Kristi chats with USA Today & New York Times Bestseller author Faith Hunter. For those of you who don’t follow contemporary fantasy, Faith is the author of The NYT Bestselling Jane Yellowrock ...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2016/04/aisfp-323-faith-hunter/
Guest interviewer, friend of the program and a “narrator” at the Unreliable Narrators podcast Cath Schaff-Stump roped “famous” Hugo Award-winning blogger and fantasy author Jim C. Hines ...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2016/03/aisfp-322-jim-c-hines/
Kristi chats with author Erin Lindsey (interview begins about 41:15) about her recent article on TOR.com titled WHEN MARY SUE FAILED THE BECHDEL TEST and novel from her BLOOD BOUND series...
Editor’s note: This episode contains adult language. Brent decides to bring his own brand of anthology work by featuring the talents of the Paradise ICON group of 2015 during their reading. ...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/12/aisfp-319-paradise-icon-reading-part-2/
Brent decides to bring his own brand of anthology work by featuring the talents of the Paradise ICON group of 2015 during their reading. Part 1 of the reading (begins at 41:30) features authors R...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/11/aisfp-318-paradise-icon-reading-part-1/
John Dodds chats with Matthew De Abaitua about his slipstream novel IF THEN from Angry Robot Books. John also reviews the novel saying, “If there is any justice, it deserves a nomination...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/10/aisfp-317-matthew-de-abaitua-if-then/
Kristi Charish and Rob Matheny chat with Sam Sykes, author of the critically acclaimed novel The City Stained Red, the first book in his new fantasy trilogy, Bring Down Heaven. This episode is br...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/10/aisfp-316-sam-sykes-the-city-stained-red/
Kristi Charish chats with Rod Duncan, author of the critically acclaimed novel The Bullet Catcher’s Daughter, the first book in the alternate history series The Fall of the Gas-lit Empire. This...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/09/aisfp-315-rod-duncan/
Gregory Pellechi sits down and chats with Hugo nominated artist Ninni Aalto while at Archipelacon in Mariehamn, Finland. Ninni is a Finnish artist who was nominated under the category “b...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/09/aisfp-314-ninni-aalto/
Gregory Pellechi chats with Swedish author Karin Tidbeck at Archipelacon in Mariehamn, Finland. They discuss writing in Swedish vs. English, the ending to Mass Effect and the differences between ...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/08/aisfp-313-karin-tidbeck/
Warning: The Grim Tidings Podcast takes over AISFP in this special episode where Brent chats with Rob Matheny and Philip Overby about the world of Grimdark, their new…ish show and they play a g...
Kristi Charish chats with New York Times Bestselling and urban fantasy author Carrie Vaughn. Carrie’s Kitty Norville series, about a werewolf who hosts a talk radio advice show for supernatur...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/08/aisfp-311-carrie-vaughn-kitty-saves-the-world/
Gregory Pellechi interviews British authors Gaie Sebold and David Gullen at Archipelacon in Mariehamn, Finland. They chat about a number of topics including writing strong female characters, wor...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/08/aisfp-310-gaie-sebold-and-david-gullen/
Brent and Kristi talk with modern-Renaissance man Peter Orullian about his most recent novel Trial of Intentions from Tor books and, being that he works on Microsoft's Xbox -- most recently leadi...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/08/aisfp-309-peter-orullian-trial-of-intentions/
Gregory Pellechi chats with Icelandic author and poet Emil H. Petersen at Archipelacon, the Nordic Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention held in Mariehamn, Finland. They discuss the difficulty o...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/07/aisfp-xx-emil-h-petersen/
Brent and Kristi chat with Lou Anders, author of the two Throne and Bones middle grade books, Frostborn and Nightborn, which Kirkus Reviews described as a series that "future fans of Tolkien and ...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/07/aisfp-307-lou-anders-nightborn/
Brent chats with Robert Brockway, a senior editor and columnist at Cracked.com. Beyond his penchant for making the internet chortle into its cornflakes, he’s also taken to fiction writing. The ...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/07/aisfp-306-robert-brockway-the-unnoticeables/
Brent and Kristi chat with Bioware writer and editor, respectively, Patrick and Karin Weekes. They discuss the differences in working in that medium versus working on prose, including pioneering ...
