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TBRCon2023 Panel: Neurodiversity Through Character (with ML Spencer, Ada Palmer, Ada Hoffmann, Justin T. Call & Connor M. Caplan)
86 hours 2 mins; September 01, 2023
Ep. 68: Plot Twists with Aparna Verma (Writing Masterclass)
53 mins; August 29, 2023
Author Roundtable: Character Through Dialogue (with David Wragg, Sebastien de Castell, J.S. Dewes, Marina J. Lostetter & Julia Vee)
78 hours 21 mins; August 25, 2023
Ep. 67: Aparna Verma talks The Phoenix King, Complex Characters, Pokémon & More
66 hours 43 mins; August 22, 2023
TBRCon2023 Panel: A New Golden Age of Space Opera (with Adrian Tchaikovsky, Paul McAuley, Aliette de Bodard, N.E. Davenport & Jonathan Nevair)
96 hours 59 mins; August 18, 2023
Ep. 66: Real Cultures as Inspiration with Gabriela Romero Lacruz (Writing Masterclass)
59 mins; August 15, 2023
TBRCon2023: What Makes a Compelling Character Ensemble? (with Scott Drakeford, Nicholas Eames, Josiah Bancroft, M.J. Kuhn & Ren Hutchings)
90 hours 18 mins; August 11, 2023
Ep. 65: Gabriela Romero Lacruz talks The Sun and the Void, Venezuela, Art & More
64 hours 30 mins; August 08, 2023
TBRCon2023 Panel: Slice-of-Life Fantasy (with Travis Baldree, Rebecca Ross, Stephanie Burgis, Travis M. Riddle, Juliet E. McKenna & Quenby Olson)
91 hours 14 mins; August 04, 2023
Ep. 64: Norse Mythology & Culture with Genevieve Gornichec (Writing Masterclass)
57 mins; August 01, 2023
Author Roundtable: South Asian Fantasy (with Gourav Mohanty, R.R. Virdi, Aparna Verma, Gautam Bhatia & Tashan Mehta)
86 hours 22 mins; July 28, 2023
Ep. 63: LAUNCH PARTY for The Weaver and the Witch Queen & Thick As Thieves
55 mins; July 25, 2023
TBRCon2023 Panel: Bringing History into Your Story (with Miles "Christian" Cameron, Tasha Suri, P. Djèlí Clark, Leslye Penelope, Freya Marske & Thilde Kold Holdt)
100 hours 23 mins; July 21, 2023
Ep. 62: The Hero’s/Heroine’s Journey with R.R. Virdi (Writing Masterclass)
69 hours 4 mins; July 18, 2023
TBRCon2023 Panel: The Evolving Landscape of Urban Fantasy (with Dyrk Ashton, Chloe Neill, Steve McHugh, T.L. Huchu, Alex Jennings & Jadie Jang)
94 hours 16 mins; July 14, 2023
Ep. 61: R.R. Virdi talks The First Binding, Storytelling, Urban Fantasy & More
66 hours 36 mins; July 11, 2023
TBRCon2023 Panel: The Importance of Diverse Futures (with Xueting C. Ni, Micaiah Johnson, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, Alex White, Khan Wong & Ciel Pierlot)
96 hours 15 mins; July 07, 2023
Ep. 60: Science in Fantasy with Kritika H. Rao (Writing Masterclass)
57 mins; July 04, 2023
TBRCon2023 Panel: Bending & Breaking Genre Conventions (with Alina Boyden, Tade Thompson, Vaishnavi Patel, Dan Fitzgerald, Chana Porter & Chris Panatier)
85 hours 18 mins; June 30, 2023
Ep. 59: Kritika H. Rao talks The Surviving Sky, Hindu Philosophy, Thrillers & More
52 mins; June 27, 2023
Author Roundtable: Surviving a Writing Slog (with Krystle Matar, Ed McDonald, M.J. Kuhn & Justin T. Call)
