The Hot Key Podcast

By Hot Key Books

The official podcast from Hot Key Books.

Each month Isobel Taylor will be bringing you behind-the-scenes in an exclusive line up of interviews with Hot Key Authors, chats with the Hot Key

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December 31, 2020 Thank You For Listening
In the final episode of the first season of the Hot Key Podcast Isobel Taylor looks ahead to 2021 with clips from A Throne of Swans and The Twisted Tree ahead of their sequels which are publishing in January. Hot Key Ambassador Olivia Gacka (That Fiction Life) will also be looking at the representation of female characters in fantasy.
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28min
November 27, 2020 Telling Stories of Cruel Princes
This month Isobel Taylor introduces you to our Hot Key Ambassadors, our Ambassadors run a Cruel Prince Book Club Chat, and our audiobook is the inimitable How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black.
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55min
October 31, 2020 A Twisted Kind of Poison
Jennifer Donnelly - author of Poisoned, Stepsister, and These Shallow Graves - in conversation with our amazing Hot Key Ambassador Erika (AndOnSheReads). Plus a spooky Halloween extract from The Twisted Tree by Rachel Burge, narrated by Kate Okello.
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38min
September 30, 2020 Coming Out, Blowing Up and Ugly Stepsisters
Patrice Caldwell, editor of A Phoenix First Must Burn, in conversation with Arvin Ahmadi about his newest novel, How It All Blew Up. Plus an audiobook extract from Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly, whose newest novel Poisoned will be out in October.
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41min
August 28, 2020 Literary Festivals, Book Designs and Raybearer
This month we have some amazing behind the scenes peeks into the publishing industry and also into literary festivals as Kate Manning speaks to Liz Vater the founder and director of the Stoke Newington Literary Festival. Sophie McDonnell takes us behind the scenes in the book design department. And finally we are sharing with you the first chapter of Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko narrated by the wonderful Weruche Opia from I May Destroy You.
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45min
July 30, 2020 Fantasy, Fairytales and Elfhame
This July's podcast is all about fantasy! Authors Intisar Khanani, Katherine and Elizabeth Corr, and Alexandra Christo join us for a panel on adapting fairytales for YA books, Carla Hutchinson gives us some insight into working in Editorial and some of the things she's excited for this year, and fantasy legend Garth Nix speaks to us about The Old Kingdom series and the new editions. The audiobook extract this month is from The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black.

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June 26, 2020 Change, Poetry and Looking Outside the Box
Rutendo Tavengerwei speaks about the inspiration behind The Colours That Blind, bestselling author E. Lockhart talks to us about her newest novel Again Again, Marina Stavropoulou joins us for a day in the life in Audio Books, and Elizabeth Acevedo speaks to us about her newest novel Clap When You Land and how she decides if a novel should be told in verse. The audiobook extract this month is from Midnight's Twins by Holly Race.
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45min
May 29, 2020 Dreams, Marketing, and Taking Risks
We speak to Holly Race about her fantasy debut Midnight's Twins, Kerry Drewery talks about writing The Last Paper Crane, and Patrice Caldwell reads the introduction to A Phoenix First Must Burn. We also hear from Bonnier Books UK's Amy Llambias, who takes us behind the scenes of the publishing industry speaking on book marketing, taking risks, and the current changing retail climate. Plus we hear an extract from Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo.
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44min
April 24, 2020 Inspiration, Justice, and Black Girl Magic
In this episode of the Hot Key Podcast we catch up with the author of 'Thorn', Intisar Khanani, and hear about her path to publication; Jearl Boatswain interviews Patrice Caldwell, the editor of 'A Pheonix First Must Burn'; and we hear an extract from the audio book of 'The Last Paper Crane' by Kerry Drewery.
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40min
March 27, 2020 Hot Key, A History
In this episode Kate Manning and Emma Matthewson reminisce on the history of Hot Key Books, we learn some exciting news about bestselling author Garth Nix; Molly Holt interviews 'A Throne of Swans' authors Kathrine and Elizabeth Corr; and we hear an extract from the audiobook of Elizabeth Acevedo's 'With The Fire On High.'
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55min

FAQs about The Hot Key Podcast:

How many episodes does The Hot Key Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.