My Favorite Bit

Michael Mammay is joining us today to talk about his novel Planetside. Here is the publisher’s description: A seasoned military officer uncovers a deadly conspiracy on a distant, war-torn planet… War heroes aren’t usually called out of semi-retirement and sent to the far reaches of the galaxy for a routine investigation. So when Colonel Carl Butler

Claire O’Dell is joining us today to talk about her novel A Study In Honor. Here’s the publisher’s description: Set in a near future Washington, D.C., a clever, incisive, and fresh feminist twist on a classic literary icon—Sherlock Holmes—in which Dr. Janet Watson and covert agent Sara Holmes will use espionage, advanced technology, and the power

Kate Alice Marshall is joining us today with her novel I Am Still Alive. Here’s the publisher’s description: After: Jess is alone. Her cabin has burned to the ground. She knows if she doesn’t act fast, the cold will kill her before she has time to worry about food. But she is still alive—for now. Before: Jess hadn’t

Michi Trota and Matt Peters are joining us today to talk about the Uncanny Magazine Year Five Kickstarter, running until Aug 24, 2018. Here’s a description: Over the last few years, Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas ran Kickstarters for the two-time Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine Years One, Two, Three, and Four. We promised

Ruthanna Emrys is joining us today to talk about her novel Deep Roots. Here’s the publisher’s description: Ruthanna Emrys’ Innsmouth Legacy, which began with Winter Tide and continues with Deep Roots, confronts H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos head-on, boldly upturning his fear of the unknown with a heart-warming story of found family, acceptance, and perseverance in the face of

Kameron Hurley is joining us today with her novel Apocalypse Nyx. Here’s the publisher’s description: Ex-government assassin turned bounty-hunter, Nyx, is good at solving other people’s problems. Her favorite problem-solving solution is punching people in the face. Then maybe chopping off some heads. Hey―it’s a living. Nyx’s disreputable reputation has been well earned. After all, she’s

Jason Denzel is joining us today to talk about his novel Mystic Dragon. Here’s the publisher’s description: Seven years have passed since lowborn Pomella AnDone became an unlikely Mystic’s apprentice. Though she has achieved much in a short time, as a rare celestial event approaches, Pomella feels the burden of being a Mystic more than ever.

Wendy Nikel is joining us today to talk about her novel The Grandmother Paradox. Here’s the publisher’s description: When Dr. Wells, the head of the Place in Time Travel Agency, learns that someone’s trying to track down the ancestors of his star employee, there are few people he can turn to without revealing her secrets. But

TJ Berry is joining us today with her book Space Unicorn Blues. Here’s the publisher’s description: A misfit crew race across the galaxy to prevent the genocide of magical creatures, in this unique science fiction debut. Having magical powers makes you less than human, a resource to be exploited. Half-unicorn Gary Cobalt is sick of slavery,

Theodora Goss is joining us today with her novel European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman. Here’s the publisher’s description: In the sequel to the critically acclaimed The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter, Mary Jekyll and the rest of the daughters of literature’s mad scientists embark on a madcap adventure across Europe to rescue another monstrous girl

Lauren James is joining us today to discuss her novel The Loneliest Girl in the Universe. Here’s the publisher’s description: The daughter of two astronauts, Romy Silvers is no stranger to life in space. But she never knew how isolating the universe could be until her parents’ tragic deaths left her alone on theInfinity, a spaceship speeding

I’m joining you today to talk about my novel The Calculating Stars. Here’s the publisher’s description: On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the east coast of the United States, including Washington D.C. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the earth inhospitable for humanity, as the

Jeremy Finley is joining us today with his novel The Darkest Time of Night. Here’s the publisher’s description: “The lights took him.” When the seven-year-old grandson of U.S. Senator vanishes in the woods behind his home, the only witness is his older brother who whispers, “The lights took him,” and then never speaks again. As the

Laura Anne Gilman is joining us today with her novel Red Waters Rising. Here’s the publisher’s description: In the last novel of The Devil’s West trilogy, Isobel, the Devil’s Left Hand, and Gabriel ride through the magical land of the Territory to root out evil by the way of mad magicians, ghosts, and twisted animal spirits.