Coffee in Space

Get J. S. Dewes' newest book, Rubicon, at the Nook Bookstore in Baldwin City, Kansas. Worldwide shipping available.You can learn more about Jenny's work at her website HERE. You can also catch up with her latest news at her Instagram.Subscribe to the Coffee in Space newsletter so you can stay up to date on all podcast episodes and news about the interviews!Coffee in Space is a crowd funded effort. To support the show, head over to Buy Me a Coffee and well....buy me a coffee! Thank you for your support!*All links go to an indie bookstore in Kansas called The Nook. I make no money from this link. It's just an opportunity to support good books from a great bookseller.

Kristy Gardner was a wonderful guest, and I enjoyed talking to her about so many thing. For one, she's a former food blogger. You're going to love our chat on Canadian food and my love for poutine. Also, cheese curds. Kristy is also a cookbook author. You can get that book HERE. We had a great talk about sexual identity, and in the process, discovered the difficulties of restarting the human population after an apocalypse. I think we got to an uncomfortable agreement about the entire thing, but see for yourself. Fair warning though, it's uncomfortable.In fact, one of the most poignant questions was whether humanity is even worth restarting?Get Kristy's book, The Stars in Their Eyes, at the Nook Bookstore in Baldwin City, Kansas. Worldwide shipping available.You can learn more about Kristy's work at her website HERE. You can also catch up with her latest news at her Facebook Page, Instagram, and at Twitter.Subscribe to the Coffee in Space newsletter so you can stay up to date on all podcast episodes and news about the interviews!Coffee in Space is a crowd funded effort. To support the show, head over to Buy Me a Coffee and well....buy me a coffee! Thank you for your support!*All links go to an indie bookstore in Kansas called The Nook. I make no money from this link. It's just an opportunity to support good books from a great bookseller.

I'm so glad to introduce you to Lavanya Lakshminarayan, a writer from India. Lavanya was so kind to me as I learned how to pronounce her name and how to interact with her and her culture. I think you'll learn a lot.Culturally, we discussed a few main points. First, tea and coffee, which I think you'll enjoy for the fun of it. Turning serious, we discussed the caste system, relating to an article from the BBC. Finally, we discussed the issue of Seattle banning caste discrimination, in an article from CNN. We then turned to her book, The Ten Percent Thief, which you can find at The Nook Bookstore, my favorite indie store to support. Get the ebook format directly from the publisher HERE. You can learn more about Lavanya at her Instagram page and at Twitter.As usual, I don't make any money from the book's purchase link. However, Coffee in Space is crowd funded, and if you'd like to join those supporting the show, please do so by buying me a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/coffeeinspace! Thank you so much!

Tiffani Angus and Val Nolan have written a new book for writers of science fiction, horror, and fantasy...and you need it in your tool box like...right now. Spec Fic for Newbies: A Beginner's Guide to Writing Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Get your copy today from The Nook Bookstore. Get to know more about Tiffani Angus at her Instagram or website. Learn more about Val's work at his Twitter feed. Subscribe to the Coffee in Space newsletter so you can stay up to date on all podcast episodes and news about the interviews!Coffee in Space is a crowd funded effort. To support the show, head over to Buy Me a Coffee and well....buy me a coffee! Thank you for your support!*All links go to an indie bookstore in Kansas called The Nook. I make no money from this link. It's just an opportunity to support good books from a great bookseller.

Jane Hennigan is an indie author success story. To learn about her journey, and the story that propelled it, was such a privilege. We had a great chat that I think you'll enjoy! When you're done with the episode, get a hold of Moths and get your post apocalyptic fix!You can learn more about Jane's work at her website HERE. You can also catch up with her latest news at her Facebook Page and at Twitter. Subscribe to the Coffee in Space newsletter so you can stay up to date on all podcast episodes and news about the interviews!Coffee in Space is a crowd funded effort. To support the show, head over to Buy Me a Coffee and well....buy me a coffee! Thank you for your support!*All links go to an indie bookstore in Kansas called The Nook. I make no money from this link. It's just an opportunity to support good books from a great bookseller.

Get a hold of Secrets in the Mist and get your steampunk fix!You can learn more about Morgan's work at her website HERE. You can also catch up with her latest news at her Facebook Page, Instagram, and at Twitter. Subscribe to the Coffee in Space newsletter so you can stay up to date on all podcast episodes and news about the interviews!Coffee in Space is a crowd funded effort. To support the show, head over to Buy Me a Coffee and well....buy me a coffee! Thank you for your support!*All links go to an indie bookstore in Kansas called The Nook. I make no money from this link. It's just an opportunity to support good books from a great bookseller.

