Podcasts about Alethea Kontis

Jordan's got TWO picks this week, one for you and one for the younger readers in your life. The first is a fairytale retelling YA pick, Enchanted by Alethea Kontis. The second, a firmly adult, hefty, more fantasy than romance deep cut: The Assassins of Tamurin by S.D. Tower (which is only available in print - gasp!)https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12180248-enchantedhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43684.The_Assassins_of_Tamurin

Join us for the launch of THE CASTLE OF HORROR ANTHOLOGY: REVENGE I(https://amzn.to/49QQk1F), featuring stories from authors around the globe on blood-curdling revenge. Hear the authors talk about their own tales, whether from the world of ghosts, assassins, or women getting even. Featuring stories of pulse-pounding, blood-curdling revenge from Leanna Renee Hieber, Claire Low, Dotti Enderle, Jeremiah Dylan Cook, Will McDermott, Sara Martinez, Scott Pearson, Rob Nisbet, Serena Jayne, Katya de Becerra, Carmen Gray, Michael Joseph Tharnish Roby, Charles R. Rutledge, Melanie Schubert, Heath W. Shelby, Bryan Young, Alethea Kontis and Liz Holliday.

Main fiction: "Sassi's Last Ride" by Alethea KontisAlethea Kontis is a storm chaser, adventurer, and New York Times bestselling author of over 20 books and 50 short stories. She has received the Scribe Award, the Garden State Teen Book Award, and is a two-time winner of the Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award. She was twice nominated for both the Andre Norton Nebula and Dragon Award. She narrates stories for online magazines and reviews books for NPR. Born in Vermont, Alethea currently resides on the Space Coast of Florida where she watches K-dramas with her teddy bear, Charlie. Together they are ARMY, VVS, and Black Roses.This story originally appeared in My Battery is Low and it is Getting Dark, 2020.Narrated by: Deborah Hallett, Rikki and Isis LaCosteDeborah Hallett is NOT an Artificial Intelligence. Believe it or not, she is a flesh-and-blood newcomer to the art of narration and voice acting ... (under her shiny metallic carapace). Deborah is a close colleague of narration-veteran Rikki LaCoste, who also appears in this story, alongside his daughter Isis - a duo that have read stories for us in the past, and for other short fiction audio magazines, like Pseudopod, Cast of Wonders, and a few other podcasts. The trio all reside, and work together, on various artistic projects in Toronto Canada. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded live, a chat with the authors of the brand-new Castle of Horror Anthology: Thinly Veiled: Saturday Mournings, which you can order here: https://amzn.to/3CMZspYThe popular THINLY VEILED collection from the Castle of Horror continues with this anthology of horror stories in the world of Saturday morning pop culture, from the Smurfs to Soul Train-- but every one of these brands is "thinly veiled."This time we feature stories from P. J. Hoover, Jeremiah Dylan Cook, Dennis K. Crosby, Alethea Kontis, Joy Preble, Steven Philip Jones, Heath W. Shelby, Tony Jones, Bryan Young, Scott Pearson, Will McDermott, and Katya de Becerra.See if you can recognize them all!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement

Join us for a LIVE chat with the authors of the brand-new Castle of Horror Anthology: Young Adult, which you can order here: https://amzn.to/3G9BsjWThe Castle of Horror Anthology returns with stories of the young-- horrible, thrilling, terrible flamin' youth at its most harrowing.Featuring stories by David Bowles, Jennifer Brody, Julian Michael Carver, Debbie Daughetee, Carmen Gray, Ammar Habib, Jess Hagemann, Leanna Renee Hieber, Sam Knight, Alethea Kontis, Mike Owsley, Scott Pearson, S.N. Rodriguez, and Bryan Young.

