Our last episode for the year! Join us for a completely unhinged episode where we discuss door erotica, read skanky Christmas poems we wrote for the holiday season, and talk about our hopes and plans for 2024. (headphones advised as this episode contains more mature content than usual!)

To our dearest listeners! THANKYOU for joining us for another gloriously chaotic year of the podcast! We love you all!!

Here's the link to the epic article in Publishers Weekly mentioned in the episode!

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/93971-fall-2023-flying-starts-angela-montoya.html

Cloacas, Mermen, and the meaning of life, we talk about it all in this episode with our extra special guest, the absolute ICON that is Jason June! ⁠@heyjasonjune⁠ 🤩✨️We can't wait for you all to tune in but first, here's more about Jason!

Jason June (it's a two-name first name, like Mary-Kate without the hyphen or the Olsen twin) is a bestselling author of young adult contemporary rom-coms that celebrate queer love and lust and chaotically gay shenanigans. His works include Jay's Gay Agenda, Riley Weaver Needs a Date to the Gaybutante Ball, and the instant New York Times bestseller Out of the Blue. When not writing, JJ zips about Dallas, Texas, with his husband and their Pomeranian, Pom Brokaw. JJ is a tried and true Laura Dern stan, and he is actively looking for an Andalite friend. Find out more about JJ and his books at

⁠heyjasonjune.com.⁠

Find Jason on Goodreads: ⁠https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15906433.Jason_June⁠

Buy Jason's books here: ⁠https://www.heyjasonjune.com/books.html⁠⁠⁠

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We had the absolute honour of recording with Author, Filmmaker & Speaker THE Abigail Hing Wen @abigailhingwen 🤩👑✨️
We can't wait for you all to tune in to the episode! But first, here's more about Abigail:

Abigail Hing Wen works at the intersection of storytelling and technology. She is a New York Times Best Selling Author, woman-in-tech leader specializing in artificial intelligence, a filmmaker as well as a mother of two. She writes and speaks about tech, AI ethics, women’s leadership, implicit bias, equity, and transforming culture.

Abigail penned the New York Times Best Selling and National Best Selling novel Loveboat, Taipei and companion novels, Loveboat Reunion and Loveboat Forever. She executive produced the film adaptation of the Paramount Plus original film, LOVE IN TAIPEI, based on Loveboat, Taipei and starring Ashley Liao (Hunger Games) as Ever Wong and Ross Butler (Shazam) as Rick Woo. She and her work have been profiled in Entertainment Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter, NBC News, Forbes, Fortune, Cosmopolitan, Bloomberg, Seventeen, Google Talk, People en Espanol, South China Morning Post and the World Journal, among others.

https://www.abigailhingwen.com/

Find links to buy Abigails books here: https://www.abigailhingwen.com/books/

Find links to Abigail on Goodreads here: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9852936.Abigail_Hing_Wen

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We're bacccck! Did you miss us? It's been a wild couple weeks with Angela's debut 🤩🏴‍☠️ But we have a few more fantastic guests lined up for you before the year's out! First up is our chat with the hilarious and wonderful human that is Elle Gonzalez Rose @ellegonzalezrose 🤩🤩🤩
We can't wait for you all to tune in. But first, here's more about Elle!

Elle Gonzalez Rose is a television producer from New York who’s better at writing love stories about short, queer, Boricuas than she is at writing bios. Her dog thinks she’s okay. She is the author of Caught in a Bad Fauxmance, 10 Things I Hate About Prom, and The Girl You Know. Elle, not the dog.

Preorder CAUGHT IN A BAD FAUXMANCE here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717619/caught-in-a-bad-fauxmance-by-elle-gonzalez-rose/

Add CAUGHT IN A BAD FAUXMANCE to Goodreads here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60645436-caught-in-a-bad-fauxmance

Preorder 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT PROM here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/727041/10-things-i-hate-about-prom-by-elle-gonzalez-rose/

Add 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT PROM  to Goodreads here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/194969348-10-things-i-hate-about-prom

And most importantly, Find Smooth Yoda at the bottom of Elle's link tree here: https://linktr.ee/ellegonzalezrose

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THIS CHAT WAS EVERYTHING!!! We seriously could have yarned for days with the glorious soul that is Isabel Ibañez, @isabelwriter09
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We can't wait for you all to tune in. But first, here's more about Isabel:

Isabel Ibañez is the author of Together We Burn, Written in Starlight, and Woven in Moonlight (Page Street), a finalist for the William C. Morris Award, and is listed among Time Magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books Of All Time. She was born in Boca Raton, Florida, and is the proud daughter of Bolivian immigrants. Isabel has a profound appreciation for history and traveling and loves hosting family and friends around the dinner table. She currently lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, with her husband, their adorable dog, and a serious collection of books. Say hi on social media at @IsabelWriter09.

Her latest book, WHAT THE RIVER KNOWS, is out now.

