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In this episode of Rocket Talk, we take a break to present an audio edition of “Six Months, Three Days,” an original story by Charlie Jane Anders—and winner of the 2012 Hugo Award for Best Novelette—as read by Emmet Asher-Perrin. Doug and Judy have both had a secret power all their life. Judy can see […] The post Rocket Talk Episode 30: “Six Months, Three Days” by Charlie Jane Anders appeared first on Reactor.

In this episode of Rocket Talk, Justin invites literary agents Lisa Rogers and Sam Morgan to the show to talk about Fox’s new series Gotham. It’s a cop show, but with Batman! The conversation covers the pilot episode, what’s working, what isn’t working, on why super hero shows are becoming more prominent. Sam even explains […] The post Rocket Talk Episode 29: Gotham and the Prominence of Superhero Shows appeared first on Reactor.

In this episode of Rocket Talk, Justin welcomes Nick Mamatas, author and editor, to discuss the newest anthology from Haikasoru: Phantasm Japan. Mamatas holds court on the subject of Japanese publishing, the nature of exported fiction, and how he functions as an editor of Japanese fiction without being able to read Japanese. Mamatas is the […] The post Rocket Talk Episode 28: Nick Mamatas appeared first on Reactor.

In this episode of Rocket Talk, Justin brings on Karen Lord and Tobias Buckell to discuss their most recent works, what they mean when they talk about Caribbean Science Fiction, and the challenge of reading western literature from a different point of view. Justin also manages to squeeze in some talk about how the two […] The post Rocket Talk, Episode 27: Karen Lord and Tobias Buckell appeared first on Reactor.

In this episode of Rocket Talk, we take a break to present “The Hanging Game,” an original audio story by Helen Marshall, as read by Emmet Asher-Perrin. Sometimes a game, even a sacred game, can have far-reaching consequences. In bear country young Skye learns just how far she is willing to go to play the […] The post Rocket Talk Episode 26: “The Hanging Game” by Helen Marshall appeared first on Reactor.

In this episode of Rocket Talk, Justin invites author Robert Jackson Bennett on to discuss his article titled “The Genre Fountain,” which posits that an increasing fracturing of genre definitions is a danger to the future of genre fiction. The conversation covers a lot of ground, including weird metaphors comparing genre to mating rituals. They […] The post Rocket Talk Episode 25: Robert Jackson Bennett appeared first on Reactor.

In this episode of Rocket Talk, Justin invites Hugo-nominated blogger Foz Meadows and Hugo-winning blogger Aidan Moher on the show to talk about their experience at Loncon3 and the Hugo Awards ceremony. Their conversation covers the convention itself, the winners and losers of the Hugo Award, the nature of fandom, how fandom is evolving, and […] The post Rocket Talk Episode 24: Foz Meadows and Aidan Moher Recap WorldCon appeared first on Reactor.

In this episode of Rocket Talk, Justin invites authors Kate Elliott and N.K. Jemisin on to the show to talk about reader, writer, and publisher bias. How do our own blind spots influence the choices we make? How does that impact society? How can we do better? Kate Elliott is the author of over twenty […] The post Rocket Talk Episode 23: Kate Elliott and N.K. Jemisin appeared first on Reactor.

In this episode of Rocket Talk, we take a break to present an original audio story by Kij Johnson! The winner of the 2010 Nebula Award for Short Story, “Ponies” is read by Emmet Asher-Perrin. If you want to be friends with The Other Girls, you’re going to have to give something up; this is […] The post Rocket Talk Episode 22: “Ponies” by Kij Johnson appeared first on Reactor.

In this episode of Rocket Talk, Justin invites Lev Grossman to the show to talk about his magical Magicians Trilogy. The trilogy concludes with The Magician’s Land, released earlier this week. Justin peppers Lev with questions about finding himself at the intersection of literary and fantasy readers, and the critical and authorial communities. Lev Grossman […] The post Rocket Talk Episode 21: Lev Grossman appeared first on Reactor.