Skip to content
Episode 60: Lagoon | Rosewater episode artwork

Mar 20, 2017 1 hr 23 min

Episode 60: Lagoon | Rosewater

from The Writer and The Critic Hosted by Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond

On this episode of The Writer and the Critic your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, discuss the two chosen novels pretty much concurrently. Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor and Rosewater by Tade Thompson are both alien invasion novel set in Nigeria and the conversation around them begins at 3:20. Please note, due to some technical difficulties there were a couple of audio dropouts mid-discussion ... Kirstyn and Ian blame the aliens! If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, please come back at 1:13:45 for some brief final remarks, including a recommendation to check out SavidgeReads on YouTube. Simon Savidge is smart, funny and delightfully bookish! Next month, the two books up for discussion will be: The Swan Book by Alexis Wright Crossroads of Canopy by Thoraiya Dyer Read ahead and join in the spoilerific fun!

Episode details come from the podcast's RSS feed.

Embed this episode

Ready to play

Episode 60: Lagoon | Rosewater

0:00 1:23:08

No transcript yet.

Requests help us decide what to transcribe next.

Frequently asked questions

How long is this episode of The Writer and The Critic?

This episode is 1 hour and 23 minutes long.

When was this The Writer and The Critic episode published?

This episode was published on March 20, 2017.

Can I download this The Writer and The Critic episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.