Josh Malerman book tour interview
Josh Malerman is a New York Times bestselling author and one of two singer-songwriters for the rock band The High Strung . His debut novel, Bird Box , is the inspiration for the hit Netflix film of the…
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How nerds protect the earth despite being marginalized – Interview with Anthony Lioi
How nerds protect the earth despite being marginalized – Interview with Anthony Lioi Interview Timeline Anthony Lioi studies and teaches popular culture. He wrote a work on the ecology of nerds and their marginalization and we spoke about…
Why Project Hail Mary is awesome and other sci-fi nuggets – Interview with Andy Weir
Andy Weir spent over two decades as a software engineer before publishing the wildly popular novel The Martian which also came out as a movie starring Matt Damon. He also released Artemis , another successful novel, and has…
Book Suggestions
The most interesting fiction and fiction studies hardcover books being released each month! For my fans and followers, I’ve begun making EXTENSIVE! lists of the best science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, film history, comic book etcetera hardcover books…
Elizabeth Bear interview about her sci-fi novel “The Machine” (Gallery / Saga, 2020)
Elizabeth Bear interview about her sci-fi novel “The Machine” Interview Timeline Elizabeth Bear is a prolific sci-fi and fantasy writer. She’s the Astounding Award, a Hugo, and other awards for her work. She recently released the second book…
Jonathan Janz interview about his new horror novel “The Raven” (Flame Tree Press, 2020)
Jonathan Janz interview about his new horror novel “The Raven” Interview Timeline Jonathan Janz has written over a dozen novels focusing on horror. He recently recently the post-apocalyptic horror novel “The Raven”. We spoke about the book and…
Jane Gilmartin interview about her science fiction novel “The Mirror Man” (MIRA, 2020)
Jane Gilmartin interview about her science fiction novel “The Mirror Man” Interview Timeline Jane Gilmartin has always been a sci-fi fan starting with Star Trek. She’s worked as a journalist for many years before publishing her first novel…
Arkady Martine interview about her debut award winning sci fi novel “A Memory Called Empire” (Tor Books, 2019)
Arkady Martine interview about her debut award winning sci fi novel “A Memory Called Empire” Interview Summary Arkady Martine has been writing short stories for a decade. Last year she released her first novel, A Memory Called Empire,…
Margaret Mizushima interview about her latest mystery novel Hanging Falls (Crooked Lane Books, 2020)
Margaret Mizushima interview about her mystery novel Hanging Falls Mystery Novel – An interview with Margaret Mizushima about her new mystery novel Hanging Falls published by Crooked lane Books. Check out the book here The Interview Of all…
Thilde Kold Holdt interview about her new Viking Fantasy Novel “Northern Wrath” (Solaris, 2020)
Thilde Kold Holdt interview about her Viking Fantasy Novel “Northern Wrath” Interview Summary Thilde Kold Holdt loves Norse culture since she herself is a Viking. She turned her love into a novel series and the first volume, Northern…
Jo Kaplan discusses her Gothic horror novel “It Will Just Be Us” (Crooked Lane Books, 2020)
Jo Kaplan discusses her Gothic horror novel The Interview Horror – An interview with Jo Kaplan about her new book It Will Just Be Us published by Crooked Lane Books. It’s a new chilling gothic horror novel about…
Brian Herskowitz explains how to develop structure in a screenplay “Product to Process”
Brian Herskowitz Screenplays Brian Herskowitz explains structure in a screenplay Interview Summary LEARN HOW TO STRUCTURE A SCREENPLAY. Brian Herskowitz is a screenwriter and producer and has many credits to his name including Tour of Duty, Tio Papi,…
Simon Stephenson talks about his science Fiction novel “Set My Heart To Five” (Hanover Square Press, 2020)
Simon Stephenson has worked as a doctor and then as Hollywood screenwriter for Pixar. He’s written a science fiction novel about an android trying to write a Hollywood screenplay to convince humans to be sympathetic so androids. We…
Ellen Byron discusses her cozy mystery novel “Murder in the Bayou Boneyard” – (Crooked Lane Books, 2020)
Cozy Mystery – An interview with Ellen Byron about her new book Murder in the Bayou Boneyard published by Crooked lane Books. Check out the book here Of all the creative ideas you have, how did this one…
How a fantasy author made the successful switch to science fiction with Adrian Tchaikovsky
How a fantasy author made the successful switch to science fiction with Adrian Tchaikovsky Interview Timeline Adrian Tchaikovksy has written a series of fantasy novels but recently turned his hand to science fiction. His sci-fi novel Cage of…
Peter Colt interview – Mystery novel – Back Bay Blues (Kensington, 2020)
Mystery novel – An interview with Peter Colt about his new book Back Bay Blues published by Kensington. Check out the book here Of all the creative ideas you have, how did this one idea rise about the…
David Wellington interview about his science fiction novel “The Last Astronaut” (Orbit, 2019)
David Wellington interview about his science fiction novel “The Last Astronaut” Interview Timeline David Wellington has been writing fantasy for years [and] before turning his hand to science fiction. His latest novel The Last Astronaut is a look…
Alice James interview about her vampire mystery novel “Grave Secrets” (Solaris, 2020)
Alice James interview about her vampire mystery novel “Grave Secrets” Interview Timeline Alice James has followed a fascinating path to writing and publishing her first novel. She’s worked in the coroner field, been a financial reporter, worked in…
Ellen Datlow interview about her Horror, fantasy, and sci-fi book “Edited By” (Subterranean, 2020)
a2363s1082 Ellen Datlow interview about her Horror, fantasy, and sci-fi book “Edited By” Interview Summary Ellen Datlow has been editing horror, fantasy, and science fiction short stories and novellas for over forty years. She’s won numerous awards and…
