The Worldshapers
Conversations with science fiction and fantasy authors about the creative process
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Oct. 11, 2026
Episode 227: Matt Witten – 51%
A chat with noted crime writer Matt Witten about his dystopian murder-mystery thriller, 51%. Websitemattwittenwriter.com Facebook@wittenmatt About 51% Amazon.ca | Amazon.com In a future where corporations own everything—including people—one murder could ignite a revolution. Twenty years from now, the United States is completely privatized. The Big Six syndicates own schools, roads, police departments . . … Continue reading "Episode 227: Matt Witten – 51%" Source
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Sept. 27, 2026
Episode 226: John C. Hampsey – Soda Lake
A chat with John C. Hampsey about his recent “strange and tantalizing” novel, Soda Lake. Websitejohnchampsey.com Facebook@john.hampsey.73 Instagram@prof_hamps About Soda Lake Amazon.ca | Amazon.com Soda Lake opens with an unnamed narrator seeing a man disappear into a lake of white salt. This sets the narrator on a quest of discovery, shaped by a series of stories … Continue reading "Episode 226: John C. Hampsey – Soda Lake" Source
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Sept. 6, 2026
Episode 225: David Ebenbach – The AI Suspects It Might Be a Hungry Ghost
A chat with David Ebenbach about his new book of poems exploring the intersection of AI and humanity, Websitedavidebenbach.com Facebook@david.ebenbach TikTok@debenbach Instagram@davidebenbach Broadstone Books About The AI Suspects It Might Be a Hungry Ghost The poems in David Ebenbach’s new poetry collection, The AI Suspects It Might Be a Hungry Ghost, speculate: if a chatbot … Continue reading "Episode 225: David Ebenbach – The AI Suspects It Might Be a Hungry Ghost" Source
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Aug. 23, 2026
Episode 224: Ann Aguirre – The Hocus Pocus Handbook
A chat with New York Times bestselling author Ann Aguirre about her new cozy fae fantasy romance, The Hocus Pocus Handbook. Websiteannaguirre.com Facebook@ann.aguirre Bluesky@annaguirre Instagram@ann_aguirre_author/ Amazon.ca | https://www.amazon.com/Hocus-Pocus-Handbook-Ann-Aguirre/dp/1464224110/ About The Hocus Pocus Handbook From NYT bestselling author Ann Aguirre comes a cozy fae fantasy romance featuring a sunshine-shadow slow burn, a grumpy-but-secretly-tender love interest, an … Continue
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Aug. 2, 2026
Episode 223: Larry Correia – American Paladin
A chat with New York Times bestselling author Larry Correia about his new contemporary fantasy American Paladin. Websitemonsterhunternation.com Facebook@larry.correia X@monsterhunter45 Instagram@larry_correia_author Amazon.ca | Amazon.com About American Paladin One Man to Step Into the Darkness Mike Spears is a drifter, a vigilante, an expert in taking down the evil in our world one monstrous incursion at … Continue reading "Episode 223: Larry Correia – American Paladin" Source
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July 19, 2026
Episode 222: Melissa Olthoff – Tempered by Fire
A conversation with author Melissa Olthoff about Tempered by Fire, the second book in her Griffin Corps series. Websitemelissaolthoff.com Instagram@salvagebunny Facebook@melissaolthoff4 X@MelissaOlthoff Amazon.ca | Amazon.com About Tempered by Fire You can do everything right . . . and still lose. Harper Tavros always dreamed of being a dragon rider. But after a prank went horribly … Continue reading "Episode 222: Melissa Olthoff – Tempered by Fire" Source