Books Undone
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Books Undone is a arts podcast hosted by Livia J. Elliot. It has 42 episodes, with the latest published March 2026.
A literary analysis podcast, centred in speculative fiction.Some books are more than a simple story. They hide timeless themes and allegories full of meaning that are always worth discussing—but doing so requires dedication and keen eye for details. Join Australia-based author Livia J. Elliot as she conducts literary and thematic analyses of speculative and literary fiction to find what lays beyond the plot, decipher their invisible meaning, and reflect on their symbolism. If you are a fan of fantasy or sci-fi books, new or old, traditional or self-published, this is the show for you!Be mindful. Books Undone contains spoilers for the books discussed, which vary in each episode.
arts ·en ·42 episodes
A Feint Within A Feint, Within A Feint: Destiny and Deception in Dune ~ Guests Talk 15
When Religion Becomes Strategy: Political Theory in Dune
We Lie, Therefore We Think: The Linguistics of Deception in Embassytown
Broken Heroes, Broken Ethics: Guests Talk on Watchmen (by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons)
No Exit from Half-Life: Demiurges and Unanswered Questions in Ubik
We Are Someone's Dream: Guests Talk on The Circular Ruins by Jorge Luis Borges
When Books Offend Us: What Our Taste Reveals About Ourselves
One Voice, Many Layers - Guests Talk on Fluid Narrators w/ Amy Minton
The World Doesn't Need You: Existentialism in Annihilation
Lies That Become Truths: Twisted History in Snail on the Slope
Author Spotlight: J.A.J. Minton (Discovery, a cosmic horror)
Author Spotlight: Bert-Oliver Boehmer (The Galacticide Series)
Voicing the Page: Literary Nuance in Audiobooks with Narrator Alison Phoenix
When Life’s Meaning Isn’t Your Own: Existentialism in "Walking on Glass"
Are Books Political? Or Are We Asking The Wrong Question?
Nobody Remembers The Real World: Guests Talk On "The Escher Man"
The Labyrinth of Our Choices: Crossing The Garden of Forking Paths
We Are What We Remember: The Existential Debacle in "The Escher Man"
Ideas are Not Bulletproof: Discussing V for Vendetta, The Dispossessed, and 1984
The Mask Won’t Save You: Guests Talk On V for Vendetta
Author Spotlight: T.R. Napper - Cyberpunk Author
The Puzzle Left Behind: On Worldbuilding Through Omission
Author Spotlight: C.B. Lansdell (author of Far Removed)
The Next Time You Kill Me: Guests Talk On "Death And The Compass"
Lost History, Forgotten Identity: How Wolfe's "Shadow & Claw" Confronts Collective Memory
Between Reality and Unreality: Guests Talk on Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius
We're Fascinated By Tragedy. On The Believability of Dystopias
Author Spotlight: B.S.H. Garcia (The Heart of Quinaria)
The Mechanics of Storytelling: Writing for TTRPGs w/ Greg Wunderling
Never Alone, Never Stranded: Interpersonal Connections in Death Stranding
To Love The Journey: Knights Radiants As Stoic Philosophers (Stormlight Archive)
This Podcast Exists In The Library of Babel: A Guests Talk
Author Spotlight: Karl Forshaw
Enforced Utopia, Subtle Dystopia: Guests Talk On "Rejoice" by Steven Erikson
Bred For War: Non-Conflict in "Rejoice" by Steven Erikson
Author Spotlight: Joshua Walker
Expelled From Within: Guests Talk on House Taken Over by Julio Cortazar
Thoughtcrime, Unspeak: How Newspeak Shapes Reality
Language Is Thought: Linguistic Relativity in Babel-17
You Are Worth It: Trauma, Intelligence, and Respect in "Flowers for Algernon"
Don't Ask Why: The Simplification of Reasoning in "Fahrenheit 451"
Episode 0: Welcome to Books Undone
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