82 hours 51 mins; June 23, 2023
Ep. 58: Writing Action Scenes with Alexander Darwin (Writing Masterclass)
50 mins; June 20, 2023
TBRCon2023 Panel: The Future of the Horror Genre (with Emily Hughes, Gabino Iglesias, Catriona Ward, Ellen Datlow, Xueting C. Ni & Erika T. Wurth)
84 hours 29 mins; June 16, 2023
Ep. 57: Alexander Darwin talks The Combat Codes, Martial Arts, Publishing & More
65 hours 1 min; June 13, 2023
TBRCon2023 Panel: Querying, Agents & Traditional Publishing (with Andrea Stewart, Kevin Hearne, Rebecca Roanhorse, Sebastien de Castell, Alexander Darwin & Moses Ose Utomi)
62 hours 17 mins; June 09, 2023
Ep. 56: Worldbuilding 101 with Martha Wells (Writing Masterclass)
51 mins; June 06, 2023
TBRCon2023 Panel: Hard vs. Soft Magic Systems (with P.L. Stuart, Ed McDonald, Premee Mohamed, Ben Galley, Rebecca Zahabi & Scott Drakeford)
90 hours 46 mins; June 02, 2023
Ep. 55: Martha Wells talks Witch King, The Murderbot Diaries, Hard Lessons & More
51 mins; May 30, 2023
Industry Roundtable: Indie Bookstores (with Nicole Brinkley, Lily Rugo, J.T. Greathouse, Jean-Paul Garnier & Meg Wasmer)
71 hours 53 mins; May 26, 2023
Ep. 54: Aliens & First Contact with Christopher Paolini (Writing Masterclass)
50 mins; May 23, 2023
TBRCon2023 Panel: Hopepunk & Optimistic Futures (with Jonathan Nevair, Cat Rambo, Ruthanna Emrys, Matt Kressel & Sarena Ulibarri)
89 hours 51 mins; May 19, 2023
Ep. 53: Christopher Paolini talks Fractal Noise, Eragon, the Power of Story & More
58 mins; May 16, 2023
TBRCon2023 Panel: Wuxia, Xianxia & Asian-Inspired Fantasy (with Xueting C. Ni, Nghi Vo, Wesley Chu, Amélie Wen Zhao, Tao Wong & Alice Poon)
94 hours 52 mins; May 12, 2023
Ep. 52: Revision & Rewriting with Sue Burke (Writing Masterclass)
38 mins; May 09, 2023
TBRCon2023 Panel: The Intersection of Nature & Technology (with Veronica Roth, Tade Thompson, Claire North, M. R. Carey & Kritika H. Rao)
92 hours 23 mins; May 05, 2023
Ep. 51: Sue Burke talks Dual Memory, Semiosis, Plant Consciousness & More
52 mins; May 02, 2023
Author Roundtable: How SFF Is Changing (with Shauna Lawless, Rob J. Hayes, Xueting C. Ni & Moses Ose Utomi)
90 hours 31 mins; April 28, 2023
Ep. 50: Animal Companions with Andrea Stewart (Writing Masterclass)
39 mins; April 25, 2023
TBRCon2023 Panel: Book Blogging & Booktube 101 (with Beth Tabler, Bookborn, David Walters, Allen "Library of Allenxandria" Walker and Mihir Wanchoo)
112 hours 7 mins; April 21, 2023
Ep. 49: Andrea Stewart talks The Bone Shard War, Querying, Parenthood & More
44 mins; April 18, 2023
TBRCon2023 Panel: How to Write a Kick-Ass Battle (with Evan Winter, Andrea Stewart, RJ Barker, Christian "Miles" Cameron, Anna Smith Spark & Nick Martell)
85 hours 36 mins; April 14, 2023
Ep. 48: Morally Gray Characters with Fonda Lee (Writing Masterclass)
40 mins; April 11, 2023
TBRCon2023 Panel: Crowdfunding Your Project (with Mihir Wanchoo, Robin Sullivan, Dyrk Ashton, Virginia McClain, Intisar Khanani & J.D.L. Rosell)
