Episode 4 — Brian Evenson

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 ...

Episode 2 — Corey J. White

[[Corey J. White]] came on the podcast and spoke about his latest novel, [[REPO VIRTUAL]], about [[mental health]], and about the need fo...

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...

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...

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 int...

Episode 7 — Alexis Henderson

THE YEAR OF THE WITCHING by Alexis Henderson is a scorchingly good debut. In this interview Alexis talked about inspiration, representati...

Episode 8 — Premee Mohamed

An interview with Premee Mohamed, author of the novel BENEATH THE RISING and numerous short stories… You can listen to my interview with...

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 peopl...

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 s...

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...

Episode 12 — Somaiya Daud

In this interview Somaiya Daud talked to be about literature, representation, and the state of genre publishing today. You can listen to...

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 breathin...

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, t...

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...

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 recom...

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 ...

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...

Episode 19 — Premee Mohamed

Premee Mohamed is the author of BENEATH THE RISING, A BROKEN DARKNESS, THESE LIFELESS THING, and numerous excellent short stories. You c...

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 I...

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/AUG...

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 port...

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 f...

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 DAR...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 w...

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 an...

Episode 30 — Prashanth Srivatsa

[[Prashanth Srivatsa]] spoke to me about becoming a writer, writing about empires, and [[THE SPICE GATE]], his fascinating novel about a ...

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. A good place t...