For the first four books of the Gordian Division series of time travel sci-fi police procedural murder mystery whodunit adventure novels, author Jacob Holo collaborated with fellow writer David Weber. But for the fifth, The Dyson File (paperback, Kindle), Holo is flying solo. In the following email interview, Holo explains what inspired and influenced this new mystery, as well as why he wanted to go it alone this time around.
As someone who’s been watching cartoonist Jeffrey Brown’s career with great interest since he released such indie comics as Clumsy and Unlikely in the early aughts, it’s been fun to watch him take on Star Wars in such fun books as Darth Vader And Son and Vader’s Little Princess.
But he’s apparently now gotten himself a subscription to Disney+ because he’s taking on a certain rambunctious child, and his minder, in Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Child (hardcover).
In the following email interview, Brown talks about how tough it was to work with Din Djarin and Grogu on this new book of comics.
It’s been said that in space, no one can hear you scream. But that doesn’t mean you can’t do it, especially if you’re being…murdered.
The good thing is, if you are being murdered, it may be because you’re a character in one of Mur Lafferty’s Midsolar Murders novels. In the following email interview, Lafferty discusses this series, as well as its newest installment, Chaos Terminal (paperback, Kindle, audiobook).
For Spirit Of The Wood (hardcover, Kindle), the latest installment of her epic fantasy saga, the Green Rider Series, writer Kristen Britain is taking a step back to give the backstory of one this ongoing tale’s most seasoned characters. In the following email interview, Britain discusses how she came to pen this character-driven short novel.
Over the course of his writing career, science fiction author William Ledbetter has had stories published in numerous journals, including (but not limited to) Analog, Escape Pod, and Asimov’s. And now he’s collected a bunch into a handy, take home package called The Long Fall Up And Other Stories (paperback, Kindle). In the following email interview, Ledbetter discusses how he chose which stories to include, which would make good movies, and how editing sci-fi short story anthologies influenced this collection.
Miles Davis (1926-1991) was one of the greatest jazz trumpeters and composers of all time. But his turbulent life was almost as interesting as his music.
Now that life is being shared, and in grand visual style, courtesy of Dave Chisholm’s new graphic novel biography Miles Davis And The Search For The Sound (hardcover). In the following email interview, Chisholm discusses what went into this book, including how his own skills on the trumpet made it that much better.
Having already donned some snappy clothes and punched the future in the cajones, Zoey is getting wasted. And if you don’t know what I’m talking about, then clearly you haven’t read Jason Pargin’s comedic sci-fi novels Futuristic Violence And Fancy Suits, Zoey Punches The Future In The Dick, or Zoey Is Too Drunk For This Dystopia. Though the latter is understandable since — depending on when you read this — it probably just came out in hardcover, for Kindle, or as an audiobook.
In the follow email interview, Pargin discusses what inspired and influenced this third misadventure, as well as his future plans for the young lady.
In many time travel stories, people usually just go in one direction or the other. But in Secondhand Daylight (paperback, Kindle) by Eugen Bacon and Andrew Hook, one character can only move forward through time, while another is going back to find him. In the following email interview, Eugen and Andrew discuss what inspired this novel, and their decision to write it together.
One has only to go out on Halloween, and look at the happy faces of every kid wearing fangs and a cape, to see the influence of actor Béla Lugosi, the iconic star of 1931’s classic horror movie Dracula.
But while that may be his most memorable role, Lugosi didn’t just play dashing and dangerous, and he didn’t just act. All of which is presented in Robert Cremer’s upcoming biography, Béla Lugosi: The Man Behind The Cape, which has just launched a Kickstarter that includes some special (and exclusive) editions of the book.
In the following email interview, Cremer discusses what’s in Cape, as well as what approach he took to this biography.