The End of the World Book Club is a podcast about apocalyptic and dystopian literature, hosted by Sanne Vliegenthart. Join me in discovering sci-fi classics, reading climate books and diving head first into the huge realm of speculative fiction, all with the theme of the end of the world and what might come after it.
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Zombies in the age of Capitalism | Severance by Ling Ma | with StoryGraph Founder Nadia Odunayo
Season 1 · Episode 8
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 • Duration 56:45
In this book club episode (warning: more spoilers than usual!) I discuss Severance by Ling Ma with StoryGraph Founder Nadia Odunayo. We talk about the themes of work, family, routine, capitalism and as always, the end of the world.
Note from the editor (aka me): there are a few tiny audio pops in the first 5 minutes, but they disappear very quickly. 👍
Thanks to everyone who sent in their voice clips for this episode.
About Severance by Ling Ma: Candace Chen, a millennial drone self-sequestered in a Manhattan office tower, is devoted to routine: her work, watching movies with her boyfriend, avoiding thoughts of her recently deceased Chinese immigrant parents. So she barely notices when a plague of biblical proportions sweeps the world. Candace joins a small group of survivors, led by the power-hungry Bob, on their way to the Facility, where, Bob promises, they will have everything they need to start society anew.
Books mentioned:
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandell
The Stand by Stephen King
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Bliss Montage by Ling Ma
Other things mentioned:
Severance, the Apple TV show
Check out The StoryGraph to document your reading (and get great recommendations here: https://app.thestorygraph.com/
The End of the World Book Club is a podcast about apocalyptic and dystopian literature, hosted by Sanne Vliegenthart. Join me in discovering sci-fi classics, reading climate books and diving head first into the huge realm of speculative fiction, all with the theme of the end of the world and what might come after it.
Sanne Vliegenthart is the creator of Books & Quills, author of a Book Club Journal, and a freelance Social Media Strategist and Literary Event Host in publishing. You can find her literary explorations of the UK and reading recommendations on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok at @booksandquills.
Patreon
Support this independent podcast on Patreon, where you can listen to the Extra Broadcast bonus podcast with more sci-fi recommendations and behind the scenes, or join our book club chats and disaster film watch-alongs. https://www.patreon.com/endoftheworldbookclub
Buy a book
You can also support the podcast by ordering books through our Bookshop.org page (ad, affiliate link). On this page you can browse all the books we'll be discussing this season: Browse the books
Space is for everyone | with Becky Chambers
Season 1 · Episode 7
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 • Duration 29:20
Becky Chambers discusses what it means to be human (in space), accessible science fiction, self-publishing, and which Ursula K. Le Guin book to start with.
Recommendations from Becky Chambers (from this episode)
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Contact by Carl Sagan
To watch: Star Trek, Star Wars and Farscape
Thanks to Hodder & Stoughton/HodderScape for arranging the opportunity to talk to Becky Chambers during the release of Record of a Spaceborn Few.
Send in your audio clips for the Severance by Ling Ma Book Club episode:
Email your voice clip to endoftheworldbookclubpod@gmail.com
Please include:
SUBJECT: Severance Book Club
Name (first name only please) and feel free to include pronouns
The 30-45 second audio clip as an attachment (you can include your name in this clip too, or leave it out)
If your clip is a bit too long or there are pauses or mistakes, I will edit them a bit, so don’t worry about getting it perfect!
Anyone sending a voice clip is consenting to their clip being used in an episode of The End of the World Book Club. If you don’t want your name read out, please include this in the email.
The Rise and Rise of YA Dystopia | with Hunger Games translator Maria Postema
Season 1 · Episode 6
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 • Duration 01:01:21
The Hunger Games and Divergent translator Maria Postema joins me to revisit the era of the YA dystopian novel. We talk about what it’s like being at the very beginning of a YA revolution, the best and most challenging parts of translating YA dystopia, the Dutch aversion to fantasy worlds, how to escape manuscript thieves (!) and more.
Spoiler levels: low
Books mentioned:
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Divergent Trilogy by Veronica Roth
Gone Series by Michael Grant
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Kinderen van Moder Aarde by Thea Beckman (Dutch only, sorry! For now...)
