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Fannish Fifty: Shedunnit
Jun. 4th, 2023 04:45 pmShedunnit is a podcast by Caroline Crampton, which looks mainly at Golden Age detective novels - those which were written from 1920 to 1940. It covers the authors, the themes, true crimes which are reflected in the books of the time. It also looks wider, both in time and region, because most GAD novels are British and primarily English, and considers the effect the novels had on subsequent books.
The podcast is free, although supported by a sponsor who is mentioned. There is a new episode every fortnight, which lasts roughly half an hour and frequently includes an interview with a modern day writer, or someone who is a biographer of one of the original authors, or who knows about the period.
In addition there is a book club, which is members only and costs £5 per month (there's a slight reduction for an annual subscription). For that, members get a bonus episode every month, plus a primer on the book of the month. Every month one book is chosen by the membership to read and then discuss - the aim being to widen the reading beyond the main authors of the period, especially Agatha Christie and Dorothy L Sayers.
There are a number of discussion posts on the forum, ranging from episode/book discussions to more general reading and films etc based on the books. The discussion can be very wide ranging, which is why I enjoy it, especially when we look at book covers and how far they are from the actual book content.
I've found a number of new authors to read, and particularly enjoy E C R Lorac and Cyril Hare, neither of whom I'd have read otherwise.
The podcast is free, although supported by a sponsor who is mentioned. There is a new episode every fortnight, which lasts roughly half an hour and frequently includes an interview with a modern day writer, or someone who is a biographer of one of the original authors, or who knows about the period.
In addition there is a book club, which is members only and costs £5 per month (there's a slight reduction for an annual subscription). For that, members get a bonus episode every month, plus a primer on the book of the month. Every month one book is chosen by the membership to read and then discuss - the aim being to widen the reading beyond the main authors of the period, especially Agatha Christie and Dorothy L Sayers.
There are a number of discussion posts on the forum, ranging from episode/book discussions to more general reading and films etc based on the books. The discussion can be very wide ranging, which is why I enjoy it, especially when we look at book covers and how far they are from the actual book content.
I've found a number of new authors to read, and particularly enjoy E C R Lorac and Cyril Hare, neither of whom I'd have read otherwise.
