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Conversations with the best and brightest creators of science fiction and fantasy literature today. If you love SF literature, are an author or aspire to become one, you'll enjoy this podcast. Primary Format : Arts Language : Unknown Also Listed as: City : Unknown State/Province : Unknown User Tags: User Votes: RSS Feed Website People found this Podcast Searching for: View this Podcast on a Google Map. Podcast iTunes Link Text Only listing of The Dragon Page Podcasts Methings.com listings of The Dragon Page Podcasts If you like this podcast, you might also like:

Review: Heart’s Blood by Juliet Marillier In Heart’s Blood Ms. Marillier has created believable characters, both living and dead who grow and change through the book. Far from being a knock-off, the story and style stand out nicely on their own. I’m glad to have had the opportunity to discover her work. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Review: The Goddess Test by Aimée Carter What I didn’t expect was to be reaching for a tissue in the first twenty pages. Ms. Carter nicely sidesteps the whole unequal romance trope by placing the emotional center of the novel in the relationship between our heroine Kate and her mother Diana. Kate’s frantic grief over her mother’s looming death drives the plot and gives more weight to the story than a YA romance would normally command. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Guest Review: Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris I get a bit exhausted for Sookie. There are always someone or some things ‘out to get her’. Throughout Book 11, there are constant threats from different sources, and Sookie is on high alert most of the novel. Sookie still struggles with being a good person, for her world is continually violent and evil visits her seemingly day in and day out. In Reckoning, don’t see her grow much as a character, as she doesn’t have time to do much of anything except try to stay alive. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Review: The Enterprise of Death by Jesse Bullington “The Enterprise of Death” really broke my normal reading rules. You see, normally if I stop reading a book that’s it – Game Over. I just don't pick books back up and continue them. I did put “The Enterprise of Death” down several times, because it was just too intense for me. And, at one point I stopped reading it for a couple of weeks while I went on to other books But I kept coming back to “The Enterprise of Death”, because I just had to find out what happened to the ch ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Review: Coronets and Steel by Sherwood Smith The setup for “Coronets and Steel” reminds me irresistibly of Marion Zimmer Bradley's "Glenraven". Tho' to be honest. I think this is a better book with more realistic characters. And that is saying a lot when the plot involves identical cousins, magic, kidnappings, royalty, mysterious middle European countries and much daring do and plot twists. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Review: Enclave by Ann Aguirre I was given a promotional copy of “Enclave”. It is the first book in a proposed series. “Enclave” deals with the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse in a world where those people who are trying to maintain civilization are all very young with a life expectancy of only their early twenties. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Review: Red Glove by Holly Black “Red Glove” is promoted as a YA novel, although I'd put it more at the 18 year old to adult end of the spectrum than the 13-16 year old range. If your kids are old enough to watch the "Sopranos" or "The Riches" and they like those shows, then this is the right book. Much like those shows "Red Glove" contrasts the supposed glamour of a criminal lifestyle with the pain it causes our hero. A younger reader might only see the glamour and magic and miss the misery. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #455: M D Lachlan Discussion continues on including world events in fiction, following up on the questions Brad Beaulieu answered last episode. Mike S suggests focusing more on the emotion of the characters rather than the technology and action sequences to make connections with the readers. Interview: This week, Mike and Mike chat with MD Lachlan about the first [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #454: Bradley Beaulieu Book News this week: The guys talk a little more about an article that goes deeper into the numbers from the AAP report on ebooks outselling paperbacks, and elaborate a little more on the challenges of auditing ebook sales. Mike Stackpole has a series of articles on digital publishing and self-publishing over at his website. Interview: This [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #453: Ian Fydell This week, Mike and Mike chat with Ian Fydell about the first book in his Exodus Trilogy, "Breathing Space". Ian talks about his trilogy, the message about environmentalism he wanted to get out there through his fiction, how his publisher, Legwork, helped him get the book together, and his massive marketing efforts. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #452: Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris Discussion continues on creating, publishing and marketing for authors marketing their own works themselves. Interview: This week, Mike and Mike chat with Tee Morris and Pip Ballantine about their new collaborative novel, Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel, sort of a steampunk flavored adventure in the fashion of “The Avengers” or “The X-Files”. Tee and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #451: Listener Feedback It’s an all voicemail episode! Hopefully everyone who’s had questions or comments will have them answered here. Voicemails: Web Genii has begun gushing on Twelve by Jasper Kent, and wonders if there’s some unwritten rule that forces publishers in each region to begin the typography for a book from scratch, or if they could or would [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #450: William F. Nolan Mike M comments on the fiasco that ensued when an author reacted in a vicious and bizarrely self-destructive manner in the public comments on a review of her work, which was a fair review but the type of story wasn’t to his tastes. So is bad publicity really better than no publicity in the long run? [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #449: Alex Bledsoe Mike Stackpole talks about more of the publishing details behind Amanda Hocking’s new print deal, specifically the fact that Amazon was a bidder and had partnered with a traditional publisher for the print editions of the new books. He also talks about the difference in sales numbers between his print editions and the digitial edition sales [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #448: Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson The guys talk a little about self-publishing star Amanda Hocking, the success she’s been having putting out her own ebooks, and the recent deal she signed They also talk about reasons for the sudden expansion and growth of ebook sales — is it because of the gadgets and the need for content on them, or is [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #447: Justin Gustainis News: The guys talk about the argument going on where publishers are pushing to “limit” on the number of times an ebook can be borrowed from a library and read, as well as restricting the regional coverage as to where a person can borrow an ebook from. Talk also covers Random House’s recent agreement to the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #446: Patricia Briggs News: Mike and Mike talk about Borders filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and the ripple effects those store closings may create through the rest of the books and publishing industry, in addition to the shifts in sales of physical books and ebooks. Interview: This week, Patricia Briggs joins the guys to talk about her newest book, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #445: Jon F. Merz Stackpole has seen a rough cut of the new Conan the Barbarian feature (since he’s writing the novelization), and since he can’t tell us any real details, he teases us in just telling us he’d seen it, but he likes Jason Momoa as Conan, and he likes that this movie is closer to the Robert [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #444: Electronic Sales and More Voicemail: Web Genii mentions a blog post that talks about meaduring the numbers of book torrent downloads, and wants to know if electronic book sales currently count towards the New York Times Best Sellers Lists; she also asks what might be the sense is behind regional restrictions of electronic books. Mike S reminds us that the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #443: Alan Dean Foster Mike and Mike continue the discussion from previous episodes, about the business of publishing and electronic self-publishing. Remember, when dealing with contracts and items that might not be explicitly covered, be safe and ALWAYS get it in writing. Interview: This week, our guest is Alan Dean Foster, and his latest SF novel is The Human Blend, and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #442: Angela James, Carina Press The guys talk about the USA Today article that ran last week about authors who are making lots of money through ebooks, and they also talk about the changing marketplace for books and the expanding community building that’s happening between authors and readers. Mike Stackpole also promises to update us on what he can talk about [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #441: Mercedes Lackey Mike Stackpole talks about his latest project, Conan the Barbarian, which is the novelization of the new movie which is currently in post-production. Hopefully he will give us a full impression of the film once he’s seen it! Interview: This week’s guest is Mercedes Lackey, whose newest anthology Trio of Sorcery from Tor Books is a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #440: Shawn Kupfer Yes, the boys have been busy, but they’re back to dive into book talk just for you! Mike M and Mike S discuss some of the recent challenges facing some of the big bookstores and publishing companies, including sales reporting issues with the Nook and figuring out different ways to possibly increase recommender links, and marketing [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #439A: Gadgets and Getting Started in Electronic Publishing Mike M and Mike S talk a little bit about some of the gadget developments coming out of CES and some of the gadgets being allowed to pass into oblivion. Voicemail: Trampas finds irony in Summer reading the description of a book featuring characters named Sunshine and Rayne; Mike in Germany asks if there’s a “dummies” [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #438A: Of Books and Bookstores Mike and Mike recap some publishing news, the big one being that Borders has been delaying payments to creditors, including publishers, because of liquidity issues. Will some of these issues, combined with the increase in ebook sales, mean that local and indie bookstores will have a chance to recover some of their lost marketshares? How will the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #437A: Listener Voicemail Mike Mennega discovered that there’s a backlog of voicemail that collected over the holidays, so Mike Stackpole and Summer help him navigate the extra commentary. Voicemail: Sean from Edwards AFB uses an MP3 recorder to help his writing process, since he seems to get inspired while driving; Trampas wonders if the Nook Color may just be [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #436A: Pamela Sargent Time to ring out 2010, and recap all the angry discussions Mike and Mike started this year! E-books, digital self-publishing, consumer gagdets for e-readers and beyond, and much much more… and never fear, we’re sure they’re likely to continue instigating into 2011 and beyond. Link: Consumer use guide to e-books and readers Interview: This week, Mike, Mike [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #435A: Holiday Library Edition Mike Mennega and Mike Stackpole realize that they haven’t done a Library segment in a long long time, so it’s time to catch up. And Summer is back to help the guys slog through the dangerously tall stack of new reads: The Library: The Bards of Bone Plain by Patricia McKillip; Boondocks Fantasy edited by Jean [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #434A: A Conversation with Tracy Hickman Mike and Mike welcome Tracy Hickman as a guest host, and delve into gaming and his latest game, “Santa’s Sleigh Ride”. You can read more about this game at Reindeer Gamers Holiday Games and Xtreme Dungeon Mastery. The conversation ranges from self-publishing entertainment, the difficulties in finding a home for