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...