Episode Two – 21 July 2016

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Welcome to episode two of Magical Space Pussycats! Thank you so much, returning listeners, for coming back to us, and for new listeners – welcome! We’re a speculative fiction book club, news, and chat show and we’re delighted you’re here. In this episode, we talk about our initial thoughts on Pat Cadigan’s Synners, discuss everything from women in coding to Pokemon Go to ALL THE AWARDS, and finish it up (as always!) by telling you what we’re currently reading!

Links:

Synners on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/304806.Synners

Women in Coding article: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/computer-programming-used-to-be-womens-work-718061/?no-ist

Booktubeathon 2016 announcement video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98afk8wZEmI

“Diversity: More than White Women” by Foz Meadows from Uncanny Magazine, Issue 10: http://uncannymagazine.com/article/diversity-white-women/

2016 Gemmell Awards Shortlist: http://www.sffworld.com/2016/07/the-gemmell-award-shortlist/

2016 British Fantasy Awards Shortlist: http://www.sffworld.com/2016/06/2016-british-fantasy-award-nominees/

2016 World Fantasy Awards Shortlist: http://www.locusmag.com/News/2016/07/11044/

What We’re Reading Now (Other Than the Lady Vaults):

Chelsea

Nightmare Magazine, Issue 37: Queers Destroy Horror: http://www.nightmare-magazine.com/ebooks/october-2015-issue-37-queers-destroy-horror/

The Lynching: The Epic Courtroom Battle that Brought Down the Klan by Laurence Leamer: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27161226-the-lynching?from_search=true

Danse Macabre by Stephen King: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11563.Danse_Macabre?ac=1&from_search=true

Kaitlin

Countenance Divine by Michael Hughes: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29748029-the-countenance-divine?ac=1&from_search=true

Emperor of the Eight Islands by Lian Hern: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25944812-the-emperor-of-the-eight-islands?ac=1&from_search=true

Among Others by Jo Walton: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8706185-among-others?from_search=true

Elizabeth:

Perdido Street Station by China Miéville: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68494.Perdido_Street_Station?ac=1&from_search=true

The Book of Phoenix by Nnedi Okorafor: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23281789-the-book-of-phoenix?from_search=true

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