Fantastic Fiction at KGB

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on December 20th, 2017, with guests Christopher Brown and N.K. Jemisin. Only Christopher’s audio is included in this podcast.   N.K. Jemisin N(ora). K. Jemisin is the author of the Broken Earth Trilogy , the Inheritance Trilogy , and the Dreamblood Duology . Her work has been nominated for the Nebula and World Fantasy Award; shortlisted fo...

Mad Hatters and March Hares, edited by Ellen Datlow The following audio was recorded live on December 18, 2017 at the KGB Bar as part of the  Mad Hatters and March Hares reading*, with guests Richard Bowes, Kris Dikeman, Matthew Kressel, Genevieve Valentine, Ysabeau Wilce, and Katherine Vaz. About the anthology Master anthologist Ellen Datlow presents: Mad Hatters and March Hares: All-New Stories...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on November 15, 2017, with guests Grady Hendrix & David Leo Rice. Rajank Khanna subbed for Ellen Datlow.   Grady Hendrix Grady Hendrix has written about the confederate flag for Playboy magazine, covered machine gun collector conventions, written award shows for Chinese television, and answered the phone for a parapsychological research orga...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB bar on October 18, 2017, with guests James Patrick Kelly & Jennifer Marie Brissett.  Thanks as always to Gordon Linzner for providing the audio recording.   James Patrick Kelly James Patrick Kelly has won the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards. His most recent publications are the novel Mother G o , an audiobook original from Audible and the career...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on September 20, 2017, with readers Katherine Vaz & Chris Sharp. Mercurio D. Rivera subbed for Matt Kressel.   Katherine Vaz Katherine Vaz is best known for her fictional chronicling of the stories of the Portuguese in America, often with a magical-realism twist. Her novels include Saudade , a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers se...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on August 16th, 2017 with guests Gregory Frost & Rajan Khanna.   Gregory Frost Gregory Frost is the author of Shadowbridge , Lord Tophet , Fitcher’s Brides , and The Pure Cold Light and a whole mess of short stories of the fantastic. His collaboration with Michael Swanwick, “Lock Up Your Chickens and Daughters, H’ard and Andy Are Come to Tow...

The following audio was recorded live on July 19th, 2017, with guests Karen Heuler and Genevieve Valentine. In this audio we also thank our Gold Supporters from our recent Kickstarter. ​ Karen Heuler Karen Heuler’s stories have appeared in over 100 literary and speculative magazines and anthologies, from Conjunctions to Clarkesworld to Weird Tales , as well as a number of Best Of anthologies. She...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on June 21, 2017, with guests Catherynne M. Valente and Sunny Moraine.   Catherynne M. Valente Catherynne M. Valente is the New York Times bestselling author of over 30 books of fiction and poetry, including  Palimpsest , the  Orphan’s Tales  series,  Deathless ,  Radiance , The Refrigerator Monologues , and the crowdfunded phenomenon  The...

The following audio was recorded live on May 17, 2017 with guests E.C. Myers & Sam J. Miller.   E.C. Myers E.C. Myers was assembled in the U.S. from Korean and German parts and raised by a single mother and a public library in Yonkers, New York. He has published four novels, and short stories in various magazines and anthologies, including Space & Time Magazine, Hidden Youth: Speculative S...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on April 19th, 2017 with guests Laura Anne Gilman & Seth Dickinson. Laura’s audio is not included in this podcast. Laura Anne Gilman Laura Anne Gilman is the author of the best-selling Devil’s West novels ( Silver on the Road and The Cold Eye ) which NPR described as “a true American myth being found,” the Nebula-nominated...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar with guests Nova Ren Suma & Kiini Ibura Salaam. Nova Ren Suma Nova Ren Suma is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Walls Around Us , which was a finalist for an Edgar Award and was named a Best Book of 2015 by  The Boston Globe, NPR, School Library Journal, and  The Horn Book . She also wrote the surreal and strange YA novels Ima...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on February 15, 2017 with guests Michael Cisco & Nicholas Kaufmann. Michael Cisco Michael Cisco is the author of several novels, including The Divinity Student ,  The Narrator ,  The Great Lover , Animal Money, The Wretch of the Sun , and a short story collection,  Secret Hours .  His fiction has appeared in  The Weird ,  Lovecraft Unbound ,...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on January 18, 2017 with guests Holly Black & Fran Wilde. Holly Black Holly Black is a writer of bestselling contemporary dark fantasy. Some of her titles include The Spiderwick Chronicles (with Tony DiTerlizzi), The Modern Faerie Tale series, the Curse Workers series, Doll Bones , The Coldest Girl in Coldtown , the Magisterium series (with...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on December 21st, 2016, with guests Livia Llewellyn & Sarah Pinsker. 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 reprinted in multiple best-of anthologies, including The Best Horror of the Year series, Years Best Weird...

