Fantastic Fiction at KGB

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on April 9th, 2025, with guests Andrea Hairston & Ursula Whitcher. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here!​​​​​​​ ​​   Andrea Hairston Novelist,... Continue Reading →

The following audio was recorded on March 12th, 2025, with guests Jedediah Berry & Victoria Dalpe. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here!​​​​​​​ ​​   Jedediah Berry Jedediah Berry's latest novel, The Naming... Continue Reading →

Here's the audio from the Feb 12, 2025 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading with guests Clay McLeod Chapman & Rebecca Fraimow. Both authors read from their forthcoming novels to an enthusiastic crowd.* * The audio is slightly overmodulated at the... Continue Reading →

Here's the audio from this month's Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series with Jacob Weisman & Ben Berman Ghan, January 8th, 2025. Both authors read from their work to a good crowd despite the freezing weather outside. We need your... Continue Reading →

Here's the audio from this month's Fantastic Fiction at KGB, with guests Sarah Pinsker & Yume Kitasei. Both authors read from their work to a good crowd, despite the pouring rain! We need your help to stay funded! Support the... Continue Reading →

Here's the audio from the November 13t, 2024 Fantastic Fiction at KGB readings with James Patrick Kelly & Teel James Glenn. James Patrick Kelly read from his forthcoming novella which will be in the Jan/Feb Asimov's and Teel James Glenn... Continue Reading →

Here;s the audio from the Oct 9th, 2024 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading with guests Sarah Langan and David Leo Rice. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here!​​​​​ ​   Sarah Langan Sarah... Continue Reading →

Here is the audio from September's Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, recorded live at the KGB Bar on Sept 11th, 2024, with guests Alaya Dawn Johnson & Sarah Beth Durst. We need your help to stay funded! Support the... Continue Reading →

Here's the audio from the August 14, 2024 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, with guests Christopher Rowe & James Chambers and guest co-host Mercurio D. Rivera.  We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking... Continue Reading →

Here's the audio from the July 10, 2024 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, with guests Nat Cassidy & A.T. Sayre. Hot night, hot crowd, hot readings! We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking... Continue Reading →

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on June 12, 2024, with guests Grady Hendrix & Bracken MacLeod. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here!​​​​ ​​​   Grady Hendrix Grady... Continue Reading →

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on May 8, 2024, with guests John Wiswell & Anya Johanna DeNiro. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here!​​​​ ​​   John Wiswell... Continue Reading →

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on April 10, 2024, with guests Robert Levy & Jennifer Marie Brissett. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here!​​​​ ​   Robert Levy... Continue Reading →

Here's the audio from the March 13, 2024 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, with guests Richard Butner & Moses Ose Utomi. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here!​​​​ ​   Richard Butner... Continue Reading →

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on February 14, 2024, with guests Isabel Yap & Randee Dawn. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here!​​​​     Isabel Yap Isabel... Continue Reading →

Here's the audio from this month's Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, with guests P. Djéli Clark & Eric Schaller. A full house with great readings from both authors and some nice words for recently passed authors Richard Bowes and... Continue Reading →

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on December 13, 2023, with guests Holly Black & S.L. Coney. Only S.L. Coney's audio is included in this recording. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading... Continue Reading →

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on November 8th, 2023, with guests Cadwell Turnbull & Victor Manibo. Hosted by Matthew Kressel and Mercurio D. Rivera, who was subbing for Ellen Datlow. We need your help to... Continue Reading →

Here's the audio from the October 11th, 2023 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading, with guests David D. Levine & Matthew Kressel. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here!​​​​   David D. Levine David... Continue Reading →

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on September 13, 2023, with guests Benjamin Percy & Josh Rountree. Hosted by Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel.​​ We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by... Continue Reading →

The following audio was recorded August 9th, 2023, with guests C. S. E. Cooney & Steve Berman, like at the KGB Bar. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here!​​​ ​   C.S.E. Cooney... Continue Reading →

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on July 12th, 2023, with guests Michael Cisco & Farah Rose Smith. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here!​​​   Michael Cisco Michael... Continue Reading →

The following audio was recorded live on June 14, 2023 at the KGB Bar with guests Nathan Ballingrud & Dale Bailey.​​   Nathan Ballingrud Nathan Ballingrud is the author of The Strange, Wounds: Six Stories from the Border of Hell, and North American... Continue Reading →

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on May 10th, 2023, with guests Paul Tremblay & John Langan. A super crowded night reminiscent of pre-Covid times!​ ​   Paul Tremblay Paul Tremblay has won the Bram Stoker,... Continue Reading →

Here's the audio from this month's Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading with guests Peng Shepherd & Paul Park. Rajan Khanna guest co-hosted for Matt Kressel, who was traveling.​   Peng Shepherd Peng Shepherd is the nationally bestselling, award-winning author of... Continue Reading →

