Cory Doctorow is joining us today to talk about his novel, Picks and Shovels. Here’s the publisher’s description: New York Times bestselling author Cory Doctorow returns to the world of Red Team Blues to bring us the origin story of Martin Hench and the most powerful new tool for crime ever invented: the personal computer. The year is […]
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Premee Mohamed is joining us today to talk about her collection of short stories, One Message Remains. Here’s the publisher’s description: Pageantry, pomp, pretense, and peril—”The General’s Turn,” originally published in The Deadlands, drew readers into the dark world of a ceremony where Death herself might choose to join the audience… or step onto the
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The last year involved a lot of leveling up. Last year, the word that I chose to aim for during my 55th year was “stability.” It stood me in good stead, even through an unexpected move to Denver (surprise!) and family health stuff, I was able to find pockets of calm and focus on finding
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Caye Marsh is joining us today to talk about her novel, Station in the Sky. Here’s the publisher’s description: Donna, once Peace-in-the-Sky, awakens aboard Station-in-the-Sky and rejoins a society that had been her home for thousands of years before knowing Anissa. But she soon discovers her fellow stationers have lost sight of their original mandate
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Maya Gittelman is joining us today to talk about their novel, Why on Earth. Here’s the publisher’s description: What starts as a simple rescue mission for a crew of teen aliens to recover one of their own soon becomes an interstellar encounter no one will forget. Captain Iona is organizing an impromptu retrieval for her
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Kristina W Kelly is joining us today to talk about her novel, Tavern Tale. Here’s the publisher’s description: What if the side quest is really the main quest? Divine, a healer of the Goddess of Souls, has chased the thief who stole her talisman across half of Trelvania. The talisman is the key to accessing
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Chris Gerrib is joining us today to talk about his novel, Strawberry Gold. Here’s the publisher’s description: It’s January 1986, and Pat Kowalski has just turned 18, but there’s no cause for celebration. His father isdying, and the local bank is foreclosing on their house. Pat talks to his senile great-grandmother, whotells him a story
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Andrew Penn Romine is joining us today to talk about his novel, The Mosquito Fleet. Here’s the publisher’s description: New sci-fi horror novel, The Mosquito Fleet, by Andrew Penn Romine, explores the strange lives of starship crews at the fringes of known space. Shipping in October. In the far future, humankind has settled remote frontier worlds
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Liza Monroy is joining us today to talk about her novel, The Distractions. Here’s the publisher’s description: Mischa Osborn spends her days as a ProWatcher—keeping distracted people on task and lonely ones accompanied—from her Brooklyn Megabuilding, while eating PetriMeat Steax and working out with her favorite personal trainer, a straight-talking algorithm named Tory. Her carefully
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The Martian Contingency releases on March 18th and there will be multiple opportunities to see Mary Robinette in person during her tour of the US directly following the release. The tour will kick off directly on the 18th at Powell’s, in Portland, Oregon. Save the dates on your calendar now and sign up for the
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Kristina W Kelly is joining us today to talk about her collection of poems, Imaginari. Here’s the publisher’s description: Imaginari is a book of sc-ifi, science, and fantasy poetry. Paired with original color photography, this collection of poetry holds a glimpse of the human experience disguised in fairytales and stardust. Step into lyrics of science,
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Lavanya Lakshminarayan is joining us today to talk about her novel, Interstellar MegaChef. Here’s the publisher’s description: Stepping off a long-haul star freighter from Earth, Saras Kaveri has one bag of clothes, her little flying robot Kili… and an invitation to compete in the galaxy’s most watched, most prestigious cooking show. Interstellar MegaChef is the showcase of
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I read some truly wonderful books in 2024, and I want to share them (and my reviews!) with you. When you click on a book below, it will take you to Bookshop.org, so you can support both fabulous authors and independent bookstores. Please note, these are affiliate links. It does not impact your cost, and
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Note: If you’d prefer to receive this monthly update in your email inbox (along with additional content, like my cat’s latest conversations), you can sign up for my newsletter here. Happy December! Somehow we’ve made it to the end of another year. I’m preparing to travel home to Tennessee for the holiday season, and very much
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Maurice Broaddus is joining us today to talk about his novel, Breath of Oblivion. Here’s the publisher’s description: Maurice Broaddus returns with Breath of Oblivion, the second book in his Astra Black trilogy, which explores the struggles of an empire. Epic in scope and intimate in voice, it follows members of the Muungano Empire–a far-reaching coalition
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