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…
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…
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” Interview Summary Arkady Martine has been writing short stories for a decade. Last year she released her first novel, A Memory Called Empire,…
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…
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 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…
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…
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” 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…
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…
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,…
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 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…
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…
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 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. 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.…
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…
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,…
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” 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…
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…
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…
Ilana C. Myer is a former Jerusalem based journalist turned novelist. She has wrapped up her Harp and Ring Sequence with the third book The Poet King. We discussed the book and her writing process. 0:49 – Ilana…
Austin Moorhead is a financial reporter and a gamer. He decided it would be really fun to embed himself into the Overwatch League and write a book about it so he did. We discussed the book and what…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Rebecca Thompson is a physicist who loves to teach and write about science. She spoke once about the science of Game of Thrones and then turned the idea into a really, cool book. We spoke about the book…
Barry Luokkala is a physicist and physics professor with Carnegie Mellon. He wrote a book on science and science fiction after he found that students enjoyed the class so much and he had enough material to write a…
Jim Martin is a lifelong puppeteer. He was Garry Gnu on the Great Space Coaster and he worked on Sesame Street for 22 years. We talked about his distinguished career and his efforts to save and reshow The…
Christopher Priest has been a comic book writer for over 40 years and has worked for both Marvel and DC. He’s written for Deathstroke, Justice League, Vampirella and many other titles. He also helped to redevelop Black Panther.…
Dr. Shane McCorristine received his Ph.D. in history and now teaches at Newcastle University. His focus is on the “night side” of human experience. This means the study of social attitudes towards death, dreams, ghosts, hallucinations, and so…
Joe Packer is a communications academic and became interested in how pessimism is expressed in popular culture. He co-wrote a book on the subject and we discussed it. 0:56 – Joe talks about how he got into writing…
Lee Gambin has been writing about movies and especially horror movies for the last 15 years. We spoke about his latest book on the famous werewolf horror movie “The Howling.” 0:49 – Lee talks about how he got…
Gabriel Eljaiek-Rodriguez teaches Spanish and Latin American studies at the New School in Atlanta, GA. We spoke about his latest book on the politics of Latin American horror films. 1:04 – Gabriel talks about how he got into…
Scott Poole is a professor of history in American pop and folk culture with a heavy emphasis on horror studies. We talked about his latest book that examines the effect World War One had on horror movies. 0:56…
Joe Haldeman is a prolific sci-fi writer who has won numerous awards for his work. His most significant novel is The Forever War which also had two follow on novels . His trilogy has recently been released in…
M. Keith Booker studies and teaches culture and literature. He worked as an engineer for many years before turning to the literary arts. He also has a passion for Star Trek and “nerd” stuff and we spoke about…
Shawn Malley is a Canadian professor interested in the Victorian period. We talk about his latest book that discusses the intersection between archaeology, science fiction and spectacle. 1:45 – Shawn talks about how he got into writing on…
Nicholas Parisi is a musician and vocalist and serves on the board of the Rod Serling Memorial Foundation. He’s recently written a book analyzing almost all of Rod Serling’s work and we discuss the book and Rod Serling’s…
Dr. Sami Schalk is an academic who studies race, gender and disability in contemporary American literature and culture. We spoke about her latest book on science and speculative fiction as it relates to her studies. 1:05 – Sami…
Dr. Marc DiPaolo is an English literature academic who likes to write on pop culture. We discuss his latest book deals with climate fiction as found in sci-fi and fantasy books and video entertainment. 1:26 – Marc talks…
Eva Horn is a researcher who is interested in how various kinds of disasters are presented in literature, television, and film. We talk about her latest book on the subject. 1:28 – Eva talks about how she got…
Professor Sam Gill has studied dance, religion and science fiction for decades. He’s written books on the subject and here we discuss his latest book on religion and artificial intelligence. 1:50 – Sam Gill talks about how he…