Melinda B Hipple (Raven, Imperium Publishing) joins me today to talk about writing multiple genres, editing for Imperium Publishing, and of course her book, Raven. Today's episode is a companion piece to Episode 107, with Niki Manbeck and her independent bookstore. You can learn more about Melinda's work at her website HERE. You can also catch up with her latest news at her Instagram Page. Get a copy of her science fiction novel Raven today!Melinda recommends Carl Sagan's Contact, and included his name in the dedication page of Raven.Subscribe to the Coffee in Space newsletter so you can stay up to date on all podcast episodes and news about the interviews!Coffee in Space is a crowd funded effort. To support the show, head over to Buy Me a Coffee and well....buy me a coffee! Thank you for your support!* All links in today's episode point directly to an independent bookstore. Support a local store by using these links. Thank you!

Cathy McCrumb joins me today for her second time on the show. I'm so grateful to get her on to talk about binge writing, space operas, and her newest novel, Aberration. By the way, catch my first interview with Cathy on Episode 67. You can learn more about Cathy's work at her website HERE. You can also catch up with her latest news at her Facebook Page and at her Goodreads page.Subscribe to the Coffee in Space newsletter so you can stay up to date on all podcast episodes and news about the interviews!Coffee in Space is a crowd funded effort. To support the show, head over to Buy Me a Coffee and well....buy me a coffee! Thank you for your support!* Links in these show notes may be affiliate links. I may make a small percentage from your purchase. I would always want you to buy from a local, independent store, but if you are looking to use Amazon, I would appreciate you considering my links. Thank you!

Season 3 of Picard starts this week and I wanted an expert to talk with me about it, so I went to the rolodex (yes, I still have one of those-kinda) and asked Una McCormack to join me on the show. Una has been on two other episodes of Coffee in Space. In Episode 80 we talked about Una's work in the Dr. Who and Firefly enterprises, and in Episode 81 we talked directly about her novel, The Last Best Hope. Una is also the author of Second Self, which focuses on the backstory for Raffi Musiker, Jean Luc Picard's right hand person in the Picard series.You can learn more about Una's work at her website HERE.  She can also be found on Twitter also.Subscribe to the Coffee in Space newsletter so you can stay up to date on all podcast episodes and news about the interviews!Coffee in Space is a crowd funded effort. To support the show, head over to Buy Me a Coffee and well....buy me a coffee! Thank you for your support!* Links in these show notes may be affiliate links. I may make a small percentage from your purchase. I would always want you to buy from a local, independent store, but if you are looking to use Amazon, I would appreciate you considering my links. Thank you!

Today's guest is Niki Manbeck, owner and chief operator of The Nook in Baldwin City, Kansas. I love good, independent bookstores, and so it is with great joy that I bring this episode to you. All links below are from The Nook, so any purchase you make goes directly to support Niki's operations, not Amazon. Niki's story is one of mental fortitude, humility, and ambition (yes, they can both be present at the same time!). I think you'll really enjoy learning about indie bookstores and what they do for readers like us.I think what you'll find most impressive, and most heart-warming, is the response Niki's community had when The Nook went through a rough patch (putting it nicely). You'll love this story. I guarantee it!Niki recommends the following books for your sci-fi fix:Raven: Melinda HippleThe Southern book club's guide to slaying Vampires: Grady HendrixThe Book Eaters: Sunyi DeanSubscribe to the Coffee in Space newsletter so you can stay up to date on all podcast episodes and news about the interviews! Coffee in Space is a crowd funded effort. To support the show, head over to Buy Me a Coffee and well....buy me a coffee! Thank you for your support!* Links in these show notes may be affiliate links. I may make a small percentage from your purchase. I would always want you to buy from a local, independent store, but if you are looking to use Amazon, I would appreciate you considering my links. Thank you!

Dr. Garrett Ashley is a well-published short fiction writer who has stories in Asimov's Science Fiction, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, and Strange Horizons (online).  You can learn more about him and his work at his WEBSITE or on TWITTER. We also talked about thriller stories, with Melinda Leigh's Bree Taggart taking center stage, as well as Laura Lippman's Baltimore Blues. I also recommend the great Maltese Falcon and other books of the noir genre.Subscribe to the Coffee in Space newsletter so you can stay up to date on all podcast episodes and news about the interviews! Coffee in Space is a crowd funded effort. To support the show, head over to Buy Me a Coffee and well....buy me a coffee! Thank you for your support!* Links in these show notes may be affiliate links. I may make a small percentage from your purchase. I would always want you to buy from a local, independent store, but if you are looking to use Amazon, I would appreciate you considering my links. Thank you!

To learn more about Denise Crittendon’s writing, check out her WEBSITE. You can also follow her on TWITTER.Like the podcast episode? You can "Buy me a Coffee" to support the show! Thank you!Subscribe to the Coffee in Space newsletter so you can stay up to date on all podcast episodes and news about the interviews! * Links in these show notes may be affiliate links. I may make a small percentage from your purchase. I would always want you to buy from a local, independent store, but if you are looking to use Amazon, I would appreciate you considering my links. Thank you!

Nanci Schwartz, author of the Robber Barron Trilogy, joins me for this episode to talk the trilogy, and more specifically, Robber Barrons, the lead title. To learn more about Nanci Schwartz’s writing, check out her WEBSITE. You can also follow her on TWITTER.Like the podcast episode? You can "Buy me a Coffee" as a thank you! I'll even give you a free short story to show my gratitude. Thank you!Finally, please consider subscribing to the Coffee in Space newsletter so you can stay up to date on all podcast episodes and news about the interviews! * Links in these show notes may be affiliate links. I may make a small percentage from your purchase. I would always want you to buy from a local, independent store, but if you are looking to use Amazon, I would appreciate you considering my links. Thank you!

Thank you so much for faithfully listening to my show. You have a lot of choices when it comes to podcasts that talk about books and interview authors, and I want to be the go-to in your app of choice. So...how can I get better? I want to hear from you!  What am I doing well and what should I be doing to be everyone's choice in podcasts? Let me know!  That email address is comments[at]coffeeinspacepodcast.com. Thank you!Now, let’s get to this week’s episode. Brandon Crilly comes to the show by way of Ottawa, Ontario up in Canada. Brandon has been published by Daily Science Fiction, Apex Magazine, Fusion Fragment, PULP Literature, Flame Tree Publishing and other markets. He’s also an Aurora Award-nominated podcaster, reviewer, conference organizer, and Dungeon Master for a bunch of other writers. His debut novel Catalyst  is out now from Atthis Arts. You can follow Brandon's work by going to Twitter, Instagram, or his website. Catch up on his podcast by going to Broadcasts from the Wasteland. Like the podcast episode? You can "Buy me a Coffee" as a thank you! I'll even give you a free short story to show my gratitude. Thank you! Finally, please consider subscribing to the Coffee in Space newsletter so you can stay up to date on all podcast episodes and news about the interviews! * Links in these show notes may be affiliate links. I may make a small percentage from your purchase. I would always want you to buy from a local, independent store, but if you are looking to use Amazon, I would appreciate you considering my links. Thank you!

Madeleine Mozley joins me again today for her third visit to the studio. She's becoming quite the regular around here! Always glad to chat with her about her dystopian fiction and writing in general. Today we'll talk about her new book Blood for Blood, dystopian fiction, and hope. That hope part is really important. You won't want to miss it! Maddie has a book trailer for Blood for Blood that you can watch on Youtube HERE.You can listen to Madeleine's other episodes here:Episode 43: Post Apocalyptic Sci-FiEpisode 21: First Carrier Madeleine also recommends Station 11, by Emily St. John Mandel. You can get a trio of short stories by signing up for Madeleine's mailing list HERE.To learn more about Madeleine’s writing, check out her website at: (WEBSITE LINK). You can also follow her on Instagram. Learn more about her editing work at Embers Igniting.Like the podcast? Please donate to keep it going at Buy me a Coffee. Thank you!* Links in these show notes may be affiliate links. I may make a small percentage from your purchase. I would always want you to buy from a local, independent store, but if you are looking to use Amazon, I would appreciate you considering my links. Thank you!

