Jason Shannon

Jason Shannon

Jason Shannon is the author of 7 novels, including The Zimmer Insurgency, The Hounds of Harujin and Tiger Blues. This is a podcast about indie writing, featuring exceptional, sample chapters, upcoming news, and interviews with other authors. Follow Jason Shannon on social media @harujinshounds Visit his website at www.jasonmshannon.com

  1. 83. Space Corporatocracy w/ AJ Calvin (author of Exile and Wraith and the Revolution)

    1D AGO

    83. Space Corporatocracy w/ AJ Calvin (author of Exile and Wraith and the Revolution)

    A.J. Calvin is a science fiction/fantasy novelist from Loveland, Colorado known best for The Caein Legacy series and The Relics of War series. A former microbiologist, A.J. lives with her husband, along with a turtle, a bearded dragon, and a salt water aquarium. When she is not writing, she enjoys scuba diving, hiking, and playing video games. AJ's links: Website - https://ajcalvin.net/ Newsletter - https://ajcalvin.net/newsletter/ Twitter/X - https://x.com/AJCalvin Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/ajcalvin.bsky.social Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/authorajcalvin/ AJ's upcoming events: Cheyenne Fantasy Market (September 16) Front Range Fantasy Festival (September 26) Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. His seventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew of mercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists in alt-history 1948 Tibet.” Upcoming events: Intriguing Bookish Market in Peterborough May 30 Ganonoque Comiccon May 31 Manitoulin Island Comiccon June 13 Espanola Comiccon June 14 Picton Comiccon June 28 SaultCon Friday July 10, 3pm-8pm Saturday July 11, 11am-8pm Sunday, July 12, 11am-4pm Flamborough Book Fair at the West Avenue Cider House July 26 Blueberry Blast Festival in Nipigon August 14, 15, 16 Cogsand Clockwork Steampunk Festival in Fergus, Ontario September 12/13 Followmy social media @harujinshounds

    58 min
  2. 82. Jane Austen's Dildo w/ Melissa Yi (author of Pride and Provocateur)

    MAY 14

    82. Jane Austen's Dildo w/ Melissa Yi (author of Pride and Provocateur)

    May 14 virtual party ⁠https://www.facebook.com/events/1670005701128555/⁠ Melissa Yi is an emergency physician and award-winning writer, best known for writing the Hope Sze medical thrillers featuring the titles Code Blues, Terminally Ill, Graveyard Shift, and White Lightning, among others. Today we are talking about her newest book, Pride and Provocateur, a modern, queer, sex-positive and slightly tongue-in-cheek retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. In Provocateur, the setting is updated to modern-day, featuring five friends who relocate the Newfoundland town of Dildo, located about an hour’s drive from the capital of St. John’s. Elizabeth Bennet,Austen’s protagonist, is recast as Elixane Bennet, a glass dildo artist. Pride and Provocateur just completed a Kickstarter, and released to the wider public on May 12th.If you are listening to this on the day of release, May 14th,Melissa is hosting a Facebook live release party at 7pm EST. Melissa has previously been recommended by The Globe and Mail, CBC Books, and The Next Chapter as one of the best Canadian suspense novels for some of her Hope Sze books. She was shortlisted for the Derringer Award for the world’s best short mystery fiction. Under the name Melissa Yuan-Innes, she also writes medical humour and has won speculative fiction awards. Melissa does a reading from the first chapter of Pride and Provocateur at timestamp 49 minutes All book links for Pride & Provocateur https://books2read.com/PRIDEdildo https://www.amazon.ca/dp/199875863X Website http://www.melissayuaninnes.com/ Social media: https://linktr.ee/melissayi Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. His seventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew of mercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists in alt-history 1948 Tibet.” Upcoming events: Intriguing Bookish Market in Peterborough May 30 Ganonoque Comiccon May 31 Manitoulin Island Comiccon June 13 Espanola Comiccon June 14 Picton Comiccon June 28 SaultCon weekend of July 10-12 Flamborough Book Fair at the West Avenue Cider House July 26 Blueberry Blast Festival in Nipigon August 14, 15, 16 Cogs and Clockwork Steampunk Festival in Fergus, Ontario September 12/13 Follow my social media @harujinshounds

