Charlie Jane Anders

Charlie Jane Anders is an award-winning, best-selling author of speculative fiction based in the Bay Area. She is the winner of the 2017 Nebula, Locus, and Crawford awards; winner of the 2020 Locus Award; a co-creator of the transgender Marvel Comics superhero, Escapade; a founding editor of the science fiction website io9 ; a co-host, with Annalee Newitz, of the podcast Our Opinions Are Correct ; and the current science fiction and fantasy book reviewer for The Washington Post . In this episode, I talk to Charlie Jane about her latest and most personal novel yet. Written during the pandemic, partly as a way of processing her own father's death and her mother's subsequent isolation, Lessons in Magic and Disaster is about a 20-something graduate student in English Literature who teaches her grieving mother how to do magic...with unexpected consequences. In our conversation, we talk about the hidden history of the 18th century novel, LGBTQ activism in the 70s and 80s, the role of community in writing, and so much more. To learn more about Charlie Jane, or to order a copy of Lessons in Magic and Disaster , visit charliejaneanders.com . Special Guest: Charlie Jane Anders.

We had the absolute joy of sitting down with Charlie Jane Anders , the author of the book we’ve focused on for our last four episodes (All the Birds in the Sky). We talked with Anders about POV, tone, and how she played around with humor —partly by occasionally using an omniscient POV! Anders also explained how to incorporate humor and whimsy, and what it feels like to take risks as an author in today’s literary landscape. Thing of the Week: Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders Homework from Charlie Jane Anders: Take a scene you’ve already written and add five or six narrative asides that are providing information that the characters in the scene couldn’t possibly know. Ads: If you’re interested in the Whodunit Murder Mystery cruise (which you heard a teaser for at the start of this episode)—you can visit whodunitcruises.com to learn more! The next cruise is February 6th, 2026 and leaves from Los Angeles! For 20% off Scrivener, you can the code “EXCUSES” for at www.literatureandlatte.com . Credits: Your hosts for this episode were Mary Robinette Kowal and DongWon Song. Our guest was Charlie Jane Anders. It was produced by Emma Reynolds, recorded by Marshall Carr, Jr., and mastered by Alex Jackson. Join Our Writing Community! Writing Retreats Newsletter Patreon Instagram Threads Bluesky TikTok YouTube Facebook Our Sponsors: * Check out HomeServe and use my code homeserve.com/excuses for a great deal: https://www.homeserve.com * Check out MasterClass and use my code masterclass.com/EXCUSES for a great deal: https://MasterClass.com * Check out Talkiatry and use my code Talkiatry.com/WX for a great deal: https://www.talkiatry.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/writing-excuses2130/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode of Strange Horizons at 25, editor Kat Kourbeti talks to Charlie Jane Anders about her Strange Horizons publications dating all the way back to 2002, charting her journey as a writer and her experience with the magazine over 20 years, as well as her love for community events and bringing people together. Links and things: Want to leave us a happy birthday message? Click ⁠here to record an audio message⁠ , and ⁠here for video⁠ . Join our ⁠Patreon⁠ for early episode access, or donate through any other way to hear your name and message in our next episodes. Want to vote for Strange Horizons in the Hugos? We have two poems, a novelette, and the magazine all on the ballot! Get your WSFS and/or virtual Seattle Worldcon membership on their website , and you can cast your vote as soon as the end of this month. Episode show notes: Read Charlie Jane's stories in our archives Visit Charlie Jane's website , or follow her on Bluesky Pre-order Charlie Jane's upcoming novel, Lessons in Magic and Disaster . Find more links to her work, along with everything else we talked about today, peppered throughout the episode transcript on our website.

