About Gabrielle Martin

As well as being a fantasy writer, Gabrielle has a Master’s in Traditional Chinese Medicine. She lives in Switzerland where she maintains an acupuncture practice, tries to save her lettuce seedlings from ravenous slugs, and hikes over mountain passes for fun.

NBN Episodes hosted by Gabrielle:

Bradley P. Beaulieu, "The Dragons of Deepwood Fen" (Daw Books, 2023)

December 5, 2023

The Dragons of Deepwood Fen

Bradley P. Beaulieu
Hosted by Gabrielle Martin

The Dragons of Deepwood Fen (Daw Books, 2023) is an immersive fantasy which takes you deep into a world of duality. There are two suns, one light and …

Kelly Barnhill, "The Crane Husband" (Tordotcom, 2023)

March 26, 2023

The Crane Husband

Kelly Barnhill
Hosted by Gabrielle Martin

Today I talked to Kelly Barnhill about her book The Crane Husband (Tordotcom, 2023). Our unnamed narrator, a fifteen-year-old girl, manages to care f…

Olivia Atwater, "Half a Soul" (Orbit, 2022)

February 24, 2023

Half a Soul

Olivia Atwater
Hosted by Gabrielle Martin

Today I talked to Olivia Atwater about her new book Half a Soul (Orbit, 2022). When a nasty fairy Lord tries to take young Dora’s soul, her doting co…

Hadeer Elsbai, "The Daughters of Izdihar" (Harper Voyager, 2023)

January 10, 2023

The Daughters of Izdihar

Hadeer Elsbai
Hosted by Gabrielle Martin

The Daughters of Izdihar (Harper Voyager, 2023), like last year’s A Master of Djinn, is set in a world similar to Egypt, during the time of the suffra…

Christopher M. Hood, "The Revivalists" (Harper, 2022)

November 7, 2022

The Revivalists

Christopher M. Hood
Hosted by Gabrielle Martin

A road trip novel, The Revivalists (Harper, 2022) is intimate, funny, and at times, shocking. It has only the dystopian setting in common with Cormac …

Tanvi Berwah, "Monsters Born and Made" (Sourcebooks Fire, 2022)

October 14, 2022

Monsters Born and Made

Tanvi Berwah
Hosted by Gabrielle Martin

Today I talked to Tanvi Berwah about Monsters Born and Made (Sourcebooks Fire, 2022). In our narrator Koral’s world—an oceanic world full of sea mons…

Marion Deeds, "Comeuppance Served Cold" (Tordotcom, 2022)

September 14, 2022

Comeuppance Served Cold

Marion Deeds
Hosted by Gabrielle Martin

A clever magical mystery which needs your full attention, Comeuppance Served Cold (Tordotcom, 2022) challenges this podcaster to write a review withou…

Foz Meadows, "A Strange and Stubborn Endurance" (Tor Books, 2022)

August 8, 2022

A Strange and Stubborn Endurance

Foz Meadows
Hosted by Gabrielle Martin

A Strange and Stubborn Endurance (Tor, 2022) is marketed as a historical fantasy novel, but its subtle and humane sweetness set it aside from most exa…

Richard Swan, "The Justice of Kings" (Orbit, 2022)

June 27, 2022

The Justice of Kings

Richard Swan
Hosted by Gabrielle Martin

The Justice of Kings (Orbit, 2022) opens with our young narrator, Helena, traveling from town to town as clerk to the King’s Justice, a learned and id…

Cassandra Rose Clarke, "The Beholden" (Erewhon Books, 2022)

May 26, 2022

The Beholden

Cassandra Rose Clarke
Hosted by Gabrielle Martin

Today I talked to Cassandra Rose Clarke about her book The Beholden (Erewhon Books, 2022). Two impoverished sisters, one with magical gifts and one w…

Hester Fox, "A Lullaby for Witches" (Graydon House Books, 2022)

May 2, 2022

A Lullaby for Witches

Hester Fox
Hosted by Gabrielle Martin

Augusta is a meek museum curator trapped in a dead-end job and relationship, when an employment offer to become the collections manager at Harlowe Hou…

Sara A. Mueller, "Bone Orchard" (Tor Books, 2022)