    59 min
  3. 81. Live on Kickstarter - The Fidalian Chronicles by Emma K. C. Couette

    MAY 7

    81. Live on Kickstarter - The Fidalian Chronicles by Emma K. C. Couette

    After 13 years of development and writing, Emma Couette’s epic trilogy The Fidalian Chronicles is now finished. Book 3, Season of Ruin, just released on May 1st, and the entire trilogy is being released in special edition hardcovers on Kickstarter right now. The Fidalian Chronicles are around 1400 pages worth of epic high fantasy, sword and sorcercy, young adult fiction. From now until May 21st, you can catch up on the series and get all three volumes on Kickstarter—ebook, paperback, and the special edition, sprayed edges, ribbon bookmark hardcovers that come with colourized maps, new cover art, and scenes from the book depicted as images therein. Emmaand I chat about the Chronicles, how this has been such a big portion of her life, how the series was thoroughly edited and written from its original vision to the final product, and we get into all the details of the campaign itself. Link for that is in the shownotes. Kickstarter is one of the most direct ways to support an author or creator. Reading from Book 1: Summer’s Revenge, at timestamp 47:30 Support the Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/elginhousepress/the-fidalian-chronicles?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=emma%20couette&total_hits=1 Emma's website: https://www.emmacouetteauthor.com/ Emma's IG: https://www.instagram.com/emmacouetteauthor/ Upcomingevents: IntriguingBookish Market in Peterborough May 30 GanonoqueComiccon May 31 ManitoulinIsland Comiccon June 13 EspanolaComiccon June 14 PictonComiccon June 28 SaultCon FridayJuly 10, 3pm-8pm SaturdayJuly 11, 11am-8pm Sunday,July 12, 11am-4pm FlamboroughBook Fair at the West Avenue Cider House July 26 Cogsand Clockwork Steampunk Festival in Fergus, Ontario September 12/13 Followmy social media @harujinshounds

    58 min
  4. 80. A World Where Love is Banned w/ JA Merkel (author of The Fourth Portal)

    APR 30

    80. A World Where Love is Banned w/ JA Merkel (author of The Fourth Portal)

    JA Merkel is the author of the Fall Gauntlet novella series, as well as The Fourth Portal, a dystopian science fiction novel kicking off the Song of Saudade series. Here we mostly discuss the Fourth Portal, set in a distant future on another planet, where love itself has been criminalized. We talk about him, his process, editing, and how the Fourth Portal can be read as a commentary on individualistic vs communal societies. JA, as I found out, spent three years living in South Korea as an ESL teacher, and I just had to pick his brain on that because of the trip I took to Korea in the autumn of 2024, so we spend a few minutes discussing Korea. Reading from The Fourth Portal at timestamp 1:06:20 Author website: https://jamerkel.com/ Author store: https://store.jamerkel.com/ Amazon storefront: https://www.amazon.com/stores/J.-A.-Merkel/author/B0CCNM9DKB J.A. Merkel in the media!: https://jamerkel.com/media-press-kit/ Join J.A.’s Street Team: https://store.jamerkel.com/pages/street-team Newsletter Sign-Up: https://jamerkel.com/newsletter-sign-up/ Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. His seventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew of mercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists in alt-history 1948 Tibet.” Upcomingevents: NorthBay Comiccon May 2 HuntsvilleComiccon May 3 IntriguingBookish Market in Peterborough May 30 GanonoqueComiccon May 31 ManitoulinIsland Comiccon June 13 EspanolaComiccon June 14 PictonComiccon June 28 SaultCon FridayJuly 10, 3pm-8pm SaturdayJuly 11, 11am-8pm Sunday,July 12, 11am-4pm FlamboroughBook Fair at the West Avenue Cider House July 26 Cogsand Clockwork Steampunk Festival in Fergus, Ontario September 12/13 Followmy social media @harujinshounds

