We’re at it again with our sporadic Picks of the Week! They range from books to TV to movies to comics this week: The Punisher,…Continue Reading122 – Return of the Bride of Pick of the Week

Much excitement at UN Headquarters! Earlier this year, Chia and Cath devoted an episode to their love of the Peter Grant/Rivers of London series. Hold…Continue Reading121 – Author Spotlight: Ben Aaronovitch

Authors Spotlight? Author Spotlights? However you slice it, this week is twice the flavor with the one-two punch of spec fic’s ultimate power couple, Elizabeth…Continue Reading120 – Author Spotlight: Scott Lynch and Elizabeth Bear

Writer and editor Jeanne Cavelos founded the Odyssey Writing Workshop in 1996, and it quickly became an invaluable experience for writers of genre fiction. She…Continue Reading119 – Odyssey Spotlight with Jeanne Cavelos

Starfire author Spencer Ellsworth joins us to discuss A Red Peace and its upcoming sequels. We also talk tomatoes, X-Men, and Cascade Writers, among other…Continue Reading118 – Author Spotlight: Spencer Ellsworth

First, we reveal the books we’ve chosen for our recommended reading challenge! Chia will read The Red: First Light, Chris has chosen Double Whammy: A…Continue Reading117 – To NaNo or Not to NaNo

Happy Halloween! George, Chia and Chris indulge in our annual Halloween movie watch. This year: Halloween, Pulgasari and City of the Living Dead. Which flicks made…Continue Reading116 – Halloween Flicks 2017

Flex author and meritorious pantser-mancer Ferrett Steinmetz joins us to discuss his new book, The Uploaded. But that’s not the only thing that comes up…Continue Reading115 – Author Spotlight: Ferrett Steinmetz

The author of Horrorstör and My Best Friend’s Exorcism channels his encyclopedic knowledge with Paperbacks from Hell: A History of Horror Fiction from the ’70s…Continue Reading114 – Author Spotlight: Grady Hendrix

Dutch author Bo Balder–a fellow VP13er!–joins us to discuss her unique and fascinating sci-fi novel, The Wan. We also discuss her copious short fiction, the…Continue Reading113 – Author Spotlight: Bo Balder