Fantastic Fiction at KGB

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on January 15th, 2020, with guests Richard Kadrey & Cassandra Khaw.   Richard Kadrey Richard Kadrey is the New York Times bestselling author of the Sandman Slim dark urban fantasy series. Sandman Slim was included in Amazon’s “100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime,” and is in production as a feature film. Some of...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on Dec 18, 2019, with guests Paul Tremblay and Nathan Ballingrud.  Only Paul’s audio is included in this recording. ​ Paul Tremblay Paul Tremblay has won the Bram Stoker, British Fantasy, and Massachusetts Book awards and is the author of  The Cabin at the End of the World , A Head Full of Ghosts , and most recently the short story collect...

Here’s the audio from November 20th, recorded live at the KGB Bar, with guests David Mack & Max Gladstone. David Mack David Mack is a New York Times bestselling author of over thirty novels of science fiction, fantasy, and adventure. His most recent works are The Midnight Front and The Iron Codex , parts one and two of his Dark Arts trilogy from Tor Books. He currently works as a creativ...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on October 16, 2019, with guests Barbara Krasnoff & Nicole Kornher-Stace.   Barbara Krasnoff Barbara Krasnoff is the author of over 35 short stories, including “Sabbath Wine,” which was a finalist for the Nebula Award, and recently published a mosaic novel titled The History of Soul 2065 . She’s also responsible for a serie...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on September 18, 2019, with guests Sara Beth Durst and Sarah Pinsker.   Sarah Beth Durst Sarah Beth Durst is the author of nineteen fantasy books for adults, teens, and kids, including The Queens of Renthia series, Drink Slay Love , and The Girl Who Could Not Dream . She won an ALA Alex Award and a Mythopoeic Fantasy Award and has been a finalis...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar with guest readers Paul Witcover & Lara Elena Donnelly. Subbing for Ellen and Matt, who were traveling, were Chandler Klang Smith and Mercurio D. Rivera. Thanks as always to Gordon Linzner for providing the raw audio recording.   Paul Witcover Paul Witcover is the author of five novels, most recently The Watchman of Eternity . He has been a...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on July 17, 2019, with guests Theodora Goss & Cadwell Turnbull.   Theodora Goss Theodora Goss is the World Fantasy and Locus Award-winning author of novels, short stories, essays, and poetry. Her most recent collection,  Snow White Learns Witchcraft , retells and recasts fairy tales and her forthcoming novel,  The Sinister Mystery of the Mes...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar with guests Chuck Wendig & Keith R.A. DeCandido.   Chuck Wendig Chuck Wendig is the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Aftermath , as well as the Miriam Black thrillers, the Atlanta Burns books, Zer0es/Invasive , and Wanderers coming in July 2019. He’s also written comics, games, film, and more. He was a finalist for the John W....