    1h 26m
  5. 79. A Sri Lankan Dystopia with VK Thiran (author of The Accursed Venge Seeker)

    APR 23

    79. A Sri Lankan Dystopia with VK Thiran (author of The Accursed Venge Seeker)

    VKThiran is a Tamil-Canadian author of 3 books: When LighteningStrikes, The Accursed Venge Seeker, and Us or Them: a Venge Seeker’sTale. He has been obsessed with books of various genres ever since hewas a child. His vivid imagination spurred him to weave worlds andintricate storylines filled with morally grey anti-heroes with tragicbackstories. VK reads anything he can gethis hands on, from gothic to historical fiction, but he is mostinterested in writing dark fantasy, romance, and action-adventurestories, particularly with themes of vengeance and betrayal. Asidefrom reading, writing, and studying, VK Thiran enjoys spending timewith his family and friends, going to the gym, and going for longwalks on nature trails. Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/vkthiran/ Website:https://vkthiran.wordpress.com We discuss his writing, how hisworlds have been inspired by history—specifically the Sri LankanCivil War—his process, and what life is like in the self-publishingworld. VK does a reading from The Accursed Venge Seeker at the end ofthe episode. JasonShannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. Hisseventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew ofmercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists inalt-history 1948 Tibet.” Upcomingevents: SudburyComiccon April 25 NorthBay Comiccon May 2 HuntsvilleComiccon May 3 TrentonCC May 9 IntriguingBookish Market in Peterborough May 30 GanonoqueComiccon May 31 ManitoulinIsland Comiccon June 13 EspanolaComiccon June 14 PictonComiccon June 28 SaultCon FridayJuly 10, 3pm-8pm SaturdayJuly 11, 11am-8pm Sunday,July 12, 11am-4pm FlamboroughBook Fair at the West Avenue Cider House July 26 Cogsand Clockwork Steampunk Festival in Fergus, Ontario September 12/13 Followmy social media @harujinshounds

    1h 14m
  6. 78. BOOK LAUNCH: Eye-Spied by Crystal Quast w/ Ryan David Gerard and Matthew Gabrielson

    APR 16

    78. BOOK LAUNCH: Eye-Spied by Crystal Quast w/ Ryan David Gerard and Matthew Gabrielson

    Eye-Spied is the third installment in Crystal Quast's Serenity Acres series, newly released April 15th, 2026. This episode goes back to post-war Europe, illuminating some of the threads that lead to the modern-day Serenity Acres drama. In this episode, we host a release party to celebrate Crystal's third volume in the series. I am joined by Crystal, as well as fellow authors Matthew Gabrielson (author, Small Town Chaos), and Ryan David Gerard (author, The Baptist Trilogy, The Born Again Trilogy, The Things That Are Not, and Wildmen). Congratulations Crystal on the release of Serenity Acres Volume 3! Crystal's website: http://serenityacressecrets.com/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/55082710.Crystal_Quast Matt's YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MattsIndieBookClub Matt's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/mattsrandomramblings Ryan’s website: ⁠www.Gerardtheauthor.com⁠ Ryan's IG: @ryandavidgerard JasonShannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. Hisseventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew ofmercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists inalt-history 1948 Tibet.” Upcomingevents: SudburyComiccon April 25 NorthBay Comiccon May 2 HuntsvilleComiccon May 3 IntriguingBookish Market in Peterborough May 30 GanonoqueComiccon May 31 ManitoulinIsland Comiccon June 13 EspanolaComiccon June 14 PictonComiccon June 28 SaultCon FridayJuly 10, 3pm-8pm SaturdayJuly 11, 11am-8pm Sunday,July 12, 11am-4pm FlamboroughBook Fair at the West Avenue Cider House July 26 Cogsand Clockwork Steampunk Festival in Fergus, Ontario September 12/13 Followmy social media @harujinshounds

    1h 10m
  7. 77. Rod Carley (author of Ruff)

    APR 9

    77. Rod Carley (author of Ruff)

    Rod Carley is the award-winning Author of 4 books: A Master of Will, Kinmount, Grin Reaping, and his newest book, Ruff, which was long-listed for the Leacock Medal of Humour and the silver medal winner for best European fiction from and Independent Publisher. Today’s discussion focusses on Ruff, which is a retelling of a period in William Shakespeare’s life, and some of the events going on around him. Rod is also on the organizing committee for the St Lawrence Writers Festival, happening in September in Brockville,Ontario. Previously we had Michael Parkes on, also on the committee, to discuss the festival. We touch on it briefly here. Rod is also an avid Shakespeare fan and student, who’s worked as an actor, director and producer of various productions—one particular production that hasn’t happened yet is an adaptation of Julius Caesar reimagined surrounding the events of the October Crisis and the FLQ, which we discuss in the third part. Reading at 1 hour, 9 minutes Rod’s website: rodcarley.ca Instagram: @rdcarley Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rodcarley.ca/ St Lawrence Writer’s Festival:https://www.stlawrencewritersfestival.ca/ FARM FREAKS DAY 5 on Kickstarter:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/accidentalcreations/farm-freaks-day-5-the-festival Ryan Poirier’s website: https://www.accidentalcreations.ca/ Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. His seventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew of mercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists in alt-history 1948 Tibet.” Upcomingevents: BarrieComiccon April 11 SudburyComiccon April 25 NorthBay Comiccon May 2 HuntsvilleComiccon May 3 IntriguingBookish Market in Peterborough May 30 GanonoqueComiccon May 31 ManitoulinIsland Comiccon June 13 EspanolaComiccon June 14 PictonComiccon June 28 FlamboroughBook Fair at the West Avenue Cider House July 26 Cogsand Clockwork Steampunk Festival in Fergus, Ontario September 12/13 Followmy social media @harujinshounds

    1h 16m
  8. 76. Hannah Manders (author of Time, Swords, and Blood)

    APR 2

    76. Hannah Manders (author of Time, Swords, and Blood)

    Hannah Manders is a lover of fantasy, a writer of books, and (in her words) a mighty fine cook. She also identifies as a slow reader and tea lover. In her free time she enjoys playing video games, reading, gardening, drawing, doing yoga and NPCing at a LARP in southern Ontario. She aspires to be at least one person’s favourite author and become local folklore in her city. She is excited to publish more of her series, and watch how her writing style grows and improves. Currently, she has several projects on the go, the most anticipated workbeing Death and Rest, the next book to release within herliterary universe, coming September 20th 2026. If you are in the Durham area in Ontario, both Hannah and I have our books available at a local bookstore in downtown Oshawa called Book Dragons Den, and you can feel free to stop in and pick up copies. Reading at 58 minutes Hannah’s Website: https://hannahmanders.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannah_manders/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mossepajamas Discord: https://discord.gg/GVQM9nhg3P FARM FREAKS DAY 5 on Kickstarter:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/accidentalcreations/farm-freaks-day-5-the-festival Ryan Poirier’s website: https://www.accidentalcreations.ca/ Kristy Lee’s website: www.authorkristy.com Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. His seventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew of mercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists in alt-history 1948 Tibet.” Upcoming events: Barrie Comiccon April 11 Sudbury Comiccon April 25 North Bay Comiccon May 2 Huntsville Comiccon May 3 Intriguing Bookish Market in Peterborough May 30 Ganonoque Comiccon May 31 Manitoulin Island Comiccon June 13 Espanola Comiccon June 14 Picton Comiccon June 28 Flamborough Book Fair at the West Avenue Cider House July 26 Cogs and Clockwork Steampunk Festival in Fergus, Ontario September 12/13 Follow my social media @harujinshounds

    1h 10m

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Jason Shannon is the author of 7 novels, including The Zimmer Insurgency, The Hounds of Harujin and Tiger Blues. This is a podcast about indie writing, featuring exceptional, sample chapters, upcoming news, and interviews with other authors. Follow Jason Shannon on social media @harujinshounds Visit his website at www.jasonmshannon.com