Author: UpperPenPodcast

  • Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

    Released February 22nd, 2022 Ever wonder what happens to washed-up adventurers? Well, Travis Baldree has the answer. For Viv, an Orc who previously adventured and killed things, all she wants to do is open a little coffee shop in Thune. Her last adventure ended rather abruptly with her walking away from friends that she has…

  • S. A. Barnes

    March 7th, 2022 Dead Silence is a great Sci-Fi Horror, you can find more about what I think in my blog post. S.A. Barnes, otherwise known as Stacey Kade, is possibly my new best sci-fi friend. She loves Aliens, Ghost Ship, and is the perfect amount of nerdy! Get Dead Silence if you haven’t yet!…

  • Hunt the Stars by Jessie Mihalik

    Released February 1, 2022 Jessie Mihalik’s books are always feel-good romances, and honestly, I need that sometimes. Hunt the Stars is no different, and this is a good thing. I love predictability in some genres, that said, Mihalik still managed to surprise me with story and characterization. The book follows Tavi, a captain of a…

  • Lady February by Dakota Krout

    Released February 16, 2022 If you have not read Lord January yet, which is the first book in the Year of the Sword series, I suggest that you do that before reading this as there may be spoilers. You have been warned. Lady February, as stated above, is the second book in the Year of…

  • Jessie Mihalik

    February 28th, 2022 Jessie Mihalik has a degree in Computer Science and a love of all things geeky. A software engineer by trade, Jessie now writes full time from her home in Texas. When she’s not writing, she can be found playing co-op video games with her husband, trying out new board games, or reading…

  • The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

    Released March 15th, 2022 The Kaiju Preservation Society is everything and more that I’ve come to expect from John Scalzi. The book opens with Jamie losing their job at the beginning of the pandemic. I know this is relatable to most people, but I felt very connected to the main character’s plight because Jamie was…

  • Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes

    Released February 1st, 2022 Dead Silence is a wonderful example of Sci-Fi Horror. The story starts off with Claire in the “Tower”, a place where undesirables and people who are unstable are sent after missions with Verux, a large corporation that reminds me of Wayland Yutani. Here Claire starts to tell investigators what happened to…

  • Nick Podehl

    December 11, 2020 ick Podehl is a narrator of primarily fantasy and LitRPG. That does not mean that is what he is limited to though. He voices entire casts of books on the regular and makes it look easy! Check out GameLit Society on Facebook for upcoming titles and to interact with some of the…

  • Dr. Beebe Bahrami

    November 27, 2020 Beebe Bahrami is the author of The Spiritual Traveler Spain and Historic Walking Guides Madrid. Her work has appeared in Archaeology, Wine Enthusiast, Bark, The Pennsylvania Gazette, National Geographic Books, and Michelin Green Guides, among other publications. She has written two travel apps, The Esoteric Camino France and Spain and Madrid Walks,…

  • M.R. Carey

    November 13, 2020 M. R. Carey is a writer who is equally at home in a wide range of media. His previous novel The Girl With All the Gifts was a word-of-mouth-bestseller and is soon to be a major motion picture based on his own screenplay. Under the name Mike Carey he has written for…