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
The Knife of Never Letting Go/Chaos Walking by Patrick Ness
Matched by Ally Connie
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Only Ever Yours by Louise O’Neill
The Big Lie by Julie Mayhew
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau
Dry by Neal Shusterman
Two Degrees by Alan Gratz
Other
Marathon Man (film)
Battle Royale (film)
Writers for the Future
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers
Skandar series by A.F. Steadman
Find Maria Postema online
https://www.tiktok.com/@booksofmaria
https://www.instagram.com/maria_postema/
The End of the World Book Club is a podcast about apocalyptic and dystopian literature, hosted by Sanne Vliegenthart. Join me in discovering sci-fi classics, reading climate books and diving head first into the huge realm of speculative fiction, all with the theme of the end of the world and what might come after it.
A beginner's guide to The Broken Earth Trilogy | with Joel Rochester
Season 1 · Episode 5
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 • Duration 42:13
This week Joel Rochester (Fictional Fates on YouTube) joins me to discuss the award-winning The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin (which starts with The Fifth Season). We chat about climate refugees, racism, motherhood, world-building and how best to tackle this series if you feel a bit intimidated.
P.s. I am currently unable to find the PDF I mention on any of my audiobook apps, so I'm not sure what happened there, but it’s the same summary that comes in the back of the physical books
Spoiler level: surprisingly low!
Books:
The Broken Eartly Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin (obviously)
The End of the World Book Club is a podcast about apocalyptic and dystopian literature, hosted by Sanne Vliegenthart. Join me in discovering sci-fi classics, reading climate books and diving head first into the huge realm of speculative fiction, all with the theme of the end of the world and what might come after it.
Sanne Vliegenthart is the creator of Books & Quills, author of a Book Club Journal, and a freelance Social Media Strategist and Literary Event Host in publishing. You can find her literary explorations of the UK and reading recommendations on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok at @booksandquills.
Embracing hope in post-apocalyptic fiction | with Sarah Jean Horwitz
Season 1 · Episode 4
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 • Duration 50:42
The alternative title for this episode was ‘post-apocalyptic fiction for readers who don’t like sad books’. This week’s guest is middle-grade author Sarah Jean Horwitz and our mission is to find some great recommendations in the realm of apocalyptic fiction that aren’t filled with dread and disaster. We turn to the genre of Hopepunk and sample a selection to discover what’s out there!
Spoiler level: no heavy spoilers for any of the books mentioned
Books
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Wayfarers Series by Becky Chambers (+ The Long way to a Small, Angry Planet)
Binti Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
The Quiet at the End of the World by Lauren James
World Running Down by Al Hess
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel
Honourable mentions (that didn’t quite fit the brief)
Apocalypse in the British countryside | with Leena Norms
Season 1 · Episode 3
Monday, March 4, 2024 • Duration 50:09
In this episode Leena Norms and I talk about apocalyptic books that take place in the British countryside, featuring my personal favourite: The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
Spoiler level: Medium (for The Day of the Triffids only)
*Any book links in the description are affiliate links to Bookshop.org
I’ve never read… Nineteen Eighty-Four | with Ariel Bissett
Season 1 · Episode 2
Monday, February 19, 2024 • Duration 47:55
Each season I’ll be tackling an apocalyptic or dystopian classic that I’ve put off reading for some reason. And it only felt fitting to start with one of the most famous dystopian novels: Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. Join me and guest Ariel Bissett (YouTuber, Podcaster and Orwell Enthusiast!) as we talk about why this book is still so relevant today and discuss whether it’s an accessible classic.
Spoiler levels for this episode: Medium (no massive spoilers for the plot, but we do discuss a few specific scenes)
Politics and the English Language by George Orwell
Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Professor Shoshana Zuboff
The Question Mark by Muriel Jaeger
We by Yevgeny Zamyatin, translated by Clarence Brown
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder
Other things mentioned:
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) with John Hurt
‘Alternative Facts’ article
Boost in sales for 1984
The Matrix (1999)
More from Ariel Bissett:
Reading Station Eleven during a pandemic
Season 1 · Episode 1
Monday, February 19, 2024 • Duration 26:34
In the very first episode of The End of the World Book Club we’re discussing Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel and what’s it like to read pandemic novels during an actual pandemic.
“Sure, but in what other life would I get to perform Shakespeare?”
Spoiler levels for this episode: low
Books mentioned:
Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel (the ISBN of my hardback copy is: 9780385353304)
The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh
Severance by Ling Ma
The Death of Grass by John Christopher
The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
King Lear by Shakespeare
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel
Other things mentioned:
Leena’s Podcast: No Books on a Dead Planet
Film: Contagion (2011)
Emily St John Mandel Interview
Thanks to Leena, Sarah Jean, Jen, Maia, Louise, Niamh for their voice clips for this episode, and thanks to anyone who left a note on any of the posts requesting comments about Station Eleven.
