Langdon and Eden kick things off by talking about the curational uses of literary awards. Then, John M. Ford's alternate version of cyberpunk with Web of Angels, his debut novel. Galactic phone lines and weird space opera, in a rough book that brims with passion! soundcloud.com/death-senten...

Massive congrats to @vajra.me! As you might know, we loved Rakesfall and had Vajra on to discuss the book, colonialism, voice, weird time structures, the complicated legacy of Arthur C. Clarke and more! soundcloud.com/death-senten...

Hey everyone, bit of a slow down in output as Eden tries not to get worked to death. It's not going well. But we have some killer books for you so stay tuned. In the meantime, let's listen to some weird metal together. arrovvs.bandcamp.com/album/yearni...

NEW EPISODE @wormbuxx.bsky.social from @tendersubject.bsky.social joins us at the Movies! We have watched Eddington and Weapons and have the full range of opinions, from hatred to liking to not sure! Links below:

I'm 1h into this episode and it is excellent 🤌

We discuss the too-often bland and safe nature of science fiction and fantasy before diving in to a work that's anything but, "One Hand to Hold, One Hand to Carve"! Body horror and familial obsession mix in this arresting and clever novella about a man sawed in half! soundcloud.com/death-senten...

🌞 NEW EPISODE ☀️ Ishiguro season finishes with 2022's Klara and the Sun, the story of a M3gan learning what it is to love. We also talk about anime because of Satan. Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/death-senten... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3Vmm... iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...

Langdon and Eden peer into the world, which is actually many things and not just one (and that's good!) Then, they look at @yarntheory.bsky.social's North Continent Ribbon! Weird ships, radical politics, and interesting AI mix in this short story suite! soundcloud.com/death-senten...

Eden is part of this awesome initiative to add a Translated Speculative Fiction award to the Hugos! If you've listened to the podcast, you know how much amazing Speculative Fiction in non-English languages is out there. We should recognize them!

We start by asking the important questions: which member of the Friends cast would you follow into battle? Then, we tackle Roger Zelazny's feverish Creatures of Light and Darkness, touching on myth, explosive prose, and Zelazny's unfortunate misogyny. soundcloud.com/death-senten...

New episode! We explore Nisi Shawl's Everfair, a mostly successful attempt at writing less racist and more "complete" historical fiction. Nuclear dirigibles, proto-socialist societies, and lots and lots (and lots) of character PoVs mix with complex racial identities! soundcloud.com/death-senten...

He's going to the House Absolute to negotiate with the Autrach. He will be frightened by Dr. Talos's play.

BIG NEWS: @erikhane.bsky.social at @headwaterlit.bsky.social is now my literary agent, and he'll be working with me to get a book called Just Plain Evil published (possibly with a cover that looks like a Neon Genesis Evangelion episode title card, as illustrated below).

Eden flies solo on this episode, diving into the masterful, subtle, and rich Growing Up Weightless by the under-read and under-recognized John M. Ford. Lunar politics, coming of age, and weird interstellar drives clash in this unique, hard sci-fi bildungsroman! soundcloud.com/death-senten...

Langdon and Eden kick things off by discussing their favorite Metallica tracks and also how good Metallica really are. Then, they dive into Oliver K. Langmead's "Calypso", a beautiful, if limited, verse novel about terraforming, memory, personhood, and endings. soundcloud.com/death-senten...

NEW EPISODE! Nocturnes isn't Kazuo Ishiguro's best loved book, but it does let us talk about ambition, editing and The Driving Crooner - but first some 🎮 GAMER TALK 🎮 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2Nbh... Soundcloud: on.soundcloud.com/vNaQfGFNeWtn... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/k...

HEY! me and Gareth had a lot of fun! check it out!

NEW EPISODE! @lytagold.bsky.social joins us to ask the question: are books dangerous? Which books are dangerous? Are there any non-dangerous books? Probably not. Soundcloud: on.soundcloud.com/UWAKaZJdqZwf... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/12QS... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...

Both Eden AND Langdon have essays in the upcoming issue of Typebar magazine (which is an excellent publication you should be following)!

Great discussion of the Paris Commune, a song about a frog, and why “A Man of the People” is the best Way to Forgiveness.

Eden and Langdon both exist (maybe) and they discuss the historiography of the Paris Commune on the left. Then, they discuss the beautiful and problematic "Five Ways to Forgiveness" by Ursula K. Le Guin, a short story suite about slavery, feminism, war and Hain. soundcloud.com/death-senten...

NEW EPISODE! Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk's new book has everything we want: folk horror, hallucinogenic wine, sickly bishonen and the Male Loneliness Epidemic. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5lwD... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... Soundcloud: on.soundcloud.com/x4VqCKw8dLKH...

