This weekend we talk to Silvia Moreno-Garcia about her debut fantasy novel, Signal to Noise. Described by Locus as ‘one of the most important fantasy debuts of the year, it’s an engaging and compelling story of a woman returning to her family home in Mexico for her father’s funeral, and of a time in her teens when she discovered that the right music played just the right way could change the world. It may be that we grew up at the right time, it may be that Meche’s past overlapped ours in just the right way, but we loved this gentle, moving book quite a bit.

If you have any interest in fantasy and music, then we think Signal to Noise is for you. It’s the best genre book about music that we’ve read since Lewis Shiner’s Glimpses.

Silvia was a terrific guest and our conversation talks about the book in an interesting way that really complements reading the book. Consider picking up a copy of Silvia’s book. It’s Coode Street Recommended.