Hunter Shea interview – Horror novel – Fearless (Flame Tree Publishing, 2020)
Horror novel – Enjoy this interview with Hunter Shea about his new book Misfits published by Flame Tree Press. A creepy journey into the world of a little known urban legend. Check out the book here Of all…
Brian Herskowitz talks about How to Write Screenplays and his book “Process to Product” (2014)
Brian Herskowitz talks about How to Write Screenplays DO YOU WANT TO LEARN HOW TO WRITE A SCREENPLAY? Interview Summary Brian Herskowitz is a screenwriter and producer and has many credits to his name including Tour of Duty,…
Military science fiction novel – Fearless (Flame Tree Publishing, 2020) – Allen Stroud interview
Military Science Fiction Novel – An interview with Allen Stroud about his new book Fearless published by Flame Tree Press. Check out the book here Of all the creative ideas you have, how did this one idea rise…
Somaiya Daud interview about her space fantasy fiction novel “Court of Lions” (Flatiron Books, 2020)
Somaiya Daud interview about her space fantasy fiction novel “Court of Lions” Interview Timeline Somaiya Daud loves high fantasy and science fiction. She has taught the subject and she’s released her second high space fantasy novel Court of…
Melanie R. Anderson and Lisa Kroger interview about Horror and Speculative Fiction – “Monster She Wrote” (Quirk Books, 2019)
Melanie Anderson / Lisa Kroger horror and speculative fiction Melanie R. Anderson and Lisa Kroger discuss Horror and Speculative Fiction Interview Summary Melanie R. Anderson and Lisa Kroger have both extensively studied speculative and horror fiction. They’ve written…
Science Fiction – “The House of Styx” (Solaris, 2020) – Derek Kunsken interview
Derek Kunsken has worked as a scientist and a diplomat and has been frequently published in sci-fi short story magazines. He’s about to release a hard science fiction novel set on Venus. We spoke about the book and…
Speculative Fiction anthology – “New Suns” (Solaris, 2019) – Nisi Shawl interview
Nisi Shawl has written and edited speculative fiction for years and recently won the 2020 Locus Award for best anthology for her edited work New Suns. We spoke about the book, winning the award, the difficulties non-white authors…
Mary-Robinette Kowal interview – Science Fiction novel – “The Relentless Moon” (Tor Books, 2020)
Mary-Robinette Kowal has worked [as a] in puppetry for 25 years and has written science fiction for over 10 years. She recently published the third book in her lady astronaut series, [The restless Sun] The Relentless Moon, and…
L.E. Modesitt Jr interview – Science Fiction novel – “Quantum Shadows” (Tor Books, 2020)
L.E. Modesitt, Jr. has held a wide range of jobs. In 1973 he published his first story and since then he’s published numerous science fiction and fantasy novels. His recent publication is a science fiction novel Quantum Shadows.…
Film history – “What Price Hollywood?” (University Press of Kentucky, 2020) – Elyce Helford interview
Dr. Elyce Helford has spent years, studying, writing on, and teaching popular culture. She’s studied and written about anime, Octavia Butler and now most recently on the director George Cukor. She talks about the queer and gender-bending aspects…
Gothic film history – “Gothic Film” (Edinburgh University Press, 2020) – Richard Hand and Jay McRoy interview
Richard Hand and Jay McRoy have both been studying horror and gothic for many years. They recently co-edited a book of essays on Gothic Film and I got to speak to the both of them about the gothic,…
Horror fiction history – “Horror Fiction in the 20th Century” (Praeger, 2020) – Jess Nevins interview
Jess Nevins regularly writes on genre subjects. He recently wrote a book on horror fiction in the 20 th century. We discussed the book and horror fiction across the world. 0:38 – Jess talks about how he got…
Bethany C. Morrow interview about her fantasy novel “A Song Below Water” (Tor/Forge, 2020)
Bethany C. Morrow interview about her fantasy novel “A Song Below Water” Interview Timeline Bethany C. Morrow writes speculative fiction and young adult fiction. Her debut novel was Mem and her latest novel is A Song Below Water…
Post-apocalypse novel – “The Book of Koli” (Orbit/Little, Brown Books, 2020) – M.R. Carey interview
M.R. Carey has been writing comics and novels for over two decades. He’s written for DC Comics and has written nearly a dozen novels. His most well-known novel is “The Girl With All The Gifts.” He recent;y released…
Thriller novel – “Crash” (Tor/Forge Books, 2020) – Lawrence Light interview
Lawrence Light is both a financial journalist and a mystery writer and has been both for many years. He, with co-author David Hagberg, combined these two subjects and wrote Crash a financial thriller that focuses on manipulation of…
Science fiction novel – “Providence” (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2020) – Max Barry interview
Max Barry has authored six novels including science fiction. He also developed the popular nation simulation game NationStates. He’s recently published a new science fiction novel Providence and we spoke about the book, his inspirations, and the craft…
Italian science fiction studies book – “Italian Science Fiction: The Other in Literature and Film” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019) – Simone Brioni interview
Dr. Simone Brioni is a professor of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature. He’s written and taught on the subject of migration and Italian colonialism. He recently co-authored a book with Daniele Comberiati about Italian science fiction and how…
Anime Voice Actor – Bryce Papenbrook interview
Check out Attack on Titan Season One here Bryce Papenbrook has been doing voice acting since age 6 and has over 250 credits to his name. We spoke about his work, his inspirations, and voice acting in general…
Fantasy magic novel – A Witch in Time (Redhook, 2020) – Constance Sayers interview
Constance Sayers has published her first novel, an era-spanning tale of a witch reliving a doomed love affair and her attempt to fight back against inevitable sorrow. 0:49 – Constance talks about how she decided to write A…