Sarah Sward

Chris Gerrib is joining us today to talk about his novel, The Third Person in the Room. Here’s the publisher’s description: Vince robs banks, and he has a rule: never rob a bank too close to home, especially when home is a small town in Central Illinois. He broke that rule last night, and now

Sharon Shinn is joining us today to talk about her collection, Tropes. Here’s the publisher’s description: A man who can shift shapes. A woman who keeps being reincarnated. A world where unicorns are real. A city bound by elemental magic. These are some of the touchpoints in Sharon Shinn’s new collection of stories and poems.

Joanne Merriam is joining us today to talk about her novel, Aether and Ego. Here’s the publisher’s description: It is autumn 1845, and Elizabeth Bennet is a part of the second generation embarking on a centuries-long flight to Alpha Centauri, working in the signal room and studying engineering aboard a massive centrifugal ship. When she

Stephanie Feldman is joining us today to talk about her short story collection, The Night Parade and Other Stories. Here’s the publisher’s description: A teenage girl realizes her lifelong best friends are being seduced by a supernatural force, and must choose between being alone and being ensnared together. A young woman in a troubled relationship

Mia V. Moss is joining us today to talk about their novel, The Heresy of Thieves. Here’s the publisher’s description: Vael stole magic from the gods for Her people and put an end to centuries of unrest. Now magic is gone, and the battle for the Witchlands’s soul begins After a millennium of prosperity and

J. Alexander Cohen is joining us today to talk about his novel, Talio Rossa and the Elixir of Life. Here’s the publisher’s description: Magic might be the cure, but magic is gone… Six months after the events of Talio’s Codex, Talio and Pazli are living and working court cases together, but struggling with their mixed-religion

Dmitri Mehlhorn is joining us today to talk about his novel, Archipelago of Light. Here’s the publisher’s description: Across thirty-six years and six continents, the liberal order is dying, and seven strangers are building what comes next. A tech visionary and an engineer who thinks through his body. An intelligence analyst radicalized by a murder.

Zen Cho is joining us today to talk about her novel, The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo. Here’s the publisher’s description: A delicious epistolary romp, brimming with social commentary and rife with wit. It’s the Roaring Twenties, and writer Jade Yeo is exploring all the passions and perils of London high society. When she writes

Alexandra Ammon Parthun is joining us today to talk about her novel, For the Love of the Quest. Here’s the publisher’s description: The search for King Arthur’s Excalibur invites danger—and potentially love—in this sapphic historical romance, perfect for fans of Cat Sebastian and Freya Marske. Lady Edith Darling is supposed to live a quiet life

Marissa Lingen is joining us today to talk about her novel, A Dubious Clamor. Here’s the publisher’s description: Ever since she broke the curse that made her live as a harpy for two years, Jules has worked as a cursebreaker, taking on magical odd jobs for minimal pay and the occasional spot of cake. In

Grace Viall is joining us today to talk about her novel, (Mostly) Human Resources. Here’s the publisher’s description: Working in human resources was not what Alexys had in mind when she joined Entity, the private company that categorizes and manages the world’s cryptids. But after her dad was killed on the job as a Warden

Victor Ladis Schultz is joining us today to talk about his novel, The Book of the Jaguar. Here’s the publisher’s description: ​The legions of New Serraña have a sacred custom: when a legionnaire falls in battle, a member of their company must bear the body home to the dead soldier’s family. Álbaro Ceynos is the

Chris Gerrib is joining us today to talk about his novel, Gunmaker. Here’s the publisher’s description: Martika Clybourne is the new legal consultant for 433 Platinum Mining LLC on Gavin Station, a torus happily spinning inside the asteroid, Eros. What was meant to be an easy job is turned upside-down when she’s called to investigate