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The Coode Street PodcastEpisode 714: The Year in Books with James Bradley, Ian Mond, and Alex PierceFor our year-end discussion of 2025 books, we’re joined by Locus reviewers Ian Mond and Alex Pierce, and distinguished critic and novelist James Bradley. As usual, we mention a lot of authors and titles, and probably forget to mention many deserving others. But you’ll no doubt find some suggestions you hadn’t thought of, and some of our usual digressions about familiar questions of genre, literary ambition, and books that at least some of us think have been overlooked.
Alex's list
Adrian Tchaikovsky, Shroud
Claire North, Slow Gods
Darkly Lem, Transmentation | Transgression
EJ Swift, When There A...
2025-12-281h 32
Salle 101L’émission du jeudi 25 septembre 2025[…] Nimbée de lumière, noyée dans la sauce samouraï et le tofu fumé grillé, la Salle 101 dévore la culture tel un vegan à Berlin devant un Doner, regarde : L’odyssée de Pénélope, d’une certaine Margaret Atwood, on voit pas trop c’est qui. Sintonia, d’Audrey Pleynet, elle on voit c’est qui. Malarkoi, d’Alex Pheby, alors lui personne sait c’est qui. Jette un oeil, enfin, jette une oreille, enfin, débrouille-toi, quoi.
« Hi hi hi hi hi hi je prends l’argent partout hi hi hi hi », s’autocongratule LLoyd C.
2025-09-2500 min
Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley50. Swindling SuperpowersIn the final episode of season two of Lady Swindlers, Lucy Worsley and her partner in crime, Professor Rosalind Crone, are joined by novelist and game designer Naomi Alderman, author of the award-winning book, The Power. Together they explore one curious question - did our Lady Swindlers have superpowers?From the strength and agility of Minnie Pheby, the Lady Burglar, to the psychic abilities of the Fox Sisters, these women used their talents to surprise, deceive and outwit the men around them. Whether they were slipping through windows, conducting séances, spiking drinks, or stealing m...
2025-07-2229 minLady Killers with Lucy Worsley46. Minnie Pheby - Lady BurglarLucy Worsley meets Minnie Pheby, a strong and agile young woman who defies all the gender stereotypes of Victorian society – not a homemaker, but a homebreaker. She’s the devil compared with the idealised ‘angel in the house’, sneaking into middle class homes in the dead of night. In West London as the Victorian era draws to a close, Minnie sleeps on a pillow of stolen dresses in a squat furnished with life’s little luxuries, all the proceeds of crime.Lucy is joined by former Detective Chief Inspector Jackie Malton, famously the inspiration for Prime Suspect’s DCI Jane T...
2025-06-2428 min
Mapping the Zone: A Thomas Pynchon discussion podcastBonus Episode - Alex PhebyIf you've listened to this show for any amount of time, you've probably heard Cody mention the Cities of the Weft trilogy by Alex Pheby, a phenomenal dark fantasy series that explores a number of fascinating themes and concepts all set in a tremendously built world, with a brilliant cast of characters. We were lucky to be joined by Alex Pheby to discuss his work, that before the Cities of the Weft trilogy. and those books, as well.We are back to our regularly scheduled programming in two weeks, finally getting into our coverage of Part II...
2025-05-232h 07
Around the HearthOpen Hearth Podcast Ep 6: Urban Shadows, The David Web, WanderhomeIn this podcast community members join us to talk about their recent gaming and discuss one in depth that they really enjoyed. Host Fumi is joined today by Jesse (jesseabe) and Mads (madelancholy, https://www.youtube.com/@Madelancholy).Games DiscussedUrban Shadows Second EditionThe David WebWanderhomeSome Other Games Mentioned TeethApocalypse World 2e InevitableBooks MentionedAstral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968 (Ryan Walsh) Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World (Anne-Laure Le Cunff)Waterblack (Alex Pheby)
2025-04-0836 min
Sound Compilation of Full Audiobooks in Science Fiction & FantasyWaterblack - Alex PhebyListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://epod.spaceTitle: WaterblackAuthor: Alex PhebyNarrator: Jay Lafayette ValentineFormat: UnabridgedLength: 18:59:39Language: EnglishRelease date: 03-11-2025Publisher: Recorded BooksGenres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Epic FantasySummary:The monumental conclusion to Alex Pheby's Cities of the Weft trilogy.