Gail Carriger and Piper J. Drake discuss international travel considerations. *This episode was recorded in April 2022. We had encountered technical difficulties and had to await a new motherboard, but we are back! But first! Where has Piper been? Piper joined authors K Tempest Bradford and Alethea Kontis for almost the full month of December in Egypt, visiting both Cairo and Luxor with Horus Rising Tours. Gail's international travel thoughts: Holding off on international travel due to varying testing and quarantine requirements Carefully research and get appropriate travel vaccinations (not just COVID) Piper's international travel thoughts: More locations around the world are implementing changes to tourism and increasing precautions for preservation and conservation of natural destinations Travel vaccinations and protective masks were things Piper already did pre-COVID pandemic Long haul flights wearing masks is absolutely doable, not just for protection from allergens and viruses - Piper's introduction to masks in flight was in 2008 on a flight to Japan as a "personal humidity device" GoogleFi and/or Google Voice worked well to communicate with travel companions.  Gadgets: Gail's gadget is a magnetic card wallet/holder Piper's gadget is an Insta360 GO 2 – – –  Special thanks to Kelly for editing this episode! Thanks for listening. Travel smart. Pack the snacks!  – – –  Get your question featured on an episode by saying hi on social media:       Facebook.com/20minDelay      @20minDelay      @PiperJDrake      @GailCarriger Use the hashtag: #20mindelaypodcast

JOIN THE AUTHORS FOR A DISCUSSION OF THINLY VEILED 80S HORRORCastle Bridge Media is proud to announce your summer escape into the past-- Castle of Horror Anthology Volume 5: Thinly Veiled : the 80s (https://amzn.to/3ONQEED), a collection of horror stories each patterned after famous TV movies and TV, July 12 in paperback and Kindle.The popular THINLY VEILED collection from the Castle of Horror continues with this anthology of horror stories in the world of 80s pop culture-- from movies like ROBOCOP and THE KEEP to shows like THE FACTS OF LIFE and MORK AND MINDY-- but every one of these brands is "thinly veiled." See if you can recognize them all!Find the book here: (https://amzn.to/3ONQEED)Featuring stories from In Churl Yo, Jason Henderson, Dennis Crosby, Jeremiah Cook, Alethea Kontis,Charles Rutledge, Rob Nisbet, Katya de Becerra, Henry Herz, Heath Shelby,Jim Towns, Will McDermott, Bryan Young, and John Pritchard.Release information:Castle of Horror Anthology Volume 5: Thinly Veiled: the 80sJuly 12, 2022Castle Bridge MediaPaperback and KindleReviewers/for further information:Castle Bridge Mediahttp://castlebridgemedia.com/jason.henderson@castlebridgemedia.com

CatsCast debuts April 1! Here's a preview of Season 1, Episode 1, featuring The Cat Lady and the Petitioner by Jennifer Hudak, read by Alethea Kontis. If you support the Escape Artists Patreon at the "Premium Content" level, you can hear every episode on the EA Premium Content feed. Some episodes will also be available on the CatsCast public feed. Visit us at: https://escapeartists.net/catscast/ CatsCast is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives International 4.0 license.

Castle Bridge Media presents a Zoom panel on the new Castle of Horror Anthology book, Thinly Veiled: the 70s (https://amzn.to/3xpqKya). Enter a very strange wing of the Castle of Horror-- a wing of reflections of the familiar. Specifically: reflections of the 1970s, from TV sitcoms like THE ODD COUPLE to films like HALLOWEEN and THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR. But every one of them-- from the mismatched roommate bachelors to the bus-traveling pop star family-- are all "thinly veiled" and sent into a horror story of their own. See if you can recognize them all! Featuring stories from Jason Henderson, In Churl Yo, Henry Herz, Alethea Kontis, Scott Pearson, Madeline Ashby, John Pritchard, James A Moore, Rob Nisbet, Dennis K. Crosby, Heath W. Shelby, Jeremiah Dylan Cook, Tony Jones, Bryan Young, and Charles R. Rutledge. Hosted by editor Jason Henderson.

Castle Bridge Media presents a Zoom panel on the new Castle of Horror Anthology book, Thinly Veiled: the 70s (https://amzn.to/3xpqKya). Enter a very strange wing of the Castle of Horror-- a wing of reflections of the familiar. Specifically: reflections of the 1970s, from TV sitcoms like THE ODD COUPLE to films like HALLOWEEN and THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR. But every one of them-- from the mismatched roommate bachelors to the bus-traveling pop star family-- are all "thinly veiled" and sent into a horror story of their own. See if you can recognize them all! Featuring stories from Jason Henderson, In Churl Yo, Henry Herz, Alethea Kontis, Scott Pearson, Madeline Ashby, John Pritchard, James A Moore, Rob Nisbet, Dennis K. Crosby, Heath W. Shelby, Jeremiah Dylan Cook, Tony Jones, Bryan Young, and Charles R. Rutledge. Hosted by editor Jason Henderson.

