Rick Kleffel:Narrative Species–The Agony Column

2261: A 2026 Interview with Miles Cameron

Contributed by Lukas

Miles Cameron discusses his novel Artifact Space.

2264: A 2026 Interview with Johnny Compton

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Johnny Compton discusses his supernatural noir Dead First.

2263: A 2026 Interview with Karen Russell

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Karen Russell discusses The Antidote.

2262: A 2026 Interview with Michael Katakis

05 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Katakis discusses A Body in Lodon and Road Songs.

2260: A 2026 Interview with Jack El-Hai

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Jack El-Hai discusses his book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, basis dor the 2025 movie Nuremberg.

2259: A 2025 Interview with Angie Hobbs

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Angie Hobbs discusses her book Why Plato Matters Now.

2258: A 2025 Interview with Megha Majumdar

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Megha Majumdar discusses her novel A Guardian and a Thief.

2257: A 2025 Interview with David Haynes

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

David Haynes discusses his collection Martha's Dauughter.

2256: A 2025 Interview with Timothy Ryback

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Timothy Ryback discusses his book Takeover: Hitler's Final Rise to Power.

2255: A 2025 Interview with Jeff Goodell

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Goodell discusses The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet.

2254: A 2025 Interview with Meg Waite Clayton

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Meg Waite Clayton discusses her novel, Typewriter Beach.

2254: A 2025 Interview with Leif Weatherby

01 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Leif Weatherby discusses is book Language Machines: Cultural AI and the End of Remainder Humanism.

2253: A 2025 Interview with Hana Gammon

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hana Gammon discusses her novel The Specimens.

2252: A 2025 Interview with Laurie R. King

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Laurie R. King discusses her new novel Knave of Diamonds.

2251: A 2025 Interview with Richard Cytowic on The Art of Doing Nothing

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Cytowic discusses his article The Art of Doing Nothing.

2250: A 2025 Interview with Holly Gramazio

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Holly Gramazio discusses her novel, The Husbands.

2249: A 2025 Interview with Scott Guild, #2

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Guild discusses Plastic.

2248: A 2025 Interview with Scott Guild, #1

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Guild discusses Plastic.

2247: A 2025 Interview with Eric Stener Carlson

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Stener Carlson discusses his collection of short stories, Tales from the Coming War.

2246: A 2025 Interview with James Fadiman and Jurgen Gruber

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

James Fadiman and Jurgen Gruber discuss their book Microdosing for Health, Healing, and Enhanced Performance.

2245: A 2025 Interview with Steve Aylett

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Aylett discusses his novel The Book Lovers.

2244: A 2025 Interview with Jorge Cham and Dwayne Godwin

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jorge Cham and Dwayne Godwin discuss their book Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain.

2243: A 2025 Interview with Reggie Oliver

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Reggie Oliver discusses his short story collection This Haunted Heaven.

2242: A 2025 Interview with Liza Monroy

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Liza Monroy discusses her novel The Distractions.

2241: A Second 2024 Interview with Johnny Compton

01 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Johnny Compton discusses his novel The Spite House.

2240: A 2024 Interview with Remy Ngamije

26 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rémy Ngamije discusses his literary mixtape Only Stars Know The Meaning Of Space

2240: A 2024 Interview with Mark Morris

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Morris discusses his novel That Which Stands Outside.

2239: A 2024 Interview with Nicole Kobie

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nicole Kobie discusses her book The Long History of the Future: Why tomorrow's technology still isn't here.

2238: A 2024 Interview with Ray Russell

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ray Russell discusses his novel The Woman Who Fell to Earth.

2237: A 2024 Interview with Nick Cutter

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Cutter discusses his novel The Queen.

2236: A 2024 Interview with Chris Benner and Manuel Pastor

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Benner and Manuel Pastor discuss their book Charging Forward: Lithium Valley, Electric Vehicles, and a Just Future

2235: A 2024 Interview with Jedediah Berry.

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jedediah Berry discusses his novel The Naming Song.

2234: A 2024 Interview with Jeff Vandermeer

08 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Vandermeer discusses his new Southern Reach novel, Absolution.

2233: A 2024 Interview with Alan Moore

25 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Alan Moore discusses his novel The Great When.

