Simon Ings
Season 4 Episode 4
Writer of both science fact and science fiction, Simon Ings joins Josie and Robin this week to talk about his new book ‘Stalin and the Scientists‘, out now. They also dive into everyone’s favourite science fiction authors including Phillip K Dick, JG Ballard, Frank Herbert and a whole lot more.
Make sure you listen right to the end of this week’s episode, as we’ve got five copies of Simon’s new book to give away to our listeners.
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Reading List
Simon recommends:
The Kingdom of Speech by Tom Wolfe
The work of M. John Harrison
Empire of the Sun by JG Ballard
Crash by JG Ballard
Dune by Frank Herbert
The Game of Thrones series by George RR Martin
The work of William Gibson
Demolished Man by Alfred Bester
The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
The work of Kim Stanley Robinson
The Mind of a Mnemonist: A Little Book About A Vast Memory by Alexander Luria
The writings of BF Skinner
Robin recommends:
The Eye: A Natural History by Simon Ings
Meal One by Ivor Cutler
Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut
Extreme Metaphors by JG Ballard
The work of Thomas Hardy
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K Dick
Hobson’s Choice by Harold Brighouse
High Rise by JG Ballard
100 Artists’ Manifestos selected by Alex Danchev
Hot Head by Simon Ings
Steve Aylett: A Critical Anthology edited by Bill Ectric & D. Harlan Wilson & Rachel Kendall
The Future Shocks series
The Alice B Toklas Cookbook by Alice Toklas
Stalin and the Scientists by Simon Ings
City of the Iron Fish by Simon Ings
On the Move: A Life by Oliver Sacks by Oliver Sacks
Josie recommends:
Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
Surrealist Manifesto by André Breston
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