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The End of the World Book ClubZombies in the age of Capitalism | Severance by Ling Ma | with StoryGraph Founder Nadia OdunayoIn this book club episode (warning: more spoilers than usual!) I discuss Severance by Ling Ma with StoryGraph Founder Nadia Odunayo. We talk about the themes of work, family, routine, capitalism and as always, the end of the world.
Note from the editor (aka me): there are a few tiny audio pops in the first 5 minutes, but they disappear very quickly. 👍
Thanks to everyone who sent in their voice clips for this episode.
About Severance by Ling Ma: Candace Chen, a millennial drone self-sequestered in a Manhattan office tower, is devoted to routine: her...2024-05-2956 minThe End of the World Book ClubSpace is for everyone | with Becky ChambersBecky Chambers discusses what it means to be human (in space), accessible science fiction, self-publishing, and which Ursula K. Le Guin book to start with.
Spoiler levels: low
Becky Chambers' books
Wayfarer's Series
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
A Closed and Common Orbit
Record of a Spaceborn Few
Monk & Robot Series
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
Find Becky online at OtherScribbles.com
Recommendations from Becky Chambers (from this episode)
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le...2024-05-0829 minThe End of the World Book ClubThe Rise and Rise of YA Dystopia | with Hunger Games translator Maria PostemaThe Hunger Games and Divergent translator Maria Postema joins me to revisit the era of the YA dystopian novel. We talk about what it’s like being at the very beginning of a YA revolution, the best and most challenging parts of translating YA dystopia, the Dutch aversion to fantasy worlds, how to escape manuscript thieves (!) and more.
Spoiler levels: low
Books mentioned:
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Divergent Trilogy by Veronica Roth
Gone Series by Michael Grant
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Kinde...2024-04-241h 01The End of the World Book ClubA beginner's guide to The Broken Earth Trilogy | with Joel RochesterThis week Joel Rochester (Fictional Fates on YouTube) joins me to discuss the award-winning The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin (which starts with The Fifth Season). We chat about climate refugees, racism, motherhood, world-building and how best to tackle this series if you feel a bit intimidated.
P.s. I am currently unable to find the PDF I mention on any of my audiobook apps, so I'm not sure what happened there, but it’s the same summary that comes in the back of the physical books
Spoiler level: surprisingly low!
Bo...2024-04-0342 minThe End of the World Book ClubEmbracing hope in post-apocalyptic fiction | with Sarah Jean HorwitzThe alternative title for this episode was ‘post-apocalyptic fiction for readers who don’t like sad books’. This week’s guest is middle-grade author Sarah Jean Horwitz and our mission is to find some great recommendations in the realm of apocalyptic fiction that aren’t filled with dread and disaster. We turn to the genre of Hopepunk and sample a selection to discover what’s out there!
Spoiler level: no heavy spoilers for any of the books mentioned
Books
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Wayfarers Series by Becky Chambers (+ The Long way to a Sma...2024-03-2050 minThe End of the World Book ClubApocalypse in the British countryside | with Leena NormsIn this episode Leena Norms and I talk about apocalyptic books that take place in the British countryside, featuring my personal favourite: The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
Spoiler level: Medium (for The Day of the Triffids only)
*Any book links in the description are affiliate links to Bookshop.org
Books mentioned:
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
Resistance by Owen Sheers
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
Dracula by Bram Stoker
War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
The Beach...2024-03-0450 min
No Books on a Dead PlanetThe Water Will Come (with Sanne Vliegenthart)In this episode we read 'The Water Will Come' by Jeff Goodell.Thanks to Sanne for buddy reading this week! https://www.youtube.com/@booksandquills/ Don't forget to check out Sanne's new podcast, The End of the World Book Club! https://www.booksandquills.co.uk/the-end-of-the-world-book-clubNo Books on a Dead Planet is produced and presented by Leena Norms. Artwork by Gung Ho Studios. Edited by Craig Simmonds.Nab yourself a positive panic patch: https://leenanorms.com/shopFollow Leena’s work elsewhere…YouTube: https://www.youtube.com...2024-02-2942 minThe End of the World Book ClubI’ve never read… Nineteen Eighty-Four | with Ariel BissettEach season I’ll be tackling an apocalyptic or dystopian classic that I’ve put off reading for some reason. And it only felt fitting to start with one of the most famous dystopian novels: Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. Join me and guest Ariel Bissett (YouTuber, Podcaster and Orwell Enthusiast!) as we talk about why this book is still so relevant today and discuss whether it’s an accessible classic.
Spoiler levels for this episode: Medium (no massive spoilers for the plot, but we do discuss a few specific scenes)
Books mentioned:
Nineteen Eighty...2024-02-1947 minThe End of the World Book ClubReading Station Eleven during a pandemicIn the very first episode of The End of the World Book Club we’re discussing Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel and what’s it like to read pandemic novels during an actual pandemic.
