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John Scalzi

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On Today's episode, Jill & Adam sit down with John Scalzi, one of the most prolific and success Science Fiction Writers of our time. John provides an introduction to his new book, The Collapsing Empire, and then explains what makes a good Sci-Fi story in his mind. John even provides some great "gateway" books for newcomers to the genre while also offering some graduate level options for Sci-Fi veterans.

John offers up some secrets to his writing process, where he sees this latest series going and then tells an incredible story about a fake story he wrote that every wishes he'd turn into a full length novel.

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Discussing Life After Death with Sister Souljah

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In today's episode, Jill is joined by author, musician, and activist Sister Souljah to discuss her new book Life After Death, which is a sequel to her iconic novel The Coldest Winter Ever.
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2020 debut books you might have missed for the #PBNread2021!

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On today's episode, Adam and Jill tackling another of the Professional Book Nerds Reading Challenge tasks -- Read a 2020 debut that you didn't read in 2020.
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On mothers and daughters with Gabriela Garcia

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Adam sits down with Gabriela Garcia to talk about her buzzy debut novel Of Women and Salt.
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