It’s launch time! Scholastic Children’s Books are publishing the latest book in the bestselling children’s series The Joshua Files: Zero Moment by novelist – and Litopian – MG Harris… and we’re all invited to the …
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The Debriefer: Amazon Attacks Big Mac
From the hush-hush world of the publishing insider… with the scandals and scuttlebutt – the rumours and rumbles – the leaks and lowdowns… it’s time fror your Monday-morning dose of The Debriefer’s insight, analysis and …
Read more »Nemesis Is Coming
Do you know where the Isle of Man is? It’s a small island (32 miles long, 14 miles wide) in the Irish sea, about half way between Britain and Ireland. Not part of the United …
Read more »Introducing The Debriefer
From the hush-hush world of the publishing insider -on the QT and totally off the record… with the scandals and scuttlebutt – the rumours and rumbles – the leaks and lowdowns… we’re delighted to present …
Read more »Scott Sigler, Superstar
Scott Sigler is widely acknowledged to be the first New York Times best-selling novelist to have used the new medium of podcasting to build a large online following by giving away his self-recorded audiobooks as …
Read more »Roses and Chocolate
Erotic science fiction author Nobilis Reed is the latest fascinating subject in our continuing probing of the emerging world of writers who are successfully using the new medium of podcasting to enhance their work and …
Read more »The Fruitful Kiwi
Today we’re going down under – New Zealand, to be precise – to chat with award-winning author and podcaster Philippa Ballantine. Her father introduced her to fantasy and science fiction at an early age by …
Read more »The Man In The Hat
J. Daniel Sawyer is today’s subject in our continuing series of conversations with authors who have branched out into the exciting new medium of podcasting. A man of wide accomplishments – inter alia he’s an …
Read more »Exploring The Murverse
Mur (pronounced as in gold and frankincense) Lafferty is today’s destination in our continuing voyage to explore the exciting new worlds of authors who podcast their own work. She’s the host and co-editor of Pseudopod, …
Read more »Podcast That Book!
The idea of authors podcasting their own books is one of the most exciting recent developments in writing and publishing, and we’re delighted to bring you today an in-depth interview with the man who started …
Read more »All The King’s Men
Here’s a quick quiz for you – who said this? “When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less.” If you guessed Humpty Dumpty, give …
Read more »A Sense of Community
Podcasting is proving to be a fun and potentially exciting new medium for authors; capable of reaching new readers and building a fan base in ways that traditional publishing has never considered. In our third …
Read more »Not Just For Geeks
Cliff Ravenscraft is the “Podcast Answer Man” – a full-time podcaster, he produces 24 different podcast series, and also acts as a consultant to others taking their first steps in this new medium. Today, we’re …
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Litopia After Dark
Will The iPad Save Publishing?
In what is arguably the most significant week in publishing this decade – maybe even this century – we’re giving Apple’s newly launched iPad a rigorous examination – and coming to a surprising verdict – …
Read more »Celebrity Iguana Rehab
Is online book piracy a good or bad thing for authors? Whichever it is – can we really do anything about it? And what it’s got to do with Cory Doctorow’s sperm count (quite a …
Read more »Back To Work
Right! Rip the decorations down, shape up and let’s get serious. Party time’s over (but it was a good one, wasn’t it?). It’s a new year and arguably a new decade – we’re all business …
Read more »The Party To End All Parties!
No matter how many Christmas parties you may go to over the festive season, one thing is certain – you’ll never encounter anything quite as spectacular as Litopia After Dark’s annual bash. Featuring Donna Ballman, …
Read more »18 Holes
The highly popular “Dr. Sue” (Dr. Susan O’Doherty, the writer’s therapist) is our special guest for the year’s penultimate LITOPIA AFTER DARK – next week’s show is our Xmas Party, so expect lots of fun, …
Read more »The Contextual Wrap
With panellists from Norway, England, Florida and India, tonight’s show is the most geographically-diverse we’ve ever had – and as we approach our one hundredth episode, we can modestly congratulate ourselves on being the world’s …
Read more »The 36-Hour Day
You’ll have to forgive Peter his little gaffes tonight: last night was the evening of the Golden Twits Awards in which Litopia triumphed… he’s been up a long time! Fortunately, tonight’s redoubtable and stout-hearted panel …
Read more »The Naked Name of Love
Jesuit-shaman sex on the eastern steppes of Mongolia. It may sound like an aberration from The Commissioning Meeting (see below) but no, it’s a real book, and a promising candidate for this year’s Bad Sex …
Read more »The Audacity of Narcissism
To promote her new book – for which she’s been reportedly paid anything up to $11m – the former vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin has taken to Twittering. But not in the way that lesser mortals …
Read more »The Joy Of Rejection
Imagine this. You have a letter of acceptance in your hand, and one of rejection… which one are you going to brood over? If you’re like most writers, you’ll take the rejection to heart, while …
Read more »Noddy Experiences Relativistic Effects
It’s our Halloween show, and the most horrifying item on tonight’s agenda is unfortunately all too corporeal: one publisher has summarily announced their new e-book royalty rate will be a meagre 20% – not of …
Read more »Love Me Like A Reptile
“When love is not madness, it is not love” wrote the C17th Spanish dramatist Pedro Calderón de la Barca – although he might easily been referring to tonight’s Litopia After Dark, in which we learn …
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