My Favorite Bit

Chris Cutler is joining us today to talk about his anthology Unspun. Here’s the publisher’s description: Whatever happened to “happily ever after”? Heroes search for happiness, villains plot revenge, and nothing is as easy as it once seemed. Gretel suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, an orphan girl questions Rumpelstiltskin’s legacy, a monster cat searches for a […]

Charles Soule is joining us today to talk about his novel The Oracle Year. Here’s the publisher’s description: From bestselling comic-book franchise writer Charles Soule comes a clever and witty first novel of a twentysomething New Yorker who wakes up one morning with the power to predict the future — perfect for fans of Joe Hill

Kate Heartfield is joining us today to talk about her novel Armed in Her Fashion. Here is the publisher’s description: In 1328, Bruges is under siege by the Chatelaine of Hell and her army of chimeras—humans mixed with animals or armour, forged in the deep fires of the Hellbeast. At night, revenants crawl over the walls

Rebecca F. Kuang is joining us today with her novel The Poppy War. Here is the publisher’s description: A brilliantly imaginative talent makes her exciting debut with this epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of China’s twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic, in the tradition of Ken Liu’s Grace of Kings and

Stephanie Burgis and Tiffany Trent are joining us today to talk about the anthology they co-edited, The Underwater Ballroom Society. Here is the publisher’s description: Would you rather dance beneath the waves or hide your smuggled magic there? Welcome to a world of sparkling adult fantasy and science fiction stories edited by Stephanie Burgis and Tiffany

Emily Devenport is joining us today with her novel Medusa Uploaded. Here’s a publisher’s description: Medusa Uploaded by Emily Devenport offers readers a fast-paced science fiction thriller on the limits of power and control, and the knife-edge between killing for revenge or a greater good. My name is Oichi Angelis, and I am a worm. They see me

George Beahm is joining us today to talk about his book The Military Science of Star Wars. Here is the publisher’s description: George Beahm, a former U.S. Army major, draws on his experience to discuss the military science of the sprawling Star Wars universe: its personnel, weapons, technology, tactics and strategy, including an analysis of its

William C. Tracy is joining us today to talk about his two novellas currently in Kickstarter: The Society of Two Houses and Journey to the Top of the Nether. As of April 24, the Kickstarter is 107% funded, and going toward stretch goals! Here is the description of each: The Society of Two Houses: Mandamon Feldo is scheduled to

Patrice Sarath is joining us today with her novel The Sisters Mederos. Here’s the publisher’s description: Two sisters fight with manners, magic, and mayhem to reclaim their family’s name, in this captivating historical fantasy adventure. House Mederos was once the wealthiest merchant family in Port Saint Frey. Now the family is disgraced, impoverished, and humbled by

Jerry Gordon is joining us today to talk about his novel Breaking the World. Here’s the publisher’s description: In 1993, David Koresh predicted the end of the world. What if he was right? Cyrus doesn’t believe in David’s predictions, and he’s not interested in being part of a cult. But after the sudden death of his

Bryan Camp is joining us today to talk about his novel The City of Lost Fortunes. Here’s the publisher’s description: The fate of New Orleans rests in the hands of a wayward grifter in this novel of gods, games, and monsters. The post–Katrina New Orleans of The City of Lost Fortunes is a place haunted by its history and

Ilana C. Myer is joining us today to talk about her novel Fire Dance. Here’s the publisher’s description: Palace intrigue, dark magic, and terrifying secrets drive the beautifully written standalone novel Fire Dance, set in the world of Last Song Before Night. Espionage, diplomacy, conspiracy, passion, and power are the sensuously choreographed steps of the soaring new high

Kay Kenyon is joining us today to talk about her novel Serpent in the Heather. Here’s the publisher’s description: Now officially working for the Secret Intelligence Service, Kim Tavistock is back to solve another mystery—this time a serial killer with deep Nazi ties—in the sequel to At the Table of Wolves. Summer, 1936. In England, an assassin

Elizabeth Forest is joining us today to talk about her novel The Third Kind of Magic. Here’s the publisher’s description: Can one twelve-year-old girl fight a witch? Exiled from her village for accidentally using advanced magic, Suli must either become a wise woman or be shunned as a witch. She’s apprenticed to the wise woman Tala,

Catherynne M. Valente is here today with her novel Space Opera. Here is the publisher’s description: A century ago, the Sentience Wars tore the galaxy apart and nearly ended the entire concept of intelligent space-faring life. In the aftermath, a curious tradition was invented—something to cheer up everyone who was left and bring the shattered worlds