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Welcome back to Blackwarren Reads, where we cconclude Season 2 with our latest release, David M. DeMar's "On the Air", the opening of his "Certified Gold" urban fantasy series.
Welcome to Allora University, the Argent City's premier institute of higher learning! You'll find all kinds of mythic creatures here - including Allora University's newest freshman, Ricky Konacsz, next in line to be named king of the Dragons. Not that he ever wanted the job. He'd rather just listen to his vintage Joy Division LPs in peace.
Ricky's been having an eventful semester. His roommate is a Satyr, and his polycule vacillates between constantly propositioning Ricky and eating all his snacks. The Sidhe noble in Ricky's accounting class has been tormenting him nonstop, threatening to turn him into a set of matched luggage. And the human girl at the library front desk has been hunting him on another playing field altogether! All he wants to do is listen to music and be left alone - and maybe get a job working behind the scenes at the college radio station.
Ricky had hoped he could just have a normal life, but Fate had other plans. One night, he ends up behind the Allora University Radio's microphone instead of the soundboard. What began as a one-time event becomes a viral sensation. Things get even worse when he accidentally insults the father of a Sidhe noble on the air - the same noble who's been making his life miserable all semester. Now, all eyes are on him, and not in a good way. What's a young Dragon King to do?
Cast:
Dave DeMar: Ricky Konacsz, Misc
Kezz McDonald: Anagen
Renard DeFleuraux: Wyndham Summers, Chad Konacsz, Thomas Canmore, Misc
Skye Sisk: Thorli Konacsz, Dagmar Konacsz, Amelia, Morrigan, Neira
Vaughn R. Demont: Rethas Summers, Mack Konacsz, Misc.
Amistad: Jutte Argentus
Listen to our interviews with Dave about On the Air here!
Buy the book direct from Blackwarren
Welcome back to Blackwarren Reads, where we continue Season 2 with our latest release, David M. DeMar's "On the Air", the opening of his "Certified Gold" urban fantasy series.
Welcome to Allora University, the Argent City's premier institute of higher learning! You'll find all kinds of mythic creatures here - including Allora University's newest freshman, Ricky Konacsz, next in line to be named king of the Dragons. Not that he ever wanted the job. He'd rather just listen to his vintage Joy Division LPs in peace.
Ricky's been having an eventful semester. His roommate is a Satyr, and his polycule vacillates between constantly propositioning Ricky and eating all his snacks. The Sidhe noble in Ricky's accounting class has been tormenting him nonstop, threatening to turn him into a set of matched luggage. And the human girl at the library front desk has been hunting him on another playing field altogether! All he wants to do is listen to music and be left alone - and maybe get a job working behind the scenes at the college radio station.
Ricky had hoped he could just have a normal life, but Fate had other plans. One night, he ends up behind the Allora University Radio's microphone instead of the soundboard. What began as a one-time event becomes a viral sensation. Things get even worse when he accidentally insults the father of a Sidhe noble on the air - the same noble who's been making his life miserable all semester. Now, all eyes are on him, and not in a good way. What's a young Dragon King to do?
Cast:
Dave DeMar: Ricky Konacsz, Misc. Voices
Caspian Greene: Anagen (Understudy)
Skye Sisk: Dagmar, Ellen, Misc. Voices
Vaughn R. Demont: Wyndham, other male voices that aren't Ricky xD
Listen to our interviews with Dave about On the Air here!
Buy the book direct from Blackwarren
Welcome back to Blackwarren Reads, where we continue Season 2 with our latest release, David M. DeMar's "On the Air", the opening of his "Certified Gold" urban fantasy series.
Welcome to Allora University, the Argent City's premier institute of higher learning! You'll find all kinds of mythic creatures here - including Allora University's newest freshman, Ricky Konacsz, next in line to be named king of the Dragons. Not that he ever wanted the job. He'd rather just listen to his vintage Joy Division LPs in peace.
Ricky's been having an eventful semester. His roommate is a Satyr, and his polycule vacillates between constantly propositioning Ricky and eating all his snacks. The Sidhe noble in Ricky's accounting class has been tormenting him nonstop, threatening to turn him into a set of matched luggage. And the human girl at the library front desk has been hunting him on another playing field altogether! All he wants to do is listen to music and be left alone - and maybe get a job working behind the scenes at the college radio station.
Ricky had hoped he could just have a normal life, but Fate had other plans. One night, he ends up behind the Allora University Radio's microphone instead of the soundboard. What began as a one-time event becomes a viral sensation. Things get even worse when he accidentally insults the father of a Sidhe noble on the air - the same noble who's been making his life miserable all semester. Now, all eyes are on him, and not in a good way. What's a young Dragon King to do?
Cast:
Dave DeMar: Ricky Konacsz, Misc. Voices
Kezz McDonald: Anagen
Skye Sisk: Ellen, Salka Delgado, Misc. Voices
Vaughn R. Demont: Niko, Wyndham, other male voices that aren't Ricky xD
Listen to our interviews with Dave about On the Air here!
Buy the book direct from Blackwarren
Welcome back to Blackwarren Reads, where we continue Season 2 with our latest release, David M. DeMar's "On the Air", the opening of his "Certified Gold" urban fantasy series.
Welcome to Allora University, the Argent City's premier institute of higher learning! You'll find all kinds of mythic creatures here - including Allora University's newest freshman, Ricky Konacsz, next in line to be named king of the Dragons. Not that he ever wanted the job. He'd rather just listen to his vintage Joy Division LPs in peace.
Ricky's been having an eventful semester. His roommate is a Satyr, and his polycule vacillates between constantly propositioning Ricky and eating all his snacks. The Sidhe noble in Ricky's accounting class has been tormenting him nonstop, threatening to turn him into a set of matched luggage. And the human girl at the library front desk has been hunting him on another playing field altogether! All he wants to do is listen to music and be left alone - and maybe get a job working behind the scenes at the college radio station.
Ricky had hoped he could just have a normal life, but Fate had other plans. One night, he ends up behind the Allora University Radio's microphone instead of the soundboard. What began as a one-time event becomes a viral sensation. Things get even worse when he accidentally insults the father of a Sidhe noble on the air - the same noble who's been making his life miserable all semester. Now, all eyes are on him, and not in a good way. What's a young Dragon King to do?
Cast:
Dave DeMar: Ricky Konacsz, Misc. Voices
Skye Sisk: Thorli, Misc. Voices
Vaughn R. Demont: Chad, Wyndham Summers, Earl Rethas, Misc. voices
Listen to our interviews with Dave about On the Air here!
Buy the book direct from Blackwarren
Buy from Amazon, including hard copies
Welcome back to Blackwarren Reads, where we continue Season 2 with our latest release, David M. DeMar's "On the Air", the opening of his "Certified Gold" urban fantasy series.
Welcome to Allora University, the Argent City's premier institute of higher learning! You'll find all kinds of mythic creatures here - including Allora University's newest freshman, Ricky Konacsz, next in line to be named king of the Dragons. Not that he ever wanted the job. He'd rather just listen to his vintage Joy Division LPs in peace.
Ricky's been having an eventful semester. His roommate is a Satyr, and his polycule vacillates between constantly propositioning Ricky and eating all his snacks. The Sidhe noble in Ricky's accounting class has been tormenting him nonstop, threatening to turn him into a set of matched luggage. And the human girl at the library front desk has been hunting him on another playing field altogether! All he wants to do is listen to music and be left alone - and maybe get a job working behind the scenes at the college radio station.
Ricky had hoped he could just have a normal life, but Fate had other plans. One night, he ends up behind the Allora University Radio's microphone instead of the soundboard. What began as a one-time event becomes a viral sensation. Things get even worse when he accidentally insults the father of a Sidhe noble on the air - the same noble who's been making his life miserable all semester. Now, all eyes are on him, and not in a good way. What's a young Dragon King to do?
Cast:
Dave DeMar: Ricky Konacsz
Kezz McDonald: Anagen
Renard DeFleuraux: Byron
Skye Sisk: Thorli, Morrigan
Listen to Ricky's Halloween Night Nest Playlist!
Welcome back to Blackwarren Reads, where we continue Season 2 with our latest release, David M. DeMar's "On the Air", the opening of his "Certified Gold" urban fantasy series.
Welcome to Allora University, the Argent City's premier institute of higher learning! You'll find all kinds of mythic creatures here - including Allora University's newest freshman, Ricky Konacsz, next in line to be named king of the Dragons. Not that he ever wanted the job. He'd rather just listen to his vintage Joy Division LPs in peace.
Ricky's been having an eventful semester. His roommate is a Satyr, and his polycule vacillates between constantly propositioning Ricky and eating all his snacks. The Sidhe noble in Ricky's accounting class has been tormenting him nonstop, threatening to turn him into a set of matched luggage. And the human girl at the library front desk has been hunting him on another playing field altogether! All he wants to do is listen to music and be left alone - and maybe get a job working behind the scenes at the college radio station.
Ricky had hoped he could just have a normal life, but Fate had other plans. One night, he ends up behind the Allora University Radio's microphone instead of the soundboard. What began as a one-time event becomes a viral sensation. Things get even worse when he accidentally insults the father of a Sidhe noble on the air - the same noble who's been making his life miserable all semester. Now, all eyes are on him, and not in a good way. What's a young Dragon King to do?
Cast:
Dave DeMar: Ricky Konacsz
Kezz McDonald: Anagen
Renard DeFleuraux: Byron
Skye Sisk: Thorli, Morrigan
Welcome back to Blackwarren Reads, where we continue Season 2 with our latest release, David M. DeMar's "On the Air", the opening of his "Certified Gold" urban fantasy series.
Welcome to Allora University, the Argent City's premier institute of higher learning! You'll find all kinds of mythic creatures here - including Allora University's newest freshman, Ricky Konacsz, next in line to be named king of the Dragons. Not that he ever wanted the job. He'd rather just listen to his vintage Joy Division LPs in peace.
Ricky's been having an eventful semester. His roommate is a Satyr, and his polycule vacillates between constantly propositioning Ricky and eating all his snacks. The Sidhe noble in Ricky's accounting class has been tormenting him nonstop, threatening to turn him into a set of matched luggage. And the human girl at the library front desk has been hunting him on another playing field altogether! All he wants to do is listen to music and be left alone - and maybe get a job working behind the scenes at the college radio station.
Ricky had hoped he could just have a normal life, but Fate had other plans. One night, he ends up behind the Allora University Radio's microphone instead of the soundboard. What began as a one-time event becomes a viral sensation. Things get even worse when he accidentally insults the father of a Sidhe noble on the air - the same noble who's been making his life miserable all semester. Now, all eyes are on him, and not in a good way. What's a young Dragon King to do?
Cast:
Dave DeMar: Ricky Konacsz
Kezz McDonald: Anagen
Vaughn R. Demont: Chauncey
Skye Sisk: Dagmar Konacsz
Listen to our interviews with Dave about his first novel here!
Buy the book direct from Blackwarren
Buy from Amazon, including hard copies
Welcome back to Blackwarren Reads, where we continue Season 2 with our latest release, David M. DeMar's "On the Air", the opening of his "Certified Gold" urban fantasy series.
Welcome to Allora University, the Argent City's premier institute of higher learning! You'll find all kinds of mythic creatures here - including Allora University's newest freshman, Ricky Konacsz, next in line to be named king of the Dragons. Not that he ever wanted the job. He'd rather just listen to his vintage Joy Division LPs in peace.
Ricky's been having an eventful semester. His roommate is a Satyr, and his polycule vacillates between constantly propositioning Ricky and eating all his snacks. The Sidhe noble in Ricky's accounting class has been tormenting him nonstop, threatening to turn him into a set of matched luggage. And the human girl at the library front desk has been hunting him on another playing field altogether! All he wants to do is listen to music and be left alone - and maybe get a job working behind the scenes at the college radio station.
Ricky had hoped he could just have a normal life, but Fate had other plans. One night, he ends up behind the Allora University Radio's microphone instead of the soundboard. What began as a one-time event becomes a viral sensation. Things get even worse when he accidentally insults the father of a Sidhe noble on the air - the same noble who's been making his life miserable all semester. Now, all eyes are on him, and not in a good way. What's a young Dragon King to do?
Cast:
Dave DeMar: Ricky Konacsz
Kezz McDonald: Anagen
Vaughn R. Demont: Wyndham Summers, Chad, Mack, Misc. Voices
Skye Sisk: Dags, Thorli Konacscz, Ellen, Misc. Voices
Listen to our interviews with Dave about his first novel here!
Buy the book direct from Blackwarren
Buy from Amazon, including hard copies
Welcome back to Blackwarren Reads, where we begin Season 2 with our latest release, David M. DeMar's "On the Air", the opening of his "Certified Gold" urban fantasy series.
Welcome to Allora University, the Argent City's premier institute of higher learning! You'll find all kinds of mythic creatures here - including Allora University's newest freshman, Ricky Konacsz, next in line to be named king of the Dragons. Not that he ever wanted the job. He'd rather just listen to his vintage Joy Division LPs in peace.
Ricky's been having an eventful semester. His roommate is a Satyr, and his polycule vacillates between constantly propositioning Ricky and eating all his snacks. The Sidhe noble in Ricky's accounting class has been tormenting him nonstop, threatening to turn him into a set of matched luggage. And the human girl at the library front desk has been hunting him on another playing field altogether! All he wants to do is listen to music and be left alone - and maybe get a job working behind the scenes at the college radio station.
Ricky had hoped he could just have a normal life, but Fate had other plans. One night, he ends up behind the Allora University Radio's microphone instead of the soundboard. What began as a one-time event becomes a viral sensation. Things get even worse when he accidentally insults the father of a Sidhe noble on the air - the same noble who's been making his life miserable all semester. Now, all eyes are on him, and not in a good way. What's a young Dragon King to do?
Cast:
Dave DeMar: Ricky Konacsz
Kyrone Rustmore: Wyndham Summers
Skye Sisk: Thorli Konacscz, Ellen, Misc. Voices
Vaughn R. Demont: Chad Konacsz, Naveen, Misc. Voices
Listen to our interviews with Dave about his first novel here!
Buy the book direct from Blackwarren
Buy from Amazon, including hard copies
Dave DeMar returns to to talk with Chris about his new book On the Air, and the launch of a new series, Certified Gold.
Digressions include: impostor syndrome, vinyl, college radio, working in an established setting and leaving your mark on it, and navigating the awkwardness of your family asking which characters are based on them.
Pick up Certified Gold: On the Air from BlackwarrenBooks.com or Amazon in Kindle, paperback, and hardcover.
Blackwarren Books is proud to announce our next roundtable discussion! Hot on the heels of our very popular queer horror fiction roundtable, our new podcast focuses on representation in tabletop roleplaying from an intersectional point of view. Our esteemed guests for this Saturday include:
Alison Cybe (they/them): Returning from our horror podcast, Alison is a prolific game contributor, having written for Call of Cthulhu, the Fallout RPG, Starfinder, Vampire the Masquerade, Blue Rose, the most recently published Shield Maidens, and many more. Alison is also a fiction author and avowed Gunpla addict. Read more about Alison here.
Chris Bissette (they/them): Chris is the owner ofLoot the Room, an ENnie Nominated blog providing free resources and articles for tabletop RPGs every week. They’re also responsible for creating The Wretched, A Dungeon Game, and adventures for Troika! and MÖRK BORG. Chris is also an accomplished musician. Their most recent release is The Moss Mother’s Maze, a standalone module for A Dungeon Game.
Linda Codega (they/them): A journalist writing for Gizmodo, Dicebreaker, and others, Linda was the first to break the story this spring about Wizards of the Coast breaking the OGL. They’ve also recently written about has also recently written about trans representation in Nintendo, racism in Magic: the Gathering, and Critical Role’s “Candela Obscura” game. You can find Linda on Twitter @lincodega.
Savan Gupta (he/him): CEO of multimedia company Steam-Funk Studios and editor-in-chief of fandom anthropology journal The Unconventional, Savan is a former WotC employee turned business analyst and marketing consultant for conventions and related businesses. His background includes stage performance and improv, project management and LARP production with years of industry experience, championing diverse representation in gaming. Steam-Funk’s magnum opus, The Living Multiverse tabletop RPG setting, is currently developing actively.
As always, our Allora Public Radio roundtable will be moderated by our APR host Chris. More info can be found at the Blackwarren Books Discord. See you there!
Blackwarren Reads returns with the finale of the publisher's debut anthology, Samhain Secrets: World Premiere.
In the Argent City, where supernatural creatures like dragons, fae, and tricksters live alongside blissfully unaware humanity, Halloween Night remains the craziest night of the year. A dragon who would be king struggles to establish his identity and find his passion in hosting a popular radio show, while the wily Kitsune seek to unmask a conspiracy against the feuding Tricksters of the City, where anyone could be the culprit. Across the City, a pair of Fae entrepreneurs stake their future on cleansing a murder site for the police, but a nosy Brownie can't accept the given cause of death and suspects murder. And finally, a hopeful actress takes a chance at scoring the lead in the reboot of a much-beloved vampire action series, only to find the audition process far more bizarre, and deadly, than even the most committed actor would expect.
Secret McQueen returns! At least on television, that is. With the revival of Bloody Good making its world premiere Halloween Night the question on every fan's mind is who will step into Ashley Carpenter's shoes as the new Secret McQueen? Monique, working actress and Bloody Good superfan, sees an ad for an open call for the lead role. Is it too good to be true? And aren't the producers just a little too Method for an audition for a vampire hunter show? How far would you go for the role of a lifetime?
Cast:
Skye Sisk: Monique, Grace
Vaughn R. Demont: Elder, Titan
Renard DeFleuraux: Dragomir
Dave DeMar: Horatio
Chris Shaffer: Dark-haired Vampire
Kezz McDonald: Khalea
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Blackwarren Reads returns with the publisher's debut anthology, Samhain Secrets: World Premiere.
In the Argent City, where supernatural creatures like dragons, fae, and tricksters live alongside blissfully unaware humanity, Halloween Night remains the craziest night of the year. A dragon who would be king struggles to establish his identity and find his passion in hosting a popular radio show, while the wily Kitsune seek to unmask a conspiracy against the feuding Tricksters of the City, where anyone could be the culprit. Across the City, a pair of Fae entrepreneurs stake their future on cleansing a murder site for the police, but a nosy Brownie can't accept the given cause of death and suspects murder. And finally, a hopeful actress takes a chance at scoring the lead in the reboot of a much-beloved vampire action series, only to find the audition process far more bizarre, and deadly, than even the most committed actor would expect.
"Whether you're cleaning up after a party, staging a condo for sale, or cleaning up a crime scene, call G&C Ablutions! There's no mess we can't address!"
Claire Lascelles, a Brownie with a housekeeping pedigree and an Ivy League business degree, is still struggling to get her company, co-run with her friend and partner Gunnar "Gunny" MacNamara, to a level beyond advertising on social media. When called in by the police to clean a crime scene about to be released, Claire's obsession with hard-boiled whodunits comes out. Did the occupant die of natural causes as suspected? Or was it murder? Join Claire to find out and solve the mystery with her in this two-parter from Blackwarren Reads!
Recorded Friday, May 12th, 2023
Cast:
Skye Sisk: Claire Lascelles
Vaughn R. Demont: Gunnar MacNamara
Renard DeFleuraux: Constable Thomas Canmore
Dave DeMar: Liam O'Shea, Landlord
Kezz McDonald: Julia Reeve, Anne Swanroad, Hope
Ellie DeMar: Casey
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Blackwarren Reads returns with the publisher's debut anthology, Samhain Secrets: World Premiere.
In the Argent City, where supernatural creatures like dragons, fae, and tricksters live alongside blissfully unaware humanity, Halloween Night remains the craziest night of the year. A dragon who would be king struggles to establish his identity and find his passion in hosting a popular radio show, while the wily Kitsune seek to unmask a conspiracy against the feuding Tricksters of the City, where anyone could be the culprit. Across the City, a pair of Fae entrepreneurs stake their future on cleansing a murder site for the police, but a nosy Brownie can't accept the given cause of death and suspects murder. And finally, a hopeful actress takes a chance at scoring the lead in the reboot of a much-beloved vampire action series, only to find the audition process far more bizarre, and deadly, than even the most committed actor would expect.
"Whether you're cleaning up after a party, staging a condo for sale, or cleaning up a crime scene, call G&C Ablutions! There's no mess we can't address!"
Claire Lascelles, a Brownie with a housekeeping pedigree and an Ivy League business degree, is still struggling to get her company, co-run with her friend and partner Gunnar "Gunny" MacNamara, to a level beyond advertising on social media. When called in by the police to clean a crime scene about to be released, Claire's obsession with hard-boiled whodunits comes out. Did the occupant die of natural causes as suspected? Or was it murder? Join Claire to find out and solve the mystery with her in this two-parter from Blackwarren Reads!
Recorded Friday, April 28th, 2023
Cast:
Skye Sisk: Claire Lascelles
Vaughn R. Demont: Gunnar MacNamara
Renard DeFleuraux: Constable Thomas Canmore
Dave DeMar: Liam O'Shea, Landlord
Kezz McDonald: Julia Reeve, Anne Swanroad
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This week, Chris interviews our newest assistant editor and budding voice artist, Skye Sisk, on her journey into creative writing and publishing, lifting the hood on a manuscript to help fine-tune the language, her minor font obsession, advocacy for a writer's voice, and love of her two American Akitas. Skye discusses writers and editors she admires, influences, fantasy nerdery, and the importance of well-executed symbolism and metaphor.
Learn more about Skye here at Blackwarren Books
Hear some of Skye's voice work in Blackwarren Reads
Read Skye's blog articles on Representation and Character Identity in tabletop gaming.
Find Skye on Twitter
Shout out to the Goblins out there!
Blackwarren Reads returns with the publisher's debut anthology, Samhain Secrets: World Premiere.
In the Argent City, where supernatural creatures like dragons, fae, and tricksters live alongside blissfully unaware humanity, Halloween Night remains the craziest night of the year. A dragon who would be king struggles to establish his identity and find his passion in hosting a popular radio show, while the wily Kitsune seek to unmask a conspiracy against the feuding Tricksters of the City, where anyone could be the culprit. Across the City, a pair of Fae entrepreneurs stake their future on cleansing a murder site for the police, but a nosy Brownie can't accept the given cause of death and suspects murder. And finally, a hopeful actress takes a chance at scoring the lead in the reboot of a much-beloved vampire action series, only to find the audition process far more bizarre, and deadly, than even the most committed actor would expect.
We resume with "The Kit Gloves Are Off", by Chris Shaffer, and the kitsune protagonist Makoto "Mac" Minocci, journeyman trickster, and protege of Shiko Akimura, demon hunter, and de facto leader of the Foxes of the Argent City. Halloween is no reason to stop feuding clans of rogues, swindlers, and charlatans from targeting each other, but tonight's trick seems closer to starting a war. With the culprit finally unmasked, can Mac, Kaz, and Shiko stop their plan before the Kitsune are framed for an assassination?
Recorded Friday, April 21st 2023
Cast:
Chris Shaffer: Makoto "Mac" Minocci
Skye Sisk: Shiko Akimura, misc. voices
Dave DeMar: Kazuhiro "Kaz" Watanabe
Kezz McDonald: Kyoko Narita, misc. voices
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This week, Chris interviews editor Renard De Fleureaux about his background, education, his work in education, his love of history and theater, and the importance of pathos in literature, now more than ever.
Learn more about Renard here at Blackwarren Books
Hear some of Renard's voice work in Blackwarren Reads
Find Renard on social media
Read Renard's blogs on Disney and French history
This week, Chris interviews editor David M. DeMar on his background, his inspirations from science fiction ("The harder, the better!"), horror, and other speculative genres, as well as his own struggles, challenges, triumphs, and upcoming projects from writing to Gunpla.
Learn more about Dave here at Blackwarren Books
Pick up Dave's books here
Blackwarren Reads: "Climbing the Charts"
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Shout out to the Goblins out there!
Blackwarren Reads returns with the publisher's debut anthology, Samhain Secrets: World Premiere.
In the Argent City, where supernatural creatures like dragons, fae, and tricksters live alongside blissfully unaware humanity, Halloween Night remains the craziest night of the year. A dragon who would be king struggles to establish his identity and find his passion in hosting a popular radio show, while the wily Kitsune seek to unmask a conspiracy against the feuding Tricksters of the City, where anyone could be the culprit. Across the City, a pair of Fae entrepreneurs stake their future on cleansing a murder site for the police, but a nosy Brownie can't accept the given cause of death and suspects murder. And finally, a hopeful actress takes a chance at scoring the lead in the reboot of a much-beloved vampire action series, only to find the audition process far more bizarre, and deadly, than even the most committed actor would expect.
We resume with "The Kit Gloves Are Off", by Chris Shaffer, and the kitsune protagonist Makoto "Mac" Minocci, journeyman trickster, and protege of Shiko Akimura, demon hunter, and de facto leader of the Foxes of the Argent City. Halloween is no reason to stop feuding clans of rogues, swindlers, and charlatans from targeting each other, but tonight's trick seems closer to starting a war...
Recorded Friday, April 7th 2023
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Cast:
Chris Shaffer: Makoto "Mac" Minocci
Skye Sisk: Shiko Akimura, misc. voices
Dave DeMar: Kazuhiro "Kaz" Watanabe
Kezz McDonald: Kyoko Narita, misc. voices
Renard DeFleuraux: Troll
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Behind every great publisher, you'll find talented individuals running marketing, art, and design, and Blackwarren Books is no exception. In this episode, Chris interviews Ally DeMar, director of Marketing, and Ivy Gladstone, art director, and delves into how these two women keep Blackwarren running with their skills and creativity. He also explores how the efforts of two minority women help to further shine a light on voices that are all too often ignored.
See Ally and Ivy's work here, the newly redesign Blackwarren Books website
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Blackwarren Books is proud to introduce the staff that keeps the company. We begin with the co-founder and managing editor, Vaughn R. Demont. A novelist, editor, professor, Vaughn discusses his background and what inspired the founding of Blackwarren Books. Interviewed by APR Host, Chris, Vaughn explains his inspirations and the mission of an LGBTQ+ genre fiction publisher.
Find out more at Blackwarren Books
Purchase Vaughn's books here
Shout out to the Goblins out there!
Blackwarren Reads returns with the publisher's debut anthology, Samhain Secrets: World Premiere.
In the Argent City, where supernatural creatures like dragons, fae, and tricksters live alongside blissfully unaware humanity, Halloween Night remains the craziest night of the year. A dragon who would be king struggles to establish his identity and find his passion in hosting a popular radio show, while the wily Kitsune seek to unmask a conspiracy against the feuding Tricksters of the City, where anyone could be the culprit. Across the City, a pair of Fae entrepreneurs stake their future on cleansing a murder site for the police, but a nosy Brownie can't accept the given cause of death and suspects murder. And finally, a hopeful actress takes a chance at scoring the lead in the reboot of a much-beloved vampire action series, only to find the audition process far more bizarre, and deadly, than even the most committed actor would expect.
We resume "Climbing the Charts", by David M. Demar, and the protagonist Ricky Konacsz (CONE-ax), future Dragon King, freshman at Allora University, and vinyl aficionado taking his first steps into broadcasting.
Nothing succeeds like success. After a harrowing (for him) night, Ricky learns his set on the Night Nest was a hit! With the Night Nest offered (not forced) on him, it's up to Ricky to prove he wasn't a fluke, help his sister Dags get revenge on her ex-boyfriend with an epic playlist of break-up songs, and eventually do a live broadcast Halloween Night. With every episode, Ricky's profile grows ever higher, more visible, and when the story comes full circle to the beginning, the future Dragon King will learn it's a long way down.
Recorded Friday, March 24th 2023
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Cast:
Dave DeMar: Ricky Konacsz, Chad Konacsz, Chad Konacsz, Davinicus, Misc. Voices
Kezz McDonald: Anagen
Ally DeMar: Thorli Konacsz
Renard DeFleuraux: Byron
Skye Sisk: Dags Konacsz
Vaughn R. Demont: Summers, Chauncey, Misc. Voices
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Blackwarren Reads returns with the publisher's debut anthology, Samhain Secrets: World Premiere.
In the Argent City, where supernatural creatures like dragons, fae, and tricksters live alongside blissfully unaware humanity, Halloween Night remains the craziest night of the year. A dragon who would be king struggles to establish his identity and find his passion in hosting a popular radio show, while the wily Kitsune seek to unmask a conspiracy against the feuding Tricksters of the City, where anyone could be the culprit. Across the City, a pair of Fae entrepreneurs stake their future on cleansing a murder site for the police, but a nosy Brownie can't accept the given cause of death and suspects murder. And finally, a hopeful actress takes a chance at scoring the lead in the reboot of a much-beloved vampire action series, only to find the audition process far more bizarre, and deadly, than even the most committed actor would expect.
We begin with "Climbing the Charts", by David M. Demar, and the protagonist Ricky Konacsz (CONE-ax), future Dragon King, freshman at Allora University, and vinyl aficionado taking his first steps into broadcasting. It's just an easy shift from 2-4am, running the board, and nowhere near a microphone. Simple, right?
Recorded Friday, March 17th 2023
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Dave DeMar: Ricky Konacsz, Chad Konacsz, Chad Konacsz, Davinicus, Misc. Voices
Kezz McDonald: Anagen
Ally DeMar: Thorli Konacsz
Renard DeFleuraux: Byron
Skye Sisk: Dags Konacsz
Vaughn R. Demont: Summers, Chauncey, Misc. Voices
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Join Nick Blackwarren, Goblin thief, for one last heist: the home of the Fae Prince. With lives, souls, and the Fae Kingdom on the line, Nick will face dragons, a determined Knocker security expert, a Sidhe's private army, and the blades of a Goblin assassin. Can a lowly Goblin stand strong in the face of the highest authority? Can he stop the machinations of a Prince, and maintain a zero body count? Will Nick EVER get his sandwich?
Advisory: This episode contains vulgar language, LGBTQ+ characters, violence, and physical trauma.
Recorded Friday, March 3, 2023
Cast:
Vaughn R. Demont: Nick Blackwarren, Ganimard
Renard DeFleuraux: Rhys Llewellyn, Thomas Canmore, Prince Hadryn Summersword
Dave DeMar: Vincenzo Giansiracusa, David Aidoneus, Salondine the Red, Misc. Voices
Kezz McDonald: Rose Carpenter
Ally DeMar: Constance "Connie" Volpe-Blackwarren, Mrs. Siobahn O'Hare
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Hello and welcome to Allora Public radio, the official Blackwarren Books podcast. I'm your host Chris and follow me as I Interview the authors, editors, artists, and staff who make this unique LGBTQA+ publisher work.
Today is a very special episode as we’re having a round table discussion on the topic of horror with four amazing authors. Gretchen Felker-Martin author of Manhunt, Alison Cybe, author of Shield Maiden, Howard David Ingham, author of We Don’t Go Back: A Watcher Guide to Folk Horror, and Bitter Karella, creator of Midnight Pals.
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Gretchen Felker Martin
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It's the beginning of the end for Nick Blackwarren, Goblin Thief as he attempts the heist of his life, the Royal Vault. Time is running out as he seeks a way to stop the Prince, and save his maybe-sorta-we're-not-ready-for-labels-yet, Rhys, from forced servitude. However, the Royal Vault is housed in the safest, and most dangerous place in the City: Victory Tower, domain of the God of Wealth. Can a Goblin, lowest rung on the mythic ladder, steal from a god?
Advisory: This episode contains vulgar language, LGBTQ+ characters, and adult situations.Recorded Friday, February 24, 2023
Cast:
Vaughn R. Demont: Nick Blackwarren, Ganimard
Renard DeFleuraux: Rhys Llewellyn, Thomas Canmore, Prince Hadryn Summersword
Skye Sisk: Shiko Akimura, Sharon Farry
Dave DeMar: Vincenzo Giansiracusa, David Aidoneus
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Tonight, we continue Blackwarren Reads with a resumption of a live reading of Vaughn R. Demont's urban fantasy, Settle the Score with chapters 25-28. After a dangerous meeting with Prince Hadryn, Nick's in the hospital, Rhys is gone, and all seems lost.
Advisory: This episode contains vulgar language, LGBTQ+ characters, and adult situations.
Recorded Friday, February 17th, 2023
Cast:
Vaughn R. Demont: Nick Blackwarren, Prince Hadryn Summersword
Renard DeFleuraux: Rhys Llewellyn, Thomas Canmore, Darren of Athens
Skye Sisk: Cora Blackwarren, Lady Amelia
Dave DeMar: Vincenzo Giansiracuse, Vael of Corinth
Chris Shaffer: Damon Blackwarren
Ally DeMar: Constance "Connie" Volpe-Blackwarren
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Tonight, we continue Blackwarren Reads with a resumption of a live reading of Vaughn R. Demont's urban fantasy, Settle the Score with chapters 21-24. Dragons! Near-death experiences! Texting! Nick Blackwarren is getting closer to solving the mystery of the murder of Bridget O'Hare, and his progress is getting the attention of dangerous people...
Advisory: This episode contains vulgar language, LGBTQ+ characters, and adult situations.
Cast:
Vaughn R. Demont: Nick Blackwarren
Renard DeFleuraux: Rhys Llewellyn, Prince Hadryn Summersword
Skye Sisk: Bridget O'Hare
Dave DeMar: Shan
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Tonight, we continue Blackwarren Reads with a resumption of a live reading of Vaughn R. Demont's urban fantasy, Settle the Score with chapters 17-20! Things are heating up for Goblin thief Nick Blackwarren in his investigation of Bridget O'Hare, a murdered human composer. The investigation continues as Nick and Rhys canvas Allora University, reach out to the Kitsune, and Nick angers a Dragon. Completely accidentally! Really!
Advisory: This episode contains vulgar language, LGBTQ+ characters, and adult situations.
Cast:
Vaughn R. Demont: Nick Blackwarren, Vincenzo Giansiracusa
Renard DeFleuraux: Rhys Llewellyn, Thomas Canmore
Skye Sisk: Shiko Akimura, misc. voices
Kezz McDonald: Ms. Fallingleaf
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Tonight, we kick off Blackwarren Reads with a resumption of a live reading of Vaughn R. Demont's urban fantasy, Settle the Score with chapters 13-16! Things are heating up for Goblin thief Nick Blackwarren in his investigation of Bridget O'Hare, a murdered human composer. With the arrival of Rhys Llewellyn, a Redcap Assassin, will Nick keep his mind on the case, and his eyes off the dangerous Goblin?
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