No, seriously. I won’t spoil the twist by telling you which characters appear, but I will say a famous monster is involved. “How to Become a Robot in 12 Easy Steps” also deals with depression, and the difficulties of explaining things; in this case Tesla, the narrator, struggles to explain that they are really a robot, and that they are in love with another robot. When the two women meet at the top of Amira’s hill, their blossoming friendship (and romance – yes, Virginia this is a love story) helps them to see things a little differently. It’s a longer read but worth it because, from the framing device to the subject matter, you definitely won’t have read anything like this before. Never miss a post! When she’s not here at The Book Smugglers, she is hogging our Twitter feed. In addition to a decades-long residency at Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater in NYC, they have performed in such hallowed venues as Carnegie Hall and The Sydney Opera House. Kids books: Receive your daily dose of Book Smuggler goodness directly to your inbox: © 2018 The Book Smugglers. Dylan Baker has a long and storied movie career, including turns in Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Happiness, Road to Perdition and Revolutionary Road. “The Husband Stitch” is a great for fans of Angela Carter and Helen Oyeyemi, which should tell you this story is tricky, feminist, and seriously weird in the very best way. I’m still not sure how to feel about the central relationship in this tale, and that ambiguity is one of the story’s great strengths. Still looking for more stories and want something really weird? In his spare time he performs with the band Pink Martini. She had a ferocious look and seemed to give precisely zero fucks.” As it happens “fuck” is among the words that makes it into her translation of this epic poem. “A Fist of Permutations in Lightening and Wildflowers” is a time travel story about magical sisters fighting for survival (their own and each others). You can watch all readings by scrolling through the videos (using the right and left arrows), or by viewing on the Grand Journal IGTV channel here. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Is one of them to read more short SFF fiction? She also reviews short stories over at SFF Reviews. He has written for various publications, including Jigsaw, San Francisco Weekly, and Maximum Rock & Roll. The Gray Man series by Mark Greaney is a personal favourite of mine and I'm currently re-reading them for the 3rd time at this moment. He is the author of five books including the New York Times best-selling memoir, Not My Father's Son. The City of the Plague God by Sarwat Chadda — loved the hero of this story! Try Maria Dahvana Headley’s story about a retired star of stage and screen. Other works include Dead Astronauts, Borne (a finalist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award), and The Strange Bird. Every wondered what would happen if dead girls came back, and just kind of hung around? Cassandra Khaw’s tale shows the build-up to a long term expedition to Mars. Can't wait for the Netflix show starring Ryan Gosling and Captain America! Among his numerous literary awards are the Newbery and Carnegie medals, and the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and Will Eisner awards. This story first appeared in the January 2021 issue, which also features work by Maria Dahvana Headley, Adam-Troy Castro, An Owomoyela, Liz Ziemska, … He has played God, the Devil, Hitler, the Pope, a teleporting superhero, Hamlet, all the parts in Macbeth, General Batista of Cuba, a goat opposite Sean Connery, Dionysus, a Smurf (twice), the EmCee in Cabaret (thrice), and political spinmeister Eli Gold on seven seasons of The Good Wife for which he received multiple Golden Globe, Emmy and SAG award nominations. Her work with the Carolina Chocolate Drops, a group she co-founded, received a Grammy Award in 2010. As well as composing soundtracks for people like Spalding Gray and Robert Wilson, she has created movies, documentaries, and performance pieces such as Songs and Stories from Moby Dick, a musical reimagining of the iconic American novel. All Rights Reserved. Karen inherits a ‘taiya’ or a ghost when she moves, with her husband, to a new house in a new country. Rhiannon Giddens has performed for the Obamas at the White House and acted in two seasons of the hit television series Nashville. Learn how your comment data is processed. And if you don’t have your own copy of the book, don’t delay – we have signed copies for sale at our sister site, One Grand Books, for $15 plus shipping. ... Beowulf translated by Maria Dahvana Headley Alyssa Wong’s Hugo Award short-listed story is less creepy and more tragic, but either way it’s very dark. A MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient, Giddens was Grammy-nominated for her acclaimed solo album Tomorrow Is My Turn and her T Bone Burnett–produced EP Factory Girl. Want a new list of great book recommendations every week? It tricks you with its initial bombast, and then gets right into the heart of the problems with stories about war, propaganda, and the problems of war itself. By day, she makes her living as a bookseller. Smugglivus continues with our next guest: Jodie/bookgazing, one of the editors of the Hugo Award winner fanzine Lady Business. noun It’s a delightful, feminist fairy tale, full of snark and sweetness, about two women who help to free each other from the sexist restrictions of their stories. This is me at this time: a 57 year old white woman living far away from my ancestors (primarily Southern Italian, Syrian, a smattering of Scotch and English) on your land. The co-founder of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, and Artistic Director of New York Live Arts, the company's home in Manhattan, Jones is a two-time Tony Award recipient for Best Choreography for FELA! and Spring Awakening, and is the recipient of both a MacArthur “Genius” Award and a Kennedy Center Honor. Her short stories have been shortlisted for the Shirley Jackson, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards. Rose also starred in the Academy Award-winning film Dreamgirls and received a 2004 Tony for her role as Emmie Thibodeaux in the Broadway production of Caroline, or Change. Maria Dahvana Headley is a #1 New York Times-bestselling author and editor.Her novels