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Episode 226 – Interview with Helen Hynson Vettori

Come meet the author of the Black Swan Trilogy as we talk about book 2, Black Swan Shock. Helen was a Senior Medical Intelligence Analyst before the covid pandemic, specializing in planning and preparing for biological incidents. She brings that vivid, very real knowledge of how Black Swan events start and spread and “should” be contained — so the reactions of her fictional personas are true to life. In Black Swan Shock, our heroine represents as an athlete with Down’s Syndrome, who rescues people after a catastrophic earthquake. … Continue…Episode 226 – Interview with Helen Hynson Vettori

The number 200 in dark blue with pink and yellow splotches, and the title Writers Drinking Coffee in white, both with a black outline, on a blue background covered with multi-coloured confetti.

Episode 201 – Becoming Terran with Mark Roth-Whitworth

We welcome back Mark to talk about Becoming Terran, a near-future 2077 on this planet, describing how the people of Earth came together in one (okay, uneasy) Terran Confederation and reached for the stars. In his latest book, there is a conspiracy of plutocrats, a dynasty of brave women who understand when to fight for what they believe in, and some tasty genetic and surgical mod technology.
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