Episodes
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In this episode, I am joined by Author, Editor, publisher, showman, and Bizarro Writers Association Pres Michael Allen Rose. We are gathered here today to talk about his amazing new anthology Fragile. A collection of stories by various authors all starting with the same prompt.
Fragile features lots of authors I love from Laura Lee Bahr, Garrett Cook, Brian Keene, Mykle Hansen, and Emma Johnson to name a few. Michael Allen Rose had a fun concept, but what is cool is how hard he is working to boost up all the authors involved. We talk about Michaelâs background, his personal books, and how Fragile came together.
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The 3rd annual favorite reads of the year podcast with my oldest book nerd friend Judge Marc Rothenberg. We go through our favorite Retro Reads, Non-fiction, and new releases. Featuring books from Josh Malerman, Stephen Graham Jones, Sarah Langan, and many more.
Two hours of book nerding.
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â˘And me here:
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In 2024 I read 107 books and in this episode, I give a thumbnail review of each one. No guest, one take 48 minutes. I will go into more detail on my favorites during the Best Reads of the Year podcast coming out this Friday with Marc Rothenberg. Complete reviews can be found on my blog www.davidagranoff.blogspot.com
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Returning after 67 episodes one of my favorite writers in the field James Reich returns to Postcards from a Dying World to talk about his new Science Fiction novel that I described as Silent Running directed by a young David Cronenberg with an unlimited budget. Reichâs novel Song My Enemies Sing was one of my top reads of 2018, and this new novel is even better. Skinship is a fantastic entry in the tradition of Generation ship novels.
In this discussion, we talk about the passing of Barry Malzberg, how James got into the genre, the tradition of Generation ship novels, and the origin of this novel. We go a good 45 minutes without spoilers and then go deep on the ending. After talking about this novel with James at PKD festival it was the book I was most excited about reading this year.
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In 1970, Avon Books published a landmark anthology, âScience Fiction Hall of Fame,â featuring 26 classic short stories that represent landmark tales of the genre. The stories were voted on by the members of the new (at the time, in the late 1960s) organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series, I will be joined by a panel of guests to break down these stories and talk about the authors in the book.
In this episode, I am joined by my Star Trek roundtable bridge crew vocal Star Trek fan Sara Lynn Michener, and Musician/ filmmaker Issa Diao. Why the Star Trek crew because we are covering the classic Fredic Brown short story Arena, originally published (same month as D-day) the June 1944 issue of Astounding. Twenty-two years later it was adapted into an episode of Star Trek. You know the one with the Gorn! I also did into my Star Trek papers that includes inner office memos and notes on the screenplay.
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Welcome to a new sub-series of the podcast devoted to screenplays for movies that never got made. There are tons of famous screenplays from Oliver Stoneâs first draft of Conan to Del Toroâs At the Mountains of Madness. For each episode in this series, we will read and review a script that never got made.
In this episode, I am joined by author Anthony Trevino and Musician/Filmmaker Issa Diao to discuss The unproduced TV movie sequel to Big Trouble in Little China written by Innerspace screenwriter Charles âChipâ Proser. What did a Jack Burton-less direct-to-TV sequel to the 80s classic look like. At least it was focused on Egg Shen.
Note: This episode had tons of technical difficulties, starting with Issaâs video, which is why there is no video, then my microphone came unplugged and I never noticed. So sorry for the quality.
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We have many great writers in San Diego, perhaps one of the most respected is Jim Ruland. While he has made a name for himself writing books about punk rock, co-authoring Damaged the autobiography of Circle Jerks frontman Keith Morris, telling the story of Bad Religion, and writing Corporate Rock Sucks THE BOOK on SST Records the pioneering punk record label. In town, we know Jim from his classic reading series Vermin on the Mount, which gathered authors, poets, and performance artists. Jim is visible at book events around town, where he often writes culture articles for the LA Times.
Returning to Postcards from a Dying World Jim is here to talk about his Sci-fi political thriller Make it Stop. In this conversation, we talk about the idea behind the book, the construction of the narrative, and much more. As always after a spoiler warning we go deep. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.
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I was selling books at the San Diego Book Festival and my fellow tabling authors were Chad Stroup (Secrets of the Weird) and Brian Asman (Good Dogs). They talked about Mave Fly for a solid twenty minutes singing its praises. They hyped it so much, and I respect their opinions that I think the novel could not possibly meet the hype. For many readers, CJ Leedeâs first novel Mave Fly more than met the hype. It was a massive success, and I was excited to read her follow-up American Rapture.
In this episode CJ and I talk about her excellent weird apocalypse novel American Rapture. Inspired by the sexual repression of Catholicism and making a bold statement about rape culture this novel is incredible. This is a wide raging discussion and after a spoiler warning, we get under the hood and talk about the writing process.