A panel on Gothic Horror on the occasion of the release of Castle of Horror Anthology Vol. 4: Women Running from Houses (https://amzn.to/3dqyvv1) , a collection of Gothic-themed horror stories, in paperback and Kindle.The panel features In Churl Yo, Michael Aronovitz, Amanda Dewees, John Ohno, Charles R. Rutledge, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, Jim Towns, Jeremiah Dylan Cook, Rob Nisbet, Leanna Renee Hieber, Sam Knight, Henry Herz, Alethea Kontis and Scott Pearson, hosted by editor Jason Henderson.The authors talk about their own stories as well as their recommendations:The Castle of Horror Anthology Vol 4: Women Running from HousesCastle of Otranto (Walpole)Rebecca (Du Maurier)Jane Eyre (Bronte)Gothic Tales of Terror (Haining)Paperbacks from HellSomeone in the House (Michaels)Order Women Running from Houses at https://amzn.to/3dqyvv1Visit Castle Bridge Media at http://castlebridgemedia.com

This episode features "Artificial People" written by Michael Swanwick. Published in the July 2020 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine, read by Alethea Kontis, and hosted by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/swanwick_07_20 Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

This episode features "Artificial People" written by Michael Swanwick. Published in the July 2020 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine, read by Alethea Kontis, and hosted by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/swanwick_07_20 Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

This episode features "Own Goal" written by Dennard Dayle. Published in the June 2020 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine, read by Alethea Kontis, and hosted by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/dayle_06_20 Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

This episode features "Own Goal" written by Dennard Dayle. Published in the June 2020 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine, read by Alethea Kontis, and hosted by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/dayle_06_20 Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

This special episode we invite you to listen in to a very special gathering-- Jason Henderson invites the authors of the Castle of Horror Anthology Volume 3 in to talk about their stories of "Summer Lovin'" horror. The Castle of Horror Anthology Volume 3 (available in Kindle and paperback) is the third collection of horror stories to be put out under the Castle of Horror brand. This go-around, the theme is summer! If you're headed to the beach in reality or in your dreams, watch out for our collection of ghostly gothic tales, deadly toys, time warps, wasp women and other sun-drenched terrors.The collection features stories from David Bowles, Jo Whittemore, Sam Knight, Michael Aronovitz, Alethea Kontis, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, Leanna Renee Hieber, John Peel, P.J. Hoover, Drew Wolle, David P. Geister, Jason Henderson, In Churl Yo, and Rob Nisbet.

This episode features "Jigsaw Children" written by Grace Chan. Published in the February 2020 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Alethea Kontis. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/chan_02_20 Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

This episode features "Generation Gap" written by Thoraiya Dyer. Published in the February 2020 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Alethea Kontis. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/dyer_02_20 Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

This episode features "Generation Gap" written by Thoraiya Dyer. Published in the February 2020 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Alethea Kontis. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/dyer_02_20 Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

This episode features "Jigsaw Children" written by Grace Chan. Published in the February 2020 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Alethea Kontis. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/chan_02_20 Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

You might want to grab your friends for this one, because Tempest and Aleen are talking about building small communities. Tempest talks to Alethea Kontis, Monica Valentinelli, Stina Leicht, and Shveta Thakrar about their own collective and how they lean each other for support and motivation. Along the way they discuss when and how to create a space where everyone shares a similar worldview, trusting your community, productive work parties, and why there should be somewhere you can say those things you can't say publicly.

