Ruoxi Chen's guest appearances

Ruoxi Chen

Be The Serpent

The Coode Street Podcast

David Thomas

Thomas Moore

Arkady Martine

Ursula K. Le Guin

Lisa Yaszek

Tobias S. Buckell

Jane Yolen

Cory Doctorow

Scott Lynch

John Harrison

Daniel Keyes

Sean Williams

Michael Swanwick

Neil Gaiman

James Morrow

OwlTail

Ten minutes with... is a special series presented by Coode Street that sees readers and booklovers from around the world talk about what they're reading right now and what's getting them through these difficult times. Today Jonathan calls up Tordotcom Publishing editor Ruoxi Chen to chat about revisiting all-time favourites and how re-reading can help keep editors in touch with the readers they need to be, the therapeutic values of disaster nonfiction, dipping into audiobooks, the state of speculative fiction and why there’s a lot to be optimistic about, and a lot more. Books mentioned include: The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo (forthcoming, June 2021) The Queen's Thief Series by Megan Whalen Turner The Old Kingdom Series by Garth Nix We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Ten minutes with... is a special series presented by Coode Street that sees readers and booklovers from around the world talk about what they're reading right now and what's getting them through these difficult times. Today Jonathan calls up Tordotcom Publishing editor <a href="http://ruoxichen.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ruoxi Chen</a> to chat about revisiting all-time favourites and how re-reading can help keep editors in touch with the readers they need to be, the therapeutic values of disaster nonfiction, dipping into audiobooks, the state of speculative fiction and why there’s a lot to be optimistic about, and a lot more. Books mentioned include: <ul><li><a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250784780" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Chosen and the Beautiful</a> by Nghi Vo (forthcoming, June 2021)</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/43514-the-queen-s-thief" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Queen's Thief Series</a> by Megan Whalen Turner</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/195520-the-old-kingdom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Old Kingdom Series</a> by Garth Nix</li> <li><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/602077/we-ride-upon-sticks-by-quan-barry/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">We Ride Upon Sticks </a>by Quan Barry</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6545608-the-perfect-storm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Perfect Storm</a> by Sebastian Junger</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4671.The_Great_Gatsby" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Great Gatsby</a> by F. Scott Fitzgerald</li></ul>

Episode 529: Ten Minutes with Ruoxi Chen

On this episode, the Serpents are welding themselves to their bullshit with the help of a friend, glamorous guest star and kickass editor Ruoxi Chen! We're yelling about the Chinese fantasy drama, The Untamed! Welcome to Year Three of the podcast!!   What We’re Into Lately Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner On Grand Strategy by John Lewis Gaddis The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling Wilder Girls by Rory Power The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System SV Wishes by Feynite Letterkenny “Linger in the Sun” by etymologyplayground     Other Stuff We Mentioned Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Lord of the Flies by William Golding Macmillan Publishers The Lymond Chronicles series by Dorothy Dunnett Captive Prince trilogy by C. S. Pacat. Tor Publishers Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by 墨香铜臭 Mo Dao Zu Shi Mo Dao Zu Shi audio drama Guardian Oh My General “A Civil Combpaign” by Ariaste (two combs reference) Tall Once More In The Spring Wind by Fayjay Books by Robert Jackson Bennett Nirvana In Fire  Count of Monte Cristo NIF on Viki Empresses in the Palace   For Next Time Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire   Transcription: The transcript for this episode is available here. We're dramatically grabbing the wrists of our darling scribes (Tess, Sara, Kelle, Millie) and staring yearningly into their eyes as they play our love song on a hill somewhere.

On this episode, the Serpents are welding themselves to their bullshit with the help of a friend, glamorous guest star and kickass editor <a href="https://twitter.com/jruoxichen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ruoxi Chen</a>! We're yelling about the Chinese fantasy drama, The Untamed! Welcome to Year Three of the podcast!! What We’re Into Lately <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43884209-get-a-life-chloe-brown?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=ckI6L8hfpX&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get a Life, Chloe Brown</a> by Talia Hibbert <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/43514-the-queen-s-thief" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thief</a> series by Megan Whalen Turner <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35746278-on-grand-strategy?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=0Rtt9OpkDu&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On Grand Strategy</a> by John Lewis Gaddis <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36117102-the-luminous-dead?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=TJZWIgcjEK&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Luminous Dead</a> by Caitlin Starling <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42505366-wilder-girls?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=FjU1OqC2aC&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wilder Girls</a> by Rory Power <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41832245-the-scum-villain-s-self-saving-system?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=yFNhXHqpyW&amp;rank=5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System</a> <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/series/1285562" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SV Wishes</a> by Feynite <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4647692/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Letterkenny</a> <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/21981424" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Linger in the Sun”</a> by etymologyplayground Other Stuff We Mentioned <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/295.Treasure_Island?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=ywQeLYzEY9&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Treasure Island</a> by Robert Louis Stevenson <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7624.Lord_of_the_Flies?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=qug8hHZnGI&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lord of the Flies</a> by William Golding <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macmillan_Publishers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Macmillan Publishers</a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/45024-the-lymond-chronicles" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Lymond Chronicles series</a> by Dorothy Dunnett <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44800365-the-captive-prince-trilogy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Captive Prince trilogy</a> by C. S. Pacat. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_Books" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tor Publishers</a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42190679-grandmaster-of-demonic-cultivation?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=LDgwYDgGC5&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation</a> by 墨香铜臭 <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9005728/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mo Dao Zu Shi</a> <a href="https://modao-zushi.fandom.com/wiki/Audio_Drama" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mo Dao Zu Shi audio drama</a> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8551028/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Guardian</a> <a href="https://mydramalist.com/20114-oh-my-general" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oh My General</a> “<a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/21942946" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Civil Combpaign</a>” by Ariaste (two combs reference) <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/21406744/chapters/51000031" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tall Once More In The Spring Wind</a> by Fayjay Books by <a href="http://robertjacksonbennett.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Robert Jackson Bennett</a> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5141800/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nirvana In Fire</a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7126.The_Count_of_Monte_Cristo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Count of Monte Cristo</a> <a href="https://www.viki.com/tv/22943c-nirvana-in-fire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NIF on Viki</a> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6077258/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Empresses in the Palace</a> For Next Time Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire Transcription: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JNlwimBl8tMs3BhER8_E8cnpwcZNNvQ7xJCS5CgM5AQ/edit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The transcript for this episode is available here</a>. We're dramatically grabbing the wrists of our darling scribes (Tess, Sara, Kelle, Millie) and staring yearningly into their eyes as they play our love song on a hill somewhere.

Episode 53: The Untamed (featuring guest star Ruoxi Chen!)