â˘You can find my books here:
Amazon-https://www.amazon.com/David-Agranoff/e/B004FGT4ZW
â˘And me here:
Goodreads-http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2988332.David_Agranoff
Twitter-https://twitter.com/DAgranoffAuthor
Blog-http://davidagranoff.blogspot.com/
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SAN DIEGO HORROR REPRESENT!
On this episode I welcome Brian Asman author of Man, Fuck That House and his debut novel Good Dogs. It is hard for me to think of this as being the first novel for Brian Asman. I suppose you could say this is the first proper novel, published with an established publisher, but Asman has been publishing for a few years, but those have been novellas published in a DIY punk style have even produced a viral book release. I mean with a title like âMan, Fuck this House.â Asman already has a signature release. The novellas range from funny to weird and the last Our Black Hearts Beat as One could be argued is a short novel, or would have been considered a novel in the past.
We talk about Brian's career path and Good Dogs without spoilers for about 40 minutes before a spoiler Warning and then we go under the hood.
â˘You can find my books here:
Amazon-https://www.amazon.com/David-Agranoff/e/B004FGT4ZW
â˘And me here:
Goodreads-http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2988332.David_Agranoff
Twitter-https://twitter.com/DAgranoffAuthor
Blog-http://davidagranoff.blogspot.com/
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Hey listeners I was on this panel âMust-Read Tales of Horrorâ at a new horror convention called Scream Diego. The audio is not the best but it was the best I could do.
Dive into the chilling world of horror literature with local authors of the San Diego Horror Writers Association. Learn about the voices who shaped the genre, the rich variety within the indie horror community, and hidden gem recommendations. Youâll hear why horror is having a comeback and dive into its diverse subgenres, from psychological terror to supernatural dread. Whether youâre a seasoned horror fan or new to the genre, this session will leave you with a reading list guaranteed to haunt your dreams. Presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) San Diego chapter: E.S. Magill, Chad Stroup, David Agranoff, and David Neuhausel,
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Two years ago we almost lost author Laird Barron to illness. Not only is he one of the best cosmic horror authors back, but he has returned with his strongest collection yet. In this episode we talk about Lairdâs illness, the support of the horror community, and of course we get under the hood of Lairdâs new collection âNot a Speck of Light.â
Tricky titles, the power of influences, narrative tricks, and how Laird constructs stories.
â˘You can find my books here:
Amazon-https://www.amazon.com/David-Agranoff/e/B004FGT4ZW
â˘And me here:
Goodreads-http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2988332.David_Agranoff
Twitter-https://twitter.com/DAgranoffAuthor
Blog-http://davidagranoff.blogspot.com/
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I am very excited about this episode, author Johnny Compton joins me to talk about his Sophomore novel Devil Kills Devils from Tor Nightfire. I enjoyed coming into this novel cold, not knowing anything about the plot, but it is a supernatural horror novel that knocked my socks off.
We talk about Comptonâs influences, his background, and how he got into writing and start with a non-spoiler conversation about Devils Kill Devils. After a spoiler warning, we get full under the hood with this powerful novel. Plus we geek out about McCammonâs Swan Song.
â˘You can find my books here:
Amazon-https://www.amazon.com/David-Agranoff/e/B004FGT4ZW
â˘And me here:
Goodreads-http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2988332.David_Agranoff
Twitter-https://twitter.com/DAgranoffAuthor
Blog-http://davidagranoff.blogspot.com/
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Returning to Postcards from a Dying World is Three-time Bram Stoker award-winning author Sarah Langan. She joined me two years ago to discuss her amazing cli-fi re-telling of the Monsters Are Due on Maple Street â Good Neighbors. She is back for her full-blown science fiction follow-up A Better World.
In this episode, we talk about the suburbs, world-building, science fiction, and everything in A Better World. One of the best reads I had this year I hope youâll check it out!
â˘You can find my books here:
Amazon-https://www.amazon.com/David-Agranoff/e/B004FGT4ZW
â˘And me here:
Goodreads-http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2988332.David_Agranoff
Twitter-https://twitter.com/DAgranoffAuthor
Blog-http://davidagranoff.blogspot.com/
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In 1970, Avon Books published a landmark anthology, âScience Fiction Hall of Fame,â featuring 16 classic short stories that represent landmark tales of the genre. The stories were voted on by the members of the new (at the time, in the late 1960s) organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series, I will be joined by a panel of guests to break down these stories and talk about the authors in the book.
In this episode, I am joined by two experts on the history of science fiction. Joachim Boaz is a Historian and Teacher who has been writing about vintage Science Fiction since 2010 and can be found at sciencefictionruminations.com. Greg Mollin is a writer and Bookseller and the longtime owner of the amazing Artifact Books in Encinitas California. Artifactrarebooks.com
We are talking about The Huddling Place by Clifford Simak, The story that eventually became a chapter of one of my all-time favorite novels CITY. We talk about Simak in general, the history of the story, and the novel.
