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"I kept waiting for it to all fall apart but it never really did."
Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau on centering "nobodies", nailing ensemble casts, and her crazy-fun whodunnit, WE WOULD NEVER TELL
Jul 2
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"What led these folks to parachute out of the lives they were born into?"
On capturing dread, going guerrilla on book promo, and my twisty psychological thriller, THE LAST FERRY OUT, now out in paperback
Jun 16
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"One of the things we don’t talk about enough is how selfish certain chapters of life need to be"
Sarah Vacchiano on landing a deal sans agent, developing thick enough skin to publish autofiction, and her witty "coming-of-adulthood" novel, SOFT…
May 27
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"The world has to feel lived in—not just a place that works on paper."
New York Times bestseller Kate Quinn on shifting genres, "grief bacon," world-building in a fantastic realm, and her bestselling new fantasy novel, THE…
Apr 28
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"They can hear the grind in your words if it isn’t fun for you."
Michelle Maryk on choosing the book that wakes you up at night, facing down the blinking cursor, and her speculative thriller, THE FOUND OBJECT SOCIETY
Apr 21
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"Writing and publishing a book is such a team effort, and it’s important to be a team player."
Yosha Gunasekera on dramatically changing her protagonist, trying out-of-the-box marketing (ads on streaming services?!), and her unputdownable…
Mar 23
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"Everyone we meet knows more about us authors than we do about them."
Bestseller Hank Phillippi Ryan on turning a book tour into book fodder, chasing the story like a TV reporter, and her unputdownable thriller, ALL THIS…
Jan 26
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"I think I just felt like—I can’t NOT keep going."
Alexia LaFata on letting the tears fall, resurrecting a book that had died on submission, and her propulsive debut, SHE USED TO BE NICE
Jan 12
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"I learned to always question the things that I think I’m certain about."
Mansi Shah on her bolt-of-lightning idea, doing on-the-ground research in Singapore, and her gripping novel, SAVING FACE
Dec 30, 2025
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"I didn’t want to sit there and watch my career disappear down the toilet"
Bestselling author Lindsey Kelk on bucking publishing expectations, getting real about all those hours on Canva, and her funny and festive rom-com…
Dec 12, 2025
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"I was (and am) still worried that people will tell me I'm being naive."
New York Times bestselling author Evelyn Skye on playing with POV, building a community on Substack, and her warm hug of a novel, THE INCREDIBLE…
Oct 28, 2025
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"Unfortunately for my characters, I do tend to need them to be devastated at some point or another."
Bestselling author Clémence Michallon on juggling dual time lines, building "sky-high" emotional stakes, and her dark sophomore thriller, OUR LAST…
Oct 20, 2025
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