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  • Inside Akira Kurosawa’s Mind

    Translator Anne McKnight talks about the difficulties of the well loved filmmaker About Long Take A multifaceted portrait of the great Japanese director For years, Akira Kurosawa resisted writing about himself. “It would turn out to be nothing but talk about movies,” he said. “In other words, take myself, subtract movies, and the result is zero.” The memoir he finally…

  • From Book One to Book Two: Raising the Stakes in The Breaking Annwn

    The Longwinded One and narrator Chris Tucci talk about book 2 of The Four Treasures Saga About The Breaking of Annwn, The Four Treasures Saga Book 2 After uncovering the truth about his origins, Bren begins a desperate effort to rally the scattered forces of the Celtic Otherworld against the Overking. But he’s not the…

  • Monsters, Murder, and Women’s Power in Victorian England

    Interview with Suzannah Rowntree on Rewriting the Past About The Werewolf of Whitechapel Murder, monsters…and a disreputable Victorian lady’s maid. A killer stalks the grimy streets of Whitechapel—but Scotland Yard seems determined to turn a blind eye. With one look at her best friend’s corpse, Liz Sharp already knows the truth: the killer is a…

  • Hugh Howey author of Wool now an AppleTV+ show

    May 2023 Hugh Howey is the author of the books Wool, Shift, and Dust. We talked about how he structured his books, the characters, and plot. I loved chatting with him and love watching the show, Silo, on AppleTV+! Where to buy: Your local bookstore Amazon

  • Nat Webb on his Kickstarter for Bard City Blues

    April 2023 Nat Webb is the creator of Wyngraf Cozy Fantasy magazine and now has his own book coming out: Bard City Blues. We talked about the book in this interview and the Kickstarter, which is now over, but you can head over to Wyngraf for more information on where you can purchase the book!

  • Ness Brown author of The Scourge Between Stars

    April 25, 2023 The past couple of years have seen some fantastic horror sci-fi published. Ness Brown’s The Scourge Between Stars has been on my radar since April of 2022 and it did not disappoint. If you like jump scares, high tension, and weird shit, this one is for you. Where to buy: Your local…

  • David Wellington author of Paradise-1

    April 18, 2023 I am always looking for good sci-fi, and if that sci-fi includes horror elements- I am hooked. Paradise-1 has all the horror elements. Like, all of them. Just read it. Where to buy: Your local bookstore Amazon

  • Seth Ring author of The Nova Terra LitRPG series

    March 28, 2023 Nova Terra has quickly become one of my favorite LitRPGs. I heard about it when Seth first released Titan, but didn’t have time to fit it in and wasn’t sure about it. Then I tried to listen to Forge Master and realized I have been an idiot. I needed to fit Nova…

  • Shannon Chakraborty author of The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi

    March 8, 2023 Shannon Chakraborty is one of those authors you have to keep an eye on. I immensely enjoyed the Deavebad trilogy and The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi has surpassed even those. If you are a fan of Sinbad style stories, this book is for you! Where to buy: Your local bookstore Amazon The…

  • Rachel Gillig author of One Dark Window

    December 27, 2022 Rachel Gillig has written a fantastic debut novel. The book is based around strange magic cards. I loved the way Gillig played with classic storytelling tropes and manipulated the magic of the cards to make the books feel real. Where to buy: Your local bookstore Amazon