One thousand million infants are dead, and Nathan Treeves is back. He’s become the Master of Waterblack, the City of the Dead.
And Sharli, once a sacrifice, then an assassin, is now a trained God...
2025-03-116h 59
Get Hooked On The Full Audiobook That Keeps Story Seekers Hooked.Waterblack by Alex PhebyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/238039to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Waterblack
Series: Cities of the Weft Series, Book 3
Author: Alex Pheby
Narrator: Jay Lafayette Valentine
Format: mp3
Length: 18 hrs and 59 mins
Release date: 03-11-25
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 9 ratings
Genres: Urban
Publisher's Summary:
One thousand million infants are dead, and Nathan Treeves is back. He’s become the Master of Waterblack, the City of the Dead. And Sharli, once a sacrifice, then an assassin, is now a trained God-Killer. She has killed many—but failed in killing Nathan Treeves years ago. Soon she, and the Women’s Vanguard, will h...
2025-03-116h 59
A Meal of ThornsA Meal of Thorns 19 – HEIR TO THE EMPIRE with Dan HartlandPodcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB’s Patreon!Credits:Guest: Dan HartlandTitle: Heir to the Empire by Timothy ZahnHost: Jake Casella BrookinsMusic by Giselle Gabrielle GarciaArtwork by Rob PattersonOpening poem by Bhartṛhari, translated by John BroughReferences:Gautam Bhatia's The SentenceAlex Pheby's WaterblackCristina Rivera Garza's The Taiga SyndromeKatherine Addison's The Tomb of DragonsElizabeth Sandifer's Hugboxing vs ScabpickingDavid BrinThe Wilhelm ScreamJack London's The Call of the WildBrandon Taylor’s “against cast
2025-03-101h 22A Meal of ThornsA Meal of Thorns 19 – HEIR TO THE EMPIRE with Dan HartlandPodcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB’s Patreon!Credits:Guest: Dan HartlandTitle: Heir to the Empire by Timothy ZahnHost: Jake Casella BrookinsMusic by Giselle Gabrielle GarciaArtwork by Rob PattersonOpening poem by Bhartṛhari, translated by John BroughReferences:Gautam Bhatia's The SentenceAlex Pheby's WaterblackCristina Rivera Garza's The Taiga SyndromeKatherine Addison's The Tomb of DragonsElizabeth Sandifer's Hugboxing vs ScabpickingDavid BrinThe Wilhelm ScreamJack London's The Call of the WildBrandon Taylor’s “against cast
2025-03-101h 22
DEATH // SENTENCEAlex Pheby - WaterblackOne of the greatest fantasy epics of the 21st century ends here, with Alex Pheby's mind-bending Waterblack. We go in-depth into the trilogy and the surprising inspirations behind its central themes. Also, Skibidi Toilet.
Music by Homeskin: https://homeskin.bandcamp.com/track/blood-to-disk
Theme tune by Caïna: https://cainaband.bandcamp.com/
2025-02-251h 10
A Meal of ThornsA Meal of Thorns 18 – THE SILMARILLION with Eden KupermintzPodcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB’s Patreon!Credits:Guest: Eden KupermintzTitle: The Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienHost: Jake Casella BrookinsMusic by Giselle Gabrielle GarciaArtwork by Rob PattersonOpening poem by Bhartṛhari, translated by John BroughReferences:anarchySF, heavy blog is heavy, Eden’s work at ARB, the Death // Sentence podcastAlex Pheby’s WaterblackAdrian Tchaikovsky’s House of Open WoundsDarkly Lem’s Transmentation TransienceDeath // Sentence episode on Unknown Language
2025-02-241h 19A Meal of ThornsA Meal of Thorns 18 – THE SILMARILLION with Eden KupermintzPodcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB’s Patreon!Credits:Guest: Eden KupermintzTitle: The Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienHost: Jake Casella BrookinsMusic by Giselle Gabrielle GarciaArtwork by Rob PattersonOpening poem by Bhartṛhari, translated by John BroughReferences:anarchySF, heavy blog is heavy, Eden’s work at ARB, the Death // Sentence podcastAlex Pheby’s WaterblackAdrian Tchaikovsky’s House of Open WoundsDarkly Lem’s Transmentation TransienceDeath // Sentence episode on Unknown Language
2025-02-241h 19
HellishAlex Pheby, writerAuthor ALEX PHEBY gives us the five tracks he will meet in Hell!Alex talks to us about his Cities of the Weft trilogy, writing a series, and he gives us the worst job he has ever done. And it might just be the worst job we have ever heard about.Alex's new book, WATERBLACK, finishes off his 'Cities of the Weft' trilogy, which includes the amazing Mordew and Malarkoi. All three are published by Galley Beggar, whose co-head honcho is our former damned soul Sam Jordison. Order Alex's books direct from Galley...