This episode features "The Future is Blue" written by Catherynne M. Valente. Originally published in The Future is Blue edited by Jonathan Strahan and reprinted in the March 2019 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine. Read by Alethea Kontis. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/valente_03_19_reprint Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

This episode features "26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss" written by Kij Johnson. Originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction and reprinted in the March 2019 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine. Read by Alethea Kontis. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/johnson_03_19_reprint Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

This episode features "The Thing With the Helmets" written by Emily C. Skaftun. Published in the March 2019 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Alethea Kontis. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/skaftun_03_19 Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

This episode features "The Future is Blue" written by Catherynne M. Valente. Originally published in The Future is Blue edited by Jonathan Strahan and reprinted in the March 2019 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine. Read by Alethea Kontis. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/valente_03_19_reprint Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

This episode features "26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss" written by Kij Johnson. Originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction and reprinted in the March 2019 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine. Read by Alethea Kontis. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/johnson_03_19_reprint Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

This episode features "The Thing With the Helmets" written by Emily C. Skaftun. Published in the March 2019 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Alethea Kontis. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/skaftun_03_19 Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

July 22, 2017 - I have known writer Alethea Kontis for years thanks to the internet, but I finally had the chance to meet her in person and talk with her about her books and various convention experiences.

Episode 017 TAB Summer Part 2 Cate sat down with some of our Teen Advisory Board members and asked them all about what they are most excited to read this summer. Books in todays Bee Cave Book Haul Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor Velocity by Chris Wooding Wayfarer by Alexandra Bracken Woodcutter Sisters (series: Dearest, Hero, Enchanted) by Alethea Kontis

[image credit: AlexWild on deviantART] We are delighted to welcome Peter Orullian - author of the Vault of Heaven series, including "The Unremembered" and the newly released "Trial of Intentions" - back to the Big Chair at the Roundtable to lend his considerable storytelling mojo to a story concept brainstorm of stellar proportions. // Amazon.com Widgets The concept is offered up by creageous Guest Writer, Keath Marx, and is a bit unconventional in the history of the Roundtable. Keath brings us (and by "us" I mean myself, Peter, and the splendid Lauren "Scribe" Harris) a setting (scifi Earth of the distant future) and a cast of characters and invites us to frolic in his concept for a bit. And frolic we do, exploring (and subverting) some scifi tropes, unraveling some intriguing story knots, and generally knocking loose a pile of Literary Gold. Feel free to join in! (and then circle back to check out Peter's "20 Minutes with..." episode. Fraught with writerly goodness!). PROMO:  “Half Past Midnight” by Jeff Brackett Workshop Episode 80 (Guest Host: Peter Orullian) [caution: mature language - listener discretion is advised] Share your comments to this (or any) episode over at the RTP Forum! Check out this and all our episodes on iTunes and on Stitcher Radio! Peter has SO many more stories to share... A novella, a short story collection, as well as some other short stories in various anthologies - all set in the world of The Vault of Heaven - are due out in the coming year (dude's writing like a mad fiend). He's makling the scene at a LOT of cons... Miscon 29 (Missoula, Montana, May 22 - 25, 2015) SanDiego ComicCon (San Diego, CA, July 9 - 12, 2015) New York Comic Con (New York, NY, October 8 - 11, 2015) Possibly GenCon and World Fantasy Between his website, Facebook, and Twitter, you can track all the news from the World of Orullian Our Guest Writer: Keath Marx Guest Writer: Keath Marx   Check him out on Facebook Follow him on the Twitters       Co-Host Lauren "Scribe" Harris is frickin' BUSY! Lauren "Scribe" Harris Narration: "Haven: Revenge of the Viper (Haven Series Book 2)" by D. C. Ackers "Shadows on Snow: A Flipped Fairy Tale" by Starla Huchton Novels: "The Girl in Acid Park", sequel to her novel "Exorcising Aaron Nguyen" "Song of the Heretic" (workshopped by Lauren with Alethea Kontis in Episode 43) is being revised as it's been split into TWO books She's celebrating SIX months as an assistant editor at Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show And in July, Lauren launches a Kickstarter for an anthology she's editing titled "Elysian Springs: The Super-Skilled Nursing Home for Aging Superheroes" You can track he doings on her blog, her podcast (Fandom PhD), and Twitters and the Facebooks And there are several literary treats of her's you can enjoy... //

This week the Robots sit down to chat with author Alethea Kontis about her novel ENCHANTED, her path to publication, and how the state of publishing is changing. Enjoy! She was delightful.

