60 acast.com Roundtable - Meridian Australis https://shows.acast.com/roundtable-australis en Meridian Australis Authors,Writing,Books,Novels,Speculative Fiction,Science Fiction,Fantasy,Horror,Analysis,Critique Meridian Australis We break apart books to find the juicy morsels that sustain writers everywhere Roundtable is dedicated to exploring classic novels from Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and other genres of speculative fiction, through an authorial lens. We aren't going to spend an hour giving a novel a rating out of 10, or complaining about our unfulfilled ships... probably. Our rotating cast of up-and-coming authors analyse and evaluate stories to identify what makes them tick, why we love them, and what other storytellers can learn from their successes and failures.


Roundtable is an extension of Meridian Australis, a Melbourne-based speculative fiction collective home to authors from all works of life, hoping to put Australia's best and brightest on the map. We're made and run by writers, for writers.


Hosted by Harvey Weir. Edited by Andrew Nathan Roberts. Original music by Andrew Nathan Roberts.

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]]> Roundtable is dedicated to exploring classic novels from Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and other genres of speculative fiction, through an authorial lens. We aren't going to spend an hour giving a novel a rating out of 10, or complaining about our unfulfilled ships... probably. Our rotating cast of up-and-coming authors analyse and evaluate stories to identify what makes them tick, why we love them, and what other storytellers can learn from their successes and failures.


Roundtable is an extension of Meridian Australis, a Melbourne-based speculative fiction collective home to authors from all works of life, hoping to put Australia's best and brightest on the map. We're made and run by writers, for writers.


Hosted by Harvey Weir. Edited by Andrew Nathan Roberts. Original music by Andrew Nathan Roberts.

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]]> false Meridian Australis info+65afae9fb5039a001684fd61@mg-eu.acast.com 65afae9fb5039a001684fd61 roundtable-australis episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/65afae9fb5039a001684fd61/1706012585549-fd2d11290df612d137d6fcecea75497a.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/roundtable-australis Roundtable - Meridian Australis Kayla Morton Interview - Those Who Burn the Brightest, Queer Voices in Fiction, and Independent Publishing Kayla Morton Interview - Those Who Burn the Brightest, Queer Voices in Fiction, and Independent Publishing Thu, 26 Jun 2025 05:27:38 GMT 55:42 685cda4a7cd58072a5bf357f true https://shows.acast.com/roundtable-australis/episodes/kayla-morton-interview-those-who-burn-the-brightest-queer-vo 685cda4a7cd58072a5bf357f 65afae9fb5039a001684fd61 kayla-morton-interview-those-who-burn-the-brightest-queer-vo full 1 11 Harvey is joined by Australian debut author Kayla Morton for a chat about Those Who Burn the Brightest, her first published novel. They discuss the ins and outs of the publishing process, industry twitter drama, queerness in fiction and much more.


Those Who Burn the Brightest is available for purchase now. What are you waiting for?



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]]> Harvey is joined by Australian debut author Kayla Morton for a chat about Those Who Burn the Brightest, her first published novel. They discuss the ins and outs of the publishing process, industry twitter drama, queerness in fiction and much more.


Those Who Burn the Brightest is available for purchase now. What are you waiting for?



Hosted by Harvey Weir. Edited by Andrew Nathan Roberts. Original music by Andrew Nathan Roberts.

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]]> T. R. Napper Interview - 36 Streets, The Escher Man, and the publishing industry T. R. Napper Interview - 36 Streets, The Escher Man, and the publishing industry Sun, 01 Dec 2024 08:17:36 GMT 57:53 673ee4f2d1a6d05d3ce15ee0 true https://shows.acast.com/roundtable-australis/episodes/t-r-napper-interview-36-streets-the-escher-man-and-the-publi 673ee4f2d1a6d05d3ce15ee0 65afae9fb5039a001684fd61 t-r-napper-interview-36-streets-the-escher-man-and-the-publi full 1 8 36 Streets, his newly-released passion project The Escher Man, and the ins and outs of the industry.

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]]> Piranesi - Susanna Clarke Piranesi - Susanna Clarke Thu, 14 Nov 2024 04:57:09 GMT 52:56 67358325a7d4829cee3fe1db true https://shows.acast.com/roundtable-australis/episodes/piranesi-susanna-clarke 67358325a7d4829cee3fe1db 65afae9fb5039a001684fd61 piranesi-susanna-clarke full 1 7 Harvey is joined by Matt to discuss Susanna Clarke's 2021 novel, Piranesi. We analyse and argue over the text's compelling narrative voice, its sense of mystery, and its exploration of the nature of consciousness and memory.


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]]> Harvey is joined by Matt to discuss Susanna Clarke's 2021 novel, Piranesi. We analyse and argue over the text's compelling narrative voice, its sense of mystery, and its exploration of the nature of consciousness and memory.


Hosted by Harvey Weir. Edited by Andrew Nathan Roberts. Original music by Andrew Nathan Roberts.

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]]> Ancillary Justice - Ann Leckie Ancillary Justice - Ann Leckie Mon, 07 Oct 2024 07:01:39 GMT 1:06:53 670387533bf8f4c96d4e5d70 true https://shows.acast.com/roundtable-australis/episodes/ancillary-justice-anne-leckie 670387533bf8f4c96d4e5d70 65afae9fb5039a001684fd61 ancillary-justice-anne-leckie full 1 6 Guest host Arden Baker is joined by Kaz / A. M. Bueman and Ciar to discuss Ann Leckie's 2013 award-winning novel Ancillary Justice, the first in a trilogy of high-concept space opera novels that explore colonialism, gender and consciousness. Listen as we disagree on the book's thematic implications of colonisation, gender and linguistics.


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]]> Guest host Arden Baker is joined by Kaz / A. M. Bueman and Ciar to discuss Ann Leckie's 2013 award-winning novel Ancillary Justice, the first in a trilogy of high-concept space opera novels that explore colonialism, gender and consciousness. Listen as we disagree on the book's thematic implications of colonisation, gender and linguistics.


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]]> The Sierra and The Transmogrification of Ordinary Things The Sierra and The Transmogrification of Ordinary Things Tue, 03 Sep 2024 09:24:03 GMT 25:35 66d6d5b2e6ce13e59fab61a4 true https://shows.acast.com/roundtable-australis/episodes/the-sierra-and-the-transmogrification-of-ordinary-things 66d6d5b2e6ce13e59fab61a4 65afae9fb5039a001684fd61 the-sierra-and-the-transmogrification-of-ordinary-things With Cat Nadel and Jason Schembri full Harvey is joined by fellow Meridian Australis members Cat and Jason, to discuss their stories The Sierra and The Transmogrification of Ordinary Things, which are featured in the AUSTRAL Anthology. AUSTRAL is the self-published passion project of Meridian Australis, a collection of speculative fiction stories written by young and up-and-coming Melbourne writers.


This episode is the second in a series designed to explore the inner workings of Meridian Australis' authors. It is intended to be listened to after you've read the authors' stories.

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]]> Harvey is joined by fellow Meridian Australis members Cat and Jason, to discuss their stories The Sierra and The Transmogrification of Ordinary Things, which are featured in the AUSTRAL Anthology. AUSTRAL is the self-published passion project of Meridian Australis, a collection of speculative fiction stories written by young and up-and-coming Melbourne writers.


This episode is the second in a series designed to explore the inner workings of Meridian Australis' authors. It is intended to be listened to after you've read the authors' stories.

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]]> Canang Sari and Synecdoche - AUSTRAL Anthology Special Canang Sari and Synecdoche - AUSTRAL Anthology Special Tue, 03 Sep 2024 08:04:40 GMT 26:16 66d6c31762cc889574bf02a0 true https://shows.acast.com/roundtable-australis/episodes/canang-sari-and-synecdoche-austral-anthology-special 66d6c31762cc889574bf02a0 65afae9fb5039a001684fd61 canang-sari-and-synecdoche-austral-anthology-special With Arden Baker and William Rotor full Harvey is joined by fellow Meridian Australis members Arden and Will, to discuss their stories Canang Sari and Synecdoche, which are featured in the AUSTRAL Anthology. AUSTRAL is the self-published passion project of Meridian Australis, a collection of speculative fiction stories written by young and up-and-coming Melbourne writers.


