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 COMECALCULATED RISKSANGEL OF THE OVERPASSThose wouldn’t be the best place
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.Here are some of Prashanth Srivatsa's excellent sh
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 FREQUENCIES is an eerie and convincing mix of ghost hunting
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.Aliya mentioned these books during the interview:ABSORBE
S.B. Divya is the author of many great short stories (check out CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR THE APOCALYPSE AND OTHER POSSIBLE SITUATIONS), the novella RUNTIME, and the novel MACHINEHOOD. Divya also co-edits ESCAPE POD with Mur Lafferty.During this i
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.It was wonderful to speak with you, Lavanya. Th
Val Nolan is the the author of 'Diving Into the Wreck', 'Reach Out and Touch Someone', 'Cyberstar', 'Cofiwch Aberystwyth', 'Make America Great Again', and many other short stories and novelettes. Val is also an academic who teaches creative wri
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 family together in a society where parenting standa
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, 'District to Cervix' in PRISMS, and 'Virtual Snapshots' in THE BEST
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 ultimately hope.' THE SEEP is an alien invasion story unli
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 OF STYX.In this interview Derek chatted with me about artif
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 YOU WILL GROW INTO THEM.At the end of the inte
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 Kathleen Jennings and SAVAGE LEGION by Matt Wallace.I
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 series from Rebellion. You can read my review of T
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.In this interview Louise chatted with me about writ
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 BRIGHT MORNING STAR, a story about about an alien probe
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 novel, and Stephen King says it is 'a little bit special'.That's how
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.FINDERS is available from Candlemark & Gleam and you can
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 Kathleen spoke to me about her childhood, her new novel
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 for speaking with me, Somaiya Daud -- I'm looking for
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 October 2020.And you can buy THE HAUNTING OF TRAM CAR
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 books she has been enjoying.Adalyn Grace has a w
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 website and although you can't order IRON WIDOW yet, you
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 can listen to 'The Moving Stars' and 'More Tomor
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 time to come on INTERMULTIVERSAL SPACE, Alexis..