115 hours 10 mins; April 07, 2023
Ep. 47: Fonda Lee talks Untethered Sky, Green Bones, Falcons & More
39 mins; April 04, 2023
TBRCon2023 Panel: Military Science Fiction (with Michael Mammay, J.S. Dewes, Jack Campbell, K.B. Wagers, Craig Alanson & Zac Topping)
85 hours 22 mins; March 31, 2023
Ep. 46: Video Game Writing with J.S. Dewes (Writing Masterclass)
53 mins; March 28, 2023
Author Roundtable: Interactive Storytelling (with Kate Heartfield, Jules Pelarski, Katy Naylor & Tenacity Plys)
92 hours 12 mins; March 24, 2023
Ep. 45: J.S. Dewes talks Rubicon, Military Sci-Fi, Fan Fiction & More
48 mins; March 21, 2023
TBRCon2023 Panel: What Makes a Good Villain? (with Anna Stephens, Michael R. Fletcher, K.S. Villoso, Stephen Aryan, Mike Shackle & Patricia A. Jackson)
90 hours 58 mins; March 17, 2023
Ep. 44: Post-Apocalyptic Fiction with Chuck Wendig (Writing Masterclass)
45 mins; March 14, 2023
TBRCon2023 Panel: Plotting, Pantsing & Approaches to Writing (with Dan Fitzgerald, Chelsea Abdullah, Richard Swan, J.S. Dewes, Christian "Miles" Cameron & Brian Naslund)
90 hours 56 mins; March 10, 2023
Ep. 43: Chuck Wendig talks Wanderers, Horror, Writing Advice & More
40 mins; March 07, 2023
TBRCon2023 Panel: Gaslamp Fantasy & the Modern Gothic (with Krystle Matar, Ava Reid, Nicole Glover, HL Tinsley, Chris Patrick Carolan & Trudie Skies)
85 hours 48 mins; March 03, 2023
Ep. 42: Writing Beginnings with Chelsea Abdullah (Writing Masterclass)
43 mins; February 28, 2023
Author Roundtable: Indie Marketing (with Kian N. Ardalan, Ryan Cahill, Aparna Verma & Gourav Mohanty)
126 hours 35 mins; February 24, 2023
Ep. 41: Chelsea Abdullah talks The Stardust Thief, Folklore, Discovery Writing & More
57 mins; February 21, 2023
TBRCon2023 Panel: What Attracts Us to Horror? (with Chuck Wendig, Delilah S. Dawson, P. Djèlí Clark, Jonathan Sims & CJ Leede)
80 hours 37 mins; February 17, 2023
Ep. 40: Audiobook Narration with Travis Baldree (Writing Masterclass)
45 mins; February 14, 2023
TBRCon2023 Panel: The Future of Near-Future Sci-Fi (with Malka Older, Sheree Renée Thomas, Lincoln Michel, Samit Basu & Victor Manibo)
95 hours 5 mins; February 10, 2023
Ep. 39: Travis Baldree talks Legends & Lattes, Publishing, Writing a Sequel & More
57 mins; February 07, 2023
TBRCon2023 Panel: What Is Modern Epic Fantasy, Anyway? (with Ken Liu, R.R. Virdi, Ryan Cahill, L.L. MacRae and Justin T. Call)
77 hours 44 mins; February 03, 2023
Ep. 38: Discovery Writing with H.M. Long (Writing Masterclass)
24 mins; January 31, 2023
Ep. 37: H.M. Long talks Barrow of Winter, Dark Water Daughter, Writing as Therapy & More
26 mins; January 24, 2023
Ep. 36: Being a Debut Author with M.J. Kuhn (Writing Masterclass)
41 mins; January 17, 2023
Ep. 35: M.J. Kuhn talks Among Thieves, Video Games, Redwall & More
34 mins; January 10, 2023
Announcing TBRCon2023, an all-virtual SF/F/H convention
3 mins; January 05, 2023
New Co-Host, New Format, Patreon & Merch Store!