This episode is the first in a series designed to explore the inner workings of Meridian Australis' authors. It is intended to be listened to after you've read the authors' stories.

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]]> Harvey is joined by fellow Meridian Australis members Arden and Will, to discuss their stories Canang Sari and Synecdoche, which are featured in the AUSTRAL Anthology. AUSTRAL is the self-published passion project of Meridian Australis, a collection of speculative fiction stories written by young and up-and-coming Melbourne writers.


This episode is the first in a series designed to explore the inner workings of Meridian Australis' authors. It is intended to be listened to after you've read the authors' stories.

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]]> Lanny - Max Porter Lanny - Max Porter Tue, 27 Aug 2024 23:00:10 GMT 1:08:51 66ce5a7939e920927a678799 true https://shows.acast.com/roundtable-australis/episodes/max-porter-lanny 66ce5a7939e920927a678799 65afae9fb5039a001684fd61 max-porter-lanny full 1 5 Lanny, a beautiful novel that experiments with structure, form and point of view. We explore the use of magical realism, the melding of modernity and folklore, and the touching empathy present between the pages of this phenomenal text.

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]]> Lanny, a beautiful novel that experiments with structure, form and point of view. We explore the use of magical realism, the melding of modernity and folklore, and the touching empathy present between the pages of this phenomenal text.

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]]> The Traitor Baru Cormorant - Seth Dickinson The Traitor Baru Cormorant - Seth Dickinson Sun, 16 Jun 2024 08:03:32 GMT 1:13:48 666e9c54ce005e0013264093 true https://shows.acast.com/roundtable-australis/episodes/the-traitor-baru-cormorant-seth-dickinson 666e9c54ce005e0013264093 65afae9fb5039a001684fd61 the-traitor-baru-cormorant-seth-dickinson full 1 4

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]]> <![CDATA[This Is How You Lose the Time War - Max Gladstone & Amal El-Mohtar]]> Sun, 26 May 2024 11:43:32 GMT 1:04:52 66531a6e7acd560012141bd8 false https://shows.acast.com/roundtable-australis/episodes/this-is-how-you-lose-the-time-war 66531a6e7acd560012141bd8 65afae9fb5039a001684fd61 this-is-how-you-lose-the-time-war full 1 3 This Is How You Lose the Time War, by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar. We go back and forth expressing our unfiltered adoration for this Nebula-and-Hugo-winning 2019 novella, exploring the power of melodrama and intentional world-building in modern sci-fi. As always, a supplementary essay breaking down the book's key techniques is available at meridianaustralis.au/roundtable.

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]]> This Is How You Lose the Time War, by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar. We go back and forth expressing our unfiltered adoration for this Nebula-and-Hugo-winning 2019 novella, exploring the power of melodrama and intentional world-building in modern sci-fi. As always, a supplementary essay breaking down the book's key techniques is available at meridianaustralis.au/roundtable.

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]]> Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes Sun, 10 Mar 2024 10:39:23 GMT 56:57 65ed4dda86967e0017b6a904 true https://shows.acast.com/roundtable-australis/episodes/flowers-for-algernon-daniel-keyes 65ed4dda86967e0017b6a904 65afae9fb5039a001684fd61 flowers-for-algernon-daniel-keyes What is the meaning of intelligence? full 1 2

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]]> Hyperion - Dan Simmons Hyperion - Dan Simmons Tue, 23 Jan 2024 12:20:37 GMT 1:09:16 65afaf15a3c7c80016bf81b0 true https://shows.acast.com/roundtable-australis/episodes/hyperion-dan-simmons 65afaf15a3c7c80016bf81b0 65afae9fb5039a001684fd61 hyperion-dan-simmons Space Opera Shenanigans. full 1 1 Hyperion. With a book written in six stories from different narrators in a style directly referential to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, we took the opportunity to discuss the key features and themes of each tale, the novel as a whole, and some of our favourite (and least favourite) parts.

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]]> Hyperion. With a book written in six stories from different narrators in a style directly referential to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, we took the opportunity to discuss the key features and themes of each tale, the novel as a whole, and some of our favourite (and least favourite) parts.

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