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The Writer and The Critic

Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond

An exciting (and possibly thrilling) new monthly podcast devoted mostly to speculative fiction books, reviews and the odd bit of idle gossip. Hosted by Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond.

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01:16:38

Episode 66: The Fisherman | By Light We Knew Our Names

The Writer and The Critic ·

2017/09/25

On this episode of The Writer and the Critic your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, begin with an admission: Ian was wrong! He got the shortlist for the Man Booker Prize wrong! He got the longlist for the National Book Award wrong! What is he even doing talking about literature at all? Nevertheless, the two books on the slab this month remain The Fisherman by John Langan [9:00] and By Light We Knew Our Names by Anne Valente [42:25]. If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, please come back

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01:49:34

Episode 65: The Underground Railroad | Exit West

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2017/08/17

This month on The Writer and the Critic your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, begin by announcing the two patron-voted books which will be featured in the upcoming Patron's Choice episode in September. There is also some discussion of the recently announced Man Booker longlist because IAN WAS RIGHT and both the novels featured THIS month are on the list! Those novel are of course The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead [11:30] and Exit West by Mohsin Hamid [1:01:00]. For readers

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01:27:47

Episode 64: The City of Woven Streets | Maresi

The Writer and The Critic ·

2017/07/27

On this episode of The Writer and the Critic your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, announce the list of nominated books for the upcoming Patron's Choice episode in September. If you're a Patron with voting rights, get thee to the Patreon website to access the poll and choose which book you'd like them to discuss. The two books on the slab this month are two Finnish novels, City of Woven Streets by Emmi Itäranta [13:40] and Maresi by Maria Turtschaninoff [43:35]. There is some relatively

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01:35:03

Episode 63: Hurricane Heels | Lauriat

The Writer and The Critic ·

2017/06/29

On this episode of The Writer and the Critic your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, begin with a brief chat about the recent Continuum 13 convention and highly recommend their listeners check out the fabulous Guest of Honour speeches which are now available for viewing online: Likhain's Continuum 13 Guest of Honour Speech Seanan McGuire's Continuum 13 Guest of Honour Hour They then move on to discuss the two featured books for this month: Hurricane Heels by Isabel Yap [7:10] and Lauriat: A

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01:36:23

Episode 62: Nevernight | The Grief Hole

The Writer and The Critic ·

2017/05/23

On this episode of The Writer and the Critic your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, begin by talking about the recent Aurealis Awards - in particular the categories of Best Horror Novel and Best Fantasy Novel, the winners of which have been chosen for this month's discussion. The full list of Aurealis Award winners can be found on the official website. The novels for this episode are: Nevernight by Jay Kristoff (Best Fantasy Novel) [22:00] and The Grief Hole by Kaaron Warren (Best Horror Novel)

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01:44:47

Episode 61: Crossroads of Canopy | The Swan Book

The Writer and The Critic ·

2017/04/19

On this episode of The Writer and the Critic your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, are looking at two Australian speculative fiction novels. But first, they would like to congratulate all winners of the Aurealis Awards and also thank people for nominating this podcast for a Ditmar Award. So much bookish love! After a brief discussion of awards -- very brief, they promise! -- they turn to the books at hand: Crossroads of Canopy by Thoraiya Dyer [8:10] and The Swan Book by Alexis Wright

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01:23:08

Episode 60: Lagoon | Rosewater

The Writer and The Critic ·

2017/03/20

On this episode of The Writer and the Critic your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, discuss the two chosen novels pretty much concurrently. Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor and Rosewater by Tade Thompson are both alien invasion novel set in Nigeria and the conversation around them begins at 3:20. Please note, due to some technical difficulties there were a couple of audio dropouts mid-discussion ... Kirstyn and Ian blame the aliens! If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, please come back at

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01:40:40

Episode 59: Jagannath | The Core of the Sun

The Writer and The Critic ·

2017/02/23

This month on The Writer and the Critic your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, plunge straight into discussing the two chosen books, Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck [2:50] and The Core of the Sun by Johanna Sinisalo [47:00]. If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, please come back at 1:32:10 for some brief final remarks, including an impromptu lesson about gaslighting. The two books up for discussion on the next episode are: Rosewater by Tade Thompson Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor Read ahead and

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01:34:48

Episode 58: Bødy | Ghost Summer: Stories

The Writer and The Critic ·

2017/01/31

This month on The Writer and the Critic your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, plunge straight into discussing two short story collections, Bødy by Asa Nonami [2:30] and Ghost Summer: Stories by Tananarive Due [48:15]. If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, please come back at 1:33:00 for some brief final remarks. The two books up for discussion on the next episode are: The Core of the Sun by Johanna Sinisalo Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck Read ahead and join in the spoilerific fun!

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01:35:43

Episode 57: Get in Trouble | What is Not Yours is Not...

