Pub Dates

In this episode, we talk about one of our favorite things - commissioning character art - and interview our two amazing character artists, Nicole Deal and Paulina Tłoczek, about how they brought our characters to life.

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops. Sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. U.S. and Australian/New Zealand readers can pre-order The Isles of the Gods (run, don't walk over to Amie's preorder campaign before all the goodies she's offering run out!). You can also officially go out and buy Nightbirds wherever good books are sold.

Roll up, roll up, and celebrate Nightbirds' launch with us! Kate talks about what she hopes readers love about the book, which scenes she wishes she could live in, and all of her many feelings about officially being a published author. Amie might even tease her very-soon-to-be-revealed preorder campaign too.

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops. Sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. U.S. and Australian/New Zealand readers can pre-order The Isles of the Gods (keep your receipts and your eyes peeled for Amie's preorder campaign, coming very soon), and now they can officially go out and buy Nightbirds.

Don't miss the bus - or the trolley car? - because we're taking you to the 1920s! Over on her other podcast, The Exploress, Kate's just started diving into a whole season on the period. We're dropping that episode into the Pub Dates feed so you can hear all about it – and look forward to visiting the nightclubs and enjoying the '20s-era fashion in our books.

Don't forget, there's still time to claim exclusive goodies and a signed copy of Nightbirds if you preorder: you'll find all the details at Kate's website. You'll also find details about her U.S. book tour (Feb. 28-Mar. 2, 2023) there as well.

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops. Sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. U.S. and Australian/New Zealand readers can pre-order The Isles of the Gods (keep your receipts and your eyes peeled for Amie's preorder campaign, coming very soon), and Nightbirds.

Join us as we talk about using the 1920s for inspiration in our fantasy novels, and how we made choices about what to use and what to discard.

Don't forget, you can claim exclusive goodies and a signed copy of Nightbirds if you preorder: you'll find all the details at Kate's website. You'll also find details about her U.S. book tour (Feb. 28-Mar. 2, 2023) there as well.

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops. Watch out for this episode's letter, in particular, as it contains the key to unlocking a very special prize that's only for our listeners (it's a BIG one)! Sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. U.S. and Australian/New Zealand readers can pre-order The Isles of the Gods (keep your receipts and your eyes peeled for Amie's preorder campaign, coming very soon), and Nightbirds.

Let's talk about marketing, baby! How authors do it (and, specifically, how these authors do it) and the tools they use to reach readers who will love their books.

Kate's pre-order campaign is here! Don't miss out on exclusive goodies and a signed copy of Nightbirds. You'll find all the details at Kate's website. You'll also find details about her U.S. book tour (stopping in Maryland, Massachucetts, and Missouri) there as well.

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops. It's full of images of the things we discuss, plus behind-the-scenes snippets and a comment section where you can join in on the fun. Sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. U.S. and Australian/New Zealand readers can pre-order The Isles of the Gods and Nightbirds.

We asked you to give us some questions and challenges to end the year on, and you delivered! Feast your ears on this episode full of laughter and us reading never-before-heard passages from The Isles of the Gods and Nightbirds. Travel with us into some of our books' more joyful moments, hilariously embarrassing interludes, and lushest settings (no spoilers, promise). There might even be a golden pheasant or two.

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops. It's full of images of the things we discuss, plus behind-the-scenes snippets and a comment section where you can join in on the fun. To leave us questions or challenges for our upcoming holiday episode (there will be prizes!) you can email us at [email protected] or leave us a voicemail. You can find out more about us and sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. U.S. readers can pre-order The Isles of the Gods and both U.S. AND Australian/New Zealand readers can pre-order Nightbirds.

Let's talk about MAPS! We're both huge map nerds, and we're taking you through how we created the geography for The Isles of the Gods and Nightbirds, and how we worked with our incredibly talented artists to bring those maps to life. Or really, just watched in admiration as they did!

You can still send us a challenge for our December holiday episode — name a page you'd like a quote from, ask us to choose which of our characters we'd like to kiss, marry or throw off a cliff… take your pick. There's only a couple of days left, though! You can do that byemailing us at [email protected], or you can leave us a voice message by clicking here.

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops. It's full of images of the things we discuss, plus behind-the-scenes snippets and a comment section where you can join in on the fun. To leave us questions or challenges for our upcoming holiday episode (there will be prizes!) you can email us at [email protected] or leave us a voicemail. You can find out more about us and sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. U.S. readers can pre-order The Isles of the Gods and both U.S. and Australian/New Zealand readers can pre-order Nightbirds.

It's our birthdays! Want to get us (and yourself) a present? This episode is all about how to support your favorite authors. Some of them cost money, some are free, and ALL will help keep the writers you adore in business so they can tell you stories for years to come.

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops. It's full of images of the things we discuss, plus behind-the-scenes snippets and a comment section where you can join in on the fun. To leave us questions or challenges for our upcoming holiday episode (there will be prizes!) you can email us at [email protected] or leave us a voicemail. You can find out more about us and sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. U.S. readers can pre-order Nightbirds and The Isles of the Gods right now.

So much goes on behind the curtain at a publishing house. We authors don't even know the half of it! So let's chat with Gillian Levinson, a publishing whiz over at Random House, and join her deep within the workings of the publishing process to find out more about how books end up on your shelf.

We've just celebrated Teacher Appreciation Day! We want to take some time to celebrate the teachers in our lives who inspired and shaped us, as writers and as humans. We owe them so much.

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops. It's full of images of the things we discuss, plus behind-the-scenes snippets and a comment section where you can join in on the fun. You can find out more about us and sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. U.S. readers can preorder Nightbirds and The Isles of the Gods right now.