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Ness Brown is joining us today to talk about their novel, The Scourge Between Stars. Here’s the publisher’s description: As acting captain of the starship Calypso, Jacklyn Albright is responsible for keeping the last of humanity alive as they limp back to Earth from their forebears’ failed colony on a distant planet. Faced with constant […]

Stina Leicht is joining us today to talk about her novel, Loki’s Ring. Here’s the publisher’s description: Gita Chithra, the captain of the intergalactic ship The Tempest, is used to leading her crew on simple retrieval and assistance missions. But when she receives a frantic distress call from Ri, the AI she trained from inception—making her

Lavanya Lakshminarayan is joining us today to talk about her novel, The Ten Percent Thief. Here’s the publisher’s description: Welcome to Apex City, formerly Bangalore, one of the last bastions of civilization in a world ravaged by climate change. Governed by an insidious corporation, everything is decided by the mathematically precise Bell Curve. With optimal productivity,

Leopoldo Gout is joining us today to talk about his novel, Pinata. Here’s the publisher’s description: Mexican American architect and single mother Carmen Sánchez hopes a business trip to Mexico to oversee the transformation of an old cathedral into a posh hotel will be an opportunity for her daughters, Izel and Luna, to learn about

Mia Tsai is joining us today to talk about her novel, Bitter Medicine. Here’s the publisher’s description: As a descendant of the Chinese god of medicine, Elle was destined to be a doctor. Instead, she is underemployed as a magical calligrapher at the fairy temp agency. Meanwhile dreamy half-elf Luc, the agency’s top security expert,

Rae Mariz is joining us today to talk about her novel, Weird Fishes. Here’s the publisher’s description: AN UNDERWATER TALE OF FRIENDSHIP AGAINST MONSTROUS ODDS When Ceph, a squid-like scientist, discovers proof of the ocean’s slowing currents, she makes the dangerous ascent from her deep-sea civilization to the uncharted surface above. Out of her depths and

Jen Comfort is joining us today to talk about her novel, Midnight Duet Here’s the publisher’s description: From The Astronaut and the Star author Jen Comfort comes a wildly electric romance about two musicians who collide on the stage of a Nevada opera house. Self-professed diva Erika Greene has it all: a starring role on

Michael Berry is joining us today to talk about his translation of the novel, HOSPITAL, by Han Song. Here’s the publisher’s description: A twisted, wildly imaginative tale of one man’s mysterious illness and his journey through a dystopian hospital system. When Yang Wei travels to C City for work, he expects nothing more than a

Kay Kenyon is joining us today to talk about her novel, The Girl Who Fell Into Myth. Here’s the publisher’s description: Yevliesza has been caring for her ailing father when she is summoned home to a world she has never seen. Using a hidden portal, she enters the realm of Numinat, a myth world arisen

Mary Baader Kaley is joining us today to talk about her novel, Burrowed. Here’s the publisher’s description: In the distant future, a genetic plague has separated humanity in two – Subterraneans who live in underground burrows to protect their health, and strong surface-dwelling Omniterraneans.  Zuzan Cayan, a brilliant Subter girl with “light blindness,” is about

Karen Heuler is joining us today to talk about her novel, A Slice of the Dark. Here’s the publisher’s description: If you got a mysterious box that said, Do Not Open, would you open it? If your fingers revolted and wanted a different job, would you agree? If you came from a race of giants,

Paz Pardo is joining us today to talk about her novel, The Shamshine Blind. Here’s the publisher’s description: In an alternate 2009, the United States has been a second-rate power for a quarter of a century, ever since Argentina’s victory in the Falkland’s War thanks to their development of “psychopigments.” Created as weapons, these colorful

Jane Yolen is joining us today to talk about her novel, The Scarlet Circus. Here’s the publisher’s description: The Scarlet Circus, the fourth volume in Yolen’s award-winning short fiction series brings you passionate treasures and unexpected transformations. This bewitching assemblage, with an original introduction from Brandon Sanderson, is an ideal read for anyone who appreciates

Sharon Shinn is joining us today to talk about her novel, The Shuddering City. Here’s the publisher’s description: In the city of Corcannon, everyone has a secret. Madeleine is planning her wedding to Tivol, but she’s really in love with Reese. Jayla has become the guardian of a child named Aussen, but she knows that