Mur Lafferty is an American podcaster and award-winning author. She has written for several role-playing games including Vampire, Mage, Exalted, and World of Warcraft: The RPG. She started podcasting in 2004 with her show Geek Fu Action Grip, and in 2005 began producing the award-winning podcast I Should Be Writing. She's published several audiobooks via podcast, and her debut novel, The Shambling Guide to New York City, came out in May 2013, with its sequel, Ghost Train to New Orleans, out in March 2014. She was a 2012 nominee for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in Science Fiction or Fantasy, and the 2013 winner of that award.