Joe Mungo-Reed
Novelist and creative-writing lecturer at the University of Cambridge, author of Terrestrial History and previous novels including Hammer and We Begin Our Ascent; discusses his new book and its themes in this episode.
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Mar 10, 2026 • 49min
Joe Mungo Reed, "Terrestrial History" (Norton, 2025)
Joe Mungo-Reed, novelist and Cambridge creative-writing lecturer, discusses his new novel Terrestrial History. He explores Mars colonization, the physical and moral costs of off-world life. He examines techno-optimism, class and leaving Earth, systems thinking, time travel as structure, and literary influences shaping the book.
