569. Lionel Shriver Interview

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  Hello, and welcome to episode 569 of Geek's Guide to the galaxy.

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  I'm David Barr Kirtley, author of the book save me, please and other stories.

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  Publishers Weekly visceral settings and robust characters will have readers marveling at how much Kirtley is able to fit into a limited page count for SFF fans.

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  With no time to sink into a doorstopper, these concentrated doses of genre goodness will hit the spot.

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  And Kirkus reviews currently employ sharp, concise prose that complements his puckish sense of humor.

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  The authors passionate voice breathes life into this wonderful array of tales.

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  So again, the book is called Save me, please and other stories, and it's available now on Amazon.com.

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  and our guest today is Lionel Shriver.

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  She's the author of more than a dozen novels, including the Mandibles, the motion of the body through space, and should we stay or should we go?

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  And her 2003 novel we need to talk about Kevin was adapted into a feature film starring Tilda Swinton, Ezra Miller, and John C.

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  Reilly.

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  And in this interview, well be discussing her new novel, Mania, about a world in which calling another person stupid is considered a hate crime.

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  And her nonfiction book, selected essays from a career of courting self destruction.

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  And now heres her interview with Lionel Shriver.

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  All right, so were here with Lionel Shriver.

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  Welcome to the show.

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  Oh, its great to be here.

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  Or not exactly.

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  Okay, so in your book abominations, you talk about how as a young writer, you moved to Belfast basically because people were setting off bombs there.

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  So tell us about that.

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