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The lads are joined by writer and poet Abigail Grimes to discuss the classic Ray Bradbury novel Fahrenheit 451.
They begin the podcast by talking about the forms of poetry they enjoy; Abigail says that it was recently pointed out to her that she writes poetry in addition to fiction and non-fiction. She also writes erotica under the pen name of Caycie Thompson.
Abigail is currently working on a speculative fiction novel, one of the reasons she wanted to talk about Fahrenheit 451.
“This conversation about banning books is so rampant, here in Canada as well as the US,” she says. It makes Bradbury’s classic completely relevant to what is happening in our own times.
The book is a warning about the dangers of totalitarian thinking and censorship.
“One of the criticisms about the book is the writing is so beautiful that it’s hard to take it seriously,” Abigail says. The gorgeous prose helps the reader get past the worst parts of horror in the book, she says.
The book is also so predictive about how we are engulfed by the (alleged) trite nonsense of television, which was one of the points of the book when it was published in 1953. This kicks off a fun conversation about the 1950s, how Bradbury wrote the book, and about the writer himself.
Abigail makes a great case for why you should read Fahrenheit 451, if you haven’t already.
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Abigail Grimes is the author of stories that range from bone-tingling thrillers and gripping fiction to poetry and non-fiction with heart.
She came by her passion for the written word from her parents who are voracious readers and who encouraged her to read and use her incredible imagination to spin tales of her own.
A natural storyteller, she wrote her first captivating tale in the first grade called “The House of Doom,” which was followed by “The Haunted Jar.” Sadly, these epic works have been lost over time.
A graduate of the University of Windsor with a BA in Sociology and Psychology, and York University’s Dispute Resolution Program, Abigail has always been interested in the things that motivate people to act. It is a theme that drives her writing.
She works in the bustling metropolitan city of Toronto, Ontario and loves to write and relax at her home in rural Ontario, where she lives with her husband.
Check out her legal thriller, The Violence of Fire or her intimate collection of poetry and prose, For the Quiet, which examines lost love in the technological age. Her erotica is available under the pen name Caycie Thompson.
She also runs an indie bookstore, Quips & Quills, where you can find the book she mentions, The African Samurai, by Craig Shreve.
And you can also check out her podcast, Written By Grimes!
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