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Conversations with Authors of Science Fiction and Fantasy
On the phone this week is Kate Wilhelm telling us about her book Storyteller: 30 years of the Clarion Writers’ Workshop. Great stories of what it is like to be part of this prestigious writing college. Not to mention the squirt guns. (You have to listen now.)
We then talk to Gregory B. Banks about his book Phoenix Tales: Stories of Death & Life. The book was reviewed by our own Joe Murphy and because of the glowing report, we had to get him on.
First up is Jane Yolen and her latest book, Pay the Piper: A Rock-n-Roll Fairy Tale. She wrote it with her son Adam Stemple and we discus the wonders of teen writing.
Next up is A. M. Veillon and her book for younger readers, Shelby and the Shifting Rings. We get to delve into the writers mind for a few minutes.
Joining us on the phone this week, Karl Schroeder tells us about his latest book Lady of Mazes. Exploring the world of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) is what this book delves into.
More from WesterCon 58. This time we bring you Bruce Taylor and his new book Kafka’s Uncle & Other strange Tales. The book is due out soon, and Bruce tells us what to expect.
Writers from the land down under seem to write an amazing amount of books each year. To prove this fact, we invited Jennifer Fallon on to talk about her latest book Harshini.
We had a lot of fun at WesterCon 58 and we bring you one of the interviews that we did up in the great-white-north. Marie Jakober talks about her book Even The Stones.
Yes, we have the amazing and hugely talented Orson Scott Card on the show this week! He’s here to tell us about his latest book Magic Street. A magical world that exists on a hidden street in Hollywood.
After that, Walter Hunt gives us an update on The Dark Crusade. Walter is about to finish up his “Dark” series, and you get an inside scoop on what comes next.
Garth Nix stops into the studio to talk with us about his new book Across The Wall. We love getting authors in our studio, especially ones from down under!
After that, Dave Elliott tells us about Field Guide for Monsters. Be sure to tune it for this one, it may just save your life.
Vera Nazarian talks to us this week about a host of books. One of which is Dreams of the Compass Rose. Vera has written a lot of books. Tune in and hear about several of her favorites.
After that, Jeremy Davies tells us about his e-book Missing, Presumed Undead. If you are looking for a new e-book title to drop onto your reader, this just may be the one.
First up this week is Gregory Frost and his book Attack of the Jazz Giants Gregory’s book is a collection of short stories and he tells us how they came about. Even though it sounds like a tribute to music, the scifi is rich.
After that, Fiona Avery is back to tell us about The Crown Rose. (XM listeners, you have a chance to get a free book. Tune in!)
First up this week is Wil McCarthy telling us about his book, To Crush The Moon. Wil’s book tells us a story of how future man will shrink the moon so that it can hold an atmosphere. Sounds impossible, but Wil is a hard science kind of guy and assures us that the book’s concepts are possible. Tune in and hear the details.
After that, Tom Piccirilli takes us down south for some good old-fasioned horror in November Mourns. (And you thought that the south was already scary.)
First up this week is Brandon Sanderson talking about his book, Elantris. A richly written world, with a city filled with God-like inhabitants.
After that, Steve Alten takes us into the paranormal with The Loch, Yes, we are talking the Loch Ness Monster, and no, we are not taking over Art Bell’s job.
First up this week is Neal Asher talking about his book, Cowl. Great conversation about time travel and the future.
After that, Jayme Lynn Blaschke gives us a look at Voices of Vision, a book filled with interviews from some very big names in Scifi/Fantasy.
This week Joe joins us in the studio to talk with Marc D. Giller, author of Hammerjack. Cyberpunk has made its way back on the scene in this book and we are very happy to see it. Find out what has everyone talking.
We then make a long distance Skype call to talk with Paul Story about his podcast novel Tom Corven. Paul talks to us from an internet cafe in split Croatia.
This week we talk with Cory Doctorow about his new book, Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town, and his work with EFF. (The Electronic Frontier Foundation.)
After that we talk with Steve Eley of Escape Pod. This is a cool converstation that you won’t want to miss.
This week Michael, Summer & Joe in the studio to talk with Kevin J. Anderson about his new book, Scattered Suns, latest in his “Saga of Seven Suns” series.
After that, Summer and Michael fire up Skype for an international call to Gerard Readett. Gerard’s new book is called Roadworks, and deals with a futuristic world where traffic is taken over by computers.
This week we talk with Chris Roberson his new book Here, There & Everywhere. A great conversation about his book and the source of his inspiration to write it.
Mur Lafferty (“Geek Fu Action Grip”) joins us on Cover to Cover to tell you about writing in the gaming world. (And how she got this dream job!)
