Books by Wole Talabi
“This particular story highlights something that I find very interesting, and that has been a real problem for the ‘Global South’, as we are now called. Capitalism assumes that the best possible form of anything is efficiency and productivity. And humanity is not about productivity and efficiency! We weren’t put here to be productive elements for an employer, and yet we have somehow turned a method of economic distribution into not only our political system, but our entire social foundation. Tthere are tremendous negatives coming out of that, which we’re trying to grapple with. We’ve known this for a while, but the positives of trade and expansion have distracted us for a very long time; and now you’ve gotten to a point where, inevitably, you begin to have blowback.” Read more...
R.S.A. Garcia, Short Story Writer
“Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon is a museum heist and a love story, but the heist is on behalf the creator God, and the thieves – and love-story protagonists – are a nightmare god and a succubus. Strap in.” Read more...
New Sci-Fi & Fantasy Novels: The 2024 Nebula Awards Shortlist
Interviews where books by Wole Talabi were recommended
New Sci-Fi & Fantasy Novels: The 2024 Nebula Awards Shortlist, recommended by Sylvia Bishop
Every year, members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association nominate and vote for the best works of speculative fiction published over the previous year. Here, Sylvia Bishop introduces us to the books shortlisted for the 2024 Nebula Award for the best new novel – and the “astonishing” debut that ultimately triumphed. See all our science fiction, fantasy and best novels of 2024 recommendations
The Best Sci-Fi Short Stories, recommended by R.S.A. Garcia
Short stories are at the heart of a thriving science fiction community, where readers, writers and editors move between roles and raise each other up. R.S.A. Garcia, winner of the 2024 Nebula prize for Best Short Story, talks us through her five highlights: short takes on big themes, with community at their heart.
