Episode 66: Where great whales come sailing by

<p>Perry and David discuss recent news; David talks about the best book he's read all year; Perry reviews a magnificent book about whales; and interviews prominent fan Justin Ackroyd.</p> <ul><li><ul><li>News (08:49) <ul><li>Ditmar Awards (02:43)</li> <li><a href='https://www.amazon.com/amazonbookreview/read/B09LBBYGC5'>Amazon Best Books of 2021</a> (02:01)</li> <li>Announcement of interview on Fannish History (03:20)</li> <li><a href='https://youtu.be/y1Eog4yiTaA'>Presentation on Standard Ebooks</a> (00:38)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Letters of Comment (05:40) <ul><li>From Ben Sims (00:32)</li> <li>Audiobooks (04:24)</li> <li>From Don Ashby (00:36)</li> </ul> </li> <li>What we've been reading (28:47) <ul><li><a href='https://www.readings.com.au/products/33474817/she-who-became-the-sun'>She Who Became the Sun</a> by Shelley Parker-Chan (04:59)</li> <li><a href='https://www.readings.com.au/products/3495992/may-week-was-in-june-more-unreliable-memoirs'>May Week Was in June</a> by Clive James (07:06)</li> <li><a href='https://www.readings.com.au/products/33595888/bewilderment'>Bewilderment</a> by Richard Powers (05:38)</li> <li><a href='https://www.readings.com.au/products/26165193/fathoms-the-world-in-the-whale'>Fathoms: the World in the Whale</a> by Rebecca Giggs (10:46)</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><a href='https://twochairs.website/2021-11-23-1210'>Click here for more info and indexes</a></p> <p>Where great whales come sailing by, Sail and sail, with unshut eye, Round the world for ever and eye.</p> <p>-- Matthew Arnold, The Forsaken Merman</p> <p>Illustration: Photo by Anna Shvets from Pexels</p>