Author Spotlight

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Author Spotlight: Jon McGoran

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Jon McGoran

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today: Jon McGoran is the author of eleven novels for adults and young adults, including his latest science fiction thriller, The Price of Everything, coming April 2025 from Solaris Books. His other books include the YA science fiction thrillers Spliced,Splintered, and Spiked and the science thrillers Drift, Deadout, and Dust Up. He has also written numerous short stories, including “Bad Debt,” which won an honorable mention in Best American Mystery Stories 2014, and … Read more

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Author Spotlight: A. Catherine Noon

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A. Catherine Noon

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today: For author and textile artist A. Catherine Noon, it’s all about the yarn, both metaphorical and literal – spinning a yarn, knitting with yarn, weaving, sewing, painting, sharing stories and good times over a cup of coffee with dark chocolate. She teaches creative writing, creative expression and textile arts. Thanks so much, Catherine, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: Have you ever taken a trip to research a story? Tell me about … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Riley Odell

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Riley Odell

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today: Riley Odell is an autistic writer and neurodiversity activist. He writes horror, comedy, and bizarro, and is the creator of Divergnt Realms, an anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories about neurodivergence by neurodivergent authors. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado with his wife Jamie, and their two pet children. Find out more rileyodellwriter.com. Thanks so much, Riley, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: When did you know you wanted to write, and when … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Sarena Ulibarri

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Author Spotlight: Serena Ulibarri

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today: Sarena Ulibarri is the author of two novellas and a whole bunch of short stories, some of which have appeared in magazines such as DreamForge and Baubles From Bones, and anthologies such as Solar Flare and Biketopia: Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction in Extreme Futures. She put together several anthologies, including Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers and Multispecies Cities: Solarpunk Urban Futures, which published optimistic climate futures by authors from all over the world. For many years, she was in charge of World Weaver Press, and she … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Wren Valentino

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Wren Valentino

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today: As a bestselling author, Wren Valentino writes in multiple genres, primarily romance, thriller, young adult, and horror. Wren is the author of twenty novels including Accidents Never Happen, The Everlasting Gift, Fast Beat, Gollan Grove, Love in the Shadows, Marijuana Mermaid, Mesmerized, Motel Queen, and Sophomore (Blue Dasher Press), the novelettes Miss Nothing, Riding with James Dean, and Snap Shot, and several short stories including the paranormal romance I Think We’re Alone … Read more

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Point of View: Bookstore Blues

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I’m not going to write about politics today. I’ve beaten that dead horse so many times that its bones have turned to dust, which has become soil, which has grown grass that is feeding an entirely new generation of horses who will, someday soon, be dead enough to beat. Today I want to talk about bookstores. Okay, not about bookstores per se, which are amazing places full of ideas and adventures dreamed up by millions of authors from all around the world. Bookstores used to be a place of wonder for me. I’d ride my bike for an hour to … Read more

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Author Spotlight: M. C. Benner Dixon

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M. C. Benner Dixon

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today: M. C. Benner Dixon lives, writes, and grows things in Pittsburgh, PA. She is quick to make a pun and slow to cut her grass. Her debut novel, The Height of Land, is the 2022 Orison Fiction Prize winner and will be released by Orison Books. Her poetry and prose have appeared in Reckoning, Literary Hub, Funicular, Fusion Fragment, Appalachian Review, and elsewhere. Millions of Suns, a collection of craft essays co-authored … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Chris Gerrib

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Chris Gerrib

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today: Chris Gerrib has wanted to be a writer since he was a child riding his bicycle to the library in the small Central Illinois town where he grew up. Since then he spent a tour in the US Navy, got an MBA, and now has a day job with a multi-national software company as a Project Manager. For fun, he plays golf, travels and is a voracious reader. He lives in the … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Brenda W. Clough

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Brenda W. Clough

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today: Brenda W. Clough is the first female Asian-American SF writer, first appearing in print in 1984. Her latest work is a novel, A Deal in Her Pocket. A novelette, ‘Clio’s Scroll’, which appeared in Clarkesworld in July 2023. A historical novel A Door In His Head won the 2023 Diverse Voices Award. Her novella ‘May Be Some Time’ was a finalist for both the Hugo and the Nebula awards and became the … Read more

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Author Spotlight: K.L. Noone

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K.L. Noone

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today: K.L. Noone teaches college students about superheroes and Shakespeare by day, and writes queer romance – frequently paranormal or with fantasy elements – when not grading papers or researching medieval outlaw life. They have been a Rainbow Award winner, a Queer Indie Book Award winner, and a Good Sex Awards runner-up. They also like cats, craft beer, and the sound of ocean waves. Thanks so much, K.L., for joining me! J. Scott … Read more