Fantastic Fiction At Kgb

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on February 17th, 2016 with guests Gemma Files and Carola Dibbell. Gemma Files Born in England and raised in Toronto, Canada, Gemma Files has been a film critic, teacher, and screenwriter. Probably best known for her weird Western Hexslinger series (A Book of Tongues, A […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on January 20th, 2016, with guests Delia Sherman and Ilana C. Myer. Delia Sherman Delia Sherman’s writing habit has been the cause of numerous short stories and novels, the most recent of which is the Norton Award-winning The Freedom Maze. Her next middle grade novel, The Evil Wizard […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar with guests Sarah McCarry & C.S.E. Cooney on December 16, 2015. Due to a technical glitch, C.S.E. Cooney’s intro and the first minute of her reading were lost. We are sorry for this! Sarah McCarry Sarah McCarry is the author of the novels All Our Pretty […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on November 18th, 2015 with guests Kathe Koja & Robert Levy Kathe Koja Kathe Koja’s 16 books include the Under the Poppy trilogy – Under the Poppy, The Mercury Waltz, and The Bastards’ Paradise – as well as The Cipher, Skin, and Kink; her young […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on October 21, 2015 with guests Nathan Ballingrud & Fran Wilde. Nathan Ballingrud Nathan Ballingrud is a two-time winner of the Shirley Jackson Award, most recently for his short story collection North American Lake Monsters. The collection was also shortlisted for the World Fantasy, British […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on September 16, 2015, with guests Tom Monteleone & Lawrence C. Connolly. Tom Monteleone Tom Monteleone sold his first short story in 1972. Since then, there have been more than a hundred others in magazines and anthologies. He’s written 30 novels including the NY Times […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on August 19, 2015 with guests N.K. Jemisin and A.C. Wise, with guest host Mercurio D. Rivera subbing for Matt Kressel.   N.K. Jemisin N. K. Jemisin is a Brooklyn author whose short fiction and novels have been multiply nominated for the Hugo and Nebula […]

The following audio was recorded live, July 15, 2015 at the KGB Bar with guests Jeffrey Ford and David Edison. Jeffrey Ford’s reading is not included in this podcast. FANTASTIC FICTION at KGB reading series, hosts Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel present: Jeffrey Ford Jeffrey Ford is the author of the novels, The Physiognomy, Memoranda, The […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on June 17th, 2015 with guests Dale Bailey & Simon Strantzas. Matthew Kressel was traveling, so Kristine Dikeman co-hosted in his place. Dale Bailey Dale Bailey’s new collection, The End of the End of Everything, came out in the spring.  A novel, The Subterranean Season, […]

The following audio was recorded live on May 20, 2015 at the KGB Bar with guests Wesley Chu & Nicole Kornher-Stace. Thanks as always to Gordon Linzner for the audio recording and Rajan Khanna for the introductions. Wesley Chu Wesley Chu is the author of five novels and a 2015 nominee for the John W. […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on April 15, 2015, with guests James Morrow and Ken Liu. As always, thanks to Gordon Linzner and Rajan Khanna for the production of this recording. James Morrow James Morrow, who according to the New York Times, is “a wildly imaginative and generous novelist who plays […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on March 18, 2015 with guests Caitlín R. Kiernan and Lisa Mannetti. Caitlín R. Kiernan Caitlín R. Kiernan was recently described by the New York Times as “one of our essential writers of dark fiction,” and is a two-time recipient of both the World Fantasy and […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on February 18, 2015, with guests Ben Loory and Mike Allen. Ben Loory Ben is the author of the collection Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day, and a picture book for children, The Baseball Player and the Walrus His fables and tales have […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on January 21, 2015, with guests Gregory Frost and Andy Duncan Gregory Frost Gregory is the author of eight novels (including Shadowbridge, Lord Tophet, Fitcher’s Brides) and over fifty short stories of the fantastic. His novelette “No Others are Genuine” was a 2014 “Long Fiction” […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar, December 17th, 2014, with guests Steven Gould & Rajan Khanna. Steven Gould Steven is the author of 10 science fiction novels including Jumper, source material for the 2008 movie of the same name. His fiction has been a finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, Compton Crook, […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on November 19, 2014, with guests Nancy Kress & Jack Skillingstead. Nancy Kress Nancy Kress is the author of thirty-three books, including twenty-six novels, four collections of short stories, and three books on writing. Her work has won five Nebulas, two Hugos, a Sturgeon, and […]

The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar in Manhattan on October 15th, 2014, with guests Genevieve Valentine & E. Lily Yu. Due to an unfortunate technical glitch, Genevieve’s reading was not recorded. We apologize for this error. Genevieve Valentine Genevieve Valentine’s first novel, Mechanique, won the 2012 Crawford Award. Her second, The […]

The following audio was recorded on September 17, 2014 with guests Mary Robinette Kowal & Leanna Renee Hieber. Mary Robinette Kowal won the Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2003 and is the author of Shades of Milk and Honey, Glamour in Glass, and Valour and Vanity. Her short fiction, for which she has […]

The following audio was recorded on August 20th, 2014 at the KGB Bar in Manhattan with guests Karen Heuler and Veronica Schanoes. Mercurio D. Rivera guest hosted, subbing for Matthew Kressel. Karen Heuler’s stories and novels have won an O. Henry award, been short-listed for the Bellwether, Shirley Jackson, Iowa short fiction award, and others. […]

The following audio was recorded on July 16th, 2014 at the KGB Bar in Manhattan with guests Victor LaValle and Sofia Samatar. Victor LaValle is the author of four books including Big Machine and The Devil in Silver. He has been a winner of a Shirley Jackson Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship among other awards. […]