2232: A 2024 Interview with Cara Giaimo

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Cara Giaimo discuses Atlas Obscura: Wild Life: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Living Wonders.

2232: A 2024 Interview with Char Miller

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Char Miller discusses his book Burn Scars: A Documentary History of Fire Suppression, from Colonial Origins to the Resurgence of Cultural Burning.

2231: A 2024 Interview with Catherynne M. Valente

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Catherynne Valente discusses her novels Space Opera and Space Oddity.

2230: A 2024 Interview with Richard Cytowic

27 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Neuroscientist Richard Cytoowic discusses his book Your Stone Age Brain in the Screen Age: Coping with Digital Distraction and Sensory Overload.

2229: A 2024 Interview with Johnny Compton

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Johnny Compton discusses his novel Devils Kill Devils.

2228: A 2024 Interview with Sarah Pinsker

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Pinsker discusses her books Haunt Sweet Home and Lost Places.

2227: A 2024 Interview with Annalee Newitz

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Annalee Newitz discusses her book Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind

2226: A 2024 Interview with Dan Slater

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Slater discusses his novel The Incorruptibles.

2225: A 2024 Interview with Iris Yamashita

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Iris Yamashita discusses her novel Village in the Dark.

2224: A 2024 Interview with Keith Donohue

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Keith Donohue discusses his novel The Girl in the Bog.

2223: A 2024 Interview with Martin Hogue

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Martin Hogue discusses the stories behind the words and pictures in his book Making Camp.

2222: Kamala Harris 2009 and Muhammed Yunus 2017

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Re-podcast of edited interviews with Kamala Harris discussing her book Smart on Crime and Muhammed Yunus discussing his book A World of Three Zeros.

2221: A Second 2024 Interview with Stephen Graham Jones

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen Graham Jones discusses his novel I Was a Teenage Slasher

2220: A 2024 Interview with Nick Bryant

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Bryant Discusses The Forever War: America's Unending Conflict with Itself.

2219: A 2024 Interview with Ivy Pochoda

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ivy Pochoda discusses her novel Sing Her Down.

2218: A 2024 Interview with Paolo Bacigalupi

20 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Paolo Bacigalupi discusses his novel Navola.

2217: A Second 2024 Interview with Keith Donohue

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Keith Donohue discusses his novel The Motion of Puppets.

2216: A 2024 Interview with Elizabeth Stix

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Elizabeth Stix discusses her collection of linked short stories Things I Want Back From You.

2215: A 2024 Interview with Lindsay Ellis

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Lindsay Ellis discusses her Noumena series, Axiom's End, Truth of the Divine, Apostles of Mercy.

2214: A 2024 Interview with Boyce Upholt

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Boyce Upholt discusses his book The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi.

2213: A 2024 Interview with Keith Donohue

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Keith Donohue discusses his novel The Boy Who Drew Monsters.

2212: A 2024 Interview with Avik Jain Chatlani

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Avik Jain Chatlani discusses his novel This Country Is No Longer Yours.

2211: A 2024 Interview with Nathan Ballingrud

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nathan Ballingrud discusses The Atlas of Hell: Stories and Crypt of the Moon Spider.

2210: A 2024 Interview with Francesco Dimitri

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Francesco Dimitri discuses his novel The Dark Side of the Sky.

2209: A 2024 Interview with Craig Foster

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Craig Foster discusses his book Amphibious Soul: Finding the Wild in a Tame World.

2209: A 2024 Interview with Charlie Huston

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Charlie Huston discusses his novel Catchpenny.

2208: A 2024 Interview with Angela Slatter

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Angela Slatter discusses her novel The Briar Book of the Dead.

2207: A 2024 Interview with Gwendolyn Kiste

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Gwendolyn Kiste discusses her novel The Haunting of Velkwood.

2206: A 2024 Interview with Sarah Langan

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Langan discusses her novel A Better World.

2205: A 2024 Interview with Stephen Graham Jones

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen Graham Jones discusses The Angel of Indian Lake and The Indian Lake trilogy.

2204: A 2024 Interview with Jeffrey Rosen

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeffrey Rosen discusses The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical writers on virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America.

2203: A 2024 Interview with Daryl Gregory

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Daryl Gregory discuss his novel Revelator.

