Fantastic Fiction At Kgb

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on June 17th, 2015 with guests Dale Bailey & Simon Strantzas. Matthew Kressel was traveling, so Kristine Dikeman co-hosted in his place. Dale Bailey Dale Bailey’s new collection, The End of the End of Everything, came out in the spring.  A novel, The Subterranean Season, […]

The following audio was recorded live on May 20, 2015 at the KGB Bar with guests Wesley Chu & Nicole Kornher-Stace. Thanks as always to Gordon Linzner for the audio recording and Rajan Khanna for the introductions. Wesley Chu Wesley Chu is the author of five novels and a 2015 nominee for the John W. […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on April 15, 2015, with guests James Morrow and Ken Liu. As always, thanks to Gordon Linzner and Rajan Khanna for the production of this recording. James Morrow James Morrow, who according to the New York Times, is “a wildly imaginative and generous novelist who plays […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on March 18, 2015 with guests Caitlín R. Kiernan and Lisa Mannetti. Caitlín R. Kiernan Caitlín R. Kiernan was recently described by the New York Times as “one of our essential writers of dark fiction,” and is a two-time recipient of both the World Fantasy and […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on February 18, 2015, with guests Ben Loory and Mike Allen. Ben Loory Ben is the author of the collection Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day, and a picture book for children, The Baseball Player and the Walrus His fables and tales have […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on January 21, 2015, with guests Gregory Frost and Andy Duncan Gregory Frost Gregory is the author of eight novels (including Shadowbridge, Lord Tophet, Fitcher’s Brides) and over fifty short stories of the fantastic. His novelette “No Others are Genuine” was a 2014 “Long Fiction” […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar, December 17th, 2014, with guests Steven Gould & Rajan Khanna. Steven Gould Steven is the author of 10 science fiction novels including Jumper, source material for the 2008 movie of the same name. His fiction has been a finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, Compton Crook, […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on November 19, 2014, with guests Nancy Kress & Jack Skillingstead. Nancy Kress Nancy Kress is the author of thirty-three books, including twenty-six novels, four collections of short stories, and three books on writing. Her work has won five Nebulas, two Hugos, a Sturgeon, and […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar in Manhattan on October 15th, 2014, with guests Genevieve Valentine & E. Lily Yu. Due to an unfortunate technical glitch, Genevieve’s reading was not recorded. We apologize for this error. Genevieve Valentine Genevieve Valentine’s first novel, Mechanique, won the 2012 Crawford Award. Her second, The […]

The following audio was recorded on September 17, 2014 with guests Mary Robinette Kowal & Leanna Renee Hieber. Mary Robinette Kowal won the Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2003 and is the author of Shades of Milk and Honey, Glamour in Glass, and Valour and Vanity. Her short fiction, for which she has […]

The following audio was recorded on August 20th, 2014 at the KGB Bar in Manhattan with guests Karen Heuler and Veronica Schanoes. Mercurio D. Rivera guest hosted, subbing for Matthew Kressel. Karen Heuler’s stories and novels have won an O. Henry award, been short-listed for the Bellwether, Shirley Jackson, Iowa short fiction award, and others. […]

The following audio was recorded on July 16th, 2014 at the KGB Bar in Manhattan with guests Victor LaValle and Sofia Samatar. Victor LaValle is the author of four books including Big Machine and The Devil in Silver. He has been a winner of a Shirley Jackson Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship among other awards. […]

The following audio was recorded on June 18th, 2014 at the KGB Bar in Manhattan with guests Paul Witcover and Eileen Gunn. Paul Witcover, whose fiction has been a finalist for the Nebula, World Fantasy, and Shirley Jackson Award, and short-listed for the James Tiptree award. His most recent novel is The Emperor of All […]

The following audio was recorded on May 15th, 2014 at the KGB Bar in Manhattan with guests Laird Barron and Paul Tremblay. Laird Barron is the author of several books, including The Croning, Occultation, and The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All. His work has also appeared in many magazines and anthologies, including Fearful Symmetries […]