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Jason Shannon
Jason Shannon is the author of 7 novels, including The Zimmer Insurgency, The Hounds of Harujin and Tiger Blues. This is a podcast about indie writing, featuring exceptional, sample chapters, upcoming news, and interviews with other authors. Follow Jason Shannon on social media @harujinshounds Visit his website at www.jasonmshannon.com
Episodes
Jason Shannon108. Lusty Fae w/ Erica Jurus (author of The Summer Door)
EricaJurus is an author of urban fantasy whose work plays at theintersection of science fiction, horror, and, with her newestrelease, romance. Erica's fourth…
Jason Shannon107. Like, Share, and Subscribe w/ Crystal Quast (author of Influenced)
Crystal Quast has now released thefourth volume in her Serenity Acres series. The series focuses on afictional picturesque suburban neighbourhood where all of…
Jason Shannon106. Fantastical Psilocybin w/ Alex Tilley (author of Sefira's Gloom)
Thisisn't a fairytale. It's fire and blood. Ruin. Survival. Whenthe mountain burned it did not simply devour a forest: it scorchedthe only sanctuaries of the…
Jason Shannon105. My Milkshake Brings All The Boys To The Yard w/ C. Starr (author of The Dairy)
Chandler Starr is new to the publishinggame, but not new to the author world. As Shawn Stinson, she is theorganizer behind Book Bazaar Canada, a book show…
Jason Shannon104. AUDIOBOOK RELEASE - The Moon Panther (extended preview)
The Moon Panther is a 2019 anthology of 4 novellas, by Jason Shannon. After much delay, the audiobook is now available. The four novellas are: The Conquest of…
Jason Shannon103. A Halloween Haunt w/ Steve Bernardi (author of Whisper Falls)
Steve Bernardi is a Canadian author ofspooky fiction, who has authored 2 books: a novel called How toSucceed in the Skeleton Business, and a collection of…
Jason Shannon102. Shiver Me Timbers w/ Hannah Manders (author of Death and Rest)
Hannah Manders is a Canadian indieauthor of science fiction and fantasy, who has just published hersecond novel, Death and Rest, a novel that pits a pirate…
Jason Shannon101. Not Another Twilight w/ Mia Swan (author of Blood Struck)
Mia Swan’s debut 2025 novel, BloodStruck, is a paranormal romance featuring a push and pull betweenmain characters Ashley Storm and Oliver Fraser, both…
Jason Shannon100. Taming the Laser Leopard: an ensemble cast performance
Presenting my 8th novel: Taming the Laser Leopard. In post-WW2 Upper Burma, sky pirates crash a drug kingpin's arranged wedding. In this episode, we are…
Jason Shannon99. The Serial Killer's AI Companion w/ Felix ID Dimaro (author of Brain Dead Girls)
FelixID Dimaro’s newest book, Brain Dead Girls, just dropped on August26th. It’s a story in his Daze of Dystopia universe,centred around tech mogul Leonard…
Jason Shannon98. The Spice Must Flow w/ Meg Lush (author of Two For the Love of One)
MegLush is a contemporary spicy open door romance author. Her debutnovel, Two for the Love of One, was published in 2024. We discuss thevarious divisions…
Jason Shannon97. Bruh, Do You Even Lift? w/ Alex Tilley (author of Mr. Strong)
AlexTilley writes fiction that wanders the borderlands between folkhorror, magical realism, dark fantasy, and the psychological. Hisbooks include Meshkwadoon…
Jason Shannon96. Bread and Circuses w/ RW Duder (author of Amy: Legacy)
Returning guestRW Duder is back again. This time we’re talking about Amy Legacy,book 2 in the Amy series. RW, Rob, was previously on all the way backin episode…
Jason Shannon95. Agatha Christie in Small-Town Ontario w/ Christian Jerry Marchioni (author of Who Killed Arnold Muller)
Christian Jerry Marchioni is back witha new book out. Christian was previously on Episode 51 discussing hisdebut novel The Utopia. His second novel, Who Killed…
Jason Shannon94. Magical Pickpockets w/ Gerrit Van Eck (author of The Reluctant Blade)
GerritVan Eck grew up in Belleville, Ontario, where a childhood spentreading any books he could get his hands on evolved into a passionfor creating stories. A…
Jason Shannon93. Twitch Streaming w/ Kristy Lee (author of Mr. Brightside)
KristyLee is an author of romantasy and contemporary romance author. Hermost recent book is Mr. Brightside, a contemporary trauma romance.She balances her life…
Jason Shannon92. Alien Cats w/ Joe Mahoney (author of A Time and a Place)
Wayback in the early days, there was an author with whom I travelled insomewhat overlapping circles. He was promoting his debut novel, ATime and a Place…
Jason Shannon91. Nerding Out on History w/ Andrew LiVecchi (author of Son of the Thunder Goddess)
Andrew LiVecchi is a writer of epic fantasy. Since childhood, he has been obsessed with all things ancient and medieval, starting with Ivanhoe, Robin Hood, and…
Jason Shannon90. F— Around and Find Out w/ Tatiana Obey (author of Sistah Samurai)