2025-02-1758 minThe Coode Street PodcastEpisode 671: Books We're Looking Forward to in 2025Each year, we sit down and look at the year ahead and, inevitably, end up discussing the books we are looking forward to. This year we invited long time friends of the podcast Charlie Jane Anders and Ian Mond to join us.
During a lively conversation it became clear that, no matter what else is happening in the world, there's a lot of wonderful work coming out in 2025, and this only scratches the surface of it.
As always, our thanks to Charlie Jane and Ian for making the time to join us.
As...
2025-02-021h 03
HellishSam Jordison, publisher (Galley Beggar Press)We press publisher and writer SAM JORDISON for the five tracks he will meet in Hell!Sam is one half of Galley Beggar Press, the small independent publisher with a bunch of big hits to its name: Eimear McBride's Women's Prize winning A Girl is a Half Formed Thing, Lucy Ellman's Booker-shortlisted Ducks, Newburyport and Alex Pheby's Cities of the Weft trilogy to name but a few. Sam talked us through what it's like to found and then run a small press, including the economic challenges, and sifting through the submissions pile. He...
2024-09-301h 00
The Friendly City Books PodcastAuthor Interview - Alex PhebyAlex Pheby is a British author and academic. He is currently a professor at Newcastle University and lives in Scotland. He studied at Manchester University, Manchester Metropolitan University, Goldsmiths. and UEA.Alex’s second novel, Playthings, was shortlisted for the 2016 Wellcome Book Prize. His third novel, Lucia, was joint winner of the 2019 Republic of Consciousness Prize. Mordew, the first book in the Cities of the Weft trilogy, was selected as a Book of the Year by The Guardian, The I, Tor.com and Locus.His newest novel, Malarkoi, is the second book in his Cities of...
2023-10-3057 min
How Publishing Works: From Caxton to KindleHow Publishing Works. From Caxton to KindleIn this episode of How Publishing Works Kate Macdonald of Handheld Press is in conversation with another publisher - Eloise Millar from Galley Beggar Press, a British independent publishing house.How does a publisher know that the manuscript they’re reading is The One? What are the first stages after the contract has been signed? How do you juggle marketing and editorial? And what awful thing happened in 2019 thatgave Galley Beggar renewed faith in the generosity of the book trade? You may need tissues for this one.The books that Eloise me...
2023-09-1559 min
The Perks Of Being A Book Lover PodcastS. 8 Ep. 170 - Judge A Book By It’s Cover - 4/5/23For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover
Books Mentioned In This Episode
Books mentioned--
1- American Cheese by Joe Berkowitz
2- Blue by Kai Kupferschmidt
3- Bike Riding in Kabul: The Global Adventures of a Foreign Aid Practitioner by Jamie Bowman
4- Nala's World: One Man, His Rescue Cat, and a Bike Ride Around the Globe by Dean Nicholson
5- What I Hate fr...
2023-04-0559 minThe Perks Of Being A Book Lover PodcastS. 8Ep. 162 - What Do Reviews Even Meaaaaaaan?! - 1/25/23For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com.
We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover
Books mentioned in this episode:
1- Truly Devious series by Maureen Johnson
2- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
3- His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman
4- Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
5- Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
6- Happenings by Annie Ernaux
7- The Most Precious Substance on Earth by Sh...
2023-01-2558 min
The Perks Of Being A Book Lover PodcastREPLAY - Put a Cork In ”Her”story with guest Rebecca Rosenberg 12-28-22**Carrie and I are taking a much needed holiday break. We will be back in Mid-January with all new episodes.
Until then, we have some replay episodes.
New Year’s Eve is just a few days away and often we think of toasting with a glass of sparkly at the stroke of midnight. Historical fiction writer Rebecca Rosenberg’s love of wine and sparkling wine in particular took her on travels to France to visit the great wine houses. And one of the things she discovered was the huge influence women had on the wine and...
2022-12-281h 01
Notes in the MarginGoing Through the MotionsThis week, Vicky and Joe talk mojo, the struggle to find people who can think, and breaking the rules. Finding yourself feeling a bit flat about your writing, your hobby, or life in general? That's okay, it happens. But how do we yank ourselves out of it? Dunno — but maybe this podcast episode will help. In it you'll find understanding, a random dog interlude, and a few strategies you could try to dig your mojo out of whatever hole it's crawled into. Key Takeaways: [1:25] Vicky is so close to having a proper bath in...
2022-12-2230 minSalle 101L’émission du jeudi 15 septembre 2022[…] Confite dans le sucre de sa propre peau caramel et moite, la Salle 101 confirme sa nouvelle saison en parlant de livres importants qui déchirent, tu vois. Mordew, superbe chose d’Alex Pheby. Le temps d’un souffle, je m’attarde, courte et touchante chose de Roger Zelazny. Demain, le jour, chouette chose francophone de Salomon de Izarra. Yeah.
»Toujours partant pour lire un bon livre que je saurai faire découvrir aux autres », nous confie un énième blogueur.
2022-09-1900 min
DEATH // SENTENCEAlex Pheby's MalarkoiThe Discourse Labyrinth has once again trapped Langdon and Eden! First, they must do battle with online """Leftists""" to defend a Marxist reading of Foucault (while stabbing the actual man repeatedly, luckily he is already dead).
Then, the two dive into the maze of Platonist, reality-bending, weird fantasy that is Alex Pheby's Malarkoi! Talking dogs, gods, ideal realms, time manipulation, and general malarkey abounds.
Music played:
Gods of Eden - Through the Abyss https://godsofeden.bandcamp.com/track/through-the-abyss
Armory - The Hunters from Beyond https://armory417.bandcamp.com/track/the-hunters-from-beyond
2022-09-031h 37
The Spiracle PodcastThe Session: Susie Orbach on psychotherapyWith Playthings as the August edition, Alex Pheby's gripping, fictional take on the 19th-century German judge Daniel Paul Schreber's experience of psychosis, we talk to Susie Orbach. With Orbach, we open out from the Schreber case to ask about the value of psychotherapy... the importance of 'the session', whether it's writing or talking, how it works and whether it can help an individual join the wider the community. Before Sigmund Freud's formal psychoanalysis began, Schreber (1842-1911) set about writing out his experience of mental illness in "Memoirs of My Nervous Illness" which would become an important source account for Freud...
2022-08-1721 min
Across the PondEp. 30, Hugo Hamilton, "The Pages"Spoiler alerts, Marx, and Alex Pheby's Mordew, plus we talk to Hugo Hamilton about his latest work, a novel narrated by another novel: "The Pages."Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam JordisonInstagram: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam JordisonFacebook: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang BooksBluesky: @acrossthepondbooks.bsky.socialThe Big Book Project https://substack.com/@thebigbookproject
2022-04-1947 min
The Perks Of Being A Book Lover PodcastS 6 Ep. 122 Pop The Cork On ”Her”story with guest Rebecca Rosenberg 2-9-22Part of what drew us to this week’s author, Rebecca Rosenberg, was the cool cover of her historical fiction novel, Champagne Widows. But as we read the book, we realized it was a pretty fascinating story of a young widow, Madame Clicquot, who essentially revolutionized champagne production in France during the Napoleonic years.
Rebecaa has written two other historical fiction novels but Champagne Widows is the first in a series about the trailblazing women of wine in France in the 19th century. As a champagne historian, Rebecca decided these stories needed to be told. She gave us...
2022-02-091h 00
Well-ReadWell-Read Episode 98 - 2021 SuperlativesWe're back with one of our favorite Well-Read traditions: book superlatives! Listen in for the books that stood out to us this year. We’ll end with what we’re reading this week.
Books and other media mentioned in this episode:
Episode 87 – 2021 Resolutions and Year in Review
Beloved by Toni Morrison (buy from Bookshop)
Halle’s Instagram
Episode 86 – 2020 Superlatives
Most Timely
Ann: The Night Swim by Megan Goldin (buy from Bookshop) and The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris (buy from Bookshop)
Halle: Ghosts by Dolly Alderton (buy from Bookshop)
Most Disappointin...