a story that doesn’t fit a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #433A: Sam Sykes Show Notes: The guys talk about how important it is to build communities and encourage open communication between content producers and consumers, whether it be authors venturing into self-publishing ebooks, or podcasters providing niche entertainment. Listener Review: Web Genii brings us a review of The Prisoner by Carlos Cortes. Interview: Mike and Mike talk with Sam Sykes, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #432A: John Joseph Adams Show Notes: Mike Stackpole gives us a World Fantasy report! He talks about how he was inundated by authors who have begun to realize the value of making their backlists available as ebooks for themselves, and he relates an anecdote about an editor calling him out about how easy it can be for an author [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #431A: Larry Correia Show Notes: Mike and Mike announce a new segment that will hopefully help out the writers out there. The “Book Consultants” segment will consist primarily of Mike M’s journey to resurrect one of his novels from POD/slushpile hell, and of making it more marketable this time around. Also, they will be taking questions and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #430A: Nancy Kilpatrick Show Notes: The Mikes talk about Starbuck’s new wifi network, and the new apps and free offerings that will be available while you’re sitting in the various shops with your various wireless devices. They also discuss some of the changes in wifi availability, multimedia access, and more that this might encourage. Link: Designed to Connect, Inform [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #429A: David Weber Show Notes: The guys talk about Mike Stackpole’s new book, At the Queen’s Command, an alternate history fantasy around the Revolutionary War. This is the first in a new series, brought to you from Night Shade Books, and you can also read the first three chapters over at http://www.stormwolf.com. At the end of the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #428A: Naomi Novik Show Notes: In the news, the guys talk about Barnes & Noble’s PubIt service, and speculate on what it means for the expansion of ebooks and epub offerings. Later, Mike S talks about how he’s using his iPad to get his editing tasks done in various unusual places. Interview: Mike and Mike talk with Naomi Novik about [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #427A: Listener Feedback Show Notes: Voicemail: Tim enjoyed the Tracy Hickman interview, and comments on how busy the bookstores near him are; Ben in Tampa thanks the guys for introducing him to Brandon Sanderson and the art assignment he procured as a result, which you can see at http://inkthinker.deviantart.com; Trampas is not happy with the PC Kindle app [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #426A: Jesse Petersen Show Notes: Mike M and Mike S talk about a recent Wall Street Journal article, Authors Feel Pinch in Age of E-Books, about how ebooks are undercutting author profits, and Mike S has a few issues with the numbers used in the article. To read all of Stackpole’s commentary on it, head on over to his [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #425A: Harry Harrison Show Notes: Mike M and Mike S talk about WildStorm (an imprint of DC Comics) being scheduled to close down at the end of December, the lifecycles of imprints, and the question of ownership rights of characters/universes after the imprint that published it goes away. Sponsor: Hold your meetings online for just $49 a month Try [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #424A: Getting Back up to Speed Show Notes: Mike M explains why we missed a week or so of “Cover to Cover”… when the magic smoke escapes from computer hardware, it’s well beyond mostly dead. So thank you do everyone who’s donated this year… your donations helped get the studio back online in record time. In other news, Terry Pratchett is forging [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #423A: Larry Niven Show Notes: Mike M and Mike S touch on some updates from recent news, around the ebook agreements between Wylie and Random House, and also the impending mobile device OS battle between Apple and Google. Sponsor: Hold your meetings online for just $49 a month Try GoToMeeting free! Interview: This week, Mike and Mike chat with Larry [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #422A: The Wide World of Books Show Notes: Mike S talks about The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and how he believes that this European bestseller would have been rejected outright if it had been submitted to New York publishers first, simply because of the non-standard story-telling style and narrator POV quirks, and how the response from New York publishers has [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #421B: Theme and Variations Show Notes: Bet you thought you were never going to hear another B show, didn’t ya? Mike S relates two items from the news this week: the financial problems facing Barnes & Noble and how that might affect the anchor stores you see in the large malls; and the trend of authors selling off electronic rights [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #421A: Kelley Armstrong Show Notes: News: Dorchester Publishing has dropped it’s mass market paperback format in favor of an ebook print on demand option. Mike S relates details of the article, published back on August 6. Articles: [Dorchester Publishing] Dorchester Transitions to E-book and Trade [Publishers Weekly] Dorchester Drops Mass Market Publishing for E-Book/POD Model [Wall Street Journal] Mass Paperback Publisher [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #420A: Marjorie M. Liu Show Notes: Mike S gives us an update on his stint at GenCon this year. Voicemails: Jay from Canada thanks Stackpole for not DRMing his ebooks; Tim has found that Darcy has been absconding with his books; Web Genii recommends the Hugo Voter packet, which gives folks the Hugo nominees in electronic formats as well as [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #419A: Amelia Beamer Show Notes: Mike S gives us an update on results of the “Relay for Life” drive to raise money for the American Cancer Society in Second Life… the FarPoint Media/Third Life Books crew rocked it out. Voicemails: Mari from Michigan loves the idea of the chain story project, especially for providing more online samples for many [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #418A: Traveling Library Day Show Notes: Mike M is a little burned out from moving back to the old studio, and Mike S is starting to feel jetlagged, but it’s all good. Mike S talks about the Wylie Agency’s Odyssey Editions exclusive deal with Amazon.com to provide Kindle editions of his clients’ properties, and the backlash from Random House and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #417A: Redstone Science Fiction Show Notes: Mike S gives us an update on the HarperStudios experiment, with HarperCollins pulling the plug on it as of April 2010. This news leads to a speculative discussion on the future fate of large bookstores 5-10 years from now. Maybe while the big box bookstores try to figure out what to do [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #416A: David Drake Show Notes: Mike M is melting in Arizona, and Mike S is melting in Vermont. It isn’t pretty. They are also upset that (The Artist Formerly Known As) Prince didn’t include them on the memo that stated “the Internet is over”, but the Mikes aren’t completely convinced, due to the work involved with the ever-increasing [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #415A: Tracy Hickman Show Notes: Tim Low cannot find short story magazines, and Mike S suggests that someone start up a genre short story hub; Mark in St Petersburg would like to hear a segment on best bargains available on a weekly or monthly basis; Dan Dan thanks the guys for their suggestions about how to get his [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #414A: C. J. Cherryh Show Notes: Garth comments on the craft of writing as expressed by Brandon Sanderson in his recent interview; Dave also appreciated Brandon’s interview, and asks what type of writing career might be preferable — your own universe or someone else’s; Anna calls shenanigans on the closed system analogy expressed by the guys on touting the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #413A: Larry Doyle Show Notes: Anna points out that the criticisms of the iPad are just as valid as the praises, and Mike M explains that he has yet to hear a convincing argument against the device that goes beyond a dislike of Apple’s closed platform. Mike and Mike also expand on how they think the iPad is not [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #412A: Summer Voicemails and Summer Reading Show Notes: Voicemails: listener wonders why publishers spread out a series over a span of time in between volumes instead of one right after the other (Summer’s nickel: one exception seems to be new authors on Orbit Books); Lejon from Chandler wants to know if the guys have any recommendations on books that might be [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #411A: Dan Wells Show Notes: Dan Wells Voicemails: Jason from Perth is interested in why it’s considered “illegal” (grey market) to sell a UK published book retail the US, and Stackpole explains how the foreign markets sales are the reasons why, and how ebook publishing is changing how those markets might be covered; Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #410B: Voicemails from the Gallery Show Notes: Voicemails from the Gallery Voicemail: Trampas thanks the guys for educating him about ebooks which allowed him in turn to help a potential client; Daryl from Chicago asks for guidance on chapter lengths and chapter costs for an online venture, and whether or not a POD final product would be a good path to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #410A: Lou Anders Show Notes: Lou Anders When this was recorded, Barnes & Noble had just announced that they would be allowing authors to self-publish their work for the Nook, but no rates had been set yet. Mike Stackpole also talks about a new project he’s spearheading called Chain Story, where authors are writing free fiction and also loosely collaborating [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #409A: Brandon Sanderson Show Notes: Brandon Sanderson Listener Feedback: Father Beast comments on the reuse of public domain characters in modern stories without compensation or other considerations; Jordan from Baltimore wants to hear some interviews from web comics creators since they currently have a successful model; Chad from Mesa is using an iPod Touch as an e-reader and loves [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #408B: Getting Social with Your Books Show Notes: Getting Social with Your Books Mike and Mike talk about Google joining the ranks of ebook sellers, and what that could mean for the potential expansion of ebooks and ereaders. They also touch on the untapped potential of current web technologies and social networking that publishers (and other businesses) aren’t yet taking advantage [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #408A: Mike Resnick Show Notes: Mike Resnick Mike S has his iPad, and both Mikes drool all over the shiny, and it seems as if the Windows machine that Mike M uses for the studio throws a tantrum out of jealousy. Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! Interview: This week, Mike and Mike chat with Mike Resnick about his [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #407A: Charlaine Harris Show Notes: Charlaine Harris Tim Low tells us about HP Lovecraft Literary Podcast, a podcast that is chronologically covering Lovecraft’s fiction, including a voice actor reading the story to go along with the history and discussion about the story. Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! Interview: This week, Mike and Mike chat with Charlaine Harris about [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #406B: The Promise of Digital Short Fiction Show Notes: Orbit Books Digital Short Fiction Orbit Books (an imprint of Hachette Books Group) recently announced a digital short fiction publishing program, to launch later this year. Orbit VP Tim Holman was on “Cover to Cover” #353A last year Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! Listener Review: Web Genii brings us a review of The Spirit [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #406B: The Promise of Digital Short Fiction Show Notes: Orbit Books Digital Short Fiction Orbit Books (an imprint of Hachette Books Group) recently announced a digital short fiction publishing program, to launch later this year. Orbit VP Tim Holman was on “Cover to Cover” #353A last year Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! Listener Review: Web Genii brings us a review of The Spirit [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #406A: Jim Butcher Show Notes: Jim Butcher Mike and Mike talk a little more about new things coming out for the iPad, and about playing with the iPad, and the guys will talk more about the iPad when Stackpole has his iPad in hand by the next time they record. Anna talks about a popular UK book being imported to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #406A: Jim Butcher Show Notes: Jim Butcher Mike and Mike talk a little more about new things coming out for the iPad, and about playing with the iPad, and the guys will talk more about the iPad when Stackpole has his iPad in hand by the next time they record. Anna talks about a popular UK book being imported to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #405A: George R. R. Martin Show Notes: George R. R. Martin Voicemail: Dan Dan asks for recommendations on books that have been instrumental in helping aspiring writers improve their craft; And yes, Stackpole compared writing to sex — you can’t get better at it unless you do it yourself. Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! Interview: This week, Mike and Mike [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #405A: George R. R. Martin Show Notes: George R. R. Martin Voicemail: Dan Dan asks for recommendations on books that have been instrumental in helping aspiring writers improve their craft; And yes, Stackpole compared writing to sex — you can’t get better at it unless you do it yourself. Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! Interview: This week, Mike and Mike [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #404B: Technology and Textbooks Show Notes: Technology and Textbooks Mike and Mike talk about some of the iPad reactions coming in so far, and Mike M give his thoughts and predictions on where he sees potential leaps in textbook enhancements and classroom lecture platforms going because of developments like the iPad and other tablet devices. Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #404B: Technology and Textbooks Show Notes: Technology and Textbooks Mike and Mike talk about some of the iPad reactions coming in so far, and Mike M give his thoughts and predictions on where he sees potential leaps in textbook enhancements and classroom lecture platforms going because of developments like the iPad and other tablet devices. Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #404A: Douglas Clegg Show Notes: Douglas Clegg Mike and Mike open gushing over the initial iPad sales, and the potential audience for it, including the untapped consumers who’ve been reluctant or afraid to embrace new technology and devices. Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! Interview: This week, Mike and Mike talk with Douglas Clegg about his latest novel, Neverland. Doug [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #404A: Douglas Clegg Show Notes: Douglas Clegg Mike and Mike open gushing over the initial iPad sales, and the potential audience for it, including the untapped consumers who’ve been reluctant or afraid to embrace new technology and devices. Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! Interview: This week, Mike and Mike talk with Douglas Clegg about his latest novel, Neverland. Doug [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #403A: Gregg Olsen Show Notes: Gregg Olson Mike and Mike begin to delve into the non-fiction world, and the writing opportunities that are out there because of the increase of the 24-hour news cycle. Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! Interview: This week, Mike and Mike talk with Gregg Olsen about his latest true crime story, A Twisted Faith. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #403A: Gregg Olsen Show Notes: Gregg Olson Mike and Mike begin to delve into the non-fiction world, and the writing opportunities that are out there because of the increase of the 24-hour news cycle. Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! Interview: This week, Mike and Mike talk with Gregg Olsen about his latest true crime story, A Twisted Faith. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #402B: Crossing the Media Streams Show Notes: Crossing the Media Streams Lorrie joins Mike and Mike again, and they take on some listener feedback. Lambo tells us about a concept album done by Waylon Jennings’ son Shooter that features original voice work by Stephen King, and that leads to a conversation about crossing the media streams and many, many other ways to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #402B: Crossing the Media Streams Show Notes: Crossing the Media Streams Lorrie joins Mike and Mike again, and they take on some listener feedback. Lambo tells us about a concept album done by Waylon Jennings’ son Shooter that features original voice work by Stephen King, and that leads to a conversation about crossing the media streams and many, many other ways to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #402A: iPads and iPhones and Apps… Oh My! Show Notes: iPads and iPhones and Apps… Oh My! Lorrie joins Mike and Mike this time around, and Mike S comments on the update to iTunes that allows books to be added to the iPad, iTouch and iPhone, and the iBook software and the iTunes Bookstore. The conversation also turns to being able to share electronic versions, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #402A: iPads and iPhones and Apps… Oh My! Show Notes: iPads and iPhones and Apps… Oh My! Lorrie joins Mike and Mike this time around, and Mike S comments on the update to iTunes that allows books to be added to the iPad, iTouch and iPhone, and the iBook software and the iTunes Bookstore. The conversation also turns to being able to share electronic versions, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #401A: Nathan Lowell Show Notes: Nathan Lowell In Second Life every year, during the American Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life” season, there are a number of fundraisers supporting this effort. This year, Mike Stackpole will be doing a reading challenge in Second Life in support of the ACS, reading his newest book At The Queen’s Command live on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #401A: Nathan Lowell Show Notes: Nathan Lowell In Second Life every year, during the American Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life” season, there are a number of fundraisers supporting this effort. This year, Mike Stackpole will be doing a reading challenge in Second Life in support of the ACS, reading his newest book At The Queen’s Command live on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #400B: Voicemail Extravaganza Show Notes: Voicemail Extravaganza, Part 2 Voicemail: Rory of Borg says that he has a cochlear implant, but doubts that anyone has the legal right to “repossess” the implant (and if they do, he’d like a heads-up); Stephanie from Oahu weighs in on advanced prosthetics and implants having already caught up to science fiction; Trampas tells [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #400B: Voicemail Extravaganza Show Notes: Voicemail Extravaganza, Part 2 Voicemail: Rory of Borg says that he has a cochlear implant, but doubts that anyone has the legal right to “repossess” the implant (and if they do, he’d like a heads-up); Stephanie from Oahu weighs in on advanced prosthetics and implants having already caught up to science fiction; Trampas tells [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #400A: 400 Episodes and Counting… Show Notes: 400 Episodes and Counting… Show 400. That’s a lot of books! Voicemail: John from Bulgaria praises Daniel Suarez’ Daemon, and asks about the state of the short story market; Sandra currently uses the RCA 1150e reader, and is now looking for a new ebook reader, and wants suggestions; Podcast Mike weighs in on the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #400A: 400 Episodes and Counting… Show Notes: 400 Episodes and Counting… Show 400. That’s a lot of books! Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! Voicemail: John from Bulgaria praises Daniel Suarez’ Daemon, and asks about the state of the short story market; Sandra currently uses the RCA 1150e reader, and is now looking for a new ebook reader, and wants [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #399A: F. Paul Wilson Show Notes: F. Paul Wilson The guys talk about how writers writing has been influenced or affected by various electronic media now open to them, including e-books and podcasts, and integrating social media and the Internet in expanding those stories in different ways. Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! Interview: Jack: Secret Circles, the latest novel [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #399A: F. Paul Wilson Show Notes: F. Paul Wilson The guys talk about how writers writing has been influenced or affected by various electronic media now open to them, including e-books and podcasts, and integrating social media and the Internet in expanding those stories in different ways. Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! Interview: Jack: Secret Circles, the latest novel [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #398B: Bookapalooza Show Notes: Bookapalooza The book delivery broke Mike’s driveway. Another mondo Library episode coming your way! Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! The Library: Jack: Secret Circles by F. Paul Wilson; Chill by Elizabeth Bear; Prince of Storms by Kay Kenyon; Jade Man’s Skin by Daniel Fox; Angelology by Danielle Trussoni; The Conqueror’s Shadow by [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #398B: Bookapalooza Show Notes: Bookapalooza The book delivery broke Mike’s driveway. Another mondo Library episode coming your way! Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! The Library: Jack: Secret Circles by F. Paul Wilson; Chill by Elizabeth Bear; Prince of Storms by Kay Kenyon; Jade Man’s Skin by Daniel Fox; Angelology by Danielle Trussoni; The Conqueror’s Shadow by [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #398A: Connie Willis Show Notes: Connie Willis Mike and Mike talk about a New York City legislator who is pushing to expand electronic editions of textbooks to help defray high costs for college students. New York, NY – With Governor Paterson proposing that New York’s public universities be allowed to freely raise tuition, opening the floodgates for cash-strapped colleges to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #398A: Connie Willis Show Notes: Connie Willis Mike and Mike talk about a New York City legislator who is pushing to expand electronic editions of textbooks to help defray high costs for college students. New York, NY – With Governor Paterson proposing that New York’s public universities be allowed to freely raise tuition, opening the floodgates for cash-strapped colleges to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #397B: Books and . . . Show Notes: Books and . . . Lejon from Chandler chimes in on the MacMillan-Amazon.com kerfuffle, and some points on the pricing disagreements and rumored e-book exclusivity are clarified in the process. Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! The Library: Shadowrise by Tad Williams; Cat’s Claw by Amber Benson; Time Shares edited by Jean Rabe and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #397B: Books and . . . Show Notes: Books and . . . Lejon from Chandler chimes in on the MacMillan-Amazon.com kerfuffle, and some points on the pricing disagreements and rumored e-book exclusivity are clarified in the process. Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! The Library: Shadowrise by Tad Williams; Cat’s Claw by Amber Benson; Time Shares edited by Jean Rabe and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #397A: L. E. Modesitt, Jr Show Notes: L. E. Modesitt, Jr Anna talks about her experience with the Sony Reader, and about her opinion on why she thinks the publishing industry should emulate the movie industry in including digital downloads when you purchase a hard copy of the content. Mike M talks about his new Google Phone, and the Amazon Ereader app [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #397A: L. E. Modesitt, Jr Show Notes: L. E. Modesitt, Jr Anna talks about her experience with the Sony Reader, and about her opinion on why she thinks the publishing industry should emulate the movie industry in including digital downloads when you purchase a hard copy of the content. Mike M talks about his new Google Phone, and the Amazon Ereader app [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #396A: Nina Munteanu Show Notes: Nina Munteanu So, you, our listeners, wanted to get back to the discussions about the craft of writing and story-telling? You’re welcome! If you’re writing, starting to write, stuck in your writing process, submit your question. Michael and Michael will start getting your writing related questions of our upcoming guest authors to get a wide variety [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #396A: Nina Munteanu Show Notes: Nina Munteanu So, you, our listeners, wanted to get back to the discussions about the craft of writing and story-telling? You’re welcome! If you’re writing, starting to write, stuck in your writing process, submit your question. Michael and Michael will start getting your writing related questions of our upcoming guest authors to get a wide variety [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #395B: Weighing in on the iPad Show Notes: Weighing in on the iPad Keep sending in those reviews and other things Mike wants to hear from you! Listener Review: Quill in Four Corners brings us a review of the Castle tie-in novel, “Heat Wave”, the first in the “Nikki Heat” series, based on the characters created by the novelist in the TV series. Visit [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #395B: Weighing in on the iPad Show Notes: Weighing in on the iPad Keep sending in those reviews and other things Mike wants to hear from you! Listener Review: Quill in Four Corners brings us a review of the Castle tie-in novel, “Heat Wave”, the first in the “Nikki Heat” series, based on the characters created by the novelist in the TV series. Visit [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #395A: Samuel R. Delany Show Notes: Samuel R. Delany Michael and Michael weigh in on the Amazon-MacMillan kerfuffle. If you want to add your thoughts and opinions, call in and leave a voicemail! Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! Interview: Our guest today is acclaimed Hugo and Nebula award-winning author Samuel R. Delany. He is currently a professor of English [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #395A: Samuel R. Delany Show Notes: Samuel R. Delany Michael and Michael weigh in on the Amazon-MacMillan kerfuffle. If you want to add your thoughts and opinions, call in and leave a voicemail! Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! Interview: Our guest today is acclaimed Hugo and Nebula award-winning author Samuel R. Delany. He is currently a professor of English [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #394A: Daniel Suarez Show Notes: Daniel Suarez Michael R. Mennenga has been doing Dragon Page “Cover to Cover” for 8 YEARS NOW. Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! Discussion: Daniel Suarez, author of Daemon and Freedom (TM), joins Mike and Mike for the entire show! Beyond talk about writing stories that resonate with technology professionals and defense strategists alike, the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #394A: Daniel Suarez Show Notes: Daniel Suarez Michael R. Mennenga has been doing Dragon Page “Cover to Cover” for 8 YEARS NOW. Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! Discussion: Daniel Suarez, author of Daemon and Freedom (TM), joins Mike and Mike for the entire show! Beyond talk about writing stories that resonate with technology professionals and defense strategists alike, the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #393B: New Reads for A New Year Show Notes: Mondo Library Segment Remember, donate if you can… it keeps the studio running strong. Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! The Library: The randomly generated library list this week: Starfist: Double Jeopardy by Dan Craig and Dave Sherman; By the Mountain Bound by Elizabeth Bear; Eclipse Three edited by Jonathan Strahan; Token of Darkness by [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #393B: New Reads for A New Year Show Notes: Mondo Library Segment Remember, donate if you can… it keeps the studio running strong. Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! The Library: The randomly generated library list this week: Starfist: Double Jeopardy by Dan Craig and Dave Sherman; By the Mountain Bound by Elizabeth Bear; Eclipse Three edited by Jonathan Strahan; Token of Darkness by [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #393A: Gail Z. Martin Show Notes: Gail Z. Martin Discussion: Mike and Mike chat about the anticipation surrounding the announcement about Apple’s new device (rumored to be called either iSlate or iPad); also about Amazon.com’s announcement about their new 70% royalty for Kindle products; and some new developments in electronic editions of textbooks and a possible shift in e-book pricing [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #393A: Gail Z. Martin Show Notes: Gail Z. Martin Discussion: Mike and Mike chat about the anticipation surrounding the announcement about Apple’s new device (rumored to be called either iSlate or iPad); also about Amazon.com’s announcement about their new 70% royalty for Kindle products; and some new developments in electronic editions of textbooks and a possible shift in e-book pricing [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #392B: Questions from the Listeners Show Notes: Questions from the Listeners Voicemail: DanDan in Spokane relates how Amazon.com stock prices went down in anticipation of the announcement of Apple’s new tablet device (Jan 27); Alison from LA wants to know what Mike and Mike think about the Harlequin foray into a vanity press line, and the resulting outrage raised by various [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #392B: Questions from the Listeners Show Notes: Questions from the Listeners Voicemail: DanDan in Spokane relates how Amazon.com stock prices went down in anticipation of the announcement of Apple’s new tablet device (Jan 27); Alison from LA wants to know what Mike and Mike think about the Harlequin foray into a vanity press line, and the resulting outrage raised by various [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #392A: Jake Black, “The Official Ender Companion” Show Notes: Jake Black, co-author of The Official Ender Companion Discussion: Barry from England relates how well social networking sites have helped increase awareness and cross-promotion with other authors, and Mike and Mike talk about how social networks is shifting the traffic quality coming to view the author blogs and websites. Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #392A: Jake Black, “The Official Ender Companion” Show Notes: Jake Black, co-author of The Official Ender Companion Discussion: Barry from England relates how well social networking sites have helped increase awareness and cross-promotion with other authors, and Mike and Mike talk about how social networks is shifting the traffic quality coming to view the author blogs and websites. Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #391A: E-Readers and Copyrights Show Notes: The Laryngitis Make-Up Show Mike Stackpole bought himself a Sony e-reader for Christmas, and while traveling for the holidays, people didn’t ask him what that gadget was, but which one he’d purchased and why. How cool is that? Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! Discussion: Todd from Utah comments on copyrights and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #391A: E-Readers and Copyrights Show Notes: The Laryngitis Make-Up Show Mike Stackpole bought himself a Sony e-reader for Christmas, and while traveling for the holidays, people didn’t ask him what that gadget was, but which one he’d purchased and why. How cool is that? Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! Discussion: Todd from Utah comments on copyrights and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #390A: Kristine Kathyrn Rusch Show Notes: Kristine Kathryn Rusch Discussion: Red Shirt from Iowa is curious how many other Dragon Page listeners did NaNoWriMo 2009; Trampas wants to know where story ideas can safely be culled from if fanfic is considered “off limits”; Anna agrees that information needs to be free and openly available, but creators of entertainment should definitely [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #389A: Lou Anders Show Notes: Lou Anders, Pyr Books Discussion: Tim relates how Darcy has been utilizing the tools put forth in Stackpole’s “The Secrets” podcast to better appreciate the stories she’s been reading and the work that goes into creating them; Trampas would like to know methods how professional authors can “get thicker skin”, especially when interacting with [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #387B: Christmas Library Show Notes: Christmas Library The Library: In case you need some last-minute books to grab as gifts this year, here are some options that might fit the bill! The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 1 by Diana Wynne Jones; Under in the Mere by Catherynne M. Valente, with illustrations by Jeremy and James Owen; Burning Shadows by Chelsea [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 7th Son: Descent, Part 10 Welcome to the final serialized installment of J.C. Hutchins’ human cloning thriller 7th Son: Descent. If this is your first exposure to our free serialization of 7th Son, you can easily catch up by experiencing the story via links found at J.C.’s About 7th Son page. You can also dive in right away, thanks to… THE [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #387A: Listener Feedback Show Notes: Listener Feedback Voicemail: Dan from Spokane wonders if e-ink might eventually be replaced by color displays or not; Lejon from Chandler asks if Summer has heard of or used the digital recording pen to continue to be able to write longhand but not worry about time-consuming transcription later; Shevaun from NJ wonders why publishers [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 7th Son: Descent, Part 9 Welcome to the ninth serialized installment of J.C. Hutchins’ human cloning thriller 7th Son: Descent. If this is your first exposure to our free serialization of 7th Son, you can easily catch up by experiencing the story via links found at J.C.’s About 7th Son page. You can also dive in right away, thanks to… THE STORY [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #386A: Book Roundup Show Notes: Book Roundup Discussion: Ian asks Stackpole if he still follows what’s happening in the literary Star Wars universe, including what’s going on with characters that he’d created; Arkle recommends Sanguisuga by Christi-Anne, the only vampire novel he’s ever liked What do you think about submitting writing related questions to “Cover to Cover”? What do you [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 7th Son: Descent, Part 8 Welcome to the seventh serialized installment of J.C. Hutchins’ human cloning thriller 7th Son: Descent. If this is your first exposure to our free serialization of 7th Son, you can easily catch up by experiencing the story via links found at J.C.’s About 7th Son page. You can also dive in right away, thanks to… THE [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #385A: Michael Zapp Show Notes: Michael Zapp, developer of “Legends” book reader app Discussion: Anna asks the question about how important writing is in the life of the average busy person these days, and just because your priorities may shift away from focusing on writing doesn’t mean that you’re not just as happy doing something else. What do you think [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 7th Son: Descent, Part 7 Welcome to the seventh serialized installment of J.C. Hutchins’ human cloning thriller 7th Son: Descent. If this is your first exposure to our free serialization of 7th Son, you can easily catch up by experiencing the story via links found at J.C.’s About 7th Son page. You can also dive in right away, thanks to… THE [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #384A: Holiday Library Reads Show Notes: Holiday Library Reads Voicemail: Steven from MentatJack.com thinks that Stackpole’s assessments of Cory Doctorow’s experiment were extra harsh, and Stackpole expands more on the reasons why he still thinks the experiment is flawed and may in the long run may hurt more than it helps. Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! Listener Review: Dilo [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #383A: J.C. Hutchins, Part 2 Show Notes: J.C. Hutchins, continued Discussion: Trampas comments on Cory Doctorow’s experiment, adding his opinions on how that marketing experiment’s already been done… with 7th Son and the massive marketing and promotional efforts that JC put into it after he initially couldn’t get it into print the first time around. It’s time for authors to start handling [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 7th Son: Descent, Part 6 Welcome to the sixth serialized installment of J.C. Hutchins’ human cloning thriller 7th Son: Descent. If this is your first exposure to our free serialization of 7th Son, you can easily catch up by experiencing part one, part two, part three, part four and part five. You can also dive in right away, thanks to… THE [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #382A: J.C. Hutchins Show Notes: J.C. Hutchins Discussion: A caller relates a plagiarism horror story, about an author friend of his having had work swiped from his website by a plagiarist who has been posting the stolen as his own work on other fiction websites. Stackpole recommends going through official channels to the service providers to have said plagiarized works [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 7th Son: Descent, Part 5 Welcome to the fifth serialized installment of J.C. Hutchins’ human cloning thriller 7th Son: Descent. A recent review in Publishers Weekly said, “(T)hriller readers seeking edge-of-your-seat action flavored with conspiracy and futuristic tech will love every page.” If this is your first exposure to our free serialization of 7th Son, you can easily catch up by [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #381A: World Fantasy 2009 Recap Mike Stackpole reports on his trip last week to World Fantasy Convention 2009, in San Jose CA Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 7th Son: Descent, Part 4 Welcome to the fourth serialized PDF installment of J.C. Hutchins’ 7th Son: Descent, a high-tech thriller novel.  