I have a special place in my heart (and my TBR pile) for apocalypse fiction. What I had never understood was the difference between eastern and western ideas about apocalypse. In my typical western mindset, I just assumed everyone viewed it more or less the same. Boy, was I wrong! Like, epically wrong. And I'm so grateful that I have a friend like Xueting to help me figure it out. I'm still ignorant, but at least I know just how ignorant I am. Thank you, Xueting.Xueting also appeared in episode 62 on the show, to talk about her big translation project called Sinopticon, which you can get HERE. In our episode, Xueting referenced Tang Fei's The Path to Freedom in addition to other fiction from Chinese authors. The Starship Library, found in Sinopticon, can be found HERE, and we discussed that book in episode 62. We also discuss The Wandering Earth, which can be watched on Netflix and the book can be found HERE. You can learn more about Xueting's work at her website HERE. You can also catch up with her latest news at her Twitter feed HERE.Like the podcast episode? You can support the show by becoming a patron! Once you click the link, you can learn more about how the show got started, where I keep the episodes, and more. I would appreciate any support you can give. Thank you!Finally, please consider subscribing to the Coffee in Space newsletter so you can stay up to date on all podcast episodes and news about the interviews! * Links in these show notes may be affiliate links. I may make a small percentage from your purchase. I would always want you to buy from a local, independent store, but if you are looking to use Amazon, I would appreciate you considering my links. Thank you!

Today I'm celebrating 100 episodes! Thank you all for listening throughout the two plus years of Coffee in Space. I can't think of a better way to celebrate 100 episodes than having the gang from Hugo, Girl! The Podcast.First learned about the Hugo Girl Podcast by way of Seth Heasley's podcast, Hugo's There. I spoke with Seth at length in Episode 83. I'll be forever grateful for him for that recommendation. I've enjoyed a lot of what Lori, Haley, and Amy say on their show. I think you will too. The Hugo, Girl! Podcast gang recommends Octothorpe Podcast for getting your sci-fi fix.Like the podcast episode? You can support the show by buying me a coffee! Once you click the link, you can learn more about how the show got started, where I keep the episodes, and more. I would appreciate any support you can give. Thank you!Finally, please consider subscribing to the Coffee in Space newsletter so you can stay up to date on all podcast episodes and news about the interviews! 

Michael Mammay is a repeat offender on Coffee in Space, with this being the third time I've had him on. I've had him on the show to talk this week about his recently released novel Weight of Command, out now exclusively on Audible.com. We talk a lot about what it would be like to be a young officer suddenly in charge of saving not only your command, but also stopping a war. And on top of that, trying to figure out who killed all the other officers! As my career progressed through the Navy enlisted ranks, we also talk a lot about Master Sergeant Herns, who's my favorite character of the book. Michael has also joined me to talk about his Planetside books. You can listen to Episode 35 HERE. We also briefly mentioned Ursula K. LeGuinn's Left hand of Darkness. It's well worth your time. You can follow Michael's work by going to Twitter, Facebook, or his website.Like the podcast episode? You can "Buy me a Coffee" as a thank you! I'll even give you a free short story to show my gratitude. Thank you!* Links in these show notes may be affiliate links. I may make a small percentage from your purchase. I would always want you to buy from a local, independent store, but if you are looking to use Amazon, I would appreciate you considering my links. Thank you!

You can learn more about Victor Manibo's work at his website HERE.  He is also active on Facebook and Twitter, where you can connect with him or ask questions about his story and characters. Pick up a copy of The Sleepless and get reading today!In particular, we talk a little about survivor's guilt and hope in recovering from suicide, writing queer characters as a queer author, and modern noir in SFF. Like the podcast episode? You can support the show by buying me a coffee! Once you click the link, you can learn more about how the show got started, where I keep the episodes, and more. I would appreciate any support you can give. Thank you!Finally, please consider subscribing to the Coffee in Space newsletter so you can stay up to date on all podcast episodes and news about the interviews! * Links in these show notes may be affiliate links. I may make a small percentage from your purchase. I would always want you to buy from a local, independent store, but if you are looking to use Amazon, I would appreciate you considering my links. Thank you!

Interview with Sunyi Dean, author of several short stories and the novel, The Book Eaters. In this episode, we discuss the book, of course, but also the main character and why she has no choice but to do the things she does. Get an idea of her writing style with her flash fiction piece in Flash Fiction Online.When you've finished with this episode, take a listen to the first time Sunyi was on the show HERE.To learn more about Sunyi’s writing, check out her website at: (WEBSITE LINK). You can also follow her on Twitter (TWITTER HANDLE).Like the podcast episode? You can "Buy me a Coffee" as a thank you!  And thank you!