Fantastic Fiction at KGB is a monthly speculative fiction reading series held at the famous KGB bar in NYC, and hosted by Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel. Some of our past readers include N.K. Jemisin, Joe Hill, Jeffrey Ford, Scott Westerfeld, Kelly Link, China Miéville, Nancy Kress, Paul Tremblay, Joyce Carol Oates, Samuel R. Delany, Holly Black, Michael Swanwick, Kit Reed, Peter Straub, Catherynne M. Valente, Jeff VanderMeer, Scott Lynch, Elizabeth Bear and many other talented authors.
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The Audio Science Fiction Magazine
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Science fiction author David Barr Kirtley (Save Me Plz and Other Stories) talks geek culture with guests such as Neil Gaiman (#253), George R. R. Martin (#22), Richard Dawkins (#46), Simon Pegg (#39), Bill Nye (#273), Margaret Atwood (#94), Neil deGrasse Tyson (#32), and Ursula K. Le Guin (#65). Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy has appeared on recommended podcast lists from NPR, The Guardian, Wired, The A.V. Club, BBC America, CBC Radio, WVXU, io9, Omni, The Strand, Library Journal, and Popular Me ...
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Main fiction: “Spintered/Splintering” by Rhiannon Rasmussen Rhiannon Rasmussen is an author and illustrator of dark speculative works, not all of which involve exoskeletons. Rhiannon’s fiction has appeared in venues including Lightspeed Magazine, Diabolical Plots, and as Magic: the Gathering official web shorts. Visit rhiannonrs.com or @charibdys o…
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StarShipSofa No 744 Rhiannon Rasmussen
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Main fiction: "Spintered/Splintering" by Rhiannon Rasmussen Rhiannon Rasmussen is an author and illustrator of dark speculative works, not all of which involve exoskeletons. Rhiannon’s fiction has appeared in venues including Lightspeed Magazine, Diabolical Plots, and as Magic: the Gathering official web shorts. Visit rhiannonrs.com or @charibdys o…
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579. The Future of Demographic Collapse (with Malcolm Collins)
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Malcolm Collins, co-host of the Based Camp podcast, joins us to discuss future scenarios involving demographic collapse, genetic engineering, and AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAv David Barr Kirtley
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Audio from Oct 9th, with Sarah Langan & David Leo Rice
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Here;s the audio from the Oct 9th, 2024 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading with guests Sarah Langan and David Leo Rice. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! Sarah Langan Sarah Langan’s most recent novels are A Better World, which the Los Angeles Times calls: “A high-water mark in the career of a noveli…
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Main fiction: “Quirks” by Marie Vibbert Hugo and Nebula nominated author Marie Vibbert’s short fiction has appeared in top magazines such as Nature, Analog, and Clarkesworld, and been translated into Czech, Chinese and Vietnamese. Her debut novel, Galactic Hellcats, was long listed by the British Science Fiction Award and her work has been called “…
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578. Terminator Zero Season 1 Review (with Daniel H. Wilson, Zach Chapman)
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Daniel H. Wilson and Zach Chapman join us to discuss the Netflix series Terminator Zero, an animated spinoff of the classic films Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAv David Barr Kirtley
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Main fiction: “Harvest Rain” by Jay Caselberg Jay Caselberg is an Australian author and poet whose work has appeared in multiple venues worldwide and been translated into several languages. From time to time, it gets shortlisted for awards or appears in Year’s Best volumes. He currently resides in Germany. This story originally appeared in Interzon…
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Audio from Sept 11th, with Alaya Dawn Johnson & Sarah Beth Durst
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Here is the audio from September’s Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, recorded live at the KGB Bar on Sept 11th, 2024, with guests Alaya Dawn Johnson & Sarah Beth Durst. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! Alaya Dawn Johnson Alaya Dawn Johnson is the author of Trouble the Saints, winner of the…
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Main fiction: “Movie Night” by Matthew Kressel Matthew Kressel’s many works of short fiction have or will soon appear in Asimov’s, Analog, Lightspeed, Clarkesworld, Tor.com/Reactor, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and in many other publications and Year’s Best anthologies. His far-future novel Space Trucker Jess (Fairwood Press) is scheduled for late 2025…
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Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy host David Barr Kirtley and his wife Steph Grossman just had their first baby, so our schedule will probably be unpredictable for the next few weeks. For updates, watch geeksguideshow.com or follow us on Patreon over at patreon.com/geeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Main fiction: “Death on the Nefertem Express” by Brian Trent Brian Trent is the award-winning author of the sci-fi thrillers Redspace Rising and Ten Thousand Thunders, and more than a hundred short stories appearing in the world’s top fiction markets, including in the New York Times’ bestselling Black Tide Rising series, The Magazine of Fantasy & S…
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Brian Trent is the award-winning author of the sci-fi thrillers Redspace Rising and Ten Thousand Thunders, and more than a hundred short stories appearing in the world's top fiction markets, including in the New York Times' bestselling Black Tide Rising series, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Nature, Dail…
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577. The Best of Roger Zelazny (with Tom Gerencer)
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Tom Gerencer joins us to discuss the short story collection The Best of Roger Zelazny, part of the SF Masterworks series of science fiction classics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAv David Barr Kirtley
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Audio from Aug 14th, with Christopher Rowe & James Chambers
