herself. He was 84 years old; she was 71. He was blind and disabled.

It has been described by some including members of the family as a suicide pact.

Others have come to see it as possibly caregiver murder.

The Tiptree Jr award was started in 1991

To remind audiences of the role gender plays in both reading and writing, the award was named in Sheldon's honor at the suggestion of Karen Joy Fowler.

Otherwise Award, drawing on Black queer feminist scholarship around what is termed ""otherwise politics".

BARE YOUR SWORD

"Sal vs Mags

Wrapping up Trail of Lightning, you compared Mags and Kate Daniels. Would like to hear your thoughts comparing Sal the Cacophony with Mags, since the fall theme seems to be bad-ass women mage/witch/monster hunters.”

Dale

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280 Character Book Review by Beth Mitcham:

TRAIL OF LIGHTNING, Rebecca Roanhorse. I loved the complex characters in this. The heroine and her friends did some bad stuff and the villains could be sympathetic. And sometimes it was tough to say which were which. Looking at you, Kai.

I'm a big fan of the re-read. I just finished LotR, for the 6-7th time, read the Silo series again, and have started Kingkiller, and Expanse is next up. I intersperse between new reads, though. I have @Veronica's same guilt about not reading ALL my many books.

Sometimes rereading an old favorite the best way to get over a bad read

Listening to your new episode. I love to re-read is "Lightning" by Dean Koontz. I also like to re-read "Duma Key" and "From a Buick 8" by Stephen King. On the nonfiction front, I like to re-read "The Island of the Seven Cities".

would you ever bring any of the other former hosts of Vaginal Fantasy onto the podcast as guest stars or stage a mini reunion?It'd be great fun to hear what they think about the latest Sword picks.

Next month:

The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge

INTERVIEW WITH SAM SYKES

Sam Sykes Website

@samsykesswears

Seven Blades in Black by Sam Sykes

Interview with Bitter Seeds author Ian Tregillis – The S&L Podcast #033

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This week, we wrap up Bitter Seeds by Ian Tregillis with our opinions, your opinions, and Ian Tregillis's opinions. (Yes, he's on the show for an interview). We also look at June SciFi/Fantasy events thanks to IO9. June is pretty danged busy!

    


BARE YOUR SWORD - feedback from the audience    
    
Bitter Seeds  > *Spoilers* Final thoughts?   
    
Bitter Seeds  > Your superpower?    

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Interview with Bitter Seeds author Ian Tregillis – The S&L Podcast #033

Interview with Laurie R. King – The S&L Podcast #032

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This week we're very pleased to have a chance to talk to author Laurie R. King. Ms. King is the author of the  Mary Russell series of historical mysteries, featuring Sherlock Holmes as her partner, and a series featuring police officer Kate Martinelli, as well as several standalone novels. King's first book, A Grave Talent (1993), received the 1994 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. Her latest book is The God of the Hive.

QUICK BURNS
   
5 Epic Science Fiction Book Series to Read This Summer.

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Interview with Laurie R. King – The S&L Podcast #032

Interview with Cory Doctorow – The S&L Podcast #028

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As a wrap-up of "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom" we finally snag an interview with the author of the Sword and Laser book club selection.  Cory Doctorow is always a fun person to chat with, and this episode is no exception.  We do query him on some of the thoughts behind Down and Out, but also about writing and the publishing industry in general. We also let him pick our next book!

Quick Burns

Ursula Le Guin's Petition Against Google Books

8 Comic Book Relationships To Make You Feel Good


Book Pick

Our next book is The Windup Girl, by Paolo Bacigalupi.

 

Interview with Cory Doctorow - The S&L Podcast #028

#021 – The S&L Podcast: A Game of Thrones

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We loved A Game of Thrones, but you'll have to listen to find out why. We also get into fantasy metal songs with a metal expert, and report some news on the Game of Thrones on HBO. [display_podcast] ADDENDUMS Game of Thrones Wikis Unnoficial Songs of Ice and Fire A Wiki of Ice and Fire But Tower of the Hand is much much better! Thanks Padwen! Game of Thrones being shot for HBO Sean Bean cast as Lord Eddard. A Game of Thrones card game. BARE YOUR SWORD - feedback from the audience What Was Robert's Rebellion Really About (Minor Spoilers, Major Speculation) Check out these lizards they've discovered that swim through sand in the Sahara. They didn't mention it, but I'm guessing they smell like cinnamon. :) Love the Show, Dave in Portland Abner Senires sings amazing parody songs... this one is about the Kwisatz Haderach. ENGAGE - Interviews with interesting characters Talking to Charles Davis, from Metal Gamer and the Chizzle and Dizzle show. Holy Thunder Force: Charles dares you not to air guitar to this one. Rain of a Thousand Flames: This the one that has a nude woman in it, but Charles assures us, it is definitely the most ridiculous one they have made. Unholy WarCry: 10 minutes long and the one that has Christopher Lee dressed in a giant king costume. Magic of the Wizard's Dream: Charles says it's not that interesting of a music video, but it's the one he mentioned that has Christopher Lee singing on it. QUICK BURNS - unrelated news of the month Download DroidMaker for free 1969 Hugo Awards. Neil Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin and Michael Collins received a Hugo Award in 1969 for The Best Moon Landing Ever. Also Novella "Dragonrider" by Anne McCaffrey [Analog Dec 1967,Jan 1968] Tagline Contest Come up with a tagline for The Sword and Laser! The winner will have their words emblazoned on the back of our new t-shirts, which will be making their debut at Dragon*Con this September!" Email theswordandlaser@gmail.com by Wednesday July 29.
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