Journal

CJ Leede is joining us today to talk about her novel, Maeve Fly. Here’s the publisher’s description: By day, Maeve Fly works at the happiest place in the world as every child’s favorite ice princess. By the neon night glow of the Sunset Strip, Maeve haunts the dive bars with a drink in one hand

Beth Cato is joining us today to talk about her novel, A Thousand Recipes for Revenge. Here’s the publisher’s description: A world on the brink of war and a mother and daughter on the run, in a thrilling novel of swashbuckling adventure, culinary magic, and just desserts. Adamantine “Ada” Garland has an empathic connection to

Sarena Ulibarri is joining us today to talk about her novel, Another Life. Here’s the publisher’s description: Finding out who you were in a previous life sounds like fun until you’re forced to grapple with the darkness of the past. Galacia Aguirre is Mediator of Otra Vida, a quasi-utopian city on the shores of a

William C. Tracy is joining us today to talk about his novel, To A Fungus Unknown. Here’s the publisher’s description: Forty years after landing on Lida, the colony still isn’t finished. Agetha has survived many more battles than she anticipated when she first landed on her new home planet. She’s older and wiser, has gained

Brandon Crilly is joining us today to talk about his novel, Catalyst. Here’s the publisher’s description: Street magician Mavrin Leed doesn’t believe in what he can’t see or prove. His performances are mere tricks; the only true magic in Aelda comes from the benevolent, god-like Aspects circling it. As long as They keep the Lifesphere

Lisa Brideau is joining us today to talk about her novel, Adrift. Here’s the publisher’s description: Ess wakes up alone on a sailboat in the remote Pacific Northwest with no memory of who she is or how she got there. She finds a note, but it’s more warning than comfort: Start over. Don’t make yourself

Melvin Burgess is joining us today to talk about his novel, Loki. Here’s the publisher’s description: Starting with the Norse creation myths, the trickster god Loki takes the reader on a wild ride through Norse mythology, from the era when the gods—the founders of Asgard—defeated a race of monsters, and then hurtles through legendary stories,

Amber Morrell is joining us today to talk about her novel, The Alchemy of Letting Go. Here’s the publisher’s description: A young scientist finds a magical way to escape death, but can’t escape her emotions. Twelve-year-old Juniper Edwards can’t stop chasing the endangered butterfly her sister died trying to catch. In her grief, Juniper finds

Dan Eavenson is joining us today to talk about his short story in the anthology, The World of Juno. Here’s the publisher’s description: Explore the birth of a new world! Journey through time and space to the intricate biosphere of Juno, where three species have been birthed by the gods. First the Kuhifadi, inheritors of

Julie Novakova is joining us today to talk about the anthology she edited, Life Beyond Us. Here’s the publisher’s description: What would life be like if it evolved in a cold ocean beneath an impenetrable shell of ice? Or on a world whose haze obscured any view of the universe beyond? Is there a common

Jason Denzel is joining us today to talk about his novel, Mystic Skies. Here’s the publisher’s description: The world has Changed. After the catastrophic celestial event that merged Fayün and the human world, most human babies are born fused with fay spirits. The Mystics of Kelt Apar, once beloved, are blamed for this worldwide phenomenon.  Under