Coode Street 725: Amal El-Mohtar and the Seasons of Glass and Iron @garykwolfe & @JonathanStrahan talk to @tithenai about reading, writing, and new collection Seasons of Glass and Iron! www.podbean.com/eas/pb-dgbpi...

And Side by Side They Wander by Molly Tanzer: Review by Gary K. Wolfe locusmag.com/review/...

"Those alarmed at the paucity of myth-based art-history heist-caper invasive-fungi alien-overlord space operas will be relieved to learn that Molly Tanzer is here to fix things for us." --Gary K. Wolfe

Coode St 723: Molly Tanzer and the Nature of Art Gary and Jonathan chat with Molly Tanzer about art and her new book, And Side by Side They Wander, and more! www.podbean.com/eas/pb-jr2pi...

Jeff returns to Coode Street with a terrific new book!

Rabbit Test and Other Stories by Samantha Mills: Review by Gary K. Wolfe locusmag.com/review/...

Delighted to be nominated for our 13th time. Congrats to all the other nominees, and especially to @scottedelman.bsky.social, who I think joins this list for the first time. (The rest of us seem to be repeat offenders.)

We’re back, with some new recommendations.

OK, while @locusmag.bsky.social does pay me to write reviews, I still contributed to this year's fundraiser, which is pretty close to being over tomorrow morning, still short of goal. Without Locus, I'd have to sell my reviews in leaflets door-to-door or something. www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...

The Locus fundraiser also ends soon - well worth your support

I had completely forgotten that SH reprinted this back in 2013, and thanks again to Niall for calling attention to it.

Some generous birthday wishes from Niall Harrison, which reminded me again that these three book-review collections look as good as they do because of the cover art by the wonderful Judith Clute. (The cover for Evaporating Genres was by Agnes Dodart.)

Coode Street 719 Gary and Jonathan talk about Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go, Dinniman's Dungeon Crawler Carl, and genre expectations in story. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-752tn...

Coode St 718: Michael Swanwick and The Universe Box Jonathan and Gary chat with Michael Swanwick about his exciting new short story collection, The Universe Box and more! www.podbean.com/eas/pb-2tmfh...

Coode Street 717: Activism, reviewing, books to look forward to, and a little about the weather Gary and Jonathan discuss anthologies as activism, reviewing and perspective, the weather, and some books to look forward to. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-u3mp7...

Coode Street 716: Gary K. Wolfe and Jonathan Strahan discuss dystopias, cozy fiction and other dilemmas on the latest episode of the podcast. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-v5u3n...

For the record, my favorite in this collection is the title story, which is also probably the wildest.

I really don't have the words. Sheila is a dear friend and I wish and her family all the best as she recovers. locusmag.com/2026/01/shei...

Well, we've made it into 2026!

Explore @garykwolfe’s review of NINE GOBLINS by @tkingfisher.com: “Kingfisher’s narrative voice is as delightfully chatty as ever… those who enjoy the playfulness and sharp wit of those novels will not be disappointed.”

Coode Street 714: The Year in Books @JonathanStrahan & @garykwolfe are joined by James Bradley, Ian Mond, and Alex Pierce to discuss the year in books. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-a3hnv...

Explore @garykwolfe’s review of THE KING MUST DIE by @kashinggiwa.bsky.social: “at its best it’s a vibrant, provocative, and often surprisingly violent adventure…”

An excellent finale to the Advent series.

Certainly among the most entertaining chats we've had in this series, as anyone who has heard Ursula would suspect.

We're in the home stretch, and these guys were a lot of fun.

The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 21 Today Gary and Jonathan talk to Francis Spufford about what he's been reading, what he'd recommend, and his new novel, Nonesuch. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-2c8t3...

The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 20 Jonathan and Gary chat with Becky Chambers about books she's read and would recommend, holiday favourites, what she's had out, and her upcoming novel. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-9umgy...

Natalia has some intriguing reading recommendations, as well as observations on his own work.

Here we are catching up with Al Reynolds again, 25 years after Revelation Space helped redefine Space Opera.

Sounds like Stan isn’t yet done writing fiction, which is great news.

While we do get a chance to chat about Michael's excellent upcoming collection The Universe Box, this is also the first of these podcasts in which we get to talk about Moomins.

Today Jonathan chats with Wole Talabi about what he's been reading, what he'd recommend, his fabulous 2025 novella "Descent" and his forthcoming novel, The Fist of Memory. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-wiepa...

Just go clarify my program note, Dora was the one in Budapest, but as always she was game for a lively conversation. And do check out her new collection.

Check out @garykwolfe’s review of THE OUTSPOKEN AND THE INCENDIARY by Terry Bisson: “I came away feeling as though I’d just staggered home from a great party with some of our smartest and most committed writers.”

700 episodes seems like a lot (and we'll talk about it on the podcast soon), but glad to celebrate it with an old friend like Nnedi.

The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 11 Jonathan chats with James Bradley about what he's been reading, what he'd recommend and what he's working on right now. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-uucfa...

The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 10 Jonathan chats with Emily Tesh about what she's beenb reading, her podcast Eight Days of Dianna Wynne Jones, The Incandescent, and what's next! www.podbean.com/eas/pb-tgxam...

The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 9 Jonathan & Gary talk to Paul McAuley about what he's been reading, what he'd recommend, and what he has coming up! www.podbean.com/eas/pb-u9y7d...

This was a delightful chat, and it always fascinates me to hear what books folks have been reading, and what's coming up.

The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 7 Jonathan talks to BSFA Award winner Aliya Whitely about what she's been reading, would recommend and has coming up. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-7vyvv...

Always glad to chat with Nancy!

The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 5 Gary and Jonathan chat with Adrian Tchaikovsky about what he's been reading, what he has coming out, and what he'd recommend for the holidays. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-sg7kf...

Explore @garykwolfe’s review of SNAKE-EATER by @tkingfisher.com: “its detailed and at times gritty depiction of a real community in a real environment might just make it more affecting.”

The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 4 - Martha Wells Martha Wells joins Gary and Jonathan to discuss favourite books, seasonal favourites and what she's been working on. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-iyi2x...

The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 3 - China Mieville Today we sit down to talk to China Mieville about what he's been reading, what he enjoys at this time of the year, and what he has coming up. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-br9g6...

It's been only a few years since we lost Patricia, and this is a good way of reminding ourselves just how important she was.

Check out as @garykwolfe reviews THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY 2025 edited by @nnedi.bsky.social & @johnjosephadams.com

“If NOT WHAT I INTENDED is any indication, that series is still in good hands.” @garykwolfe reviews new work from @nancykress

“SPACE SHIPS! RAY GUNS! MARTIAN OCTOPODS! has something of the feel of an archeological dig... for those interested in the granular details of writers who did, in fact, shape much of modern SF” @garykwolfe reviews work edited by Richard Wolinsky

Kemi's one of the most promising younger writers, I think--and she knows a lot about the Permian extinction, as well.