The following audio was recorded on November 16, 2016 at the KGB Bar with guests John Langan & Matthew Kressel. Matthew Kressel’s audio is not included in this podcast. John Langan John Langan is author of two novels, The Fisherman and House of Windows .  He’s also published two collections, The Wide Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies and Mr. Gaunt and Other Uneasy Enc...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on October 19, 2016 with guests Jack Ketchum & Caitlín R. Kiernan.  Only Jack Ketchum’s audio is included in this podcast.   Jack Ketchum Jack Ketchum is the author of thirty books — novels, novellas, collections, nonfiction and poetry — his most recent being the novel The Secret Life of Souls , written with director L...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on September 21st, 2016 with guests Laird Barron and Alyssa Wong.  Alyssa’s audio is not included on this podcast. Laird Barron Laird Barron spent his early years in Alaska, where he raced the Iditarod three times during the early 1990s and worked in the fishing and construction industries. He is the author of several books, including X’s...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on August 17, 2016, with guests Leanna Renee Hieber and Theodora Goss.  Only Leanna’s audio is included with this podcast . Leanna Renee Hieber Leanna Renee Hieber, a classically trained actress, has written nine Gothic Victorian Historical Fantasy novels for adults and teens. Her Strangely Beautiful saga hit Barnes & Noble and Borders...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on July 20th, 2016, with guests David Levine and Helen Marshall.  Only David’s reading is included in this podcast. David Levine David D. Levine is the author of the novel  Arabella of Mars   and over fifty SF and fantasy stories. His story “Tk’Tk’Tk” won the Hugo, and he has been shortlisted for awards including the Hugo, Nebula, Campbell...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar with guests Marc Laidlaw and Daniel Braum on June 15, 2016.  Marc Laidlaw Marc Laidlaw is the author of five novels, including Dad’s Nuke and The 37th Mandala , the latter of which won the International Horror Guild Award. He has been publishing short stories since 1977, appearing in most major genre venues, including Omni and The Magazine of Fa...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar with guest authors Victor LaValle and Damien Angelica Walters on May 18th, 2016. Victor LaValle Victor LaValle is the author of three novels, a collection of stories and two novellas. His most recent novella The Ballad of Black Tom   was recently published by Tor. He has won the Shirley Jackson Award and an American Book Award among other awards...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on April 20, 2016, with guests Elizabeth Bear & Scott Lynch.  Scott Lynch’s reading is not included in this recording. Elizabeth Bear Elizabeth Bear was born on the same day as Frodo and Bilbo Baggins, but in a different year. She is the Hugo, Sturgeon, Locus, and Campbell Award winning author of 27 novels (The most recent is Karen Mem...

The following audio was recorded live on March 16, 2016 at the KGB Bar with guest readers Rio Youers and David Nickle. Mercurio D. Rivera subbed for Ellen Datlow. Rio Youers Rio Youers is the British Fantasy Award–nominated author of End Times and Point Hollow . His short fiction has been published in many notable anthologies, and his novel, Westlake Soul , was nominated for Canada’s prestigious S...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on February 17th, 2016 with guests Gemma Files and Carola Dibbell. Gemma Files Born in England and raised in Toronto, Canada, Gemma Files has been a film critic, teacher, and screenwriter. Probably best known for her weird Western Hexslinger series ( A Book of Tongues , A Rope of Thorns , and A Tree of Bones ), she has also published two short f...

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on January 20th, 2016, with guests Delia Sherman and Ilana C. Myer. Delia Sherman Delia Sherman’s writing habit has been the cause of numerous short stories and novels, the most recent of which is the Norton Award-winning  The Freedom Maze . Her next middle grade novel,  The Evil Wizard Smallbone, will be published by Candlewick Press in Novembe...