Charlotte Geater's guest appearances

Charlotte Geater

Spectology: The Science Fiction Book Club Podcast

Chris Beckett

Somaiya Daud

Ted Chiang

Tobias Buckell

Veronica Roth

Nick Mamatas

Nino Cipri

Cadwell Turnbull

Nick Harkaway

Max Gladstone

Soraya Roberts

Melissa Caruso

Ben Roswell

Laura Lam

Anna Kavan

OwlTail

A doozy of a book, and one where we start off the episode not agreeing on how we liked it! Charlotte Geater (@tambourine on twitter and creator of wonderful bot-based poetry) joins us again after her Rupetta episodes last December to discuss the 1960s underground classic, Ice by Anna Kavan (https://amzn.to/2PRGTth). We discuss death, addiction, patriarchy, experimental fiction, and whether there are any easy allegories in this novel (answer: no). Adrian comes to terms with not having enjoyed reading the novel—but being glad he read it.  This is a very brutal book, and if you're going to read it you might want to check out our content warnings at the 12m27s mark.  Charlotte recommended a number of stories, books, and novels to go along with Ice. Links to them all are collected below. Go to Spectology.com if the links don't show up on your podcatcher. * Excerpt of Sofia Samatar's novella, Fallow * Descriptions of Jane Gaskell's unfortunately out of print novels * Ann Quin's recently republished first novel, Berg * "The Debutant", a story by Leonora Carrington * Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry by BS Johnson * Sylvia Townsend Warner's The Kingdoms of Elfin * Comet in Moominland by Tove Jansson * The Weird Tales podcast reads Lord Dunsany --- As always, we'd love to hear from you! Chat with us on twitter at @spectologypod, send us an email at spectologypod@gmail.com, or submit the episode to r/printSF on reddit. We'll reply, and shout you out in the next podcast when we talk about your comment. And if you like the episode, subscribe at spectology.com or whever you listen to podcasts, and share it with your friends! Many thanks to Dubby J and Noah Bradley for doing our music and art.

A doozy of a book, and one where we start off the episode not agreeing on how we liked it! Charlotte Geater (<a href="https://twitter.com/tambourine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@tambourine</a> on twitter and creator of wonderful bot-based poetry) joins us again after her Rupetta episodes last December to discuss the 1960s underground classic, Ice by Anna Kavan (<a href="https://amzn.to/2PRGTth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2PRGTth</a>). We discuss death, addiction, patriarchy, experimental fiction, and whether there are any easy allegories in this novel (answer: no). Adrian comes to terms with not having enjoyed reading the novel—but being glad he read it.  This is a very brutal book, and if you're going to read it you might want to check out our content warnings at the 12m27s mark.  Charlotte recommended a number of stories, books, and novels to go along with Ice. Links to them all are collected below. Go to <a href="http://Spectology.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spectology.com</a> if the links don't show up on your podcatcher. * Excerpt of <a href="https://electricliterature.com/a-dark-fairytale-about-post-earth-education/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sofia Samatar's novella, Fallow</a> * Descriptions of <a href="https://www.bestbritishfantasy.co.uk/2019/02/jane-gaskell.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jane Gaskell's unfortunately out of print novels</a> * Ann Quin's recently republished <a href="https://www.andotherstories.org/berg/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">first novel, Berg</a> * <a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4xemxj/read-these-surreal-short-stories-about-a-talking-hyena-and-an-assassination-attempt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Debutant"</a>, a story by Leonora Carrington * <a href="https://amzn.to/2s5zMo4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry</a> by BS Johnson * Sylvia Townsend Warner's <a href="https://www.handheldpress.co.uk/shop/fantasy-and-science-fiction/sylvia-townsend-warner-kingdoms-of-elfin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Kingdoms of Elfin</a> * <a href="https://amzn.to/2EOXBmM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Comet in Moominland</a> by Tove Jansson * <a href="https://theweirdtalespodcast.podbean.com/e/a-shop-in-go-by-street-by-lord-dunsany/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Weird Tales podcast reads Lord Dunsany</a> --- As always, we'd love to hear from you! Chat with us on twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/spectologypod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@spectologypod</a>, send us an email at <a href="mailto:spectologypod@gmail.com,">spectologypod@gmail.com,</a> or submit the episode to <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/printSF/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">r/printSF</a> on reddit. We'll reply, and shout you out in the next podcast when we talk about your comment. And if you like the episode, subscribe at <a href="http://spectology.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">spectology.com</a> or whever you listen to podcasts, and share it with your friends! Many thanks to <a href="https://soundcloud.com/dubby-j/pithos-ds-dubby-j-space-mix" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dubby J</a> and <a href="https://noahbradley.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noah Bradley</a> for doing our music and art.

