In 2022, I joined Rob Wolf as co-host of the New Books in Science Fiction, a podcast on the New Books Network, where I regularly interview bestselling and debut authors about their recent books. Highlights from episodes appear regularly on LitHub.
Em X. Liu for The Death I Gave Him (Sept 2023)
We discuss how they bring a science fiction twist to Shakespeare’s beloved Hamlet. Listen
Nick Harkaway for Titanium Noir (Aug 2023)
Co-hosted with Rob Wolf. We discuss the gritty world of genetically altered super elites and the detective they call in for discretion for their crimes. Listen
Emma Mieko Candon for the Archive Undying (Jun 2023)
We discuss this epic science fiction novel about intertwined human survivors following the violent fall of cities run by AI entities so massive, they had the power and influence of gods Listen
Gareth L. Powell for Descendent Machine (Apr 2023)
Co-hosted with Rob Wolf. We discuss the mystery of the Grand Mechanism and a world where in which the minds of humans and A.I.s are symbiotically enmeshed. Listen
Lavanya Lakshminarayan for The Ten Percent Thief (Mar 2023)
We discuss a post-climate apocalytic world based on meritocracy where where access to technology earns a stark difference in quality of life. Listen
Denise Crittenson for Where It Rains In Color (Feb 2023)
Co-hosted with Rob Wolf. We discuss the far- future utopian world of Swazembi and the newfound troubles of Rare Indigo. Listen
Hiron Ennes for Leech (Dec 2022)
We discuss the “soft sci-fi, gothic body horror” of a surreal and atmospheric tale of a doctor who is part of a hivemind parasite, a twisted baron’s family, and a newcomer that threatens to destroy any perceived sense of order. Listen
Alastair Reynolds for Eversion (Nov 2022)
Co-hosted with Rob Wolf. We discuss an expedition to a mysterious object at the behest of a private investor. where the setting keeps changing—the epoch, location, and technology. Listen
Victor Manibo for The Sleepless (Oct 2022)
We discuss the “part mystery, part thriller, with a splash of cyberpunk” debut novel that imagines a near-future New York City where a quarter of the population has lost the need for sleep. Listen
Megan Giddings for The Women Could Fly (Aug 2022)
Co-hosted with Rob Wolf. We discuss a contemporary world with a belief in witches. Laws encourage women to be married by the age of 30, locking them in a 1950s-style domesticity. Listen
BL Blanchard for The Peacekeeper (July 2022)
We discuss the rich worldbuilding of a never-colonized North America that sets the stage for this unusual murder mystery debut. Listen