6 mins; January 03, 2023
Ep. 34: What We’re Excited to Read in 2023 (with Fiction Fans Podcast & Connor M. Caplan)
96 hours 26 mins; December 27, 2022
Author Chat: Jonathan Nevair (Author of Stellar Instinct & The Wind Tide Trilogy)
57 mins; December 15, 2022
Ep. 33: Our Favorite Reads of 2022 (with Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast)
137 hours 57 mins; December 13, 2022
Author Chat: Aliette de Bodard (Author of The Red Scholar’s Wake & Fireheart Tiger)
63 hours 34 mins; December 01, 2022
Ep. 32: Robots & AI (with Daniel H. Wilson, Ada Hoffmann, Emma Mieko Candon & I. S. Lee)
104 hours 0 mins; November 29, 2022
Author Chat: Africa Risen editors Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki & Zelda Knight
60 hours 18 mins; November 17, 2022
Ep. 31: Nautical Fantasy (with Andrea Stewart, RJ Barker & Joshua Phillip Johnson)
105 hours 20 mins; November 15, 2022
TV Club: House of the Dragon S01 Review (with Miltos Yerolemou, M.J. Kuhn & Liam Quane)
107 hours 21 mins; November 10, 2022
Author Chat: Lavie Tidhar (Author of Central Station & Neom)
69 hours 36 mins; November 08, 2022
Ep. 30: Heists & Capers in SFF (with Robert Jackson Bennett, Leslye Penelope, M.J. Kuhn & Jonathan Nevair)
104 hours 28 mins; November 01, 2022
TV Club: LOTR: The Rings of Power S01 Review (with P. Djèlí Clark, Connor M. Caplan & Sara Carothers)
128 hours 52 mins; October 27, 2022
Author Chat: Mary Robinette Kowal (Author of The Calculating Stars & The Spare Man)
68 hours 58 mins; October 25, 2022
Ep. 29: Modern Sci-Fi Thrillers (with Mary Robinette Kowal, Sylvain Neuvel, Nia "N. E." Davenport, James Kennedy & Jane Gilmartin)
100 hours 11 mins; October 18, 2022
Ep. 28: Memorable Characters in SFF (with Fiction Fans Podcast & Connor M. Caplan)
99 hours 53 mins; October 04, 2022
Author Chat: Luke Tarzian (Author of A Cup of Tea at the Mouth of Hell)
48 mins; September 22, 2022
Ep. 27: Gods & Mythologies (with Chelsea Abdullah, Dyrk Ashton, Zamil Akhtar & Gabriela Houston)
113 hours 13 mins; September 20, 2022
Interview: SPSFC 1 Finalists (feat. Hugh Howey & Duncan Swan)
88 hours 43 mins; September 08, 2022
Ep. 26: Cyberpunk (Past, Present, Future) (with Malka Older, T. R. Napper, Lincoln Michel & Craig Lea Gordon)
104 hours 40 mins; September 06, 2022
Author Chat: Claire North (Author of Ithaca)
62 hours 1 min; August 30, 2022
TV Club: The Sandman S01 Review (with Connor M. Caplan, Liam Quane & Eleni Argyró)
104 hours 16 mins; August 25, 2022
Ep. 25: History & Fantasy (with Claire North, Rebecca Roanhorse, Ed McDonald & Vaishnavi Patel)
97 hours 9 mins; August 23, 2022
Author Chat: Victor Manibo (Author of The Sleepless)
60 hours 30 mins; August 18, 2022
Author Chat: Tasha Suri (Author of The Jasmine Throne)
59 mins; August 16, 2022
Ep. 24: One-Year Anniversary Extravaganza!
155 hours 17 mins; August 09, 2022
Author Chat: Sam J. Miller (Author of Blackfish City)
69 hours 4 mins; August 02, 2022
Ep. 23: SFF Addicts x Wizards, Warriors & Words (with Jed Herne, Dyrk Ashton, Michael R. Fletcher & Rob J. Hayes)
103 hours 9 mins; July 26, 2022
TV Club: Obi-Wan Kenobi Review (with J.S. Dewes, J. Dianne Dotson & Patricia A. Jackson)
97 hours 36 mins; July 21, 2022
Interview: SOLAR Creators Chris Porter & Jenny Curtis
80 hours 3 mins; July 14, 2022
Ep. 22: Queerness & Gender in SFF (with C. L. Clark, Ryka Aoki, Khan Wong & Al Hess)
95 hours 5 mins; July 12, 2022
Author Chat: Becky Chambers (Author of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet)
65 hours 33 mins; July 05, 2022
Author Chat: Alex Jennings (Author of The Ballad of Perilous Graves)
57 mins; June 23, 2022
Author Chat: Robert Jackson Bennett (Author of Foundryside)
77 hours 10 mins; June 21, 2022
Author Chat: Samit Basu (Author of The City Inside)
77 hours 21 mins; June 09, 2022
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