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C.J. Beshara is joining us today to talk about their novel, Lucianus. Here’s the publisher’s description: Lucianus is one of the most destructive wizards of all time. For his crimes, he was executed. To his shock he awakens, in a body not his own, summoned by powerful magic with no clue as to why. He s [ ]
M.A. Carrick is joining us today to talk about their novel, The Eye of Leviathan. Here’s the publisher’s description: In an alternate Spanish Golden Age, the Council of the Sea Beyond has risen to unrivaled power, exploiting the Otherworld s most precious resources for their own gain. Estevan seeks to uncover their secrets, but he risks [ ]
Charlotte Cross is joining us today to talk about her novel, The Brides. Here’s the publisher’s description: 1884. When Mafalda journeys to Budapest to care for her grieving aunt, her secret love, Lucy, hurries from London to comfort her, with chaperone and lady s maid in tow. But lady s maid Alice, blessed and cursed with the [ ]
Clara Ward is joining us today to talk about their novel, Dream the Deep. Here’s the publisher’s description: You don t need to reach Mars to reach your dreams. Robbed of their chance at leaving Earth to pursue green-energy innovations, Ryn embraces new dreams-fighting deep sea threats in conjunction with a giant cephalopod. It s 2139 in [ ]
I say that this is her birthday, because the rescue we got her from listed it but the truth is that it could be any time this week. She was picked up as a tiny street kitten and taken to a shelter. The rescue Critical Animal Relief Foundation spotted her with a foot they listed [ ]
Suyi Davies Okungbowa is joining us today to talk about his novel, Season of the Serpent. Here’s the publisher’s description: The old world has fallen. Now is the time of serpents. The continent is split. The islands have sunk. The empire of Bassa is no more. With the resistant Nameless Republic and the conquering Kangalaland [ ]
Cindy Cohn is joining us today to talk about her novel, Privacy s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight. Here’s the publisher’s description: Throughout her career, Cindy Cohn has been driven by a fundamental question: Can we still have private conversations if we live our lives online? Privacy’s Defender chronicles her thirty-year battle to protect our right to digital privacy [ ]
Kristina W. Kelly is joining us today to talk about her novel, Tea Tale. Here’s the publisher’s description: Tea Makes Everything Cozier in Trelvania! Divine has learned a lot about herself, her magic, and her goddess. But now, she and Saph are getting ready for the Midwinter Nights Faire, and that s the worst time for [ ]
Alethea Kontis is joining us today to talk about her novel, Thieftess. Here’s the publisher’s description: Thursday s child has far to go Pirate Queen Thursday Woodcutter (aka Captain Cutter ) and her infamous brother Jack left Arilland after their little sister s magical ocean fiasco to reunite with the crew of the Sea Hag. But what they [ ]
Want to get my newsletter in your inbox? Sign up here. I recently returned from Bazyliszek 2026 in Warsaw, Poland, and the entire experience was truly amazing. Bazyliszek was incredibly warm and inviting, and everyone I met was so lovely. They had two innovations I would love to see other conventions do. One: Instead of [ ]
J.M. Sidorova is joining us today to talk about her novel, The Witch of Prague. Here’s the publisher’s description: In Cold War Czechoslovakia, dyslexic teenager Alica escapes her troubled home by answering a newspaper ad. Instructed in typing, deportment, and political intrigue by a forbidding older woman with a long history of manipulating powerful men, [ ]
Thomas Elrod is joining us today to talk about his novel, The Franchise. Here’s the publisher’s description: A land filled with magic and dragons and wizards and warriors.Thousands of people live and work within its borders, fearful of their enemies and loyal to their king. The classic fantasy world of The Malicarn has been brought [ ]
Would you like to receive my newsletter in your inbox, along with other goodies? Sign up here. Last month, I shared with you that Liza Palmer had passed away. Just after this, the world lost another brilliant writer and instructor, Lalana Dararutana, known also as Piper J. Drake. She was a beloved member of the [ ]
Christian Bieck is joining us today to talk about his novel, A Basquet of Cats. Here’s the publisher’s description: Gentza is a young black cat living a happy life in the Basque lands of medieval France. He shares an intimate mind-to-mind connection with his human friend and companion, the Archmage Zumar Etxartea. When his human [ ]
W.A. Simpson is joining us today to talk about her novel, Steelbound. Here’s the publisher’s description: An “expansive magical adventure” – Publishers Weekly on Tinderbox, Book 1 of ‘Tales from the Riven Isles’ In the epic conclusion of the Tales from the Riven Isles series, Ursa, a once selfish princess turned bitter exile, and Lucea, a determined chronomancer, [ ]
Lauren C. Teffeau is joining us today to talk about her novel, Accelerated Growth Environment. Here’s the publisher’s description: Dr. Jorna Benton is proud to be the Principal Scientist for the Climasphere, a massive, sea-going ecological nursery capable of supporting nearly every biome on Earth. On its inaugural mission to restore and re-wild collapsing ecosystems [ ]
