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| 23 Apr 2024 | Ep. 101: James Logan talks The Silverblood Promise, Editing, Debuts & More | 01:04:07 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author/editor James Logan about his debut novel The Silverblood Promise, editing and working in publishing, Indiana Jones, Locke Lamora and inspirations, creating compelling main characters, the path to publication, launching a debut novel and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with James. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Thieves & Rogues in SFF. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: James Logan is the author of The Silverblood Promise, as well as an editor at Orbit Books UK. Preorder The Silverblood Promise here. Find James on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 24 May 2024 | TBRCon2024 Highlight: Fantasy & Sci-Fi Manga/Anime (with Nicholas Eames, Ada Palmer, Wolfe Locke & More) | 01:31:46 | |
Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/blogger Eleni Argyró and panelists Nicholas Eames, Ada Palmer, Wolfe Locke, Austin Hardwicke and John Bierce for a TBRCon2024 panel on "Fantasy & Sci-Fi Manga/Anime." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 13 Feb 2024 | Ep. 91: Connecting World & Character with Robert Jackson Bennett (Writing Masterclass) | 00:53:43 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Connecting World & Character with bestselling author Robert Jackson Bennett. During the episode, Robert connects the dots between character and worldbuilding, including the intersections of world, character and theme, different ways to start your stories, worlds as distinct characters, how world dynamics can inform character behavior, character perspectives and description, mood, dialogue, Die Hard and more. NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Robert. Click here to check out part one. OUR SPONSOR: Novelo is a collaborative storytelling platform for writers where they can self-publish stories with ease, all while maintaining full creative control over their work. Publish and monetize your stories, collaborate with other authors, and interact with readers. Visit www.novelo.com today to sign up for FREE. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Robert Jackson Bennett is the bestselling, award-winning author of The Tainted Cup, the Divine Cities Trilogy, The Founders Trilogy, American Elsewhere, Mr. Shivers and more. Find Robert on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is releasing on March 19, 2024. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Novelo Ad: "Crescendo" by Astronoz Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 12 Dec 2023 | Ep. 83: Our Favorite Reads of 2023 (with The Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast) | 02:17:57 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they reminisce on the year that was with podcasters Dylan Marsh and Charles M.C. (co-hosts of The Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast). During the panel they share their top picks for favorite SFF reads of the year (3 each for a total of 12), reflect on the ups and downs 2023, offer some honorable mentions, talk about hikes, make surprise book announcements, split "assets" in a hypothetical "divorce" and more. BOOKS MENTIONED: - To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini: https://amzn.to/3uQtOHz - The Book That Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence: https://amzn.to/3uXmc5U - Wayward by Chuck Wendig: https://amzn.to/3NlhiGe - The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman: https://amzn.to/4aaifeq - The Jade Setter of Janloon by Fonda Lee: https://amzn.to/41dvabo - This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone: https://amzn.to/3TfLLcy - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig: https://amzn.to/3GUct3n - The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez: https://amzn.to/3RdKujM - The Bone Shard War by Andrea Stewart: https://amzn.to/4a9Gl99 - The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi: https://amzn.to/3RzJB6q - The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie: https://amzn.to/41hpxZC - The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter: https://amzn.to/41m8ZQn SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUESTS: Dylan Marsh is a podcaster and one half of The Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast. Find Dylan on Twitter, Instagram or The FTF Podcast website. Charles M.C. is a podcaster and one half of The Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast. Find Charles on Twitter or The FTF Podcast website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is releasing his debut novel in 2024. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 21 Jan 2025 | Ep. 138: Choosing Your Publication Path with Christopher Ruocchio & Tatiana Obey (Masterclass Panel) | 01:52:02 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly for a masterclass panel on Choosing Your Publication Path, featuring authors Christopher Ruocchio and Tatiana Obey. During the panel, Christopher and Tatiana share their publishing experiences, discussing the dream of being an author vs. the reality, querying and literary agents, the essentials of being an indie author, self-publishing costs/cover art/marketing, writing series and/or standalones, hybrid publishing, getting indie books into stores, publishing contracts/rights, compromises and making mistakes, writing supplementary books, crowdfunding/Kickstarter, trends, community and more. We hope this panel helps any of you out there trying to decide your publication path. OUR SPONSOR: Transference by Ian Patterson is a near-future, sci-fi dystopia that dissects the medical/pharmaceutical industries, economic inequality, and what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred. Transference is available now in eBook and paperback. Purchase it here. SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS: Thank you Ian Patterson, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Tai and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR PANELISTS: Christopher Ruocchio is the bestselling author of the Sun Eater series, including Empire of Silence, its five sequels and side story novellas. Find Christopher on Instagram, Amazon and his personal website. Tatiana Obey is the self-published author of Sistah Samurai and the A Forging of Age series. Find Tatiana on Instagram, Amazon and her personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook, hardcover and audiobook. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website. Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, as well as the Warrior Witch Duology (The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen). Find Greta on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or her personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: Linktree MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion AD ATTRIBUTION: - Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri - Video: Svavar Halldorsson / Gorodenkoff / artlab / Jacob Wackerhausen / FHP Animation Studio / SweetBunFactory / shivkantsharma07 / iLexx / circotasu / Astragal / Alasabyss | |||
| 07 Feb 2023 | Ep. 39: Travis Baldree talks Legends & Lattes, Publishing, Writing a Sequel & More | 00:57:31 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author/audiobook narrator Travis Baldree about what inspired him to start writing, working in the video game industry, the origins of Legends & Lattes, comparing/contrasting self-publishing and traditional publishing, writing his first sequel and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Travis. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Audiobook Narration. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT OUR GUEST: Travis Baldree is the author of Legends & Lattes, as well as a professional audiobook narrator. Find Travis on Twitter, Amazon, Audible or his personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 20 Dec 2024 | Introducing Our New Co-Host!!! | 00:13:02 | |
Tune in to find out who the newest addition to the SFF Addicts family is! We're so excited for this next phase in our podcasting journey, and we couldn't do this show without all of you. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your continued support <3 EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: MUSIC: Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 01 Apr 2025 | Ep. 148: Finding the Emotional Core with Nicholas Binge (Writing Masterclass) | 00:55:51 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Finding the Emotional Core with bestselling author Nicholas Binge. During the episode, Nick delves into the emotional heart of storytelling, including what "emotional core" means, why characters and relationships are vital for emotional investment, developing a character’s emotional journey, emotional resonance through plot and structure, the malleability of the emotional core, how worldbuilding can reflect the emotional journey, endings, expectations, emotional payoff and more. NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Nick. Click here to check out part one. OUR SPONSOR: Transference by Ian Patterson is a near-future, sci-fi dystopia that dissects the medical industry, economic inequality, and what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred. Transference is available now in eBook and paperback. Purchase it here. SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS: Thank you Ian Patterson, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Tai, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Nicholas Binge is the bestselling author of Ascension and Professor Everywhere, as well as co-host of The Binge Reading Book Club podcast.. His latest release is Dissolution, which you can purchase here. Find Nicholas on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available on Amazon. Find Adrian on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen. Find Greta on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves and Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: Linktree MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion AD ATTRIBUTION: - Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri - Video: Svavar Halldorsson / Gorodenkoff /artlab /Jacob Wackerhausen / FHP Animation Studio / SweetBunFactory / shivkantsharma07 / iLexx / circotasu / Astragal / Alasabyss | |||
| 08 Apr 2025 | Ep. 149: Hannah Kaner talks Faithbreaker, Gods, Perseverance & More | 01:03:27 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author Hannah Kaner about her new novel Faithbreaker, completing The Fallen Gods Trilogy, perseverance and the marathon of publishing, querying and what to look for in an agent, the challenges of writing a series, community and pushing yourself, creating a pantheon of gods, writing about faith and religion, opening scenes, multiple POVs, character relationships, pilgrimage, trust and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Hannah. Stayed tuned next week for her writing masterclass on Writing Nature & Wilderness. OUR SPONSOR: Transference by Ian Patterson is a near-future, sci-fi dystopia that dissects the medical/pharmaceutical industries, economic inequality, and what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred. Transference is available now in eBook and paperback. Purchase it here. SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS: Thank you Ian Patterson, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Tai, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Hannah Kaner is the bestselling author of The Fallen Gods Trilogy. Her latest release is Faithbreaker, which you can purchase here. Find Hannah on Instagram, Amazon and her personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available on Amazon in all formats. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and his personal website. Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen. Find Greta on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and her personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves and Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram and her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: Linktree MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion AD ATTRIBUTION: - Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri - Video: Svavar Halldorsson / Gorodenkoff /artlab /Jacob Wackerhausen / FHP Animation Studio / SweetBunFactory / shivkantsharma07 / iLexx / circotasu / Astragal / Alasabyss | |||
| 02 Jul 2024 | Ep. 111: Stephen Aryan talks The Blood Dimmed Tide, Persia, Worldbuilding & More | 01:03:06 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Stephen Aryan about his new novel The Blood Dimmed Tide, the world of The Coward, ideas and distraction, heroes and PTSD, Persian and Mongol history, research and accuracy, magic systems and weird shit, the publishing landscape, working a day-job and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Stephen. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Writing the Opposite Gender. OUR SPONSOR: The Dryad's Crown is a multi-generational epic fantasy tale of love and loss, an emotional, coming-of-age debut and the first volume in a gritty saga set in the immersive world of Efre Ousel. Purchase The Dryad's Crown by David Hopkins HERE in paperback, eBook and audiobook. For more information, follow David on Twitter. Thank you to David for supporting SFF Addicts at $40 on Patreon. SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS: Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Zach Parker, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Stephen Aryan is the author of The Coward, The Warrior, The Judas Blossom and more. His newest release is The Blood Dimmed Tide, which you can purchase here. Find Stephen on Twitter, Amazon, YouTube or his personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion Ad: "Ensom Lokk" by Sissel Morken Gullord / "Ancient Life" by wildsound159 | |||
| 06 Feb 2024 | Ep. 90: Robert Jackson Bennett talks The Tainted Cup, Murder Mysteries & More | 01:11:12 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with bestselling author Robert Jackson Bennett about his new novel The Tainted Cup, murder mysteries, Foundryside and magic systems, atmosphere, voice and the uncanny, tackling big themes through SFF, plot structure, twists, Warhammer 40k and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Robert. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Connecting World & Character. OUR SPONSOR: Novelo is a collaborative storytelling platform for writers where they can self-publish stories with ease, all while maintaining full creative control over their work. Publish and monetize your stories, collaborate with other authors, and interact with readers. Visit www.novelo.com today to sign up for FREE. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Robert Jackson Bennett is the bestselling, award-winning author of The Tainted Cup, the Divine Cities Trilogy, The Founders Trilogy, American Elsewhere, Mr. Shivers and more. Find Robert on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is releasing on March 19, 2024. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Novelo Ad: "Crescendo" by Astronoz Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 31 Mar 2023 | TBRCon2023 Panel: Military Science Fiction (with Michael Mammay, J.S. Dewes, Jack Campbell, K.B. Wagers, Craig Alanson & Zac Topping) | 01:25:22 | |
Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author Michael Mammay and authors J.S. Dewes, Jack Campbell, K.B. Wagers, Craig Alanson and Zac Topping for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "Military Science Fiction." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Michael Mammay is the author of the Planetside series, The Misfit Soldier and more. Find Michael on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. J.S. Dewes is the author of The Last Watch and The Exiled Fleet, and her new book Rubicon is out in March 2023. She is also a writer at the video game studio Humanoid Games. Find Jenny on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. Jack Campbell (aka John G. Hemry) is the author of The Lost Fleet series of military science fiction novels, as well as the Beyond the Frontier continuation of The Lost Fleet, The Lost Stars series and more. Find Jack on Amazon or his personal website. K.B. Wagers is the author of The Indranan War series, The Farian War series and more. Find K.B. on Twitter, Amazon or their personal website. Craig Alanson is the author of the Expeditionary Force series, Aces, the Ascendant series and more. Find Craig on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. Zac Topping is the author of Wake of War, his debut novel. Find Zac on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 02 Jun 2023 | TBRCon2023 Panel: Hard vs. Soft Magic Systems (with P.L. Stuart, Ed McDonald, Premee Mohamed, Ben Galley, Rebecca Zahabi & Scott Drakeford) | 01:30:46 | |
Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author P.L. Stuart and authors Ed McDonald, Premee Mohamed, Ben Galley, Rebecca Zahabi and Scott Drakeford for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "Hard vs. Soft Magic Systems." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT THE PANELISTS: P.L. Stuart is a podcaster, blogger and author of The Drowned Kingdom series. Find P.L. on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. Ed McDonald is an author, medieval historian and a practitioner of Historical European Martial Arts. His works include the Raven’s Mark series, comprised of Blackwing and its sequels, Ravencry and Crowfall, as well as Daughter of Redwinter, his newest release. Find Ed on Twitter or his personal website. Premee Mohamed is an environmental scientist and author of Beneath the Rising, The Annual Migration of Clouds and more. Find Premee on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. Ben Galley is the author of the Emaneska Series, The Scalussen Chronicles and much more. Find Ben on Twitter or his personal website. Rebecca Zahabi is the author of The Collarbound and The Game Weavers. Find Rebecca on Amazon or her personal website. Scott Drakeford is the author of The Rise of the Mages, his debut novel, as well as co-host of the Publishing Rodeo Podcast. Find Scott on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 30 May 2023 | Ep. 55: Martha Wells talks Witch King, The Murderbot Diaries, Hard Lessons & More | 00:51:41 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with award-winning/bestselling author Martha Wells about her new novel Witch King, her acclaimed The Murderbot Diaries series, hard lessons from her decades-long publishing career, re-releasing old works (and confronting her younger self's writing), writing both science fiction and fantasy, demons, The Untamed, Mr. Snuffleupagus and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Martha. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Worldbuilding 101. RESOURCES MENTIONED: - Writer Beware: https://writerbeware.blog/ - The Publishing Rodeo Podcast: https://publishingrodeo.wordpress.com/ SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT OUR GUEST: Martha Wells is the award-winning/bestselling SFF author of The Murderbot Diaries, The Books of the Raksura series, The Death of the Necromancer, the Fall of Ile-Rien trilogy and more, along with short fiction, YA novels, and non-fiction. Her latest book is Witch King, which is available now via Tor Books. Find Martha on Amazon or her personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. The sequel, Thick As Thieves, releases on July 25 and is available to preorder here. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 21 Apr 2023 | TBRCon2023 Panel: Book Blogging & Booktube 101 (with Beth Tabler, Bookborn, David Walters, Allen "Library of Allenxandria" Walker and Mihir Wanchoo) | 01:52:07 | |
Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/blogger Beth Tabler and bloggers/booktubers Bookborn, David Walters, Allen "Library of Allenxandria" Walker and Mihir Wanchoo for a TBRCon2023 industry panel on "Book Blogging & Booktube 101." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Beth Tabler is the founder of Before We Go Blog and an author for Grimdark Magazine. Find Beth on Twitter or BeforeWeGoBlog. Bookborn is a book reviewer and creator of the Bookborn YouTube channel. Find Bookborn on YouTube or Instagram. David Walters is the founder of the FanFiAddict book blog, as well as TBRCon. Find David on Twitter or FanFiAddict. Mihir Wanchoo is the founder of the Fantasy Book Critic book blog. Find Mihir on Twitter or Fantasy Book Critic. Allen Walker is the creator of The Library of Allenxandria YouTube channel. Find Allen on YouTube or Twitter. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 01 Sep 2023 | TBRCon2023 Panel: Neurodiversity Through Character (with ML Spencer, Ada Palmer, Ada Hoffmann, Justin T. Call & Connor M. Caplan) | 01:26:02 | |
Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author ML Spencer and authors Ada Palmer, Ada Hoffmann, Justin T. Call and Connor M. Caplan for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "Neurodiversity Through Character." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT THE PANELISTS: ML Spencer is the author of the Rivenworld series, The Rhenwars Saga and more. Find ML on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. Ada Palmer is a historian, composer and the award-winning author of the Terra Ignota series. Find Ada on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. Ada Hoffmann is the author of The Outside, The Fallen, Monsters in My Mind and more. Find Ada on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. Justin T. Call is the author of Master of Sorrows and Master Artificer, Books 1 and 2 of The Silent Gods tetralogy. Find Justin on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. Connor M. Caplan is the author of The Sword in the Street and The Fall Is All There Is. Find Connor on Twitter or Amazon. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 07 Jun 2024 | TBRCon2024 Highlight: LitRPG & Progression Fantasy (with Shirtaloon, Matt Dinniman, Casualfarmer & More) | 01:24:26 | |
Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/blogger Tom Bookbeard and authors Shirtaloon, Matt Dinniman, Casualfarmer, Abby Goldsmith and Travis M. Riddle for a TBRCon2024 panel on "LitRPG & Progression Fantasy." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 26 Nov 2024 | Ep. 132: Writing for IP with Peter F. Hamilton, Mike Chen & James L. Sutter (Masterclass Panel) | 01:19:49 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn for a masterclass panel on Writing for IP, featuring authors Peter F. Hamilton, Mike Chen and James L. Sutter. During the panel, Peter, Mike and James explore the intricacies of writing for intellectual properties, including how to get involved in IP, deadlines and contracts, the pressures of writing in an established universe, love of the IP vs. the realities of earnings, editors and author freedom, translating visual IPs to prose and vice versa, catering to existing fanbases, author voice, IP attachment and more. EPISODE MENTIONED: - Ep. 19 on 'Martial Arts in SFF' SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS: Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Luke A. Winch and Tai for supporting us on Patreon at $10+. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR PANELISTS: Peter F. Hamilton is the author of The Abyss Beyond Dreams, Great North Road, The Evolutionary Void, Judas Unchained, the acclaimed Night’s Dawn trilogy and more. His latest novel is Exodus: The Archimedes Engine, a tie-in novel to the new Exodus video game franchise. Find Peter on Facebook and Amazon. Mike Chen is the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Brotherhood, Here and Now and Then, A Quantum Love Story and more, as well as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine comics. Find Mike on Bluesky, Amazon and his personal website. James L. Sutter is the co-creator of the Pathfinder and Starfinder TTRPGs, as well as the author of Darkhearts, The Ghost of Us and more. Find James on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and his personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 15 Mar 2024 | LISTENING PARTY: Mushroom Blues Soundtrack | 00:58:05 | |
The Mushroom Blues soundtrack is almost here, and to give you a taste, production duo Sporer and author Adrian M. Gibson have come together for an official LISTENING PARTY. The three discuss the creation of the album, the recording process and instruments used, capturing the mood of a book, their relationships with mushrooms and more. They also show off four of the album's eight tracks. ALBUM RELEASE: Mushroom Blues soundtrack releases on March 19 in digital format on Bandcamp, Apple Music, and more, as well as physically in limited edition cassette tapes. It will also be available to stream on Spotify. Pre-order it here. BOOK RELEASE: Mushroom Blues releases on March 19 in paperback and eBook, April 2 in hardcover, and April 16 in audiobook. BOOK SYNOPSIS: BLADE RUNNER, TRUE DETECTIVE and DISTRICT 9 meld with the weird worlds of JEFF VANDERMEER, PHILIP K. DICK and CHINA MIÉVILLE in Adrian M. Gibson’s fungalpunk noir debut. TWO YEARS AFTER a devastating defeat in the decade-long Spore War, the island nation of Hōppon and its capital city of Neo Kinoko are occupied by invading Coprinian forces. Its Fungal citizens are in dire straits, wracked by food shortages, poverty and an influx of war refugees. Even worse, the corrupt occupiers exploit their power, hounding the native population. As a winter storm looms over the metropolis, NKPD Detective Henrietta Hofmann begrudgingly partners up with mushroom-headed patrol officer Koji Nameko to investigate the mysterious murders of Fungal and half-breed children. Their investigation drags them deep into the seedy underbelly of a war-torn city, one brimming with colonizers, criminal gangs, racial division and moral decay. In order to solve the case and unravel the truth, Hofmann must challenge her past and embrace Fungal ways. What she and Nameko uncover in the midst of this frigid wasteland will chill them to the core, but will they make it through the storm alive? ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer, illustrator and designer. He is the creator and co-host of SFF Addicts podcast. Mushroom Blues is his debut novel. Find Adrian on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/adrianmgibson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adrianmgibson/ SFF Addicts Podcast: https://linktr.ee/SFFAddicts Online Store: https://adrianmgibson.com/shop https://adrianmgibson.com/ | |||
| 11 Apr 2023 | Ep. 48: Morally Gray Characters with Fonda Lee (Writing Masterclass) | 00:40:37 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Morally Gray Characters with award-winning author Fonda Lee. During the episode, Fonda shares her "problematic faves" and untangles the moral complexity that we often find in fictional stories, including what draws us to morally gray characters, what compels authors to write them, stories that lend themselves well to moral grayness, the fine line between morally gray and evil, incorporating moral frameworks into worldbuilding and more. NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Fonda. Click here to check out part one. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT OUR GUEST: Fonda Lee is the award-winning author of The Green Bone Saga, including Jade City, Jade War and Jade Legacy, as well as Untethered Sky, Zeroboxer and the Exo series. Find Fonda on Twitter, Amazon, Patreon and her personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 16 Nov 2021 | Ep. 8: The SFF We Read as Kids | 01:13:46 | |
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and FanFiAddict’s Tori Gross, Tom Harnett and Eleni Argyró for another FanFiAddict family panel. This time, we take a trip down nostalgia lane and explore the science fiction, fantasy and horror that we read as kids. During the panel, we discuss early SFF origins and exposure, how SFF helped us personally growing up, potential stigma or shame surrounding reading and nerd culture, looking back on childhood favorites as adults and much more. ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Tori Gross is an author, poet, and reviewer. She predominantly reads YA SFF, but is more than willing to peruse all genres if they pique her interest. Find Tori on Twitter or on FanFiAddict.com. Tom Harnett is FanFiAddict's resident beard, a book reviewer and a former chef turned foodie. Find Tom on Twitter or on FanFiAddict.com. Eleni Argyró is a book reviewer for FanFiAddict and loves all things literature related. She also spends hours contorting her spine in the worst positions possible to read, write, or just binge watch movies and series. Find Eleni on Twitter or on FanFiAddict.com. FIND US ONLINE: MUSIC: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1: "The Wind" by Astronoz The Broken Binding Ad & Interlude 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod. You can also email us directly at sffaddictspod@gmail.com with queries, comments or whatever comes to mind. Also, please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it. | |||
| 25 Aug 2022 | TV Club: The Sandman S01 Review (with Connor M. Caplan, Liam Quane & Eleni Argyró) | 01:44:16 | |
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Connor M. Caplan and Liam Quane, as well as book blogger Eleni Argyró, as they review season one of The Sandman. During the panel they discuss their first introductions to The Sandman comic books, first impressions of the new show, character portrayals and the overarching narrative, their highlights from season one and much more. WARNING: This panel contains spoilers for the entire first season of The Sandman, as well as aspects of the overall comic book series. EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Connor M. Caplan is the self-published author of The Sword in the Street, a semi-finalist in the SPFBO 7 competition. Find Connor on Twitter or his personal website. Liam Quane is a filmmaker and author of Road to Juneau, his debut novel. Find Liam on Twitter or his personal website. Eleni Argyró is a book blogger for FanFiAddict and Before We Go Blog. Find Eleni on Twitter, FanFiAddict or Before We Go Blog. FIND US ONLINE: MUSIC: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1: "The Wind" by Astronoz The Broken Binding Ad & Interlude 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com/ for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod, and please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, or share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it. | |||
| 18 Jun 2024 | Ep. 109: Christopher Buehlman talks The Daughters' War, Atmosphere, Voice & More | 01:02:16 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Christopher Buehlman about his new novel The Daughters' War, The Blacktongue Thief, renaissance fairs, "Christoph the Insulter," comedy and empathy, creating an engrossing atmosphere, writing a range of voices and tones, invention vs. research, trusting your characters and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Christopher. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Making Old Monsters New Again. OUR SPONSOR: Chloe's Kingdom is a thrilling YA/sci-fi/heist novel set in the unforgiving void of outer space, perfect for fans of Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo and Artemis by Andy Weir. Purchase Chloe's Kingdom by Gregory Michael HERE in paperback, hardcover and eBook. For more information, follow Gregory on Twitter. SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS: Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Zach Parker, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Christopher Buehlman is an author, comedian, playwright and poet, best known for his novels The Blacktongue Thief, Between Two Fires, Those Across the River, The Suicide Motor Club and more. His newest release is The Daughters' War, which you can purchase here. Find Christopher on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion Ad: Cloud Nine by Hayden Folker | https://soundcloud.com/hayden-folker. Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com. Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US | |||
