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The Past, Present & Future of Grimdark is an author panel from TBRCon2022 featuring Richard Nell, Adrian Selby, Ben Galley, Anna Smith Spark & Peter McLean. Moderated by Beth Tabler. For more information on TBRCon2022, head over to FanFiAddict.com. You can also stream the convention live from Jan. 23-30 on the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, Twitter account or Facebook page. This panel was sponsored by: The Story Engine ModFarm The Broken Binding FanFiAddict About the Panelists: Beth Tabler runs Beforewegoblog, contributes to Grimdark Magazine and is constantly immersed in fantasy stories. Find Beth on Twitter or Beforewegoblog. Richard Nell is a Canadian author of fantasy, best known for his novel Kings of Paradise. Find Richard on Twitter or his personal website. Anna Smith Spark is the author of the Empires of Dust epic fantasy series, including The Court of Broken Knives. Find Anna on Twitter or her personal website. Peter McLean is the author of the War for the Rose Throne series, beginning with Priest of Bones, as well as the Burned Man series and numerous short stories for Warhammer. Find Peter on Twitter or his personal website. Ben Galley is an author of dark and epic fantasy books, best known for his Emaneska Series, the award-winning weird western Bloodrush and the standalone novel The Heart of Stone. Find Ben on Twitter or his personal website. Adrian Selby is a video game producer known for his debut novel Snakewood. Find Adrian on Twitter or his personal website. Find Us Online: FanFiAddict Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Music: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz

The Modern Horror Renaissance is an author panel from TBRCon2022 featuring Lee Murray, Ellen Datlow, Eric LaRocca, Christina Sng & Andy Davidson. Moderated by Sadie Hartmann. For more information on TBRCon2022, head over to FanFiAddict.com. You can also stream the convention live from Jan. 23-30 on the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, Twitter account or Facebook page. This panel was sponsored by:  The Story Engine ModFarm The Broken Binding FanFiAddict About the Panelists: Sadie Hartmann (aka Mother Horror) writes horror fiction reviews and other content for Cemetery Dance, Tor Nightfire, and SCREAM Magazine. She consider myself a horror fiction advocate, promoting the genre of horror to the very best of her ability. Find Sadie on Twitter or her personal website. Lee Murray is the author of fiction for adults and children, including the novels A Dash of Reality, Battle of the Birds, Misplaced and more. Find Lee on Twitter or her personal website. Ellen Datlow has been a short story editor for almost forty years, and currently acquires and edits short fiction and novellas for Tor.com, including original and reprint anthologies. Find Ellen on Twitter or her personal website. Eric LaRocca is the author of several works of horror and dark fiction, including the viral sensation Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke. Find Eric on Twitter or his personal website. Christina Sng is an award-winning poet, writer, essayist, and artist poet best known for A Collection of Nightmares, A Collection of Dreamscapes and more. Find Christina on Twitter or her personal website. Andy Davidson is the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of In the Valley of the Sun and The Boatman's Daughter. Find Andy on Twitter or his personal website. Find Us Online: FanFiAddict Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Music: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz

This is a special SFF Addicts announcement for TBRCon 2022, a virtual literature convention taking place from January 23-30, 2022 and hosted by FanFiAddict.com. The convention focuses on science fiction, fantasy and horror, offering up 24 author panels that aim to deepen our understanding and love of these genres, with a ton of your favorite SFF authors discussing a wide variety of topics. We here at SFF Addicts will also be publishing a selection of these panels right here on the podcast feed.  For more information on the convention, the full schedule of panels and more, head to fanfiaddict.com/tbrcon-2022. The convention will be streaming on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, and all of the panels will be available to watch after the convention whenever your geek heart desires over on the FanFiAddict YouTube channel. Stay tuned for lots more TBRCon goodness in the coming weeks! Find Us Online: FanFiAddict Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Music: Intro: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod. You can also email us directly at sffaddictspod@gmail.com with queries, comments or whatever comes to mind. Also, please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it.

Join host Adrian M. Gibson and award-winning author T. R. Napper for a chat about the birth and progression of the cyberpunk genre, punk aesthetics, Vietnamese history, Southeast Asia as a setting, memory and PTSD, immigration and identity, his short story collection Neon Leviathan, his new debut novel 36 Streets and much more. About the Author: T. R. Napper is the award-winning author of the Neon Leviathan short story collection and 36 Streets, his debut novel. His awards include the Aurealis for Best Short Story (2016) and Best Novella (2020). He is also a scholar of East and Southeast Asian literature, and has a creative writing doctorate in Noir, Cyberpunk, and Asian Modernity. Find T. R. on Twitter, Amazon and Audible, as well as his personal website. Find Us Online: FanFiAddict Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Music: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod. You can also email us directly at sffaddictspod@gmail.com with queries, comments or whatever comes to mind. Also, please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it.

