Off the Shelf - Season 04 - Episode 06 - Kathryn Rusch

Kathryn Rusch visits with Kghia and Simeon in Episode 6 of this season's Off the Shelf. Kathryn is an award-winning writer of multiple genres. In addition to writing, she has also served as an editor and a publisher, and is the only person in the history of the science fiction field to have won both a Hugo award for editing and a Hugo award for fiction.

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Off the Shelf - Season 04 - Episode 05 - RJ Sawyer

In episode 5 of this season of Off the Shelf, Simeon and Kghia had the great pleasure of speaking with Science Fiction Writer Robert J. Sawyer.

Robert has the distinct honor of having won all three of the world's top science-fiction awards for Best Novel of the Year: the Nebula (1996, The Terminal Experiment), the Hugo (2003, Hominids), and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award (2006, Mindscan). His novel Flashforward was developed into the ABC television series of the same name. K and Si were able to pick Robert's brain for over an hour, so enjoy!

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Off the Shelf - Season 04 - Episode 04 - Barbara Hambly

This week Kghia and Simeon have the pleasure of interviewing Barbara Hambly, the award-winning author and  screenwriter. Barbara has written within many genres, including science fiction, historical fiction, mystery and fantasy.

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Off the Shelf - Season 04 - Episode 03 - LC Tyler

In Episode 3 of Off the Shelf, Simeon and Kghia speak with LC Tyler, British writer of comic crime fiction. They discuss his Elsie and Ethelred mystery series, two of which were nominated for Edgar awards.

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Off the Shelf - Season 04 - Episode 02 - Geraldine Evans

In the second episode of the season for Off the Shelf, Simeon and Kghia speak with British crime novelist Geraldine Evans. Geraldine, the author of the Rafferty & Llewellyn series, has embraced the publishing opportunity of eBooks and discusses that in this episode.

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Off the Shelf - Season 04 - Episode 01 - Seanan McGuire

Welcome to Season 4 of Off the Shelf! This season brings some changes that we hope you will like as we strive to improve Off the Shelf for your enjoyment.


Simeon and Kghia kick off the season with an interview with Seanan McGuire, the author of the October Daye urban fantasy series and upcoming InCryptid series. Seanan also writes science fiction as Mira Grant, and reports on politics in a post zombie plague world in the ongoing NewsFlesh trilogy, the first book of which was nominated for a Hugo Award this year.


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Off the Shelf - Season 03 - Episode 11 - Jane Nissen

Summer is coming and that means that Off the Shelf will be on hiatus until the Fall after this episode. Simeon and Kghia wrap up the season in grand fashion with a wonderful interview with Jane Nissen.

The books we read as children…and those that were read to us…create some of our strongest literary memories. When the time comes for us to buy Children’s Literature, those are the books we look for. Unfortunately, some of them fall out of print. Jane Nissen, a veteran of the Children’s Literature publishing industry, is working to make some of these memorable classics available again through her publishing company, Jane Nissen Books.

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Off the Shelf - Season 03 - Episode 10 - Mike Stackpole

Michael A. Stackpole has conquered galaxies both near and far, writing such notable books as I, Jedi; Talion: Revenant, and the Battletech novel Assumption of Risk. One of Mike’s latest works, In Hero Years…I’m Dead, plays with genres with entertaining results. He is also a generous contributor to the writer community, with his series The Secrets and the office hours he hosts in Second Life. Kghia and Simeon talk to Mike about his works, his career, and even his experiences with e-publishing

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Off the Shelf - Season 03 - Episode 09 - MK Hobson

In the 9th episode for this season of Off the Shelf, Kghia and Simeon will interview fantasy author, MK Hobson. Her "bustlepunk" novels include The Native Star and the about-to-be-released The Hidden Goddess. Curious about what bustlepunk is? K and Si are as well, so they will get more details from Mary! Hobson is a well-established short story author, a Pushcart Prize nominee, and the co-host of the Podcastle podcast.

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Off the Shelf - Season 03 - Episode 06 - Donna Fletcher Crow

In this episode of Off the Shelf, Kghia and Simeon speak to Donna Fletcher Crow, author of many series' of books, including: the historic mystery series The Monastery Murders, The Cambridge Chronicles, Daughters of Courage, and the Lord Danvers Mysteries.

In Glastonbury, A Novel of Christian England, Crow spans 1500 years of Christian history in England, and her latest novel, A Very Private Grave, focuses on a modern heroine digging into the past to solve a murder. Join us to find out what she will be writing next.

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Off the Shelf - Season 03 - Episode 08 - Gail Carriger

In Episode 8, Kghia and Simeon interview Gail Carriger, the author of Soulless, Changeless, and Blameless. Gail combines urban fantasy, or rather urbane fantasy, with Steampunk and a generous dose of humor to create the world of The Parasol Protectorate.

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Off the Shelf - Season 03 - Episode 07 - Janny Wurts

This week Kghia and Simeon speak with Janny Wurts, author of The War of Light and Shadow series, The Cycle of Fire Trilogy, and co-author with Raymond E. Fiest of The Empire Trilogy. Wurts has written more than twenty novels, using fantasy backdrops to explore the play of politics and prejudices, of power and responsibility from multiple angles. An accomplished artist, Wurts created many of the covers for her books.

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