Monthly Archives: December 2023

22Dec/23

Ryan States

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December 22, 2023

It gives us great pleasure to present a Season 8, Episode 53 Interview – Ryan States

Ryan States introduces us to his latest novel Someone Else’s Story. We discuss what happens when an immortal secondary character from a previous book gets his own book and meets a monster of literary legend, as well as feeling like a supporting character in real life.

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Ryan States was born in Calgary Alberta, but spent his childhood in Saskatoon, then returned to Alberta as adult. He lives with his platonic life partner, another writer, Gayleen Froese, and a great many animals. In addition to his writing, he is an actor and occasional standup comedian, and is employed as a corporate trainer. He self published two books, Souria, and Silver Bullets, and then published two others with The Seventh Terrace press: Sleeping Underwater, and Somebody Else’s Story.

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15Dec/23

AE Lister

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December 15, 2023

It gives us great pleasure to present a Season 8, Episode 52 Interview – A.E. Lister

A.E. Lister shares their latest novel A Port Essington Christmas. We discuss where the inspiration for the series originated, as well as previewing Alison’s next project.

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Alison Lister is a Canadian non-binary author. They write graphic erotic romance (contemporary/historical/paranormal) as AE Lister, and sweet Young Adult LGBTQ+ romance as Alison Lister.

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08Dec/23

Bailey Merlin

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December 8, 2023

It gives us great pleasure to present a Season 8, Episode 51 Interview – Bailey Merlin

Bailey Merlin shares her debut novel A Lot of People Live in This House. We discuss how Bailey’s actual experience living in an intentional community inspired the book.

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Bailey Merlin is a talented writer with a rich background in fiction and media, medicine, and health. She holds an MFA in fiction from Butler University and an MS from Harvard Medical School, and her writing has been published in numerous literary magazines. In addition to her writing, Bailey has co-performed a spoken word short story album, Bug Eyes, with award-winning jazz guitarist Richie Smith. She is also the librettist of the opera ¡Dime! An Opera in Four Acts. Based in Boston, Bailey lives in an intentional community with a dynamic cast of humans, a toddler, a dog, a cat, and a friendly ghost.

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