Today we reflect on speculative fiction - genre tropes, writer expectations, the fragility of industry, and the gift of publications that have carried our best conversations forward for decades - through a review of Asimov's May/June 2024 issue. Because I couldn't fit the poetry in for time, I'm also calling our attention to a recent publication that celebrates similar:
The Heartbeat of the Universe: Poems from Asimov’s Science Fiction and Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2012-2022
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00:00 Introductory remarks: Publication context, including tensions between print and digital models (especially around free-to-read vs. paywall).
04:57 Intro to Asimov's May/June 2024, with a note on the poetry, a chat about writer expectations when submitting to different publications (read the publication first!), and personal connection to Asimov's as a reader.
10:51 Nonfiction: A.T. Greenblatt, “Guest Editorial: Vertical Farming and Reaching for a Better Future” A.T. Greenblatt / Robert Silverberg, “More Shaggy Cousins” / James Patrick Kelly, “On the Net: Lengthwise” / Kelly Lagor, “Thought Experiment: Giant Monsters, Kaiju, and the Bomb in Godzilla / Kelly Jennings, “On Books”
15:40 A thought on how excited I am about this issue
16:51 Rich Larson, “Barbarians” and the importance of heart in SFF
21:07 Kristine Kathryn Rusch, “Last Thursday”
23:36 Amal Singh, “Arazem-2 Is Waiting for a Letter”
25:06 Leonid Kaganov (trans. Alex Shvartsman), “The Rattler”
28:06 M. Bennardo, “The Shadow Box”
30:41 William Preston, “To Make an End” (more on the Old Man series here: thepulp.net/pulp-articles/old...)
34:25 Elena Pavlova (trans. Elena Pavlova & Kalin M. Nenov), “Renting to Killers”, and what elevates a story above basic tropes/settings
37:29 Chris Campbell, “In the Palace of Science”
40:11 Christopher Rowe, “Cynthia in the Subflooring”
41:06 Michèle Laframboise, “Maragi’s Secret”
44:57 Closing remarks, emphasizing the aesthetic through-line for work in Asimov's and the value of (financially!) supporting the writing we enjoy.
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