Adventures in Scifi Publishing

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Marie Brennan joins us to discuss her new novel, Midnight Never Come. Patrice Sarath emerges Out of the Slush with her first book deal: Gordath Wood. www.adventuresinscifipublishing.com.

Matt Wallace and Mur Lafferty, both popular podcasters of podcast fiction, tell us the stories behind their recent book deals.

Charlaine Harris discusses her latest projects with a very enthusiastic group of fans at Mysterious Galaxy, and Josh Rountree joins us Out of the Slush to preview his first short story collection.

Lois McMaster Bujold answers questions about her work, the writing process, working with Jim Baen, and much more. She also reads from her upcoming novel.

David Keck joins us to discuss his new novel, In a Time of Treason. Then Lou Anders of Pyr Books analyzes the short fiction market, and Tobias Buckell answers a listener's question about writing.

Cory Doctorow joins us to discuss his new book, Little Brother. We also delve into Homeland Security's pitfalls, and how people can use technology to change the world. Then we introduce the Out of the Slush segment, featuring Greg Van Eekhout.

Robert Buettner, author of Orphan's Journey, discusses military life, how hard it is to get published, and the importance of heroes.

A promo for The Horsemistress Saga

New York Times bestselling author Timothy Zahn joins us to discuss his new projects, and Eric Marin tells us about Lone Star Stories magazine.

The talented Chris Armstrong brings us the cinematic tones of SF themed music in this special show.

The 2008 promo for Season 2. Short and sweet.

Tracy Hickman joins us to discuss his status with Wizards of the Coast and what is happening (or not happening) with Dragonlance.

Jeff Vandermeer joins us to discuss The Situation. Neil Clarke tells us about Clarkesworld Magazine, and Tobias Buckell answers your questions about writing.

John Zakour discusses humor and SF novels, and Brandon Sanderson gives us details regarding The Wheel of Time.

Fantasy bestseller Terry Goodkind joins us to discuss his work and the state of scifi in publishing.

Season 2 premiers with a double feature: New York Times bestselling authors Kevin J. Anderson and Sean Williams.

Jon Armstrong interviews Shaun for his podcast, If You're Just Joining Us.

Howard V. Hendrix joins us in the season one finale to discuss his infamous webscabs blogpost.

David Farland and Brandon Sanderson join us to discuss their new books, the problem of losing readers during college, and the state of fantasy films in Hollywood. We also announce the winners of The Metatemporal Detective giveaway.

Tim Pratt joins us to discuss his new novel, Blood Engines, the experience of winning a Hugo, and Locus Magazine.

Larry Niven, live at Conjecture in San Diego, discusses creating alien cultures, collaborations, and the dangers lurking in publishing's future.

Michael Moorcock discusses The Metatemporal Detective, the fate of magazines, and New Wave SF.

Kat Richardson, author of Poltergeist, joins us. Also, Tobias Buckell talks about genre lines.

In our second nanocast we present interviews with winners and judges from L. Ron Hubbard's Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contest.

From the Writers of the Future ceremonies, Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta discuss the business of writing.

Jon Armstrong discusses his novel, Grey. Also, Sam presents her first book review, and Tobias Buckell discusses submission strategies.

Jacqueline Carey, New York Times bestselling author, discusses writing and her Kushiel books, Tobias Buckell answers another writing question, and we have a new publication schedule.

We present our long awaited Stargate Atlantis interview suite with Joe Flanigan, David Hewlett, Jewel Staite, and executive producer Joseph Mallozzi. And we geek out over Comic-Con. A lot.

We present three interviews in our first Comic-Con special report. R.A. Salvatore and Brett Close talk about 38Studios. Then Jeremy Lassen, Editor-in-Cheif of Night Shade Books, talks about life as a small press.

Sarah Beth Durst, author of Into the Wild, talks about fairy tales. Tobias Buckell answers a question about short stories vs. novels. Gives us a call at 206-350-5029

Tate Hallaway discusses her new book, Dead Sexy, among other things. Lou Anders breaks down the myth that SF doesn't sell. Tobias Buckell answer a question regarding time managment.

Walter H. Hunt talks about war, space opera and the process of book publishing. Tobias Buckell answers listener questions about self-publishing vs. traditional presses.

After a brief hiatus, we are back with Tobias Buckell, author of Ragamuffin. He discusses his work and why space opera is popular. Then Lou Anders tells us what new writers need to do to create success.

Scott Sigler talks about his new book deal with Crown. Will he keep podcasting, and can he usher forth a paradigm shift in the publishing business model?

An extra long special show this week featuring author events from Mysterious Galaxy's 14th birthday party. Authors featured in this episode include Jan Burke, Randy Hicks, Jeff Mariotte, Susan Hubbard, Charlaine Harris, A. Lee Martinez and Marshall Karp.

Vicki Pettersson, author of The Scent of Shadows, discusses the long process of getting published, going on tour with Kim Harrison, and her 6 book series. Lou Anders of Pyr books kicks off the From the Editor's Desk segment.

J.C. Hutchins of 7th Son fame discusses book 3 of his opus and gives a live reading.

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Forgive my recording blunder, but at least I still got this great interview with Kay Kenyon, author of Bright of the Sky, to you.

Tee Morris drops by to discuss his novels, small presses, and living a fanboy's dream. Also, meet Sam, our new co-host.

Kim Harrison talks about A Few Demons More and reads a short excerpt.

Robert J. Sawyer continues his discussion of Rollback, science fiction, writing, and small presses. See AISFP 16 for the first part of this interview.

The first part of an interview with Robert J. Sawyer, author of Rollback.

Tad Williams reads from his new novel, Shadowplay, and discusses writing. Paul Levinson talks about scifi in Academia and speculates whom future scholars might study.

Carrie Vaughn talks about her novels, short stories, and the fear of the dark fantasy market dropping out.

An extra-long special show featuring Kim Stanley Robinson and Maryelizabeth Hart.

Dan Simmons discusses and reads from his new novel, Terror. Listener feedback and updates.

Timothy Zahn, author of Star Wars Allegiance, discusses his new book, short story markets, and why he doesn't write much fantasy.

A preview of The Silk Code, written by Paul Levinson, read by Shaun Farrell. Subscribe at www.podiobooks.com

Meet Andrew Wheeler, senior editor of the Science Fiction Book Club, and visit www.adventuresinscifipublishing.blogspot.com for shownotes and links.

David Weber discusses his new novel, The Armageddon Reef, and Lucas Moreno discusses translations.

Accomplished short story writer James Van Pelt discusses his new novel Summer of the Apocalypse.

John Ringo interacts with fans at Mysterious Galaxy.