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The Worldshapers
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Conversations with science fiction and fantasy authors about the creative process
Location:
Canada
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
Conversations with science fiction and fantasy authors about the creative process
Twitter:
@TheWorldshapers
Language:
English
Contact:
(306) 536-5421
Website:
http://www.theworldshapers.com/
Episodes
Episode 183: John Brady McDonald – The Glass Lodge: 20th Anniversary Edition
8/26/2024
A chat with noted Indigenous poet and artist John Brady McDonald about the new twentieth-anniversary hardcover edition of his acclaimed debut poetry collection, The Glass Lodge. Websiteartbyjohnmcdonald.weebly.com Facebook Shadowpaw Press link for The Glass LodgeThe Glass Lodge: 20th Anniversary Edition About The Glass Lodge John Brady McDonald, MBSFA, a Nêhiyawak-Métis multidisciplinary artist and writer from … Continue reading "Episode 183: John Brady McDonald – The Glass Lodge: 20th Anniversary Edition"
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Duration:00:43:13
Episode 182: Lynda Monahan – The Door at the End of Everything
8/20/2024
A chat with poet Lynda Monahan about her new collection, The Door at the End of Everything, which features poems focused on those who struggle with mental health. Facebook@lynda.monahan.92 Lynda Monahan’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for The Door at the End of EverythingAmazon.caAmazon.com About The Door at the End of Everything Written while Lynda Monahan … Continue reading "Episode 182: Lynda Monahan – The Door at the End of Everything"
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Duration:00:33:16
Episode 181: Dr. Robert Runté – Dave Duncan’s The Traitor’s Son and Corridor to Nightmare
8/11/2024
A chat with editor Robert Runté, Ph.D., about the last two novels by the late, great Dave Duncan’s, The Traitor’s Son and Corridor to Nightmare, which he edited and which were just released by Shadowpaw Press. Websiteessentialedits.ca X@runte Facebook@dr.robert.runte Instagram@drrunte Dave Duncan’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for The Traitor’s SonAmazon.caAmazon.com Amazon links for Corridor to NightmareAmazon.caAmazon.com … Continue reading "Episode 181: Dr. Robert Runté – Dave Duncan’s The Traitor’s Son and Corridor to Nightmare"
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Duration:00:40:48
Episode 180: Erna Buffie – Let Us Be True
8/4/2024
A chat with author Erna Buffie about the new edition of her critically acclaimed debut novel Let Us Be True, just released by Shadowpaw Press. Websiteernabuffie.com Facebook Amazon Links for Let Us Be TrueAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book Finalist for the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction and Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book, 2016 … Continue reading "Episode 180: Erna Buffie – Let Us Be True"
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Duration:00:34:59
Episode 179: Shawn Amick – The Cruelty of Magic
7/28/2024
A chat with author Shawn Amick about his upcoming high fantasy novel The Cruelty of Magic. Websiteshawnamick.com TikTok@shawnamickauthor Instagram@shawnamickauthor Threads@shawnamickauthor Facebook@shawn.amick.3 Shawn Amick’s Amazon Author Page Amazon Links for The Cruelty of MagicAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book A warlord seeks the destruction of Runefall, and the end of magic, as a prophecy is met with doubt. … Continue reading "Episode 179: Shawn Amick – The Cruelty of Magic"
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Duration:00:38:27
Episode 178: Shaun Hamill – The Dissonance
7/21/2024
A chat with critically acclaimed author Shaun Hamill about his new dark fantasy novel The Dissonance. Websiteshaunhamill.com X@shaunhamill Instagram@shaunhamill Goodreads Shaun Hamill’s Amazon Author Page Amazon Links for The DissonanceAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book From the acclaimed author of A Cosmology of Monsters (“I loved it” —Stephen King) comes an epic contemporary fantasy, a mixture of The Magicians and It: a … Continue reading "Episode 178: Shaun Hamill – The Dissonance"
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Duration:00:45:34
Episode 177: Jonathan Strahan – New Adventures in Space Opera
7/14/2024