In 7th Son, human cloning isn’t near — it’s already here. If this is your first exposure to our free serialization of 7th Son, you can easily catch up by experiencing part one, part two and part three. You [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #380A: Cherie Priest Show Notes: Cherie Priest Discussion: Sean from Edwards says he received a brutal rejection letter on the manuscript he’d submitted to Writer’s Exchange, and wants to know what comes next; whether he should hire an independent editor, or a different set of eyes to look at. Note from Summer: Sean, which Writer’s Exchange did you submit to? [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #379B: B-Show Bonanza Show Notes: B-Show Bonanza Voicemail: Arkle has trouble believing that some fanfic writers would accuse published writers of “stealing” their ideas; Mari from Michigan wonders how much writing style can affect a reader’s potential enjoyment of a book; Alison from LA wonders why more publishers aren’t following Harlequin’s e-book model for publishing; Mike from Ottawa wonders [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 7th Son: Descent, Part 3 Welcome to the third serialized PDF installment of J.C. Hutchins’ SF thriller 7th Son: Descent, a novel set in present day featuring human cloning, dangerous technologies, and “beyond Top Secret” government conspiracies. If this is your first exposure to our free serialization of 7th Son, catching up is a breeze. You can find the novel’s first installment [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #379A: Tom Lloyd Show Notes: Tom Lloyd Discussion: Today, Mike Stackpole, referring to a recent Publisher’s Weekly column, has a bone to pick with some of the hype around Cory Doctorow’s expertise as a free digital media evangelist, specifically the lack of numbers supporting the fact that the free ebook giveaways do indeed increase the print sales, and the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 7th Son: Descent, Part 2 Welcome to the second serialized installment of J.C. Hutchins’ SF thriller novel 7th Son: Descent. To celebrate the Oct. 27 release of the book, J.C. is releasing Descent in several free serialized formats: PDF, blog text, and audio. “Cover to Cover” is distributing the PDF version of the novel in ten weekly installments. In the last serialized [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #378A: Douglas Clegg Show Notes: Douglas Clegg Discussion: We discuss more feedback from other aspiring writers with physical challenges who find themselves inspired by David Weber’s interview and his use of transcription software tools to write his novels. Keep an eye on the website, and when we’re able to get him back on the show to talk more about his [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #377B: Voicemail Feedback Show Notes: More Voicemail to Answer Listener Feedback: Wild Snorlax is looking forward to Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters… we don’t know why; Mark from DC wants to know if writing advice stops becoming helpful at a certain point; Seth high-fives Stackpole for prescience about the rebirth of serialized fiction; Allison from LA comments on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 7th Son: Descent, Part 1 The president of the United States is dead. He was murdered in the morning sunlight by a four-year-old boy… Those are the opening lines of J.C. Hutchins’ sci-fi thriller novel 7th Son: Descent, which will be released in North American bookstores on Oct. 27. When dozens of publishing pros rejected 7th Son in 2005, J.C. reckoned the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #377A: Writing an Epic Saga Show Notes: Writing an Epic Saga Discussion: Trampas asks about tackling a long-running series, from a writer’s perspective. Does the length and anticipated volume of story that lies ahead make the project too daunting to attempt? What might be some of the potential obstacles to getting such a huge project off the ground and published? Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #376A: David Anthony Durham Show Notes: David Anthony Durham Discussion: Michael, Michael and Brian chat about yet another device: the Espresso Book Machine: The EBM is essentially an ATM for books that automatically prints, binds, and trims, on demand at point of sale, perfect-bound, library-quality paperback books. These books, which have full color covers, are indistinguishable from other books sold in [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #375B: Listener Feedback Show Notes: Listener Feedback and Many Books Discussion: Michael, Michael and Brian are back for more! Tim Low reports that the Paladin role-playing games sourcebooks are being released as e-books; Anna wonders why publishers don’t count library circulation numbers as a factor in determining author popularity, since those numbers are freely available; Jason comments on the discussion [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #375A: Future Tech, Here and Now Show Notes: Future Tech, Here and Now Discussion: Michael, Michael and Brian discuss more gadgets! Anticipation runs high for Apple’s mystery tablet device (whenever it might appear), and curiosity abounds over Microsoft’s dual-screen gadget (similar to the Nintendo DS but with 7″ screens). Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! Listener Review: Web Genii brings us a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #374A: Robert J. Sawyer Show Notes: Robert J. Sawyer Discussion: Michael and Summer continue the discussion from last week about the new Apple products touched upon (or rumored about) from the September 2009 Apple Special Event It’s all about untying yourself from your desktop without losing any power, functionality or flexibility. Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! Listener Review: Web [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #373A: Alma Alexander Show Notes: Alma Alexander Discussion: Michael and Summer were left all alone this week, as Brian was overtaken by zombie flu, and Stackpole was off in the wilds of New Hampshire. They chat about the rumored tablet sized iTouch from Apple that may be coming out soon, and how it could be perfectly poised to change the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #372A: S. M. Stirling Show Notes: S. M. Stirling Discussion: Fair warning: scheduling aberrations may be forthcoming with the fall and winter holidays. Chris from The Jesus Geeks asks for some recommendations on using real life people in fictional works… is there a rule, what counts as fair use, and in what situations would permission beforehand be required? Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #371B: The Fans and The Fanfic Show Notes: The Fans and The Fanfic Discussion: Mike M, Summer, Tim A, and Mike S make up a full studio today, bringing you a variety of opinions. Allison from LA has a bone to pick about the apple orchard analogy that Stackpole used to describe the relationship between the fanfic and the authorized and/or official creative [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #371A: Jane Lindskold Show Notes: Jane Lindskold Discussion: Stackpole tells us about his trip to GenCon, and we touch on the recent fascination with publishers calling serialized audio fiction “new” and saying that they are the first ones to do so. Could the podcasters who have been doing serialized audio fiction be considered the bards of the 21st century? Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #370A: Moving the Publishing Cheese Show Notes: Moving the Publishing Cheese Discussion: Tad tells us about Playaway, an MP3 player that comes pre-loaded with a complete audiobook, and they have a Netflix-style rental service for audio books. That leads into a chat about different methods that authors can explore to sell their ebooks and audiobooks at conventions and book signings. Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #369A: Mike Carey Show Notes: Interview with Mike Carey Discussion: Will Apple get their tablet device out to customers before Plastic Logic gets their new device to market? Mike M is really digging what the new Palm Pre is poised to do, and he thinks that only the lack of apps is their biggest obstacle now. Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #368A: Writing Verbally Show Notes: Writing Verbally Discussion: Continuing from last week’s interview with David Weber, Michael and Michael chat about using voice systems to write books, and the differences and challenges presented by using spoken word to write traditionally expository prose. Can changing to writing using dictation help a writer design a better story? Will the challenges of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #367B: The Post-Paper Age Show Notes: The Post-Paper Age Discusssion: Mike Stackpole discusses his first experience being BoingBoinged, from a story about his talks at Origins, which led to the essays he’d written over at StormWolf.com about how publishers will not be leading the way into the digital future. This leads into arguing about the recent fallacious assupmtions by several publishers [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #367A: David Weber Show Notes: Interview with David Weber Interview: David Weber joins Michael and Michael to chat about his latest book, By Heresies Distresssed, the third volume in his Safehold series, following Off Armageddon Reef and By Schism Rent Asunder. In addition to giving an overview of the Safehold series, David talks about his writing process, and how switching [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #366B: More on Copyright and Use Show Notes: Fan Fiction, Derivatives, Copyrights and More Voicemail: Anna comments on the “Lifetime Emo Channel” feature books, and the style of story that’s on the Oprah Book Club lists; Trampas weighs in on the reuse of other authors’ work, on both derivative works and fan fiction, which leads to a discussion on some of the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #366A: On Demand Publishing and More Show Notes: On Demand Publishing and More Discussion: Phil in Texas refers to an article that on-demand books outperformed traditionally published books in 2008, and wonders if the guys have checked out Smashwords more in-depth. This leads to a discussion about print on demand and distribution options. Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! Discusion: Michael [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #365B: Listener Feedback Show Notes: Listener Feedback Voicemail: how can someone complete a discontinued series of game material; Robert from NH would like to see an electronic version of The Misenchanted Sword by Lawrence Watt-Evans; Arkle tells us that his grandfather will buried with his copy of Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land; Sean from Edwards posted his book [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #365A: Marjorie M. Liu Show Notes: Marjorie M. Liu Discussion: Sean from Edwards AFB wonders if there’s a difference between editing on a computer and editing on paper, and if that affects readers and writers alike. Is lazy writing — the shortcuts people have become accustomed to taking for text messaging and emails — affecting the way we notice [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #364B: Intellectual Property and Infringement Show Notes: Intellectual Property and Infringement Discussion: Continuing the discussion from Show #364A, on whether or not fan fiction and other derivative works are indeed copyright infringement, and the implied or actual harm done to the owner of the property in question. Mike and Mike dance through various scenarios of what is legal and permissible, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #364A: James Enge Show Notes: James Enge Discussion: The particulars in the lawsuit brought by J.D. Salinger to stop publication of an unauthorized sequel bring up several questions on the legalities of parody and satire, and what constitues infringement in those circumstances. Link: Author at the Center of Salinger Lawsuit Defends Book Visit GoToMeeting.com/podcast for a FREE 30 day trial!! Interview: James [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #363B: Starting the Summer Reading Season Show Notes: The Start of the Summer Reading Season Listener Review: Web Genii brings us a review of The Last Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko. Submitting Listener comments: If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know! “Cover to Cover” has it’s own call-in line, 206-350-READ! That’s 206-350-7323, or just email Michael with a comment [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #363A: Becoming New Authors Show Notes: Becoming New Authors Discussion: The frequent question from aspiring authors lately has been on how to get published, and making the journey from hopeful to walking the path. Mike and Mike talk about the changes and challenges facing new writers today than in previous decades, with the added responsibilites of self-marketing and self-promotion and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #362B: Text to Speech Options Show Notes: Access to books for the Visually Impaired Discussion:Web Genii tells us about her experience with text-to-speech software, and thinks publishers might be inadvertently shortchanging readers, which leads to a discussion about options for books for the visually impaired. Listener Review: Michell Plested from the Get Published Podcast brings us a review of Realm Shift by [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #362A: Stephen Baxter Show Notes: Interview with Stephen Baxter Discussion: The Boys are Back in Town! Well, Stackpole is back, from having been in Belgium last week for a conference called “Science Fiction Across Media: Novelizations and Adaptations” (and Summer would like to know if a book with all these papers will be collected and published). Submitting Listener comments: [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #361B: Listener Feedback Show Notes: Brian Brings All the Fun! Listener Feedback: Rory of Borg recommends Robert Asprin’s Dragon’s Luck; Mari from Michigan seeks info on timeline discrepancies in a long series; Sir Nerdco gives a good example on how hard it is to jump into a long-running series when they aren’t labeled properly; Tim seeks opinions on how [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #361A: Dr Michio Kaku Show Notes: Interview with Dr Michio Kaku Discussion: Doc from Des Moines reports his dissatisfaction with a book that he’d purchased, where the advertising did not match the description of the book nor what he’d read in the first chapter. Is that intentionally deceptive advertising, or just the result of bad or poorly misunderstood information about [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #360B: Summer Movie Books Show Notes: Movie Books in the Library Discussion: Today’s topic comes from Dave, who asks why publishers let titles go out of print instead of just switching them over to print-on-demand, and wants to know why Mike S hasn’t started his own Stormwolf Publishing to make his own out-of-print materials available again. Listener Review: Jordan from Baltimore [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #360A: Devices, Gadgets and Words Show Notes: Devices, Gadgets and Words Discussion: Brian Brown finds his way back to the Dragon Page set, and there was much joy! Amazon announced the release of the Kindle DX, and it’s similarity to the Plastic Logic device and addition of features suggested by the hosts and listeners of “Cover to Cover” over the past few [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #359A: Listeners Thoughts Show Notes: Listener Thoughts Voicemail: Helen in Michigan wants to let people know about Smashwords, a site for independent authors to create and publish their ebooks, and about interactive storytelling over at Storytron; Tim wonder if fantasy authors have problems reading fantasy or if they have problems refraining from editing others’ books; Trampas revisits the question [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #358B: More People, More Reading Show Notes: More People, More Reading Voicemail: Yeti Stomper asks how can publishers could provide incentives for people to give ebooks a try; Lejon adds his thoughts on the need to put reference materials on ebook readers and to be able to access them while reading another book; Mari from Michigan enjoyed the JC Hutchins interview, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #358A: Gail Z. Martin Show Notes: Gail Z. Martin Discussion: Before jumping into the book talk, Mike M laments his running injury while Mike S reminisces about the high rollers lounge he hung out at in Las Vegas. Mari from Michigan asks if there are different ways for writers to describe what a character is wearing without having it read like [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #357A: Remembering Dave Arneson Show Notes: Remembering Dave Arneson Discussion: Mike and Mike remember Dave Arneson, co-creator of “Dungeons & Dragons”, and close friend to Mike Stackpole and all gamers. Submitting Listener comments: If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know! “Cover to Cover” has it’s own call-in line, 206-350-READ! That’s 206-350-7323, or just email Michael [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #356B: The Stack of Books Show Notes: Dealing with the Large Stack of Books Listener Review: Natalie from NE PA brings us a review of Little Brother by Cory Doctorow. Submitting Listener comments: If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know! “Cover to Cover” has it’s own call-in line, 206-350-READ! That’s 206-350-7323, or just email Michael with a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #356A: More Listener Feedback Show Notes: More Listener Feedback Voicemail: Zorknot in Nashville comments on the iPhone Kindle App and the Kindle 2; Sir Nerdco adds his opinions to audio portion of the Kindle 2 discussion; Sir Nerdco lets Stackpole know that the Fortress Draconis podcast led to his purchase of 2 sets of the Dragoncrown War Cycle. Submitting Listener comments: [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #355A: Literature and Authors Show Notes: Literature and Authors Discussion: Pride and Prejudice… and Zombies. Does this mean that authors are going to become a rare commodity or a dying breed? Probably not… it just means that a lot of people are too afraid to try something new, so they’re rehashing anything and everything that’s already been published. Will [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #354B: Listener Feedback Show Notes: Time to Catch Up on the Voicemail Backlog! Voicemail: Yes, it’s been a long time since the last voicemail show, so now’s the time to play catch up! A lot of catch up… Listener Review: Tim Low brings us a review of And Their Memory Was A Bitter Tree by Robert E. Howard Submitting Listener [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #354A: Jim Butcher Show Notes: Jim Butcher Discussion: To prologue or not to prologue? That is the question… Submitting Listener comments: If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know! “Cover to Cover” has it’s own call-in line, 206-350-READ! That’s 206-350-7323, or just email Michael with a comment you’ve recorded yourself! Interview: Mike and Mike chat with the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #353B: J. C. Hutchins Show Notes: J. C. Hutchins Discussion: Dubshack wonders why there are freelance writing scams out there, and Mike and Mike elaborate on the vast number of writing and publishing scams out there… remember, money flows to the writer from the agents and publishing houses, not the other way around. A good site to start educating yourself [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #353A: Tim Holman, Orbit Books Show Notes: Tim Holman, VP and Publishing Director of Orbit Books Discussion: Mike and Mike talk about the inevitable consolidation of many gadgets down to one multipurpose gadget, and how these many tools can eventually help writers. Submitting Listener comments: If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know! “Cover to Cover” has it’s [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #352A: David J. Williams Show Notes: David J. Williams Discussion: Trampas asks Mike and Mike for clarification on the definition of “author”, and when a person can call themselves an author, and also if there’s a difference between “author” and “writer”; Naomi from NC talks about the joy of discovering new books at used book store, something that you can’t [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #351B: E-Books, Students and Piracy Show Notes: E-Books, Students and Piracy Discussion: Michelle sends in a comment about Trampas’ reluctance to explore new genres, and gives a list of points to keep in mind when looking at stories outside your usual comfort genres. Next, a suggestion on one way to get people hooked on e-readers: students needing expensive textbooks; Anna refers an [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #351A: Brian D’Amato Show Notes: Brian D’Amato Discussion: Amazon has released it’s Kindle App for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and in one app, they’ve already made the full app books that are already out there obsolete. Mike S also thinks that it may have affected Stanza in the future as well. Listener Review: Jordan from Baltimore reviews Neptune [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #350A: Amber Benson Show Notes: Amber Benson Discussion: Jeff Bezos was on “The Daily Show” last week to promote the Kindle2, and the talk about ebooks seems to be going more and more mainstream. Indigo.ca has a way to allow chapter-by-chapter purchase of books… if the books range from $4.99 to $19.99, wouldn’t $0.99 per chapter tend to surpass the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #349B: Digitally Preserving Old Books Show Notes: Digitally Preserving Old Books Discussion: Tom from SC tells us about Bibliolife, a company that scans books for libraries to make digital versions of them, for archival, preservation and resale purposes. Submitting Listener comments: If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know! “Cover to Cover” has it’s own call-in line, 206-350-READ! [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #349A: Justin Gustainis Show Notes: Justin Gustainis Discussion: The talk today meanders from the different entertainment sources people turn to for solace and comfort in tougher times, to different methods smaller publishers use to keep costs manageable (making them more flexible in tougher times), and more. Submitting Listener comments: If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know! [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #348B: Seeking New Reads and Reading Modes Show Notes: Seeking New Reads and Reading Modes Listener Review: Red Shirt brings us a review of Peacekeeper, a Major Ariane Kedros Novel by Laura E. Reeves. Submitting Listener comments: If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know! “Cover to Cover” has it’s own call-in line, 206-350-READ! That’s 206-350-7323, or just email Michael [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #348A: Matthew Stover Show Notes: Matthew Stover Discussion: Jonathan wants to know how much J. F. Lewis really didn’t know what his church’s definition of “objectionable material” was, based on the church’s written guidelines. Remember, they did know that he was writing the book, and threatening his family in retaliation is the bigger problem, not their distaste with [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #347A: Daniel Suarez Show Notes: Happy Birthday, Dragon Page! Michael M reminisces about the changes he’s seen gone by over the seven years since he started Cover to Cover as an internet radio program on Book Crazy Radio. Are any listeners interested in purchasing the interviews from Season 1 of The Dragon Page? Send us an email, and we’ll [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #346B: Books and Cover Blurbs Show Notes: Books and Cover Blurbs Listener Review: Rosemary brings us a review of Un Lun Dun by China Mieville. Submitting Listener comments: If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know! “Cover to Cover” has it’s own call-in line, 206-350-READ! That’s 206-350-7323, or just email Michael with a comment you’ve recorded yourself! The Library: [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #346A: Unintended Story Pictures Show Notes: Unintended Story Pictures Listener Review: Tim Low brings us a review of an audio play this time around. Broken Sea Productions has a radio drama adaptation of Robert E. Howard’s “Queen of the Black Coast” (a Conan novelette), and he heartily recommends