Dawn by Octavia Butler Octavia Butler is a legend! In this episode we specifically dive into Dawn, the first book in the Xenogenesis book. Dawn is a story of first contact and discusses the liberty over one’s own body.

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley The monumental work of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, often believed to be the first work of science fiction. In this episode we discuss the 1813 version. Victor Frankenstein studies natural philosophy and dabbles in alterna...

The Specialist’s Hat by Kelly Link Happy October! To celebrate the spooky month of October we are discussing the ghost story The Specialist’s Hat by Kelly Link. Kelly Link is an award winning author known for genre-combination and magical realism.

The Parts that Make Us Monsters and Aunt Dissy’s Policy Dream Book Sheree Renee Thomas is perhaps best known for two anthologies (Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora and Dark Matter: Reading the Bones),

Black Leopard Red Wolf by Marlon James What makes a work of art transform a genre? Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James re-defines the prose standards found within genre fantasy. In this episode of Leave It To The Prose,

Fred the Vampire Accountant by Drew Hayes In this episode Isaac and Reid discuss “The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant” by Drew Hayes, a collection of short stories where we meet Fred,

Kamanti’s Child and Through the Veil by Jenniffer Marie Brissett Jenniffer Marie Brissett is a Manhattan author and winner of the 2014 Philip K. Dick Special Citation Award and finalist for the Locus Award.

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern In The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern the battle of two types of magic play out against the backdrop of a mysterious circus. We meet the main characters, their motivations,

2020 Hugo Award Nominees for Short Story Award season for science fiction and fantasy is in full swing. Earlier this year the Nebula and Locus award winners were announced, but in early August the Hugo Awards will be given out.

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Originally a collection of radio plays, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is Douglas Adams’s adaptation of these audio stories into a novel format and its subsequent sequels.