Words, Images, & Worlds

Author and poet Pixie Bruner discusses work in words and the personal excavations made possible by the horror genre. You can find out more about this author on Instagram (linked here).

Prolific author Alyssa Satin Capucilli reflects on her popular Biscuit series on the 30th anniversary of publication. Capucilli discusses authoring, impacting young readers, and remaining kind. You can find out more about this author at her website (linked here).

Author and artist Sofia Szamosi explores art, narrative, and personal reflection in this discussion about her new graphic memoir, Bad Kid: My Life as a "Troubled Teen."You can find out more about this author at https://sofiaszamosi.net/

Authors Dr. Matthew Farber and Tracy Fullerton discuss their focus on gaming and the interaction of interpretation and play, as explored in their book, The Well-Read Game: On Playing Thoughtfully. You can find out more at their site, linked here.

Scholars Tatiana Gómez-Ramírez, Andres Felipe Ocampo Arroyave, and Andres Salazar discuss their work with the Literacies in Second Languages Project Lab, including their focus on multimodality and the affordances of gaming. You can find out more about this work at the project website (linked here).

Author and artist Austin McKinley stops by to talk about his latest project drawing on the world of video games, Stellarator -- currently funding on Kickstarter (linked here).You can also find out more about Austin at his website (linked here).

The creative team of Amit Tishler and Elliot Sperl return to chat about their new project, Stomping Grounds, coming soon from Humanoids and currently funding on Kickstarter.You can find out more on Kickstarter (linked here), as well as:Amit's Instagram (linked)Elliot's Instagram (linked)

Dr. Don Simpson returns to discuss Megaton Man: Multimensions and The Complete Megaton Man Universe, Volume 1: The 1980s. You can follow him and find out more at his Instagram page (linked here).

The creative team of Aaron Cohen and Alex Schumacher stop by to discuss their new work, Schticks & Stones Holiday Special, a comic that explores humor, holiday, and family. You can find out more and support on the Kickstarter page for this book (linked here).

Author Ellery Adams discusses her new book, Invasive Species, an exploration of the monstrous in a 1980s setting. Ellery also explores how to craft mysteries and the work of expanding across genres. You can find out more about Ellery's work at her website (linked here).

Author Priya Parmar talks classic Hollywood, along with the legacy and strength of Katharine Hepburn as depicted in her new book, The Original. You can find out more about this author and her work at her website (linked here).