
Wonder what the team behind Strange Land Books has been thinking about and talking about? CodEx Machina is where we spill the beans. Join Laura, Natalia, Bethany, and our guests as we discuss reading, publishing, and all things books!
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 16 | Founded | 7 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ArtsBooks | |||

In this episode, we talk to Andrea Reyes Elizondo, a PhD candidate at the University of Leiden, about her research in the history of reading, which focuses on influences on reading in various social groups in New Spain in the eighteenth century. We d... more
In this episode, we dive into Laila Lalami’s The Dream Hotel — a sharp, thought-provoking novel that blends imagination with unsettling realism.
Join us as we unpack our impressions of the book and explore how its vision of AI, capitalism, and power... more
This week, Dr. Jennifer Gouck joins us to unpack one of the most pressing issues in American literary culture today — book bans. What exactly are book challenges? Who’s behind them? And what might these bans mean for readers, educators, and publisher... more
Let's talk about banned books!
On this episode we discuss a novel Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (1970) by Judy Blume. It is a story of an 11 year-old-girl and her experiences with physical and spiritual changes, which is what led to the book ... more
In this episode, Natalia, Bethany and Laura continue their discussion with Christina Neuwirth. We ask questions about their research of gender inequality in the Scottish literary scene, the culmination of which is the Quine Report, a public document ... more
Imagine you come to work one day and find your office flooded. Author Christina Neuwirth joins us in this discussion to disclose some secrets of their writing process and talk about writing, reading, and hydrating in the office!This is episode 5 in o... more
Chief editors of TXT Celine Kock and Lena Ryzhova joined us today to discuss their upcoming publication. On this episode we discussed what it's like to work on the journal and why community of memories is the topic for this years publication.
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How high are you ready to climb to knock on heaven's door?
On this episode Laura, Natalia and Bethany discuss Ted Chiang's short story The Tower of Babylon (1990).
This is episode 4 of our Strange Land Book Club series.
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If you are interested in publishing, the book industry, book history, or reading, this is the podcast for you!
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