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Here’s the audio from the August 14, 2024 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, with guests Christopher Rowe & James Chambers and guest co-host Mercurio D. Rivera. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! Christopher Rowe Christopher Rowe was born in Kentucky and lives there still. Neither of these fact…
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StarShipSofa No 739 Edward M. Lerner
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Main fiction: “Judy Garland Saves the World (And I Don’t Mean Oz)” by Edward M. Lerner Edward M. Lerner is the author of eighteen SF novels and many shorter works. The final novel in his InterstellarNet trilogy won the inaugural Canopus Award “honoring excellence in interstellar writing,” while other stories have been nominated for Locus, Prometheu…
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576. Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein Book Club (with Lisa Yaszek, John Kessel, Robby Soave)
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Lisa Yaszek, John Kessel, and Robby Soave join us to discuss Robert Heinlein’s classic novel Stranger in a Strange Land, about a human being raised by Martians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAv David Barr Kirtley
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Main fiction: “Tin Soldier” by Angela Slatter Angela “A.G.” Slatter is the author of the gothic fantasy novels All the Murmuring Bones, The Path of Thorns, and The Briar Book of the Dead (Titan Books); the supernatural crime novels Vigil, Corpselight and Restoration (Jo Fletcher Books); twelve short story collections, including The Bitterwood Bible…
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Angela “A.G.” Slatter is the author of the gothic fantasy novels All the Murmuring Bones, The Path of Thorns, and The Briar Book of the Dead (Titan Books); the supernatural crime novels Vigil, Corpselight and Restoration (Jo Fletcher Books); twelve short story collections, including The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings; the novellas Of Sorrow…
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575. Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke Book Club (with Matthew Kressel, Anthony Ha, Sara Lynn Michener)
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Matthew Kressel, Anthony Ha, and Sara Lynn Michener join us to discuss Arthur C. Clarke’s classic novel Rendezvous with Rama, about astronauts exploring a giant alien spacecraft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAv David Barr Kirtley
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Audio from July 10th, with Nat Cassidy & A.T. Sayre
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Here’s the audio from the July 10, 2024 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, with guests Nat Cassidy & A.T. Sayre. Hot night, hot crowd, hot readings! We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! Nat Cassidy Nat Cassidy’s horror novels Mary and Nestlings were featured on best-of lists from Esquire, Harper…
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Main fiction: “Strata” by Benjamin Blattberg Benjamin Blattberg is a software developer, improviser, and writer currently living in Austin, TX, as long as there are no followup questions on any of those facts. His stories have appeared in PodCastle, Diabolical Plots, Apex Magazine, and other venues.. This story originally appeared in Apex Magazine…
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StarShipSofa No 737 Benjamin Blattberg
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Main fiction: "Strata" by Benjamin Blattberg Benjamin Blattberg is a software developer, improviser, and writer currently living in Austin, TX, as long as there are no followup questions on any of those facts. His stories have appeared in PodCastle, Diabolical Plots, Apex Magazine, and other venues.. This story originally appeared in Apex Magazine…
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574. A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge Book Club (with Seth Dickinson, Abby Goldsmith, Mercurio D. Rivera)
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Seth Dickinson, Abby Goldsmith, and Mercurio D. Rivera join us to discuss Vernor Vinge’s classic 1999 novel A Deepness in the Sky, a prequel to his novel A Fire Upon the Deep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAv David Barr Kirtley
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StarShipSofa No 736 Adam Troy-Castro
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Main fiction: “Blood Relations” by Adam Troy-Castro Sofanauts: Just search in your favourite podcast app for us! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/sofanauts/id1740911381 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/0OK9R9yAKasMqcjcJ0BSat Patreon for AD Free and Extra Content: https://www.patreon.com/Sofanauts Adam-Troy Castro…
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StarShipSofa No 736 Adam Troy-Castro
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Main fiction: "Blood Relations" by Adam Troy-Castro Sofanauts: Just search in your favourite podcast app for us! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/sofanauts/id1740911381 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/0OK9R9yAKasMqcjcJ0BSat Patreon for AD Free and Extra Content: https://www.patreon.com/Sofanauts Adam-Troy Castro…
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573. Robert Charles Wilson on Science Fiction and Atheism
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Robert Charles Wilson joins us to discuss his books The Perseids and Other Stories and Owning the Unknown: A Science Fiction Writer Explores Atheism, Agnosticism, and the Idea of God. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAv David Barr Kirtley
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Audio from June 12th, with Grady Hendrix & Bracken MacLeod
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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on June 12, 2024, with guests Grady Hendrix & Bracken MacLeod. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! Grady Hendrix Grady Hendrix is the New York Times-bestselling author of How To Sell a Haunted House, The Final Girl Support Group, My Best Friend’s…
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Main fiction: “The Bravest of Us Touched the Sky” by Carrie Vaughn Carrie Vaughn’s work includes the Philip K. Dick Award winning novel Bannerless, the New York Times best-selling Kitty Norville urban fantasy series, over twenty novels and upwards of 100 short stories, two of which have been finalists for the Hugo Award. Her next novel, The Natural…
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