| 28 Mar 2023 | Ep. 46: Video Game Writing with J.S. Dewes (Writing Masterclass) | 00:53:55 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Video Game Writing with author/game writer J.S. Dewes. During the episode, Jenny explores the ins and outs of game writing: video games as a storytelling medium, writing novels vs. games, what can make video game stories memorable, working on a development team, the importance of characters, choice and gameplay for player immersion and more. NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Jenny. Click here to check out part one. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT OUR GUEST: J.S. Dewes is the author of The Last Watch and The Exiled Fleet, and her new book Rubicon is out on March 28. She is also a writer at the video game studio Humanoid Games. Find Jenny on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 04 Jun 2024 | Ep. 107: Rebecca Roanhorse talks Mirrored Heavens, Mesoamerica, Epic Fantasy & More | 01:03:22 | |
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with bestselling author Rebecca Roanhorse about her new novel Mirrored Heavens, the Between Earth and Sky trilogy, Mesoamerican history, Native American representation, writing memorable characters, finishing an epic fantasy trilogy, writing for television and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Rebecca. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Creating Fictional Cultures. OUR SPONSOR: Chloe's Kingdom is a thrilling YA/sci-fi/heist novel set in the unforgiving void of outer space, perfect for fans of Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo and Artemis by Andy Weir. Purchase Chloe's Kingdom by Gregory Michael HERE in paperback, hardcover and eBook. For more information, follow Gregory on Twitter. SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS: Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Zach Parker, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Rebecca Roanhorse is the bestselling, award-winning author of Trail of Lightning and its sequel, Storm of Locusts, as well as the Between Earth and Sky trilogy, Tread of Angels and more. Her newest release is Mirrored Heavens, which you can purchase here. Find Rebecca on Instagram, Amazon or her personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion Ad: Cloud Nine by Hayden Folker | https://soundcloud.com/hayden-folker. Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com. Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US | |||
| 21 Jul 2023 | TBRCon2023 Panel: Bringing History into Your Story (with Miles "Christian" Cameron, Tasha Suri, P. Djèlí Clark, Leslye Penelope, Freya Marske & Thilde Kold Holdt) | 01:40:23 | |
Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author Miles "Christian" Cameron and authors Tasha Suri, P. Djèlí Clark, Leslye Penelope, Freya Marske and Thilde Kold Holdt for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "Bringing History into Your Story." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Christian "Miles" Cameron is the author of Artifact Space, the Long War series, Chivalry series, Tyrant series, The Traitor Son Cycle and more. Find Cameron on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. Tasha Suri is the award-winning author of The Books of Ambha duology and the epic fantasy Burning Kingdoms series, including The Jasmine Throne and The Oleander Sword. Find Tasha on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. P. Djèlí Clark is the award-winning author of Ring Shout, A Master of Djinn and more. Find Phenderson on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. Leslye Penelope is the award-winning author of The Monsters We Defy, the Bliss Wars series, the Earthsinger Chronicles and more. She also has a podcast called My Imaginary Friends. Find Leslye on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. Freya Marske is the author of The Last Binding Trilogy, including A Marvellous Light, A Restless Truth and A Power Unbound. Find Freya on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. Thilde Kold Holdt is the author of The Hanged God Trilogy, including Northern Wrath, Shackled Fates and Slaughtered Gods. Find Thilde on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 14 Apr 2023 | TBRCon2023 Panel: How to Write a Kick-Ass Battle (with Evan Winter, Andrea Stewart, RJ Barker, Christian "Miles" Cameron, Anna Smith Spark & Nick Martell) | 01:25:36 | |
Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author Evan Winter and authors Andrea Stewart, RJ Barker, Christian "Miles" Cameron, Anna Smith Spark and Nick Martell for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "How to Write a Kick-Ass Battle." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Evan Winter is the bestselling author of The Burning fantasy quartet, including The Rage of Dragons and its sequel The Fires of Vengeance. Find Evan on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. Andrea Stewart is the author of The Bone Shard Daughter and The Bone Shard Emperor, books one and two in The Drowning Empire Trilogy. Find Andrea on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. RJ Barker is the author of The Tide Child Trilogy and the Wounded Kingdom Trilogy. Find RJ on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. Christian "Miles" Cameron is the author of Artifact Space, the Long War series, Chivalry series, Tyrant series, The Traitor Son Cycle and more. Find Cameron on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. Anna Smith Spark is the author of the Empires of Dust grimdark epic fantasy series, including The Court of Broken Knives, The Tower of Living and Dying and The House of Sacrifice. Find Anna on Twitter and Amazon. Nick Martell is the author of the Legacy of the Mercenary King series, including The Kingdom of Liars, The Two-Faced Queen and The Voyage of the Forgotten. Find Nick on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 10 Jan 2023 | Ep. 35: M.J. Kuhn talks Among Thieves, Video Games, Redwall & More | 00:34:28 | |
Join Adrian M. Gibson and his new co-host M.J. Kuhn as they chat about M.J.'s writing career: how she got into writing fiction, her debut novel Among Thieves, Brian Jacques' Redwall series, Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed and video game inspirations, character-driven narratives, morally grey characters, writing multiple POVs and more. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 03 Mar 2023 | TBRCon2023 Panel: Gaslamp Fantasy & the Modern Gothic (with Krystle Matar, Ava Reid, Nicole Glover, HL Tinsley, Chris Patrick Carolan & Trudie Skies) | 01:25:48 | |
Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author Krystle Matar and authors Ava Reid, Nicole Glover, HL Tinsley, Chris Patrick Carolan and Trudie Skies for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "Gaslamp Fantasy & the Modern Gothic". SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Krystle Matar is the author of the Tainted Dominion series, including her debut novel Legacy of the Brightwash. Find Krystle on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. Ava Reid is the author of critically acclaimed and bestselling adult fantasies Juniper & Thorn and The Wolf and the Woodsman. Find Ava on Instagram, Amazon or her personal website. Nicole Glover is the author of the Murder and Magic series. Find Nicole on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. HL Tinsley is the author of The Vanguard Chronicles and more. Find HL on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. Chris Patrick Carolan is the author of The Nightshade Cabal and more. Find Chris on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. Trudie Skies is the author of the gaslamp fantasy series The Cruel Gods. Find Trudie on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 12 May 2023 | TBRCon2023 Panel: Wuxia, Xianxia & Asian-Inspired Fantasy (with Xueting C. Ni, Nghi Vo, Wesley Chu, Amélie Wen Zhao, Tao Wong & Alice Poon) | 01:34:52 | |
Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author/editor Xueting C. Ni and authors Nghi Vo, Wesley Chu, Amélie Wen Zhao, Tao Wong and Alice Poon for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "Wuxia, Xianxia & Asian-Inspired Fantasy." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Xueting C. Ni is an author and editor. Her first book is From Kuan Yin to Chairman Mao, and her first anthology is Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction. Find Xueting on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. Nghi Vo is the author of the acclaimed novellas The Empress of Salt and Fortune and When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain, as well as Siren Queen, The Chosen and the Beautiful and more. Find Nghi on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. Wesley Chu is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twelve published novels, including The Art of Prophecy, Time Salvager, The Rise of Io, The Walking Dead: Typhoon and more. Find Wesley on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. Amélie Wen Zhao is the New York Times bestselling author of Song of Silver, Flame Like Night and the Blood Heir trilogy. Find Amélie on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. Tao Wong is the author of the System Apocalypse post-apocalyptic LitRPG series, A Thousand Li, a Chinese xianxia fantasy series, and more. Find Tao on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. Alice Poon is is the author of The Heavenly Sword, The Green Phoenix and Tales of Ming Courtesan. Find Alice on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 30 Jul 2024 | Ep. 115: Julia Vee & Ken Bebelle talk Blood Jade, Co-Writing, Sequels & More | 01:07:30 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with authors Julia Vee & Ken Bebelle about their new novel Blood Jade, how they met in middle school, co-writing vs. solo writing, going from self-publishing to traditional, worldbuilding and mythology in The Phoenix Hoard, setting stories in San Francisco and Tokyo, creating characters that feels real, the challenges of writing sequels and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Julia and Ken. Stayed tuned next week for their mini-masterclass on Writing from the End. OUR SPONSOR: The Dryad's Crown is a multi-generational epic fantasy tale of love and loss, an emotional, coming-of-age debut and the first volume in a gritty saga set in the immersive world of Efre Ousel. Purchase The Dryad's Crown by David Hopkins HERE in paperback, eBook and audiobook. For more information, follow David on Twitter. Thank you to David for supporting SFF Addicts at $40 on Patreon. SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS: Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Zach Parker, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUESTS: Julia Vee & Ken Bebelle are the co-authors of Ebony Gate, the Seattle Slayers series, the Cold War series and more. Their newest release is Blood Jade, which you can purchase here. Find Julia on Twitter, Amazon, Instagram or her personal website. Find Ken on Twitter, Amazon, Instagram or his personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion Ad: "Ensom Lokk" by Sissel Morken Gullord / "Ancient Life" by wildsound159 | |||
| 20 Feb 2024 | Ep. 92: Premee Mohamed talks The Butcher of the Forest, Science, Nature & More | 01:03:52 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with award-winning author Premee Mohamed about her new novella The Butcher of the Forest, working as a scientist vs. writing fiction, the power of horror and blending genres, colonialism and tackling weighty themes, science as inspiration, climate change, novellas, fairy tales and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Premee. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on War in Speculative Fiction. OUR SPONSOR: Novelo is a collaborative storytelling platform for writers where they can self-publish stories with ease, all while maintaining full creative control over their work. Publish and monetize your stories, collaborate with other authors, and interact with readers. Visit www.novelo.com today to sign up for FREE. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Premee Mohamed is an award-winning scientist and speculative fiction author, as well as an associate editor for Escape Pod. Her works include The Annual Migration of Clouds, the Beneath the Rising Trilogy, The Butcher of the Forest, The Siege of Burning Grass and more. Find Premee on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is releasing on March 19, 2024. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Novelo Ad: "Crescendo" by Astronoz Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 28 Dec 2021 | Ep. 11: What We’re Excited to Read in 2022 (with Fiction Fans) | 01:45:21 | |
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and Fiction Fans podcast co-hosts Sara Carothers and Lilly Ellison, along with FanFiAddict's Connor M. Caplan and Arun (aka Bender), for our last episode of 2021. This time, we're looking ahead to 2022 to discuss the books that we're excited to read in the coming year (whether it's a published book that's already on our TBR lists or something new that is being released in 2022), as well as what we'd like to see more of in the SFF sphere in the future. We also delve a bit into the past and think back on our reading habits and more. ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Sara Carothers is co-host of the Fiction Fans podcast, and she has two pugs and also secretly a cat. Find Sara on Twitter, as well as the Fiction Fans podcast. Lilly Ellison is a writer and co-host of the Fiction Fans podcast, and she has two cats and secretly zero pugs. Find Lilly on Twitter, as well as the Fiction Fans podcast. Connor M. Caplan is a writer for FanFiAddict and author of The Sword in the Street. Find Connor on Twitter or Amazon. Arun (aka Bender) is a writer for FanFiAddict. Find Arun on Twitter, and check out his work on FanFiAddict.com. FIND US ONLINE: MUSIC: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1: "The Wind" by Astronoz The Broken Binding Ad & Interlude 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod. You can also email us directly at sffaddictspod@gmail.com with queries, comments or whatever comes to mind. Also, please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it. | |||
| 10 Oct 2023 | Ep. 74: Co-Writing A Novel with Cassandra Khaw & Richard Kadrey (Writing Masterclass) | 00:48:49 | |
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he delves into a writing masterclass on Co-Writing A Novel with authors Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey. During the episode, Cassandra and Richard tackle the chaotic business of writing with another person, including how they co-wrote The Dead Take the A Train, why you might consider (or not) co-writing a novel, merging writing styles and authorial voices, dealing with the challenges of evolving co-writing processes, deadlines and editors, co-writing virtually, collaborative ideation and storytelling, avoiding ego, trusting your partner and more. NOTE: Cassandra had to leave the conversation 30 minutes in due to a sick cat. Also, this is part two of a two-part chat with Cassandra and Richard. Click here to check out part one. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUESTS: Cassandra Khaw is the award-winning, USA Today bestselling author of The Salt Grows Heavy, Nothing But Blackened Teeth, Hammers on Bone and more. They also write and create video games and tabletop games. Their latest novel is The Dead Take the A Train, co-written with Richard Kadrey. Find Cassandra on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and their personal website. Richard Kadrey is the NYT bestselling author of the Sandman Slim supernatural noir series, along with King Bullet, The Grand Dark, Butcher Bird and more. He’s also written for film and comics, including Heavy Metal, Lucifer, and Hellblazer. His latest novel is The Dead Take the A Train, co-written with Cassandra Khaw. Find Richard on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on X, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on X, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 17 Feb 2023 | TBRCon2023 Panel: What Attracts Us to Horror? (with Chuck Wendig, Delilah S. Dawson, P. Djèlí Clark, Jonathan Sims & CJ Leede) | 01:20:37 | |
