104: Rivers of London and a Conversation with Ben Aaronovitch

Hyperfixations

It's London, innit

Content warning: this episode contains mentions of sex, stereotyping, death, zombies, nuclear annihilation, existentialism murder, mental health issues, the Nazis

Editor's note - the quality of this call recording is a bit crackly at the start of the episode but evens out as it goes on

This week on Hyperfixations, author of the Rivers of London series, Ben Aaronovitch sits down for a chat about his work, life, and anything else we may turn our minds to. In this episode we discuss not putting too much of your own nerdiness into something, how not to fall into stereotyping in writing, writing the book YOU would want to read, and why we'll never find out how the magic in Rivers of London actually works.

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Media mentioned in this episode:

Inspector Wexford book series by Ruth Rendell

Charles Paris book series by Simon Brett

Hercule Poirot series by Agatha Christie

Inspector Morse TV series

Kerbal Space Program

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Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339