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TBRCon2023 Highlight: The Future of Near-Future Sci-Fi (Panel)

February 10, 2023 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Every week, we will be highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting.

This week, join moderator/podcaster Adrian M. Gibson and authors Malka Older, Sheree Renée Thomas, Lincoln Michel, Samit Basu and Victor Manibo for a TBRCon2023 author panel on “The Future of Near-Future Sci-Fi”.

To check out all of our TBRCon2023 content, click here.


ABOUT THE PANELISTS:

Adrian M. Gibson is a writer, illustrator and creator/co-host of SFF Addicts podcast. He is currently working on his debut novel.  Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram and his personal website.

Malka Older is an author, aid worker and sociologist, and wrote the Centenal Cycle, which includes Infomocracy, Null States and State Tectonics, and the short story collection …and Other Disasters. She also created the fiction serial Ninth Step Station. Find Malka on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.

Lincoln Michel is an author, teacher and editor. He also edited the anthologies Tiny Nightmares and Tiny Crimes, and wrote the novel The Body Scout and the story collection Upright Beasts. Find Lincoln on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.

Sheree Renée Thomas is an award-winning author, editor and poet. Her works include the Dark Matter anthology, the Marvel novel Black Panther: Panther’s Rage and much more. Find Sheree on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.

Samit Basu is an Indian novelist, film director and screenwriter. His written works include The City Inside, the GameWorld Trilogy, Turbulence, Resistance and more. Find Samit on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.

Victor Manibo is a speculative fiction author of The Sleepless, as well as a queer immigrant and civil rights lawyer. Find Victor on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.


The audio of this panel is available to stream and download on:

Anchor | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Podcast Addict | Stitcher | Amazon Music | Overcast | RadioPublic | Pocket Casts | Breaker | Podbay

You can also watch the panel below via the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or stream the audio via Spotify.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Book Tube, TBRCon2023 Tagged With: Author Panel, Lincoln Michel, Malka Older, Panel, Samit Basu, Science Fiction, Sheree Renée Thomas, TBRCon2023, Victor Manibo

About Adrian M. Gibson

Adrian M. Gibson is an award-winning Canadian SFF author, podcaster, illustrator and tattoo artist. In 2021, he created the SFF Addicts podcast, which he co-hosts with fellow authors M. J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly. The three host in-depth interviews with an array of science fiction and fantasy authors, as well as writing masterclasses.

Mushroom Blues, the first book in The Hofmann Report series, is his debut novel.

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