Every week, we will be highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/editor Sadie Hartmann and authors Chuck Wendig, Delilah S. Dawson, P. Djèlí Clark, Jonathan Sims and CJ Leede for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "What Attracts Us to Horror?". SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Sadie Hartmann is the co-owner of the horror fiction subscription company, Night Worms and the editor in chief of the horror fiction imprint, Dark Hart. Find Sadie on Twitter or at Night Worms. Chuck Wendig is the bestselling author of The Book of Accidents, Wanderers, Star Wars: Aftermath and more. Find Chuck on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. Delilah Dawson is the New York Times bestselling author of The Violence, Star Wars: PHASMA, The Perfect Weapon and more. She and Kevin Hearne co-write The Tales of Pell series together. Find Delilah on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. P. Djèlí Clark is the award-winning author of Ring Shout, A Master of Djinn and more. Find Phenderson on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. Jonathan Sims is the author of Thirteen Storeys, Family Business and more. He is also the mind and the voice behind the acclaimed horror podcast The Magnus Archives. Find Jonathan on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. CJ Leede is the author of Maeve Fly, her debut novel. Find CJ on Amazon. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 08 Aug 2023 | Ep. 65: Gabriela Romero Lacruz talks The Sun and the Void, Venezuela, Art & More | 01:04:30 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Gabriela Romero Lacruz about her debut novel The Sun and the Void, her love of anime, how she got started writing fan fiction, growing up in Venezuela, learning English as a second language, writing compelling characters and family drama, creating fantasy races and magic systems, making visual art as The Moonborn and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Gabriela. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Real Cultures as Inspiration. WARNING: There are minor spoilers for The Sun and the Void in this interview. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Gabriela Romero Lacruz is the author of The Sun and the Void, her debut novel. She is also a visual artist and designer under the moniker The Moonborn. The Sun and the Void is available now via Orbit Books. Find Gabriela on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon, her personal website or The Moonborn. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 10 Dec 2024 | Ep. 134: Consequences in World Creation with Adrian Tchaikovsky (Writing Masterclass) | 00:52:15 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Consequences in World Creation with award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky. During the episode, Adrian confronts the many consequences of worldbuilding, including establishing a logical fictional “reality”, the depths and possibilities of world creation, being flexible with your world and its consequences, immersion and logical inconsistencies, mapping out consequences and knock-on effects, organizing story/world information, how characters test the limits of your world, fixing bad worldbuilding choices and more. NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Adrian. Click here to check out part one. SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS: Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Adrian Tchaikovsky is the award-winning science fiction and fantasy author of the Children of Time series, The Final Architecture series, the Shadows of the Apt series, The Tyrant Philosophers series, Alien Clay and much more. His newest release is Days of Shattered Faith, which you can purchase here. Find Adrian on Twitter, Bluesky, Amazon and his personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 14 Jul 2023 | TBRCon2023 Panel: The Evolving Landscape of Urban Fantasy (with Dyrk Ashton, Chloe Neill, Steve McHugh, T.L. Huchu, Alex Jennings & Jadie Jang) | 01:34:16 | |
Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author Dyrk Ashton and authors Chloe Neill, Steve McHugh, T.L. Huchu, Alex Jennings and Jadie Jang for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "The Evolving Landscape of Urban Fantasy." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Dyrk Ashton is the author of The Paternus Trilogy. Find Dyrk on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. Chloe Neill is the the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Devil's Isle, the Chicagoland Vampires series and more. Find Chloe on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. Steve McHugh is the bestselling author of the Riftborn series, the Hellequin, Rebellion and Avalon Chronicles and more. Find Steve on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. T.L. Huchu is the author of the Edinburgh Nights series, The Hairdresser of Harare and The Maestro, The Magistrate & The Mathematician. Find T.L. on Twitter or Amazon. Alex Jennings is a writer, editor, teacher and poet living in New Orleans. His debut novel is The Ballad of Perilous Graves. Find Alex on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. Jadie Jang is the author of Monkey Around, her debut novel. She is also a cultural worker and activist. Find Jadie on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 15 Sep 2023 | TBRCon2023 Panel: Audiobook Narration 101 (with David Walters, Travis Baldree, Colin Mace, Luke Arnold, Emily Woo Zeller & Robin Miles) | 01:51:00 | |
Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/blogger David Walters and audiobook narrators Travis Baldree, Colin Mace, Luke Arnold, Emily Woo Zeller and Robin Miles for a TBRCon2023 panel on "Audiobook Narration 101." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT THE PANELISTS: David Walters is the founder of TBRCon and the FanFiAddict book blog. Find David on Twitter or FanFiAddict. Travis Baldree is the bestselling author of Legends & Lattes, as well as a professional audiobook narrator. Find Travis on Twitter, Amazon, Audible and his personal website. Colin Mace is a British theatre, film and TV actor that has appeared in Call the Midwife, Foyles War and the acclaimed ITV drama The Lost Honour. He has narrated for books such as The Shadow of the Gods, The Painted Man and more. Find Colin on Twitter, Audible and IMDB. Luke Arnold is an actor and fantasy author of The Fetch Phillips Archives, including The Last Smile in Sunder City, Dead Man in a Ditch and One Foot in the Fade. Find Luke on Twitter, Audible, Amazon and his personal website. Emily Woo Zeller is the voice of Panam Palmer in Cyberpunk 2077, and has done voice work/audiobook narration for The Last of Us Part II, Star Wars, This is How You Lose the Time War, Ninth Step Station and more. Find Emily on Twitter, Audible, IMDB and her personal website. Robin Miles is an American actor, casting director, audiobook narrator and audiobook director. She has acted in Broadway shows and on TV shows including Law & Order and Murder by Numbers. She has narrated for books such as The Fifth Season, Binti and more. Find Robin on Twitter, Audible and IMDB. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 09 Jun 2022 | Author Chat: Samit Basu (Author of The City Inside) | 01:17:21 | |
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and author Samit Basu for a chat about his new novel The City Inside, how he got into writing, screenwriting and filmmaking, comic books and superheroes, surveillance and technology, the current state of South Asian fantasy and science fiction, representing India and New Delhi in his work and much more. EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Samit Basu is an Indian novelist, film director and screenwriter. His written works include The City Inside, the GameWorld Trilogy, Turbulence, Resistance and more. His debut film, House Arrest, was released as part of Netflix’s International Originals in 2019, which he wrote and co-directed with Shashanka Ghosh. Samit has also worked in comic books, writing for the series Devi, collaborating with M.R. Carey on Untouchables and contributing to Grant Morrison’s 18 Days. Find Samit on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. FIND US ONLINE: MUSIC: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod, and please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, or share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it. | |||
| 25 Feb 2025 | Ep. 143: C. L. Clark talks Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf, Arcane, Teaching & More | 00:58:43 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they chat with award-winning author C. L. Clark about her tie-in new novel Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf, Arcane, League of Legends and writing for a major IP, giving Ambessa more heart and complexity, the Magic of the Lost series, the influence of The Wheel of Time on her writing, teaching and editing, melding big and small-scale themes, writing badass female characters and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Cherae. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on How to Train Your Character. OUR SPONSOR: Transference by Ian Patterson is a near-future, sci-fi dystopia that dissects the medical/pharmaceutical industries, economic inequality, and what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred. Transference is available now in eBook and paperback. Purchase ithere. SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS: Thank you Ian Patterson, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Tai, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: C. L. Clark is the author of the Magic of the Lost series, including The Unbroken and The Faithless. Her latest release is Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf, which you can purchase here. Find Cherae on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and her personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available on Amazon in all formats. Find Adrian onTwitter, Instagram, Amazon and his personal website. Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, as well as the Warrior Witch Duology (The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen). Find Greta on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and her personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram and her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: Linktree MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion AD ATTRIBUTION: - Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri - Video:Svavar Halldorsson /Gorodenkoff /artlab /Jacob Wackerhausen /FHP Animation Studio /SweetBunFactory /shivkantsharma07 /iLexx /circotasu /Astragal /Alasabyss | |||
| 15 Dec 2023 | Announcing MUSHROOM BLUES, Adrian M. Gibson’s debut novel 🍄 | 00:04:06 | |
Announcement and synopsis for Mushroom Blues: The Hofmann Report Book One. After years of hard work and patience, Adrian M. Gibson is excited to announce his debut novel: MUSHROOM BLUES! This is the first book in THE HOFMANN REPORT series, as well as the introduction to THE FUNGALVERSE shared fictional universe. Adrian has poured his heart, soul and spores into this novel and this world, and he can't wait to share it with all of you. So, without further ado, it's time to ENTER THE FUNGALVERSE and BEAT THE WINTER BLUES! Watch the official TEASER TRAILER here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAqXD1I-HOY RELEASE WINDOW: Mushroom Blues releases in Spring 2024 in paperback, hardcover, eBook and audiobook. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer, illustrator and designer. He is the creator and co-host of SFF Addicts podcast. Mushroom Blues is his debut novel. Find Adrian on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/adrianmgibson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adrianmgibson/ SFF Addicts Podcast: https://linktr.ee/SFFAddicts Online Store: https://adrianmgibson.com/shop https://adrianmgibson.com/ MUSIC: Original music composed and mastered by SPORER. (Song will be included on the official Mushroom Blues soundtrack.) | |||
| 25 Jan 2022 | TBRCon 2022: The Past, Present & Future of Grimdark (with Peter McLean, Anna Smith Spark, Ben Galley & More) | 01:29:57 | |
The Past, Present & Future of Grimdark is an author panel from TBRCon2022 featuring Richard Nell, Adrian Selby, Ben Galley, Anna Smith Spark & Peter McLean. Moderated by Beth Tabler. For more information on TBRCon2022, head over to FanFiAddict.com. You can also stream the convention live from Jan. 23-30 on the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, Twitter account or Facebook page. This panel was sponsored by: About the Panelists: Beth Tabler runs Beforewegoblog, contributes to Grimdark Magazine and is constantly immersed in fantasy stories. Find Beth on Twitter or Beforewegoblog. Richard Nell is a Canadian author of fantasy, best known for his novel Kings of Paradise. Find Richard on Twitter or his personal website. Anna Smith Spark is the author of the Empires of Dust epic fantasy series, including The Court of Broken Knives. Find Anna on Twitter or her personal website. Peter McLean is the author of the War for the Rose Throne series, beginning with Priest of Bones, as well as the Burned Man series and numerous short stories for Warhammer. Find Peter on Twitter or his personal website. Ben Galley is an author of dark and epic fantasy books, best known for his Emaneska Series, the award-winning weird western Bloodrush and the standalone novel The Heart of Stone. Find Ben on Twitter or his personal website. Adrian Selby is a video game producer known for his debut novel Snakewood. Find Adrian on Twitter or his personal website. Find Us Online: Music: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz | |||
| 09 Feb 2024 | TBRCon2024 Highlight: Finding a Cover Artist & Designer (with Dyrk Ashton, Michael R. Fletcher, Alyssa Winans & More) | 01:35:23 | |
Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author Dyrk Ashton and authors/artist/designers Michael R. Fletcher, Alyssa Winans, Casey Gerber, Rachel St Clair and Isaac Hill for a TBRCon2024 panel on "Finding a Cover Artist & Designer." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 30 Nov 2021 | Ep. 9: Detectives & Noir in SFF (with Dan Stout, Patricia A. Jackson & Dale Lucas) | 01:35:50 | |
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Dan Stout, Patricia A. Jackson and Dale Lucas as they explore detectives and noir in science fiction and fantasy. During the panel, they discuss noir, detectives, police procedurals and blending genres, what those genres can offer in terms of setting, characters and narrative, incorporating noir into fictional worlds, using real world influences to enhance stories, noir tropes and much, much more. ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Dan Stout is the author of The Carter Archives fantasy noir series. Find Dan on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. Patricia A. Jackson is the author of Forging A Nightmare. Find Patricia on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. Dale Lucas is the author of The Fifth Ward and Doc Voodoo series. Find Dale on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. FIND US ONLINE: MUSIC: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1: "The Wind" by Astronoz The Broken Binding Ad & Interlude 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod. You can also email us directly at sffaddictspod@gmail.com with queries, comments or whatever comes to mind. Also, please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it. | |||