Author Charlie Jane Anders shares what Star Wars means to her! We talk about her contribution to From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi "My Mouth Never Closes", the iconic and low budget Hardware Wars, how politics in the Prequel Trilogy echos those of today, Quinlan Vos, what should happen with the never produced TV Show that George Lucas has over 50 scripts, as well as her Five with the Force! @CharlieJaneAnders on Instagram Charlie Jane's Blue Sky Charlie Jane's Newsletter Charlie Jane's Website Charlie Jane's Facebook page Charlie Jane Anders is hard at work on a new adult novel, tentatively called The Prodigal Mother. Most recently, she wrote the young adult Unstoppable trilogy: Victories Greater Than Death, Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak, and Promises Stronger Than Darkness. She's also the author of the short story collection Even Greater Mistakes, and Never Say You Can't Survive (August 2021), a book about how to use creative writing to get through hard times. Her other books include The City in the Middle of the Night and All the Birds in the Sky. She's won the Hugo, Nebula, Sturgeon, Lambda Literary, Crawford and Locus Awards. She co-created Escapade, a transgender superhero, for Marvel Comics and wrote her into the long-running New Mutants comic. And she's currently the science fiction and fantasy book reviewer for the Washington Post. Her TED Talk, "Go Ahead, Dream About the Future" got 700,000 views in its first week. With Annalee Newitz, she co-hosts the podcast Our Opinions Are Correct. Twitter and Instagram @StarWarsMean2U Star Wars may have the largest and most diverse fanbase in all the galaxy—but every fan has their own certain point of view. So, tune your comlinks and join Star Wars enthusiasts, Dave (an OT kid) and Elora (a PT kid), every week for an in-depth conversation with a different devotee from all walks of life across the Star Wars fandom universe. Plus, it’s just FUN to talk about Star Wars. To bring balance to the fanbase, each episode we’ll delve into our guests’ personal Star Wars fandom story, and from that point of view, we’ll celebrate the power of the Force. Strap in, ignite your passion for the galaxy far, far away, and find out: What Does Stars Wars Mean To You? Music composed & performed by Gregory Bromfield Copyright 2026 David H. What Does Star Wars Mean To You? website Mentioned in this episode: Enjoying What Does Star Wars Mean To You? One of our goals this year is to grow the show so that WHAT DOES STAR WARS MEAN TO YOU reaches more listeners. And that’s where we’re asking you for help. And it’s really easy. Wherever you listen to us, please hit the subscribe button. If you’re liking the show, give us a 5 star rating and review on the platform you listen to us.It really does help us get noticed by new fans. May the force be with you

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Ryan and Jasmine run through all the new books hitting shelves this week including our picks this week (02:43) including IMMORTAL X-MEN #3, MARVEL'S VOICES: PRIDE #1, X-MEN #12 and more! Tune in as we hand out the “Fine. But I’m Taking My Bacon” Award (13:35) — our weekly award named after a phrase pulled directly from an issue in this week’s pull list! Think you know which issue this name came from? Let us know by sending us an email at PullList@marvel.com or by tweeting at us using #MarvelsPullList! Just make sure to mark it “Okay to read”! And finally, for this week’s reading club, author Charlie Jane Anders joins us to talk about The Incredible Hulk: Ground Zero (27:02). What we're reading with Charlie Jane Anders : Incredible Hulk (1962 - 1999) #340-#346 As always, shout out your local comic shop or send us your questions or comments by emailing us at pulllist@marvel.com or tweet using #MarvelsPullList. Make sure to mark it "Okay to read!" Remembering Tim Sale Follow us at: @agentm, @jasmiest, and @KaraMcGuirk New comics this week (6/22) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #4 IMMORTAL X-MEN #3 KNIGHTS OF X #3 MAESTRO: WORLD WAR M #4 MARVEL'S VOICES: PRIDE #1 MILES MORALES & MOON GIRL #1 MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #39 MOON KNIGHT #12 NEW FANTASTIC FOUR #1 NEW MUTANTS #26 PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL: BLITZ #1 SILVER SURFER REBIRTH #5 STAR WARS CRIMSON REIGN #5 X-MEN #12 New Weekly Infinity Comics: X-MEN UNLIMITED INFINITY COMIC #40 6/20/2022 THOR: GOD OF THUNDER - THE GOD BUTCHER INFINTY COMIC #1 (6/21/2022) THOR: GOD OF THUNDER - THE GOD BUTCHER INFINTY COMIC #2 (6/21/2022) THOR: GOD OF THUNDER - THE GOD BUTCHER INFINTY COMIC #3 (6/21/2022) MARVEL'S VOICES: ICEMAN INFINITY COMIC #4 6/22/2022 LOVE UNLIMITED: MS. MARVEL & RED DAGGER INFINITY COMIC #3 6/23/2022 MARVEL MEOW INFINITY COMIC #9 6/24/2022

