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This story starts with space ships scouring the universe in an interplanetary game of tag. The humans know there are “Aliens” out there. But so do the Aliens. As each tries desperately to make the phenomenal discovery, they secretly hope that the other will not turn out to be the enemy. Humans call them “Plumies” because of the feathery plumes they inscribe on silicon-bronze tablets and cairns they have left behind on their intergalactic travels over the last thousand years. The search goes ...
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Postcards from a Dying has been my blog for the last decade with more than 1,000 book reviews to promotional bonuses for my fiction. This podcast feed collections all the audio bonus materials for the blog, interviews and will include a monthly digest of my book reviews.
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In 1970, Avon Books published a landmark anthology, “Science Fiction Hall of Fame,” 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…
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Welcome to a long overdue episode of postcards. Kyle Winkler, say much in common. Hoosiers, dickheads and we could’ve talked about those things but this episode is Kyle’s amazing self-published novel Boris Says the Words. The best self-published novel I have ever read. What genre are we talking about? That is the first problem that shouldn’t be a p…
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Stephen Graham Jones should need little introduction. He was the guest on the 13th episode of this podcast, talking about his horror masterpiece The Only Good Indian. He was also on a panel episode with Paul Tremblay and Josh Malerman talking about one of our favorite topics Basketball. Very excited to point out that I got to be Stpehen’s first int…
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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 Co…
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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. •You can find my books here: Amazon-https://www.amazon.com/D…
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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. Reich’s novel Song My Enemies Sing was one of my top reads of 2018, and this new novel i…
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In 1970, Avon Books published a landmark anthology, “Science Fiction Hall of Fame,” 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…
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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 Stone’s first draft of Conan to Del Toro’s 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 Antho…
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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 re…
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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…
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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, b…
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Hey listeners I was on this panel “Must-Read Tales of Horror” 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…
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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 Laird’s illness, the support of the horror community, and of course we get under the hood of Laird’s new collection “Not a Speck of Light.” Trick…
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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 Compton’s influences, his background, and how he got …
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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 – Good Neighbors. She is back for her full-blown science fiction follow-up A Better World. In this episode, we talk about the suburbs, wor…
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In 1970, Avon Books published a landmark anthology, “Science Fiction Hall of Fame,” 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…
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Cynthia “Cina” 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,…
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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 Stone’s first draft of Conan to Del Toro’s 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 Antho…
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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 O…
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In 1970 Avon Books published a landmark anthology “Science Fiction Hall of Fame” 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 gu…
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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…
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I am excited to welcome back author David James Keaton who wrote one of my favorite novels of last year Head Cleaner. I am sorry something went wrong with my microphone, I fixed it, I think. Sorry if it sounds funky. Keaton is the author of weird bizarro Sci-fi horror novels. Shallow Ends is exactly the story of a party bus built on a fire truck th…
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Psychoactive is a collection of extreme horror novellas that collectively explore the themes of Transformation, all three novellas have different takes on horror tone . As a good anthology does, it highlights the strengths and skills of the authors represented. Featuring works by Ryan C. Thomas author of the Summer I Died, writing with Anthony Trev…
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In 1970 Avon Books published a landmark anthology “Science Fiction Hall of Fame” 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 gu…
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James Chambers is one of the bright examples of why I love the horror community. We first hung out at Borderlands Writers Boot Camp in 2011. It was way longer ago than I want to think about. Halloween people have kinship, and SF people have kinship, and I share both with Chambers. An active force in the HWA if you are a horror writer it is likely t…
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Hey folks – special audio-only episode. This is a live recording of the release party for my novel People’s Park. It was Recorded before 55 folks at the Monroe County History Center on April 5th 2024, part of solar eclipse weekend in Bloomington. Hosted by my Dickheads podcast Partner D. Harlan Wilson who interviews me about the book, we talk a lit…