Johnny Worthen is joining us today to talk about his novel, Fresh Start. Here’s the publisher’s description: On the edges of mankind’s domain there is a penal planet called Fresh Start where a sentence is at best exile to five generations, but more likely death in its harsh unforgiving wastes. It is to this planet [ ]
Mary Berman is joining us today to talk about her novel, Until Death. Here’s the publisher’s description: If Ophelia Cohen learned one thing from her parents, it s that getting married is a bad idea. But if she s learning anything from her widowed mother s dementia, it s that dying alone is worse. So when she meets Luke the [ ]
Brian D. Hinson is joining us today to talk about his novel, Skies of Fire and Smoke. Here’s the publisher’s description: When Germania revolts against the dragons that rule Europe, Lt. Johann Fischer joins the attack on the Citadel in his Fokker. The fierce war begins on that day, but the dragons and their allied [ ]
A.Z. Rozkillis is joining us today to talk about her novel, Fractal Terminus. Here’s the publisher’s description: Jax had been alone on her Station for ten years, and that was the way she liked it. But then came Saunders, and her cheery, cute demeanor was just what was needed to bring Jax back to humanity. [ ]
Jeremy Szal is joining us today to talk about his novel, Wolfskin. Here’s the publisher’s description: Vakov Fukasawa is a Reaper. An elite soldier injected with a dangerous drug called stormtech: the DNA of a genocidal alien race, the Shenoi. It makes him stronger, faster, more aggressive. At a price. A price that, if the [ ]
Rena Rockford is joining us today to talk about her novel, Mothball Magic. Here’s the publisher’s description: She s going to save the world even if she breaks a hip doing it. Ruth has been there and done that. She s already saved the world in WWII, when magic was locked away forever. So, when it inconveniently [ ]
Lynn Strong is joining us today to talk about their novel, Chai and Charmcraft. Here’s the publisher’s description: His Imperial Highness Faraj al-Nadhir has never thought himself a charming sort of prince. He s shy, round, middle-aged, and always dutiful. But he has also secretly spent years dreaming of a man tending jasmine in a star-lit [ ]
Would you like to receive my newsletter in your inbox, along with other goodies? Sign up here. I want to share my friend with you. Liza Palmer has been one of the lights in my life since the moment I met her. A brilliant writer who was also deeply empathetic. And smart — God she [ ]
Kirsten Kaschock is joining us today to talk about her novel, An Impossibility of Crows. Here’s the publisher’s description: In this daring and evocative tale, Agnes Krahn, a chemist trained in Philadelphia, returns to her childhood home after the death of her father. Just a stone s throw from the haunted fields of Gettysburg, the small [ ]
Marie Vibbert is joining us today to talk about her novel, Multitude. Here’s the publisher’s description: We float to the surface, and we see that there is more to the world than the ocean. We see stars. Then one day, we hear a song from far away. It could be nothing, a new dance of [ ]
Bernie Jean Schiebeling is joining us today to talk about their novel, House, Body, Bird. Here’s the publisher’s description: Birdie Goodbain, last of the House s daughters, thought only the dolls were watching Raised in her family s dollhouse museum, Birdie grew up surrounded by models of perfect daughters that she could never be, haunted by a [ ]
Nicole Glover is joining us today to talk about her novel, The Starseekers. Here’s the publisher’s description: In the 1960s, the world was caught up in reaching beyond our planet and into the cosmos. It felt impossible—but there was nothing science, math…and magic couldn’t make possible. The race to space was on, and the Moon [ ]
Meridel Newton is joining us today to talk about her novel, The Present Day by Day. Here’s the publisher’s description: In a world struggling with the aftermath of catastrophe, the small community of Osto is a beacon of hope uniting ragged survivors with a creed of cooperation and equality. As the newly elected leader of [ ]
Neve Maslakovic is joining us today to talk about her novel, That Murder Feeling. Here’s the publisher’s description: Rod Gray has a gift that s both a blessing and a curse: he can see emotions. And hear them, touch them-even inhale them. He s given a name to the inside-out worlds he encounters, with their strange botanical [ ]
K.L. Schroeder is joining us today to talk about their novel, No One to Hold the Distant Dead. Here’s the publisher’s description: Inga Nyström chose to leave Earth and help the colony of Nordenmark escape a looming ecological disaster. But by the time she arrives, the catastrophic degradation of the planet s terraformed environment has already [ ]
Would you like to receive my newsletter in your inbox, along with other goodies? Sign up here. Welcome to the April 2026 Issue of the Mary Robinette Gazette A number of things have brought me joy lately. I attended the JoCo cruise with my dad, and we had a really lovely time. He was on [ ]
Marie Parks is joining us today to talk about her novel, Flightless. Here’s the publisher’s description: Riff is a disgraced, low-class thief. All of his hopes hinge on Ascension, so he can rejoin the elite, upper-class thieves guild he belonged to as a youth. When he’s offered a rare, lucrative job to steal an artifact and prove [ ]