Peter Williams is a Jamaican-born Canadian actor best known to sci-fans as Apophis on Stargate SG-1. Peter has done a number of roles in movie and tv and we spoke at Shore Leave 2018 about acting and his…
Jonathan Risner is Assistant Professor of Spanish at Indiana University Bloomington. He discovered Argentine horror and wondered how much of the country’s brutal dictatorship impacted that country’s horror films. We discuss his book on the topic. 1:27 –…
Touba Ghadessi is an Associate Professor of Art History at the Wheaton College Massachusetts. We spoke about her book on how the “monstrous” form was portrayed in 16 th and 17 th century art found among noble courts.…
Peter Kelamis is a Canadian actor who’s done a lot of voice acting and live acting. He’s best known for his roles in Stargate Universe and as Rolf in Ed, Edd, and Eddy. He’s also played Goku in…
Chase Masterson was an actress on Star Trek Deep Space Nine for five years and is currently an activist with the Pop Culture Hero Coalition anti-bullying organization. She and coalition member Raymond Litster spoke to me about their…
Michael and Denise Okuda worked as graphic designers on Star Trek The Next Generation. They’ve also worked on a number of other Star Trek media projects and have written various books on Star Trek. In my intro I…
Molly Glover is a game developer for Fantasy Flight Games. I spoke to her at Escape Velocity 2018 about how she got into the business, her inspirations, the gaming business and what she does in the field. 1:15…
Ian McElhinney has been a stage and screen actor for close to 40 years. He’s done a wide range of roles including acting in both the Star Wars franchise, Krypton, and in Game of Thrones as Barristan Selmy.…
Jack Campbell has published multiple sci-fi and fantasy book series over the years that are extremely popular. Two of his most popular series are the Lost Fleet series and the Legacy of Dragons series. In March 2018 I…
Bob Camp is a cartoonist and cartoon developer who co-created the iconic Ren and Stimpy Show. He worked for Rankin Bass, Marvel Comics, Warner Brothers and has worked on numerous well-known animation projects. He currently teaches Visual Arts…
James Johnson is a builder with ShotanKazori Studio. I spoke with him about his work at Escape Velocity 2018. 2:33 – James talks about the props Shotan Kazori creates. They build every genre, Star Wars, Star Trek, Babylon…
Aisha Matthews is studying for her PhD in science fiction literature, specifically Afrofuturism. She also plans the literature track at the Museum of Science Fiction’s Escape Velocity convention. I interviewed her about her studies, goals and interests. 1:29…
Jordan Clark is a comic book writer whom I interviewed at Far Point 2018 about his work. 1:35 – Jordan tells me about his writing on Bitch Planet comics. Then he discusses his comic book Duality which has…
Jordan Clark is a comic book writer whom I interviewed at Far Point 2018 about his work. 1:35 – Jordan tells me about his writing on Bitch Planet comics. Then he discusses his comic book Duality which has…
Bob Greenberger has been a writer and editor for decades. He’s worked on the Star Trek comic and as both a DC and Marvel executive he’s worked on numerous comic book projects. His latest work is a Captain…
Actor Ian Beattie has been on stage, film and television for over 20 years. He’s best known for his roles on Game of Thrones as Meryn Trant and on the movie Alexander as Antigonus. I spoke to him…
Anthony Ur is a graphics designer supporting the military but spends his free time helping design graphics and special effects for an independent science fiction show, Dark Operations: Terminus. I interviewed Anthony at Far Point 2018. 1:16 –…
Anthony Ur is a graphics designer supporting the military but spends his free time helping design graphics and special effects for an independent science fiction show, Dark Operations: Terminus. I interviewed Anthony at Far Point 2018. 1:16 –…
Peter David has been a professional writer for over 30 years. He’s written novels, comic books, television, video games and so on. He wrote Incredible Hulk for 12 years and has written both DC and Marvel comics. He’s…
Author Timothy Zahn has been writing professionally since 1984. He’s written a number of well-regarded Star Wars novels, as well as the Manticore Ascendent trilogy, the Cobra trilogy and the young adult Dragonback series. I was able to…
Jordan Pierson loves video games and started creating them himself. He’s with JEP games.com and I met him at Magfest 2018. He told me about their newest game Akari 1:22 – Jordan tells me about the game Akari.…
Jordan Pierson loves video games and started creating them himself. He’s with JEP games.com and I met him at Magfest 2018. He told me about their newest game Akari 1:22 – Jordan tells me about the game Akari.…
Robin C. Farrell is a writer and video editor. She has worked on the upcoming web series “Genre Wars” and has written a novel based on the story. I was able to interview Robin at Magfest 2018. 0:54…
Nora McClellan is a Canadian actress who has appeared on my many shows including X-Files, Orphan Black and Killjoys . I met Nora at Far Point 2018 and interviewed her about her work and inspirations. 0:47 – Nora…
Bill Collison is a bladesmith and armorer. He’s with the show Man At Arms: Reforged. I met Bill at Magfest 2018. He’s been an armorer and bladesmith for over 20 years and has been the armorer for the…