A Book & Its Author
@abookanditsauthor
A Book & Its Author is a podcast featuring interviews with & readings by writers working in a variety of genres. Available on all your favorite platforms & here:
Latest read. The Micronauts: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 3 by Bill Mantlo, Butch Guice, Peter B. Gillis, Kelley Jones, et al. @marvelofficial.bsky.social
Latest read. Horse Girl by Terri Farley. (Release date 9/29/2026.) @unvpress.bsky.social @terrifarley.bsky.social
Just wrapped an interview with Garrett James Dillon about his excellent poetry collection, The Politics Of Projectile Corpses. Keep watching this space for info on that upcoming episode of A Book & Its Author. @avantpop.bsky.social
In one short week, watch for episode 79 of A Book & Its Author, featuring AnnElise Hatjakes discussing her superb debut story collection, Matter Out Of Place. @unvpress.bsky.social
Long ago, Marcos Pico Rentería was a student in a literature class I taught. Now he’s the director of the bilingual lit journal, Contrapuntos. It was a pleasure to interview him today for an upcoming episode of A Book & Its Author.
I can’t tell you how exciting it was to speak with Keith Knight today about his graphic novel I Was A Teenage Michael Jackson Impersonator. The episode with that interview will be out TOMORROW!!! Watch this space for details. @keefknight.bsky.social
Latest read. Heavy Metal Thunder: Kick-Ass Cover Art From Kick-Ass Albums by James Sherry & Neil Aldis. @chroniclebooks.bsky.social
Latest read. The Politics Of Projectile Corpses by Garrett James Dillon. @avantpop.bsky.social
Latest read. I Was A Teenage Michael Jackson Impersonator And Other Musical Meanderings by Keith Knight. @keefknight.bsky.social
Latest read. The Pride Of Chanur by C.J. Cherryh. @dawbooks.bsky.social
Latest read. Equinoxes by Cyril Pedrosa. @nbmpub.bsky.social
Latest read. If: Worlds of Science Fiction (Oct. 1954).
PeelingFlesh, Missing Link, Kruelty, & Bayway at Cargo Concert Hall.
Latest read. How To Understand Israel In 60 Days Or Less by Sarah Glidden.
Another bit of magnificence from Sydney Martinez’s Finding Nevada Wild: The Terrain, Culture, And People Of The Most Mysterious State In The West, & a reminder that she’ll be the guest on the next episode of A Book & Its Author, dropping on Thursday.
Thanks to University of Nevada Press (& especially Caddie) for the bookmail. Terri Farley, incidentally, is an A Book & Its Author alum, having been a delightful guest on episode 66. @unvpress.bsky.social @terrifarley.bsky.social
Another interview in the bag. Today I had the pleasure of speaking with AnnElise Hatjakes about her short story collection, Matter Out Of Place. Keep watching this space for details. @unvpress.bsky.social
Just wrapped a great conversation with the delightful Sydney Martinez about her book Finding Nevada Wild, from which this photo is cribbed. Watch this space for info on this upcoming episode.
Latest read. Matter Out Of Place by Annelise Hatjakes. @unvpress.bsky.social
Feeling anxious? (Who isn’t, right?) be sure to listen to episode 75 of A Book & Its Author when it drops on Thursday. My guest is David Rondel, who will discuss A Danger Which We Do Not Know. @davidrondel.bsky.social
Today I got a chance to interview Angela Laverghetta about he urban fantasy novel, The Buried Knight! Keep watching this space for info about this upcoming episode. @angelawithapen.bsky.social
Latest read. Holy Sh*t!: The World’s Weirdest Comic Books by Paul Gravett & Peter Stanbury.
Latest read. Pretty Deadly, Volume 3: The Rat by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Emma Rios, Jordie Bellaire, & Clayton Cowles. @imagecomics.com @kellysue.bsky.social @emmartian.bsky.social @claytoncowles.bsky.social
Latest read. Criminal Macabre: My Demon Baby by Steve Niles, Nick Stakal, & Michelle Madsen, w/ Nate Piekos & Tim Bradstreet. @darkhorse.com @steveniles.bsky.social @blambot.bsky.social