About this episode

The episode discusses the Hugo voting process, the return of the Guild, and the implications of defying a deceased author's wishes, alongside thoughts on 'Slow Gods' by Claire North.

The Hugo voting is open! The Guild is coming back! Is "best and most popular" actually fair? Is it right to defy a dead author's wishes? Tom risks Octavia Butler's ghost to explain. Plus, we share our opening thoughts on Slow Gods by Claire North. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Hosts: Tom Merritt, Veronica Belmont

Topics covered

• Hugo voting
• Octavia Butler
• literary discussion
• Slow Gods
• authorial intent
• genre fiction

Keywords

• Hugo voting
• Octavia Butler
• Slow Gods
• Claire North
• literary debate
• genre fiction
• authorial intent

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Books & works: Slow Gods

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