Welcome to another TV Club bonus episode! Join host Adrian M. Gibson and guests P. Djèlí Clark, Patricia A. Jackson and Sara Carothers (Fictions Fans podcast), as they discuss and review season one of The Wheel of Time, the new TV adaptation of the fantasy book series by Robert Jordan. During the panel they discuss and critique the on-screen portrayals of their favorite Wheel of Time characters, analyze the overarching narratives of the show and its many changes, explore its flaws and successes, share their hopes for the next season and much more.  About the Panelists:  Phenderson Djèlí Clark is the award-winning author of Ring Shout, A Master of Djinn and more.  Find Phenderson on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. Patricia A. Jackson is the author of Forging A Nightmare, her debut novel.  Find Patricia on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. Sara Carothers is the co-host of the Fiction Fans podcast. Find Sara on Twitter and the Fiction Fans website. Find Us Online: FanFiAddict Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Music: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod. You can also email us directly at sffaddictspod@gmail.com with queries, comments or whatever comes to mind. Also, please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it.

Do you ever judge a book by its cover? Join host Adrian M. Gibson and sci-fi/fantasy cover artists Daniel Dociu, Alyssa Winans, Felix Ortiz and Priscilla Kim, as well as self-pub author and cover artist/designer Luke Tarzian, as they delve into the visual side of the books we read and love. During the panel, they discuss commissions and the step-by-step of a cover art project, working with publishers, artistic mediums, tattoos, the video game industry vs. publishing, book design and typography, promoting yourself as a cover artist and much more. ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Daniel Dociu is an award-winning SFF artist who has also worked as an Art Director and concept artist for some of the most prominent video game publishers and developers. Find Daniel on ArtStation.  Alyssa Winans is an illustrator, animator, and game artist who currently works for the Google Doodle team. Find Alyssa on her personal website. Felix Ortiz is a graphic designer and digital artist who does covers for both traditionally published and self-published books. Find Felix on ArtStation. Priscilla Kim is an illustrator and concept artist with a focus on book and magazine covers, as well as portraiture. Find Priscilla on her personal website. Luke Tarzian is a self-published fantasy author and freelance cover artist/book designer best known for his novel Vultures, as well as the Adjacent Monsters series. Find Luke on Twitter or his personal website. FIND US ONLINE: FanFiAddict Book Blog  Discord Twitter  Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1: "The Wind" by Astronoz The Broken Binding Ad & Interlude 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod. You can also email us directly at sffaddictspod@gmail.com with queries, comments or whatever comes to mind. Also, please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it.

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 bit into the past and think back on our reading habits and more. ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Sara Carothers is co-host of the Fiction Fans podcast, and she has two pugs and also secretly a cat. Find Sara on Twitter, as well as the Fiction Fans podcast. Lilly Ellison is a writer and co-host of the Fiction Fans podcast, and she has two cats and secretly zero pugs. Find Lilly on Twitter, as well as the Fiction Fans podcast. Connor M. Caplan is a writer for FanFiAddict and author of The Sword in the Street. Find Connor on Twitter or Amazon. Arun (aka Bender) is a writer for FanFiAddict. Find Arun on Twitter, and check out his work on FanFiAddict.com. FIND US ONLINE: FanFiAddict Book Blog  Discord Twitter  Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1: "The Wind" by Astronoz The Broken Binding Ad & Interlude 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod. You can also email us directly at sffaddictspod@gmail.com with queries, comments or whatever comes to mind. Also, please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it.

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 THE PANELISTS: David Walters is a book reviewer and the founder of FanFiAddict.com, as well as the host of Authors on a Podcast Talking Books. Find David on Twitter or on FanFiAddict.com. Tori Gross is an author, poet and writer for the FanFiAddict book blog. Find Tori on Twitter or on FanFiAddict.com. Eleni Argyró is a book reviewer for FanFiAddict and loves all things literature related. Find Eleni on Twitter or on FanFiAddict.com. Connor M. Caplan is a writer for FanFiAddict and author of The Sword in the Street. Find Connor on Twitter or Amazon. Arun (aka Bender) is a writer for FanFiAddict. Find Arun on Twitter or on FanFiAddict.com. FIND US ONLINE: FanFiAddict Book Blog  Discord Twitter  Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1: "The Wind" by Astronoz The Broken Binding Ad & Interlude 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod. You can also email us directly at sffaddictspod@gmail.com with queries, comments or whatever comes to mind. Also, please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it.

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 Legacy, as well as the Exo series and Zeroboxer. She has won the World Fantasy Award and Aurora Award (Canada’s national science fiction and fantasy award), and has also been a finalist for the Nebula Award, Locus Award, and Oregon Book Award. Find Fonda on Instagram, Twitter, Amazon and Audible, as well as her personal website. You can also check out Adrian's FanFiAddict book review of Jade Legacy for a more in-depth critique of the novel. Find Us Online: FanFiAddict Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Music: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod. You can also email us directly at sffaddictspod@gmail.com with queries, comments or whatever comes to mind. Also, please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it.

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 Archives fantasy noir series. Find Dan on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. Patricia A. Jackson is the author of Forging A Nightmare. Find Patricia on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website. Dale Lucas is the author of The Fifth Ward and Doc Voodoo series. Find Dale on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. FIND US ONLINE: FanFiAddict Book Blog  Discord Twitter  Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1: "The Wind" by Astronoz The Broken Binding Ad & Interlude 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod. You can also email us directly at sffaddictspod@gmail.com with queries, comments or whatever comes to mind. Also, please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it.