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Orson Scott Card discusses Ender in Exile

Orson Scott Card was interviewed by Expanded Books for a video (available at youtube.com/torforge). This is an excerpt from that conversation. Ender in Exile is the direct sequel to Ender’s Game. It was released by Tor in November.

Upload Date:12/4/2008

Running Time: 15:46

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A Chat with Brandon Sanderson, Part 2

Join Brandon Sanderson as he talks about writing the Mistborn series and completing Robert Jordan’s A Memory of Light. Sanderson’s final book in the Mistborn trilogy, The Hero of Ages, was released by Tor in October. A Memory of Light is currently expected to be released Fall 2009. (Part 2 of 2)

Upload Date:11/12/2008

Running Time: 17:11

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A Chat with Brandon Sanderson, Part 1

Upload Date:11/6/2008

Running Time: 16:28

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A. Lee Martinez on Too Many Curses

Award-winning author A. Lee Martinez discusses his current novel, Too Many Curses (Tor, September 2, 2008), as well as his reputation as a humorous writer. Martinez touches on how he gets his ideas and how he feels about writing a series. Recorded April 27, 2008, at the Nebula Awards in Austin, Texas.

Upload Date:9/3/2008

Running Time: 7:06

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Tobias S. Buckell discusses Sly Mongoose

Tobias S. Buckell discusses the origin of his new novel, Sly Mongoose (Tor, August 19, 2008). The idea for the novel came from a speech by a NASA physicist describing how it's physically possible to have floating cities. Tobias took this inspiration and came up with a fantastic novel. Recorded April 27, 2008, at the Nebula Awards in Austin, Texas.

Upload Date:8/27/2008

Running Time: 5:09

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Daniel Abraham interviews Melinda Snodgrass

Author Daniel Abraham (An Autumn War) and Melinda Snodgrass (The Edge of Reason) discuss her role in coining the term "toaster", her new novel, and what it's like to be a liberal woman in charge of a petroleum company.

Upload Date:7/24/2008

Running Time: 14:04

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John Scalzi on The Last Colony

John Scalzi talks to Tor publicist Dot Lin on The Last Colony, the perils of a madcap book tour, and the hotly anticipated next book!

Upload Date:4/17/2008

Running Time: 10:30

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Mark Ferrari at the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association Fall Trade Show

Jodi Rosoff talks with Mark Ferrari about his debut novel The Book of Joby and its basis in Judeo-Christian mythology as well as future writing endeavors. Recorded at the Marriott City Center Hotel in Oakland, CA on October 6, 2007.

Upload Date:4/10/2008

Running Time: 5:45

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A Chat with David Lubar and John Scalzi

Award-winning children's author David Lubar talks to award-winning SF author John Scalzi … about literary "weenies," stuffed spaceships, and only children. Also hear about how these two authors met back in the day.

Upload Date:4/3/2008

Running Time: 10:32

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Whitley Strieber and Anne Strieber interviewed by Senior Publicist Alexis Saarela and Editor Eric Raab, Part 2

Whitley Strieber, stopping by the Tor offices, discusses his newest book 2012, his writing influences, and the movies that are currently in the works for both 2012 and The Grays. (Part 2 of 2)

Upload Date:3/27/2008

Running Time: 12:28

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Whitley Strieber and Anne Strieber interviewed by Senior Publicist Alexis Saarela and Editor Eric Raab, Part 1

Whitley Strieber, stopping by the Tor offices, discusses his newest book 2012, his writing influences, and the movies that are currently in the works for both 2012 and The Grays. (Part 1 of 2)

Upload Date:3/20/2008

Running Time: 31:26

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Brian Slattery at the New England Independent Booksellers Association

Publicity Director Elena Stokes talks to first time author Brian Slattery about being in love with New York City, writing Spaceman Blues on a bus, the editing process, and why his inability to write music translates into an awesome ability to write novels.

Upload Date:3/13/2008

Running Time: 7:58

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