This week the Coode Street Podcast, or part of it, is on the
move! With Readercon 24 in full swing, Gary has travelled to Burlington, Massachusetts
and has corralled award-winning author of Little Big and the Aegypt sequence,
John Crowley, and long-time friend of the podcast Peter Straub to take part in
a fascinating discussion of genre and other things. As always, we hope you
enjoy the podcast!


00:00 Introduction (flawed)


02:00 Discussion of reading and being influenced by early
science fiction from the '50s and '60s, and the path from there to reading
literature.


12:40 On how genre works and what makes the SF ideational
space function. Mention of Bob Shaw's classic "Light of Other Days".


19:00 Peter discusses writing about fear, reading Ballard,
and other influences.


30:00 On reading work as science fiction, including mention
of John's novel The Translator.


35:00 On how writing SF/F is accepted to day in a way that
it was not before.


40:00 Peter discusses his novel In the Night Room.


43:00 Story McGuffins and the death of the author.


50:00 Sequels, Lin Carter, book signings.
58:00 A brief discussion of what's next from Peter and John.
As discussed in the podcast, you can order the 25th Anniversary Edition of Little Big, or just check it out.