A chat with award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan about his new anthology from Tachyon, New Adventures in Space Opera. Websitejonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/ X@JonathanStrahan Bluesky@jonathanstrahan.bsky.social Facebook@jonathanstrahan Amazon Links for New Adventures in Space OperaAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book Award-winning Australian science-fiction editor Jonathan Strahan (The Best Science Fiction of the Year series) presents the quintessential guide to the exciting New Space Opera. This … Continue reading "Episode 177: Jonathan Strahan – New Adventures in Space Opera"
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Duration:00:36:20
Episode 176: Tobias S. Buckell & Dave Klecha – Runes of Engagement
7/7/2024
A chat with Tobias S. Buckell and Dave Klecha about their new humorous collaborative fantasy novel, Runes of Engagement. WebsitesTobias S. BuckellDave Klecha Bluesky@tobiasbuckell.bsky.social@daveklecha.bsky.social Instagram@daveklecha Threads@daveklecha Tobias S. Buckell’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for Runes of EngagementAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book The Lord of the Rings meets Call of Duty in this delirious mashup pitting confused soldiers against legendary monsters. … Continue reading "Episode 176: Tobias S. Buckell & Dave Klecha – Runes of Engagement"
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Duration:00:40:52
Episode 175: Lynne Shaner – Journey to Everland Bay
6/30/2024
A chat with author Lynne Shaner about her debut fantasy novel, Journey to Everland Bay. Websitelynneshaner.com Facebook Threads@lynne.shaner Lynne Shaner’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for Journey to Everland BayAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book A Heroine’s Journey for our times. Jemma Avalon, an unconventional mage-in-training, longs to return to Everland Bay, her ancestral homeland, and find a … Continue reading "Episode 175: Lynne Shaner – Journey to Everland Bay"
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Duration:00:37:22
Episode 174: Adrian Tchaikovsky – Service Model
6/23/2024
A chat with critically acclaimed award-winning British author Adrian Tchaikvosky about his latest science fiction novel, Service Model. Websiteadriantchaikovsky.com X@aptshadow Mastadon@aptshadow Threads@aptshadow Bluesky@aptshadow.bsky.social Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for Service ModelAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book Murderbot meets Redshirts in a delightfully humorous tale of robotic murder from the Hugo-nominated author of Elder Race and The Final Architects Series … Continue reading "Episode 174: Adrian Tchaikovsky – Service Model"
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Duration:00:41:15
Episode 173: Ann Charles – Time Reaping in Deadwood
6/17/2024
A chat with USA Today-bestselling author Ann Charles about Time Reaping in Deadwood, the latest installment in her popular humorous mystery/fantasy series. Websiteanncharles.com Facebook@AnnCharlesAuthorPage X@AnnWCharles Instagram@Ann_Charles Pinterest@AnnWCharles Anne Charles’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for Time Reaping in DeadwoodAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book Time is a tricky devil. And so is that blasted imp! Violet Parker needs … Continue reading "Episode 173: Ann Charles – Time Reaping in Deadwood"
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Duration:00:39:39
Episode 172: Brian Nelson – The Great Unmaking
6/9/2024
A chat with critically acclaimed Amazon-bestselling thriller author Brian Nelson about The Great Unmaking, Book 3 in his trilogy, The Course of Empire. Websitebriannelsonbooks.com Facebook@BrianNelsonTheAuthor Brian Nelson’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for The Great UnmakingAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book A propulsive, mind-expanding thriller—and the world-shaking conclusion to the Course of Empire trilogy—about bold scientific dreams turning … Continue reading "Episode 172: Brian Nelson – The Great Unmaking"
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Duration:00:41:46
Episode 171: Samantha Mills – The Wings Upon Her Back
6/2/2024
A chat with Locus, Sturgeon, and Nebula Award-winning author Samantha Mills about her debut novel, The Wings Upon Her Back. Websitesamtasticbooks.com Instagram@samtasticbooks Bluesky@samtasticbooks Goodreads Amazon Links for The Wings Upon Her BackAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book In this gripping debut novel from acclaimed Nebula, Sturgeon, and Locus Award-winning author Samantha Mills, a disgraced soldier fights to … Continue reading "Episode 171: Samantha Mills – The Wings Upon Her Back"
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Duration:00:41:27
Episode 170: Thomas R. Weaver – Artificial Wisdom
5/27/2024
