Interview with Jesse Willis (SFFaudio)


Today I’ll be talking to Jesse Willis from SFFaudio. SCy-Fy: Tell me a bit about the focus of SFFaudio, Jesse. JW: Unlike most folks I see podcasting, SFFaudio looks mostly backward. The median age of the books we talk about is probably in the 1910s or 1920s. We do modern books, but not as often.… Continue reading Interview with Jesse Willis (SFFaudio)

Interview with David Barr Kirtley (Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy)


My guest today is David Barr Kirtley, host of the Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast on wired.com, which has featured over 100 guests, including George R. R. Martin, Richard Dawkins, Paul Krugman, Simon Pegg, Margaret Atwood, Philip Pullman, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Ursula K. Le Guin. David is also the author of several dozen… Continue reading Interview with David Barr Kirtley (Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy)

Interview with Pornokitsch


This morning I’m trading cappuccinos with Jared, co-editor of Pornokitsch. Which, despite the name, is (disappointingly?) safe for work. Unless your workplace has an issue with book reviews. SCy-Fy: Jared, Pornokitsch has already had quite a lot of success, including award wins and nominations. What plans do you and your co-editor have for the site?… Continue reading Interview with Pornokitsch

Interview with Adam Whitehead (The Wertzone)


The 100th post on this blog is another in my series of interviews with the people behind the science fiction and fantasy blogs, podcasts and magazines. This time I am talking with Adam Whitehead of The Wertzone, a blog reviewing science fiction and fantasy in print and on screen that was founded in 2006. SCy-Fy: An easy one (perhaps)… Continue reading Interview with Adam Whitehead (The Wertzone)

Interview with Bibliotropic


Welcome to the twentieth in this series of interviews with the people behind the science fiction and fantasy blogs, podcasts and zines. My guest today is Ria from bibliotropic.net, the self-declared best SFF review blog in Atlantic Canada. Ria claims she is an agendered asexual human being who can neither read enough books nor drink… Continue reading Interview with Bibliotropic

Interview with Aidan Moher (A Dribble of Ink)


Welcome to another in this series of interviews with the people behind the science fiction and fantasy blogs, podcasts and zines. Today I am talking with Aidan Moher, Hugo award-winning editor of A Dribble of Ink. SCy-Fy: Aidan, you’ve been blogging since 2007. What has been the most popular piece you have published so far?… Continue reading Interview with Aidan Moher (A Dribble of Ink)

Great Science Fiction and Fantasy Sentences: Readers’ Comments


In a March 2014 article, the UK Guardian newspaper asked whether genre fiction sentences can equal those found in literary writers such as Joyce or Beckett. I put that challenge to the science fiction and fantasy fan community in my posts Great Science Fiction and Fantasy Sentences and More Great Science Fiction and Fantasy Sentences. I… Continue reading Great Science Fiction and Fantasy Sentences: Readers’ Comments

Are You Listening to Podcasts?


Can you hear it? There’s an audio counter-revolution underway. Maybe you are already a card-holding member of the vanguard. If not, there’s a whole new aural world to discover. Good old radio has reinvented itself as podcasts – audio files that can be listened to in various ways, such as on iPods (hence the name)… Continue reading Are You Listening to Podcasts?

Interview with Mihai Adascalitei (Dark Wolf’s Fantasy Reviews)


Welcome to another in this ongoing series of interviews with the people behind the science fiction and fantasy sites. I am really appreciating the opportunity to get their views and I hope you are enjoying reading them. This evening I’ll be howling along under the full moon with the Dark Wolf himself, Mihai Adascalitei of… Continue reading Interview with Mihai Adascalitei (Dark Wolf’s Fantasy Reviews)

Interview with Steven Diamond (Elitist Book Reviews)


Today I’ll be talking with Steven Diamond, founder and editor of the 2013 & 2014 Hugo Nominated blog, Elitist Book Reviews (http://elitistbookreviews.com/). Steve also writes for Baen, Privateer Press, and numerous small publications. His debut YA Horror/Urban Fantasy novel, Residue, is set for release in 2015 through Ragnarok Publications, and he is the editor of… Continue reading Interview with Steven Diamond (Elitist Book Reviews)