Episode 202: Fantasy

06/27/22 • 65 min

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Today we launch a new format of the Disco as we begin our "Genre Season."

Each episode of this season, we're going to dive deep into a particular literary genre, exploring what defines it, what makes it work or not work, interviewing authors, talking to fans, scholars, whoever can help us unlock what it is that makes a genre a genre.

With our inaugural episode, we discover our long lost lineage. hop on Pegasus, and fly to the far reaches of fantasy. Joining us is actor and writer Will Friedle, fantasy author Brandon Sanderson, and Dungeons & Dragons game designer Kate Welch.

This is Literary Disco, the last book club you'll ever need.

Explore more of Brandon Sanderson in our Mistborn episode.

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Today we launch a new format of the Disco as we begin our "Genre Season."

This is Literary Disco, the last book club you'll ever need.

Explore more of Brandon Sanderson in our Mistborn episode.

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Sea Tea (Literary Disco Live!)

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This is a recording of a live episode from Sea Tea Improv in Hartford, Connecticut, back in March. Julia and Rider are joined by special guests curator Mallory Howard of the Mark Twain House & Museum and librarian Gwen Glazer of the Croton Free Library -- and Tod's disembodied head joining virtually.

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Episode 203: Crime

Today, we continue our genre-based season where we dive deep into a literary genre exploring what defines it, what makes it work and not work, interviewing authors, talking to fans and scholars, whoever can unlock what makes a genre a genre.

In our second episode, we find a body, a clue or two, maybe even some justice. We'll undoubtedly confront the darkness and the human heart as we talk crime. This week, our special guests are private investigator Lee Lofland, author of Police Procedure & Investigation: A Guide for Writers; Melissa Chadburn, author of A Tiny Upward Shove; and writer Ross Angelella.

Dum dum dum.

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