What are the best comics to read during the apocalypse? I woke up with an insane craving for Transmetropolitan, an epic, Hunter S. Thompson-infused futuristic thriller by Warren Ellis about a gonzo journalist who untangles a conspiracy theory that is hiding in plain sight. …

This personal essay appeared in The Review Review in September 2016. What do you need to write? A pen and paper, for some people. Keyboard. You need a table or a lap or a drawing board. If you’re making an outline or storyboard, you need a wall to pin your…

Claire Rudy Foster in conversation with Richard Chiem at Elliott Bay Book Company, Nov. 21, 2019 A book tour is like all the best parts of going to your own funeral. Following the publication of my short story collection Shine of the Ever (Interlude Press), I set out to visit indie bookstores in six cities to read, share the collection, and meet the readers who have…

An Interview with Foster, Oct. 16, 2019 I was so happy to speak with “Longing For The Spirit” host Paul Silva about recovery, transition, and my new book Shine of the Ever. …

Performed at Corporeal Writing on Oct. 7, 2019 Last week, my tits flew away. I use the word “tits” for three reasons: because I like it, because it is a single syllable, and because it’s the name of a passerine songbird. Tits are small, stocky, woodland birds with short, stout bills. …

Marcelle Heath interviews Foster for Apparel For Authors — The clothes make the man. Or woman. Or gender non-conforming person. Claire Rudy Foster talks to Marcelle Heath about subverting the popular image of nonbinary trans people, playing with queerness in the public eye, and how clothing is a language in their new collection Shine of the Ever. How does…

Success stories are built on relationships. Does that mean writers shouldn’t pay for reviews, publicity, or conferences? — First, a few things about me. I’ve been a professional book reviewer since 2009. I review work from independent presses and self published authors. My reviews are absolutely worth $500 a pop. (Though that’s not what I charge.) In addition to writing reviews, I’ve edited manuscripts for Simon & Schuster…

There’s blood, and then there’s cold blood. Robert Dean’s intense second novel The Red Seven, from Necro Publications, has plenty of both. Out to avenge his brother’s family, an infamous bounty hunter known only as The Ghost hunts the seven killers responsible for the murders. …

A conversation between authors, Lauren J. Sharkey and ND Chan on Asian American identity, adoption, being queer and being seen. — Lauren: So, I don’t know about you, but when I envision an “American,” I always see a white person. Not necessarily male or female, no other defining qualities, just a white person. …