2022-01-291h 06
The Perks Of Being A Book Lover PodcastThe Perks of Being a Book Lover 2021Year in Review and What’s New in 2022 1-5-22
Carrie and Amy take a look back at books they read in 2021 and choose their favorites. Plus, past guests from 2021 share their top reads of the year.
Books mentioned in this episode:
1- Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn
2- The Book of Eels by Patrik Svensson
3- This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith
4- Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia
5- Eat a Peach by David Chang
6- Lakewood by Megan Giddings
7- Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
8- Sick Souls, Healthy Minds b...
2022-01-0555 min
The Laydown PodcastTodd Doughty Interview!Bonus Episode! Todd Doughty joined Ryan on the podcast to chat about his book, Little Pieces of Hope: Happy-Making Things in a Difficult World. Be prepared for an episode full of dopamine and two friends catching up! Little Pieces of Hope: Happy-Making Things in a Difficult WorldTodd DoughtySpotify PlaylistFollow Todd Doughty on InstagramOther Books Mentioned During this Episode:
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (audiobook)
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (audiobook)
Gmorning Gnight by Lin-Manuel Miranda (audiobook)
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by...
2021-11-2450 min
The Perks Of Being A Book Lover PodcastSeason 5 Ep. 112 Early Bird Holiday Book Buys with Bookseller Sam Miller 11-10-21In this week’s episode, we talk to our favorite bookseller, Sam Miller from Carmichael’s Books, about the holiday gift giving season. You’ve probably heard the warning to “shop early’ this holiday season because of shortages. So we are giving you the gift of new book ideas for all the booklovers in your life.
We love inviting Sam on the show twice a year to tell us all about books to look forward to for summer reading and holiday gift buying. She gives us suggestions in all the categories.
1- Small Things Like These by C...
2021-11-101h 01
A Galaxy Not So Far AwayMysterious Mini 55: Gimme More, DudeWe're now deep into September, and once again Gary and Becca have got a week full of events and an incredible number of new books to talk about! Events this week: Tuesday, September 21st: Jonathan French, in conversation with Will Damron Wednesday, September 22nd: Ari Honarvar Thursday, September 23rd: Alex London, in conversation with Tui Sutherland Friday, September 24th: Young Adult Book Club discussing This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron Saturday, September 25th: Virtual Storytime with Catherine Manning Monday, September 27th: Alex Pheby, in c...
2021-09-2126 min
Galley Beggar Press podcastsUschi Gatward: The ClinicAlex Pheby reads The Clinic by Uschi Gatward.
The clinic comes from Uschi's superb new collection of stories English Magic, which is available now in our online store (https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/paperback-shop/english-magic) and from all good booksellers.
You might also enjoy reading this fantastic Q&A with Uschi: https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/qa-uschi-gatward-english-magic
2021-08-3120 min
Bookin’146--Bookin' w/ Alex PhebyThis week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Alex Pheby, winner of the Republic of Consciousness Prize and author of Lucia, which is published by our friends at Biblioasis. Topics of conversation include Lucia and James Joyce, Finnegans Wake, Egyptology, Harry Potter, fan fiction, the likelihood that current authors will be studied in one hundred years, and much more. Copies of Lucia can be purchased here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Readers' Club+.
2021-08-2338 minAcross the PondEp 10, Alex Pheby, "Lucia"Bonfires and book blurbs, "Cat Person" controversy, and Lori and Sam chat with author Alex Pheby about his novel that imagines the life (and the death) of Lucia Joyce.Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam JordisonInstagram: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam JordisonFacebook: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang BooksBluesky: @acrossthepondbooks.bsky.socialThe Big Book Project...
2021-07-1356 min
Nerdology UKEpisode 51 Doctor Who: The New Adventures At 30While Mark is busy editing some more episodes of our sister show All Of Time And Space, Iain and Matt have a chat about Virgin's New Adventures series of Doctor Who books. Looking back thirty years on, will the memory cheat?All Of Time And Space Podcast https://anchor.fm/alloftimeandspaceIain's Timewyrm Genesys Blog: https://www.iainmartinbooks.co.uk/thirty-years-of-the-new-adventures-looking-back-at-timewyrm-genesys/Ben Aaronovitch’s website: https://www.benaaronovitch.comMatt Barber’s Daemons: https://obversebooks.co.uk/product/26-daemons/Strangers In Space Podcast https://strangersinspace.libsyn.com/Mord...
