My Favorite Bit

Cory Doctorow is joining us today to talk about his novel, [novel name]. Here’s the publisher’s description: New York Times bestselling author Cory Doctorow returns to the world of Red Team Blues to bring us the origin story of Martin Hench and the most powerful new tool for crime ever invented: the personal computer. The year is 1986. […]

Premee Mohamed is joining us today to talk about her collection of short stories, One Message Remains. Here’s the publisher’s description: Pageantry, pomp, pretense, and peril—”The General’s Turn,” originally published in The Deadlands, drew readers into the dark world of a ceremony where Death herself might choose to join the audience… or step onto the

Maya Gittelman is joining us today to talk about their novel, Why on Earth. Here’s the publisher’s description: What starts as a simple rescue mission for a crew of teen aliens to recover one of their own soon becomes an interstellar encounter no one will forget. Captain Iona is organizing an impromptu retrieval for her

Kristina W Kelly is joining us today to talk about her collection of poems, Imaginari. Here’s the publisher’s description: Imaginari is a book of sc-ifi, science, and fantasy poetry.  Paired with original color photography, this collection of poetry holds a glimpse of the human experience disguised in fairytales and stardust.  Step into lyrics of science,

Lavanya Lakshminarayan is joining us today to talk about her novel, Interstellar MegaChef. Here’s the publisher’s description: Stepping off a long-haul star freighter from Earth, Saras Kaveri has one bag of clothes, her little flying robot Kili… and an invitation to compete in the galaxy’s most watched, most prestigious cooking show. Interstellar MegaChef is the showcase of

Maurice Broaddus is joining us today to talk about his novel, Breath of Oblivion. Here’s the publisher’s description: Maurice Broaddus returns with Breath of Oblivion, the second book in his Astra Black trilogy, which explores the struggles of an empire. Epic in scope and intimate in voice, it follows members of the Muungano Empire–a far-reaching coalition

Alex Kingsley is joining us today to talk about their novel, Empress of Dust. Here’s the publisher’s description: Harvard is small, anxious, and plagued by a constant tremor, which is not an ideal combination for a desert scavenger. He and his crew are under constant threat of desertwalker attacks, and Harvard is nearly useless against

Jelena Dunato is joining us today to talk about her novel, Ghost Apparent. Here’s the publisher’s description: Betrayed, deposed and presumed dead. When her father is killed in a bloody coup and her uncle seizes the city, Orsiana pleads for help with the only power still willing to listen, unaware that the gods will use

Cat Rambo is joining us today to talk about their novel, Rumor Has it. Here’s the publisher’s description: The crew of the You Sexy Thing navigates the aftermath of facing down a pirate king and the relationships that they have created with one another in Cat Rambo’s action adventure science fiction Rumor Has It, the third book in the

Kristy Gardner is joining us today to talk about her novel, The Stars Inside Us. Here’s the publisher’s description: She’ll burn it to the ground… The ashes have settled since Calay’s harrowing escape back to Earth, but the threat from the Others-and humanity itself-hasn’t. After surviving devastating losses and impossible choices, Calay drags herself to

Heather Tracy is joining us today to talk about the anthology she edited (and wrote in), Fiery Deeps. Here’s the publisher’s description: “Fire is Power! Quest to the heart of the earth, cross flaming rivers, and brave the fire with our heroes to discover unlimited strength! From fantastic underground cities, to superheroes, to magic of