An alternate history anthology was put together (in a very short time) to benefit Ukraine.  Sales from this project go towards a good cause and the editor David Flin,  a couple of authors Alex Wallace and Mathew Kresal and Lena who helped in the organizational aspects, join me to discuss this project.  Here are their brief bios and also please note this link to purchase this anthology.  Your purchase goes towards a fabulous cause and you get a great alternate history book to read so win-win.

David Flin: Officially described by Mills & Boon as "unrealistic". After a lifetime of gathering stories the hard way, he’s turned his attention to story telling. It’s safer. He’s the owner of Sergeant Frosty Publications, which produces books for children and young adults.

Lena Worwood: Lena writes about British politics and horror with Sealion Press and can occasionally tell the two apart. She tweets at @sidewaysing

Matthew Kresal is an author, critic, and podcaster with many & varying interests. He is the winner of a 2020 Sidewise Award for his short story Moonshot. He tweets @KresalWrites

Alexander Wallace is a nerd on the internet best known for running Alternate History Online, the largest alternate history group on Facebook. He also helps run the Alternate Timelines forum and posts regularly on alternate history sites under the name SpanishSpy. When not being an alternate historian he is interested in various forms of science fiction, particularly late 19th-early 20th century science fiction (with a soft spot for H. G. Wells). He is a member of the Washington Science Fiction Society and has written articles for their Journal.

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This month we discuss the 12 books I read.  Some 5 star reads in there.  Take a listen.

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EXPLICIT content.  Adult themes.  We discuss our thoughts on the book, themes, and our favorite characters (and not so favorite ones).

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I would like to introduce each of our members in attendance briefly with their instagram tags. Please follow them all. Thank you.

Myself Shahnaz - @livingalifethroughbooks.  Erin - @erin_eatsbooks.  Riffat - @booksection

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Today I'm talking with author Jayanthi Sankar. Shas been in several international literary festivals, including the APWT 2018 at Gold coast. She loves reading fiction as much as experimenting with writing fiction. Her previous novel, Misplaced Heads, was the Eyelands Book Awards 2020 final-list in Greece. It made its mark–as an outstanding postmodern historical fiction of the decade. Her highly acclaimed work ‘Dangling Gandhi’ was the winner in fiction: short story in 2020 International Book Award American book fest. The Literary Titan award was another international award it also bagged apart from shortlists and nominations. She lives in Singapore.

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Talking to Alison Espach about her new book Notes On Your Sudden Disappearance. I learned a lot about where the concepts of the book came from and it was great to learn about her writing process. You can reach her at alisonespach.com

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June was a slow month.  I read 4 books and here's my June update.

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Greenlights is a memoir and as always, we had a lively discussion.  If you have read the book, you know that this discussion can go in any direction really and it did. I loved the perspectives my book club members brought and hope you enjoy this episode.

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Random thoughts on my birthday about hitting 1000 followers on Instagram and how bookish numbers play a part in one's reading/writing life.

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This episode comprises of a few of the authors who contributed to an alternate history anthology. We talk about what alternate history is and what concepts the authors discuss in their works. If you enjoy alternate history, or even if you are new to it, this episode might be for you.

Here's a bit about my panel. If I get more information about them, I will edit this show note.

Alexander Wallace is a nerd on the internet running Alternate History Online, the largest alternate history group on Facebook. He also helps run the Alternate Timelines forum and posts regularly on alternate history sites under the name SpanishSpy. He is interested in various forms of science fiction, particularly late 19thearly 20th century science fiction (with a soft spot for H. G. Wells). He is a member of the Washington Science Fiction Society and has written articles for their Journal.

Josiah Depaoli is part of the anthology that Alex Wallace edited - here it is. A history buff writing alt his

Matthew Kresal has a blog, writes for Warped Factor, and has written a novel and several short stories, including the Sidewise Award-winning story Moonshot in Jared Kavanagh's anthology Alternate Australias.

Sam McDonald has a blog. His Twitter handle is @ArthurDrakoni.  He's also on Reddit as ArthurDrakoni and is frequently found on the r/audiodrama subreddit, as you might imagine. Stories published by him: Spelling Test, Chain Reaction, A little bonus where he explains how Chain Reaction came to be, Irwin Tarheel and the Fair Folk, Golem of the Gullah.

Charlton Cussans has written a novel.

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Today we are talking about how one woman built community through writing in Charlotte, North Carolina.  Meet Surabhi Kaushik and be inspired by her commitment to writing and her community.

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