Amal El-Mohtar is an award winning speculative fiction author best known for This Is How You Lose The Time War and her newest novella The River Has Roots. I was so excited to sit down and talk craft and music with her. 

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Philip Fracassi is an American writer of horror, thriller, and science fiction. He has written multiple novels, screenplays, and short stories. He has been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award and the British Fantasy Award. He is the author of the novels A Child Alone with Strangers, Gothic, Boys in the Valley, The Third Rule of Time Travel, and The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre. He is also the author of the story collections Behold the Void, Beneath a Pale Sky, and No One is Safe!

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Philip's Podcast (The Dark Word)

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A long, spacy conversation with the ever-interesting Adrian Gibson, author of Mushroom Blues and Co-Host of the SFF Addicts Podcast 

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Get urself a white monster and a hostess snakc here's yet another stellar BRK episode you beautiful bookish lovelies

Tigana Special Edition:  https://conversationtreepress.com/pages/tigana-guy-gavriel-kay

Books Mentioned: 

Tigana - Guy Gavriel Kay

The Hobbit - Jolkien Rolkien Ralkien Tolkien 

The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah

The Women - Kristin Hannah

Gardens Of The Moon (Malazan #1) - Steven Erikson

IT - Stephen King

The Long Walk - Stephen King

Day Of The Door - Laurel Hightower

Below - Laurel Hightower

Lies Of The Ajungo - Moses Ose Utomi

Murderbot - Martha Wells 

The Expanse - SA Corey 

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A good morning to you all! Cozy up with the caffeinated drink of your choice and join Evan and Nick for their weekly bookish-leaning chat. 

Books Mentioned: 

It - Stephen King

Ascendant (Songs Of Chaos #1) - Michael R. Miller

The Invention Of Morel - Adolfo Bioy Casares

Anji In Shadow - Evan Leikam

Light Bringer - Pierce Brown

Into the Wild - Jack Krakauer

Into Thin Air - Jack Krakauer 

Just Kids - Patti Smith

Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain

Blood Under Bright Heaven - ML Wang

Gardens Of The Moon (Malazan #1) - Steven Erikson

Piranessi - Susanna Clarke

Shows Mentioned: 

Attack On Titan

Rings Of Power

Movies Mentioned: 

Superman (2025)

Jurassic Park: Dominion

Games Mentioned: 

Ghost of Tsushima

Ghost of Yotei

Spiderman

Middle Earth: Shadow Of War

Elden Ring  

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Look at all of us nerds gathered together on this glorious Wednesday to chat about nerd stuff. You're all super cool and very likely sharp dressers. Cheers 

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Short one today, folks! Nick has daddy duties. This is a fun one though. Grab some coffee and a cheese danish and listen to Evan and Nick discuss Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, Fan Fiction, and Halo books. 

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Good morning to you all! Today is a fine day to listen to two guys in their mid thirties talk about books and video games. 

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Stephen Graham Jones is a Blackfeet Native American author of experimental fiction, horror fiction, crime fiction, and science fiction. His works include the horror novels The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, The Only Good Indians, My Heart Is a Chainsaw, and Night of the Mannequins among many others. 

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Good morning! How've you been? Take an hour or so to yourself, grab some coffee or tea, and kick back with a nice podcast episode. Your big tattooed nerds are back from a nice little hiatus to talk about books and the classic puke and rally (IYKYK) 

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