Interview: Jack: Secret Circles, the latest novel in the YA series about Repairman Jack’s teen years, is out and F. Paul Wilson drops by “Cover to Cover” to talk about Jack’s journey, and focusing on building up the foundation events that influenced young Jack to become the Repairman Jack we all know and love.
Cover to Cover #398A: Connie Willis
Interview: Connie Willis’ latest novel is Blackout, and it’s actually just the first half of the story. All Clear is the concluding volume, and is due out in October 2010.
Connie tells the guys about some of the little-known stories that came out of the London Blitz, how she prefers to examine the human elements surrounding the disaster stories throughout history, and how she prefers science fiction over historical fiction as a platform to tell these tales.
Cover to Cover #397A: L. E. Modesitt, Jr
Interview: Lee Modesitt joins us to talk about the 16th book in his “Saga of Recluce” series, Arms-Commander, and the world that the epic is set in.
He talks about how he grew this world after initially never intending to go beyond the first story, by taking the threads of the back story and world history that were dropped along the way and tying them together and expanding them as he wrote more and more stories in the setting.
Cover to Cover #396A: Nina Munteanu
Interview: Canadian SF author Nina Munteanu drops by today to talk about writing!
Her latest book is a writer’s guide, The Fiction Writer: Get Published, Write Now!, and Nina talks about the obstacles (real and imagined) facing new writers today, teaching writing, the possibilities on the direction of the future of storytelling, and more.
Cover to Cover #395A: Samuel R. Delany
Interview: Our guest today is acclaimed Hugo and Nebula award-winning author Samuel R. Delany.
He is currently a professor of English and Creative Writing at Temple University, and his most recent book is the revised edition of The Jewel-Hinged Jaw, published by Wesleyan Press.
Remembering Kage Baker
Kage Baker passed away from cancer on Sunday, and I’m still not sure how to process that. It’s taken me this long to figure out what I want to say.
Cover to Cover #394A: Daniel Suarez
Discussion: Daniel Suarez, author of Daemon and Freedom (TM), joins Mike and Mike for the entire show!
Beyond talk about writing stories that resonate with technology professionals and defense strategists alike, the discussion ranges from social networking, potential uses and abuses of Internet technologies, the ever-evolving (and now impossible to eradicate) sophistication of spam and bots, transhumanism, gene mods and the law, and more.
Cover to Cover #393A: Gail Z. Martin
Interview: Gail Z. Martin, author of “The Chronicles of the Necromancer” series, revisits the Dragon Page to chat about the most recent volume Dark Lady’s Chosen.
Gail also talks about the social networks surrounding her books and universe, and about her spring Con and Festival travel schedule… if you drop by, tell her you heard her on The Dragon Page!
TV Writers Settle Age Discrimination Suit
Hollywood entertainment firms have agreed to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by 165 television writers over the age of 40.
Remembering Robert B. Parker
Crime novelist Robert B. Parker, best known for his “Spenser” novels, died Monday morning at his Cambridge home, at the age of 77.
Cover to Cover #392A: Jake Black, “The Official Ender Companion”
Interview: Jake Black, co-author of The Official Ender Companion, joins Mike and Mke to chat about the definitive encyclopedia of the Ender universe. Jake talks about his introduction to and immersion into the stories and characters of the “Ender’s Game” universe, the process of making sure all of the facts and data were accurate and complete, and more.
Cover to Cover #390A: Kristine Kathyrn Rusch
Interview: This week, Kris Rusch joins Mike and Mike to talk about her newest book, Diving into the Wreck, just out from Pyr Books. This book grew from a series of space adventure novellas that had previously been serialized in Asimov’s.
Discussion also includes Kris’ Freelancer’s Survival Guide, and some chat about the multimedia influence on the evolution and revolution of news and writing.
Cover to Cover #389A: Lou Anders
Interview: This week, Lou Anders, Editorial Director at Pyr, joins Mike and Mike to talk about some of his many projects coming up: With Great Power… is an anthology of superhero stories; Swords and Dark Magic which is a major swords & sorcery anthology co-edited with Jonathan Strahan
Cover to Cover #383A: J.C. Hutchins, Part 2
Interview: Bringing you Part 2 of the big interview with J. C. Hutchins! (Check out Part 1 first!)
J.C. discusses with Mike and Mike the discoveries he’s encountered during the process of bringing 7th Son to print, and the differences in attitudes and perceptions between the traditional and the independent media, and what both sides should be able to learn from each other to make things better for everyone.
Cover to Cover #382A: J.C. Hutchins
Interview: The inestimable J. C. Hutchins returns to “Cover to Cover”, to talk about the final chapter of how 7th Son: Descent has finally made it to print and is in bookstores now.
