A Sloth, a Lizard Wizard and a Terrible Date Walk Into a Podcast: Lauren Beukes Draws the Cards
04/01/25 • 24 min
Lauren Beukes is a South African author known for her genre-bending fiction that blends speculative elements with sharp social commentary. Born in Johannesburg in 1976, she gained international acclaim with her 2013 novel The Shining Girls, a time-travel thriller about a serial killer and the woman who survives him. Beukes’s work often explores themes of identity, violence, and transformation, with a strong focus on women’s stories. Her other novels include Moxyland, Zoo City (which won the Arthur C. Clarke Award) and Afterland, a post-pandemic thriller. Lauren's latest book, the multiverse-lost-mother-thriller, BRIDGE is out now!
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- Additional music: Nicola Snarey
- Cover art: Rein G
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Lauren Beukes is a South African author known for her genre-bending fiction that blends speculative elements with sharp social commentary. Born in Johannesburg in 1976, she gained international acclaim with her 2013 novel The Shining Girls, a time-travel thriller about a serial killer and the woman who survives him. Beukes’s work often explores themes of identity, violence, and transformation, with a strong focus on women’s stories. Her other novels include Moxyland, Zoo City (which won the Arthur C. Clarke Award) and Afterland, a post-pandemic thriller. Lauren's latest book, the multiverse-lost-mother-thriller, BRIDGE is out now!
Photo by Henry Söderlund, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
NEXT EPISODE: Amy Blackthorn, the master herbalist and award-winning author of the best-selling Blackthorn's Botanicals series.
Tarot Interviews credits
- Host and producer: Finbarre Snarey
- Theme music composer: Amelia Lawn
- Additional music: Nicola Snarey
- Cover art: Rein G
If you're curious about the cards we use and want to find out more, visit our Tarot Interviews podcast page.
Disclaimer: The Tarot Interviews podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts and guests are their own and do not constitute professional, legal, financial, medical, or psychological advice. Listeners are encouraged to seek guidance from qualified professionals where appropriate.
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- Theme music composer: Amelia Lawn
- Additional music: Nicola Snarey
- Cover art: Rein G
If you're curious about the cards we use and want to find out more, visit our Tarot Interviews podcast page.
Disclaimer: The Tarot Interviews podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts and guests are their own and do not constitute professional, legal, financial, medical, or psychological advice. Listeners are encouraged to seek guidance from qualified professionals where appropriate.
Tarot Interviews - A Sloth, a Lizard Wizard and a Terrible Date Walk Into a Podcast: Lauren Beukes Draws the Cards
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Welcome to Tarot Interviews. Lauren Beukes is a South African novelist, journalist and television writer. She's known for novels such as The Shining Girls, Zoo City and Broken Monsters. Her work has r
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