Gary K Wolfe

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!

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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.

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Coode Street 716: Gary K. Wolfe and Jonathan Strahan discuss dystopias, cozy fiction and other dilemmas on the latest episode of the podcast.

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

Asimov’s Editor Sheila Williams Hospitalized The Must Read Books Team has shared that Sheila Williams, editor of Asimov’s, has been hospitalized after suffering a brain aneurysm. Asimov’s senior managing editor Emily Hockaday will…

I really don't have the words. Sheila is a dear friend and I wish and her family all the best as she recovers.
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Well, we've made it into 2026!

Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher: Review by Gary K. Wolfe Nine Goblins, T. Kingfisher (Tordotcom 978-1250400116, $24.99, 160pp, hc) January 2026. With more than a dozen T. Kingfisher novels published in this decade alone, Ursula Vernon seems to be an unst…

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.

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The King Must Die by Kemi Ashing-Giwa: Review by Gary K. Wolfe The King Must Die, Kemi Ashing-Giwa (Saga 978-1-66806-101-5, $20.00, 496pp, tp) Novem­ber 2025. Kemi Ashing-Giwa calls The King Must Die a “science fantasy reboot” of a novel she began as a teenage…

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

The Outspoken and the Incendiary: Interviews with Radical Speculative Fiction Writers by Terry Bisson: Review by Gary K. Wolfe The Outspoken and the Incendiary: Interviews with Radical Speculative Fiction Writers, Terry Bisson (PM Press 979-8-88744-121-4, $24.95, 398pp, tp) August 2025. I’ve always been fascinated by colle…

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.

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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!

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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!

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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.

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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.

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Snake-Eater by T. Kingfisher: Review by Gary K. Wolfe Snake-Eater, T. Kingfisher (Titan Books UK 978-1-8354-1004-2, £17.99, 208pp, hc) Novem­ber 2025. (47 North 978-1-66252-509-4, $16.99, 264pp, tp) December 2025. Cover by Tristan Elwell. Followers of…

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.”