TatianaObey is a Locus award-nominated author who writes badass charactersslaying dragons. She enjoys combining action with character-drivenstories that…
Jason Shannon89. Found Family w/ Daryl J. Ball (author of the Barrier of Mibekel series)
Daryl J Ball is an indie fantasyauthor. He has written The Name of the Bear, the Tannis Project, andthe now complete, seven book series The Barrier of Mibekel…
Jason Shannon88. The Nephilim and the Big Hand w/ Stephanie R. Lowell (author of The Druid's Descendent)
StephanieR Lowell is an author of numerous paranormal themed books, includingher Moonstone Trilogy, Caught by a Lycan series, and Lovers of Loreseries, which…
Jason Shannon87. Adrift on Lake Ontario w/ David Blackmore (author of The Captain and the Kid)
WhenDavid Blackmore was just a child, he took an inflatable raft out ontoLake Ontario. The wind and the current took him away from shore, andhe soon found…
Jason Shannon86. Frog Princes and Space Zombies w Regan WH Macauley and Tamara Botting (authors of Peter Little Wing and Unfrogged)
Regan W. H. Macaulay is a multi-award-winning author of novels, short stories, children’s literature, and scripts. Writing is her passion, but she’s also a…
Jason Shannon85. Beware the Wendigo w/ Alex Tilley (author of Meshkwadoon Book 1)
Alex Tilley writes fiction that wanders the borderlands between folk horror, magical realism, dark fantasy, and the psychological. His books include…
Jason Shannon35. CM Forest (Christian Laforet) - author of Infested and The Roots Run Deep
Coming 2025 – Tiger Blues: a novel 2 transmen try to keep a Buddhist amulet out of Mao’s hands in 1940s Tibet. Those transmen (or genderqueer/nonbinary – not…
Jason Shannon84. No Women in Refrigerators w/ Arthur Barillas (author of The Sisterhood of Light series)
Arthur Barillas is the author of the Sisterhood of Light Series, an ongoing series featuring teenage vampire hunters growing up in a world of vampires, ghosts…
Jason Shannon83. Space Corporatocracy w/ AJ Calvin (author of Exile and Wraith and the Revolution)
A.J. Calvin is a science fiction/fantasy novelist from Loveland, Colorado known best for The Caein Legacy series and The Relics of War series. A former…
Jason Shannon82. Jane Austen's Dildo w/ Melissa Yi (author of Pride and Provocateur)
May 14 virtual party https://www.facebook.com/events/1670005701128555/ Melissa Yi is an emergency physician and award-winning writer, best known for writing…
Jason Shannon81. Live on Kickstarter - The Fidalian Chronicles by Emma K. C. Couette
After 13 years of development and writing, Emma Couette’s epic trilogy The Fidalian Chronicles is now finished. Book 3, Season of Ruin, just released on May…
Jason Shannon80. A World Where Love is Banned w/ JA Merkel (author of The Fourth Portal)
JA Merkel is the author of the Fall Gauntlet novella series, as well as The Fourth Portal, a dystopian science fiction novel kicking off the Song of Saudade…
Jason Shannon79. A Sri Lankan Dystopia with VK Thiran (author of The Accursed Venge Seeker)
VKThiran is a Tamil-Canadian author of 3 books: When LighteningStrikes, The Accursed Venge Seeker, and Us or Them: a Venge Seeker’sTale. He has been obsessed…
Jason Shannon78. BOOK LAUNCH: Eye-Spied by Crystal Quast w/ Ryan David Gerard and Matthew Gabrielson
Eye-Spied is the third installment in Crystal Quast's Serenity Acres series, newly released April 15th, 2026. This episode goes back to post-war Europe…
Jason Shannon77. Rod Carley (author of Ruff)
Rod Carley is the award-winning Author of 4 books: A Master of Will, Kinmount, Grin Reaping, and his newest book, Ruff, which was long-listed for the Leacock…
Jason Shannon76. Hannah Manders (author of Time, Swords, and Blood)
Hannah Manders is a lover of fantasy, a writer of books, and (in her words) a mighty fine cook. She also identifies as a slow reader and tea lover. In her free…
Jason Shannon75. Booktuber Matthew Gabrielson (author of Small Town Chaos)
Matthew Gabrielson is author of the book Small Town Chaos and Host of the Matt’s Indie Book Club Youtube channel. Small Town Chaos…
Jason Shannon74. Isaac Fernandes (author of Beneath Nevada)
Today I'm talking with Isaac Fernandes. Isaac is a brand new author who just published his first novel in February of this year. It's called Beneath Nevada…
Jason Shannon73. The St. Lawrence Writer's Fest w/ Michael Parkes (author of Cheryl)
Michael Parkes is the author of Cheryl and Gnomes and Knights, as well as some short stories, which wediscuss in the second half of the episode. Michael is…
Jason Shannon72. Allen Steele (author of the Coyote series)
Allen Steele is a three-time Hugo Award-winning who has been publishing since the 80s. He’s well-known for his Near Space Series, the revival of Edmond…
Jason Shannon71. Tiger Blues (Matt's Indie Book Club interview w/ Matt Gabrielson)