| 17 Nov 2022 | Author Chat: Africa Risen editors Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki & Zelda Knight | 01:00:18 | |
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and award-winning editors/authors Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki and Zelda Knight for a chat about their new anthology Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction, as well as the evolution and meaning of the anthology's title, the story selection process, offering a platform for new African and diaspora authors, storytelling traditions, community building and much more. RESOURCES/BOOKS MENTIONED: - Too Dystopian for Whom? A Continental Nigerian Writer's Perspective (essay in Uncanny Magazine) - Flowers for the Sea by Zin E. Rocklyn EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Sheree Renée Thomas is an award-winning author, editor and poet. Her works include the Dark Matter anthology, Nine Bar Blues, the Marvel novel Black Panther: Panther's Rage, the story "Timebox Altar(ed)" in Janelle Monáe's collection The Memory Librarian and Other Stories of Dirty Computer and much more. Find Sheree on Twitter or her personal website. Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki is an award-winning speculative fiction writer, editor and publisher from Nigeria. He edited the first ever Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction anthology, the Bridging Worlds anthology and co-edited the Dominion and Africa Risen anthologies. His newest short story is "Destiny Delayed," which you can read here. Find Oghenechovwe on Twitter or his personal website. Zelda Knight is an award-winning author, editor and bookseller. She co-edited the Dominion anthology, and has written numerous short stories and science fiction/romance series and books. Find Zelda on Twitter or her personal website. FIND US ONLINE: MUSIC: Intro: "The Wind" by Astronoz Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod, and please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, or share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it. | |||
| 14 Dec 2021 | Ep. 10: Our Favorite Reads of 2021 | 01:59:02 | |
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and FanFiAddict's David Walters, Tori Gross, Eleni Argyró, Connor M. Caplan and Arun (aka Bender) for our final FanFiAddict family panel of the year. During this episode, we reflect on the past year and share some of our favorite sci-fi, fantasy and horror books that we read throughout 2021. It was a great time, full of lots of jokes and gushing about the authors and books we adore, and we hope that you come out of it with a bunch of books to add to your TBR. ABOUT THE PANELISTS: David Walters is a book reviewer and the founder of FanFiAddict.com, as well as the host of Authors on a Podcast Talking Books. Find David on Twitter or on FanFiAddict.com. Tori Gross is an author, poet and writer for the FanFiAddict book blog. Find Tori on Twitter or on FanFiAddict.com. Eleni Argyró is a book reviewer for FanFiAddict and loves all things literature related. Find Eleni on Twitter or on FanFiAddict.com. Connor M. Caplan is a writer for FanFiAddict and author of The Sword in the Street. Find Connor on Twitter or Amazon. Arun (aka Bender) is a writer for FanFiAddict. Find Arun on Twitter or on FanFiAddict.com. FIND US ONLINE: MUSIC: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1: "The Wind" by Astronoz The Broken Binding Ad & Interlude 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod. You can also email us directly at sffaddictspod@gmail.com with queries, comments or whatever comes to mind. Also, please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it. | |||
| 28 Apr 2023 | Author Roundtable: How SFF Is Changing (with Shauna Lawless, Rob J. Hayes, Xueting C. Ni & Moses Ose Utomi) | 01:30:31 | |
Join authors Shauna Lawless, Rob J. Hayes, Xueting C. Ni and Moses Ose Utomi for another FanFiAddict author roundtable! During the discussion, these five talented authors share their takes on How SFF Is Changing, exploring how the genres have shifted over the past five years, rising and declining subgenres, the role of movie and TV adaptations in popularizing SFF, social media, self-publishing, eBooks and more. This is the third edition of our monthly AUTHOR ROUNDTABLE series, where we bring a handful of authors together to discuss a topic related to SF/F/H, writing craft, publishing and more. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Shauna Lawless is the author of The Children of Gods and Fighting Men, her debut novel. Find Shauna on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. Rob J. Hayes is the author of The War Eternal series, the Mortal Techniques series, The Ties That Bind series and more. Find Rob on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. Xueting C. Ni is an author and editor. Her first book is From Kuan Yin to Chairman Mao, and her first anthology is Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction. Find Xueting on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. Moses Ose Utomi is a Nigerian-American fantasy writer. Daughters of Oduma and The Lies of the Ajungo are his debut books. Find Moses on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 19 Dec 2023 | Ep. 84: End of Year Special (with Ryan Cahill & R.R. Virdi) | 02:01:32 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they close out 2023 in style with fellow authors and friends of the show Ryan Cahill and R.R. Virdi. During the final episode of the year, they chat about how life has been, how writing compares to other forms of art and creativity, writing as a grind (that we love), experiences in publishing, self-pub vs. trad pub vs. hybrid, shifting writing processes, motivation and dedication, community and friendship, imposter syndrome and hurdles, our hopes for 2024, small wins and more. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUESTS: Ryan Cahill is the author of the epic fantasy series The Bound and the Broken series, including Of Blood and Fire, Of Darkness and Light, Of War and Ruin, The Fall and The Exile. Find Ryan on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. R.R. Virdi is the bestselling, award-nominated author of The First Binding, The Grave Report series, The Books of Winter series and more. Find Ronnie on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is releasing in spring 2024. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 03 Jan 2023 | New Co-Host, New Format, Patreon & Merch Store! | 00:06:22 | |
Some big changes are coming to SFF Addicts podcast! Tune in to hear about our new co-host and format, as well as the launch of our Patreon and merchandise store. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 03 Feb 2022 | TBRCon 2022: Parenting in SFF (with Gabriela Houston, Caroline Hardaker, Ron Walters & More) | 01:33:22 | |
Parenting in SFF is an author panel from TBRCon2022 featuring Gabriela Houston, Caroline Hardaker, Ron Walters, Dan Hanks and Alex Thomson. Moderated by our very own host Adrian M. Gibson. For more information on TBRCon2022, head over to FanFiAddict.com. You can also stream the convention live from Jan. 23-30 on the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, Twitter account or Facebook page. This panel was sponsored by: About the Panelists: Gabriela Houston is the author of The Second Bell and The Wind Child. Find Gabriela on Twitter or her personal website. Caroline Hardaker is the author of Composite Creatures, Little Quakes Every Day and more. Find Caroline on Twitter or her personal website. Ron Walters is the author of Deep Dive, his debut novel. Find Ron on Twitter or his personal website. Dan Hanks is the author of Captain Moxley & the Embers of the Empire and Swashbucklers. Find Dan on Twitter. Alex Thomson is the author of Spidertouch and Death of a Clone. Find Alex on Twitter. Find Us Online: Music: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz | |||
| 09 Jun 2023 | TBRCon2023 Panel: Querying, Agents & Traditional Publishing (with Andrea Stewart, Kevin Hearne, Rebecca Roanhorse, Sebastien de Castell, Alexander Darwin & Moses Ose Utomi) | 01:02:17 | |
Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author Andrea Stewart and authors Kevin Hearne, Rebecca Roanhorse, Sebastien de Castell, Alexander Darwin and Moses Ose Utomi for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "Querying, Agents & Traditional Publishing." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Andrea Stewart is the author of The Bone Shard Daughter, The Bone Shard Emperor and The Bone Shard War. Find Andrea on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. Rebecca Roanhorse is the award-winning author of Black Sun and its sequel Fevered Star, as well as Tread of Angels, Trail of Lightning and more. Find Rebecca on Twitter or her personal website. Kevin Hearne is the New York Times bestseller author of The Iron Druid Chronicles series, the 2015 Star Wars novel Heir to the Empire and more. Find Kevin on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. Sebastien de Castell is the author of The Greatcoats series, the Spellslinger series, The Court of Shadows series and more. Find Sebastien on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. Alexander Darwin is the author of The Combat Codes, his debut novel. Find Alexander on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. Moses Ose Utomi is a Nigerian-American fantasy writer. Daughters of Oduma and The Lies of the Ajungo are his debut books. Find Moses on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 26 Mar 2024 | Ep. 97: Genre Mashups with Adrian M. Gibson (Writing Masterclass) | 01:07:41 | |
Join host M.J. Kuhn as she delves into a writing masterclass on Genre Mashups with her co-host/author Adrian M. Gibson. During the episode, Adrian picks apart the various aspects of genre mashups, including how he incorporated police procedurals and crime thrillers into Mushroom Blues, milieu and aesthetics as mashup elements, genre mashups vs. subgenres, meeting reader expectations in multiple genres at once, why authors shouldn't force genres together and more. NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Adrian. Click here to check out part one. OUR SPONSOR: Novelo is a collaborative storytelling platform for writers where they can self-publish stories with ease, all while maintaining full creative control over their work. Publish and monetize your stories, collaborate with other authors, and interact with readers. Visit www.novelo.com today to sign up for FREE. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now in paperback and eBook. Purchase it on Amazon, and look forward to the hardcover and audiobook in the coming weeks. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website. ABOUT OUR HOST: M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Novelo Ad: "Crescendo" by Astronoz Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 14 Jun 2024 | TBRCon2024 Highlight: Cozy Fantasy's Rise - Grimdark's Demise? (with Anna Smith Spark, Casey Blair, Dyrk Ashton & More) | 01:40:43 | |
Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/blogger Mihir Wanchoo and authors Anna Smith Spark, Casey Blair, Dyrk Ashton, Olivia Atwater and Kian N. Ardalan for a TBRCon2024 panel on "Cozy Fantasy's Rise - Grimdark's Demise?" SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 28 Jun 2024 | TBRCon2024 Highlight: Psychological vs. Gory Horror (with Sadie Hartmann, Delilah S. Dawson & More) | 01:16:45 | |
IMPORTANT NOTE: We do not condone the inappropriate behavior of author Zach Rosenberg, but out of respect for the voices/experiences of the other panelists, we have chosen to make this panel available to listeners. Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author/editor Sadie Hartmann and authors Delilah S. Dawson, Chris Panatier, Scott Leeds, Ness Brown and Zach Rosenberg for a TBRCon2024 panel on "Psychological vs. Gory Horror." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 28 Feb 2023 | Ep. 42: Writing Beginnings with Chelsea Abdullah (Writing Masterclass) | 00:43:55 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Writing Beginnings with author Chelsea Abdullah. During the episode, Chelsea shares her takes on the intricacies of openings: why beginnings are so important (for both readers and agents/editors), balancing character and worldbuilding in an opening chapter, the pros and cons of prologues, kick-ass first lines, writing beginnings for multiple POV characters and more. NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Chelsea Abdullah. Click here to check out part one. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT OUR GUEST: Chelsea Abdullah is the author of The Stardust Thief, her debut novel. Find Chelsea on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 12 Jul 2022 | Ep. 22: Queerness & Gender in SFF (with C. L. Clark, Ryka Aoki, Khan Wong & Al Hess) | 01:35:05 | |
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors C. L. Clark, Ryka Aoki, Khan Wong and Al Hess as they explore the intersection of queerness, gender and sexuality in sci-fi and fantasy. During the panel they discuss what queerness means to each of the participants, their personal journeys with sexuality and gender, why sci-fi and fantasy are so well-suited for queer stories, the supportive nature of the SFF community, sensitivity readers, romance and much more. IMPORTANT NOTE: Unfortunately, we had numerous technical issues during the recording of this episode. As a result, a large section of Ryka's audio was unrecoverable, so after the introductions you won't hear her until about the one-hour mark. Apologies for the loss of her insightful contributions to the discussion. EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT THE AUTHORS: C. L. Clark is a writer, editor and teacher. She is the author of The Unbroken, book one in the Magic of the Lost trilogy. Find Cherae on Twitter or her personal website. Ryka Aoki is the author of Light from Uncommon Stars, Seasonal Velocities, The Great Space Adventure and more. Her work has also been published in a number of both queer and mainstream publications and anthologies, and she wrote for and acted in the award-winning film “Transfinite.” Find Ryka on Twitter or her personal website. Khan Wong is a proud author of queer SFF. His debut novel, The Circus Infinite, was released in Spring 2022 through Angry Robot Books. Find Khan on Twitter or his personal website. Al Hess is a writer and artist, having written the post-apocalyptic Travelers Series and the 1930s-flavoured dystopian series, Hep Cats of Boise. His first traditionally published novel, World Running Down, is set to release in March 2023. Find Al on Twitter or his personal website. FIND US ONLINE: MUSIC: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1: "The Wind" by Astronoz The Broken Binding Ad & Interlude 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com/ for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod, and please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, or share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it. | |||
| 26 Oct 2021 | Author Chat: Alison Stine | 01:11:36 | |
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and author Alison Stine for a chat about her journey as a writer, the origins of her novels Road Out of Winter and Trashlands, how climate change plays into her fiction, parenting, characters and community, trash, tattooing and much more. Meet Our Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by the amazing folks at THE BROKEN BINDING. Make sure to visit them at thebrokenbinding.co.uk for all of your fantasy and sci-fi needs. Use the discount code FANFI for 5% off your next order. About the Author: Alison Stine is the Philip K. Dick award winning author of Road Out of Winter and Trashlands, as well as three poetry collections and a novella. She was raised in rural Ohio, a setting that has come up frequently in her fiction. Partially deaf, she works as a freelance reporter with The New York Times, and also writes for The Washington Post, The Atlantic, 100 Days in Appalachia, and more. She now lives in Colorado. Find Alison on Instagram, Twitter, Amazon, Audible as well as her personal website. You can also check out Adrian's FanFiAddict book reviews of Road Out of Winter and Trashlands for more in-depth critiques of Alison's novels. Find Us Online: Music: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod. You can also email us directly at sffaddictspod@gmail.com with queries, comments or whatever comes to mind. Also, please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it. | |||
