Fantastic Fiction At Kgb

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on September 19, 2018, with guests Patrick McGrath and Siobhan Carroll.  ​   Patrick McGrath Patrick McGrath is the author of nine novels, including Asylum, an international bestseller, and Spider, which David Cronenberg filmed from McGrath’s script. He has also published three collections of short […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on August 15th. Only Jeffrey Ford’s reading is included in this podcast. ​   Michael Swanwick Michael Swanwick has received the Nebula, Theodore Sturgeon, World Fantasy and Hugo Awards, and has the pleasant distinction of having been nominated for and lost more of these same […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on July 18th, 2018 with guests Brooke Bolander and Angus McIntyre. ​   Brooke Bolander Brooke Bolander writes weird things of indeterminate genre, most of them leaning rather heavily towards fantasy or general all-around weirdness. She attended the University of Leicester studying History and Archaeology […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on June 20, 2018, with guests Mary Robinette Kowal and Lawrence C. Connolly. ​   Mary Robinette Kowal Mary Robinette Kowal is the author of historical fantasy novels: Ghost Talkers, and The Glamourist Histories series and the forthcoming Lady Astronaut duology. She is also a three time Hugo Award […]

Here’s the audio from the May 16th Fantastic Fiction at KGB, with guests Caroline M. Yoachim & Tina Connolly. Tina’s reading is not included in this podcast. ​   Tina Connolly Tina Connolly’s books include the Ironskin trilogy (Tor), the Seriously Wicked series (Tor Teen), and the collection On the Eyeball Floor and Other Stories […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on April 18, 2018, with readers Livia Llewellyn & Jon Padgett. Jon’s reading of “The Yellow House” that evening is not included in this podcast. ​   Livia Llewellyn Livia Llewellyn is a writer of dark fantasy, horror, and erotica, whose short fiction has appeared […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on March 21st, 2018, with guests Kelly Robson & Chandler Klang Smith.   Kelly Robson Kelly Robson is the author of Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach. Last year, she was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Her novella […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on February 21, 2018, with guests Cassandra Khaw and Peternelle van Arsdale. Mercurio D. Rivera subbed for Matt, who was traveling. Peternelle’s reading is not included in this podcast. ​   Cassandra Khaw Cassandra Khaw is the author of the Persons Non Grata series, the […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on January 17, 2018, with guests Myke Cole and Joseph Helmreich. Myke read from The Armored Saint and Joseph read from The Return. ​   Myke Cole Myke Cole is the author of the military fantasy Shadow Ops series and its prequel trilogy, the Reawakening series, both […]

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 […]

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 from the […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 Girl […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]