Can a corvid detective solve a murder? Why does the weather department need a singer? And how does a cloud herder take care of his flock? Find out the truth behind all these stories in Gigi Ganguly’s new book “Biopeculiar”. 

This is the first-ever book of Westland’s new speculative imprint ‘IF’. 

In this episode, Gigi and Michelle discuss their love for weird stories, the animals that inspired Gigi to write, and why a spec fic imprint is important for Indian literature.

Tune in to hear what books inspired their writing, how Gigi came up with the characters in her story and why Satyajit Ray is a gem of the Indian spec fic genre.

Movies Mentioned in this episode:

• Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne by Satyajit Ray, based on the story by Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury
• Interstellar
• Aranyer Din Ratri by Satyajit Ray

Books Mentioned in this episode:

• The Monk and Robot Series by Becky Chambers
• Gullivers Travels
• Your Utopia by Bora Chung
• The Mill House Murders by Ho-Ling Wong 
• Under the Skin by Michael Faber
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman
• Story of Your Life Ted Chiang
• Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
• Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
• The Matchbox by Ashapurna Devi
• Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
• The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler

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‘Books and Beyond with Bound’ is the podcast where Tara Khandelwal and Michelle D’costa uncover how their books reflect the realities of our lives and society today. Find out what drives India’s finest authors: from personal experiences to jugaad research methods, insecurities to publishing journeys. Created by Bound, a storytelling company that helps you grow through stories. Follow us @boundindia on all social media platforms.