Brent and Kristi chat with Bioware writer and editor, respectively, Patrick and Karin Weekes. They discuss how one finds himself or herself in the land of video games and the differences in worki...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/06/aisfp-304-karin-and-patrick-weekes-video-games/
Kristi chats with Nebula and Locus-nominated author Laura Anne Gilman about the different genres she writes in, her varying experiences in publishing and “her knack for taking tropes and hurtin...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/06/aisfp-303-laura-anne-gilman/
In part two of our two-part interview, Brent and Kristi talk with Hugo Award-winning author Mary Robinette Kowal about her efforts to facilitate conversation about fandom with a Hugo supporting m...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/06/aisfp-302-mary-robinette-kowal-part-2/
In part one of a two-part interview, Brent and Kristi talk with Hugo Award-winning author Mary Robinette Kowal about her efforts to facilitate conversation about fandom with a Hugo supporting mem...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/05/aisfp-301-mary-robinette-kowal-part-1/
Brent and special 13-year-old guest host Riley kick off the inaugural YA Book Club by chatting with Nebula-nominated Tina Connolly about her hilarious new young adult novel, Seriously Wicked (int...
This week’s episode features an interview with John A Pitts (JA Pitts), author of BLACK BLADE BLUES, an urban fantasy series featuring master blacksmith and budding dragon slayer Sarah Beauhall...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/05/aisfp-299-ja-pitts-black-blade-blues/
This week’s episode features an interview with David Wellington, author of the new zombie epic from HarperVoyager, POSITIVE. He and Timothy C. Ward discuss why this dystopian adventure appeals ...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/05/aisfp-298-david-wellington-positive/
Sports and speculative fiction: Why don’t we see more of it? Sports play such an integral role in our society so its perceived absence is particularly noted when a novel the likes of Zeroboxer ...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/05/aisfp-297-fonda-lee-zeroboxer/
Advice about whether to go the self publishing or traditional publishing route is often provided from those who started their careers five to ten years ago. We wanted to chat with a few individ...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/04/aisfp-296-jen-foehner-wells-and-jodi-mcisaac-part-2/
The discussion of whether to go the self publishing or traditional publishing route is delegated to writers who have been wildly successful — and often from those who started their careers fiv...
Cary Elwes of The Princess Bride gives a behind-the-scenes look at the movie as well as other movies in his career during this Planet Comicon special. We also chat about the week that was ...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/04/aisfp-294-cary-elwes/
Brent Bowen and Kristi Charish discuss being named a Hugo Awards finalist as well as the political clash of clans before the finalists were announced. They also remember Terry Pratchett and sha...
Sean Gunn and Michael Rooker of Guardians of the Galaxy give a behind-the-scenes look of the movie as well as their careers in this Planet Comicon special. This episode is brought to you by Ed...
Paul Weimer of The Skiffy and Fanty Show and SF Signal joins us on the day of the Hugo nomination deadline to provide the Anti-Sad Puppies point of view about the Sad Puppies effort and the H...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/03/aisfp-291-anti-sad-puppies-with-paul-weimer/
Ferrett Steinmetz joins us to discuss his debut novel Flex from Angry Robot Books. It’s pitched as a novel where Breaking Bad meets Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files. Ken Liu offers the fo...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/03/aisfp-290-ferrett-steinmetz-flex/
Larry Correia and Brad R. Torgersen join us to discuss the Sad Puppies effort. The campaign questions the notion of inclusion in genre, particularly with the Hugo Awards. In the interview, we d...
Kristi Charish and Timothy C. Ward join us to discuss their new books! Also, this is Shaun’s last show. Brent and Kristi will be continuing the podcast in a bold, new direction with exciting ne...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/03/aisfp-288-kristi-charish-timothy-c-ward/
Janet and Chris Morris join us to discuss how to write in the ancient world, among many other topics. This episode is brought to you by Islands, an audio drama based on a novella from Eric Fli...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/02/aisfp-287-janet-morris-chris-morris/
S.E. Grove joins us to discuss the story, magic, science and inspiration behind her stellar novel, The Glass Sentence.
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/02/aisfp-286-s-e-grove/
Mike Resnick joins Shaun to discuss his latest novel, The Fortress in Orion, the beginning of the Birthright Universe, and much more. Also, we play first five five minutes of Islands, by Eric Fli...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2015/01/aisfp-285-mike-resnick/
Chris Pourteau, Jennifer Ellis and Editor David Gatewood join us to discuss their new anthology, Tales from Pennsylvania, which also features a story by our very own Timothy C. Ward! This episode...