A chat with successful startup and tech entrepreneur Thomas R. Weaver about his award-winning debut techno-thrillerl, Artificial Wisdom. Websitethomasrweaver.com X@tom_weaver Facebook@thomasrweaver.fiction Instagram@tom_weaver Threads@tom_weaver TikTok@thomasr.weaver Amazon Links for Artificial WisdomAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book In 2050, the earth’s climate is out of control. A heatwave has killed millions across the Persian Gulf, including the wife of journalist … Continue reading "Episode 170: Thomas R. Weaver – Artificial Wisdom"
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Duration:00:43:05
Episode 169: Sara Wolf – Heavenbreaker
5/19/2024
A chat with New York Times-bestselling author Sara Wolf (the Lovely Vicious and Bring Me Their Hearts series) about Heavenbreaker, her new science fiction novel. Websiteauthorsarawolf.com Substackswolf.substack.com X@Sara_Wolf Instagram@authorsarawolf Sara Wolf’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for HeavenbreakerAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book Bravery isn’t what you do. It’s what you endure. The duke of the powerful House … Continue reading "Episode 169: Sara Wolf – Heavenbreaker"
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Duration:00:40:42
Episode 168: Dan Flanigan – An American Tragedy
5/12/2024
A chat with novelist, playwright, poet (and practicing lawyer) Dan Flanigan about An American Tragedy, third book in his Peter O’Keefe crime-fiction series. Websitedanflaniganbooks.com Facebook@eAuthorDanFlanigan X@_DanFlanigan Dan Flanigan’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for An American TragedyAmazon.comAmazon.ca About the Book No good deed goes unpublished In the scorching summer of 1988, amidst the frenzy of the … Continue reading "Episode 168: Dan Flanigan – An American Tragedy"
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Duration:00:39:37
Episode 167: E.C. Hibbs – The Shade Between Shadows
5/6/2024
A chat with author, artist, and storyteller E.C. Hibbs about the first book in her new Nightland Quartet, The Shade Between Shadows. Websiteechibbs.weebly.com Facebook@echibbs Instagram@e_c_hibbs TikTok@e_c_hibbs YouTube@echibbs E.C. Hibbs’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for The Shade Between ShadowsAmazon.comAmazon.ca About the Book I didn’t think myself truly silent. I possessed a voice, as sure as any … Continue reading "Episode 167: E.C. Hibbs – The Shade Between Shadows"
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Duration:00:44:59
Episode 166: Jennifer Anne Gordon – The Japanese Box and Other Stories
4/28/2024
A chat with award-winning horror author Jennifer Anne Gordon about her new short story collection, The Japanese Box and Other Stories. Websitejenniferannegordon.com Facebook@JenniferAnneGordonAuthor Instagram@jennifergenevievegordon X@JenniferAnneGo5 Jennifer Anne Gordon’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for The Japanese Box and Other StoriesAmazon.comAmazon.ca About the Book A collection of short stories contemplating horror, grief, and trauma. Simulacrum: A dark comedic … Continue reading "Episode 166: Jennifer Anne Gordon – The Japanese Box and Other Stories"
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Duration:00:40:52
Episode 165: Dr. Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes – A Fifth of the Story
4/21/2024
A chat with author, podcaster, and blogger Dr. Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes about her new spy thriller, A Fifth of the Story Websitedrkatherinehayes.com Facebook@authordrkatherinehayes Instagram@authordrkatherine X@khutch0767 Dr. Katherine Huthcinson-Hayes’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for A Fifth of the StoryAmazon.comAmazon.ca About the Book A fascinating thriller of espionage that takes you into the secretive world of the CIA … Continue reading "Episode 165: Dr. Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes – A Fifth of the Story"
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Duration:00:43:28
Episode 164: Kristen Ciccarelli – Heartless Hunter
4/14/2024
A chat with New York Times bestselling YA author Kristen Cicarelli about Heartless Hunter, The Crimson Moth Book 1, a “dangerously romantic Scarlet Pimpernel-inspired fantasy.” Websitekristenciccarelli.com Facebook@AuthorKristenCiccarelli Instagram@kristenciccarelli Pinterest@kciccarelli Kristen Ciccarelli’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for Heartless HunterAmazon.comAmazon.ca About the Book Enemies-to-lovers doesn’t get more high stakes than a witch and a witch hunter falling … Continue reading "Episode 164: Kristen Ciccarelli – Heartless Hunter"
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Duration:00:38:18