Sley House Presents

Award-winning and best-selling author Kiersten White visits the show to talk about Mister Magic, her 2023 novel that has recently been adapted as a graphic novel through Ten Speed Graphic with Scott Peterson. She talks about the magic of adaptation, but also about the book's way of dealing with nostalgia, toxicity in structures of belief, and coming to know oneself in adulthood. For more information about Kiersten White and her work, you can find her at www.kierstenwhite.com and you can get Mister Magic and its graphic novel at your local library or your favorite book retailer today!

Award-winning author Hildur Knútsdóttir visits the show to talk about her latest translated novella, Dead Weight, available in the U.S. through Tor Nightfire. She talks about hiding bodies, writing about contemporary issues in Icelandic (and world) culture, and about the need for stories of women doing what needs to be done as a form of cathartic justice.You can find more about Hildur Knútsdóttir by visiting her website, www.hildurknutsdottir.is, and you can get Dead Weight and her other novella, The Night Guest, from Tor Nightfire at your local library or your favorite book retailer.

Bestselling author Nicholas Binge is back to talk about his latest book, Abyss, now available from Tor Nightfire. He breaks down some of the book's allusions, its central conceits and their relationship to our feelings about the world and Capital, and a lot more. You can find Nicholas Binge at his website, nicholasbinge.com, and you can get Abyss now from your favorite book retailer or your local library.

Rebecca Thorne is back to celebrate the release of her latest novel, Moss'd in Space, available June 30, 2026 from Bramble. She joins Trevor and Amelia in a conversation about the book, about neurodiverse characters and representation in the book, about the cozy sci-fi genre and its budding promise in the publishing industry, and a whole lot more about what she loved in crafting one of our favorite books of the year.You can find Rebecca Thorne at rebeccathorne.net and you can get Moss'd in Space at your local library or your favorite book retailer.

Author E.L. Chen joins the show to talk about her newest novel, Slasher Summer, available on June 23, 2026 from Crown. She talks about her origin story with slashers, how the book takes on familiar tropes, and how she uses the slasher to explore issues of identity-making, and a whole lot more.You can find more about E.L. Chen at her website, elainechen.com, and you can get Slasher Summer at your local library or your favorite book retailer today.

Best-selling author Sarah Gailey joins the show to talk about their latest novel Make Me Better, now available from Tor Books. They talk with Trevor about high-control groups, about the shape and scope of human hurt and how that relates to decisions and power, about facing flaws and hurts and finding grace, and a whole lot more.For more from Sarah Gailey, you can find them at sarahgailey.com, and you can get Make Me Better at your local library or your favorite book retailer.

Award-winning author and poet Kirsten Kaschock joins the show to talk about her latest novel, An Impossibility of Crows, which is available now from University of Massachusetts Press. She talks about the book's Gothic concepts, about monstrous motherhood and other griefs, and about the space and function of poetry and fiction in her life.You can find more about Kirsten Kaschock at her website, www.kirstenkaschock.com, and you can get An Impossibility of Crows now by ordering it from University of Massachusetts Press, special ordering from your local bookstore, or asking for it from your local library.

In this episode of Sley House Presents' Summer of Sci-Fi and Fantasy, Trevor welcomes best-selling and award-winning authors Megan O'Keefe, Andrea Stewart, Marina Lostetter, Thomas K. Carpenter, Anthea Sharp, Annie Bellet, Jamie Thornton, and Jacquie Bartel for a panel on what sci-fi and fantasy means to them. Together, they break down the importance of genre literature in their own literary upbringing, what it means to them as adults and artists, and how stories reflect for them both internal conflicts and external politics of the world they live in, and more!If you're interested in getting to know any of these authors, you can find them at their respective websites:Megan O'Keefe: www.meganokeefe.comAndrea Stewart: www.andreagstewart.comMarina Lostetter: lostetter.wordpress.comThomas K. Carpenter: thomaskcarpenter.comAnthea Sharp: antheasharp.comAnnie Bellet: anniebellet.comJamie Thornton: jamiethornton.comJacqueline Bartel: dailysciencefiction.com