For those who haven’t seen the (viral) media coverage of a stormtrooper walking across Australia to raise money for Starlight, his name is Jacob French. He seems like a shy young man who had an idea, wanted to make people laugh and wanted to do something good. Recently Jacob took a break from his walk […]

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Sandeep Parikh and Jeff Lewis of The Guild talk to Edward and Nalini Haynes of Dark Matter; the MP3 is at the bottom of this page.    Jeff and Sandeep also did a panel at Armageddon.  Much of what was discussed in the interview was discussed in the panel, but from different perspectives or with different […]

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Before heading south for Armageddon, Ian Irvine talked to Nalini Haynes of Dark Matter about writing, his books and more. the journey  Hello Ian, thank you for agreeing to talk to Dark Matter. How did you come to start writing? That’s buried in the mists of time, because I’ve been writing for about a quarter of a century. I think I had a frustrated creative urge around about the […]

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During her recent visit to Australia, Kelley Armstrong talks to Nalini Haynes of Dark Matter.  The interview is available as an MP3 (podcast) at the bottom of this page as well as in text format here. Hi Kelley. You said you’ve always written stories about undead and zombies, even in school. Do you have any funny […]

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Kelley Armstrong paranormal romance fantasy author talk in Melbourne on 15 August 2011. During her recent visit to Australia, Kelley Armstrong appeared at Dymocks in Collins Street, Melbourne, speaking to a crowded room.  Kelley spoke briefly about the Otherworld series that began with Bitten and will conclude with Thirteen. Kelley talks about her upcoming anthologies […]

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Lauren Kate paranormal romance author talks at Dymocks Collins Street, Melbourne On a cold night on 3 August, Lauren Kate visited Dymocks in Collins Street, Melbourne, to talk to her fans. Lauren also answered questions and signed copies of her books. Dark Matter received permission from Lauren’s publicist, Dorothy Tonkin of Random House, to record […]

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Kevin J Anderson On 21 June 2011, the day of the winter solstice, Kevin J Anderson brought some winter cheer to Dymocks in Melbourne. A small group braved the wet, cold weather and clouds of volcanic ash to hear Kevin speak and have their books signed. Below is a transcript of a recorded interview, slightly […]

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Dave Freer scientist and SF steampunk author, talks to Nalini Haynes of Dark Matter.  David Freer‘s interview is in MP3 (podcast) format at the bottom of this page. I caught up with Dave at Continuum 7 in 2011, where he was a guest of honour.  Dave’s speeches were entertaining, showing that even scientists can have a […]

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