The Big Idea: T. A. Chan
All is fair in love and war. But what if instead of a bloody battle, wars were games to be played? Author T. A. Chan brings us a near future world in which violent wars […]
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The Big Idea: Sharon Shinn
It’s never too late to tell a good story. Author Sharon Shinn has returned years later to her Twelve Houses series to bring you a fresh novel in a familiar world. Follow along in her […]
The Big Idea: Thomas R. Weaver
How different would the world look if humans stopped downplaying our problems, such as climate change? Author Thomas R. Weaver imagines a near-future where we hand over control to someone, or something, who won’t ignore […]
The Big Idea: Becky Ferreira
For as long as people have been looking up at the stars, there have been thoughts about aliens. Are they humanoid, or completely and utterly different from us? Are they benevolent or world-conquering? Author Becky […]
The Big Idea: D. M. Beucler
Small acts of kindness may not always seem like they change the world, but they certainly change the world of whoever you’re helping. Author D. M. Beucler discusses how acts of kindness are a comfort […]
The Big Idea: Beth Cato
You can’t judge a house by its paint job. Or by the nefarious things that have gone on inside said house in the past. Author Beth Cato takes us for a tour in the Big […]
The Big Idea: Fran Wilde | Whatever
What is a story? Is it a form of time travel, where the author can speak to those in the future from the past? Is it a conversation between the reader and the author? Fran […]
The Big Idea: Joe R. Lansdale
Horror isn’t just scary for horror’s sake. Good horror entails so much more than jump scares and spooky creatures. Author Joe R. Lansdale expands on how horror can contain multitudes of other genres, and comment […]
The Big Idea: Athena Giles
Sometimes, you have to take inspiration from wherever you are. In author Athena Giles’s case, most of that inspiration came from their time in New Zealand and New Hampshire. Follow along in their Big Idea […]
The Big Idea: Michelle Knudsen
Escapism through reading fantasy is something we’re all familiar with, but is it always the best idea to ignore the rest of the world and to some extent, yourself? Author Michelle Knudsen explores this idea […]
The Big Idea: James Kakalios
Look, up in the sky! It’s not a bird, or a plane, it’s author James Kakalios soaring in with a brand new book. Follow along in the Big Idea for his newest release, The Physics […]
The Big Idea: Sara Omer | Whatever
When you see a possibly terrifying mythical creature, is your first thought, I’m totally gonna pet that? If so, then Sara Omer, author of The Gryphon King, might have something in common with you. SARA […]
The Big Idea: Marie Vibbert
Author Marie Vibbert is back on the blog today with a fresh new novel that’s bigger and badder than ever. Dive into her Hellcats universe once more and see the world from an all new perspective […]
The Big Idea: Charlie N. Holmberg
Sometimes, books require a lot of planning and outlining, and sometimes you just need to start and it ends up revealing itself along the way. Such was the case for author Charlie N. Holmberg, much […]
The Big Idea: Nikoline Kaiser
Writers are in conversation with other writers, both the ones who are contemporary to them, and the ones who came before. In this Big Idea for The Dreaming of Man, author Nikoline Kaiser talks about […]
The Big Idea: Caitlin Rozakis
While being the “chosen one” and attending a magic school may sound spectacular and all, what happens to the parents of said chosen child? New York Times Bestselling author Caitlin Rozakis explores this idea with […]
The Big Idea: Josh Rountree
When author Josh Rountree’s story just wasn’t quite working, he decided to change his perspective. Literally. Travel back in time in the Big Idea for his newest novel, The Unkillable Frank Lightning, and see how switching […]
The Big Idea: Julia Harrison
Highways to Hell, Stairways to Heaven: in From the Other Side, author Julia Harrison suggests a different way of locating these ineffable planes of the afterlife… which may or may not so inef… Source: The […]
The Big Idea: E. L. Starling
We do so love the big blue marble we call home, don’t we? But what if humans had another home, and what if it was our red and dusty space neighbor? Author E.L. Starling poses […]
The Big Idea: Jason Sanford
More important than writing for an audience, is writing for yourself. Author Jason Sanford has chosen to write true to himself above all else, not holding anything back in this Big Idea for his newest […]
The Big Idea: Kelli Estes
When strangers meet on the road, can lives change? What if those strangers are something other than just strangers? With Smoke on the Wind, author Kelli Estes has a chance encounter for the ages… in […]
The Big Idea: Bishop O’Connell
Is being a hero a selfless act if the hero has nothing they’re sacrificing? Author Bishop O’Connell explores what a hero really looks like in the Big Idea for his newest novel, Stain of a […]
The Big Idea: Adam Oyebanji
Inspiration can come from anywhere, even from a nautical legal case from the 1700s. Author Adam Oyebanji lets us glimpse into some marines’ tragic pasts in the Big Idea for his newest novel, Esperance. Dive […]
The Big Idea: Guy Gavriel Kay
Author Guy Gavriel Kay believes that sometimes, summarizing a book can be a disservice to it. So how do you talk about your novel in a way that encapsulates everything you want it to, without […]
The Big Idea: Christy Climenhage
The world can be a dark and scary place. It would be foolish not to acknowledge this, but to author Christy Climenhage, it’s also important to acknowledge the ways in which we all keep on […]
The Big Idea: Mike Allen
Music. magic. and undead creatures; The Black Fire Concerto has really got it all. Read on to see how metal music paved the way for author Mike Allen’s newest novel. MIKE ALLEN: Whatever could have […]
The Big Idea: Jon McGoran
Security and confidence don’t come cheap, especially in a world where both are in short supply. In his novel The Price of Everything, author Jon McGoran delves into a future where the wealthiest look for […]
The Big Idea: Jade Presley
A family member goes missing and a young woman decides to do something about it — but then there’s the matter of god-like royalty who have their own interest in events. It’s a lot! But […]
The Big Idea: Renan Bernardo
Take a deep breath. Now exhale. Now find out why, in Renan Bernardo’s book Disgraced Return of the Kap’s Needle, doing that is not as simple as it sounds — and what that means for […]
The Big Idea: Lorna Graham
The future is what we make of it, but what if our past isn’t as solid as we thought? Author Lorna Graham explores the idea that maybe the past isn’t always how we remember it, […]
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