Alethea Kontis - author of the award-winning "Enchanted", "The Wonderland Alphabet", The "Alpha-Oops" series, and so much more - returns to the Big Chair to help workshop a rich luxurious story idea offered up by podcaster, voice actor, authoress (and so much more), Lauren "Scribe" Harris. With Justin Macumber as guest co-host (founder and co-host of the Dead Robots's Society podcast, and co-host on the Hollywood Outsiders podcast), we dive in to a delightful frothy discussion, inspirations bouncing around like pixies on egg nog, taking Lauren's already fabulous idea and festooning it liberally in Literary Gold.

Alethea Kontis - author of "Enchanted" (recently listed on Kirkus Reviews among the "Best Teen Books of 2012"), the award-winning "Alpha-Oops" series, and so much more - is a passionate and informed storyteller. Her diverse background includes, among other things, a love and respect for the theater and of the rich heritage of folklore and fairy tales, both of which informs her work and infuses it with authenticity and magic. Justin Macumber (co-host and founder of the Dead Robots' Society podcast) joins me in a rousing 20(ish) minutes as Alethea waxes rhapsodic on the allure of fairy tales, who she writes for, her revision and editing process, and much more. The Fairy Queen is in the house people... woot!

People are always wondering how to say my name. Every so often, I have to make a post and remind them. Thanks to clever Audacity and the fabulous microphone on my Powerbook, I can say it for you aloud so there is no misunderstanding. READY?!? Say it with me: ALETHEA KONTIS Now I’m going to stick this on my FAQs. Hooray for technology! The post Uh-LEE-thee-uh appeared first on Alethea Kontis.

Read by Barry J. NorthernClick to play or download the MP3.Show NotesFind out more about Alethea Kontis and her work at http://aletheakontis.comBlue and Gray & Black and Green was first published in the Legends of the Mountain State 4 anthology from Woodland Press.Cast Macabre fans might also like:Music provided by Mevio at Music AlleyAll incidental music this week was by Frank RosiakJameelaSad SongThe Old Kentucky Hoedown

Senator, and presidential candidate, John McCain is joined by Jack McDevitt, Eric Flint, Doctor Aubrey de Grey, Alethea Kontis, Stoney Compton and Walt The Bananaslug Boyes. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the October 1, 2007 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 121 minutes] Topics include:[1] News and Listener Feedback.[2] John McCain (presidential candidate and senator) openly threatens to close down half or more of NASA if elected president, but favors federal funding of nanotechnology and (though the issue has split the pro-life community in which he includes himself) also supports the federal funding of embryonic stem cell research.[3] Eric Flint is optimistic about the future but is highly skeptical of both nanotechnology and the Singularity; Hooey, he calls them both. He recalls that the late Jim Baen also thought nanotechnology was nonsense and yet, paradoxically, was a big fan of the Singularity. Eric laughs as he explains that, the word contradictory was made for Jim Baen.[4] The BananaSlug (Walt Boyes) joins forces with Stoney Compton (author of the alternate history novel Russian Amerika) to give us an inside peek at what's in the latest issue of Jim Baen's Universe Magazine.[5] Jack McDevitt reveals one of the little hypocrisies we all share: We say we want the schools to make our kids smart, but what we really want is for them to make our kids think like us. He also laments that our government has stopped looking for the subset of asteroids which threaten to hit the earth—a project which would cost little and yet might easily save millions of lives.[6] Another installment in our serialization of the novel Bones Burnt Black.[7] Can we see huge increases in human life expectancy in 20 to 30 years? Doctor Aubrey de Grey says this is achievable even without the form of nanotechnology called molecular manufacturing. He adds, however, that a robust molecular manufacturing ability will be needed to extend human life expectancies indefinitely. (...a situation Transhumanists have nicknamed Escape Velocity.)Doctor de Grey also describes a project attempting to produce Friendly AI. (Strong AI specifically engineered to be incapable of harming humans-—apparently reminiscent of Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics.) Having once worked in artificial intelligence, the doctor describes Friendly AI with some familiarity, but not a lot of confidence in its eventual success. [8] Is the science fiction and fantasy short story market moving more strongly online? And do people who read online tend to gravitate to the shorter of the short stories? Alethea Kontis (a fantasy editor for Solaris Books in the UK and a buyer for Ingram in the US) says there are now several professional-level magazines online and their popularity and influence is growing. And, even though electrons are cheap, the desire for shorter stories is putting pressure on the magazines and writers to provide readers with stories that are shorter and more tightly written.