2021-06-121h 40![Minor Literature[s] Radio](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded/7868711/7868711-1596561453876-11a31a04891f2.jpg)
Minor Literature[s] RadioTrauma: Writing About Art and Mental HealthFernando Sdrigotti in conversation with Thom Cuell, Tamim Sadikali, Naomi Frisby and James Miller, about their experiences writing about trauma.
The essays in this collection — edited by Sam Mills and Thom Cuell, published by Dodo Ink — range from the personal to the political, from the raw to the reflective, exploring topics such as grief, insomnia, anxiety, schizophrenia, meditation, abusive relationships, work, and the relationship between madness and creativity.
Other contributors include: Neil Griffiths, Kirsty Logan, Tomoe Hill, Sophie Mackintosh, Rhiannon L. Cosslett, Monique Roffey, Alex Pheby, Marina Benjamin, Juliet Jacques, and the film-maker David Lync...
2021-03-1145 min
The Station PodcastAnnihilation (2018) - The Zone Of DilapidationAre you still the person you thought you were or has nature taken its course?In this episode we examine the 2018 film Annihilation directed by Alex Garland and how it relates to themes of Nature, Identity and Self-destruction.We contrast and compare some differences between the book (by Jeff Vandermeer) and discuss the film in general - as well as making mentions to Stalker and Lovecraft and how they may of influenced this film and the idea.Artwork by Chris Skinner
2021-02-2658 min
The YourShelf Podcast#7 Fantasy City with Alex PhebyTo support our work and listen to additional content, see here: https://patreon.com/yourshelf and follow us on social media @_yourshelf_. In our latest, seventh episode of The YourShelf Podcast, Fantasy City, our chief curator Juliano Zaffino (Jay) catches up with writer Alex Pheby to discuss books, genre fiction vs literary fiction, the world of rights and publishing, and the ins-and-outs of Pheby's new fantasy novel, Mordew. For full show notes, see here: https://podcast.yourshelf.uk/episodes/7. Thanks for listening. LinksPatreonInstagramTwitterPodcastYourShelfEpisode NotesJay asks Alex about who he'd like to g...
2020-10-301h 13
The Coode Street PodcastEpisode 484: Ten Minutes with Cheryl MorganTen minutes with... is a special series presented by Coode Street that sees readers and booklovers from around the world talk about what they're reading right now and what's getting them through these difficult times.
Legendary fan, publisher, and critic Cheryl Morgan talks with Gary about some favourite new and forthcoming books; the comfort in watching classic TV and movies; watching Doom Patrol and Black Panther; Sam Jordison and Galley Beggar Press; her own fanzine Salon Futura and Wizard’s Tower Press, and being a sensitivity reader for trans characters and issues.
Books mentioned include:...
2020-08-1417 min
Scholars in SpotlightLost Voices of our Realities - Full EpisodeAlex Pheby is a British author and academic. His second novel, Playthings, was described as “the best neuro-novel ever written" in Literary Review. We talked about the importance of fiction and its impact in world. The variable subjective realities and what are some ways we can have enriching experience of self.Books:MordewPlaythingsLucia
2020-07-101h 00
Scholars in SpotlightLost Voices of our Realities - Part Two - GBFAlex Pheby is a British author and academic. His second novel, Playthings, was described as “the best neuro-novel ever written" in Literary Review. We talked about the importance of fiction and its impact in world. The variable subjective realities and what are some ways we can have enriching experience of self.Books:MordewPlaythingsLucia
2020-06-2924 min
Scholars in SpotlightLost Voices of our Realities - Part One - GBFAlex Pheby is a British author and academic. His second novel, Playthings, was described as “the best neuro-novel ever written" in Literary Review. We talked about the importance of fiction and its impact in world. The variable subjective realities and what are some ways we can have enriching experience of self.Books:MordewPlaythingsLucia
2020-06-2632 min
DEATH // SENTENCEAlex Pheby - MordewYou're going to thank us for this one. Mordew is acclaimed author Alex Pheby's first foray into fantasy, and it's incredible. Imagine Gormenghast, China Mieville, Bloodborne, Dorohedoro- if it's dark, fantasy and stuff we like then it's an ingredient here. We talk about writing, publishing, Dark Souls, Harry Potter and more.