2202: A 2024 Interview with Laurie R. King

18 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Laurie R. King discusses her novel The Lantern's Dance.

2201: A 2023 Interview with Chris D'Amelio

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Chris D'Amelio discusses his memoir, co-written with Reid Maruyama, Life and Death at Cape Disappointment: Becoming a Surfman on the Columbia River Ba...

2200: A 2023 Interview with Dalal Mawad

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dalal Mawad discusses her book All She Lost: The Explosion in Lebanon, the Collapse of a Nation and the Women who Survived.

2199: A 2023 Interview with Andy Greenberg

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Greenberg discusses Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency.

2198: A 2024 Interview with Priya Guns

05 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Priya Guns discusses her novel Your Driver is Waiting.

2197: A 2023 Interview with Nataie Haynes

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Natalie Haynes dicusses Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth.

2196: A 2023 Interview with Michael Finkel

20 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Finkel discusses The Stranger in the Woods.

2195: A 2023 Interview with Richard Kadrey

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Kadrey discusses The Pale House Devil, The Dead Take the A Train co-written with Cassandra Khaw and his music.

2194: A 2023 Interview with Garrett Graff

07 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Garrett Graff tells the story of UFO.

2193: A 2023 Interview with Cory Doctorow

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cory Doctorow discusses The Lost Cause.

2192: A 2023 Interview with Tananarive Due

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tananarive Due discusses her novel The Reformatory.

2191: A 2023 Interview with Randall Kennedy

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Randall Kennedy discusses the essays in his collection Say It Loud!

2190: A 2023 Interview with Jacqueline Woodson.

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jacqueline Woodson discusses Remember Us.

2189: A 2023 Interview with Michael Finkel

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Finkel discusses The Art Thief.

2188: A 2023 Interview with Andrew F. Sullivan

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew F. Sullivan discusses The Marigold.

2187: A 2023 Interview with John Scalzi

29 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

John Scalzi discusses Starter Villain.

2186: A 2023 Interview with James Ellroy

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

James Ellroy discusses The Enchanters.

2185: A 2023 Phone Interview with James Ellroy

13 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

James Ellroy discusses his latest novel, The Enchanters, in a phone conversation.

2184: A 2023 Interview with Ben Percy

13 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Percy discusses the Sky Vault, the third book in The Comet Cycle.

2183: A 2023 Interview with Andrew Yang and Stephen Marche

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Yang and Stephen Marche discuss their new novel, The Last Election.

2182: A 2023 Interview with Melanie Challenger

23 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Melanie Challengeer discusses her book How to Be Animal: A New History of What It Means to Be Human.

2181: A 2023 Interview with Nick Cutter and Andrew Sullivan

17 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Cutter and Andrew Sullivan discuss their horror novel The Handyman Method.

2181: A 2023 Interview with Susan Casey

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Susan Casey discusses The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean.

2180: A 2023 Interview with Lilith Saintcrow The Salt-Black Tree

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lilith Saintcrow discusses The Salt-Black Tree, the second half of The Dead God's Heart duology, after Spring's Arcana.

2179: A 2023 Interview with TC Boyle Talk To Me

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

TC Boyle discusses his novel Talk to Me.

2178: A 2023 Interview with Jennifer Ackerman

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jennifer Ackerman discusses her new book What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds.

2177: A 2023 Interview with Cassandra Khaw

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cassandra Khaw discusses her novellas Nothing But Blackened Teeth and The Salt Grows Heavy.

2176: A 2023 Interview with Richard Kadrey

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Kadrey discusses his writing, the short story collection The Secrets of Insects and his art.

2175: A 2023 Interview with Lilith Saintcrow

26 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lilith Saintcrow discusses her new book, Spring's Arcana.

2174: A 2023 Interview with Dare Segun Falowo

21 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dare Según Falowo discusses the stories in his collection Caged Ocean Dub.

2173: A 2023 Interview with Ramona Emerson

14 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ramona Emerson discusses her novel Shutter.

2172: A 2023 Interview with Tananarive Due

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tananarive Due discusses her collection of short horror fiction, The Wishing Pool.

2171: A 2023 Interview with TC Boyle

31 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

TC Boyle discusses Blue Skes, in many senses of the words.

2170: A 2023 Interview with Dacher Keltner

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dacher Keltner discusses his book Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life