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In this episode, I welcome a local author, co-chair, and founder of our Horror Writers Association chapter and I got to work closely with Kristina on the Stokercon we hosted here in San Diego. It was at Stokercon when a copy of this book ended up in my bag of books. we talk about Kristina’s origins in writing, horror, and how she ended up a part of…
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Supportthe show here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DavidAgranoff In 1970Avon Books published a landmark anthology “Science Fiction Hall of Fame”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 late60s) organization Science Fiction Writers of America…
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Hey folks at the recent international gathering of horror writers Stokercon, I was a part of a panel on eco-horror and Climate Change moderated by Carol Gyzander. I think this wide ranging conversation will be fun for my listeners. You know me so let's introduce the other writers. Victoria Nations is a biologist with over 20 years working with Flor…
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After every season of Star Trek, I gather a panel of nerds together and we talk about the highs and lows of the season that just ended. This time we talk about the fifth season of Star Trek Discovery. Returning for our 10th episode breaking down a completed season of Trek. Joining me as always are my bridge crew vocal Star Trek fan Sara Lynn Michen…
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Joining me on this episode of PFDW is author, writer and film director Izzy Lee who joined me on episode 121 to promote her Kickstarter campaign to film her first feature-length film House of Ashes. We talk about that film as it is now in post-production. This time Izzy is here is talk about her first novel I Can See Your Lies from Dark Hart Books,…
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Returning for his fourth appearance on the podcast Bird Box author Josh Malerman is back! This time we talk about Josh’s five-novella collection Spin a Black Yarn. To me, there is no more consistent voice in horror. An outside observer who doesn’t actually read his work and judges by the mainstream -meme culture of Bird Box might not have any idea …
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Support the show here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DavidAgranoff In 1970 Avon Books published a landmark anthology “Science Fiction Hall of Fame” 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 Am…
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In this episode, I welcome back The Mountain in the Sea author Ray Nayler for his second time on the show. He is my reigning Top Read of the Year author and he is back with another Banger. This novella packs more ideas and character-rich philosophical Sci-fi into 100 pages than most novels three times the length. We talk a little bit about the cont…
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In this episode, we talk with the author of one of my favorite new novels of last year and one that will probably top my list next year. Lavie Tidhar is the World Fantasy Award winning author of Osama (2011), Seiun nominated The Violent Century (2013), the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize winning A Man Lies Dreaming (2014), the Campbell Award, Neuko…
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When Star Trek Voyager’s popular character Seven of Nine returned to the franchise in the first season of Picard it was a closely guarded secret in that first episode back Seven mentioned years spent being a frontier law enforcer with an outfit called the Fenris Rangers. My guest in this episode is prolific Star Trek author David Mack. When he hear…
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Support the show here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DavidAgranoff In 1970 Avon Books published a landmark anthology “Science Fiction Hall of Fame” 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 Am…
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Lucy A. Snyder is the six-time Bram Stoker award-winning author of Sister, Maiden, Monster. It is a science fiction novel. In the tradition of Weird Tales where the line between SF, Fantasy, and horror is thin I call on the admins to expand not narrow how they define Science Fiction. This novel uses dynamic and character work to blend emotional hea…
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Support the show here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DavidAgranoff In 1970 Avon Books published a landmark anthology “Science Fiction Hall of Fame” 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 Am…
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Support my show with tip on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DavidAgranoff One of the biggest inspirations for my career was the two volumes published by Avon Books in the early 90s from author and interviewer Stanley Wiater. The books Dark Dreamers Conversations with the masters of Horror, and Dark Visions: Conversations with the masters of the Horror…
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https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DavidAgranoff Author Cody Goodfellow two episodes in a row! Cody Goodfellow is the author of more than a dozen books but he is here to talk his new thriller from Titan books Vertical. It is one of my top reads of the year. WE have some general talk and the start and then get into the new book. I assumed once the secret …
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https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DavidAgranoff San Diego’s 2024 New Year’s Reading Resolution Event Recorded live at Verbatim Books. (so the sound is not the best sorry) Join members of the San Diego Horror Writers Association in an event to promote reading in 2024 and kick off the countdown to StokerCon, the international gathering of the Horror Write…
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This year I read 111 books, novelettes, graphic novels, or SF magazines, with a total of 29,784 pages. It was a good year for new releases, and I intend to focus on retro reads next year. Joining for the third annual Favorite Reads podcast is Judge Marc Rothenberg. We finally got on board with reading some of the same books so this is a long one. I…
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Simple episode. I do short reviews of every book I read this year. Stayed for an episode talking about my favorite reads of 2023 with Marc Rothenberg. In January I will post a list of all the books. My blog has complete reviews of course. www.davidagranoff.blogspot.com I spent many hours working on book reviews and podcasts this year and don’t make…
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