Send in your audio clips for the upcoming Severance by Ling Ma Book Club episode
Deadline: March 25th 2024
Email your voice clip to endoftheworldbookclubpod@gmail.com
Please include:
SUBJECT: Severance Book Club
Name (first name only please) and feel free to include pronouns
The 30-45 second audio clip as an attachment (you can include your name in this clip too, or leave it out)
Any additional info that would be helpful for me to have
If your clip is a bit too long or there are pauses or mistakes, I will edit them a bit, so don’t worry about getting it perfect!
Welcome to the End of the World Book Club
Season 1
Monday, February 19, 2024 • Duration 02:15
The End of the World Book Club is a podcast about apocalyptic and dystopian literature, hosted by Sanne Vliegenthart. Join me in discovering sci-fi classics, reading climate books and diving head-first into the huge realm of speculative fiction, all with the theme of the end of the world and what might come after it.
Sanne Vliegenthart is the creator of Books & Quills, author of a Book Club Journal, and a freelance Social Media Strategist and Literary Event Host in publishing. You can find her literary explorations of the UK and reading recommendations on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok at @booksandquills.
Patreon
Support this independent podcast on Patreon, where you can listen to the Extra Broadcast bonus podcast with more sci-fi recommendations and behind the scenes, or join our book club chats and disaster film watch-alongs. https://www.patreon.com/endoftheworldbookclub
Buy a book
You can also support the podcast by ordering books through our Bookshop.org page (ad, affiliate link). On this page you can browse all the books we'll be discussing this season: https://bit.ly/BrowseEndOfTheWorldBookClub (or search for Booksandquills + Bookshop.org on Google)
The End of the World Book Club is a podcast about apocalyptic and dystopian literature, hosted by Sanne Vliegenthart. Join me in discovering sci-fi classics, reading climate books and diving head first into the huge realm of speculative fiction, all with the theme of the end of the world and what might come after it.
Sanne Vliegenthart is the creator of Books & Quills, author of a Book Club Journal, and a freelance Social Media Strategist and Literary Event Host in publishing. You can find her literary explorations of the UK and reading recommendations on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok at @booksandquills.
Patreon
Support this independent podcast on Patreon, where you can listen to the Extra Broadcast bonus podcast with more sci-fi recommendations and behind the scenes, or join our book club chats and disaster film watch-alongs. https://www.patreon.com/endoftheworldbookclub
Buy a book
You can also support the podcast by ordering books through our Bookshop.org page (ad, affiliate link). On this page you can browse all the books we'll be discussing this season: Browse the books
Sanne Vliegenthart is the creator of Books & Quills, author of a Book Club Journal, and a freelance Social Media Strategist and Literary Event Host in publishing. You can find her literary explorations of the UK and reading recommendations on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok at @booksandquills.
Patreon
Support this independent podcast on Patreon, where you can listen to the Extra Broadcast bonus podcast with more sci-fi recommendations and behind the scenes, or join our book club chats and disaster film watch-alongs. https://www.patreon.com/endoftheworldbookclub
Buy a book
You can also support the podcast by ordering books through our Bookshop.org page (ad, affiliate link). On this page you can browse all the books we'll be discussing this season: Browse the books
Patreon
Support this independent podcast on Patreon, where you can listen to the Extra Broadcast bonus podcast with more sci-fi recommendations and behind the scenes, or join our book club chats and disaster film watch-alongs. https://www.patreon.com/endoftheworldbookclub
Buy a book
You can also support the podcast by ordering books through our Bookshop.org page (ad, affiliate link). On this page you can browse all the books we'll be discussing this season: Browse the books
Send in your audio clips for the Severance by Ling Ma Book Club episode:
Deadline: March 25th
Email your voice clip to endoftheworldbookclubpod@gmail.com
Please include:
SUBJECT: Severance Book Club
Name (first name only please) and feel free to include pronouns
The 30-45 second audio clip as an attachment (you can include your name in this clip too, or leave it out)
Any additional info that would be helpful for me to have.
If your clip is a bit too long or there are pauses or mistakes, I will edit them a bit, so don’t worry about getting it perfect!
Anyone sending a voice clip is consenting to their clip being used in an episode of The End of the World Book Club. If you don’t want your name read out, please include this in the email.
The End of the World Book Club is a podcast about apocalyptic and dystopian literature, hosted by Sanne Vliegenthart. Join me in discovering sci-fi classics, reading climate books and diving head first into the huge realm of speculative fiction, all with the theme of the end of the world and what might come after it.
