Interview Transcript: Kevin J. Anderson joins Mike and Mike to talk about his newest novel, The Dark Between the Stars. It’s the first of his new series, “Saga of Shadows”, which takes place 20 years after the events of his “Saga of the Seven Suns” series, with reviewers calling it “Game of Thrones, with planets”.
"Cover to Cover" Episodes
The archives of the seminal book talk show, and one of the oldest podcasts on the internet.
Cover to Cover #467: Talking About “Reading Rainbow”
Sam Roberts joins Mike and Mike to talk about LeVar Burton’s Kickstarter efforts to bring “Reading Rainbow” to new audiences using newer technologies and methods that weren’t available when the show was still airing on PBS
Cover to Cover #465: Catching Up and Moving Forward
Mike and Mike pop in for a quick visit, and have fun with not remembering anything they talked about or did for the show 2 years ago.
They chat about what’s been going on since then, and the changes that happen with stories as the writers get older and gain more experiences.
Cover to Cover #464: Understanding Character Growth
Writing Discussion: The talk then turns towards character growth, and the small things that you can add to the story to show how your characters can grow and change over time, taking into account how emotional impact can touch both character and reader.
Cover to Cover #463: Techniques for Managing the Details
Writing Discussion: Mike M talks about the difficulties in trying not to expand the story he’s currently working on and finding himself writing two different books at the same time, and Mike S delves into the usefulness of a toss ahead page, any series of story notes you can make to help you remember all of the details that need to be covered in future chapters or future novels, and modifying those items as needed.
Cover to Cover #462: Deconstructing the Story
Mike S points out that the real kidney punch to B&N was done by Apple a few weeks ago with their ebook textbook deals, and the guys talk about how these deals could change how teachers teach and how people learn.
Cover to Cover #461: Building Your Audiences
Discussion: Mike S talks about the importance of developing a private audience, separate from the groups you’re cultivating on Twitter, Google+, Facebook, and other social networks.
What’s your favorite site for book reviews? Send them in, or mention them here… we’ll collect the info and compile them into a list that we will use later to help publicize the finished stories after the process here.
Cover to Cover #458: Prepping and Planning A Story
Listener Questions: Tad from Mesa is one of the few who has an old edition of Mistress of Dragons and he’s interested to see how the new version evolves, really enjoyed Stackpole’s At the Queen’s Command, and wants to know if there’s an update on the Talion Revenant sequel ebook challenge.
Cover to Cover #455: M D Lachlan
Interview Transcript: This week, Mike and Mike chat with MD Lachlan about the first book in his new series from Pyr Books, Wolfsangel. What happens when you take a werewolf story and combine it with Norse mythology and legends? This series is one look at how that could have happened.
Cover to Cover #454: Bradley Beaulieu
Interview Transcript: This week, Mike and Mike chat with Brad Beaulieu about his new novel, The Winds of Khalakovo, an epic fantasy series from Night Shade Books in the same vein as George R. R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire”.
Cover to Cover #452: Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris
Interview Transcript: This week, Mike and Mike chat with Tee Morris and Pip Ballantine about their new collaborative novel, Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel, sort of a steampunk flavored adventure in the fashion of “The Avengers” or “The X-Files”.
Cover to Cover #450: William F. Nolan
Interview: This week, Mike and Mike chat with legendary SF author William F. Nolan (Logan’s Run) about his latest collection of novellas, Kincaid: A Paranormal Casebook. The stories are a blend of mystery and paranormal horror that are certain to entertain fans of both genres.
Cover to Cover #449: Alex Bledsoe
Interview: This week, Mike and Mike chat with Alex Bledsoe about the new book in his Eddie LaCrosse series, Dark Jenny from Tor Books. While it’s the third book set in this universe featuring many of the same characters, it’s not a “trilogy” by the standard sense of the word.
Cover to Cover #448: Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
Interview: Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert join us this week in the middle of their book tour to talk about Hellhole, their most recent collaboration and the first in a trilogy set in a new original universe.
They talk about their collaborative process, the future of the Dune series, listening to (or not listening to) critics, and why not to buy Christmas presents before December 21, 2012.
Cover to Cover #447: Justin Gustainis
Interview Transcript: This week, Justin Gustainis joins Mike and Mike to discuss his new projects, including the recently released Those Who Fight Monsters, an occult detectives anthology he edited for EDGE SF. Justin talks about why he put together this anthology, who he had contacted to contribute, what he expected and what he didn’t expect during the creation of this book.