Jennifer Marie Brissett joins Brent Bowen to discuss her first novel, Elysium. Also, Shaun talks about some new books that just came out, including titles by George R. R. Martin and Frank Herbert...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2014/12/aisfp-283-jennifer-marie-brissett/
Brad Torgersen, author of The Chaplain's War, joins us this episode to discuss a variety of topics, including: the cost of winning a war; confronting our concept of the "Other"; his favorite mili...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2014/11/aisfp-282-brad-r-torgersen-jonathan-carroll-review/
Jean Cavelos, founder of the Odyssey Writers Workshop, joins us to to talk writing, workshops, making it as an author, what writers don't know, what makes Odyssey different from Clarion, where pu...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2014/11/aisfp-281-jeanne-cavelos-odyssey-writing-workshop/
This episode is brought to you by The Grand Hotel, by Scott Kenemore. Welcome to the hotel where nobody checks out. When a desk clerk welcomes a group of tourists into his mysterious and crumblin...
This episode is brought to you by Mission: Flight to Mars, by V.A. Jeffrey. Bob Astor is a Quality Assurance agent working at Vartan Inc. Lately his days have been stressful, to say the least. Bu...
Sarah Chorn of Bookworm Blues joins us to discuss book reviewing and some of her favorite books from 2014.
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2014/10/aisfp-278-book-reviewer-sarah-chorn/
James Frey, author of A Million Little Pieces and My Friend Leonard, joins us to discuss his first science fiction novel that he co-wrote with Nils Johnson-Shelton, author of the Otherworld Chron...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2014/10/aisfp-277-james-frey-book-giveaway/
Two-time award winning author Kameron Hurley joins Moses to discuss her work, her journey, the support of the writing community, finding the market for her work, making her own rules, and much, m...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2014/09/aisfp-276-kameron-hurley/
Patrick Swenson joins us to discuss his first novel, The Ultra Thin Man, published by Tor Books. Patrick is the publisher of Fairwood Press and previously edited Talebones Magazine for 14 years. ...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2014/09/aisfp-275-patrick-swenson/
Today’s interview is a combination of sorts. First, S. Ron Mars (a.k.a. Saul Garnell) talks about his comedic scifi short story, “Eat Fish and Die,” which we have a five minute sample of (1...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2014/09/aisfp-podcast-272-s-ron-mars-eat-fish-die/
Lou Anders joins us to discuss his new middle grade fantasy novel, THRONES AND BONES: FROSTBORN. More than a book, we discuss the many games being released along with the novel, including the Thr...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2014/08/aisfp-273-lou-anders/
With Shaun, Moses, and Brent back behind the microphones, we felt it appropriate to get together for a little topic discussion, as we used to do quite often. Lou Anders's first book is a humorous...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2014/08/aisfp-272-fake-reviews/
Hey folks... well I'm not going to ruin the surprise in the shownotes, so you'll have to have a listen.
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2014/08/aisfp-podcast-271-special-announcement/
Timothy C. Ward interviewed M.R. Carey about his breakout novel, THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS . In Tim's review a few weeks ago, he called it one of the best reads of the year.
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2014/08/aisfp-podcast-270-m-r-carey-girl-gifts/
Soda Pop Soldier is the new novel from Nick Cole, author of the bestselling Wasteland Saga. Call of Duty meets Diablo, Soda Pop Soldier is the must-read thriller for gamers and anyone interested ...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2014/08/aisfp-podcast-269-nick-cole-soda-pop-soldier/
Shaun Farrell (some of you know who he is) returns from the great beyond to interview Greg van Eekhout, author of CALIFORNIA BONES, for this fourth appearance on Adventures in Scifi Publishing. I...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2014/07/aisfp-podcast-268-greg-van-eekhout/
Brent Bowen chats with Hadley Rille Books author and editor Kim Vandevort about true heroines in fiction and how the publishing house battles the “Trinity complex” and works to bring strong f...