It's our 200th episode! Welcome special guest Charlie Jane Anders to discuss her new book Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak, how High School Musical: The Musical: The Series is like The Human Centipede 2 (yes, you read that right), pronouns, and pop culture. More about Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak Tina left home to claim her destiny as the rebirth of the galaxy's greatest hero --- but she found something better: a chosen family. This YA series features epic battles, even more epic romance, and always getting people's pronouns right. More about Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders is the author of Victories Greater Than Death , the first book in a new young-adult trilogy, with the sequel, Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak , coming April 2022. She's also the author of the short story collection Even Greater Mistakes , and Never Say You Can't Survive (August 2021), a book about how to use creative writing to get through hard times. Her other books include The City in the Middle of the Night and All the Birds in the Sky . She's won the Hugo, Nebula, Sturgeon, Lambda Literary, Crawford and Locus Awards. Her fiction and journalism have appeared in the New York Times , the Washington Post , Slate, McSweeney's , Mother Jones , the Boston Review , Tor.com, Tin House , Teen Vogue , Conjunctions , Wired Magazine , and other places. Her TED Talk, "Go Ahead, Dream About the Future" got 700,000 views in its first week. With Annalee Newitz, she co-hosts the podcast Our Opinions Are Correct. Find us at www.werewatchingwhat.com Charlie Jane Anders can be found at charliejaneanders.com , twitter.com/charliejane , instagram.com/charliejaneanders and tiktok.com/@charliejaneanders THEDHK can be found at instagram.com/thedhk , twitter.com/thedhk , and facebook.com/thedhkmovies

When it comes to film characters, author and commentator Charlie Jane Anders found that she had to took way back to a movie she loved as a child, AUNTIE MAME (1958) , to name someone that made her feel seen in an aspirational way. But in that special FEELING SEEN way, the search for a character to identify with ends up revealing a whole slew of exuberant women who aren't afraid to live their big, colorful lives -- women like Harley Quinn, Leslie Knope, and the 13th Doctor. For one quick thing this week, Jordan's got something stuck in her craw regarding the franchise-fan response to the new TEXAS CHAINSAW movie. *** Follow us on Twitter , Instagram , and Facebook With Jordan Crucchiola and Charlie Jane Anders Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinfeelingseen Feeling Seen is hosted by Jordan Crucchiola and is a production of Maximum Fun. You can watch video editions of our new episodes on our YouTube Channel! Need more Feeling Seen ? Keep up with the show on Instagram and Bluesky .

An episode for Tim Curry fans, and Tim Curry fans only! Today on the FFR podcast we are revisiting one Ebony’s childhood favorites, Ridley Scott’s 1985 glorious, florid, Baroque banquet of a film: Legend . Writer Charlie Jane Anders returns as special guest for this fantastical trip down memory lane. Does Legend hold up after all these years? Time Stamps: 43:43 - What’s your Freq Out? Ebony on the series (based on book by Emily St. John Mandel) Station Eleven Anita on the film Aniara (2018) Charlie Jane on the novels She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan and The Unbroken by CL Clark Submit your own FREQ out at feministfrequency.com/FREQOUT Links Mentioned: Robert Picardo on playing Meg Mucklebones - https://youtu.be/rNgiowZyF3g?t=165 Ebony’s piece for feministfrequency.com - Senior Citizen: Gender, Infirmity and Horror “Shine on Me” Follow Charlie Jane: Preorder Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak - netgal.ly/ImrrPJ ouropinionsarecorrect.com twitter.com/charliejane charliejane.com instagram.com/charliejaneanders Follow Us: Join our Patreon Our Website Subscribe to FFR on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to our Star Trek Podcast Twitter Instagram twitch.tv/femfreq (every Thursday at 6:30pm PT)

Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Charlie Jane Anders. Charlie Jane is the author of the essay collection Never Say You Can't Survive along with the short story collection Even Greater Mistakes. Her other books include The City in the Middle of the Night and All the Birds in the Sky . Her fiction and journalism have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Slate, McSweeney's, Mother Jones, the Boston Review, Tor.com, Tin House, Teen Vogue, Conjunctions, Wired Magazine, and other places. Her TED Talk, "Go Ahead, Dream About the Future" got 700,000 views in its first week. With Annalee Newitz, she co-hosts the podcast Our Opinions Are Correct. In this episod e Charlie Jane Anders and I discuss: What makes something an "idea" versus a "story" and how to tell the difference. How to keep short stories contained while making them rich and deep. Why she believes endings are hard and what she does to cross the finish line. Plus , her #1 tip for writers. For more info and show notes: diymfa.com/390

#PodcastersForJustice Decorated speculative fiction and YA author and pundit, Charlie Jane Anders, chatted with me about the genesis of storytelling, how to weather 20 years of rejection, write through hard times, and her latest how-to for writers Never Say You Can’t Survive . "Being a writer doesn't have to mean you have a cool haircut and live in Brooklyn and go to fancy literary parties. It can mean that you're just someone who enjoys making up stories ... you don't even have to publish them." – Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane's novel Victories Greater Than Death – the first book in a new young-adult trilogy, April, 2021 – and 2019's Locus Award winner The City in the Middle of the Night – named one of the year's best books by the Guardian and others and optioned for TV by Sony. Her 2016 novel, All the Birds in the Sky , was #5 on Time Magazine's list of the year's 10 best novels, and won the Nebula, Locus and Crawford awards. Her latest is Never Say You Can’t Survive, a book about how to use creative writing to get through hard times. It's described as "... a practical guide to storytelling [and a] ... a manual for creativity in unprecedented times." Charlie Jane's fiction and journalism have appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, Slate, McSweeney's, Mother Jones, Boston Review, Tor.com , Tin House, WIRED magazine, and many other places. Her TED Talk, "Go Ahead, Dream About the Future" has been viewed over 2M times. She also co-hosts the Hugo Award-winning podcast Our Opinions Are Correct with Annalee Newitz. Stay calm and write on ... Discover The Writer Files Extra You can now have The Writer Files podcast dropped right into your email inbox every time there’s a new show. No more shaking your podcast app! As a subscriber, Kelton will send you added insights , the chance to get TWF merch (like "Stay Calm and Write On" t-shirts anyone?), curated collections of shows like The Publishing Series and The Writer’s Brain , updates, and occasional special offers. Learn more at the link below and take our AuthorPods podcasting course survey. Get 'The Writer Files' Podcast Delivered Straight to Your Inbox If you’re a fan of The Writer Files, please "Follow" us to automatically see new interviews . In this file Charlie Jane Anders and I discussed: The importance of why "we all contain multitudes" Impostor syndrome and rubbing elbows with famous authors Her creative chameleon characteristics And why writers need to juxtapose the small and personal against the huge and epic Stay calm and write on ... Show Notes: CharlieJaneAnders.com Never Say You Can't Survive by Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders Amazon author page Our Opinions Are Correct the Hugo Award-winning podcast TED Talk, "Go Ahead, Dream About the Future" welovebookstores.org Charlie Jane Anders on Facebook Charlie Jane Anders on Twitter Kelton Reid on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <