#writers #writingcommunity Take note that a week from today I’ll be launching the 5th annual A Book & Its Author social media contest. Watch this space for a chance to be a guest on the podcast!

Merry Christmas, all. Here’s the obligatory photo of this year’s haul of books.

Latest read. Hollywood’s Others: Love And Limitation In The Star System by Katherine Fusco. @fuscowrites.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

#peaceprize #tacos

Need something for the anime fan in your life or maybe a gift for yourself? Then how about the Light Novel #Infernulls The Golden Letter. Inspired by Anime and RPGs of the 80's and 90's, follow Lamya Cade and crew on their legendary journey! Paper Back: $11.99 eBook: $4.99 #BookSky a.co/d/bUkFWbM

John Glionna spent decades collecting stories of places & people in the American West. A bunch of these are in his collection Rebels And Outliers @unvpress.bsky.social, which he discusses on ep. 70 (!) of AB&IA. On all the usual podcast platforms & here: abookanditsauthor.libsyn.com/070-rebels-a...

New episode! Insights into spy craft & glam metal with Travis Kennedy @traviskennedy.bsky.social & his novel, The Whyte Python World Tour @doubledaybooks.bsky.social. Now available on all the usual podcast platforms & here: abookanditsauthor.libsyn.com/069-the-whyt...

Hey! A new episode of AB&IA drops Wednesday, in order to give you something to do on Thursday while in tryptophan-induced stupor. Listen to Travis Kennedy discuss The Whyte Python World Tour!

It’s always nice to meet up with old friends like Bernie. All the better when I can interview them for A Book & Its Author. Keep watching this space for info about my episode featuring No Great Tragedy: An Academic Novel by Bernard Schopen.

Today I spoke with John M. Glionna about his latest, Rebels And Outliers: Real Stories Of The American West. It’s a terrific book & the interview was great fun. Keep watching this space for more info. @unvpress.bsky.social

Nice to run into bookish friends at the Reno Punk Rock Flea Market: Avantpop, Radical Cat Bookstore, PM Press. @renopunkflea.bsky.social @avantpop.bsky.social @theradicalcat.bsky.social @pmpress.bsky.social

DeWolfe, Hamapple, In Another Life, & Little Dad at Reno Punk Rock Flea Market. @renopunkflea.bsky.social

Very cool to see Shwa Laytart at the Reno Punk Rock Flea Market. Shwa was my guest back on episode 29 of A Book & Its Author. @renopunkflea.bsky.social @avantpop.bsky.social

Cheap Trick!

Throwback Friday. (Sure.) I tend to read more fiction than non-, but it took me ‘til episode 4 to feature my first such book, Christopher Coake’s excellent collection You Would Have Told Me Not To.

Latest read. No Great Tragedy by Bernard Schopen.

Latest read. An Anthology Of Basque Short Stories compiled by Mari Jose Olaziregi.

Come read the short 12 page prologue of #CatIsekai where a girl and her cat are transported to another world. With cover and one illustration by Ishida1694. Best of all it's Completely FREE if you want it to be! All subsequent chapters will also be free! infernulls.itch.io/cat-isekai-p...

Latest read. I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak. @aak

Latest read. Madwoman Of The Sacred Heart by Moebius & Alexandro Jodorowsky. @darkhorse.com

Blood Vulture, The Dwarves, Helmet, & GWAR. @bloodvulture.bsky.social

It should be noted: Very enjoyable silly nonsense.

Another episode? You bet! A Book & Its Author ep. 68 features Zeggy @infernulls.bsky.social discussing & reading from their light novel, Infernulls: The Golden Letter. Lots of fun, available on all the usual platforms & here: abookanditsauthor.libsyn.com/068-infernul...

Latest read. West Coast Blues by Jacques Tardi & Jean-Patrick Manchette. @fantagraphics.bsky.social

Heads up! A new episode of A Book & Its Author is on its way this Thursday. Zeggy discusses & reads from their debut light novel, Infernulls: The Golden Letter. (Artwork by Ishida1694) @infernulls.bsky.social

Latest read. Stuck Rubber Baby by Howard Cruse.

Had an awesome time speaking with Travis Kennedy about his debut novel, The Whyte Python World Tour (glam metal as Cold War psy-op). Keep watching this space for more details. @traviskennedy.bsky.social @doubledaybooks.bsky.social

Latest read. The Whyte Python World Tour by Travis Kennedy. @traviskennedy.bsky.social @doubledaybooks.bsky.social

Five years ago today, the first episode of A Book & Its Author appeared. Now: 67 episodes, 59 guests, & still going strong. Thanks to everyone who has given the show their support.

New episode! Check out #67, with Bruce Rettig discussing & reading from Refractions: An Arctic Memoir @wayfarerbooks.bsky.social , an account of his time working in the Alaskan oil fields. On your favorite podcast platforms & here: abookanditsauthor.libsyn.com/067-refracti...

Latest read. Star Wars: The Last Command by Timothy Zahn.

Latest read. Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama by Alison Bechdel. @alisonbechdel.bsky.social

The cast/crew killed it (chained it up & interred it in catacombs, no less) last night at the Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy.

Anciients, Armed For Apocalypse, Deathbed Clique at The Cellar Stage in Reno

Little hand drawn animation and banjo theme I made. It's been a year since my brother's passing, it's hard to type stuff so l'll just let the video speak for itself. Thank you for watching. Keep going, enjoy the sandwiches.

If you've been waiting for SYNC to come out in paper, your wait is over. They're here, and beautiful!

Ellen hits the nail on the head here. I’m proud to have featured her on the podcast.

I didn’t take too many photos at the Nevada Humanities Literary Crawl here in Reno. Too busy having a good time. Nine AB&IA alumni & definitely a few future alums. Resounding applause for Nevada Humanities for pulling this off in challenging times!

9/30/25: Fifth Anniversary of A Book & Its Author!

Nice interview today with Zeggy about their light novel Infernulls: The Golden Letter. Keep watching this space for more info! (Art from the book by Ishida1694.) @infernulls.bsky.social

New Episode! I’m so excited to welcome Terri Farley @terrifarley.bsky.social to A Book & Its Author to discuss her YA novel, Seven Tears Into The Sea. On all the usual podcast platforms & here: abookanditsauthor.libsyn.com/066-seven-te...

Nekromantix, Los Pistoleros, & The Reno DeVilles.

Today is both International Literacy Day & National Ampersand Day, a perfect combination for A Book & Its Author.

Happy Buy A Book Day. Celebrate irresponsibly.

Happy National Read A Book Day. Celebrate responsibly. Or not. Whatever.

New episode! This time A Book & Its Author features Lillian I. Wolfe & O’Ceagan’s Legacy, which blends hard science fiction & Celtic myths. On all the usual podcast platforms & here: abookanditsauthor.libsyn.com/065-oceagans...

Had a nice conversation with Bruce Rettig today about his fantastic Refraction: An Arctic Memoir. Keep watching this space for more details. @wayfarerbooks.bsky.social

Latest read. Beasts Of Burden Omnibus by Evan Dorkin, Jill Thompson, Sarah Dyer, Benjamin Dewey, Mike Mignola, Jason Arthur, & Nate Piekos. @evandorkin.bsky.social @thejillthompson.bsky.social @benjamindewey.bsky.social @mikemignola.bsky.social @blambot.bsky.social

New episode! On ep. 64, A Book & Its Author welcomes longtime journalist, Bill Brown, now retired & writing spooky books like The Mansion. On all your favorite podcast platforms & here: abookanditsauthor.libsyn.com/064-the-mans...