Matthew Gabrielson, host of the Youtube channel Matt's Indie Book Club, had me on his channel for an interview, which aired March 1st. We discuss Tiger Blues…
Jason Shannon70. RW Duder and Damian Richard (authors of Trapped Souls)
RW Duder and Damian Richard have teamed up for the Guns and Gatesseries, an alt-history urban fantasy/western. Trapped Souls in theintroductory novella, a sort…
Jason Shannon69. Operation Salon Kitty (a Kawashima Yoshiko novelette)
Episode 69--yes, I'm juvenile enough to say "noice". Of course, I cannot miss the opportunity to capitalize on this moment. There will never be another 69th…
Jason Shannon68. Writing Olive Yang with Brian Klingborg (author of the Lu Fei trilogy)
Brian Klingborg is the author of the Lu Fei mystery series. Today we are mostly speaking about Book 2 in that series, Wild Prey, wherein detective Lu Fei…
Jason Shannon67. Ryan David Gerard (author of The Baptist and Born Again)
Ryan David Gerard is the author of 8 novels, includingthe Baptist trilogy and the Born Again trilogy, as well as thestandalones Wildmen and The Things that are…
Jason Shannon66. Robert Hough (author of Anarchists in Love)
Robert Hough is the author of eight novels, including The Final Confession of Mabel Stark, The Culprits, and The Marriage of Rose Camilleri. Today we are…
Jason Shannon65. The Pattaya Gambit (an Olive Yang story)
In debt to some Thai gangsters, crossdressing Burmese "princess" tries to run a ruby smuggling scheme just after the end of World War 2, at a ping pong club in…
Jason Shannon64. A Bangkok Ping Pong Show (A Thai travelogue)
In 2019, I took a 4-country tour of Southeast Asia, a trip which would ultimately influence the development of my Yang-Yoshiko series in 2025. Part of that…
Jason Shannon63. Stalin's a Wh*re (short story - re-recorded)
Stalin's a Whore is a 2021 short story which satirizes Stalin's legacy, and communism in general, through the lens of a gay gangbang. Stalin's a Whore was…
Jason Shannon62. B*tch-Slapping Stalin (a Yang-Yoshiko short story)
I am blown away. As I record this, I have just finished my lastbookshows of the year, in Smiths Falls and Brockville. While there may be some online sales that…
Jason Shannon61. Colin Searle (author of The Call of Abaddon)
Colin Searle is the author of the recently released military sci-fi / dystopian book The Call of Abaddon, which has been described as a blend of Dune…
Jason Shannon60. Trial of the Century (Hounds of Harujin short story)
Trial of the Century is a short story set within my Mongolian Book of the Sky universe, which also contains the epic novel The Hounds of Harujin, and the…
Jason Shannon59. ES Raye (author of Gas Giant Gambit)
ES Raye is the author of the newly released space western book Gas Giant Gambit. We chat about how the book came to be, his writing process, inspiration, and…
Jason Shannon58. Felix ID Dimaro (author of Neon Apocalypse)
Born in Nigeria, raised in Toronto, Felix I.D. Dimaro is an author of allegorical, dark, psychological fiction often centering around morality, mental health…
Jason Shannon57. Erica Jurus (author of Through the Monster Glass, Into the Forbidden Fire, and Out of Time)
Erica Jurus is a dark urban fantasy / supernatural thriller author of the Chaos Roads trilogy, which consists of Book 1: Through the Monster Glass, Book 2…
Jason Shannon56. Sean Stokes (author of The Red Notebook)
Sean Stokes is the author of 2 novels, The Red Notebook, and The Ghost of Vimy Ridge. Today we are talking predominantly on The Red Notebook. I met Sean this…
Jason Shannon55. Marie Barros (author of Ghostlife: the Underworld)
This week I'm chatting with Marie Barros, author of Ghostlife: the Underworld. Ghostlife on Amazon…
Jason Shannon54. Crystal Quast (author of Dinked and Shafted)
Book 2 in the Serenity Acres sequence, Shafted, is launching today, October 15th Crystal is the author of 2 books of domestic suspense/suburban satire, set in…
Jason Shannon53. Reflections on the release of Tiger Blues
Tiger Blues launched in September 2025. Join me as I discuss the book from the initial idea, up through its writing and the Kickstarter campaign, to its…
Jason Shannon52. Tiger Blues (book release)
“Tiger Blues” is a pro-LGBT alt-history, following a plucky crew of mercenaries on a mission to steal of Buddhist amulet in 1948 Tibet before the Maoists can…
Jason Shannon51. Christian Jerry Marchioni (author of The Utopia)
The Utopia is a gripping tale of of what could happen when we surrender our political control to the algorithm. Christian Jerry Marchioni and I discuss his…
Jason Shannon50. The Rise and Fall of Chaz Oregano (chapters 1-3) with preview of The Wyld Lands
Pick up the entire Mongolian Book of the Sky box set, signed andpersonalized here: https://www.jasonmshannon.com/store Use code “wyldlands” at checkout to get…