N.K. Jemisin

Ep 217: The City Born Great

Discussion Notes: The City Born Great

This week’s story: The City Born Great by N. K. Jemisin 

Next week’s story: The Theresa Job by Colson Whitehead 

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Gerald, Andy and Anais discuss “The City Born Great” by N. K. Jemisin, an urban fantasy about a young New Yorker called upon to midwife the birth of a great city and fend off the eldritch hospitals that would feed on the newborn. All three hosts enjoyed the story — even Andy who might have preferred if the city were Chicago. 

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Ep 174: The Effluent Engine by N.K. Jemisin

Discussion Notes: The Effluent Engine

This week’s story: The Effluent Engine by N.K. Jemisin

Next week’s story: The Wreck at Goat’s Head by Alexandra Manglis

Rated: Clean

This week we welcome Carina Saxon to the podcast to discuss “The Effluent Engine” by N. K. Jemisin

Carina is a content writer. She formerly a Professor of English at Indiana University Bloomington, where she taught “The Effluent Engine” to over 100 undergraduate students. She holds a Master in Victorian Literature from Indiana University.

Carina joined Gerald, Andy and Anais to discuss N.K. Jemisin’s novella-length steampunk, historical fiction, spy thriller. Beneath the flashy and entertaining plot there are nuanced themes pertaining to racism, sexism, and freedom.

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