Episode 31 — Seanan McGuire

Seanan McGuire is a bestselling author and filker who has written a huge number of books and has many more on the way. Seanan has three books out in 2021: WHEN SORROWS COME CALCULATED RISKS ...

Episode 30 — Prashanth Srivatsa

Prashanth Srivatsa lives in Bengaluru, India. Prashanth spoke to me about becoming a writer, writing about empires, and THE SPICE GATE, his fascinating novel about a world where spice is magic. He...

Episode 29 — Gary Gibson

Gary Gibson has written numerous stories, most of which are science fiction, or adjacent to it. DEVIL'S ROAD is a road race with kaiju and a whole load of interesting influences, GHOST FREQUENC...

Episode 28 — Aliya Whiteley

Aliya Whiteley has written dozens of short stories and novellas and is about to publish SKYWARD INN, an extraordinary tale set in a world both both strangely human and evocatively alien. Thank y...

Episode 27 — S.B. Divya

S.B. Divya is the author of many great short stories (check out CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR THE APOCALYPSE AND OTHER POSSIBLE SITUATIONS for a good selection), the novella RUNTIME, and the novel MACHINEH...

Episode 26 — Lavanya Lakshminarayan

Lavanya Lakshminarayan is the author of ANALOG/VIRTUAL: AND OTHER SIMULATIONS OF YOUR FUTURE, a collection of linked stories set in Apex City, a rebranded Bangalore that is ruled by a corporation. ...

Episode 25 — Val Nolan

Val Nolan is the the author of 'Diving Into the Wreck', 'Reach Out and Touch Someone', 'Cyberstar', 'Cofiwch Aberystwyth', 'Make America Great Again', and ma...

Episode 24 — Polly Ho-Yen

Polly Ho-Yen is the author of BOY IN THE TOWER, FLY ME HOME, and numerous other books for children. Polly's first novel for adults is DARK LULLABY, the story of a mother who is trying hold her ...

Episode 23 — Tlotlo Tsamaase

Tlotlo Tsamaase's distinctive and compelling novella THE SILENCE OF THE WILTING SKIN is published by Pink Narcissus Press. You can also find 'We Are Vignettes' in CHIRAL MAD 5, 'Dis...

Episode 22 — Chana Porter

Chana Porter is a co-founder of the Octavia Project and the author of THE SEEP, a novel which Rachel Pollack described as 'a complex portrait of people struggling with change, fear, and ultimat...

Episode 21 — Derek Künsken

Derek Künsken is the author of many works of fiction including the novella 'Tool Use by the Humans of Danzhai County' (ASIMOV'S, JULY/AUGUST 2020), THE QUANTUM MAGICIAN, and THE HOUSE O...

Episode 20 — Malcolm Devlin

Malcolm Devlin is the author of the novella ENGINES BENEATH US and many beautiful short stories which you can read in publications like INTERZONE and BLACK STATIC, or in his short story collection ...

Episode 19 — Premee Mohamed

Premee Mohamed is the author of BENEATH THE RISING, A BROKEN DARKNESS, THESE LIFELESS THING, and numerous excellent short stories. At the end of the interview, Premee recommended FLYAWAY by Kath...

Episode 18 — Wayne Santos

Wayne Santos is the author of THE CHIMERA CODE, the novel which Santos at one point thought would be his last, and THE DIFFICULT LOVES OF MARIA MAKILING, a novella in the new Solaris Satellites ser...

Episode 17 — Louise Carey

Louise Carey's latest novel is INSCAPE, the first book in an exciting and thought-provoking cyberpunk trilogy. You can read my review to learn more. And you can buy it from all good bookshops. ...

Episode 16 — Simon Morden

Simon Morden's latest novel is GALLOWGLASS, a heady mix of big rocks, dangerous trajectories, and human struggles. It's great and I recommend you get hold of a copy. Simon has also written ...

Episode 15 — S. A. Cosby

Dennis Lehane calls BLACKTOP WASTELAND a 'pitch-perfect jolt of American noir', Walter Mosley says it's 'an intoxicating thrill of a ride' which reinvents the American crime nov...

Episode 14 — Melissa Scott

Melissa Scott is the author of dozens of novels spanning multiple genres. In this interview Melissa discusses her latest novel FINDERS, the question of im/mortality, and a whole lot more. FINDER...

Episode 13 — Kathleen Jennings

FLYAWAY by Kathleen Jennings is a prismatic work, a work of poetry decanted into the beating chambers of a novella, a living and breathing novella which is never prosaic. In this interview Kathlee...

Episode 12 — Somaiya Daud

In this interview Somaiya Daud talked to be about literature, representation, and the state of genre publishing today. MIRAGE is out now and COURT OF LIONS is coming out in August. Thank you fo...

Episode 11 — P. Djèlí Clark

P. Djèlí Clark spoke to me about his spectacular new novella RING SHOUT, writing about horrors both real and imagined, and the books he's enjoying right now. RING SHOUT will be published in ...

Episode 10 — Adalyn Grace

Adalyn Grace is the author of ALL THE STARS AND TEETH and the forthcoming ALL THE TIDES OF FATE. Adalyn came on the podcast and spoke about writing magic, magical sword fights, and the different bo...

Episode 9 — Xiran Jay Zhao

The novelist and historian Xiran Jay Zhao came on the show and had a short chat about her forthcoming novel and gave some advice to people who want to become writers. Xiran Jay Zhao has a websit...

Episode 8 — Premee Mohamed

An interview with Premee Mohamed, author of the novel BENEATH THE RISING and numerous short stories… Premee Mohamed has a website. You can buy BENEATH THE RISING from all good bookshops and you...

Episode 7 — Alexis Henderson

THE YEAR OF THE WITCHING by Alexis Henderson is a scorchingly good debut. In this interview Alexis talked about inspiration, representation, and pirate ghosts. Thank you very much for taking the...

Episode 6 — S.B. Divya

In this interview S. B. Divya talked about her novella RUNTIME, her short story 'Loss of Signal', cybernetic augmentation, artificial intelligence, and writing. I asked S.B. Divya to rec...

Episode 5 — Seanan McGuire

Seanan McGuire came on the podcast and spoke about parasites, ponies, and the strands of DOCTOR WHO running through DOWN AMONG THE STICKS AND BONES. Seanan McGuire's numerous books are avail...

Episode 4 — Brian Evenson

Brian Evenson came on the show to talk about his work and literature and the future of mankind. Brian was also kind enough to read a short story, 'The Photograph'. It was a pleasure to s...

Episode 3 — Elizabeth Bear

I spoke to Elizabeth Bear about her work, about her thoughts on the importance of writing in the world today, and about what we might be able to learn about writers like Isaac Asimov and Rex Stout....

Episode 2 — Corey J. White

Corey J. White came on the podcast and spoke about REPO VIRTUAL, his latest novel, about mental health, and about the need for hope as we move through uncertain times. REPO VIRTUAL is available ...

Episode 1 — Rym Kechacha

Rym Kechacha is the author DARK RIVER, a novella set both in the near future and in mesolithic Doggerland. Rym spoke to me about how she became a writer, the particular challenges involved with wti...