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on May 15, 2019, with readers Simon Strantzas and Kai Ashante Wilson.   Simon Strantzas Simon Strantzas is the author of five collections of short fiction, including Nothing is Everything (Undertow Publications, 2018), and is editor of the award-winning Aickman’s Heirs and Year’s Best Weird Fiction, Vol. 3 . His fiction has appeared...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on April 17, 2019, with readers Dale Bailey & Arkady Martine.     Dale Bailey Dale Bailey is the author of eight books, including In the Night Wood , The End of the End of Everything , and The Subterranean Season . His story “Death and Suffrage” was adapted for Showtime’s Masters of Horror television series. His short...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on March 20, 2019, with guest readers Molly Tanzer & Carrie Laben.   Carrie Laben Carrie Laben is the author of A Hawk in the Woods , coming from Word Horde in March 2019. Her work has appeared in such venues as Apex, The Dark, Indiana Review, Okey-Panky, and Outlook Springs . In 2017 she won the Shirley Jackson Award in Short Fiction for he...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB on February 20th, with guests F. Brett Cox & Peng Shepherd. Mercurio D. River subbed for Matt Kressel, who was traveling.   F. Brett Cox F. Brett Cox’s debut collection, The End of All Our Exploring: Stories , was published by Fairwood Press in 2018.  His fiction, poetry, plays, articles, and reviews have appeared in numerous magazines and...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on January 16, 2019, with guests Victor LaValle & Julie C. Day.   Victor LaValle Victor LaValle is the author of seven works of fiction and one graphic novel. His most recent novel, The Changeling won the World Fantasy Award and the British Fantasy Award for Best Novel and the Dragon Award for Best Horror Novel. His novella, The Ballad...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on December 19th, with guests Maria Dahvana Headley & Richard Bowes. (Nicole Kornher-Stace could not attend due to an illness). Only Maria’s audio is included in this podcast. Maria Dahvana Headley Maria Dahvana Headley is a New York Times -bestselling author of seven books, most recently The Mere Wife , a contemporary retelling of Beo...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on November 21, 2018 with guests Leanna Renee Hieber and Cat Rambo.​   Leanna Renee Hieber Leanna Renee Hieber is an award-winning author, actress and playwright who has written twelve Gothic, ghostly Gaslamp Fantasy novels for Tor and Kensington Books such as the Strangely Beautiful series, The Eterna Files , the Magic Most Foul trilogy and The...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on October 17, 2018, with guests Lawrence M. Schoen & Tim Pratt. Thanks as always to Gordon Linzner for providing the audio. ​   Tim Pratt Tim Pratt has won a Hugo Award for short fiction, and was a finalist for Nebula, World Fantasy, and Philip K. Dick Awards, among others. He is the author of 25 novels and four story collections, and works...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on September 19, 2018, with guests Patrick McGrath and Siobhan Carroll.  ​   Patrick McGrath Patrick McGrath is the author of nine novels, including Asylum , an international bestseller, and Spider , which David Cronenberg filmed from McGrath’s script. He has also published three collections of short fiction, including most recently Writin...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on August 15th. Only Jeffrey Ford’s reading is included in this podcast. ​   Michael Swanwick Michael Swanwick has received the Nebula, Theodore Sturgeon, World Fantasy and Hugo Awards, and has the pleasant distinction of having been nominated for and lost more of these same awards than any other writer. He has written ten novels, over a h...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on July 18th, 2018 with guests Brooke Bolander and Angus McIntyre. ​   Brooke Bolander Brooke Bolander writes weird things of indeterminate genre, most of them leaning rather heavily towards fantasy or general all-around weirdness. She attended the University of Leicester studying History and Archaeology and is an alum of the 2011 Clarion Writer...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on June 20, 2018, with guests Mary Robinette Kowal and Lawrence C. Connolly. ​   Mary Robinette Kowal Mary Robinette Kowal is the author of historical fantasy novels:  Ghost Talkers,  and  The Glamourist Histories  series and the forthcoming Lady Astronaut duology. She is also a three time Hugo Award winner and a cast member of the podcast Writi...

Here’s the audio from the May 16th Fantastic Fiction at KGB, with guests Caroline M. Yoachim & Tina Connolly. Tina’s reading is not included in this podcast. ​   Tina Connolly Tina Connolly’s books include the Ironskin trilogy (Tor), the Seriously Wicked series (Tor Teen), and the collection On the Eyeball Floor and Other Stories (Fairwood Press). Her books have been finalist...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on April 18, 2018, with readers Livia Llewellyn & Jon Padgett. Jon’s reading of “The Yellow House” that evening is not included in this podcast. ​   Livia Llewellyn Livia Llewellyn is a writer of dark fantasy, horror, and erotica, whose short fiction has appeared in over forty anthologies and magazines and has been reprinte...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on March 21st, 2018, with guests Kelly Robson & Chandler Klang Smith.   Kelly Robson Kelly Robson is the author of Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach . Last year, she was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Her novella Waters of Versailles won the 2016 Aurora Award and was a finalist for both the Nebula and World...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on February 21, 2018, with guests Cassandra Khaw and Peternelle van Arsdale. Mercurio D. Rivera subbed for Matt, who was traveling. Peternelle’s reading is not included in this podcast. ​   Cassandra Khaw Cassandra Khaw is the author of the Persons Non Grata series, the Rupert Wong books, and spends a lot of time worrying about those who b...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on January 17, 2018, with guests Myke Cole and Joseph Helmreich. Myke read from  The Armored Saint and Joseph read from  The Return. ​   Myke Cole Myke Cole is the author of the military fantasy Shadow Ops series and its prequel trilogy, the Reawakening series, both from Ace/Roc. His Sacred Throne series is forthcoming from Tor.com in February....