In Conversation: Paige Lewis on epic poetry, dystopias, and the battle between good and evil

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In this special bonus episode, author Paige Lewis joins Shruti and Neha to talk about their debut novel Canon, the story of an unlikely hero and a woman prophet who embark on a journey to win God's favor. Paige tells us about the stories they loved as a child, how they found inspiration for their characters, and what it was like to go from writing poetry to writing a novel. We chat about epic poetry and myth (while dropping tons of great recommendations along the way!), and consider questions of good vs. evil in ancient and contemporary texts. Texts Mentioned: Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman Frankenstein by Mary Shelley The Last Man by Mary Shelley Galatea 2.2 by Richard Powers Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster The Odyssey by Homer The Iliad by Homer The White Book by Han Kang Aniara by Harry Martinson The Tale of Kieu by Nguyen Du The Ramayana translated by Bibek Debroy The Mahabharata translated by John D. Smith The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Cruella (2021) Inanna: Lady of Largest Heart by Enheduanna The Joker (2019)