In this episode, Parrish Turner joins Chelsea and Renee to talk about the HarperCollins union, the 2022 strike, and the passion for the job that keeps him going. We talk about the state of publishing, the things we love about the job, and how people can get involved in the […]
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Patty is an educator, an accomplished horse woman, and a fantasy super fan. She joined me to talk about her new novel FORGING A NIGHTMARE, her love of messing with established mythology, and how she brought her characters to life. We also talk about the racist and bigoted book banning […]
What the heck is going on with supply chain issues? Why aren’t there more books? What can we do about it? What advice do we have for authors? This week, Sara Megibow joins the podcast to talk about all these issues and more! We get granular about how books are […]
Considering a post-pandemic trip to a quaint English Village? Be sure to add this book to your packing list. Author, Maureen Johnson, illustrator, Jay Cooper, and agent, Kate Testerman get together to discuss their collective history and the new book YOUR GUIDE TO NOT GETTING MURDERED IN A QUAINT ENGLISH […]
Maggie Wells is prolific in the romance genre and definitely knows her stuff. One of the most interesting things we talk about in this interview is her experience as a hybrid author. Hybrid authors’ books are usually a blend of traditionally published books and indie or self-published ones. Maggie takes […]
R.W.W. Greene is a SciFi author, an educator, and an all around great guy. I just loved his perspective on the SciFi genre and what makes for a great story. He talks about so many different books in our conversation and if you’re a fan of SciFi, I recommend you […]
Michelle Ruiz Kiel’s modern stories with mythic sensibilities are some of my favorites. She is someone I wanted to have on the podcast for a long time. I think it started when I heard her panel on modern fairy tales at the ALA Midwinter conference in Seattle a few years […]
Today, I have the privilege of speaking with two of our Powerhouse Middle Grade authors, Ellen Booraem and Deva Fagan. These women are both from Maine and they both write beautiful, sharp, emotionally resonant Middle Grade fantasy. We talk about writing, magic, LARPing, and puppers. We also talk about promoting […]
Today I have the privilege of speaking with New York Times Bestselling author, Jason Hough. Jason is the author of The Dire Earth series, ZERO WORLD, and video game tie in books for Gears of War and Mass Effect. We talk about writing IP for video games, James Bond’s pacing, […]