Midnight in Karachi Podcast - Reactor

Welcome back to Midnight in Karachi, a weekly podcast about writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, their books and the worlds they create, hosted by Mahvesh Murad. Stephanie Saulter joins the podcast this week to talk about her ®Evolution trilogy—Gemsigns, Binary, and Regeneration—writing about communities who are considered ‘the other’, and what the categories ‘exotic’ and ‘diaspora’ […] The post Midnight in Karachi Episode 30: Stephanie Saulter appeared first on Reactor.

Welcome back to Midnight in Karachi, a weekly podcast about writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, their books and the worlds they create, hosted by Mahvesh Murad. This week Middle Grade & YA writer and winner of the National Book Award, William Alexander joins Midnight in Karachi to talk about his fantasy novel Goblin Secrets, his SF […] The post Midnight in Karachi Episode 29: William Alexander appeared first on Reactor.

Welcome back to Midnight in Karachi, a weekly podcast about writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, their books and the worlds they create, hosted by Mahvesh Murad. Novelist, screenplay writer, comic book writer and Doctor Who fan Paul Cornell joins the podcast to talk about writing various forms, taking inspiration from his surroundings and his latest novella, […] The post Midnight in Karachi Episode 28: Paul Cornell appeared first on Reactor.

Welcome back to Midnight in Karachi, a weekly podcast about writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, their books and the worlds they create, hosted by Mahvesh Murad. Writer Zen Cho joins Mahvesh this week to talk about the effects of colonialism, finding your own voice and regency romance. Zen is the writer of Spirits Abroad and Sorcerer […] The post Midnight in Karachi Episode 27: Zen Cho appeared first on Reactor.

Welcome back to Midnight in Karachi, a weekly podcast about writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, their books and the worlds they create, hosted by Mahvesh Murad. Fantasy writer Kate Elliot talks to Mahvesh this week about how history and the present affects worldbuilding and how fiction can never be neutral. Episode 26: Kate Elliott (47:56)   […] The post Midnight in Karachi, Episode 26: Kate Elliott appeared first on Reactor.

Welcome back to Midnight in Karachi, a weekly podcast about writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, their books and the worlds they create, hosted by Mahvesh Murad. This week writer N.K. Jemisin joins the podcast to talk about ancient epics, having her first book rejected for not having a white cast of characters, the anger that fueled […] The post Midnight in Karachi Episode 25: N.K. Jemisin appeared first on Reactor.

Welcome back to Midnight in Karachi, a weekly podcast about writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, their books and the worlds they create, hosted by Mahvesh Murad. This week writer Aliette de Bodard, writer of the Obsidian and Blood books and The House of Shattered Wings joins Mahvesh to talk about Aztecs, angels, making bread and having […] The post Midnight in Karachi Episode 24: Aliette de Bodard appeared first on Reactor.

Welcome back to Midnight in Karachi, a weekly podcast about writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, their books and the worlds they create, hosted by Mahvesh Murad. This week’s guest on the podcast is Rebecca Levene, writer of Smiler’s Fair and The Hunter’s Kind. Here, she talks about worldbuilding without cultural appropriation, Once Upon a Time and […] The post Midnight in Karachi Episode 23: Rebecca Levene appeared first on Reactor.

Welcome back to Midnight in Karachi, a weekly podcast about writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, their books and the worlds they create, hosted by Mahvesh Murad. Writer and editor Jeff VanderMeer joins Mahvesh on the podcast this week to talk about editing anthologies, writing various forms of fiction, and his favourite owls. Midnight in Karachi, Episode […] The post Midnight in Karachi Episode 22: Jeff VanderMeer appeared first on Reactor.

Welcome back to Midnight in Karachi, a weekly podcast about writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, their books and the worlds they create, hosted by Mahvesh Murad. This week on the podcast, Mahvesh speaks with writer Maria Dahvana Headley on writing short stories to release extra ideas, mixing genres in YA, writing uniforms of vintage ballgowns and […] The post Midnight in Karachi Episode 21: Maria Dahvana Headley appeared first on Reactor.