The Writer and The Critic ·

2016/12/06

This month on The Writer and the Critic your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, plunge straight into discussing two short story collections, Get in Trouble by Kelly Link [1:30] and What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi [40:10]. Listeners might like to check out the following links mentioned during the podcast: Get in Trouble reviewed by David Ulin in the Los Angeles Times What is Not Yours is Not Yours reviewed by Nina Allan in Strange Horizons What is Not Yours is Not Yours

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01:36:20

Episode 56: Experimental Film | Aickman's Heirs

The Writer and The Critic ·

2016/10/31

This month on The Writer and the Critic your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, have decided to look at two books honoured in the recent Shirley Jackson Awards. After some brief words about the Awards themselves, the discussion moves stealthily on to the books themselves: the winner of the Novel category, Experimental Film by Gemma Files [8:45] and the winner of the Edited Anthology category, Aickman's Heirs edited by Simon Strantzas [49:25]. Listeners might like to check out the following

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01:40:34

Episode 55: Savage Season | The Pillow Friend

The Writer and The Critic ·

2016/09/28

On this episode of The Writer and the Critic your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, start things off with a discussion about cultural appropriation, bouncing off a now infamous keynote speech given by Lionel Shriver at the Brisbane Writers Festival. Pertinent links are as follows: Full transcript of Lionel Shriver's speech in The Guardian Response to Shriver speech by Yassmin Abdel-Magied in The Guardian Repsonse by festival volunteer Yen-Rong Nike Sulway on Shriver, straw men and writing

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01:33:23

Episode 54: Quicksand House | A Head Full of Ghosts

The Writer and The Critic ·

2016/08/23

It's Patron's Choice this month on The Writer and the Critic where your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, spend the episode discussing two books as voted on by their lovely supporters on Patreon. But first, they quickly go through the list of other nominated titles that were pipped at the post: The Dead Lake by Hamid Ismailov Borderline by Mishell Baker Defying Doomsday edited by Tsana Dolichva and Holly Kench Heat and Light by Ellen Van Neervan Arms Race by Nic Low

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01:36:07

Episode 53: All the Light We Cannot See | The Girl on...

The Writer and The Critic ·

2016/08/05

On this episode of The Writer and the Critic your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, spend a few minutes talking about the New York Times Bestseller lists before jumping straight into the discussion of two novels which have been on the lists in some form for, oh, about a squillion weeks: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr [11:45] and The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins [46:45]. Here are the links for various items mentioned during this episode: On Blindness and the Portrayal of

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01:43:38

Episode 52: The Fifth Child | The Parable of the Sower

The Writer and The Critic ·

2016/06/30

On this episode of The Writer and the Critic your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, spend a mercifully few brief minutes talking about kittens and stolen skeletons before diving straight into the two books which are up for discussion: The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing [9:00] and Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler [55:40]. If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, please come back at 1:36:25 for final remarks, including some corrections regarding the Aurealis Awards as well as information

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01:37:41

Episode 51: In the Skin of a Monster | A Single Stone

The Writer and The Critic ·

2016/05/21

This month on The Writer and the Critic your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, turn their attention to the 2015 Aurealis Awards which were announced in late March 2016. Sadly, there was no shortlist for the Best Horror Novel this year, although the category was won by Trent Jamieson's most excellent Day Boy, a book which was previously discussed on this podcast. There is much lamenting and some gnashing of teeth as Kirstyn and Ian spend a little time talking about Australia horror fiction and

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01:42:39

Episode 50: The Writer and Critic Fab 50

The Writer and The Critic ·

2016/04/13

It's the 50th Episode of The Writer and the Critic and to celebrate, your hosts Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, have made a list of 50 of their favourite books. This is not a Best Books list or even an Important Books list ... it's simply a bunch of beloved books that have made an impact on them over their lives. But first ... some feedback. Bouncing off a most excellent email from one of their listeners, Kirstyn and Ian discuss the issue of systemic bias in the publishing industry, of which the

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01:30:28

Episode 49: 'Afro SF' and 'The Sea Is Ours'

The Writer and The Critic ·

2016/03/10

This month on The Writer and the Critic your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, offer some brief words of gratitude to the lovely and generous folks who have so far supported the podcast on Patreon. Ian and Kirstyn love you all to bits and pieces! They then dive straight into a meldy - but definitely not moldy! - discussion of both the books at hand Afro SF: Science Fiction by African Writers edited by Ivor W. Hartmann and The Sea Is Ours: Tales from Steampunk Southeast Asia edited by Jaymee

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01:22:52

Episode 48: 'House of Small Shadows' and 'Slade House'

The Writer and The Critic ·

2016/02/18

*** Breaking news! The Writer and the Critic is now on Patreon! There are all sorts of exciting milestone goals and rewards for patrons with pledges starting at just $1.00 per podcast. If you enjoy the podcast and can spare some change, Ian and Kirstyn would be immensely grateful for your support. They might even be able to afford to upgrade the increasingly unreliable equipment which would be lovely. All episodes will continue to be published monthly free of charge to the public ... though there

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01:51:01

Episode 47: 'Satin Island' and 'Lament for the...

The Writer and The Critic ·

2015/12/17

Things gets a little highbrow on this episode of The Writer and the Critic, when your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond enthusiastically tackle Satin Island by Tom McCarthy [5:35] and Lament for the Afterlife by Lisa L. Hannett [59:45]. The words 'semiotic' and 'taxonomy' may appear with alarming regularity. Also, mosaic fiction, people. Let's make it a thing. During the course of the discussion, mention is made of the following articles, reviews and books: "The Death of Writing" by Tom

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