Would you like to receive my newsletter in your inbox, along with other goodies? Sign up here. Welcome to the February 2026 Issue of the Mary Robinette Gazette Happy Valentine s Day from Elsie! I shared some e-cards with all members of my Patreon, including free members, so you can download yours here. Here s a preview: And [ ]
I am a level 57 human now! Last year, the speak with animals ability went wild. Elsie went from 4000 followers on Instagram to, as I write this, 111,000 followers. When I go to conventions now as an author, the first thing people say to me is some version of OMG I love your cat. [ ]
Justin C. Key is joining us today to talk about his novel, The Hospital at the End of the World. Here’s the publisher’s description: In a time not so far from our own, society is run by a global AI system controlled by an all powerful corporation. The Shepherd Organization oversees every medical school in the [ ]
Alexander Verbeek-van den Toren is joining us today to talk about his novel, Corruption. Here’s the publisher’s description: Trapped on an island, surrounded by lava with a secret. When their ability to connect to the magical Flow disappears, Revan and the other students at his college’s island are stranded, surrounded by fiery seas separating habitable regions. [ ]
Holly Seddon is joining us today to talk about her novel, 59 Minutes. Here’s the publisher’s description: uclear missile threat to South England. 59 minutes until impact. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a test. Carrie is a young mother desperate to reunite with her daughter. Frankie, newly pregnant, faces a romantic vacation that takes [ ]
Stewart Hotston is joining us today to talk about his novel, Project Hanuman. Here’s the publisher’s description: The Arcology, a pan galactic utopia where trillions live online, forever and in bliss, is missing. Praveenthi ‘Prab’ Saal, who tired of heaven and left for the real world and pilot Kercher, printed into a physical body to [ ]
Marie Lu is joining us today to talk about her novel, Red City. Here’s the publisher’s description: Alchemy is the hidden art of transformation. An exclusive power wielded by crime syndicates that market it to the world’s elites in the form of sand, a drug that enhances those who take it into a more perfect version [ ]
Juliet Brooks is joining us today to talk about her novel, A Far in Finance. Here’s the publisher’s description: When investment banker Miri is purposely trapped in Faerie by her client, the Princeling of the Faerie realm, she does what any normal 20-something would do: cries, makes jokes in denial, and worries loudly about her [ ]
Lynn is joining us today to talk about her novel, Haroun and the Study of Mischief. Here’s the publisher’s description: Venerable Haroun, the blind saluqi priest of the dog-headed god Yepuet, has come to the wild and collarless Tel-Bastet, the City of Cats, for an education in mischief. And Haroun has never met a crime of fashion [ ]
William C. Tracy is joining us today to talk about his novel, William C. Tracy. Here’s the publisher’s description: Silluka, Ichu, Cosquella and the other refugees from their destroyed village have discovered the world is much bigger than they thought. Now they scrape by in Chimor, a huge city populated by multiple species, gods, and [ ]
Peter Darbyshire is joining us today to talk about his novel, The Wonder Lands War. Here’s the publisher’s description: The eagerly awaited fourth book in the Cross series of supernatural thrillers. The immortal Cross is back in a wild new adventure – a desperate hunt to find the enigmatic Alice from the Wonderland tales. Alice [ ]
Would you like to receive my newsletter in your inbox, along with other goodies? Sign up here. Welcome to December s Issue of Mary Robinette Gazette I wrote this month s newsletter from Reykyavik, Iceland, where I caught up with friends like Hildur Knútsdóttir and celebrated my niece s birthday. It was a delight. I m the English language [ ]
I read some truly wonderful books in 2025, and I want to share them (and my reviews!) with you. When you click on a book below, it will take you to Bookshop.org, so you can support both fabulous authors and independent bookstores. Please note, these are affiliate links. It does not impact your cost, and [ ]
Christa Carmen is joining us today to talk about her novel, How to Fake a Haunting. Here’s the publisher’s description: A desperate woman s plot to frighten her husband out of her life takes a nightmarish turn in a chilling novel of modern horror by a Bram Stoker Award-winning author. Lainey Taylor is being pushed to [ ]
Brad Smith is joining us today to talk about his novel, Billy Crawford s Double Play. Here’s the publisher’s description: Everything is legal if you can get away with it. Billy Crawford is a hero. The star of the Rose City Rounders, the baseball player has been thrilling fans of the city for years. But [ ]
Katie Welch is joining us today to talk about her novel, Ladder to Heaven. Here’s the publisher’s description: In 2045 an earthquake ravages the Pacific Coast of North America and the world shifts. Suddenly people and animals can understand each other, while the chaos of climate change combines with the destruction of the earthquake in [ ]
Jennifer is joining us today to talk about her novel, Our Gifted Hearts. Here’s the publisher’s description: When she’s accused of witchcraft, Fortune must flee her village to spare her neck, marrying a man she barely knows. But is the man who promises to be her saviour all he seems?Fortune Blyth suffered the loss of [ ]