Interview with Books and Pieces


My guest today is booktuber Elizabeth from Books and Pieces, a Youtube channel with more than 5,000 subscribers. SCy-Fy: How do you prepare for a show, Elizabeth? B&P: The amount of preparation needed for a video really depends on the content. Something simple like what I’ve been reading in a month is pretty minimal, but anything factual… Continue reading Interview with Books and Pieces

Interview with Bitten by a radioactive book


My guest today is Michael from the Youtube channel Bitten by a radioactive book. SCy-Fy: Thanks for dropping by, Michael. How do you prepare for a show? Bbarb: It depends a bit on the theme. For more informative videos like author features or guides I research the theme beforehand. For tags I also prepare the books… Continue reading Interview with Bitten by a radioactive book

Interview with Common Touch of Fantasy


Today I’m talking to website and Youtube book reviewer Paul from Common Touch of Fantasy.   SCy-Fy: What is your major goal as a reviewer at the moment, Paul? CToF: I want to gain a better foundation of books that I have read. As someone that has rediscovered his love for reading after taking a prolonged break,… Continue reading Interview with Common Touch of Fantasy

Interview with Kalanadi


I posted two weeks ago about science fiction and fantasy Youtubers and Booktubers and also suggested some channels to investigate. I will be including some Youtubers in my ongoing series of interviews with SFF genre people. Today I’m talking to Rachel, a Youtuber who runs a mostly-SFF Booktube channel called Kalanadi.  SCy-Fy: How do you prepare for a show, Rachel? K:… Continue reading Interview with Kalanadi

Interview with Kristin Centorcelli (My Bookish Ways, SF Signal)


This morning I’m going to be chatting with Kristin Centorcelli, Editor in Chief at My Bookish Ways, Associate Editor at SF Signal, and reviewer at Library Journal and Publisher’s Weekly. SCy-Fy: You write for two very busy genre blogs, Kristin. How do you organise your time? KC: Coffee first, then in the a.m. I usually… Continue reading Interview with Kristin Centorcelli (My Bookish Ways, SF Signal)

Interview with Sarah Chorn (Bookworm Blues)


Welcome to the fortieth in this series of interviews. It’s just before dawn and I’m waiting to meet blogger Sarah Chorn of Bookworm Blues in perhaps the only brief window of availability in her incredibly busy life. Sarah is a freelance writer and editor, a semi-pro nature photographer, world traveler, three-time cancer survivor, and mom… Continue reading Interview with Sarah Chorn (Bookworm Blues)

SFF Series that Hooked Us After the First Book


I participated in a Mind Meld on SF Signal to discuss this topic. The moderator was Rob Bedford and the other panelists were Lee Kelly, Luke Brown, Stefan Raets, Mike Ferrante, Harry Connolly and Courtney Schafer. The clear winner was – well, I don’t want to spoil the suspense. Check it out on SF Signal!

Interview with Speculate!


Today I’ll be talking to Bradley P. Beaulieu and Gregory A. Wilson, fantasy authors and co-hosts of Speculate! The Podcast for Writers, Readers, and Fans. SCy-Fy: Thanks to both of you for coming in. How do you prepare for a show? BB: In our triptych model, our patented cycle of three shows, we read a work,… Continue reading Interview with Speculate!

Interview with Dave Probert (Geek Planet Online)


My guest today is Dave Probert of GeekPlanetOnline, a website hosting, among many other things, a group of genre podcasts including Tea and Jeopardy, Tangential Deviation, Twice as Bright Half as Long and Near Mint. SCy-Fy: Dave, you are involved with many different podcasts; that must take a huge amount of enthusiasm. DP: I love… Continue reading Interview with Dave Probert (Geek Planet Online)

Interview with Jim Freund (Hour of the Wolf)


It’s 3am and I’m running with the pack led by Jim Freund, host of the long-running live radio program, Hour of the Wolf. SCy-Fy: Jim, you started out a very long time ago. JF: I have been involved in producing radio programs of and about literary sf/f since 1967, when I began working at New… Continue reading Interview with Jim Freund (Hour of the Wolf)