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by Dakota VanLinden

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Latest episodes

Why is there no magic in Robin Hood stories?! There is now!

October 11, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

Erynne Rivers joins UpperPen to talk about her debut book, Wench, which is out on October 13th in the US. We talked a lot about magic, environmentalism, and the dichotomy of living in two worlds. Wench is a fun take on the Robin Hood…
Rod Serling didn't think he was anyone special after The Twilight Zone

October 11, 2026 · 55 min

Alan Sepinwall joins UpperPen to talk about his new biography, Serling. Most people who have spent late nights unable to sleep know The Twilight Zone. It played at midnight or 2 in the morning, but it was worth staying up late for. The…
Knowing the future would be a burden beyond comprehension

October 4, 2026 · 43 min

Becky Chambers joins UpperPen to talk about her newest book As You Wake, Break the Shell. We talk about the typical Becky Chambers things like the sapphic romance, humans in space, and spaceships, but we also go in to the structure of the…
Read more short stories!

September 30, 2026 · 46 min

Jonathan Strahan joins UpperPen to talk about The Book of the Dead, a new anthology of popular writers....and maybe some you've never heard of. Short stories are how I "sample" authors. They are less of a commitment than an whole book, and…
When the Baby Dragons grow up, they race in Rider of Dragons

September 24, 2026 · 30 min

A.T. Qureshi joins UpperPen to talk about her new book Rider of Dragons which is part of the Baby Dragon Cafe universe! This is the F1 romance book of the romantasy world. This is such an awesome shift in the already established Baby…

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Resurrections, Vampires, and Eldritch beings. Oh, my!

September 19, 2026 · 47 min

Marshall J. Moore joins UpperPen to talk about his book The Henchperson's Guide to Unionizing. We talk about classic horror characters and how Moore reimagines them for this story. Igor for Union President! You can get a preorder of the…
Cozy Horror comes to Singapore

September 16, 2026 · 48 min

Meihan Boey joins UpperPen to talk about her books The Formidable Miss Cassidy and The Enigmatic Madam Ingram (I have trouble saying "enigmatic" in the interview, sorry). These books explore Singapore in the late 1800s and early 1900s from…
What do you think Jeff Bazos would do with magic? Hoard it, or package it to sell at a premium?

September 14, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

Hannah Mathewson joins UpperPen to talk about her new novel The Age of Blood and Magic. It is a book exploring the "what if" of if tech oligarchs had exclusive access to magic. We talk about the main family in the story, young…
The Palace Beneath the Sea, French Myths, Language Lessons, and Science

September 9, 2026 · 43 min

Lauren Wiesebron is back on UpperPen! She joined me to talk about her second novel, The Palace Beneath the Sea, which is based on French myths and helps me out with some language lessons for the difficult names.I really love both of…
Every Book Girlies Dream Home!...

September 5, 2026 · 39 min

Today, Gryffin Murphy joined me on UpperPen to talk about her new cozy fantasy book Twig's Traveling Tomes. We talk about what we think "cozy" fantasy is, how you gain the readers trust when one of your main characters is a theif, and so…
There are no wolves in Maine, says a normie that hasn't met their burly wolf...yet

September 2, 2026 · 43 min

This an extra episode! Laurie Gilmore joined UpperPen this week to talk about her new book Big Bad Wolf. We talked about reworking previously published books, spicy romance, and problematic relationships in books. Spoiler, no one wants a…
Some Dark Lords just want to be left alone. Same, Morfran. Same

August 29, 2026 · 38 min

S.B. West joins me on UpperPen to talk about her debut novel Morfran, Dark Lord Reformed. We talk about the characters and subverting expectations. The need for comedy in books about pretty awful things if you want to make the bad guy…

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About the show

This podcast is focused on interviewing authors, narrators, and other creators in the book world. I love literature in all its forms and want to share that joy with you!