The End of the World Book Club Podcast
1) Zombies in the age of Capitalism | Severance by Ling Ma | with StoryGraph Founder Nadia Odunayo
In this book club episode (warning: more spoilers than usual!) I discuss Severance by Ling Ma with StoryGraph Founder Nadia Odunayo. We talk about the themes of work, family, routine, capitalism and a...Show More
2) Space is for everyone | with Becky Chambers
Becky Chambers discusses what it means to be human (in space), accessible science fiction, self-publishing, and which Ursula K. Le Guin book to start with. Spoiler levels: low Becky Chambers' books Wa...Show More
3) The Rise and Rise of YA Dystopia | with Hunger Games translator Maria Postema
The Hunger Games and Divergent translator Maria Postema joins me to revisit the era of the YA dystopian novel. We talk about what it’s like being at the very beginning of a YA revolution, the best and...Show More
The Rise and Rise of YA Dystopia | with Hunger Games translator Maria Postema
1:01:21 | Apr 23rd, 2024
4) A beginner's guide to The Broken Earth Trilogy | with Joel Rochester
This week Joel Rochester (Fictional Fates on YouTube) joins me to discuss the award-winning The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin (which starts with The Fifth Season). We chat about climate refugee...Show More
5) Embracing hope in post-apocalyptic fiction | with Sarah Jean Horwitz
The alternative title for this episode was ‘post-apocalyptic fiction for readers who don’t like sad books’. This week’s guest is middle-grade author Sarah Jean Horwitz and our mission is to find some ...Show More
6) Apocalypse in the British countryside | with Leena Norms
In this episode Leena Norms and I talk about apocalyptic books that take place in the British countryside, featuring my personal favourite: The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham Spoiler level: Mediu...Show More
7) I’ve never read… Nineteen Eighty-Four | with Ariel Bissett
Each season I’ll be tackling an apocalyptic or dystopian classic that I’ve put off reading for some reason. And it only felt fitting to start with one of the most famous dystopian novels: Nineteen Eig...Show More
8) Reading Station Eleven during a pandemic
In the very first episode of The End of the World Book Club we’re discussing Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel and what’s it like to read pandemic novels during an actual pandemic. “Sure, but in ...Show More
9) Welcome to the End of the World Book Club
The End of the World Book Club is a podcast about apocalyptic and dystopian literature, hosted by Sanne Vliegenthart. Join me in discovering sci-fi classics, reading climate books and diving head-firs...Show More