Episode 35 of the Books and Ideas podcast is an interview with best-selling horror writer, Scott Sigler. Scott is widely admired for pioneering the use of podcasting to promote his fiction writing, but so far hasn't gotten the recognition I think he deserves for incorporating hard science into his unique blend of horror and science fiction. This interview gave me the opportunity to talk with Scott about how he meets the challenge of incorporating accurate science without sacrificing storytelling. I think this is an excellent follow-up to the interview I did with Sheril Kirshenbaum (co-author of Unscientific America) back in Episode 32.

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Recommended Reading:

• The Rookie by Scott Sigler (Listen to this podcast to get a coupon code!)
• Contagious by Scott Sigler
• Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens our Future by Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum
• Early chapters of The Crypt are now available at Podiobooks.com.

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• Scott Sigler's website
• Podiobooks.com: where you can sample all of Scott's work in free audiobook format.
• Scott Sigler's iPhone application

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