The Worldshapers

A conversation with award-winning writer, producer, and internationally bestselling author Jonathan Yanez about his Forsaken Mercenary books and short film. Websitejonathan-yanez.com Instagram@author_jonathan_yanez/ Facebook@JonathanYanezAuthor About Forsaken Mercenary He’s the deadliest mercenary in the galaxy…If he could only remember.  Five years earlier, Da...

A conversation with author, musician, screenwriter, producer and BlockChain enthusiast and promoter Scott Baldyga (aka Tboh) about his upcoming science fiction/fantasy adventure Greater Fools. Websitegreaterfoolsbook.com X@TbohDegen About Greater Fools A fantasy/ sci-fi adventure novel that pulls back the curtain on the world of crypto! In a digital universe where anything is possible… ...

A conversation with Dave Freer, Prometheus Award-winning author of numerous science fiction novels for readers of all ages, about his latest book for young readers, Storm-Dragon. Websitesdavefreer.commadgeniusclub.com Amazon linksAmazon.caAmazon.com About Storm-Dragon On the treacherous Vann’s World, Skut battles a savage wind and deadly hamerkops to rescue a mysterious, telepathic creature. Fleei...

A conversation with Lindy Ryan, award-winning author of Another Fine Mess, the sequel to her acclaimed debut horror novel Bless Your Heart. Websitelindyryanwrites.com Instagram@lindyryanwrites Facebook@authorLindyRyan Amazon linksAmazon.caAmazon.com About Another Fine Mess From Lindy Ryan, “one of the most electrifying voices in the horror genre” (Gwendolyn Kiste), Another Fine Mess&#16...

A chat with Jenna Greene, award-winning Canadian children’s author, about her newest book for young people, Summer of Rocks. Websitejennagreene.ca Facebook@jennabutrenchukgreene Instagram@authorjennagreene TikTok@jgreenewrites Amazon linksAmazon.caAmazon.com About Summer of Rocks Three sisters spend an adventure-filled summer in the West Coast wilderness, exploring rock quarries, escaping be...

A chat with Art Bell, a writer and former television executive known for developing and launching the Comedy Channel (later Comedy Central) while at HBO, about his first novel, the thriller What She’s Hiding. Websiteartbellwriter.com Instagram@artbellauthor Simon & Schuster Book PageWhat She’s Hiding Amazon linksAmazon.caAmazon.com About What She’s Hiding For readers of Harla...

A chat with award-winning Saskatchewan author Dwayne Brenna about his new collection of short fiction, Theories of Everything. Websitedwaynebrenna.com Shadowpaw Press linkTheories of Everything Amazon linksAmazon.caAmazon.com About Theories of Everything “I remember thinking to myself, as I said goodbye to my friends and walked home through the dimly lit backstreets, that the past comes back...

A chat with award-winning Saskatchewan author David Carpenter about his new collection of short fiction, Hello. Websitedccarpenter.com Shadowpaw Press linkHello Amazon linksAmazon.caAmazon.com About Hello In two novellas and seven shorter stories, award-winning author David Carpenter addresses the theme of human frailties in his distinctively empathetic style. A disabled widower seeks comfort in m...

A chat with authorTrevor W. Harrison about his new collection of essays recalling his world travel as a young man in the 1970s and ’80s, Tales This Side of the Elysian Fields. WebsiteThe Writers’ Union of Canada bio page Shadowpaw Press linkTales This Side of the Elysian Fields Amazon linksAmazon.caAmazon.com About Tales This Side of … Continue reading "Episode 187: Trevor W. Har...

A chat with award-nominated author Brad C. Anderson about his new science fiction novel, Ashme’s Song. Websitebradanderson2000.com Facebook@bradanderson2000 Shadowpaw Press linkThe Sun Runners Amazon linksAmazon.caAmazon.com About Ashme’s Song Violence has an echo, growing louder with each reverberation . . . how do you stop its echo once it starts ringing? Ashme is a New Mesopotamian—...

A chat with Aurora Award-winning YA author James Bow about his new science fiction novel, The Sun Runners, and its companion anthology, Tales from the Silence. Websitebowjamesbow.ca Facebook@james.bow Shadowpaw Press linksThe Sun RunnersTales from the Silence About The Sun Runners “Hello, people of Mercury. This is planet Earth. Are you receiving this? Please respond.” Lieutenant Adelheid &#8...

A chat with award-winning author Arthur Slade about his latest middle-grade/YA fantasy adventure, I, Brax: 1. A Battle Divine (A Dragon Assassin Adventure) Websitearthurslade.com Facebook@arthursladefan Twitter@arthurslade Instagram@arthurslade YouTube Shadowpaw Press link for I, Brax: A Battle DivineThe Glass Lodge: 20th Anniversary Edition About I, Brax: A Battle Divine Brax, hero of several Dra...

