We’re happy for the Hugos, sad for the last Terry Pratchett novel, and J.R.R. Tolkien has a new book. Plus, we wrap up Uprooted by Naomi Novik and make our… Read the rest of the article: Embrace the Manic Pixie Dream Witch!

Tom and Veronica talk to J-F Dubeau, author of 'The Life Engineered,' about why we should build more robots.

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Ellen DeGeneres is apparently interested in adapting Naomi Novik's Uprooted as a film. But, we all know there's a long road from "interest" to "released." Just ask Neil Gaiman. The… Read the rest of the article: From Authors to Hollywood Moguls!

We talk with author Beth Cato, author of The Clockwork Dagger, about why healers are never the hero in genre fiction and how she decided to change that. We also… Read the rest of the article: Why the Healer deserves to be a Hero

First off we now have a 100% record picking Nebula-award winning books for the club. That’s 100% of the last two years. So take note Nebula-wanters! Also we’re very excited… Read the rest of the article: We Make People Win Nebula Awards — Maybe.

Peter Orullian wears many hats. He is an author, musician, and has worked for many years at Microsoft on the XBox team. Today we talk about his series The Vault… Read the rest of the article: Why there's no such thing as writer's block

Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt congratulate John Scalzi on his epic book deal

Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt talk to Rachel Aaron about why she doesn't worry about genre anymore—and how she had to fight the siren song of Warcraft to become a professional writer.

Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt talk about the latest in science fiction and fantasy.

Rucksack Universe Author and Pratchett Enthusiast, Anthony St. Clair joins us to wrap up our reading of Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters. Is Granny Weatherwax a conduit for Pratchett's righteous anger?… Read the rest of the article: Discworld's Inner Rage

Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt discuss a controversy that has science fiction stars going supernova.

In this episode of The Sword and Laser podcast, we share our final thoughts on The Goblin Emperor, kick off our April pick, Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett, and we… Read the rest of the article: The Sword and Laser: Do Readers Have the Right to Delete Swear Words?

Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt tackle the week in science fiction.

Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt on the latest in science fiction and fantasy

Sarah Monette joins Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt on the latest podcast.

On this week's Sword and Laser podcast, Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt capture the latest developments in science fiction and fantasy.

Gary Whitta is an award-winning screenwriter who wrote The Book of Eli and worked on the first Star Wars standalone film. So when he had an idea for a dark… Read the rest of the article: Crowdfunding an Abomination with Gary Whitta (Star Wars, The Book of Eli)

In this new episode of Sword and Laser podcast, we have a whole Wheel of Time pilot mystery to solve, and then on top of it, George RR Martin says… Read the rest of the article: Sword and Laser podcast: How Tyrion could die

When you rule the world of "powder mages" you can do what you want. Brian McClellan wields his powder for good. In addition to delivering us the complete Powder Mage… Read the rest of the article: Brian McClellan and his latest flintlock fantasy novel, The Autumn Republic