“Sure, but in what other life would I get to perform Shakespeare?”
Spoiler levels for this episode: low
Books mentioned:
Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel (the ISBN of my hardback copy is: 9780385353304)
The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh
Severance by Ling Ma
The Death of Grass by John Christopher
The Drowned World by J.G. Balla...2024-02-1926 min
The End of the World Book ClubWelcome to the End of the World Book ClubThe End of the World Book Club is a podcast about apocalyptic and dystopian literature, hosted by Sanne Vliegenthart. Join me in discovering sci-fi classics, reading climate books and diving head-first into the huge realm of speculative fiction, all with the theme of the end of the world and what might come after it.
Follow the podcast on Instagram @endoftheworldbookclubpod
Sanne Vliegenthart is the creator of Books & Quills, author of a Book Club Journal, and a freelance Social Media Strategist and Literary Event Host in publishing. You can find her literary explorations of th...2024-02-1902 min
Hot and BotheredSpecial Edition: Wuthering Heights Pilgrimage (with Sanne Vliegenthart)In September of next year, Sanne Vliegenthart is leading our Wuthering Heights pilgrimage to West Yorkshire. In this bonus, hear Vanessa and Sanne talk about Wuthering Heights and the incredible village of Haworth, where the Brontës lived. If you're interested in joining the pilgrimage, you can sign-up at: https://www.readingandwalkingwith.com/wuthering-heights-2024 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-12-1518 min
Down The Rabbit HoleHow to Survive a YA Dystopia with Melinda Salisbury and Sanne VliegenthartGrab your ration kits and your longbows, listeners - there's danger out there! Today we are delving into the perilous world of Young Adult dystopias, as Caroline and Charlie consider which warped futures and apocalyptic presents they would have most luck surviving. (Spoilers - not many!)
Joining them on their hazardous fight for survival are bestselling Young Adult author Melinda Salisbury, and dystopia enthusiast and BookTuber Sanne Vliegenthart, also known as Books and Quills.
Follow Down the Rabbit Hole on Twitter and Instagram, and check out our website at dtrhradio.com.
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Books Unbound#125 - Raeleen's Fire Alarm Goes Off And Chaos Ensues 🚨This episode went off the rails a bit.
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VINTAGE BOOKSA year of reading ᛫ 2019 wrap upEpisodes featured: Nine strangers and a natural catastrophe ᛫ Richard Powershttps://play.acast.com/s/vintagepodcast/4eee90f4-8ae5-46ce-98a8-80eba4061611The Testaments Book Club ᛫ Atwood's new novel discussed by Helen Lewis, Sanne Vliegenthart, Bookseller Jessica and Leena Normshttps://play.acast.com/s/vintagepodcast/2f29d6ae-c378-4ad3-b41b-035bec599c99Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooksSign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about our new releases, see exclusive extracts and...2019-12-2930 minVINTAGE BOOKSThe Testaments Book Club ᛫ Atwood's new novel discussed by Helen Lewis, Sanne Vliegenthart, Bookseller Jessica and Leena NormsThanks to out guests: Helen Lewis: https://twitter.com/helenlewisSanne Vliegenthart:https://twitter.com/booksandquillsJessica Graham from Primrose Hill Bookshop: https://twitter.com/PHBookshopFollow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooksSign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about our new releases, see exclusive extracts and win prizes: po.st/vintagenewsletterMusic is Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz http://po.st/OrbitingADistant Our GDPR privacy policy was updated...2019-09-1536 min
That's Ancient HistoryS.3 E.2 Ask a Classicist with Sanne Vliegenthart: Classics is Everywhere!It's the third round of That's Ancient History's 'Ask a Classicist' specials where host Jean Menzies is joined by a complete classics novice and answers all of their pressing antiquity related questions (or tries to).
Jean's classical myth retellings database: https://morejeansthoughts.wordpress.com/classical-myth-retellings/
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/booksandquills
Twitter: https://twitter.com/booksandquills2019-05-2725 min
Remembering TogetherCelebrating Connections: Sanne VliegenthartThe Celebrating Connections Podcast is a short series of podcasts celebrating the amazing things happening on either side of the North Sea. The podcast series features a group of exceptional people who are writing a new chapter in Anglo-Dutch relations. Dutch people living and working in the UK and British people making a name for themselves in the Netherlands. The series explores what it takes to move from the countries they grew up in, and thrive in the countries they came to call home. The podcast is hosted by Nick Heath, Britain’s Deputy Ambassador to the Netherlands. 2018-10-1727 min
Write For Your LifeThe Opposite of VampiresIain is joined by Sanne Vliegenthart to talk about Youtube and the marvellous Booktube community, working in publishing, favourite fictional dogs and a new episodic e-reading platform called The Pigeonhole.2014-10-031h 00