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Author Interviews
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Upcoming Schedule (some shuffling might occur as new guests are added to the list)
October 2009 (3 shows)
- Oct 15: Satire, Puns, and Humor
- Terry Pratchett (International bestselling author of the Discworld series, 65 million sold)
- Eoin Colfer (NYT bestselling author of Artemis Fowl, continuing The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy)
- Jody Lynn Nye (continuing Robert Asprin's Myth-Adventures series)
- Piers Anthony (NYT bestselling author of the Xanth series)
- Oct 22: Strong Female Characters / Romantic Elements
- Diana Gabaldon (International bestselling author of the Outlander series, 15+ million sold)
- Meg Cabot (#1 NYT bestselling Princess Diaries, Airhead, Allie Finkle's Rules, 15+ million sold)
- Shannon Hale (NYT bestselling/Newbery Honor author of Princess Academy, ALA Teens' Top Ten)
- Kristin Cashore (NYT bestselling Graceling, Publishers Weekly and SLJ Best Book of the Year)
- Oct 29: Faeries
November 2009 (3 shows and one "Best of" episode during Thanksgiving)
- Nov 5: Quests and Adventure
- Terry Brooks (NYT bestselling Sword of Shannara, Magic Kingdom of Landover, 30+ million sold in the U.S.)
- Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis (NYT bestselling Dragonlance series, 22+ million sold)
- R. A. Salvatore (NYT bestselling author of The DemonWars Saga, Forgotten Realms, 10+ million sold)
- Brandon Sanderson (continuing Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series which sold 50+ million copies)
- Nov 12: Fantasy and Science Fiction Classics
- Anne Rice (International bestselling Vampire Chronicles and Mayfair Witches, 100 million sold)
- Ursula K. Le Guin (The Earthsea Cycle, Newbery/National Book/World Fantasy/Nebula/Hugo awards)
- Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (NYT bestselling Dune, X-Files, Star Wars, Superman/Batman)
- Orson Scott Card (Bestselling Ender's Game, John W. Campbell award, multiple Hugo/Nebula winner)
- Nov 19: Vampires
- P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast (NYT bestselling authors of the House of Night series)
- Charlaine Harris (NYT bestselling Sookie Stackhouse series / True Blood on HBO)
- Laurell K. Hamilton (#1 NYT bestselling author of Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter & Meredith Gentry)
- L. J. Smith (#1 NYT bestselling Dark Visions, Night World and The Vampire Diaries, now a TV series)
- Nov 26 (Thanksgiving): Best of the Bonus Questions
- A collage of favorite bonus questions that didn't air on the previous live shows
- Esther Friesner (bestselling author, Nebula award winner, and editor)
December 2009 (3 shows and 2 rebroadcasts)
- Dec 3: Urban Fantasy and Supernatural Characters
- Sherrilyn Kenyon (AKA Kinley MacGregor, #1 NYT bestselling author, 20 million books in print)
- Patricia Briggs (#1 NYT bestselling author of Mercedes Thompson and Alpha and Omega series)
- Kelley Armstrong (NYT bestselling author of The Otherworld series and Darkest Powers series)
- Charles de Lint (award-winning author of over 60 books)
- Dec 10: Young Adult Fantasy
- James A. Owen (Here There be Dragons, Starchild comics)
- Frank Beddor (NYT bestselling Looking Glass Wars novels, producer of There's Something About Mary)
- John Flanagan (Ranger's Apprentice series)
- James Dashner (The 13th Reality series, Borders Original Voices pick)
- Dec 17: Children's Fantasy
- Kate DiCamillo (Newbery award-winning author of Because of Winn-Dixie, The Tale of Despereaux)
- Bruce Coville (My Teacher is an Alien and The Unicorn Chronicles, 95+ books, over 12 million sold)
- Diane Duane & Peter Morwood (NYT bestsellers, Young Wizards series, Star Trek, over 50 books)
- Tony Abbott (The Secrets of Droon, Golden Kite award, 80+ books, over 10 million sold)
- Dec 24 (Christmas Eve): Rebroadcast of "Quests and Adventure" that aired Nov 5th
- Terry Brooks (NYT bestselling Sword of Shannara, Magic Kingdom of Landover, 30+ million sold in the U.S.)
- Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis (NYT bestselling Dragonlance series, 22+ million sold)
- R. A. Salvatore (NYT bestselling author of The DemonWars Saga, Forgotten Realms, 10+ million sold)
- Brandon Sanderson (continuing Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series which sold 50+ million copies)
- Dec 31 (New Years Eve): Rebroadcast of "Vampires" that aired Nov 19th
- P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast (NYT bestselling authors of the House of Night series)
- Charlaine Harris (NYT bestselling Sookie Stackhouse series / True Blood on HBO)
- Laurell K. Hamilton (#1 NYT bestselling author of Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter & Meredith Gentry)
- L. J. Smith (#1 NYT bestselling Dark Visions, Night World and The Vampire Diaries, now a TV series)
January 2010 (4 shows)
- Jan 7: Military and Hard Science Fiction
- David Weber (NYT bestselling Honor Harrington series)
- David Drake (bestselling Hammer's Slammers series, Lord of the Isles series)
- Ben Bova (over 120 novels, 6 Hugo awards, former president of NSS and SFWA)
- Joe Haldeman (The Forever War, 5 Hugo Awards, 5 Nebula Awards, former president of SFWA)
- Jan 14: High Fantasy
- Jan 21: Dragons and Creatures
- Dean Koontz (International bestselling author with over 400 million books sold)
- Christopher Paolini (International bestselling author of Eragon, now a movie)
- R. L. Stine (International bestselling author of Goosebumps, 300 million books sold)
- Todd McCaffrey (continuing Anne McCaffrey's bestselling Dragonriders of Pern series)
- Jan 28: Magic, Mystery and Zany Worlds
- Daniel Handler aka Lemony Snicket (A Series of Unfortunate Events, 60+ million books sold)
- Brandon Mull (NYT bestselling author of the Fablehaven series and Candy Shop War)
- Maria V. Snyder (NYT bestselling author of Fire Study, Booksense Pick, Audible Editor's Pick Award)
- Obert Skye (The Leven Thumps series, Benjamin Franklin, ForeWord Magazine & iParenting Media Award)
February 2010 (1 show)
- Feb 4: Speculative Fiction
- Mary Pope Osborne (#1 NYT bestselling Magic Tree House series, former Authors Guild president, 53 million books sold)
- Cory Doctorow (NYT bestselling Little Brother and Makers, Boing Boing blog, top 10 Forbes web celebs)
- Mindy Klasky (bestselling and award-winning Glasswrights, Jane Madison, and As You Wish series)
- Garth Nix (NYT bestselling Old Kingdom, The Seventh Tower, and Keys to the Kingdom series, 5 million sold)
April 2010 / May 2011 (1 show)
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