| 09 Aug 2022 | Ep. 24: One-Year Anniversary Extravaganza! | 02:35:17 | |
Join host Adrian M. Gibson for a special SFF Addicts one-year anniversary extravaganza (streamed live on YouTube), where he reminisces on the past year of podcasting, chats with friends and catches up with past guest authors like Kevin Hearne, Delilah S. Dawson, Anthony Ryan, K.S. Villoso, Andrea Stewart, Dyrk Ashton, Michael R. Fletcher, Krystle Matar, Ryan Cahill, Matt Kressel and more. Plus, three LIVE READINGS, from authors Connor M. Caplan, Tori Gross and Adrian M. Gibson himself. EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT OUR GUESTS: Thank you so much to everyone who took part in the livestream, including Kevin Hearne, Delilah S. Dawson, Andrea Stewart, K.S. Villoso, E.G. Radcliff, Anthony Ryan, Michael R. Fletcher, Dyrk Ashton, Rob J. Hayes, Sebastien de Castell, Ben Galley, Krystle Matar, Luke Tarzian, Angela Boord, Dan Fitzgerald, Dan Stout, Jonathan Nevair, Ryan Cahill, Brian Naslund, Quenby Olson, Matt Kressel, Tiffany Trent, Cody Sisco, Liam Quane, Ron Walters, Ciel Pierlot, Connor M. Caplan, Tori Gross, Justin Gross, David Walters, Sean Conley and Tom "Bookbeard" Harnett. Special thank you to Peter Hartog and Patricia A. Jackson—you two are the best. Check out all of these amazing, talented folks on past episodes of SFF Addicts. FIND US ONLINE: MUSIC: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com/ for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod, and please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, or share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it. | |||
| 12 Sep 2023 | Ep. 70: Building a Dedicated Fanbase with Robin & Michael J. Sullivan (Writing Masterclass) | 01:11:58 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Building a Dedicated Fanbase with author Michael J. Sullivan and his wife/business manager Robin. During the episode, Michael and Robin lay out the realities of writing and building an audience, including steps to becoming a well-earning author, selling directly to readers, Kickstarter and crowdfunding, growing a career and community, the importance of series for fan investment, comparing traditional and self-publishing, Goodreads, Royal Road, social media, reviews and more. NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Michael. Click here to check out part one. IMPORTANT: There are various platforms discussed during this episode, including Kickstarter, Goodreads, Royal Road and more. While other platforms are not explicitly mentioned (such as Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, Patreon, Reddit, etc.), much of the advice offered by Michael and Robin can be applied across the board. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Michael J. Sullivan is the bestselling author of The Riyria Revelations, The Riyria Chronicles, The Legends of the First Empire series, The Rise and Fall series and more. His latest book, Esrahaddon, is available now. Find Michael on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 10 May 2024 | TBRCon2024 Highlight: The Debut Author Experience (with Adrian M. Gibson, Sunyi Dean, Chelsea Abdullah & More) | 01:42:53 | |
Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author/podcaster Adrian M. Gibson and authors Sunyi Dean, Chelsea Abdullah, Scott Drakeford, Emma Mieko Candon and Kaden Love for a TBRCon2024 panel on "The Debut Author Experience." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 06 Oct 2023 | TBRCon2023 Panel: What Even is Cyberpunk in 2023? (with Cody Sisco, T. R. Napper, Olivia Chadha, Matthew FitzSimmons, Jeremy Szal & Elly Bangs) | 01:32:00 | |
NOTE: This is the final TBRCon2023 panel, so there won't be any more Friday panel episodes. Thank you for listening and supporting the convention. Every week, we've highlighted a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. For this final week, join moderator/author Cody Sisco and authors T. R. Napper, Olivia Chadha, Matthew FitzSimmons, Jeremy Szal and Elly Bangs for a TBRCon2023 panel on "What Even is Cyberpunk in 2023?" SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Cody Sisco is the author of the Resonant Earth series, including Broken Mirror Tortured Echoes. Find Cody on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. T. R. Napper is the author of 36 Streets and the short story collection Neon Leviathan. He also wrote his Doctorate thesis in Creative Writing on 'The Dark Century: 1946-2046. Noir, Cyberpunk and Asian Modernity.' Find T. R. on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. Olivia Chadha is the author of The Mechanists series and more. Find Olivia on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. Matthew FitzSimmons is the author of Constance, the Gibson Vaughn series and more. Find Matthew on Amazon and his personal website. Jeremy Szal is the author of Stormblood and its sequel Blindspace. Find Jeremy on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. Elly Bangs is the author of Unity, her debut novel. Find Elly on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 18 Aug 2022 | Author Chat: Victor Manibo (Author of The Sleepless) | 01:00:30 | |
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and speculative fiction author Victor Manibo for a chat about his debut novel The Sleepless, hyperinsomnia as a story concept, his law career, writing a queer Filipino protagonist, capitalism, pharmaceutical companies, corporate media, pandemics, hopes for the future of humanity and much more. They also touch on the inevitable question: would Victor choose to be sleepless? EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Victor Manibo is a speculative fiction author living in New York City, as well as a queer immigrant and civil rights lawyer, experiences that have influenced his writing. His debut novel, The Sleepless, is out on Aug. 23rd via Erewhon Books. Find Victor on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. FIND US ONLINE: MUSIC: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod, and please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, or share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it. | |||
| 04 Apr 2025 | TBRCon2025: Sidekicks & Secondary Characters That Steal the Show (with Fonda Lee, Andrea Stewart & More) | 01:39:14 | |
Every Friday, we’re highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2025 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/book reviewer Eleni Argyró and authors Fonda Lee, Andrea Stewart, Sebastien de Castell, J.S. Dewes, SourpatchHero and Luis Magalhaes for a TBRCon2025 panel on "Sidekicks & Secondary Characters That Steal the Show". SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: Linktree MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 23 Jun 2022 | Author Chat: Alex Jennings (Author of The Ballad of Perilous Graves) | 00:57:40 | |
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and author Alex Jennings for a chat about his new novel The Ballad of Perilous Graves, his long journey towards publication, participating in Clarion West, meeting his literary idols, New Orleans and jazz culture, the magic of music and much more. NOTE: Apologies for the background noise on Alex's audio. EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Alex Jennings is a writer, editor, teacher and poet living in New Orleans, a devourer of pop culture and a lover music, film and comics. His debut novel, The Ballad of Perilous Graves, is out now through Redhook. Find Alex on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website, and you can check out his Spotify playlist for The Ballad of Perilous Graves here. FIND US ONLINE: MUSIC: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod, and please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, or share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it. | |||
| 24 Feb 2023 | Author Roundtable: Indie Marketing (with Kian N. Ardalan, Ryan Cahill, Aparna Verma & Gourav Mohanty) | 02:06:35 | |
Join authors Kian N. Ardalan, Ryan Cahill, Aparna Verma and Gourav Mohanty for FanFiAddict's very first author roundtable! During the discussion, these four talented authors share their takes on Indie Marketing, exploring how they have marketed their books, methods for successful marketing, social media platforms and more. This is the first edition of our monthly AUTHOR ROUNDTABLE series, where we bring a handful of authors together to discuss a topic related to SF/F/H, writing craft, publishing and more. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Kian N. Ardalan is the author of Eleventh Cycle, The Fantastically Underwhelming Epic and The Dragon's Heir. Find Kian on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. Ryan Cahill is the author of the epic fantasy series The Bound and the Broken series, including Of Blood and Fire, Of Darkness and Light, Of War and Ruin, The Fall and The Exile. Find Ryan on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. Aparna Verma is the author of The Phoenix King, her debut novel (which was previously self-published as The Boy with Fire). Find Aparna on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. Gourav Mohanty is the author of Sons of Darkness, his debut novel. Find Gourav on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 20 Jun 2023 | Ep. 58: Writing Action Scenes with Alexander Darwin (Writing Masterclass) | 00:50:58 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Writing Action Scenes with author/martial artist Alexander Darwin. During the episode, Alexander tackles the ins and outs of action, including why action scenes are integral to stories, action in TV/film vs. fiction, writing believable action scenes, using pacing to control action and narrative, how action can drive plot, character and worldbuilding, dialogue as action and more. NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Alexander. Click here to check out part one. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Alexander Darwin is the author of The Combat Codes, his debut novel. The Combat Codes is available now via Orbit Books. Find Alexander on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. The sequel, Thick As Thieves, releases on July 25 and is available to preorder here. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 06 Jun 2023 | Ep. 56: Worldbuilding 101 with Martha Wells (Writing Masterclass) | 00:51:37 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Worldbuilding 101 with bestselling author Martha Wells. During the episode, Martha unravels the intricacies of worldbuilding, including what it means, why well-crafted worlds are important for stories, first steps for worldbuilding, research vs. creativity, keeping track of details, how to convey information through description, avoiding infodumping, drawing maps, naming shit and more. NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Martha. Click here to check out part one. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Martha Wells is the award-winning/bestselling SFF author of The Murderbot Diaries, The Books of the Raksura series, The Death of the Necromancer, the Fall of Ile-Rien trilogy and more, along with short fiction, YA novels, and non-fiction. Her latest book is Witch King, which is available now via Tor Books. Find Martha on Amazon or her personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. The sequel, Thick As Thieves, releases on July 25 and is available to preorder here. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 29 Sep 2023 | TBRCon2023 Panel: The Rise of Indie Horror (with Tim Meyer, Hailey Piper, Jonathan Janz, Chad Lutzke, Candace Nola & Zach Rosenberg) | 01:17:56 | |
Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author Tim Meyer and authors Hailey Piper, Jonathan Janz, Chad Lutzke, Candace Nola and Zach Rosenberg for a TBRCon2023 panel on "The Rise of Indie Horror." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Tim Meyer is the author of Malignant Summer, The Switch House, Dead Daughters and more. Find Tim on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. Hailey Piper is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Queen of Teeth, No Gods for Drowning, The Worm and His Kings, Your Mind Is a Terrible Thing and more. Find Hailey on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. Jonathan Janz is an author and screenwriter, having written Marla, The Siren and the Specter, The Dismembered and more, as well as screenwriting for Exorcist Road. Find Jonathan on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. Chad Lutzke is the author of Three-Smile Mile, The Pale White, Places We Fear To Tread and more. Find Chad on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. Candace Nola is an award-winning author, editor and reviewer. Her books include Bishop, Hank Flynn, Baker's Dozen and more. Find Candace on Twitter and Amazon. Zach Rosenberg is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Pressure, Autumn Bleeds into Winter and the forthcoming Hungers as Old as This Land. Find Zach on Twitter and Amazon. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 21 Feb 2025 | TBRCon2025: How to Market Through Email Newsletters (with Caroline Lambe, Wolfe Locke & More) | 01:30:13 | |
Every Friday, we’re highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2025 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/publisher Caroline Lambe and panelists Wolfe Locke, Konstance, Jessie Kwak and Beth Barany for a panel on “How to Market Through Email Newsletters”. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: Linktree MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 19 Jul 2024 | TBRCon2024 Highlight: The Rise of Novellas (with Martha Wells, Veronica Roth, P. Djèlí Clark & More) | 01:29:47 | |
Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author Moses Ose Utomi and panelists Martha Wells, Veronica Roth, P. Djèlí Clark, Malka Older and Beth Tabler for a TBRCon2024 panel on "The Rise of Novellas." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 17 Oct 2023 | Ep. 75: Greta Kelly talks The Queen of Days, Family, Time, Heists & More | 00:45:59 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Greta Kelly about her new novel The Queen of Days, the Warrior Witch Duology, her experiences in traditional publishing, Doctor Who and the concept of time, creating a unique magic system, why heists are awesome, writing compelling characters and godlike beings, biological and found families, parenting, The Lord of the Rings, D&D and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Greta. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Plotting 101. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Greta Kelly is the author of the upcoming The Queen of Days, as well as the Warrior Witch Duology (The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen). Find Greta on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and her personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 09 Apr 2024 | Ep. 99: Swashbuckling Fantasy with Sebastien de Castell (Writing Masterclass) | 00:59:17 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Swashbuckling Fantasy with author Sebastien de Castell. During the episode, Sebastien plays the daring hero by laying out the essentials of swashbuckling, including how he defines it, famous examples of swashbuckling (like The Three Musketeers and The Princess Bride), the interaction between swordplay, action and stakes, how to pace a swashbuckling story, applying humor to swashbuckling, heroes, villains, contrast and more. NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Sebastien. Click here to check out part one. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Sebastien de Castell is the author of the Greatcoats series, the Spellslinger series, The Malevolent Seven and more. His latest book is Play of Shadows, the first book in The Court of Shadows series. Purchase it here. Find Sebastien on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 16 Aug 2024 | TBRCon2024 Highlight: Genre Mashups in Fantasy (with Julia Vee, Robert Jackson Bennett, Josiah Bancroft & More) | 01:33:43 | |
