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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William C. Tracy is joining us today to talk about his novel, Physical Magic. Here’s the publisher’s description: Welcome to the Shifting Lands. Silluka was born with only one arm and could never practice the exacting motions to summon the favor of the gods. Caught stealing, she is forced to test her powers or be
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Curtis C. Chen is joining us today to talk about his novel, True Blue Kangaroo. Here’s the publisher’s description: Kangaroo doesn’t want to go to prison?Too bad, Kangaroo!Be seeing you.Welcome to the future, where humanity travels between planets with ease and has abused that power to establish outposts in the most unlikely places. Take Venus,
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Alex Kingsley is joining us today to talk about their novel, Empress of Dust. Here’s the publisher’s description: Harvard is small, anxious, and plagued by a constant tremor, which is not an ideal combination for a desert scavenger. He and his crew are under constant threat of desertwalker attacks, and Harvard is nearly useless against
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Jelena Dunato is joining us today to talk about her novel, Ghost Apparent. Here’s the publisher’s description: Betrayed, deposed and presumed dead. When her father is killed in a bloody coup and her uncle seizes the city, Orsiana pleads for help with the only power still willing to listen, unaware that the gods will use
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