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Sep 17, 2026 1 hr 19 min

Episode 293: Barbara Krasnoff

from Eating the Fantastic Hosted by Scott Edelman

Treat yourself to Pad Thai with Barbara Krasnoff as we discuss how our Brooklyn childhoods molded us, which fantasy novel taught her about sex, why when she hit college her allegiance switched from poetry to science fiction, the writing workshop taught by Joanna Russ to which she was accepted (and why it never happened), how a quarter century's worth of short stories became a mosaic novel, the reason prepping her book for publication meant adding pigeons, how real-world family stories are transmuted into fantasy, why kind words from Jane Yolen were better than winning a Nebula Award, her encouraging encounter with Ben Bova on a first class flight to the UK, plus much more.

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