In every episode, host LeVar Burton (Roots, Reading Rainbow, Star Trek) invites you to take a break from your daily life, and dive into a great story. LeVar’s narration blends with gorgeous soundscapes to bring stories by Neil Gaiman, Haruki Murakami, Octavia Butler, Ray Bradbury and more to life. So, if you’re ready, let’s take a deep breath...
A man begins a relationship with a woman who has fled from a disintegrating parallel universe.
For more from the author, check out his website www.timothymudie.com or find him on Twitter @timothy_mudie.
Content advisory: Discussion of death
When Joy revisits her family’s old cabin, she’s reminded of childhood memories of a pond in the woods and its mysterious powers.
For more from Tananarive, check out her works at tananarivedue.com and look for her new novel THE REFORMATORY and graphic novel THE KEEPER, both due out in 2022.
Content advisory: Depiction of dementia/illness, brief mention of death
LeVar Burton Reads is back December 7th, featuring work from Tananarive Due, Stephen Graham Jones and Sarah Gailey, a winter holiday story, the winning entry of the LBR Writing Contest and much more! Plus LeVar answers some of your questions about making the podcast and gives out some tips to up your “reading aloud” game.
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A kindergartner travels through a portal to a fantastic and eerie new world. This story appears in Ellen’s collection WICKED WONDERS. Find more of Ellen’s writing for adults and middle grade readers at ellenklages.com.
Content advisory: disappearance of a child
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A tour guide leads virtual reality “experiences” for tourists who want to know what it’s like to be Native American. Think Black Mirror meets Westworld. For more great writing by Rebecca, check out her acclaimed debut novel TRAIL OF LIGHTNING, as well as BLACK SUN, the first installment of her ‘Between Earth and Sky’ series. You can preorder the next book, FEVERED STAR, right now. Check out rebeccaroanhorse.com for updates on her novels, comics, and television writing.
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An immigrant mother tries to bond with her American-born son by creating a magical paper menagerie. This story appears in Ken Liu’s collection THE PAPER MENAGERIE AND OTHER STORIES, available now from Saga Press.
Ken Liu’s forthcoming novel, THE VEILED THRONE, is the third installment of THE DANDELION DYNASTY and will be available November 2nd from Saga Press.
Content advisory: Hospitals, death of a parent
A young woman is hired to look after an ailing man who’s been ostracized by his family and sent to live in an old house by the sea.
Find more from Silvia Moreno-Garcia at silviamoreno-garcia.com.
An anthropologist copes with the passing of her beloved tía abuela, experimenting with her own method of honoring her. This story was first published in SPECULATIVE FICTION FOR DREAMERS.
Content advisory: Death, surgery
A man questions his current existence — and the life he remembers from before. Originally published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, and reprinted in Lightspeed.
Content advisory: mention of mental illness
Only a few more days to enter the LeVar Burton Reads Writing Contest! Check out www.levarburtonpodcast.com/contest for details.
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