This Book I Read...

Mar 26 2025 10 ep. 42 mins

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This Book I Read... is a podcast from Beyond Cataclysm where we interview an author about a book that has stuck with them, for good – or bad – reasons… Each episode explores the ups and downs of a particular book or author's work, highlighting the great bits, and critiquing the bad stuff. Get inside the minds of other writers and the works that inspire them!

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Little Reunions with Flora Qian

Mar 26 2025 41 mins

This month CM Lowry is talking to author Flora Qian about Little Reunions by Eileen Chang in ‘This Book I Read…’ Topics covered include: The fact that Eileen Chang actually wanted Little Reunions to be destroyed, not published. It was not published until after her death. Flora shares a quote from Little Reunions with us, that … The post Little Reunions with Flora Qi

Viriconium with Dan Sumption

Feb 04 2025 38 mins

This month CM Lowry is talking to author Dan Sumption about Viriconium by M John Harrison in ‘This Book I Read…’ Topics covered include: Viriconium is actually a collection of books, now published as a single volume, of which ‘Viriconium Nights’ is Dan’s favourite. These stories tell tales of the city of Viriconium, loosely based on … The post Viri

Extremophile with James Flanagan

Dec 19 2024 41 mins

This month CM Lowry is talking to author James Flanagan about Extremophile by Ian Green in ‘This Book I Read…’ Topics covered include: Extremophile is a bio-punk speculative sci-fi story written by Scottish author Ian Green, who also wrote The Gauntlet fantasy series. Extremophile is billed as a breakneck biohacking thriller set in climate-collapse London. James’s &

The Razor’s Edge with Beatriz Seelaender

Nov 19 2024 45 mins

This month CM Lowry is talking to author Beatriz Seelaender about The Razor’s Edge by W.S. Maugham in ‘This Book I Read…’ Topics covered include: Beatriz shares the reasons why she loves this book: It’s very humorous It follows the story of a group of people over the years surrounding Maugham as the central character. The … The post The Razor’s Edge wi

The Dark is Rising with Sara Norja

Oct 22 2024 43 mins

This month CM Lowry is talking to author Sara Norja about The Dark is Rising book sequence by Susan Cooper in ‘This Book I Read…’ Topics covered include: The premise of The Dark is Rising, which is book two of The Dark is Rising Sequence, is that Will turns 11 and discovers he is an … The post The Dark is Rising with Sara Norja first appeared on Beyond Cataclysm.

The Accursed Kings with Cécile Cristofari

Sep 16 2024 46 mins

This month CM Lowry is talking to author Cécile Cristofari, about The Accursed Kings book series by Maurice Druon in ‘This Book I Read…’ Topics covered include: The Accursed Kings is series of Historical Fiction books about the Capetian Kings in France. These books are based on the legend that this dynasty were cursed by the … The post The Accursed Kings with Céci

Blue Moon Rising with Stephen Hart

Aug 13 2024 54 mins

This month CM Lowry is talking to author Stephen Hart, about Blue Moon Rising by Simon R Green in ‘This Book I Read…’ Topics covered include: Stephen points out that Simon R Green is somewhat unknown, dispite being a New York Times Bestseller, and is most widely known for writing the novelised version of the classic … The post Blue Moon Rising with Stephen Hart firs

The Hands of the Emperor with Judith Mortimore

Jul 15 2024 32 mins

This month CM Lowry is talking to author Judith Mortimore, about The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard in ‘This Book I Read…’ Topics covered include: Judith reads veraciously and found that The Hands of the Emperor stood out so profoundly that she went off and read everything else by Victoria Goddard The Hands of the … The post The Hands of the Emperor with J

The Dispossessed with Juliet Kemp

Jun 24 2024 34 mins

This month CM Lowry is talking to author Juliet Kemp, about The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin in ‘This Book I Read…’ Topics covered include: Ursula K. Le Guin’s hero status amongst fans of Speculative Fiction and Sci-fi The mind blowing impact it has had upon Juliet’s life The two planets of Anarres & … The post The Dispossessed with Juliet Kemp

Cascade with Zilla Novikov

May 21 2024 44 mins

This month CM Lowry is talking to author Zilla Novikov, about Cascade by Rachel A Rosen in ‘This Book I Read…’ Topics covered include: The premise of the book, which is that people are trying to affect change and fight against an impending crisis from within the existing power structures and, unaspiringly, this doesn’t go … The post Cascade with Zilla Novikov