Sanne Vliegenthart is the creator of Books & Quills, author of a Book Club Journal, and a freelance Social Media Strategist and Literary Event Host in publishing. You can find her literary explorations of the UK and reading recommendations on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok at @booksandquills.
Patreon
Support this independent podcast on Patreon, where you can listen to the Extra Broadcast bonus podcast with more sci-fi recommendations and behind the scenes, or join our book club chats and disaster film watch-alongs. https://www.patreon.com/endoftheworldbookclub
Buy a book
You can also support the podcast by ordering books through our Bookshop.org page (ad, affiliate link). On this page you can browse all the books we'll be discussing this season: Browse the books
Send in your audio clips for the Severance by Ling Ma Book Club episode:
Deadline: March 25th
Email your voice clip to endoftheworldbookclubpod@gmail.com
Please include:
SUBJECT: Severance Book Club
Name (first name only please) and feel free to include pronouns
The 30-45 second audio clip as an attachment (you can include your name in this clip too, or leave it out)
Any additional info that would be helpful for me to have.
If your clip is a bit too long or there are pauses or mistakes, I will edit them a bit, so don’t worry about getting it perfect!
Anyone sending a voice clip is consenting to their clip being used in an episode of The End of the World Book Club. If you don’t want your name read out, please include this in the email.
The End of the World Book Club is a podcast about apocalyptic and dystopian literature, hosted by Sanne Vliegenthart. Join me in discovering sci-fi classics, reading climate books and diving head first into the huge realm of speculative fiction, all with the theme of the end of the world and what might come after it.
Sanne Vliegenthart is the creator of Books & Quills, author of a Book Club Journal, and a freelance Social Media Strategist and Literary Event Host in publishing. You can find her literary explorations of the UK and reading recommendations on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok at @booksandquills.
Patreon
Support this independent podcast on Patreon, where you can listen to the Extra Broadcast bonus podcast with more sci-fi recommendations and behind the scenes, or join our book club chats and disaster film watch-alongs. https://www.patreon.com/endoftheworldbookclub
Buy a book
You can also support the podcast by ordering books through our Bookshop.org page (ad, affiliate link). On this page you can browse all the books we'll be discussing this season: https://bit.ly/BrowseEndOfTheWorldBooks
Ariel Bissett on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ArielBissett
Listen to my guest episode on Books Unbound: #84 Eerie Dystopians!
The End of the World Book Club is a podcast about apocalyptic and dystopian literature, hosted by Sanne Vliegenthart. Join me in discovering sci-fi classics, reading climate books and diving head first into the huge realm of speculative fiction, all with the theme of the end of the world and what might come after it. Follow the podcast on Instagram @endoftheworldbookclubpod
Sanne Vliegenthart is the creator of Books & Quills, author of a Book Club Journal, and a freelance Social Media Strategist and Literary Event Host in publishing. You can find her literary explorations of the UK and reading recommendations on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok at @booksandquills.
Patreon | Support this independent podcast on Patreon, where you can listen to the Extra Broadcast bonus podcast with more sci-fi recommendations and behind the scenes, or join our book club chats and disaster film watch-alongs. https://www.patreon.com/endoftheworldbookclub
Buy a book | You can also support the podcast by ordering books through our Bookshop.org page (ad, affiliate link). On this page https://bit.ly/BrowseEndOfTheWorldBooks
Anyone sending a voice clip is consenting to their clip being used in an episode of The End of the World Book Club. If you don’t want your name read out, please let me know in your email email.
The End of the World Book Club is a podcast about apocalyptic and dystopian literature, hosted by Sanne Vliegenthart. Join me in discovering sci-fi classics, reading climate books and diving head first into the huge realm of speculative fiction, all with the theme of the end of the world and what might come after it. Follow the podcast on Instagram @endoftheworldbookclubpod
Sanne Vliegenthart is the creator of Books & Quills, author of a Book Club Journal, and a freelance Social Media Strategist and Literary Event Host in publishing. You can find her literary explorations of the UK and reading recommendations on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok at @booksandquills.
Patreon | Support this independent podcast on Patreon, where you can listen to the Extra Broadcast bonus podcast with more sci-fi recommendations and behind the scenes, or join our book club chats and disaster film watch-alongs. https://www.patreon.com/endoftheworldbookclub
Buy a book | You can also support the podcast by ordering books through our Bookshop.org page (ad, affiliate link). On this page you can browse all the books we'll be discussing this season: https://bit.ly/BrowseEndOfTheWorldBooks
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