Timothy C. Ward, author of the novelette, “Scavenger,” joins Tor.com Assistant Editor, Carl Engle-Laird, to interview Max Gladstone about his newest novel, Full Fathom Five: Craft Sequence #3...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2014/07/aisfp-266-max-gladstone-full-fathom-five/
Timothy C. Ward, author of the authorized Sand fanfic, “Scavenger,” interviewed Michael R. Underwood about his Superhero Epic Fantasy novel from 47North, Shield and Crocus. Michael shares ab...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2014/07/aisfp-podcast-265-michael-r-underwood-shield-crocus/
Moses Siregar III, author of The Black God’s War, interviewed thriller/scifi author Scott Nicholson about his great success as one of the early pioneers of independent e-publishing, as well as ...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2014/06/aisfp-podcast-264-scott-nicholson-red-church/
Timothy C. Ward, author of Scavenger, and Sarah Chorn, reviewer at Bookworm Blues, interviewed Hugo Award Winner, Will McIntosh about his career, full-time writing, and his latest novels Defender...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2014/06/aisfp-263-will-mcintosh-defenders-love-minus-eighty/
Moses Siregar III and Timothy C. Ward invited Jeff Salyards onto the podcast to discuss his Bloodsounder’s Arc, a tremendous new addition to Fantasy’s landscape. Jeff shares about how he grew...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2014/06/aisfp-podcast-262-jeff-salyards-veil-deserters/
Timothy C. Ward hosts two authors from Night Shade Books, Michael J. Martinez to introduce his debut novel, The Daedalus Incident, Book One in the Daedalus Series; his writing journey through Nig...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2014/05/aisfp-podcast-261-michael-j-martinez/
Nancy Kress presented a lecture at the Paradise ICON workshop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on the topic of what makes a successful character and how to write that information onto the page. A little mor...
Timothy C. Ward hosts a panel with authors and editors from Ragnarok Publications to discuss Grimdark character arcs, what makes them Grimdark and what we love about them. Ragnarok is also offeri...
John Dodds joins Timothy C. Ward in this podcast interview with Marie Brennan about her A Memoir of Lady Trent series, a Hard Fantasy exploring a girl’s quest to stand in the presence of dragon...
Timothy C. Ward invited super-fan, Sarah Chorn, and the wonderful reviewer behind Bookworm Blues to interview Hugo Award winning author, Elizabeth Bear, who just recently finished her ETERNAL SKY...
Moses Siregar III sat down with literary agent, Barry Goldblatt (BG Literary), at the recent World Fantasy Convention. They discussed: News on Barry’s clients Stories on how his clients were ch...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2014/04/aisfp-256-barry-goldblatt-literary-agent/
Timothy C. Ward interviews Bruce Taylor for the second part of their phone conversation that began on AISFP Episode 241, Bruce Taylor on Magical Realism. In this interview, he asks how Bruce beca...
Lots of topics discussed in this panel at ICON in Cedar Rapids, IA, 2013, with Ellen Datlow, Gregory Frost and Nancy Kress. Funny stories of what not to do when submitting stories Blending Horror...
Brent Bowen caught up with science fiction writer and Evernote ambassador Jamie Todd Rubin at last year’s Worldcon. They discuss how wearable tech and Evernote can improve a writer’s life, Ja...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2014/04/aisfp-253-jamie-todd-rubin-beyond-the-sun/
The panel, “The Writing Process” was recorded at ICON 2013, an annual Science Fiction-Fantasy Convention in Cedar Rapids, Iowa around the first week of November. Check out details for ICON 20...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2014/03/aisfp-252-the-writing-process-2013-icon-panel/
I’m trying out something new with this episode. Since it was a shorter interview, I’ve included a couple reviews at the beginning of the recording. First, to coincide with a sale on the audio...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2014/03/aisfp-251-john-dodds-bone-machines/
How serendipitous to have big news for our 250th episode? In an effort to keep the lid on the news, I’ll leave the show notes at this. I’ll come back in a day or so and put in some links to s...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2014/03/aisfp-250-ser-mjs/
Michael Bunker is a tremendous talent of a writer, with success in his Wick – The Omnibus Edition and currently serialized Pennsylvania novel, which made it to #1 on Amazon for Science Fiction....
As you may have seen in my review of Grasshopper Jungle, I am a huge fan of Andrew Smith, and I’ve only known about him for a week. His book, Grasshopper Jungle is a phenomenal read, the funnie...
https://adventuresinscifipublishing.com/2014/02/aisfp-248-andrew-smith-grasshopper-jungle/