SFF Addicts

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 s...

Join host Adrian M. Gibson and award winning author Jeff Noon for a chat about theater, the Manchester punk and rave scene, surrealism and genre-bending, psychedelics and drugs, cyberpunk, The Nyquist Mysteries series and much more.  About the Author:   Jeff Noon is the award winning author of The Nyquist Mysteries series, including A Man of Shadows, The Body Library, Creeping Jenny and...

Join host Adrian M. Gibson and fantasy author Andrea Stewart for a chat about her wild, long journey to get published, the origins of The Bone Shard Daughter, her new novel The Bone Shard Emperor, writing sequels and planning a trilogy, worldbuilding, morally grey characters, family expectations, painting and much more.  About the Author:   Andrea Stewart is the author of The Drowning Em...

SFF Addicts' first TV Club bonus episode is here! Join host Adrian M. Gibson and guests Sara Carothers and Lilly Ellison , fellow podcasters and hosts of the Fiction Fans podcast, as they discuss and review season one of Y: The Last Man , the new TV adaptation of the comic book series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra. During the panel they delve into initial impressions, character portrayals and...

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 ner...

SFF Addicts first Film Club bonus episode is here! (Adrian promised more bonus content in Episode 1, and he's finally able to make good on that promise with this two-hour beast of a panel.) Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Matt Kressel , Patricia A. Jackson , Cody Sisco , Tiffany Trent and Liam Quane as they discuss and review Dune: Part One, the new film adaptation of the famous Frank Herbe...

Join host Adrian M. Gibson and author Josiah Bancroft for a chat about the release of his latest novel The Fall of Babel, writing (and finishing) a four-book series, the origins of The Books of Babel, pivoting careers, self-publishing vs. traditional publishing, SPFBO, writing believable characters, approaches to humor and satire and much more. (Also, jokes aplenty.)  About the Author: Josiah...

Join host Adrian M. Gibson and FanFiAddict's Tom Harnett as they chat with fantasy authors Andrea Stewart , Krystle Matar and Angela Boord about food in fantasy. During the panel they dish on food, family and culture, incorporating food into fictional worldbuilding, food tropes and pet peeves in fantasy and much more.  ABOUT THE AUTHORS/GUESTS: Andrea Stewart is the author of the Drowning Emp...

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 thebrokenbin...

Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Sam J. Miller , Claire North , Matthew Kressel and Premee Mohamed as they discuss climate change and climate fiction. During the panel they explore using climate change in fictional worldbuilding, channeling anxiety through optimism, challenges related with climate change and much more.  ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Sam J. Miller is the award winning author of Bla...

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 m...

Join FanFiAddict's Tori Gross as she chats with self-published fantasy author and cover artist/book designer Luke Tarzian about various aspects of writing, the effects of mental health on writing, Twitter hijinks, Luke's latest and upcoming projects 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 thebrokenbindi...

Join host Adrian M. Gibson and FanFiAddict's Tori Gross , Paige Harris and Justin Gross for our very first FanFiAddict family panel, where we delve into YA vs. Adult SFF. As we each come from different backgrounds and have different experiences with YA, we wanted to know if there really is a difference between the two. Where do the lines blur? Are genre classifications even useful? What does YA of...

Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with award winning fantasy author Phenderson Djèlí Clark , where they geek out about history and take a deep dive into A Master of Djinn : how he built the world, incorporating magic and history, how the novel reflects our own world and much more. This is Part Two of a two-part interview. Meet Our Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by the amazing folks a...

Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with award winning fantasy author Phenderson Djèlí Clark about his childhood, his writing journey, publishing, campy ’80s nostalgia, creative inspiration and much more. This is Part One of a two-part interview. 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 al...

Join host Adrian M. Gibson and FanFiAddict's David Walters and Justin Gross as they dig into indie publishing and bookselling with Matt, founder of The Broken Binding —a UK-based online bookstore. During the panel they discuss the founding of The Broken Binding, the magic of book collecting and special editions, traditional booksellers, the importance of community in SFF, the audiobook and eBook m...

Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with urban fantasy author Dan Stout about Chris McGrath’s amazing book covers, Dan’s experiences in publishing, the craft of writing, plus deep dives into various aspects of his series The Carter Archives 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....

Join host Adrian M. Gibson and FanFiAddict's Manny Henri as they dig into self-publishing and SPSFC (the Self-Published Science Fiction Competition) with authors Hugh Howey and Duncan Swan . During the panel they discuss Hugh and Duncan's work, their experiences in self-publishing, how it compares to traditional publishing, and explore the past and present of the self-pub market. They also chat ab...

Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with fantasy author Nicholas Eames about writing craft and creativity, the positive trends in SFF and where the genres are going, music, video games, and much more. This is Part Two of a two-part interview. Meet Our Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by the amazing folks at THE BROKEN BINDING . They live to serve all of your fantasy and sci-fi needs, wit...

Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with fantasy author Nicholas Eames about his life and upbringing, early SFF influences and nerd culture, working in restaurants, editing and working with publishers, why he no longer wears cargo shorts, and much more. This is Part One of a two-part interview. Meet Our Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by the amazing folks at THE BROKEN BINDING . They li...

In our first ever episode of SFF Addicts , join host Adrian M. Gibson as he lays out the goals for the show, what you can expect from future episodes, and what inspired him to start this project. We appreciate you listening and can't wait for you to hear more of what we have in store!    MEET OUR SPONSOR: This episode is brought to you by the amazing folks at THE BROKEN BINDING. The...