The Ancillary Review of Books

A Meal of Thorns

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A critical book club from the Ancillary Review of Books. Host Jake Casella Brookins invites writers, scholars, and critics to discuss thorny works of science fiction, fantasy, and other speculative genres.

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A Meal of Thorns 03 – PIRANESI with Misha Grifka Wander 29.07.2024 1:17:37

Ancillary Review editors Jake Casella Brookins and Misha Grifka Wander discuss Susanna Clarke's PIRANESI: epistolary realism and the novel, numinous personhood, and glimpses of utopia in rejecting capitalist expectations. Notes, Links, and Transcript A Meal of Thorns is a podcast from the Ancillary Review of Books . Credits: Guest: Misha Grifka Wander Title: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke Music by Gis...

A Meal of Thorns 02 – DEAD COLLECTIONS with Roseanna Pendlebury 15.07.2024 1:03:41

Host Jake Casella Brookins talks to critic Roseanna Pendlebury about Isaac Fellman's DEAD COLLECTIONS (a novel about a trans vampire archivist) and how it addresses grief, portrayals of bodies and identities over time, fanfic and low-budget television, and the place of more experimental fiction in genre publishing. Notes, Links, and Transcript Contact RSS feed | Spotify | Apple Podcasts...

A Meal of Thorns 01 – THE SCAR with Dan Hartland 01.07.2024 1:20:26

For the very first episode, host Jake Casella Brookins talks to Dan Hartland, critic and reviews editor, about China Miéville's novel THE SCAR, the genre of the New Weird, and many related works and ideas. Notes, Links, and Transcript Credits: Guest: Dan Hartland Title: The Scar by China Miéville Music by Giselle Gabrielle Garcia Artwork by Rob Patterson Opening poem by Bhartṛhari, translated by J...