And so, having proven their mettle in the harsh environs of podcastery, John E. O. Stevens, Fred Kiesche and Jeff Patterson were cast out from the shelter of the venerable SF Signal Podcast, armed only with wit, canes, and beta blockers, to forge their own path. Here they discussed the utility and relevance of awards, the return of the dreaded online SF books list, how no reading plan survives contact with the enemy, and the culture they have recently consumed.

Fred Kiesche, John E.O. Stevens and Jeff Patterson

The Vorrh, by Brian Catling

Such Stuff as Dreams: The Psychology of Fiction, by Keith Oatley

Becoming Ray Bradbury, by Jonathan R. Eller

Additional Notes:

2013: The Year in Books

2013: The Year in Shorts

Locus Awards Database

Flavorwire: 50 SF/F Books Everybody Should Read

Science Fiction Studies

The Ghost Light, by Fritz Leiber

The Gilbert study on reading

Trillium, by Jeff Lemire

Survival of Freedom

The Prometheus Awards