include Magonia, Aerie, and Queen of Kings, and she has also written a memoir, The Year of Yes.With Kat Howard, she is the author of The End of the Sentence, and with Neil Gaiman, she is co-editor of Unnatural Creatures.Her short stories have been shortlisted for the Shirley Jackson, … Unnatural Creatures (co-edited with Maria Dahvana Headley, 2013) Nonfiction [ edit ] Duran Duran: The First Four Years of the Fab Five (biography of the pop group Duran Duran , Proteus Publishing, 1984, ISBN 0-862-76259-6 ) She is a former producer for the radio program This American Life, and was the recipient of a 2016 fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. See also: Sashimi, skinny-dipping, and hashtag: blessed. In the best tradition of great translations, Headley, who was inspired by Grendel’s mother to write the 2018 novel The Mere Wife, a contemporary adaptation, has succeeded in reconfiguring our understanding of this thousand-year-old epic, drawing deep on contemporary slang and cultural references. Beowulf translated by Maria Dahvana Headley — such a joyful reading experience! Among her iconic roles, Becky Ann Baker is known for her portrayal of Jean Weir on NBC's Emmy Award-winning Freaks and Geeks and for her role as Loreen Horvath on HBO's Emmy Award-winning Girls, for which she received a Primetime Emmy nomination. In 2019 she was named a MacArthur Fellow, and in 2020 she was named a Guggenheim Fellow. If you like stories about unearthly visitors, you should also check out “Taiya” by Vanessa Fogg. Alan Cumming has performed with Jay Z and Liza with a Z; he has won a Tony, hosted the Tonys, and been nominated for an Emmy for doing so; he has a bar called Club Cumming and a soap called Cumming In A Bar. Arguably the best book series in the spy thriller genre. All of the crew know it will be impossible to return, and are caught between excitement and dread. Investigating twelve stories seems more manageable than staring into the void repeating ‘so many stories’, right? An early exemplar of electronic music, including her 1982 single “O Superman,” Laurie Anderson has long been at the heart of New York’s avant-garde art scene. Jeff VanderMeer’s New York Times-bestselling Southern Reach trilogy has been translated into over 35 languages. This will be the 10th outing by the Gray Man and all the books are fantastic. His role as Colin Sweeney on the long-running CBS show, The Good Wife, earned him three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. The Mere Wife by Maria by Maria Dahvana Headley. His most recent book is Language Unlimited: The Science Behind Our Most Creative Power (Oxford). Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels.His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. What makes the story so special is the developing relationships between the crew, and the tender way the story walks the line between terror and desire. Called “the weird Thoreau” by The New Yorker, VanderMeer frequently speaks about issues related to climate change and storytelling. Mx Justin Vivian Bond has appeared on Broadway and London’s West End, and on the big and small screen, including Shortbus, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Sunset Stories, Difficult People, and High Maintenance. Throughout December, Grand Journal will be posting a series of consecutive virtual readings (recorded on zoom) of Headley’s Beowulf, culminating on December 25 with the entire sequence stitched into one. Anika Noni Rose is best known for voicing Tiana, Disney's first African-American princess, in the 2009 feature, The Princess and the Frog. Neil Gaiman is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including Norse Mythology, Neverwhere, and The Graveyard Book. Throughout this month, we will have guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2017, looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2018, and more. John Darnielle is the writer, composer, guitarist, and vocalist for the band the Mountain Goats. This myth is a personal favourite of mine, and I enjoyed seeing a totally different take on this classic story. Recommended for readers who like to see fairy tales taken apart and put back together with humour, grace, and a sharp feminist focus. For the 2014 Broadway revival of A Raisin in the Sun she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. Tabitha is forced to walk the earth wearing down iron shoes to atone for a mistake. ... A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley. Still after more creeptastic stories? She was named by Granta as one of the “Best of Young American Novelists” in 2017 and won the Whiting Award in 2018. Our year living in Paris, along with a lot of other travel over years, definitely gave us a head start on learning to live in lockdown. Another tale delicately poised between a feeling of possibility and fear is “When We Die On Mars”. *And since you’ve stuck with me this far, here’s a bit of trivia: in … Try Maria Dahvana Headley’s story about a retired star of stage and screen. She has a long list of credits in such acclaimed Broadway productions as The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, All My Sons, Peer Gynt, and Assassins. And, while it’s not always a cheerful tale, its conclusion is filled with hope. Advanced copies of great books coming out next year: Amari and the Night Brothers by BB Alston — this will be a classic! Bill T Jones is a legendary choreographer, director, author and dancer. Their most recent album is Getting Into Knives. He is also the author of two novels: Wolf in White Van and Universal Harvester. Sara Quin, with her sister Tegan, performs as the indie pop act Tegan and Sara. The first novel, Annihilation, won the Nebula Award and Shirley Jackson Award, and was made into a movie by Paramount in 2018. She also created and starred in the seminal web series The Guild, which ran for six seasons and won numerous awards for web video excellence. Click here to subscribe to the print edition. 4 : a duo of awesomely badass book nerds. Their Tegan and Sara Foundation fights for health, economic justice, and representation for LGBTQ girls and women. King has published 61 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, … Be sure to let me know if you liked any of these stories, or rec me your own favourite short SFF, in the comments.

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