Anthropomorphic cat detective! – The S&L Podcast #036
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 1:50PM This week we round up a lot of news and discussions ranging from the release of the Kraken book, to what Jane Goodall reads at the beach. Plus we begin the quest to pick our next book.
QUICK BURNS
The Darkest Lie by Gena Showalter currently top-selling scifi/fantasy on Amazon
Out this week: Kraken by China Mieville
Scientists recommend their favorite beach reading
Octavia Butler, Roger Zelazny, and Richard Matheson inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame
Blacksad: hardboiled detective fiction about anthropomorphic animals (no, really) l
BARE YOUR SWORD - feedback from the audience
Spoilery: The Moralities and (Necessary?) Evils of the Redeker Plan
Realpolitik and the Zombie Menace
Modern profanity breaks fantasy immersion??
Book Kickoff soon. Look for the poll on the website.
We'll be making the poll soon, so give us your ideas before we make up our minds and get set in our ways! Even if it's just an author or a type of novel.
Emails:
Hey Veronica and Tom,
First, let me say I'm liking the greater frequency of S&L. Hope to see more.
Add me to the tally of people Veronica has introduced to Temeraire. I recently finished Victory of Eagles; it's an amazing series and I look forward to more.
Game of Thrones on HBO. Here's the thing about the Ice and Fire books. They are incredible books, however I had to stop reading after the 3rd one because it literally depressed me. If the HBO series is near as good, I doubt I'll be able to watch it, which is too bad.
Also, I vote for a video version of S&L on TWiT.tv
Anyway, cheers and thanks for the great book-lovers podcast.
Simon
ADDENDUMS
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Reader Comments (3)
For more on anthropomorphic cat detectives, there was a great, bizarre Garfield graphic novel I read a thousand times as a kid called Garfield: His Nine Lives, and among its nine stories it featured the illustrated account of an upright cat detective named Sam Spayed, all done up in film-noirish shades of grey. I often skipped that one, though; it had a lot of text.
Hi I've come across your podcast via Veronica's appearence on Ladies of Leet. Just wondering why your itunes feed only starts at ep. 28. Thanks =)
Review of "The Darkest Lie" on Amazon. I threw up in my mouth when I read this.
"One of the premier authors of paranormal romance."
One more nail in the coffin of F&SF...