21.3: Ice by Anna Kavan post-read with Charlotte Geater: Experimental & Postmodern Fiction, and Death Meditations

This month, Adrian is joined by listener, poet, &amp; publisher Charlotte Geater (@tambourine) to discuss Rupetta, by N.A. Sulway. Rupetta is an under-appreciated historical SF novel about a clockwork woman &amp; the human women through history who act as her caretakers. It won the James Tiptree, Jr. award in 2013, and was recently re-published in ebook format.  Charlotte &amp; Adrian discuss the publishing history of the book, Sulway's other works, historiography, folk tales, and the metaphors by which we understand consciousness.  Works &amp; links mentioned include: * An interview with Sulway about one of the folk histories that inspired Rupetta  * Another interview on other influences  * The Jaquet-Droz automota in Neuchatel, Switzerland  * Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang  * Exhalation by Ted Chiang  * Tender: Stories by Sophia Samatar  * Jonathan Strange &amp; Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke  * Frankenstein by Mary Shelley  --- As always, we'd love to hear from you, either by chatting with us on twitter at @spectologypod, sending us an email at spectologypod@gmail.com, or submitting the episode to r/printSF on reddit. We'll reply, and shout you out in the next podcast when we talk about your comment. And if you like the episode, subscribe at spectology.com or whever you listen to podcasts, and share it with your friends! Many thanks to Dubby J and Noah Bradley for doing our music and art.

This month, Adrian is joined by listener, poet, &amp; publisher Charlotte Geater (<a href="https://twitter.com/tambourine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@tambourine</a>) to discuss <a href="https://amzn.to/2Ue9pFx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rupetta</a>, by N.A. Sulway. Rupetta is an under-appreciated historical SF novel about a clockwork woman &amp; the human women through history who act as her caretakers. It won the James Tiptree, Jr. award in 2013, and was recently re-published in ebook format.  Charlotte &amp; Adrian discuss the publishing history of the book, Sulway's other works, historiography, folk tales, and the metaphors by which we understand consciousness.  Works &amp; links mentioned include: * <a href="https://www.perilousadventures.net/blog/?p=2460" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">An interview with Sulway</a> about one of the folk histories that inspired Rupetta  * <a href="http://weirdfictionreview.com/2013/04/interview-with-nike-sulway/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Another interview on other influences</a> * <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/jaquet-droz-automata" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Jaquet-Droz automota</a> in Neuchatel, Switzerland  * <a href="https://amzn.to/2QbC1Rf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stories of Your Life and Others</a> by Ted Chiang  * <a href="http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/exhalation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exhalation</a> by Ted Chiang  * <a href="https://amzn.to/2Q9w9br" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tender: Stories</a> by Sophia Samatar  * <a href="https://amzn.to/2KTsdFS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jonathan Strange &amp; Mr. Norrell</a> by Susanna Clarke  * <a href="https://amzn.to/2Su4zCm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frankenstein</a> by Mary Shelley  --- As always, we'd love to hear from you, either by chatting with us on twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/spectologypod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@spectologypod</a>, sending us an email at <a href="mailto:spectologypod@gmail.com,">spectologypod@gmail.com,</a> or submitting the episode to <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/printSF/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">r/printSF</a> on reddit. We'll reply, and shout you out in the next podcast when we talk about your comment. And if you like the episode, subscribe at <a href="http://spectology.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">spectology.com</a> or whever you listen to podcasts, and share it with your friends! Many thanks to <a href="https://soundcloud.com/dubby-j/pithos-ds-dubby-j-space-mix" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dubby J</a> and <a href="https://noahbradley.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noah Bradley</a> for doing our music and art.

9.1: Rupetta pre-read w/ Charlotte Geater: Folk tales &amp; feminist histories. 