Read Mobility folks, it's very good - and what's more Lydia is a good person.

We're super excited to be welcoming the brilliant Jen Calleja back to the bookshop NEXT WEEK to discuss GOBLINHOOD: GOBLIN AS A MODE - her new essay and poetry collection addressing the art, culture and experiences that create the modern goblin. Get tickets here - shorturl.at/wbsNN

Grace was an excellent guest and is a brilliant writer and economist, therefore we can forgive the Floyd t-shirt. Go buy Vulture Capitalism! bsky.app/profile/grac...

Every writer who guests on the show ends up getting prestigious awards. This is simply a fact. bsky.app/profile/404i...

This time around, Langdon and Eden discuss what can be done in our personal lives, regardless of the potential for a revolution. Then, they dive into the mesmerizing verse-prose of Jason Guriel's Forgotten Work, a novel in heroic couplets! Also, Eden dies. RIP. soundcloud.com/death-senten...

This time around, Langdon and Eden discuss what can be done in our personal lives, regardless of the potential for a revolution. Then, they dive into the mesmerizing verse-prose of Jason Guriel's Forgotten Work, a novel in heroic couplets! Also, Eden dies. RIP. soundcloud.com/death-senten...

💀 NEW EPISODE! 💀 One of the greatest fantasy epics of the 21st century ends with Waterblack (@galleybeggars.bsky.social), and its author @alexpheby.bsky.social joins us to talk about power, morality, parenting, prequels and Skibidi Toilet. You don't want to miss this one. Links below:

"What *are* the elves?" For our episode on Tolkien's THE SILMARILLION, @tallesteden.bsky.social of Death // Sentence joins to talk about power & choice, whether adaptations are unfailingly blasphemous or sometimes really good, and hope in dark times. ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/02/24/a...

Eden recently sat down with Deathguard of the Cast @casella.bsky.social to chat The Silmarillion and why it's not as simple of a text as some people make it out to be

You really need to be reading this: bsky.app/profile/grac...

From Holsten to Hegel and back again, Sophie Sleigh-Johnson joins the @deathsentencepod.bsky.social to talk about her latest book "Code: Damp. An Esoteric Guide to British Sitcoms"! open.spotify.com/episode/7oBI...

💧 NEW EPISODE! 💧 Ready to get DAMP? In Code: Damp (@repeaterbooks.bsky.social), Sophie Sleigh-Johnson unearths the moist occult horror of British sitcoms. Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/death-senten... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7oBI...

Happy Valentines day to all our listeners!

NEW EPISODE! Y'all ready to get DELEUZIAN? @vicbrooks.bsky.social's Silicon God (@houseofvladpress.bsky.social)is a book about time mistresses from the future and a bunch of stuff that we definitely can't talk about here. LINKS BELOW:

NEW EPISODE! It's an ask the audience one! We talk about Guan Yu, cartoons and brutal death metal with our usual focus and professionalism. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/475Q... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a... Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/death-senten...

New article from me in the New Socialist on how AI is the aesthetic of postmodern fascism.

We'll be covering this book really soon, so read all of the Cities of the Weft books so you're caught up. Quite probably the best fantasy series of the 21st century (or at least tied for 1st with The Vorrh).

🧛 NEW EPISODE 🧛 @wormbuxx.bsky.social from @tendersubject.bsky.social and @thelitcritguy.bsky.social from @horrorvanguard.bsky.social join us to talk about, Nosferatu, the story of a Dracula trapped in a world he never made, looking for love in all the wrong places. LINKS BELOW!

Congratulations to all of our fabulous authors who have made the @bsfa.bsky.social Longlist and @locusmag.bsky.social's Recommended Reading List! Including: RAKESFALL by @vajra.me, THE SIEGE OF BURNING GRASS by @premeemohamed.com, WE ARE ALL GHOSTS IN THE FOREST by @rainewilson.bsky.social... 1/2

New podcast tagline just dropped.

An announcement— I have a new book in manuscript! Info in the images below:

Langdon and Eden dive into the fragmented, gorgeous, and shocking Unknown Language, a tale shifting rapidly between alternative presents, futures, holy wars, love, and violence, told through the kaleidoscopic lens of Hildegard von Bingen's work and visions! soundcloud.com/death-senten...

NEW EPISODE! Kaz season keeps on truckin' with 2005's Never Let Me Go. We learn about drawing dank groypers, that Ruth is a total B-word and boarding schools are bad. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5GOh... Soundcloud: on.soundcloud.com/3Vq3gTWPnRGN... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/k...

If you want to hear cohost @wormbuxx.bsky.social talking about The Substance even more we talk a lot about Bodies without Oragans!!!