A chat with noted Indigenous poet and artist John Brady McDonald about the new twentieth-anniversary hardcover edition of his acclaimed debut poetry collection, The Glass Lodge. Websiteartbyjohnmcdonald.weebly.com Facebook Shadowpaw Press link for The Glass LodgeThe Glass Lodge: 20th Anniversary Edition About The Glass Lodge John Brady McDonald, MBSFA, a Nêhiyawak-Métis multidisciplinary artist an...

A chat with poet Lynda Monahan about her new collection, The Door at the End of Everything, which features poems focused on those who struggle with mental health. Facebook@lynda.monahan.92 Lynda Monahan’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for The Door at the End of EverythingAmazon.caAmazon.com About The Door at the End of Everything Written while Lynda Monahan … Continue reading "Episode 182:...

A chat with editor Robert Runté, Ph. D., about the last two novels by the late, great Dave Duncan’s, The Traitor’s Son and Corridor to Nightmare, which he edited and which were just released by Shadowpaw Press. Websiteessentialedits.ca X@runte Facebook@dr.robert.runte Instagram@drrunte Dave Duncan’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for The Traitor’s SonAmazon.caAmazon.com Amazon li...

A chat with author Erna Buffie about the new edition of her critically acclaimed debut novel Let Us Be True, just released by Shadowpaw Press. Websiteernabuffie.com Facebook Amazon Links for Let Us Be TrueAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book Finalist for the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction and Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book, 2016 … Continue reading "Episode 180: Erna Buffi...

A chat with author Shawn Amick about his upcoming high fantasy novel The Cruelty of Magic. Websiteshawnamick.com TikTok@shawnamickauthor Instagram@shawnamickauthor Threads@shawnamickauthor Facebook@shawn.amick.3 Shawn Amick’s Amazon Author Page Amazon Links for The Cruelty of MagicAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book A warlord seeks the destruction of Runefall, and the end of magic, as a proph...

A chat with critically acclaimed author Shaun Hamill about his new dark fantasy novel The Dissonance. Websiteshaunhamill.com X@shaunhamill Instagram@shaunhamill Goodreads Shaun Hamill’s Amazon Author Page Amazon Links for The DissonanceAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book From the acclaimed author of A Cosmology of Monsters (“I loved it” —Stephen King) comes an epic contemporary fa...

A chat with award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan about his new anthology from Tachyon, New Adventures in Space Opera. Websitejonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/ X@JonathanStrahan Bluesky@jonathanstrahan.bsky.social Facebook@jonathanstrahan Amazon Links for New Adventures in Space OperaAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book Award-winning Australian science-fiction editor Jonathan Strahan (The Best Science Fict...

A chat with Tobias S. Buckell and Dave Klecha about their new humorous collaborative fantasy novel, Runes of Engagement. WebsitesTobias S. BuckellDave Klecha Bluesky@tobiasbuckell.bsky.social@daveklecha.bsky.social Instagram@daveklecha Threads@daveklecha Tobias S. Buckell’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for Runes of EngagementAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book The Lord of the Rings meet...

A chat with author Lynne Shaner about her debut fantasy novel, Journey to Everland Bay. Websitelynneshaner.com Facebook Threads@lynne.shaner Lynne Shaner’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for Journey to Everland BayAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book A Heroine’s Journey for our times. Jemma Avalon, an unconventional mage-in-training, longs to return to Everland Bay, her ancestral homeland, and find...

A chat with critically acclaimed award-winning British author Adrian Tchaikvosky about his latest science fiction novel, Service Model. Websiteadriantchaikovsky.com X@aptshadow Mastadon@aptshadow Threads@aptshadow Bluesky@aptshadow.bsky.social Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for Service ModelAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book Murderbot meets Redshirts in a delightfully humorous...

A chat with USA Today-bestselling author Ann Charles about Time Reaping in Deadwood, the latest installment in her popular humorous mystery/fantasy series. Websiteanncharles.com Facebook@AnnCharlesAuthorPage X@AnnWCharles Instagram@Ann_Charles Pinterest@AnnWCharles Anne Charles’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for Time Reaping in DeadwoodAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book Time is a tricky devil. A...

A chat with critically acclaimed Amazon-bestselling thriller author Brian Nelson about The Great Unmaking, Book 3 in his trilogy, The Course of Empire. Websitebriannelsonbooks.com Facebook@BrianNelsonTheAuthor Brian Nelson’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for The Great UnmakingAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book A propulsive, mind-expanding thriller—and the world-shaking conclusion to the Course of...

A chat with Locus, Sturgeon, and Nebula Award-winning author Samantha Mills about her debut novel, The Wings Upon Her Back. Websitesamtasticbooks.com Instagram@samtasticbooks Bluesky@samtasticbooks Goodreads Amazon Links for The Wings Upon Her BackAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book In this gripping debut novel from acclaimed Nebula, Sturgeon, and Locus Award-winning author Samantha Mills, a disgra...