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Epic fantasy author David Dalglish stops by to talk about his newest book, THE BLADED FAITH, first in the new "Vagrant Gods" trilogy. Source
Mystery author Peggy Rothschild stops by to chat about A DEADLY BONE TO PICK, the first book in her new series Source
Science fiction author Rob Hart stops by to talk about his newest novel, "The Paradox Hotel" Source
Fantasy author Sue Lynn Tan stops by to talk about "Daughter of the Moon Goddess", first in a new duology. Source
Thriller author Nick Petrie stops by to talk about the seventh and newest book in his Peter Ash series, "The Runaway". Source
Fantasy author Genevieve Gornichec stops by to talk about "The Witch's Heart", and her fascination with Angrboda Source
Marie Brennan and Alyc Helms (collaborating as M. A. Carrick) return to talk about the second book in their "Rook & Rose" fantasy trilogy, The Liar's Knot. Source
Horror author & editor Kevin Lucia stops by to talk about his latest novella collection (perfect for Halloween), "October Nights", out now from Crystal Lake Publishing Source
Mystery author Spencer Quinn (AKA Peter Abrahams) stops by to talk about Tender is the Bite and It's A Wonderful Woof, the newest books in the wildly entertaining Chet & Bernie series Source
Otto Penzler stops by to talk about the last in the Big Book short fiction series, The Big Book of Victorian Mysteries Source
Debut YA author Ginny Myers Sain stops by to talk about her debut teen supernatural thriller, Dark and Shallow Lies Source
Aaron J. French, PhD is the co-editor of a new spiritualism horror stories, There Is No Death, There Are No Dead, the latest anthology from Crystal Lake Publishing. Source
Award-winning thriller author Mark Edward Langley stops by to talk about his Arthur Nakai Mysteries series and the newest story in the series, When Silence Screams. Source
YA author Diana Rodriguez Wallach stops by to talk about her newest Latinx YA horror thriller, Small Town Monsters. Source
Urban Fantasy author Laurell K. Hamilton stops by to talk about the first book in her new series, A Terrible Fall of Angels Source
Urban fantasy author Richard Kadrey stops by to talk about King Bullet, the final volume in the Sandman Slim series Source
Screenwriter and author J. Michael Straczynski stops by to talk about his two newest books, Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer, and Together We Will Go. Source
Epic fantasy author Bradley P. Beaulieu talks about his latest novel, A Desert Torn Asunder, the conclusion of his "Song of the Shattered Sands" saga. Source
Science fiction author Neil Sharpson stops by to talk about his debut novel, When the Sparrow Falls. Source
Co-editors Jenn Northington & Swapna Krishna stop by to talk about their Arthurian fantasy collection Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices Source
Fantasy & Steampunk author P. Djèlà Clark stops by to talk about his first novel, A Master of Djinn Source
Epic fantasy author John Gwynne stops by to talk about The Shadow of the Gods, the first in his new series, "The Bloodsworn Trilogy". Source
Science Fiction author Christian Cantrell stops by to talk about his newest novel Scorpion. Source
New York Times Best-selling Horror author Josh Malerman stops by to chat about the stories and the mysteries of the town of Goblin told in his new novella collection Goblin. Source
Epic fantasy author Steven Erikson stops by to talk about the latest novella set in the Malazan world, Fiends of Nightmaria Source
Filmmaker and science fiction author J. S. Dewes stops by to talk about her space opera debut, The Last Watch. Source
Dark fantasy and Horror author Christina Henry stops by to talk about her newest book Near the Bone Source
Journalist and YA author Kate M. Williams stops by to talk about her debut YA fantasy trilogy, "The Babysitter's Coven", and the recently released second novel, For Better or Cursed. Source
Fantasy author Kim Neville stops by to talk about her debut novel, The Memory Collectors. Source
Fantasy author Sarah Beth Durst stops by to talk about her latest stand-alone novel, The Bone Maker. Source
Acclaimed fantasy author Jennifer Roberson stops by to talk about Sinners and Saints, the latest in her new "Blood and Bone" series. Source
Science fiction authors David Weber and Chris Kennedy stop by to talk about Into the Light, the sequel to the best-selling Out of the Dark. Source
Science fiction author and writing instructor (and limnologist!) Nina Munteanu stops by to talk about her newest novel, A Diary in the Age of Water Source
Science fiction author Karen Osborne stops by to talk about "Architects of Memory" and "Engines of Oblivion", the novels in her duology "The Memory War". Source
Fantasy and middle grade author Kacen Callender stops by to talk about their Caribbean fantasy duology, "Islands of Blood and Storm" Source
Marie Brennan and Alyc Helms (collaborating as M. A. Carrick) stop by to talk about The Mask of Mirrors, the first in the new political intrigue caper fantasy trilogy, "Rook & Rose". Source
Science fiction author Gerald Brandt stops by to talk about Threader Origins, the first in a new series that explores travel across alternate worlds using quantum physics. Source
Best-selling fantasy author Terry Brooks talks about The Last Druid, ending The Shannara Cycle and starting a new tale in a new world. Source
YA author Emily Barr adopts a pen name to venture into writing horror, and she stops by to talk about Evie Green and her first novel We Hear Voices. Source
Mystery author Craig Johnson stops by to talk about Sheriff Walt Longmire's latest investigation, Next to Last Stand. Source
Otto Penzler, proprietor of Mysterious Bookshop in New York City, is also the editor of a large number of mystery-themed collections, with the newest one being The Big Book of Espionage. Source
Horror author Craig DiLouie stops by to talk about his newest novel, The Children of Red Peak Source
Fantasy author Evan Winter returns to talk about The Fires of Vengeance, the second volume in his series "The Burning". Source
Science fiction & fantasy author (and podcaster) Edward Willet drops by to talk about his newest anthology Shapers of Worlds, a collection of fiction from authors he had talked with on the first year of his podcast. Source
Actor & Producer Lou Diamond Phillips and his wife, illustrator Yvonne Phillips, stop by to talk about Lou's debut science fantasy novel, The Tinderbox: Soldier of Indira, which Yvonne illustrated. Source
Mystery and Fantasy author Ausma Zehanat Khan stops by to talk about her acclaimed series, "The Khorasan Archives", and the concluding fourth volume, The Bladebone. Source
Dark fantasy author Shaun Hamill's debut A Cosmology of Monsters is a fascinating coming-of-age fable that explores the nature of mental illness and monsters and the grey areas where they may be one and the same. Source
Dark fantasy and Horror author Christina Henry stops by to talk about her newest book The Ghost Tree, a story about the dark secrets small towns harbor that can make those of the "big city" pale by comparison. Source
Colin Dickey stops by to talk about his new book, The Unidentified: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters and Our Obsession with The Unexplained, peek into several categories of these stories, as well as a larger look at human tendencies to believe in the unusual and irrational. Source
Fantasy author Kevin Hearne stops by to talk about Ink & Sigil, the first book in "Ink & Sigil" series (which is an "Iron Druid Chronicles" spinoff), about the upcoming third volume in his "The Seven Kennings" series, A Curse of Krakens, and more. Source
Edgar Award-winning and New York Times Bestselling thriller author T. Jefferson Parker stops by to talk about Then, She Vanished, the latest novel in his Roland Ford private investigator series. Source