WHAT THE RIVER KNOWS is a USA Today, Indie, and #1 New York Times bestseller. Congratulations Isabel!!!

https://isabelibanez.com/

Get your copy of WHAT THE RIVER KNOWS here: https://read.macmillan.com/promo/wbwhattheriverknowssweeps

Add WHAT THE RIVER KNOWS to Goodreads here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65213381-what-the-river-knows

So special having our podcast friends join in to celebrate our girl!!! THE Angela Montoya, Author of Sinner's Isle and my amazing, glorious, magical cohost of the pod!  ⁠@angelamontoya_author⁠ 🥳💕🎉 

She's a boss ass babe who grinds harder than anyone I know. And a true light in this industry! Happy Debut Angela !!!

We can't wait for you to tune in to this episode to help us celebrate! But first, here's more about the pirate queen herself 💃🏽🏴‍☠️

Angela Montoya lives in Northern California with her family. She is the granddaughter of the celebrated activist and poet laureate Jose Montoya. When she isn’t with her partner, two children, goats, chickens, and dogs, you can find Angela co-hosting the podcast, Of the Publishing Persuasion. Sinner’s Isle is her debut novel.

https://www.angelamontoyawrites.com/

Get your copy of Sinner's Isle here: ⁠https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/714606/sinners-isle-by-angela-montoya/⁠

Add Sinner's Isle to Goodreads here: ⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60197376⁠

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We were absolutely honoured to chat with the wise, inspiring boss babe that is Isabel Cañas ⁠@isabelcanas_⁠ 🤩👑✨️ We can't wait for you all to tune in. 

But first, here's more about Isabel: Isabel Cañas is a Mexican American speculative fiction writer. After having lived in Mexico, Scotland, Egypt, Turkey, and New York City, among other places, she has settled in the Pacific Northwest. She holds a doctorate in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and writes fiction inspired by her research and her heritage.

⁠https://www.isabelcanas.com⁠

Find Isabel's books here:⁠ https://linktr.ee/isabelcanas⁠

Find Isabel on Goodreads here: ⁠https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19359055.Isabel_Ca_as⁠

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Chatting with Mackenzie Reed ⁠@mackenziemreed⁠ was like the biggest writer community hug 🥰🥰 We can't wait for you to tune in! But first, here's more about Mackenzie: 

Mackenzie Reed is the author of young adult fiction, including her debut thriller The Rosewood Hunt. She cultivated her love of storytelling at Nazareth College, where she graduated with a BA in Communication and Media and shifted her focus from songwriting to novel writing. A native and resident of Rochester, New York, she loves going for brainstorming walks when the weather's behaving and spending time with her family. In the sparse moments she's not writing or daydreaming about her next book, she's usually winging her eyeliner and hunting for the best slice of pizza in town.

⁠www.mackenziemreed.com⁠

Get your copy of THE ROSEWOOD HUNT here: ⁠https://www.harpercollins.ca/9780063287600/the-rosewood-hunt/⁠

Add THE ROSEWOOD HUNT to Goodreads here: ⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61369184-the-rosewood-hunt

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We had the absolute honour of chatting with author superstar THE Rebecca Ross ⁠@beccajross⁠ 🤩👑✨️ We can't wait for you all to tune in to this episode so you can hear all the incredible advice and wisdom Rebecca had to share.

But First, here's more about Rebecca:

Rebecca Ross is the ⁠#1⁠ New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of fantasy books for teens and adults. She has written multiple highly acclaimed duologies, including LETTERS OF ENCHANTMENT, ELEMENTS OF CADENCE, and THE QUEEN’S RISING as well as two standalone novels: DREAMS LIE BENEATH and SISTERS OF SWORD & SONG. When not writing, she can be found in her garden where she plants wildflowers and story ideas. She resides in Northeast Georgia with her husband and her dog.

⁠https://rebeccarossauthor.com/⁠

Find Rebecca on Goodreads: ⁠https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14926516.Rebecca_Ross⁠

Preorder her upcoming sequel RUTHLESS VOWS here: ⁠Preorder link

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Our interview with none other than the Australian spook queen herself, Katya de Becerra 👻👑 ⁠@katyadebecerra⁠ , is here! Katya is a true inspiration in the writing community. We can't wait for you to tune in and hear all about her journey to where she is now.

But first, here's more about Katya:

Katya de Becerra writes atmospheric young adult horror featuring determined characters, complicated families and enigmatic places. Critics called her debut What The Woods Keep “a thoughtful and compelling horror fantasy” (The Bulletin) and “a narrative that will keep readers enthralled” (Booklist), while her second novel Oasis earned a starred review from Booklist. Katya regularly publishes short fiction in anthologies and literary magazines. She is also co-editor of the anthology This Fresh Hell, which reimagines and subverts horror tropes in new and unexpected ways. As a child, Katya wanted to be an Egyptologist, but instead she earned a PhD in Cultural Anthropology and now works at a university, where she teaches and researches as well as supervises graduate students in Anthropology, Creative Writing and Education. Katya is a short version of her real name, which is very long and gets mispronounced a lot. Her third novel, When Ghosts Call Us Home, is forthcoming in 2023.

⁠https://katyadebecerra.com/

Get your copy of WHEN GHOSTS CALL US HOME here: ⁠https://linktr.ee/katyadebecerra⁠

Add WHEN GHOSTS CALL US HOME to Goodreads here: ⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61085005-when-ghosts-call-us-home

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