NOTE: This is the final TBRCon2024 highlight. See you all at TBRCon2025! Every Friday, we've highlighted a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting. For this final week, join moderator/author Julia Vee and authors Robert Jackson Bennett, Josiah Bancroft, RJ Barker, T.L. Huchu and Steve McHugh for a TBRCon2024 panel on "Genre Mashups in Fantasy." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 05 Jul 2022 | Author Chat: Becky Chambers (Author of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet) | 01:05:33 | |
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and award-winning author Becky Chambers for a chat about fictional comfort foods, her journey writing the Wayfarers series, transitioning to the Monk & Robot novellas, tea, video games, hopeful science fiction and much more. EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Becky Chambers is the author of the Hugo Award-winning Wayfarers series, which includes The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, A Closed and Common Orbit, Record of a Spaceborn Few and The Galaxy, and the Ground Within. Her latest series is Monk & Robot, which started last year with A Psalm for the Wild-Built and continues with A Prayer for the Crown-Shy, out on July 12th through Tordotcom Publishing. Find Becky on Amazon and her personal website. FIND US ONLINE: MUSIC: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod, and please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, or share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it. | |||
| 11 Jun 2024 | Ep. 108: Creating Fictional Cultures with Rebecca Roanhorse (Writing Masterclass) | 00:49:47 | |
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he delves into a writing masterclass on Creating Fictional Cultures with bestselling, award-winning author Rebecca Roanhorse. During the episode, Rebecca weaves a cultural tapestry, exploring why “culture” is important to human beings, approaches for creating a fictional culture, research and lived experience, details and sensory descriptors, characters in relation to culture, real world vs. secondary world cultures, cultural appropriation vs. inspiration and more. NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Rebecca. Click here to check out part one. OUR SPONSOR: Chloe's Kingdom is a thrilling YA/sci-fi/heist novel set in the unforgiving void of outer space, perfect for fans of Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo and Artemis by Andy Weir. Purchase Chloe's Kingdom by Gregory Michael HERE in paperback, hardcover and eBook. For more information, follow Gregory on Twitter. SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS: Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Zach Parker, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Rebecca Roanhorse is the bestselling, award-winning author of Trail of Lightning and its sequel, Storm of Locusts, as well as the Between Earth and Sky trilogy, Tread of Angels and more. Her newest release is Mirrored Heavens, which you can purchase here. Find Rebecca on Instagram, Amazon or her personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion Ad: Cloud Nine by Hayden Folker | https://soundcloud.com/hayden-folker. Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com. Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US | |||
| 28 Jul 2023 | Author Roundtable: South Asian Fantasy (with Gourav Mohanty, R.R. Virdi, Aparna Verma, Gautam Bhatia & Tashan Mehta) | 01:26:22 | |
Join authors Gourav Mohanty, R.R. Virdi, Aparna Verma, Gautam Bhatia and Tashan Mehta for another FanFiAddict author roundtable! During the discussion, these five talented authors share their takes on SOUTH ASIAN FANTASY, exploring the growth of speculative fiction in South Asia and its diaspora, the ability for South Asian authors to represent their culture/heritage in their work, how fantasy plays into their own history/religion/mythology, publishing struggles and successes and more. This is the sixth edition of our monthly AUTHOR ROUNDTABLE series, where we bring a handful of authors together to discuss a topic related to SF/F/H, writing craft, publishing and more. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Gourav Mohanty is the author of Sons of Darkness, his debut novel. Find Gourav on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. R.R. Virdi is the bestselling, award-nominated author of The First Binding, The Grave Report series, The Books of Winter series and more. The First Binding is available now via Tor Books. Find Ronnie on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. Aparna Verma is the author of The Phoenix King, her debut novel (which was previously self-published as The Boy with Fire). Find Aparna on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. Gautam Bhatia is a constitutional lawyer and the author of The Wall, The Horizon and more. He is also the co-ordinating editor of Strange Horizons, a weekly online magazine of fantasy and science fiction. Find Gautam on Twitter, Amazon and Linktree. Tashan Mehta is the author of Mad Sisters of Esi, forthcoming from HarperCollins India in winter 2023, and The Liar’s Weave, her debut novel. Find Tashan on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 14 Feb 2023 | Ep. 40: Audiobook Narration with Travis Baldree (Writing Masterclass) | 00:45:50 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Audiobook Narration with bestselling author/narrator Travis Baldree. During the episode, Travis lays out everything there is to know (and hear) about narration: the appeal of narrating and listening to books, the exploding popularity of audiobooks, narrating Will Wight's Cradle series, his recording equipment and preparation process, what it's like working with authors, costs and methods for hiring a narrator and more. NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Travis Baldree. Click here to check out part one. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT OUR GUEST: Travis Baldree is the author of Legends & Lattes, as well as a professional audiobook narrator. Find Travis on Twitter, Amazon, Audible or his personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 18 Jan 2022 | Announcing TBRCon 2022 | 00:03:40 | |
This is a special SFF Addicts announcement for TBRCon 2022, a virtual literature convention taking place from January 23-30, 2022 and hosted by FanFiAddict.com. The convention focuses on science fiction, fantasy and horror, offering up 24 author panels that aim to deepen our understanding and love of these genres, with a ton of your favorite SFF authors discussing a wide variety of topics. We here at SFF Addicts will also be publishing a selection of these panels right here on the podcast feed. For more information on the convention, the full schedule of panels and more, head to fanfiaddict.com/tbrcon-2022. The convention will be streaming on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, and all of the panels will be available to watch after the convention whenever your geek heart desires over on the FanFiAddict YouTube channel. Stay tuned for lots more TBRCon goodness in the coming weeks! Find Us Online: Music: Intro: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod. You can also email us directly at sffaddictspod@gmail.com with queries, comments or whatever comes to mind. Also, please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it. | |||
| 26 Sep 2023 | Ep. 72: Writing Mysteries with Josiah Bancroft & Adrian M. Gibson (Writing Masterclass) | 01:11:50 | |
Join host M.J. Kuhn as she delves into a writing masterclass on Writing Mysteries with author Josiah Bancroft and (surprise!) our very own Adrian M. Gibson. During the episode, Josiah and Adrian investigate the clues of writing a mystery, including why we love a good mystery, the evolution of the genre, essentials like setting, atmosphere, hooks and capable protagonists, how to pace a mystery and dish out clues, cohesion and mysteries going off the rails, genre blending a mystery with SFF and more. NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Josiah. Click here to check out part one. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Josiah Bancroft is the author of the new novel The Hexologists, as well as The Books of Babel series (Senlin Ascends, Arm of the Sphinx, The Hod King and The Fall of Babel). Find Josiah on Instagram, Patreon, Amazon and his personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 18 Apr 2023 | Ep. 49: Andrea Stewart talks The Bone Shard War, Querying, Parenthood & More | 00:44:09 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with fantasy author Andrea Stewart about her new book The Bone Shard War, wrapping up The Drowning Empire series, finding a balance between writing and family, struggling in the querying trenches, her new series The Gods Below, why she loves trilogies, the validation of getting an agent, giant ground sloths and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Andrea. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Animal Companions. RESOURCES MENTIONED: - Freedom app: https://freedom.to/ - Forest app: https://www.forestapp.cc/ SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT OUR GUEST: Andrea Stewart is the author of The Bone Shard Daughter and The Bone Shard Emperor, books one and two in The Drowning Empire Trilogy. The final book in the series, The Bone Shard War, is out on April 18. Find Andrea on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 24 Jan 2023 | Ep. 37: H.M. Long talks Barrow of Winter, Dark Water Daughter, Writing as Therapy & More | 00:26:36 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author H.M. Long about her origins in SFF and reading, why she started writing, the many books she wrote before getting published, the origins of Hall of Smoke, how she expanded that book into a series, her new books Barrow of Winter and Dark Water Daughter, plus pirates, salamanders and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Hannah. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Discovery Writing. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT OUR GUEST: H.M. Long is the author of Hall of Smoke and its sequels, Temple of No God and Barrow of Winter. Her next novel, Dark Water Daughter, is out on July 11. Find Hannah on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 12 Apr 2024 | TBRCon2024 Highlight: Small & Midsize Book Publishers with Peter Chiykowski, Bryce O'Connor, Caroline Lambe & More | 01:31:32 | |
Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/publisher/editor Peter Chiykowski and panelists Bryce O'Connor, Caroline Lambe, Mae Murray, Selena Middleton, Fabienne Schwizer, Brook Aspden and Alan Lastufka for a TBRCon2024 panel on "Small & Midsize Book Publishers." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 13 Jan 2022 | TV Club: The Wheel of Time S01 Review (with P. Djèlí Clark, Patricia A. Jackson & More) | 02:54:43 | |
Welcome to another TV Club bonus episode! Join host Adrian M. Gibson and guests P. Djèlí Clark, Patricia A. Jackson and Sara Carothers (Fictions Fans podcast), as they discuss and review season one of The Wheel of Time, the new TV adaptation of the fantasy book series by Robert Jordan. During the panel they discuss and critique the on-screen portrayals of their favorite Wheel of Time characters, analyze the overarching narratives of the show and its many changes, explore its flaws and successes, share their hopes for the next season and much more. About the Panelists: Phenderson Djèlí Clark is the award-winning author of Ring Shout, A Master of Djinn and more. Find Phenderson on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. Patricia A. Jackson is the author of Forging A Nightmare, her debut novel. Find Patricia on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. Sara Carothers is the co-host of the Fiction Fans podcast. Find Sara on Twitter and the Fiction Fans website. Find Us Online: Music: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod. You can also email us directly at sffaddictspod@gmail.com with queries, comments or whatever comes to mind. Also, please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it. | |||
| 13 Jun 2023 | Ep. 57: Alexander Darwin talks The Combat Codes, Martial Arts, Publishing & More | 01:05:01 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Alexander Darwin about his debut novel The Combat Codes, mixed martial arts and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, starting his writing career in self-publishing, transitioning to the traditional publishing world, comparing the different sides of publishing, lessons and advice from his writing journey, video games, JRPGs, Studio Ghibli movies and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Alexander. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Writing Action Scenes. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Alexander Darwin is the author of The Combat Codes, his debut novel. The Combat Codes is available now via Orbit Books. Find Alexander on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. The sequel, Thick As Thieves, releases on July 25 and is available to preorder here. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 30 Aug 2022 | Author Chat: Claire North (Author of Ithaca) | 01:02:01 | |
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and bestselling author Claire North for a chat about her new book Ithaca, her young career beginnings, pen names and passing on your creativity to readers, the power of stories, history, mythology, badass women wielding weapons and much more. And, of course, writing a story about Ithaca, you may wonder, has Claire ever visited the island of Ithaca? EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Claire North is the author of Notes from the Burning Age, 84k, The Pursuit of William Abbey, The Fifteen Lives of Harry August and more. She has also written under the names Kate Griffin and Catherine Webb. Her latest release is Ithaca, which releases on Sept. 6th through Redhook Books. Find Claire on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. FIND US ONLINE: MUSIC: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod, and please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, or share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it. | |||
| 14 Nov 2023 | Ep. 79: Jim Butcher talks The Olympian Affair, The Dresden Files, Mentors, Cats & More | 00:55:45 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with bestselling author Jim Butcher about his new novel The Olympian Affair, The Dresden Files and the Codex Alera series, teaching his son James J. Butcher everything he knows, a dream Dresden anime, Lois Bujold and The Vorkosigan Saga, writing cats and animal POVs, cherished mentors, paying it forward, blending genres, weightlifting and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Jim. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Impactful Scenes & Sequels. Also, Jim mentioned an essay he wrote about Stargate SG-1, but as much as we searched we couldn't find it. Sorry! SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Jim Butcher is the bestselling author of The Dresden Files, the Codex Alera series, and the Cinder Spires series. His newest novel is The Olympian Affair, which is available now. Find Jim on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 05 Nov 2024 | Ep. 129: Fictional Family Dynamics with Tasha Suri (Writing Masterclass) | 00:49:03 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Fictional Family Dynamics with award-winning author Tasha Suri. During the episode, Tasha unpacks the complexities of family, exploring what makes family dynamics compelling, the role of family in her work, the key to successful fictional families, types of family dynamics, conveying individual and group character growth, external forces that can shape a family, romantic partnerships, marriage, found family and more. NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Tasha. Click here to check out part one. SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS: Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Tasha Suri is the is the award-winning author of The Books of Ambha duology and The Burning Kingdoms trilogy, which includes The Jasmine Throne, The Oleander Sword and The Lotus Empire (out on Nov. 12 via Orbit Books). Pre-order it here. Find Tasha on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 17 Dec 2024 | Ep. 135: Our Favorite Reads of 2024 *LIVE* (with Greta Kelly, The FTF Podcast & OWWR Pod) | 01:58:23 | |
