Featuring blogger Rob Bedford, this week’s Rocket Talk podcast episode delves into the relationship between the author and reviewer.
In light of all the recent challenges with this dynamic, Justin asks questions ranging from how Rob views his own relationship to reviewing, how things have changed in the decade plus he’s been in the business, and whether or not there’s something we can do to improve it moving forward.
Books discussed include Brian Staveley’s The Emperor’s Blades and Julie Czerneda’s Species Imperative omnibus.
Rob Bedford is one of the longest running SFF bloggers, with over a decade in the business. He’s the lead US book reviewer at the oft quoted SFF World, a Tor.com blogger, a regular at the Hugo Award winning SF Signal, and the owner of Rob’s Blog of Stuff. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and Sully the Dog. You can follow him on twitter.
Rocket Talk, Episode 35 (47:44):
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Great episode. Lots of laughs, and an interesting look at how the blogosphere and the SFF publishing industry has evolved over the years.
Downloading now for the drive home tonight.
One day, you will have me on this soapbox of yours and it will be the least listened to episode ever!
Excellent episode! And thanks for the shout-out!
Wow, this was pure awesomeness. Lots of memories brought back. I started getting into the genre through sffworld and haven’t looked back. Great podcast.
Thanks for the kind comments, gang. It all goes back to SFFWorld (and Dag Rambruat, SFFW overlord) for me, too.