Read the story here:
https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v33n05_1944-07_AK/page/n131/mode/1up
City can be found at many used bookstores do try to search indies before buying at Amazon.
â˘You can find my books here:
Amazon-https://www.amazon.com/David-Agranoff/e/B004FGT4ZW
â˘And me here:
Goodreads-http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2988332.David_Agranoff
Twitter-https://twitter.com/DAgranoffAuthor
Blog-http://davidagranoff.blogspot.com/
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Cynthia âCinaâ Pelayo is a two-time Bram Stoker award-winning writer, storyteller, and creator based in Chicago. Stephen King has Maine, Josh Malerman has Michigan and Cina is quickly becoming the voice of all this street-level crime and horror in Chicago.
In this interview, we focus on her novel Forgotten Sisters. The novel combines horror, crime, and dark fairy tale vibes. We talk about Pelayoâs influences, and the city of Chicago and go super deep into the writing process. The first 30 minutes is spoiler-free, after a warning we open it upâ and go deep into this fantastic new writer. A great interview with an exciting writer
â˘You can find my books here:
Amazon-https://www.amazon.com/David-Agranoff/e/B004FGT4ZW
â˘And me here:
Goodreads-http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2988332.David_Agranoff
Twitter-https://twitter.com/DAgranoffAuthor
Blog-http://davidagranoff.blogspot.com/
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Welcome to a new sub-series of the podcast devoted to screenplays for movies that never got made. There are tons of famous screenplays from Oliver Stoneâs first draft of Conan to Del Toroâs At the Mountains of Madness. For each episode in this series, we will read and review a script that never got made.
In this episode, I am joined by author Anthony Trevino and Musician/Filmmaker Issa Diao to discuss David Twohyâs 1989 script for Alien3. The writer of The Fugitive and the future director of Pitch Black, Below and a Perfect Getaway was the third writer on the film. We break down where the franchise was, and how this draft happened, and then we break down the script and talk about our ideas for what might have worked at the time.
â˘You can find my books here: Amazon-https://www.amazon.com/David-Agranoff/e/B004FGT4ZW
â˘And me here: Goodreads-http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2988332.David_Agranoff Twitter-https://twitter.com/DAgranoffAuthor
Blog-http://davidagranoff.blogspot.com/
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On this episode of the podcast, I am joined by microbiologist and science fiction author Joan Slonczewski. They are the author of the John W. Campbell award-winning eco-feminist classic A Door into Ocean. It was released in 1986, but Joan and I discussed it because we will soon be on a panel at the Speculative Fiction in Media conference in LA in October. So as a little preview, we go one-on-one about it.
â˘You can find my books here:
Amazon-https://www.amazon.com/David-Agranoff/e/B004FGT4ZW
â˘And me here:
Goodreads-http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2988332.David_Agranoff
Twitter-https://twitter.com/DAgranoffAuthor
Blog-http://davidagranoff.blogspot.com/
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In 1970 Avon Books published a landmark anthology âScience Fiction Hall of Fameâ featuring 16 classic short stories that represent landmark tales of the genre. The stories were voted on by the members of the new (at the time in the late 60s) organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series, I will be joined by a panel of different guests to break down these stories and talk about the authors in the book.
In this episode, I am joined by two experts on the history of science fiction. Cora Buhlert is a writer, teacher, and translator from Germany. Three-time Hugo finalist and 2022 Hugo winner for Best Fan Writer. Brian Collins is the host of the excellent Science Fiction & Fantasy Remembrance blog, Young People Read Old SFF and both write for Galactic Journey.
The story we are covering is the 1943 classic Mimsy Were the Borogoves by Lewis. This story appeared in the February 1943 issue of AstoundingâŚ
Read it here:
https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v30n06_1943-02_dongev-sas/page/n51/mode/2up
â˘You can find my books here: Amazon-https://www.amazon.com/David-Agranoff/e/B004FGT4ZW â˘And me here: Goodreads-http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2988332.David_Agranoff Twitter-https://twitter.com/DAgranoffAuthor Blog-http://davidagranoff.blogspot.com/
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After every season of Star Trek, I gather a panel of nerds and talk about the highs and lows of the season that just ended. This time we talk about the 2nd season of Star Trek Prodigy. Returning for our 11th episode breaking down a completed season of Trek.
Joining me as always are my bridge crew vocal Star Trek fan Sara Lynn Michener, and Musician/ filmmaker Issa Diao.
In this episode, we will break down the ins and out of the second long-delayed season of Star Trek Prodigy. We also break down the Star Trek news that was fresh at the time coming out of comic-con. Sorry, I honestly thought this episode was released a while ago. Opps. Better late than never. Give us more Star Trek Prodigy.
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