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35 new fiction novels – September 25 2020

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Fantasy novel – “The Poet King” (Tor Books, 2020) – Ilana C. Myer interview

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Ilana C. Myer is a former Jerusalem based journalist turned novelist. She has wrapped up her Harp and Ring Sequence with the third book The Poet King. We discussed the book and her writing process.

0:49 – Ilana talks about why she wrote the series.

3:35 – Ilana talks about poetry versus prose writing.

4:42 – Ilana talks about the details of the book.

8:52 – Ilana talks about the research she did for the novel.

10:45 – Ilana talks about Middle Eastern magic.

12:41 – Ilana compares Eastern and Western magic systems.

13:26 – Ilana talks about the works that have inspired her.

14:53 – Ilana talks about the musical aesthetic of the book.

16:12 – Ilana talks about her writing process.

25:42 – Ilana can be found at ilanacmyer.com.

 

Links of interest

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https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780765378347

https://ilanacmyer.com/

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Guests: Ilana C. Myer

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: fantasy, writer, novelist, novel, fiction, poet, Celtic, myth, literature, magic, french troubador, prose, art, medieval, Homer, Arabian nights, djinn, journalism, Middle Earth

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Horror movie history – “Wasteland: The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror” (Counterpoint, 2018) – W. Scott Poole interview

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Scott Poole is a professor of history in American pop and folk culture with a heavy emphasis on horror studies. We talked about his latest book that examines the effect World War One had on horror movies.

0:56 – Scot talks about how he got into studying horror.

2:58 – Scott talks about the book and how World War One changed horror literature and stories.

9:58 – Scott talks about directors and creators who delved into horror.

12:45 – Scott talks about how Franz Kafka is associated with horror.

16:03 – Scott talks about the occult, horror and the Great War.

22:57 – Scott talks about French author Celine’s affect on horror.

25:33 – Scott talks about the death of animals affected horror.

28:34 – Scott talks about how he found old horror films and war footage.

35:30 – Scott talks about comedy in early horror.

38:39 – Scott talks about the great emotional difficulty he had in writing this book.

43:11 – Scott talks about an interesting discovery he made about Bela Lugosi.

53:04 – Scott tweets @monstersamerica.

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Guests: Scott Poole

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: horror, movies, literature, Kafka, Lovecraft, Peter Lorre, Bela Lugosi, World War One, The Great War, Celine, movie directors, Nazis, occult