April 4, 2022

Bone Orchard

Sara A. Mueller
Hosted by Gabrielle Martin

Get ready for a cruel dark world of abnegation and revenge, featuring a woman who struggles to achieve psychic integration after a succession of betra…

Peng Shepherd, "The Cartographers" (William Morrow, 2021)

March 15, 2022

The Cartographers

Peng Shepherd
Hosted by Gabrielle Martin

Nell Young, a dedicated cartographer, once had it all—a dream job in the New York Public Library, a stylish boyfriend, Felix, who understood her obses…

David R. Slayton, "Trailer Park Trickster" (Blackstone, 2021)

February 2, 2022

Trailer Park Trickster

David R. Slayton
Hosted by Gabrielle Martin

Did you ever hear the one about the elf, druid, and warlock that walk into—no, not a bar—but a trailer? Trailer Park Trickster (Blackstone, 2021), Da…

Sue Lynn Tan, "Daughter of the Moon Goddess" (Harper Voyager, 2022)

January 11, 2022

Daughter of the Moon Goddess

Sue Lynn Tan
Hosted by Gabrielle Martin

Today I talked to Sue Lynn Tan about her new book Daughter of the Moon Goddess (Harper Voyager, 2022). The immortal Xinyin lives a quiet life on the …

Rin Chupeco, "Wicked As You Wish" (Sourcebooks Fire, 2020)

December 1, 2021

Wicked As You Wish

Rin Chupeco
Hosted by Gabrielle Martin

Rin Chupeco's Wicked As You Wish (Sourcebooks Fire, 2020) begins with our Filipina narrator, Tala, and her best friend, Alexei, who both attend high s…

Greta Kelly, "The Seventh Queen: A Novel" (HarperCollins, 2021)

November 1, 2021

The Seventh Queen

Greta Kelly
Hosted by Gabrielle Martin

The Seventh Queen (HarperCollins, 2021) is the second book in the Warrior Witch Duology, so the following review and questions for author Greta Kelly …

Jennifer Estep, "Capture the Crown" (HarperCollins, 2021)

October 11, 2021

Capture the Crown

Jennifer Estep
Hosted by Gabrielle Martin

Today I talked to Jennifer Estep about her new book Capture the Crown (HarperCollins, 2021). Princess Gemma Ripley is famous for her glittering outfi…

Matt Bell, "Appleseed" (Custom House, 2021)

August 10, 2021

Appleseed

Matt Bell
Hosted by Gabrielle Martin

We have a collective memory of a primeval world embodied in myth. It is a world where spirits lived in the trees, water, and mountains, and nature wa…

P. Djèlí Clark, "A Master of Djinn" (Tordotcom, 2021)

July 14, 2021

A Master of Djinn

P. Djèlí Clark
Hosted by Gabrielle Martin

Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark goes full-length for the first time in his dazzling debut novel: A Master of Djinn (Tordotcom, 202…

Ava Reid, "The Wolf and the Woodsman" (Harper Voyager, 2021)

June 8, 2021

The Wolf and the Woodsman

Ava Reid
Hosted by Gabrielle Martin

Today I talked to Ava Reid about her new book The Wolf and the Woodsman (Harper Voyager, 2021) The wolf, in the title refers to a pagan woman, given…

Andrea Stewart, "The Bone Shard Daughter: The Drowning Empire Book One" (Hachette UK, 2020)

May 10, 2021

The Bone Shard Daughter

Andrea Stewart
Hosted by Gabrielle Martin

Today I talked to Andrea Stewart about The Bone Shard Daughter: The Drowning Empire Book One (Hachette UK, 2020). In a world of floating islands, var…

Greta Kelly, "The Frozen Crown" (Harper Voyager, 2020)

April 15, 2021

The Frozen Crown

Greta Kelly
Hosted by Gabrielle Martin

The horror of the battlefield is fresh for Princess Askia. She’s just been forced to flee her kingdom, the northern country of Seravesh, where her cou…

Anne Marie Lutz, "Taylenor" (Hydra, 2019)

March 29, 2021

Taylenor

Anne Marie Lutz
Hosted by Gabrielle Martin

Today I talked to Anne Marie Lutz about her book Taylenor (Hydra, 2019). Taylen is the designation for magical power in the world that Anne Marie Lu…