You can order Mordew here: https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/paperback-shop/mordew
Or join Galley Beggar's subscription service for Mordew and a bunch of other good books, plus treats: https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/subscribe
Music by Paradise Lost: https://paradiselostofficial.bandcamp.com/album/obsidian
2020-05-211h 28
Galley Beggar Press podcastsMordew Chapter OneAlex Pheby reads chapter one of his forthcoming novel, Mordew.
You can pre-order Mordew here: https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/paperback-shop/mordew
If you do, we'll also give you a secret password to enable you to listen to the entire book as Alex reads it in weekly instalments.
Alternatively, you can subscribe to those instalments on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=7263656
2020-04-1617 min
Galley Beggar Press podcastsIn the black night of the volcanic cloudAlex Pheby reads a very tasty little morsel from Mordew and Sam Jordison reads Pliny's account of the eruption of Vesuvius.
2020-04-0339 min
Galley Beggar Press podcastsGalley Beggar Podcast #1: Alex Pheby"I don’t think we as human beings are ethically clean… My entire existence as a human being is unethical... If you’re vegan and get your vegan food from Sainsbury’s you’re just subsidising their bacon... We’re all bad people. We need to work on that."
Actual genius Alex Pheby in conversation with Sam Jordison at the Greenwich Literary Festival 2019. Includes readings from Playthings and Lucia - and keep listening to the end for a world exclusive first reading from the forthcoming novel Mordew.
For more information and to buy Alex's wonderful books, please visit galleybeggar.co.uk
Here's a...
2019-06-271h 03
First Graft PodcastChapter Thirteen -Incurring the Wrath of a Spiteful and Minor GodSend us a textHey, How're you?This chapter we talk about writing in a colloquial voice; it's importance in reflecting diverse characters, but not misrepresenting or diminishing them. How do we do it? And do it well? I share a short extract of the first draft of The Sound Mirror, where I'm working on voice.Also I chat about the following books:Trainspotting by Irvine WelshThe Panopticon by Jenni FaganThe Colour Purple by Alice WalkerThe Wake by Paul KingsnorthA Cl...
2019-03-2916 min
London Review Bookshop PodcastRepublic of Consciousness Prize 2019 Shortlist ReadingsWe hosted the shortlisted authors for the Republic of Consciousness Prize 2019 in an evening of readings at the London Review Bookshop. Rewarding the most exciting and interesting literature published by small presses in the UK and Ireland, the Republic of Consciousness Prize has previously been awarded to John Keene (Counternarratives, Fitzcarraldo Editions) and Eley Williams (Attrib. and other stories, Influx Press). This year’s shortlist of six is: Daša Drndić for Doppelgänger, (Istros), Will Eaves for Murmur (CB Editions), Wendy Erskine for Sweet Home (Stinging Fly), Anthony Joseph for Kitch (Peepal Tree), Chris McCabe for Dedalus (Henningham Family Press...
2019-03-2754 min
Unsound MethodsAlex PhebyThis week we speak to Alex Pheby about having different editing and writing persona, blending fiction with historical research and whether it's rational to have any faith in an external reality.
Alex's novels include 'Grace' (Two Ravens Press), 'Playthings' and the forthcoming 'Lucia' (both Galley Beggar Press - https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/alex-pheby)
You can follow Alex on Twitter @alexpheby
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2018-04-111h 04
Little AtomsLittle Atoms 414 - Cathy Rentzenbrink & Alex PhebyThe first of three shows for the 2016 Wellcome Book Prize, with shortlisted authors Cathy Rentzenbrink & Alex Pheby.Cathy Rentzenbrink was born in Cornwall, Grew up in Yorkshire and now lives in London. A former bookseller at Waterstones, she was until recently Project Director of the charity Quick Reads, and is currently books editor at the Bookseller magazine. Her first book, The Last Act of Love, has been shortlisted for the 2016 Wellcome Book Prize.Alex Pheby is a writer and academic. He is the co-founder and co-director of the annual Greenwich Book Festival, and is the programme leader of the University...
2016-04-1359 min