David Barr Kirtley

Science fiction author and podcaster

Spiff-tastic

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I got permission from the artists to incorporate the art from MechMuse into my website, so my site is looking even more spiff-tastic than ever. I also fixed some weird display bugs and cleaned up the HTML code a lot. Plus I added a banner ad for Crystal Rain, the exciting debut novel by my buddy Tobias S. Buckell. I’ve really been enjoying the free chapters he’s been posting. I just ordered myself a copy of Crystal Rain, plus another debut novel by one of my Clarion ’99 classmates, The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl by Tim Pratt.

Geeks Guide to the Galaxy

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy is a podcast hosted by author David Barr Kirtley and produced by Lightspeed Magazine editor John Joseph Adams. The show features conversations about fantasy & science … Read more

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Roger Barr

My grandfather Roger Barr passed away early this morning at the age of 98. He was my mom’s father, and was my last surviving grandparent. He was being cared for by my uncle Steve (his son) and aunt Denice — both medical professionals — and was still sharp and good-humored in his final days. Yesterday […]

David Barr Kirtley

David Barr Kirtley is the host of the Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast, for which he’s interviewed over four hundred guests, including George R. R. Martin, Richard Dawkins, Paul Krugman, Simon Pegg, Margaret Atwood, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Ursula K. Le Guin. His short fiction appears in the book Save Me Plz and Other Stories.