This week, Kerstin Hall joins us to talk about her new book, STAR EATER, available June 22, 2021! Find out more at https://www.kerstinhall.com and follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Kerstin__Hall.

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Mentioned in this episode:

THE BORDER KEEPER by Kerstin Hall

Margaret Atwood

Dungeons and Dragons

Star Wars

Mary Poppins (Disney Movie)

Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling

Beneath Ceaseless Skies (Magazine)

The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

The Landlady by Roald Dahl

Tor.com Publishing

This week Sebastien de Castell joins us to tell us about his fantasy novel, WAY OF THE ARGOSI. Find out more at https://decastell.com and follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/decastell and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SebastienDeCastell.

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Mentioned in this episode:

The Greatcoats book series by Sebastien de Castell

THE THREE MUSKETEERS by Alexandre Dumas

The Horatio Hornblower book series by C. S. Forester

THE PRINCESS BRIDE by William Goldman

The Spellslinger book series by Sebastien de Castell

Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling

Stephen King

Britney Spears

LeAnn Rimes

Stephanie Meyers

Veronica Roth

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Dave Duncan

This week it's just Michelle and Giles, and we're sharing some of our favorite mealtime and food memories. It's a simple discussion, but one packed with nostalgia.

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Mentioned in this episode:

The Aristocats (Movie)

Binging with Babish

Mulan (Movie)

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien

This week Patrick Johns joins us to talk about his brand new book, THE LOST SOUL, Book 2 of The Hoarding! Find out more at https://patrickjohnswrites.com and follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/patjohnswrites, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/patrickjohnswrites/, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/patrickjohnswrites.

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Mentioned in this episode:

George R. R. Martin

Aladdin (Movie and Broadway Production)

Wall-E (Movie)

J. K. Rowling

JUNKLAND by Patrick Johns

This week Christopher Buehlman joined us to talk about his new book, THE BLACKTONGUE THIEF. Find out more at https://www.christopherbuehlmanauthor.com and follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Buehlmeister and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/christopherbuehlman.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Shamus the Insulter

Terry Pratchett

GOOD OMENS by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

Dungeons and Dragons

Creepshow (TV Show)

THOSE ACROSS THE RIVER by Christopher Buehlman

THE LESSER DEAD by Christopher Buehlman

Echoverse

Welcome to Night Vale

The Horror of Dolores Roach

The Onion

Deathcab for Cutie (Band)

This week we get to talk with Gina Wilkinson, author of WHEN THE APRICOTS BLOOM. Find out more at https://www.ginawilkinson.net and follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/author_gina_wilkinson/.

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Mentioned in this episode:

UNICEF

The Danger of a Single Story (TED Talk) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Ultraman (TV Show)

Power Rangers (TV Show)

Buzzfeed

The Sydney Morning Herald

ANIMAL FARM by George Orwell

This week Lavie Tidhar joined us to talk about his most recent international anthology, THE BEST OF WORLD SF VOL. 1. Get it now at https://www.amazon.com/Best-World-SF-3/dp/1838937641 and learn more about his work at https://lavietidhar.wordpress.com. You can also follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/lavietidhar and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/lavietidhar.

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Mentioned in this episode:

OSAMA by Lavie Tidhar

World Fantasy Award

A MAN LIES DREAMING by Lavie Tidhar

CENTRAL STATION by Lavie Tidhar

The Campbell Award

THE HOOD by Lavie Tidhar

THE ESCAPEMENT by Lavie Tidhar

Dr. Seuss

THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH

Jason Sizemore

Apex Publications

Ken Liu

Han Song

Mahvesh Murad

Cristina Jurado

The World SF Blog https://worldsf.wordpress.com

MEXICAN GOTHIC by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Tade Thompson

Zen Cho

The Washington Post

Van Halen

Clarkesworld

Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine

Analogue Magazine

Asimov Magazine

This week we're joined by the one and only Andy Weir, author of THE MARTIAN. He's here to tell us about his newest book, PROJECT HAIL MARY, available today! Find out more at https://www.andyweirauthor.com and order it wherever books are sold. You can also follow Andy on Twitter at https://twitter.com/andyweirauthor and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AndyWeirAuthor/.

WARNING! This Episode features some explicit language.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Matt Damon

Jean-Paul Satre

The Library of Congress

BIRDBOX by Josh Malerman

Gail Carriger

Pierce Brown

Blake Crouch

Peter Clines

Terry Pratchett

Nintendo

This week we're talking to Laura Amy Schlitz, author of AMBER AND CLAY, out now! Find out more on her author page with Candlewick Press!

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Mentioned in this episode:

GOOD MASTERS! SWEET LADIES by Laura Amy Schlitz

The Newbery Medal

Charles Dickens

Anthony Trollope

This week we're talking to Cavan Scott. He's joining us to talk about his new comic, SHADOW SERVICE, out now! Find out more at https://cavanscott.com and follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/cavanscott and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/cavanscottwriter/.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Doctor Who

Star Trek

Star Wars: The High Republic (Comic Series)

Funko POP Figures

J. J. Abrams

James Bond (Book Series) by Ian Fleming

Mission Impossible (TV and Movie Franchise)

TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY by John le Carré

Hammer Film Productions

Universal Studios

Hellraiser (Film Series)

Ghostbusters

Transformers

Highlander

The Wicker Man

Christopher Lee

DRACULA by Bram Stoker

Vader's Castle (Comic Series)

Rebecca "Tay" Taylor

Lee Child

Stephen King