The end of 2024 is upon us, and that means it's time to discuss our favorite reads! Better yet, this year it's LIVE!!! Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they reminisce on the year that was with friends Greta Kelly, Hannah & Laura from OWWR Pod and Dylan Marsh from The Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast. During the panel, they share and discuss their top SFF reads of the year (2 each for a total of 12). NOTE: This is the last episode of the year. Thank you all for the support and see you in 2025! SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS: Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUESTS: Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, as well as the Warrior Witch Duology (The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen). Find Greta on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and her personal website. Dylan Marsh is a podcaster and one half of The Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast. Find The FTF Podcast on Twitter, Instagram and their personal website. Hannah & Laura are the co-hosts of OWWR Pod (On Wednesdays We Read). Find OWWR Pod on Twitter, Instagram and their personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram | |||
| 05 Oct 2021 | Ep. 5: Music in SFF (with Sebastien de Castell, Anthony Ryan & Juliet Marillier) | 01:29:16 | |
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and FanFiAddict's David Walters as they delve into music in SFF with authors Sebastien de Castell, Anthony Ryan and Juliet Marillier. During the panel they discuss their personal histories with music, the rhythm of writing, how music plays into combat and action scenes, the musical aspects of worldbuilding and much more. ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Sebastien de Castell is the multi-award nominated author of The Greatcoats and Spellslinger fantasy series. His new series, The Court of Shadows, is set to launch in March 2022. Find Sebastien on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. Anthony Ryan is the New York Times bestselling author of the Raven’s Shadow trilogy, the Draconis Memoria trilogy and more. His latest book, The Pariah, was released last August. Find Anthony on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. Juliet Marillier is the award winning author of twenty-one historical fantasy novels for adults and young adults, as well as a book of short fiction, including Blackthorn & Grim, the Bridei Chronicles, the Warrior Bards series and more. Her latest release, A Song of Flight, book three of the Warrior Bards series, was released in September. Find Juliet on Amazon and her personal website. FIND US ONLINE: MUSIC: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1: "The Wind" by Astronoz The Broken Binding Ad & Interlude 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod. You can also email us directly at sffaddictspod@gmail.com with queries, comments or whatever comes to mind. Also, please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it. | |||
| 07 May 2024 | Ep. 103: Veronica Roth talks When Among Crows, Slavic Folkore, Dystopias & More | 00:57:41 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with bestselling author Veronica Roth about her new novella When Among Crows, Divergent and managing success, dystopias and surveillance, writing adult SFF vs. YA, The Witcher and Polish folklore, writing novellas and multiple POVs, shifts in the publishing industry, worldbuilding approaches and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Veronica. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Outlining Your Story. OUR SPONSOR: Chloe's Kingdom is a thrilling YA/sci-fi/heist novel set in the unforgiving void of outer space, perfect for fans of Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo and Artemis by Andy Weir. Purchase Chloe's Kingdom by Gregory Michael HERE in paperback, hardcover and eBook. For more information, follow Gregory on Twitter. SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS: Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Zach Parker and Christopher R. DuBois for supporting us on Patreon at $10+. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Veronica Roth is the international bestselling author of the Divergent series, Carve The Mark, Arch-Conspirator, Poster Girl and more. Her newest release is When Among Crows, which you can preorder here. Find Veronica on Instagram, Amazon or her personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion Ad: Cloud Nine by Hayden Folker | https://soundcloud.com/hayden-folker. Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com. Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US | |||
| 08 Nov 2022 | Author Chat: Lavie Tidhar (Author of Central Station & Neom) | 01:09:36 | |
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and award-winning author and editor Lavie Tidhar for a chat about his new releases Neom and The Best of World SF Vol. 2, growing up in Israel, writing about the Middle East, international sci-fi, tackling challenging themes with humor, robots and Asimov's 'Three Laws of Robotics', L. Ron Hubbard, messiahs and much more. EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lavie Tidhar is an award-winning author and editor, whose works include Central Station, The Violent Century, Unholy Land, Osama, The Bookman Histories series and more. His latest releases are Neom, a standalone follow-up to Central Station, as well as The Best of World SF Vol. 2, which features stories and authors from Bahrain, China, India, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil and many more nations. Find Lavie on Twitter or his personal website. FIND US ONLINE: MUSIC: Intro: "The Wind" by Astronoz Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod, and please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, or share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it. | |||
| 10 Nov 2022 | TV Club: House of the Dragon S01 Review (with Miltos Yerolemou, M.J. Kuhn & Liam Quane) | 01:47:21 | |
W̶i̶n̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶i̶s̶ Dragons are coming! Join host Adrian M. Gibson and actor Miltos Yerolemou (aka Syrio Forel in Game of Thrones), as well as authors M.J. Kuhn and Liam Quane, as they review season one of House of the Dragon. During the panel they discuss their personal relationships with Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire, Miltos' experiences acting on Game of Thrones, first impressions of House of the Dragon, its character portrayals, time jumps, actor changes and dialogue, as well as hopes for season two and more. WARNING: This panel contains spoilers for the entire first season of House of the Dragon, as well as aspects of the Game of Thrones TV series and A Song of Ice and Fire books. EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Miltos Yerolemou is an actor, best known for his role as Syrio Forel in the Game of Thrones television series. He has also appeared in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Danish Girl, The Crown and numerous other films and television shows. Find Miltos on Twitter, Instagram or IMDB. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. Find M.J. on Twitter or her personal website. Liam Quane is a filmmaker and author of Road to Juneau, his debut novel. Find Liam on Twitter or his personal website. FIND US ONLINE: MUSIC: Intro: "The Wind" by Astronoz Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com/ for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod, and please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, or share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it. | |||
| 04 Oct 2022 | Ep. 28: Memorable Characters in SFF (with Fiction Fans Podcast & Connor M. Caplan) | 01:39:53 | |
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and friends of the show Sara Carothers and Lilly Ellison (co-hosts of Fiction Fans podcast) and author Connor M. Caplan as they explore what makes fictional characters so memorable. During the panel they discuss the difference between 'favorite' and 'memorable' characters, the waxing and waning popularity of character-driven stories and more. Plus, they each share their top three picks for most memorable characters in SFF, for a total of twelve. EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Sara Carothers is the co-host of Fiction Fans podcast, and a lover of pugs. Find Sara on Twitter or the Fiction Fans website. Lilly Ellison is the co-host of Fiction Fans podcast, and a lover of cats. Find Lilly on Twitter or the Fiction Fans website. Connor M. Caplan is the self-published author of The Sword in the Street, a semi-finalist in SPFBO 7. Find Connor on Twitter or Amazon. FIND US ONLINE: MUSIC: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com/ for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod, and please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, or share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it. | |||
| 17 Mar 2023 | TBRCon2023 Panel: What Makes a Good Villain? (with Anna Stephens, Michael R. Fletcher, K.S. Villoso, Stephen Aryan, Mike Shackle & Patricia A. Jackson) | 01:30:58 | |
Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author Anna Stephens and authors Michael R. Fletcher, K.S. Villoso, Stephen Aryan, Mike Shackle and Patricia A. Jackson for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "What Makes a Good Villain?". SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Anna Stephens is Anna Stephens is the author of the Godblind trilogy, The Stone Knife, The Serpent and the Dead (a Marvel Comics tie-in novel) and more. Find Anna on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. Michael R. Fletcher is the author of The Obsidian Path series, the Manifest Delusions series, the City of Sacrifice series and more. Find Michael on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. K.S. Villoso is the author of the Chronicles of the Bitch Queen, Blackwood Marauders, Legacy of the Lost Mage series and more. Find Kay on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. Stephen Aryan is the author of the Quest for Heroes duology, the Age of Darkness and Age of Dread trilogies, as well as the forthcoming The Judas Blossom. Find Stephen on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. Mike Shackle is the author of the Last War trilogy, including We Are the Dead, A Fool's Hope and Until the Last. Find Mike on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. Patricia A. Jackson is the author of Forging A Nightmare, her debut novel. Find Patricia on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 18 Aug 2023 | TBRCon2023 Panel: A New Golden Age of Space Opera (with Adrian Tchaikovsky, Paul McAuley, Aliette de Bodard, N.E. Davenport & Jonathan Nevair) | 01:36:59 | |
Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/podcaster Adrian M. Gibson and authors Adrian Tchaikovsky, Paul McAuley, Aliette de Bodard, N.E. Davenport and Jonathan Nevair for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "A New Golden Age of Space Opera." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram and his personal website. Adrian Tchaikovsky is the award-winning science fiction and fantasy author of the Children of Time series, The Final Architecture series, the Shadows of the Apt series and more. Find Adrian on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. Paul McAuley the author of The Quiet War, Something Coming Through, Cowboy Angels and more. Find Paul on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. Aliette de Bodard is the award-winning author of Fireheart Tiger, In the Vanishers’ Palace, The Universe of Xuya series and more. Find Aliette on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. N. E. Davenport is the author of The Blood Gift Duology. Find Nia on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. Jonathan Nevair is an art historian and professor, as well as the author of The Wind Tide Trilogy and Stellar Instinct. Find Jonathan on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 09 May 2023 | Ep. 52: Revision & Rewriting with Sue Burke (Writing Masterclass) | 00:38:08 | |
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Revision & Rewriting with author and translator Sue Burke. During the episode, Sue breaks down the nitty gritty of revision, including why it's an important part of the writing process, approaches to first drafts, tools for revision and rewriting, how to keep track of characters and scenes, killing your darlings and more. NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Sue. Click here to check out part one. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ABOUT OUR GUEST: Sue Burke is a translator, journalist and the author of Semiosis, Interference, Immunity Index and numerous short stories. Her new novel, Dual Memory, is out on May 16. Find Sue on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. The sequel, Thick As Thieves, releases on July 25, 2023 and is available to preorder here. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 12 Jul 2024 | TBRCon2024 Highlight: Developing Alien Races (with Christopher Paolini, Adrian Tchaikovsky, J.S. Dewes & More) | 01:29:17 | |
Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author Frasier Armitage and panelists Christopher Paolini, Adrian Tchaikovsky, J.S. Dewes, Ada Hoffmann and K.B. Wagers for a TBRCon2024 panel on "Developing Alien Races." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||
| 02 Aug 2024 | 🍄 MUSHROOM BLUES SPOILERCAST 🍄 with Fiction Fans Podcast & Krystle Matar | 01:34:31 | |
WARNING: This episode contains major spoilers for Adrian M. Gibson's Mushroom Blues. Join Adrian M. Gibson, Krystle Matar and Sara & Lilly from Fiction Fans Podcast for a spoiler-filled discussion of Adrian's debut novel Mushroom Blues. This originally aired in audio on the Fiction Fans Podcast feed. ABOUT THE BOOK: Mushroom Blues is book one in The Hofmann Report series and the first in The Fungalverse shared universe. It released on March 19 and is available to purchase here in paperback, hardcover and eBook. The audiobook will be available in fall 2024. ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer, illustrator and designer. He is the creator and co-host of SFF Addicts podcast. Mushroom Blues is his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website. Krystle Matar is the author of the Tainted Dominion series, including her debut novel Legacy of the Brightwash and its sequel Legacy of Brick & Bone. Find Krystle on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. Sara Carothers is the co-host of Fiction Fans podcast, and a lover of pugs. Find Sara on Twitter or the Fiction Fans website. Lilly Ellison is the co-host of Fiction Fans podcast, and a lover of cats. Find Lilly on Twitter or the Fiction Fans website. | |||
| 31 May 2024 | TBRCon2024 Highlight: Why Sci-Fi is More Than Space Opera (with Max Gladstone, Gareth L. Powell, Ai Jiang & More) | 01:28:06 | |
Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/booktuber Nicholas W. Fuller and authors Max Gladstone, Gareth L. Powell, Ai Jiang, Jendia Gammon and Sadir S. Samir for a TBRCon2024 panel on "Why Sci-Fi is More Than Space Opera." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion | |||