Interview with Neo-Noir Novelist Benjamin Whitmer On the Likability "Problem" and Tragic Characters

May 19, 2017 Danyelle Overbo

We spoke with noir author and all-around cool guy, Benjamin Whitmer, to talk about his chosen genre, the likability of characters in darker stories, and his work at Lighthouse Writers Workshop.

An Interview With Brenna Yovanoff

April 14, 2017 C.S. Peterson

Brenna Yovanoff's Gothic monsters are full of teeth, and she is an author full of surprises.

Fanatics Destroy Democracy in Real Life and in "The Fate of the Tearling"

December 2, 2016 The Unbound Writers

Fiction Unbound interviews Erika Johansen about the role of religion in a democracy, the rise of powerful women protagonists, and more.

"Star Wars and the Power of Costume" at the Denver Art Museum

November 11, 2016 The Unbound Writers

Queen Amidala, Throne Room Gown. Star WarsTM: The Phantom Menace. © & TM 2016 Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. — Queen Amidala, Throne Room Gown. *Star WarsTM: The Phantom Menace.* © & TM 2016 Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. Used under authorization.

"Luminous beings are we," says Yoda. Star Wars and the Power of Costume at the Denver Art Museum celebrates the creative process that brought to life a modern myth.

Paolo Bacigalupi: Chilling Worlds of Warning

April 22, 2016 C.S. Peterson

Paolo Bacigalupi, photo © JT Thomas Photography

Paolo Bacigalupi, the master of the dire sci-fi future, visits Fiction Unbound to talk about black-swan events, speculative fiction's power to contextualize the present, and what he has learned about his own creative process.