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Freelance anthologist. Consulting Editor, Tor.com. Reviews Editor, Locus www.locusmag.com. Co-host, The Coode Street Podcast jonathanstrahan.podbean.com. Hugo and World Fantasy Award recipient.

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I had not seen that. Cool!

28.02.2026 00:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Episode 718: Michael Swanwick and The Universe Box Today Jonathan and Gary are joined by Nebula, World Fantasy,Β  and five-time Hugo Award winner Michael Swanwick to discuss the origins of some of his stories, the life and craft of the professional wri...

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!

www.podbean.com/eas/pb-2tmfh...

22.02.2026 02:17 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hee hee! It worked!

20.02.2026 09:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Episode 717: Activism, reviewing, books to look forward to, and a little about the weather As always, the Coode Street Motel Six bestrides continents, so after briefly comparing notes on the weather in Perth and Chicago, Gary and Jonathan get down to it and chat about the subjects of the mo...

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.

www.podbean.com/eas/pb-u3mp7...

08.02.2026 04:49 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!

05.02.2026 23:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Publishers Marketplace
Deal Report
WICKHILLS
By Premee Mohamed
Imprint: Tor
Nebula Award and World Fantasy Award winner Premee Mohamed's
WICKHILLS, a spy thriller pitched as Cold War-era John le Carre meets
Gormenghast, to Eli Goldman at Tor, with Jonathan Strahan editing, in a two-
book deal, for publication in fall 2026, by Michael Curry at Donald Maass
Literary Agency (world English).
Fiction: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
January 28, 2026

Publishers Marketplace Deal Report WICKHILLS By Premee Mohamed Imprint: Tor Nebula Award and World Fantasy Award winner Premee Mohamed's WICKHILLS, a spy thriller pitched as Cold War-era John le Carre meets Gormenghast, to Eli Goldman at Tor, with Jonathan Strahan editing, in a two- book deal, for publication in fall 2026, by Michael Curry at Donald Maass Literary Agency (world English). Fiction: Sci-Fi/Fantasy January 28, 2026

OKAY GANG BUCKLE UP we are PUBLISHERS MARKETPLACE OFFICIAL for WICKHILLS

Thank you to @mkcurry.bsky.social and @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social and @torbooks.bsky.social for making it happen!

Prepare for me to NOT SHUT UP ABOUT THIS MOTHERFUPPIN BOOK (when I am less busy)

05.02.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 548 πŸ” 82 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 24
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Extracurricular Activities - Reactor A space opera adventure set in a distant future where an undercover agent has to go behind enemy lines to recover a lost ship and a possible traitor.

We're crawling into the hallowed vaults of Reactor's short fiction; today, that means revisiting @deuceofgearsmusic.bsky.social's excellent space opera story "Extracurricular Activities," edited by @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social!

23.01.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Episode 716: Dystopias, cozy fiction and other dilemmas There are snowstorms blowing where Gary is and Jonathan can see rain falling outside in Perth's midsummer, but the Motel Six has been safely relocated and the Gershwin Room is open once again. Convers...

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

www.podbean.com/eas/pb-v5u3n...

26.01.2026 09:38 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Language of Liars "Pitch-perfect science fiction about linguistics and consequences. This book destroyed me."β€”Yoon Ha Lee, New York Times bestselling author of Ninefox Gambi...

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
πŸ’₯ "devastating" - Rebecca Roanhorse
πŸ’₯ "destroyed me" - Yoon Ha Lee
πŸ’₯ "f*king fantastic" - Samantha Mills
πŸ’₯ "i AM NOT OKAY" - Mia Tsai
πŸ’₯ "I felt shattered" - Sue Burke
πŸ’₯ "heartbreaking" - Yume Kitasei
πŸ’₯ "brilliant" - Wole Talabi
πŸ’₯ "SF at its best" - Kate Elliott

21.01.2026 00:40 πŸ‘ 120 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 11

Alix Harrow is a special writer.

21.01.2026 00:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You're very kind, but... At least, hopefully, we're fun to listen to.

16.01.2026 00:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, something to listen to on your lunch break, at least :)

15.01.2026 21:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Let me talk to @garykwolfe.bsky.social about this one. Might be worth dragging Russell Letson into the chat.

15.01.2026 09:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Episode 715: The one we recorded in between recording the other ones Jonathan and Gary kick off 2026 with no guests, but with the sort of wide-ranging ramble that some listeners seem to enjoy, and that others probably gave up on years ago. We talk about some books due ...

Coode Street 715: The one we recorded in between recording the other ones

Gary and Jonathan talk about new books, short story collections, reading old favourites and plans for the new year.

www.podbean.com/eas/pb-cunft...

11.01.2026 00:58 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
A robot wearing an orange robe holds a watermelon, standing before an idyllic cottage

A robot wearing an orange robe holds a watermelon, standing before an idyllic cottage

An aging robot, on a journey to visit a friend, reflects on their adventures together.

