Anna Chapman has been reading for nearly as long as she has been walking (arguably with more success, or at least fewer accidents) and has never been shy to share her opinion. Her musings on books and other narratives can be found on her blog and on Twitter.
In this episode of Strange Horizons @ 25, producer Michael Ireland sits down with acclaimed SF author John Scalzi to discuss his 2001 story Alien Animal Encounters, which just so happens to be the only story he ever submitted anywhere.