79. A Sri Lankan Dystopia with VK Thiran (author of The Accursed Venge Seeker)

85. Beware the Wendigo w/ Alex Tilley (author of Meshkwadoon Book 1)

Alex Tilley writes fiction that wanders the borderlands between folk horror, magical realism, dark fantasy, and the psychological. His books include Meshkwadoon Books 1 and 2, the novella Mr. Strong, and the forthcoming Sefira’s Gloom. Before self-publishing, he spent years devouring everything from The Lord of the Rings to Shakespeare, Anne Rice, poetry, and Jane Austen. He was in the Canadian Armed Forces for five years, where he earned a humanities degree while working full-time in his trade. He wrote as a hobby when he was in my teens, but the belief that he could write a full book didn't come to him until 2019. When he’s not writing, he’s usually buried in research on mythology, religion, occult traditions, and the supernatural. Today we are mostly discussing Meskkwadoon, Book 1, which I had the opportunity to read in audiobook, available on Audible. Spoiler discussion begins at timestamp 1:05:45 Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. His seventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew of mercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists in alt-history 1948 Tibet.” Taming the Laser Leopard Coming soon Upcoming events: Manitoulin Island Comiccon June 13 Espanola Comiccon June 14 Picton Comiccon June 28 SaultCon Friday July 10, 3pm-8pm Saturday July 11, 11am-8pm Sunday, July 12, 11am-4pm Flamborough Book Fair at the West Avenue Cider House July 26 Blueberry Blast Festival in Nipigon August 14, 15, 16 Cogs and Clockwork Steampunk Festival in Fergus, Ontario September 12/13 Can*Con, October 16-18 Follow my social media @harujinshounds

35. CM Forest (Christian Laforet) - author of Infested and The Roots Run Deep

Coming 2025 – Tiger Blues: a novel 2 transmen try to keep a Buddhist amulet out of Mao’s hands in 1940s Tibet. Those transmen (or genderqueer/nonbinary – not my place to say) are real life badasses Olive Yang (Burmese drug kingpin, 1927-2017) and Kawashima Yoshiko (Japanese war criminal, 1907-1948). Subscribe to my mailing list to stay updated, www.jasonmshannon.com/contact This week I'm talking to CM Forest, also known as Christian Laforet. Christian is the author of 3 horror books - Infested, We All Fall Before the Harvest, and The Roots Run Deep. We had a few technical difficulties with this episode, and parts of the audio got cut off. My apologies to Christian. Christian's website https://christianlaforet.com/ IG - @Christianlaforet Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/authorchristianlaforet Twitter/X - @C_Laforet Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. He has published 6 novels - The Zimmer Insurgency, The Hounds of Harujin, The Moon Panther, Rain's Agenda, The Rise and Fall of Chaz Oregano, and Attila the Valley Girl - as well as several short stories. Visit www.jasonmshannon.com to read the short stories, as well as novel excerpts, or for links to download/buy. All novels are available in print and ebook. Chaz, Zimmer, Attila, and One Night in Ikh Khulan are available in audiobook. Buy my ebooks/audiobooks https://www.jasonmshannon.com/store Upcoming shows: Merchants and Mages Fantasy Market May 24 Beaverton Comiccon May 25 Brampton Book Fair June 7 Hottest Street Sale July 12 Flamborough Book Fair July 13 Word on the Street Sept 27/28 Audiobook for Rain's Agenda coming soon Follow my social media @harujinshounds

84. No Women in Refrigerators w/ Arthur Barillas (author of The Sisterhood of Light series)

Arthur Barillas is the author of the Sisterhood of Light Series, an ongoing series featuring teenage vampire hunters growing up in a world of vampires, ghosts and demons. There are currently 3 books in the series: Legend of Apocalypse, Legacy of Darkness, and Lament of Badblood. Reading from Legend of Apocalypse at 58:30 Buy the books here: https://www.amazon.ca/stores/author/B09VKZKQWH/allbooks [https://www.amazon.ca/stores/author/B09VKZKQWH/allbooks]Arthur's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abarillas999/ JasonShannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. Hisseventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew ofmercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists inalt-history 1948 Tibet.” Upcomingevents: IntriguingBookish Market in Peterborough May 30 GanonoqueComiccon May 31 ManitoulinIsland Comiccon June 13 EspanolaComiccon June 14 PictonComiccon June 28 SaultCon FridayJuly 10, 3pm-8pm SaturdayJuly 11, 11am-8pm Sunday,July 12, 11am-4pm FlamboroughBook Fair at the West Avenue Cider House July 26 BlueberryBlast Festival in Nipigon August 14, 15, 16 Cogsand Clockwork Steampunk Festival in Fergus, Ontario September 12/13 Followmy social media @harujinshounds

83. Space Corporatocracy w/ AJ Calvin (author of Exile and Wraith and the Revolution)

A.J. Calvin is a science fiction/fantasy novelist from Loveland, Colorado known best for The Caein Legacy series and The Relics of War series. A former microbiologist, A.J. lives with her husband, along with a turtle, a bearded dragon, and a salt water aquarium. When she is not writing, she enjoys scuba diving, hiking, and playing video games. AJ's links: Website - https://ajcalvin.net/ Newsletter - https://ajcalvin.net/newsletter/ Twitter/X - https://x.com/AJCalvin Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/ajcalvin.bsky.social Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/authorajcalvin/ AJ's upcoming events: Cheyenne Fantasy Market (September 16) Front Range Fantasy Festival (September 26) Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. His seventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew of mercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists in alt-history 1948 Tibet.” Upcoming events: Intriguing Bookish Market in Peterborough May 30 Ganonoque Comiccon May 31 Manitoulin Island Comiccon June 13 Espanola Comiccon June 14 Picton Comiccon June 28 SaultCon Friday July 10, 3pm-8pm Saturday July 11, 11am-8pm Sunday, July 12, 11am-4pm Flamborough Book Fair at the West Avenue Cider House July 26 Blueberry Blast Festival in Nipigon August 14, 15, 16 Cogsand Clockwork Steampunk Festival in Fergus, Ontario September 12/13 Followmy social media @harujinshounds

82. Jane Austen's Dildo w/ Melissa Yi (author of Pride and Provocateur)

May 14 virtual party ⁠https://www.facebook.com/events/1670005701128555/⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/events/1670005701128555/] Melissa Yi is an emergency physician and award-winning writer, best known for writing the Hope Sze medical thrillers featuring the titles Code Blues, Terminally Ill, Graveyard Shift, and White Lightning, among others. Today we are talking about her newest book, Pride and Provocateur, a modern, queer, sex-positive and slightly tongue-in-cheek retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. In Provocateur, the setting is updated to modern-day, featuring five friends who relocate the Newfoundland town of Dildo, located about an hour’s drive from the capital of St. John’s. Elizabeth Bennet,Austen’s protagonist, is recast as Elixane Bennet, a glass dildo artist. Pride and Provocateur just completed a Kickstarter, and released to the wider public on May 12th.If you are listening to this on the day of release, May 14th,Melissa is hosting a Facebook live release party at 7pm EST. Melissa has previously been recommended by The Globe and Mail, CBC Books, and The Next Chapter as one of the best Canadian suspense novels for some of her Hope Sze books. She was shortlisted for the Derringer Award for the world’s best short mystery fiction. Under the name Melissa Yuan-Innes, she also writes medical humour and has won speculative fiction awards. Melissa does a reading from the first chapter of Pride and Provocateur at timestamp 49 minutes All book links for Pride & Provocateur https://books2read.com/PRIDEdildo [https://books2read.com/PRIDEdildo] https://www.amazon.ca/dp/199875863X [https://www.amazon.ca/dp/199875863X] Website http://www.melissayuaninnes.com/ [http://www.melissayuaninnes.com/] Social media: https://linktr.ee/melissayi [https://linktr.ee/melissayi] Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. His seventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew of mercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists in alt-history 1948 Tibet.” Upcoming events: Intriguing Bookish Market in Peterborough May 30 Ganonoque Comiccon May 31 Manitoulin Island Comiccon June 13 Espanola Comiccon June 14 Picton Comiccon June 28 SaultCon weekend of July 10-12 Flamborough Book Fair at the West Avenue Cider House July 26 Blueberry Blast Festival in Nipigon August 14, 15, 16 Cogs and Clockwork Steampunk Festival in Fergus, Ontario September 12/13 Follow my social media @harujinshounds