Off the Shelf

In this episode of Off the Shelf, Kghia and Simeon speak to Donna Fletcher Crow, author of many series' of books, including: the historic mystery series The Monastery Murders, The Cambridge Chronicles, Daughters of Courage, and the Lord Danvers Mysteries.

In Glastonbury, A Novel of Christian England, Crow spans 1500 years of Christian history in England, and her latest novel, A Very Private Grave, focuses on a modern heroine digging into the past to solve a murder. Join us to find out what she will be writing next.

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In Episode 8, Kghia and Simeon interview Gail Carriger, the author of Soulless, Changeless, and Blameless. Gail combines urban fantasy, or rather urbane fantasy, with Steampunk and a generous dose of humor to create the world of The Parasol Protectorate.

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This week Kghia and Simeon speak with Janny Wurts, author of The War of Light and Shadow series, The Cycle of Fire Trilogy, and co-author with Raymond E. Fiest of The Empire Trilogy. Wurts has written more than twenty novels, using fantasy backdrops to explore the play of politics and prejudices, of power and responsibility from multiple angles. An accomplished artist, Wurts created many of the covers for her books.

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In Episode 5, Kghia and Simeon interview author Nancy Holzner, who is the author of Deadtown and Hellforged, urban fantasies that feature the only professional demon slayer in Boston, Victory Vaughn. You can listen to Off the Shelf via any of the following methods: Direct link to the show on Archive.org where you can listen to it as a stream or download the audio file directlySubscribe on iTunesSubscribe using our RSS feedThank you for listening to Off the Shelf!

Kghia and Simeon interview Samantha Thompson, Rhonda Trueman and Bill Sowers of the Community Virtual Library on Off the Shelf at 1 pm PDT on Sunday, October 17. A Second Life resource since 2003, the Library has continued to evolve to meet the needs of the residents of Second Life. These virtual librarians talk about the rewards and the challenges of working in a digital environment. You can listen to Off the Shelf via any of the following methods:Direct link to the show on Archive.org, where you can listen to it as a stream or download the audio file directlySubscribe on iTunes Subscribe using our RSS feed Thank you for listening to Off the Shelf!

We're back!  It's Season Three of "Off the Shelf"!

In our season-opener, Simeon Beresford and Kghia Gherardi interview Adele Ward and Mike Fortune-Wood, the forces behind Ward Wood Publishing.  Ward Wood's goal is "to provide innovative good reads of a high literary standard in a variety of forms while also encouraging aspiring authors to work towards publication."

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In Episode 11 of this second season, Kghia and Simeon interview author Rae Lori. Rae is a prolific writer in several genres. She has written books, novellas and short stories that run the gamut of science fiction, fantasy, short roman noir, romance and paranormal under various pen names. Her manuscript, Hotel Sunset, won an Honorable Mention award in the 73rd Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Rae is also very active in Second Life, teaching writing classes at "The Written Word" and participating in roleplaying communities.

Our musical selection today is "Clockwork Dream" by the Deadly Nightshade Botanical Society, from their album "Clockwork Dreams".

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In our 10th episode, Kghia and Simeon interview Viv Trafalgar, Second Life Steamlands resident.  Viv is involved in several virtual world projects, such as Rezzable's Heritage Key, the New Babbage Aether Salon and a Second Life clothing business, just to name a few!

Our music selection for today's show is "Something Doing" by Magnatune Artist Professor Armchair from his album "Too Much Mustard".

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On Episode 9, in this second season, of Off the Shelf, Simeon and Kghia speak to writer Cassandra Curtis, who focuses on paranormal and erotic fiction.  In addition to being a writer, Cassandra has been a journalist, fine artist, teacher, film critic and a buyer for a clothing and jewelry store.  Cassandra won the 2006 Amber Quill Press Heat Wave Contest with her novella, Cup of Fate. In 2007, she was a finalist in the EPPIES (EPIC Awards) with her novella I Put A Spell On You.

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In Episode 8, Kghia and Simeon speak to venerable author Robert E. Vardeman.  Robert has over 200 published novels, with a focus in science fiction and fantasy.  He also has multiple series of westerns and brought Tom Swift back to life in the Third Series (1980-1984).  We hope you enjoy this excellent discussion about Robert's past and future in writing!

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