Writers, After Dark #21: Alex White Deep space treasure hunters, magic, dark & complex characters... what's not to love?
Science fiction author Alex R. White stops by to talk about his new space opera trilogy, The Salvagers. The first book, A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe, is...
“Empire of Sand”: New flavors of myths and magic The start of a new fantasy series is epic in scope from the start
I actively seek out tales from varied cultures because I want to experience stories from and about peoples and mythologies I am not familiar with. I don't mind reading...
Writers, After Dark #20: Dale Bailey About memories, ghosts, and haunted places, both physical and spiritual
Horror author Dale Bailey talks about his horror inspirations, his own ghost stories and his newest novel, In the Night Wood....
Writers, After Dark #19: Amber Fallon Of horror and happiness
Horror author and editor Amber Fallon talks about her latest project, the Fright into Flight anthology from Word Horde, why curating this book was so important,...
Writers, After Dark #18: Jeff Weigel And also encouraging kids discover and hone their graphic storytelling inclinations
Comics writer and illustrator Jeffrey Weigel talks about his new YA space adventure graphic novel from Lion Forge Comics, Quantum Mechanics, as well as his story...
“Quantum Mechanics” is a fast, fun space opera adventure
I am a sucker for a space opera, same as for a good Western. The argument can be made that those are two sides of the same coin, and I can go along with that, too....
Writers, After Dark #17: Christopher Golden The writers were tied up tight to their beds, while holiday horrors danced in their heads
Fantasy and Horror author and editor Christopher Golden talks about Hark the Herald Angels Scream and the fun of curating holiday horror tales, and his early history...
NYCC 2018: How Writers Build Authenticity Into Diverse Worlds
In the era of #OwnVoices, how do writers craft sci-fi or fantasy stories using their own experience to create diverse and compelling worlds?...
NYCC 2018: New Star Wars Stories from a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Join Michael Siglain, Creative Director of Publishing at Lucasfilm, as he shares what’s new and coming soon in Star Wars books. Featuring authors Christian Blauvelt,...
Writers, After Dark #16: Rena Rossner Talking of folklore from atypical historical sources
Fantasy author (and literary agent) Rena Rossner talks about her debut novel, Sisters of the Winter Wood, where the inspiration for it came from, and her desire...
Writers, After Dark #15: Armand Rosamilia Baseball is the thing. And zombies.
Horror author, baseball fan, heavy metal fan and media mogul Armand Rosamilia talks about his "Dying Days" series, and the newest entry in that series is "Dying...
Writers, After Dark #14: Kenneth W. Cain Exploring lives and living through dark fiction
Kenneth W. Cain considers himself more a dark fiction author rather than horror, because he chooses story elements from all genres, and that that flexibility helps...
Writers, After Dark #13: Mary Robinette Kowal The Lady Astronaut stories imagine an alternate history of the space program
This week, Hugo Award winning and Nebula Award nominated author Mary Robinette Kowal talks about her Lady Astronaut duology, which is itself a prequel to her Hugo...
Writers, After Dark #12: Rebecca Roanhorse Urban fantasy, badass Native American protagonist, new worlds and myths to revel in
Award-winning (and Hugo nominated) speculative fiction author Rebecca Roanhorse stops by to talk about her first novel, the acclaimed Trail of Lightning. We talk...
Writers, After Dark #11: Daryl Gregory "Spoonbenders" tells us about psychics, conspiracies, heists and other shenanigans
Fantasy and horror author Daryl Gregory has a story for you. Spoonbenders (just out in trade paperback) tells the story of a family of dreamers gifted with psychic...