Next Wednesday. "Joiner and Rust," a new story by @lavietidhar.bsky.social!
Art by James Gilleard
Edited by @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social

08.01.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you!

03.01.2026 05:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy birthday, sir!

02.01.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Episode 714: The Year in Books with James Bradley, Ian Mond, and Alex Pierce For our year-end discussion of 2025 books, we’re joined by Locus reviewers Ian Mond and Alex Pierce, and distinguished critic and novelist James Bradley. As usual, we mention a lotΒ of authors and titl...

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.

www.podbean.com/eas/pb-a3hnv...

28.12.2025 07:58 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
Episode 713: The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 25 - E. J. Swift E.J. Swift's sixth novel, When There Are Wolves Again, is one of the standout science fiction novels of 2025. For the final instalment of the Coode Street Advent Calendar for 2025, Jonathan chats with...

The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 25

Today Jonathan for the final instalment of our Advent Calendar chats with E. J. Swift about what she's been reading, been writing, and would recommend!

www.podbean.com/eas/pb-p4cma...

23.12.2025 22:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Episode 712: The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 24 - Ursula Vernon It's December 24, the final day of Advent, and Coode Street has just two more episodes to go before our holiday break. Today, Gary and Jonathan chat with Ursula Vernon about her writing alter-ego T.Ki...

The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 24

Today Gary and Jonathan chat with Ursula Vernon (T. Kingfisher) about what she's been reading, would recommend, and what she has coming out!

www.podbean.com/eas/pb-4ii29...

23.12.2025 22:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Episode 710: The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 22 - James S.A. Corey Today Jonathan and Gary spend some time talking to Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, who write together as "James S.A. Corey", about what they've been reading, what they'd recommend, their seasonal readin...

The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 22
Today Jonathan and Gary chat with James S.A. Corey about writing, reading, the holiday season, and their new novel, The Faith of Beasts.

www.podbean.com/eas/pb-sticx...

21.12.2025 23:11 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Episode 709: The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 21 - Francis Spufford As both the Advent Calendar and the year move slowly towards a close, Gary and Jonathan chat with Francis Spufford, author of Golden Hill, Light Perpetual, and the wonderful Cahokia Jazz about what he...

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.

www.podbean.com/eas/pb-2c8t3...

20.12.2025 22:00 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I haven't taken the Nebula Awards seriously as an award for more than ten years. Today the SFFWA seemed to be encouraging their own members to feel the same way.

20.12.2025 03:12 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Episode 708: The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 20 - Becky Chambers For Day 20 of the Coode Street Advent Calendar, Gary and Jonathan talk to Hugo Award winning author of the Wayfarer series, Becky Chambers, about what Becky's been reading and would recommend, holiday...

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.

www.podbean.com/eas/pb-9umgy...

19.12.2025 23:37 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You're not alone. It happens to all of us.

18.12.2025 21:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Episode 707: The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 19 - Natalia Theodoridou Gary talks with World Fantasy and Nebula Award winning writerΒ Natalia Theodoridou, whose Bluebeard-inspiredΒ Sour CherryΒ was one of this year’s outstanding debut novels. We touch upon reading Samantha ...

The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 19

Today Gary talks to Natalia Theodoridou about debut novel Sour Cherry, holiday reading, writing plans, and much more!

www.podbean.com/eas/pb-4zsne...

18.12.2025 21:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Happy 3 months. Just in time for the holidays. Print versions available too for book lovers in your family. Why argue about politics when you can read the same story and then argue about what the heck happened and what the author intended. That's what I always say.

16.12.2025 20:57 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Episode 705: The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 17 - Alastair Reynolds It's Day 17 of our Advent Calendar and today Gary and Jonathan chat with Alastair Reynolds about the 25th Anniversary of Revelation Space, his new short story collections, and his latest novel, Halcyo...

The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 17

Today Gary and Jonathan chat with Alastair Reynolds about his new novel and very busy year. We also chat about what he's been reading and his seasonal recommendations.

www.podbean.com/eas/pb-u3jmn...

17.12.2025 00:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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β€œThis is true love” | The Princess Bride (1987) β€˜As a writer,’ said William Goldman, β€˜the only book I really like is The Princess Bride.’[i] Goldman’s original take on the classical fairy tale was first published in 1973. It was his eighth novel…

10 years ago I wrote about the making of The Princess Bride, one of my favourite films. With the death of its director, Rob Reiner, I wanted to share it again. There is no better way to remember him than with a story of true love.
fictionmachine.com/2015/02/12/t...

15.12.2025 22:42 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Episode 704: The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 16 - Kim Stanley Robinson It's been a minute since we last spoke to Kim Stanley Robinson on the podcast, back in 2020 when The Ministry for the Future was new in the world. So today, Gary and Jonathan took some time to chat wi...

The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 16
@garykwolfe.bsky.social and Jonathan talk to Kim Stanley Robinson about what he's been reading, seasonal traditions, his new book and his return to novel writing.

www.podbean.com/eas/pb-pgtvg...

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