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Allora Public RadioBlackwarren Reads: Certified Gold: On the Air, by David M. DeMar (Finale)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...2024-03-181h 44

Allora Public RadioBlackwarren Reads: Certified Gold: On the Air, by David M. DeMar (Part 8)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...2024-03-0558 min

Allora Public RadioBlackwarren Reads: Certified Gold: On the Air, by David M. DeMar (Part 7)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...2024-02-261h 16

Allora Public RadioBlackwarren Reads: Certified Gold: On the Air, by David M. DeMar (Part 6)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...2024-02-1958 min

Allora Public RadioBlackwarren Reads: Certified Gold: On the Air, by David M. DeMar (Part 5)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...2024-02-1448 min

Allora Public RadioBlackwarren Reads: Certified Gold: On the Air, by David M. DeMar (Part 4)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...2024-02-0749 min

Allora Public RadioBlackwarren Reads: Certified Gold: On the Air, by David M. DeMar (Part 3)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...2024-01-3056 min

Allora Public RadioBlackwarren Reads: Certified Gold: On the Air, by David M. DeMar (Part 2)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...2024-01-2354 min

Allora Public RadioBlackwarren Reads: Certified Gold: On the Air, by David M. DeMar (Part 1)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...2023-11-1733 min

Allora Public RadioAllora Public Radio: Finishing Your First Novel, with David M. DemarDave 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. 2023-08-2925 min

Allora Public RadioAllora Public Radio: LGBTQ+ TTRPGs (Alison Cybe, Chris Bissette, Linda Codega, Savan Gupta)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...2023-08-171h 27

Allora Public RadioBlackwarren Reads: Samhain Secrets - "The Audition", by Sierra DeanBlackwarren 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...2023-06-1059 min

Allora Public RadioBlackwarren Reads: Samhain Secrets - "Done and Dusted", by Vaughn R. Demont (Part 2)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...2023-05-2647 min

Allora Public RadioBlackwarren Reads: Samhain Secrets - "Done and Dusted", by Vaughn R. Demont (Part 1)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...2023-05-051h 05

Allora Public RadioAllora Public Radio: Meet the Staff - Skye SiskThis 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 table...2023-05-0414 min

Allora Public RadioBlackwarren Reads: Samhain Secrets - "The Kit Gloves Are Off", by Chris Shaffer (Part 2)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...2023-04-2854 min

Allora Public RadioAllora Public Radio: Meet the Staff - Renard De FleureauxThis 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 2023-04-2724 min

Allora Public RadioAllora Public Radio: Meet the Staff - David M. DeMarThis 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" Dave's Gunpla Build Channel 2023-04-2025 min

Allora Public RadioBlackwarren Reads: Samhain Secrets - "The Kit Gloves Are Off", by Chris Shaffer (Part 1)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...2023-04-1441 min

Allora Public RadioAllora Public Radio: Meet the Staff - Behind the Scenes with Ally & IvyBehind 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 Find Ivy's portfolio here 2023-04-1323 min

Allora Public RadioAllora Public Radio: Meet the Staff - Vaughn R. DemontBlackwarren 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 2023-04-0633 min

Allora Public RadioBlackwarren Reads: Samhain Secrets - "Climbing the Charts", by David M. DeMar (Part 2)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...2023-03-311h 19

Allora Public RadioBlackwarren Reads: Samhain Secrets - "Climbing the Charts", by David M. DeMar (Part 1)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...2023-03-241h 28

Allora Public RadioBlackwarren Reads: Settle the Score, by Vaughn R. Demont (Finale, Part 2)Shout out to all the Goblins out there! 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...2023-03-112h 11

Allora Public RadioAllora Public Radio: LGBTQ+ Horror (Alison Cybe, H.D. Ingham, Bitter Karella, Gretchen Felker-Martin)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. Guest Links: Aliso...2023-03-091h 33

Allora Public RadioBlackwarren Reads: Settle the Score, by Vaughn R. Demont (Finale, Part 1)Shout out to all the Goblins out there! 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+ c...2023-03-041h 55

Allora Public RadioBlackwarren Reads: Settle the Score, by Vaughn R. Demont (Ch. 25-28)Shout out to all the Goblins out there! 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: C...2023-02-251h 42

Allora Public RadioBlackwarren Reads: Settle the Score, by Vaughn R. Demont (Ch. 21-24)Shout out to all the Goblins out there! 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. Recorded Friday, February 10, 2023 Cast: Vaughn R. Demont: Nick Blackwarren Renard DeFleuraux: Rhys Llewellyn, Prince Hadryn...2023-02-181h 15

Allora Public RadioBlackwarren Reads: Settle the Score, by Vaughn R. Demont (Ch. 17-20)Shout out to all the Goblins out there! 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. Recorded Friday, January 31, 2023 Cast: ...2023-02-071h 23

Allora Public RadioBlackwarren Reads: Settle the Score, by Vaughn R. Demont (Chapters 13-16)Shout out to all the Goblins out there! 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? Advisory: This episode contains vulgar language, LGBTQ+ characters, and adult situations. Recorded Friday, January 20th, 2023 Ca...2023-01-281h 17

Allora Public RadioComing Soon - Allora Public RadioHello and Welcome to Allora Public Radio, the official podcast of Blackwarren Books. Join us as we meet the authors, editors, artists, fans and more of this up-and-coming indie publisher hoping to raise the voices of LGBTQ+ and BIPOC writers. We’ll discover who they are, where they came from, how you can join our growing community, news about our latest releases, and discuss topics important to our communities. Blackwarren Books. Be the Hero, Not A Token Find us on our official Website where you can purchase all our books and merchandise at https://www.blackwarrenbooks.com/ 2022-12-2900 min