it for Dragon Page listeners! Submitting Listener comments: If you have any [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #345B: Mondo Library Feature Show Notes: Mondo Library Feature Listener Questions: Rosemary has a question about writing dialogue in a specific type of scene with back-and-forth chit-chat, then Gary in Atlanta recommends authors outside of the SF genre for examples of lean dialogue writing techniques. Submitting Listener comments: If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know! “Cover [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #345A: Entertainment Options Show Notes: Entertainment Options Discussion: Moderately random chatter: the shift in the economy has led to a few surprising trends: talk about the possibility of Borders being delisted from the NYSE, and about how Amazon is exceeding expectations. People seem to be willing to be patient to get their products from Amazon and Netflix, rather [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #344B: Alternative Content Options Show Notes: Alternative Content Options Dragon Page Cover to Cover: It plays in Peoria… Discussion: Mike S talks about how some authors are taking their old, out of print works and beginning to make them available themselves as ebooks, and encourages authors to check the electronic rights for out of print works to see if there’s a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #344A: Ebooks in 2009 Show Notes: Ebooks in 2009 Mike and Mike chat a little about a few of the things that they’ve done over the holidays, and this week it’s all about Facebook and ebooks. Listener Review: Ben in Tampa tells us about his ebook reader: the Nintendo DS handheld game device. The software that makes this possible [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #343A: Elizabeth Bear Show Notes: Elizabeth Bear Happy 2009! Listener comments: Maura from Michigan lets us know about Readius, a flexible screen gadget specifically that’s a pocket e-reader… have any listeners out there seen or used this device? Interview: Mike and Mike chat with Elizabeth Bear about her latest book, All the Windwracked Stars. It’s the story of the last [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #342A: End of 2008 Roundup Show Notes: End of 2008 Roundup Listener Review: Web Genii brings us a review of On Her Majesty’s Occult Service by Charles Stross. It’s a Science Fiction Book Club collection of several other stories: The Atrocity Archives, The Jennifer Morgue and a couple other shorter works, including afterwords by Charles. Submitting Listener comments: If you have [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #341: Chatting about Publishing Show Notes: Chatting about Publishing Listener Review: Justin brings us a review of The Phoenix Unchained by Merecedes Lackey and James Mallory. Submitting Listener comments: If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know! “Cover to Cover” has it’s own call-in line, 206-350-READ! That’s 206-350-7323 — and you can also email Michael with a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #340A: J. F. Lewis Show Notes: J. F. Lewis Discussion: Mike and Mike chat about shifts in the publishing industry: changing to ebooks, the dwindling paranormal romance titles, and more. Submitting Listener comments: If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know! “Cover to Cover” has it’s own call-in line, 206-350-READ! That’s 206-350-7323, or just email Michael with [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #339B: Listener Questions Show Notes: Listener Questions Discussion: Mike, Lorrie and Mike actually fully respond to Anna’s question from Show #339A about whether or not Internet tools like Facebook and Twitter can actually help a writer’s writing style. Sort of. Submitting Listener comments: If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know! “Cover to Cover” has it’s [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #339A: Jane Lindskold Show Notes: Jane Lindskold Discussion: Mike, Lorrie and Mike chat about shifts in the publishing industry: changing to ebooks, the dwindling paranormal romance titles, and more. Submitting Listener comments: If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know! “Cover to Cover” has it’s own call-in line, 206-350-READ! That’s 206-350-7323, or just email Michael with [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #338: New Show Format Show Notes: Welcome to the new show format! The “A” show and the “B” show are different, but the same… let us know what you think! The Library: The secret is out: we don’t really have a chance to read all of the books before we talk about them on The Library. This week’s books: [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #337A: T. A. Pratt Show Notes: T. A. Pratt Many thanks to all of the listeners who have been donating. Your support is truly appreciated. Submitting Listener comments: If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know! “Cover to Cover” has it’s own call-in line, 206-350-READ! That’s 206-350-7323, or just email Michael with a comment you’ve recorded [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #336A: Lawrence Watt-Evans Show Notes: Lawrence Watt-Evans Brian Richardson from What the Cast? joins Mike and Mike today, and he’s preparing Mitt Zombie’s concession speech for the 2008 presidential campaign. They also discuss the passing of Michael Crichton, and his contributions to both television and fiction, and the curious happenstance of why certain novels with science fiction elements are not [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #335B: Art Reflecting Life Show Notes: Art Reflecting Life Discussion: Mike and Mike talk about the potential impact of the 2008 US Presidential Elections on the non-fiction and fiction landscape of the next few years, based on some of the literature shifts in decades past. Without going into personal political opinions, let’s speculate on how or if these results [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #335A: Feedback Blowout! Show Notes: Feedback Blowout! Voicemail: Tim Low relays some suggestions for YA books that aren’t “dumbed down”, and Darcy recommends The Secret Life of Bees, the Ember series, and a new series by R. A. Salvatore; Shane in Sydney lets us know that Aussie chain Angus & Robertson now has a POD machine located in the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #334B: Feedback from Everyone Show Notes: Feedback from Everyone Voicemail: Trampas comments on the changes and expansions with Dungeons & Dragons and Forgotten Realms, changing the landscape in order to start anew in several places, and enacting time jumps in other places; James listens to us while walking the streets of exotic foreign cities, and wants to know if we’ve [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #334A: Charlie Huston Show Notes: Charlie Huston Voicemail: Scooter Ross lets Mike and Mike know that the B.C. comic strip isn’t being reprinted, but have new strips being drawn by his grandson, which leads to a long conversation about books, profits, and publishing’s bottom lines. Submitting Listener comments: If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know! [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #333A: Tor.com Show Notes: Tor.com Discussion: Mike and Mike field a request for opinion about Stephanie Meyer’s statement that she’s not going to publish her next novel in the Twilight series, Midnight Sun, because it’s already been leaked onto the Internet, and is considering giving up writing altogether because of this situation. She has decided to make the draft [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #332A: Edward M. Lerner Show Notes: Edward M. Lerner Discussion: Mike and Mike chat it up while streaming the show into Second Life, covering some updates on Mike S’ ebook sales, including the increasing numbers to iPhone and iPod Touch users, plus the evolution of book reading gadgets (see the Plastic Logic website). Submitting Listener comments: If you have any suggestions [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #331B: The Growth of the Artist Show Notes: The Growth of the Artist Mike M has rediscovered his lost stories, and is planning to jump back into them full bore, and is newly passionate about the importance of doing regular system backups. This leads into a conversation about how an artist or a writer will grow and change over the course [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #331A: Joe Abercrombie Show Notes: Joe Abercrombie Discussion: Mike Stackpole picks several huge bones about Michael Palmer’s The First Patient. Huge bones about plotting, pacing, and more… spoilers are included, but in spite of the major problems Mike S has with this book, he recommends it as an example for writers to break down and see what not [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #330A: Ask A Ninja Show Notes: Kent Nichols and Douglas Sarine from “Ask A Ninja” Discussion: Mike Stackpole tells us about a new Mac application he’s found, Delicious Library, available from Delicious Monster. It can catalog just about anything with a barcode: books, DVDs, action figures, and more. Mike S loves this app, and Summer tried it out and also [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #329B: Listener Comments Show Notes: Getting away from Being Connected Voicemail: Trampas (Dragonlance Canticle) comments on how continuity errors can make a book or series unreadable for him. Mike, Mike and Summer chat about the various reasons why that may happen, depending on who’s sandbox is being played in and by who’s rules they are bound to play by. Listener [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #329A: Jennifer Rardin Show Notes: Jennifer Rardin Voicemail: Brad from Nashville recounts an excerpt from a Stackpole novel, which leads to much amusement. Interview: This week, Mike and Summer talk with Jennifer Rardin about Bitten To Death, the fourth in her Jaz Parks series. She tells us about how the story and characters gelled, and how she wanted [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #328B: Technology, Unplugged Show Notes: Getting away from Being Connected Mike Stackpole talks about a family fishing trip, in a location that doesn’t even get cell reception. That in itself is fascinating… how do you find places to unplug? Be it for writing, drawing, painting, or whatever your passion, where do you go or what do you [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #328A: S. M. Stirling Show Notes: S. M. Stirling Try GoToMyPc.com! free for 30 days! Interview: This week, Mike and Brian talk with S. M. Stirling, who made a quick stop in town on a book tour promoting The Scourge of God, the sequel to The Sunrise Lands, and latest in a 9-volume sequence. Discussion: Mike and Mike talk about some of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #327B: Playing with Tor.com Show Notes: Fun stuff at the new Tor.com Discussion: So how many of you have been playing with the new Tor.com website? The new site, launched at the same time as San Diego Comicon, is now more of a social networking media site for books than it is an informational site for a book publisher. Try [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #327A: L. A. Banks Show Notes: L. A. Banks Discussion: Many have complained that TV and movies are being too “dumbed down” for kids, but is the same thing happening in YA books? Try GoToMyPc.com! free for 30 days! Interview: This week, Mike, Mike, Lorrie and Summer talk with urban fantasy author L. A. Banks, creator of the Vampire Huntress Legend series. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #326B: Dragon*Con Report Show Notes: Dragon*Con Report Discussion: Mike Stackpole delivers the promised Dragon*Con report. We hear about the Podcasting track, the Star Wars track, and the Skeptics track, and more. 4 full hotels, and more people and costumes than you can shake a light saber at! Check out Dragon*Con TV for a small taste of some of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #326A: David Boop Show Notes: David Boop Mike Stackpole is still recovering from Dragon*Con. Oh, the tales he has to tell! Try GoToMyPc.com! free for 30 days! Interview: This week, we talk with David Boop, author of She Murdered Me With Science, a scifi detective pulp noir tale, set in an alternate 1953, with a disgraced scientist working as a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #325A: F. Paul Wilson Show Notes: F. Paul Wilson Discussion: Opposite ends of the tech spectrum: advanced technology in Mike S’ new phone scares him, and Mike M is still lugging around ancient technology with him. Both of them reminisce over ancient computing technologies and fond tech memories. Help us help Mike M let go of his old stuff. Interview: We [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #324B: Books, For You Show Notes: Books, For You The Library: The first Library segment in the new studio! Elric: To Rescue Tanelorn by Michael Moorcock; Pirate Sun by Karl Schroeder; Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait by K. A. Bedford; Acacia by David Anthony Durham (mmpb release); Vacation by Jeremy C. Shipp; Shadow of the Scorpion by Neal Asher; Lachlei by M. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #324A: Feedback, From You Show Notes: Feedback, From You Voicemail: Trampas would like to know if there’s a rule of thumb on when and how to use cussing in a story; Craig in PA would like to hear more about the SF/F series that are being adapted for television and film; Elena in Las Vegas comments on the use of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #323A: Franchises, Tie-Ins, and Zombies, oh my! Show Notes: Franchies, Tie-Ins, and Zombies, oh my! Voicemail: Tim Low adds to Laurell K. Hamilton’s comments on sex; Lejon wonders if authors can trademark themselves in order to prevent publishers from continuing stories in their universes after they’ve shuffled off this mortal coil; Jordan wonders what the difference between authors writing in a franchise and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #322A: Charles Stross Show Notes: Charles Stross Discussion: Keeping the e-book reader debate going! Jason on the road, commends Mike Stackpole on the iPhone app books, and thinks that a cross-platform media format for ebooks isn’t a bad thing, and it isn’t. Interview: Hugo Award nominee and winner Charles Stross is in studio to chat about his latest book, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #321B: Creating a Feeling Show Notes: Creating a Feeling Discussion: Michael, Summer and Michael continue the chat with Tom Corwin and Craig Frazier about the creative process that went into creating Mr Fooster, Traveling on a Whim. From a comment from Tom, about “writing in a way to let the text breathe,” we launch into a discussion about finding a certain [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #313A: Charlaine Harris Show Notes: Charlaine Harris Discussion: Darcy’s Dad, Tim, comments on the anniversary of the 1948 Comic Book Scare, and that leads to a discussion about changes bringing up some people’s fear of the future, the speed of change and how technology seems to be increasing that eternally rapid pace. What do you think? Interview: Michael, Lorrie and Michael [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #312B: Listener Comments Show Notes: Voicemail Time! Voicemail: Indiana Jim on moving publishers and editors to places besides New York City; David from Manhasset on needing an economic way to test drive a Kindle, or having it do text to speech; a slippery slope on providing free and inexpensive materials driving the publishers out of business?; Indiana Jim on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #312A: Tim Lebbon Show Notes: Tim Lebbon Discussion: Fantasy author Michelle M. Welch sends in a comment about authors also needing to get used to the idea of e-books, both from the product and marketing perspective, which leads to a chat about ideas for authors to do their own marketing and promotion, advances. Interview: Michael and Michael talk with Tim [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #311A: Gail Z. Martin Show Notes: Gail Z. Martin Voicemail: Trampas has a question regarding the use of technology in fiction, and whether or not it’s better to stick to know tech in the past, or put the setting in the current day and not worry about future real world advances making the story dated. Trampas tells us about his meeting [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 7th Son: Obsidian Posters 7th Son: Obsidian is Coming Go Collect the entire set of posters! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #310A: L. E. Modesitt, Jr Show Notes: L. E. Modesitt, Jr. Discussion: Mark from Kentucky comments on DRM in PDF e-books, and different levels of DRM, which leads to a discussion between Mike and Mike about the uses behind the consumption of digital media vs. hardcopy media, and collectible vs. not collectible. Random comment: Trampas agrees with Schmoo’s approval of Piers Anthony’s [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #309A: Isamu Fukui Show Notes: Isamu Fukui Listener Feedback: Jason has a question for Mike Stackpole about non-linear writing, as for games and choose-your-adventure stories, leading to an explanation on flowcharting paths and branches for those types of stories, and possibilities with newer technologies. Interview: Mike, Summer and Mike talk to 17-year-old Isamu Fukui about his first SF novel, Truancy. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #308A: Tracy Hickman Show Notes: Tracy Hickman Interview: Michael and Michael are bored because Summer isn’t around. So they decided to call up Tracy Hickman and cause a ruckus. “The Lost Chronicles” is the final series in the vast expanse that is the Dragonlance sequence that Tracy is writing with Margaret Weis. While the second book in this [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #307B: How Much Do You Read Show Notes: Reading Everything in Sight Michael, Michael and Lorrie chat about reading frequently, since Lorrie seems to go through at least 10 books a week. They talk about following stories and series, about how rereading books may or may not change previous impressions, and more. Submitting Listener comments: If you have any suggestions or comments, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #307A: Jim Butcher Show Notes: Jim Butcher Interview: Just about every FarPoint Media member who’s local to Phoenix dropped by for this one, because Jim Butcher came into town for a book signing. A very well-attended book signing at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, since he was delayed there an extra hour signing books for folks. Mike M, Summer, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #306B: Inspiration and Copyrights Show Notes: Inspiration and Copyrights Voicemail: Lejon sheds some background on the book Tales Before Narnia, and Stackpole expands with some more reading he’d done about the collection. And that leads to a discussion about the use and meaning of “inspired by”. Submitting Listener comments: If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #306A: World Fantasy 2008 Show Notes: Ryah Deines and Kurt Armbruster Interview: Michael Stackpole and Summer talk with WFC 2008 committee members Ryah Dienes and Kurt Armbruster about all that goes into organizing a professional convention, and still have fun doing it. WFC 2008’s theme is “Mystery in Fantasy and Horror”, and this year’s guests are David Morrell, Barbara Hambly, Tom [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #305B: Justin Gustainis Show Notes: Interview with Justin Gustainis Michael, Brian and Michael roll with the flow from this week’s extra-long A-show, and in avoiding any final comments (for now) on the e-book discussion, they touch on the interaction between authors and their readers. Interview: This week, Justin Gustainis joins us to chat about his new dark fantasy novel Black [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #305A: Discussing E-Books Show Notes: People want E-Books, and want them Now Discussion: Jason from West Oz lends his thoughts on why e-books haven’t yet been “profitable”, and steps that might be taken to remedy that situation. Michael, Michael and Brian discuss. A lot. Listener Review: Web Genii gives us a review of Kage Baker’s Gods and Pawns, a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #304B: Technology, Science and Fiction Show Notes: Technology, Science and Fiction Tim Low wonders which science fiction writers out there are the visionaries we should be reading now that Arthur C. Clarke has passed. That’s a tougher question than it looks, because science and technology are advancing faster now than 40-50 years ago, and sometimes a technology that’s proposed in [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #304A: James A. Owen Show Notes: Interview with James A. Owen Mike M takes a moment to reminisce about Joe Murphy, his contributions to The Dragon Page and to Wingin’ It, and Mike S recounts a Dragon*Con experience with Joe. Mason Rocket is still missed. Joe Murphy Review: Listen to Joe’s review of both the book and the movie “Ella [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #303B: B is for Books, mostly Show Notes: B is for Books, mostly Today’s topic: Trampas asks a question about the “Left Behind” series, mostly about the quality of the writing, and why are so many people still rushing to read them all? Mike and Mike posit that it’s the apparent lack of modern Christian-based or Christian-themed fiction out in the marketplace, and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #303A: Scott Sigler Show Notes: Scott Sigler Mike Stackpole has an asteroid named after him… Asteroid 165612, discovered in 2001, joining Phil Plait and a handful of other skeptics with asteroids as namesakes. Proof we are starstuff after all? Interview: New Media Rockstar Scott Sigler joins Mike, Summer and Mike to chat about his newest hardcover release, INFECTED. He talks about [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #302B: The B Show is Back! Show Notes: The B Show is Back! Michael Stackpole talks a bit about Space Vulture, and how possibly the marketing campaign behind it might have missed the mark. It’s 50s style aimed at a seasoned 21st century audience, and as a result he has a bone to pick about the “SciFi Essential” label being thrown [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #302A: Kenneth Johnson Show Notes: Kenneth Johnson Michael and Michael reflect on the passing of Arthur C. Clarke, remembering his influence on science fiction over the decades. Voicemail: Western Fantasy recommendations for Trampas from Jack Jaffee: The Dark Tower series by Stephen King, and “Down the Road” over at 12-Volt Theater; Sandy from MD recomments “Territory” by Emma Bull, and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #301A: Leslie Davis Show Notes: Leslie Davis The writing talk touches on how the characters tend to reflect the writers, in terms of aging, experiences, and life situations, and the differences between reading about certain experiences and actually living through them. Gather ’round the hearth and be regaled by the stories from the “old” guys. Interview: First time author Leslie Davis [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #300A: John Joseph Adams Show Notes: THIS IS SPAR, ER, DRAGON PAGE!! Michael S and Summer help Michael M celebrate Episode 300. That’s a lot of podcasts to record and edit. Get your “300″ jokes out of your system now. Go ahead, we’ll wait. Michael S has a demo of a new shareware application that will convert PDFs [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #299B: Feedback and Books Show Notes: Voicemail: Arkle wonders about the validity of “Books That Make You Dumb”, and the correlation between test scores and required reading. Stackpole suggests that neuroplasticity is affected by encouraged reading but not by required reading. Lejon compares The Dragon Page to bardic traditions; Wade in San Diego wonders about the past; Jason [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #299A: David Keck Show Notes: Literature and Fiction Michael, Summer and Michael talk about Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference at Arizona State University, where Mike Stackpole talked on panels again this year, and discuss the differences between literary and speculative writers, and their vastly differing approaches to writing novels, reading novels, and interpreting story. I wish I’d attended just [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #298A: Reviews Show Notes: Michael and Michael kind of run amok. ‘Nuff said. Listener Review: Web Genii gives us a review of the “Queen of the Orcs” series, consisting of King’s Property, Clan Daughter and Royal Destiny by Morgan Howell. Listener Review: Natalie gives us a review of Dragonharper by Anne and Todd McCaffrey. Submitting Listener comments: If you have any [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #297A: Nina Munteneau Show Notes: Interview with Nina Munteneau Michael and Michael discuss “The Technologist” column from the Feb 18th issue of Newsweek. Stackpole pitches a fit about the lack of tech savvy by this supposed expert pundit on this column, with very good reason. You have to wonder if the technology pundit knows enough about Google to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cover to Cover #296B: Books and Feedback Show Notes: Feedback and Reviews Voicemail: Tosis from Germany doesn’t think an LCD screen is the ideal device for reading a book; Mick from the Gold Coast enjoyed Tad Williams’ War of the Flowers and wants to know about our take on it; Tim gave Darcy the hardcover HEROES comic collection for Christmas; Eric the Blind [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |