Join host Adrian M. Gibson and Fiction Fans podcast co-hosts Sara Carothers and Lilly Ellison , along with FanFiAddict's Connor M. Caplan and Arun (aka Bender) , for our last episode of 2021. This time, we're looking ahead to 2022 to discuss the books that we're excited to read in the coming year (whether it's a published book that's already on our TBR lists or something new that is being released in 2022), as well as what we'd like to see more of in the SFF sphere in the future. We also delve a...
Dec 28, 2021•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 11
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and FanFiAddict's David Walters , Tori Gross , Eleni Argyró , Connor M. Caplan and Arun (aka Bender) for our final FanFiAddict family panel of the year. During this episode, we reflect on the past year and share some of our favorite sci-fi, fantasy and horror books that we read throughout 2021. It was a great time, full of lots of jokes and gushing about the authors and books we adore, and we hope that you come out of it with a bunch of books to add to your TBR. ABOUT ...
Dec 14, 2021•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 10
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and award winning author Fonda Lee for a chat about The Godfather, Dune and Hong Kong action films, her early career, what she's learned from publishing books, martial arts, building a fictional world from scratch, writing compelling and complex characters, the release of Jade Legacy, saying goodbye to The Green Bone Saga series and much more. About the Author: Fonda Lee is the award winning author of The Green Bone Saga series, including Jade City , Jade War and Jade ...
Dec 02, 2021•1 hr 36 min
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Dan Stout , Patricia A. Jackson and Dale Lucas as they explore detectives and noir in science fiction and fantasy. During the panel, they discuss noir, detectives, police procedurals and blending genres, what those genres can offer in terms of setting, characters and narrative, incorporating noir into fictional worlds, using real world influences to enhance stories, noir tropes and much, much more. ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Dan Stout is the author of The Carter Ar...
Nov 30, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 9
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and award winning author Jeff Noon for a chat about theater, the Manchester punk and rave scene, surrealism and genre-bending, psychedelics and drugs, cyberpunk, The Nyquist Mysteries series and much more. About the Author: Jeff Noon is the award winning author of The Nyquist Mysteries series, including A Man of Shadows, The Body Library, Creeping Jenny and Within Without, the Vurt series and more. He was trained in the visual arts, and was musically active on the punk...
Nov 25, 2021•1 hr 26 min
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and fantasy author Andrea Stewart for a chat about her wild, long journey to get published, the origins of The Bone Shard Daughter, her new novel The Bone Shard Emperor, writing sequels and planning a trilogy, worldbuilding, morally grey characters, family expectations, painting and much more. About the Author: Andrea Stewart is the author of The Drowning Empire series, including The Bone Shard Daughter and The Bone Shard Emperor. Her parents always emphasized science ...
Nov 23, 2021•1 hr 18 min
SFF Addicts' first TV Club bonus episode is here! Join host Adrian M. Gibson and guests Sara Carothers and Lilly Ellison , fellow podcasters and hosts of the Fiction Fans podcast, as they discuss and review season one of Y: The Last Man , the new TV adaptation of the comic book series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra. During the panel they delve into initial impressions, character portrayals and arcs, the BIG apocalyptic event, political and cultural themes, the show's unfortunate cancellation...
Nov 18, 2021•1 hr 31 min
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and FanFiAddict’s Tori Gross , Tom Harnett and Eleni Argyró for another FanFiAddict family panel. This time, we take a trip down nostalgia lane and explore the science fiction, fantasy and horror that we read as kids. During the panel, we discuss early SFF origins and exposure, how SFF helped us personally growing up, potential stigma or shame surrounding reading and nerd culture, looking back on childhood favorites as adults and much more. ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Tori Gr...
Nov 16, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 8
SFF Addicts first Film Club bonus episode is here! (Adrian promised more bonus content in Episode 1, and he's finally able to make good on that promise with this two-hour beast of a panel.) Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Matt Kressel , Patricia A. Jackson , Cody Sisco , Tiffany Trent and Liam Quane as they discuss and review Dune: Part One, the new film adaptation of the famous Frank Herbert novel. During the panel they delve into first reactions, characters and actor portrayals, ecology...
Nov 11, 2021•2 hr 9 min
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and author Josiah Bancroft for a chat about the release of his latest novel The Fall of Babel, writing (and finishing) a four-book series, the origins of The Books of Babel, pivoting careers, self-publishing vs. traditional publishing, SPFBO, writing believable characters, approaches to humor and satire and much more. (Also, jokes aplenty.) About the Author: Josiah Bancroft is the author of The Books of Babel tetralogy, including Senlin Ascends , Arm of the Sphinx , Th...
Nov 09, 2021•1 hr 26 min
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and FanFiAddict's Tom Harnett as they chat with fantasy authors Andrea Stewart , Krystle Matar and Angela Boord about food in fantasy. During the panel they dish on food, family and culture, incorporating food into fictional worldbuilding, food tropes and pet peeves in fantasy and much more. ABOUT THE AUTHORS/GUESTS: Andrea Stewart is the author of the Drowning Empire series, including The Bone Shard Daughter and The Bone Shard Emperor. Find Andrea on Twitter , Amazon ...
Nov 02, 2021•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 7
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and author Alison Stine for a chat about her journey as a writer, the origins of her novels Road Out of Winter and Trashlands , how climate change plays into her fiction, parenting, characters and community, trash, tattooing and much more. Meet Our Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by the amazing folks at THE BROKEN BINDING . Make sure to visit them at thebrokenbinding.co.uk for all of your fantasy and sci-fi needs. Use the discount code FANFI for 5% off your nex...
Oct 26, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Sam J. Miller , Claire North , Matthew Kressel and Premee Mohamed as they discuss climate change and climate fiction. During the panel they explore using climate change in fictional worldbuilding, channeling anxiety through optimism, challenges related with climate change and much more. ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Sam J. Miller is the award winning author of Blackfish City, The Blade Between and numerous short stories. Find Sam on Twitter , Amazon and his personal w...
Oct 19, 2021•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 6
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and FanFiAddict's David Walters as they delve into music in SFF with authors Sebastien de Castell , Anthony Ryan and Juliet Marillier . During the panel they discuss their personal histories with music, the rhythm of writing, how music plays into combat and action scenes, the musical aspects of worldbuilding and much more. ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Sebastien de Castell is the multi-award nominated author of The Greatcoats and Spellslinger fantasy series. His new series, The C...
Oct 05, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 5
Join FanFiAddict's Tori Gross as she chats with self-published fantasy author and cover artist/book designer Luke Tarzian about various aspects of writing, the effects of mental health on writing, Twitter hijinks, Luke's latest and upcoming projects and much more. Meet Our Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by the amazing folks at THE BROKEN BINDING . Make sure to visit them at thebrokenbinding.co.uk for all of your fantasy and sci-fi needs. Use the discount code FANFI for 5% off your next ...
Sep 30, 2021•55 min
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and FanFiAddict's Tori Gross , Paige Harris and Justin Gross for our very first FanFiAddict family panel, where we delve into YA vs. Adult SFF. As we each come from different backgrounds and have different experiences with YA, we wanted to know if there really is a difference between the two. Where do the lines blur? Are genre classifications even useful? What does YA offer that Adult SFF doesn’t? During the panel, we discuss all of that and more, including SFF and con...
Sep 21, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 4
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with award winning fantasy author Phenderson Djèlí Clark , where they geek out about history and take a deep dive into A Master of Djinn : how he built the world, incorporating magic and history, how the novel reflects our own world and much more. This is Part Two of a two-part interview. Meet Our Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by the amazing folks at THE BROKEN BINDING . Make sure to visit them at thebrokenbinding.co.uk for all of your fantasy and...
Sep 14, 2021•52 min
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with award winning fantasy author Phenderson Djèlí Clark about his childhood, his writing journey, publishing, campy ’80s nostalgia, creative inspiration and much more. This is Part One of a two-part interview. Meet Our Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by the amazing folks at THE BROKEN BINDING . Make sure to visit them at thebrokenbinding.co.uk for all of your fantasy and sci-fi needs. Use the discount code FANFI for 5% off your next order. About th...
Sep 14, 2021•55 min
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and FanFiAddict's David Walters and Justin Gross as they dig into indie publishing and bookselling with Matt, founder of The Broken Binding —a UK-based online bookstore. During the panel they discuss the founding of The Broken Binding, the magic of book collecting and special editions, traditional booksellers, the importance of community in SFF, the audiobook and eBook markets, the future of The Broken Binding and much more. ABOUT OUR GUEST: The Broken Binding is an in...
Sep 07, 2021•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 3
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with urban fantasy author Dan Stout about Chris McGrath’s amazing book covers, Dan’s experiences in publishing, the craft of writing, plus deep dives into various aspects of his series The Carter Archives and much more. Meet Our Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by the amazing folks at THE BROKEN BINDING . Make sure to visit them at thebrokenbinding.co.uk for all of your fantasy and sci-fi needs. Use the discount code FANFI for 5% off your next order....
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and FanFiAddict's Manny Henri as they dig into self-publishing and SPSFC (the Self-Published Science Fiction Competition) with authors Hugh Howey and Duncan Swan . During the panel they discuss Hugh and Duncan's work, their experiences in self-publishing, how it compares to traditional publishing, and explore the past and present of the self-pub market. They also chat about SPSFC, how Hugh and Duncan founded the competition and where they hope it will go in the future....
Aug 24, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 2
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with fantasy author Nicholas Eames about writing craft and creativity, the positive trends in SFF and where the genres are going, music, video games, and much more. This is Part Two of a two-part interview. Meet Our Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by the amazing folks at THE BROKEN BINDING . They live to serve all of your fantasy and sci-fi needs, with signed books, reprints and the most amazing gift wrapping you could ever ask for. Make sure to vis...
Aug 10, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with fantasy author Nicholas Eames about his life and upbringing, early SFF influences and nerd culture, working in restaurants, editing and working with publishers, why he no longer wears cargo shorts, and much more. This is Part One of a two-part interview. Meet Our Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by the amazing folks at THE BROKEN BINDING . They live to serve all of your fantasy and sci-fi needs, with signed books, reprints and the most amazing g...
Aug 10, 2021•57 min
In our first ever episode of SFF Addicts , join host Adrian M. Gibson as he lays out the goals for the show, what you can expect from future episodes, and what inspired him to start this project. We appreciate you listening and can't wait for you to hear more of what we have in store! MEET OUR SPONSOR: This episode is brought to you by the amazing folks at THE BROKEN BINDING. They live to serve all of your fantasy and sci-fi needs, with signed books, reprints and the most amazing gift wrapping y...
Aug 10, 2021•7 min•Ep. 1