Here's the audio from the March 8, 2023 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading with guests Scott Lynch & Elizabeth Bear.​​ We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here!​ ​​​ ​   Scott Lynch Scott... Continue Reading →

Here's the audio from the February 8, 2023 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading, with guests Jeffrey Ford & Marie Vibbert. ​​​   Jeffrey Ford Jeffrey Ford is a New York Times Notable author for his novel The Physiognomy. In addition,... Continue Reading →

Here's the audio from this month's Fantastic Fiction at KGB, with guests Christopher M. Cevasco & A. T. Greenblatt, recorded live at the KGB Bar on Jan 11th, 2023.​ We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series... Continue Reading →

Here's the audio from the Dec 14, 2022 Fantastic Fiction at KGB with guests Richard Kadrey & Cassandra Khaw.​​ We need your help! We're running out of money. Can you donate?​ ​​ Richard Kadrey Richard Kadrey is the New York... Continue Reading →

Here's the audio from November 9th, 2022, with guests Eileen Gunn & Stephanie Feldman, recorded live at the KGB Bar. ​​   Eileen Gunn Eileen Gunn writes short stories. Her fiction has received the Nebula Award in the US and... Continue Reading →

Here's the audio from this month's Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series with Meg Elison & Clay McLeod Chapman, recorded live on October 12th, 2022, 7pm ET.​​ If you'd like to support our Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, you... Continue Reading →

Here's the audio from this month's Fantastic Fiction with Nicholas Kaufmann & Naseem Jamnia, Sept 14, 2022​. ​ Nicholas Kaufmann Nicholas Kaufmann is a Bram Stoker Award-nominated, Thriller Award-nominated, Shirley Jackson Award-nominated, and Dragon Award-nominated author. He's written numerous works... Continue Reading →

Here's the audio from the August 17, 2022 Fantastic Fiction reading series with guests Richard Butner & Veronica Schanoes.​ ​   Richard Butner Richard Butner's short fiction has appeared in Year's Best Fantasy & Horror, been shortlisted for the Speculative... Continue Reading →

Here's the audio from the July 20, 2022 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading with guests Gregory Frost & Daniel Braum, and guest co-host Mercurio D. Rivera.​​ If you'd like to support our Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, you can... Continue Reading →

Here's the audio from the June 15th, 2022 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series with guests Karen Heuler & Sam J. Miller.​​ If you'd like to support our Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, you can do so here.​ ​... Continue Reading →

Here's the audio from the May 18th Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, with guests Grady Hendrix & Alex Irvine, and guest host Rajan Khanna.​   Grady Hendrix Grady Hendrix is a New York Times bestselling novelist and screenwriter who... Continue Reading →

Here's the audio from the April 20, 2022 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series with guests Victor LaValle & Robert Freeman Wexler, and guest host Theresa DeLucci, recorded live at the KGB Bar.​​ If you'd like to support our Fantastic... Continue Reading →

Here's the audio from this month's Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series with guests Leanna Renee Hieber & John C. Foster. I was the scoundrel who opened the window.​ If you'd like to support our Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading... Continue Reading →

Here's the audio and video from the February 16th Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series with guests N.K. Jemisin & Brooke Bolander.

Here's the audio and video from the January 19, 2022 livestream, with guests Tochi Onyebuchi and Sarah Pinsker:

Here's the audio from this month's Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series with David Leo Rice & Mercurio D. Rivera, recorded live at the KGB Bar on December 15th, 2021. Rajan Khanna guest hosted for Ellen Datlow, who was at... Continue Reading →

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on November 17th, 2021, with C.S.E. Cooney & Robert V.S. Redick.   C. S. E. Cooney C. S. E. Cooney lives in Queens, New York. She won the World Fantasy... Continue Reading →

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on October 20th, with Daryl Gregory & Michael J. DeLuca, our first in-person reading since February 2020 when we went into lockdown for the pandemic. Welcome back everyone!    ... Continue Reading →

Here's the audio and video from the September 15th, 2021 livestream with guests Ellen Klages and Mari Ness. Rajan Khanna guest hosted for Matthew Kressel.

Here's the audio and video from the August 18, 2021 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading, with Karen Lord & A.C. Wise.

Here's the audio and video from July's YouTube livestream with Nancy Kress & Kim Stanley Robinson.

Here's the audio and video from this month's Fantastic Fiction at KGB, with Seanan McGuire and Nadia Bulkin.

Here’s the audio and video from this month’s Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading, with Rebecca Roanhorse & Angela Slatter.

Here’s the audio and video from the Fantastic Fiction at KGB April 21, 2021 livestream, with guests Nalo Hopkinson & Bruce McAllister.

Here’s the audio and video from this month’s Fantastic Fiction at KGB readings and Q&A with Jeffrey Ford & Kaaron Warren.

Here’s the audio and video from last month’s Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading with Kathleen Jennings and Shveta Thakrar.