We were absolutely blown away talking to the truly inspiring, passionate human that is THE Shifa Saltagi Safadi @muslimmommyblog 🤩👑✨️ We can not wait for you all to tune in!! But first, here's more about Shifa: Shifa Saltagi Safadi was born in Syria and immigrated to the US with her parents when she was a young girl. She is a bilingual Arabic/English speaker, and is very familiar with the challenges of learning English and navigating two languages. Shifa is the author of National Book Award Fi...
Oct 25, 2024•1 hr 9 min
We fangirled SO hard getting to chat with THE Clare Osongco on the podcast recently @clareosongco 🤩👑✨️ Clare is such a wise, inspiring soul and her upcoming debut MIDNIGHTS WITH YOU is nothing short of a masterpiece. We cannot wait for you all to tune in!!! But first, here's more about Clare: Clare Osongco is a biracial Filipina American writer living in Los Angeles. Her debut novel, MIDNIGHTS WITH YOU, is coming out from Disney-Hyperion on Nov. 12, 2024. She enjoys mangos with bagoong, mechan...
Oct 11, 2024•1 hr 23 min
We were so lucky to chat with Aussie fantasy author star, THE Alicia Jasinska last week @aliciamja 🤩👑✨️ We can't wait for you all to tune in! But first here's more about Alicia: Alicia Jasinska is a fantasy writer hailing from Sydney, Australia. A library technician by day, she spends her nights writing and hanging upside down from the aerial hoop. She is the author of THE DARK TIDE, THE MIDNIGHT GIRLS, and the newly released: THIS FATAL KISS. About THIS FATAL KISS: Cursed to haunt the river r...
Oct 04, 2024•1 hr 16 min
We had the most wonderfully inspiring chat with none other than the Author of the Sunday Times instant Bestseller THE TEMPTATION OF MAGIC Author THE Megan Scott!! @meganscott_writer 🤩👑✨️ Megan shared so many wonderful writing tips with us and we can't wait for you all to tune in! But first here's more about Megan: Megan Scott is the Sunday Times Bestselling author from the North West of England. Her first novel for young adults, THE TEMPTATION OF MAGIC, is out now beginning the EMPYREAL tr...
Sep 23, 2024•1 hr 17 min
We were so lucky to get to chat with the absolute QUEEN that is Hayley Dennings @pagesofhayley 🤩👑✨ today we're talking Arcane, we're talking murderous sapphic vamps and all things of the publishing persuasion. We can't wait for you all to tune in. But first, here's more about Hayley ✨️ Hayley Dennings is a recent graduate from Loyola Marymount University, where she double majored in English and French with a concentration in diversity and inclusion. Hayley loves stories centered on queer femal...
Sep 17, 2024•1 hr 18 min
We had such a great, big energy chat with the legend that is THE Byron Graves!! @makwa_giniw 🤩🥳💫💫 We can't wait for you all to tune in!🕺✨️ But first here's a bit more about Byron! Byron Graves is Ojibwe and was born and raised on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in Minnesota, where he played high school basketball. When he isn't writing, he can be found playing retro video games, spending time with his family, or cheering on his beloved Minnesota Timberwolves. Rez Ball is his debut novel. Ge...
Sep 05, 2024•1 hr 15 min
We had the best chat with the beautiful soul that is THE Amanda Carbonell!! @amandacarbonell25 🤩💖💫 Amanda is a Junior Literary Agent @belcastroagency , Shes also an author, a Freelance Editor/Owner of Editing Tales and and an agent sibling to your friendly Australian cohost Melanie 🤩✨️We can't wait for you all to tune in! But first here's a bit more about Amanda! Amanda Carbonell’s passion for all things scary came at the age of five thanks to her mother for introducing her to Buffy. Soon af...
Aug 29, 2024•1 hr 17 min
We got right into the big energy chats with THE Ted Fox @tedfoxbooks today on the podcast! We can't wait for you all to tune in 🤩✨️ But first here's a bit more about Ted! Ted Fox writes funny things, except for this bio, which is mildly amusing at best. His second novel, Date Week, is out now, and his first, Schooled, is currently in development for film/TV. He is also the author of the joke book You Know Who’s Awesome? (Not You). Ted lives in the Midwest with his wife, their two kids, and two ...
Aug 22, 2024•1 hr 17 min
We had the very best chat with THE Sofia Robleda👑✨️ @sofiarobleda who took us on a dazzling journey telling us about her incredible new book, DAUGHTER OF FIRE 🤩🔥 We can't wait for you all to tune in to the episode. But first, here's more about Sofia! Sofia is a Mexican writer. She spent her childhood and adolescence in Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Singapore. She completed her degrees in psychology at the University of Queensland, in Australia. She currently lives in the UK with her husband and so...
Aug 15, 2024•1 hr 18 min
You know when you are chatting with a wise old soul, because they aren't afraid to go straight into deep chat mode. And that's exactly how our conversation with THE Abigail O'Bryan @abigail_obryan_author went!🦉💖✨️ We can't wait for you all to tune in. But first, here's more about Abigail! Abigail O’Bryan writes fairytale-inspired stories for teens (and the young at heart) filled with curses, adventures, and happily ever afters. When not writing, you can find her playing D&D with her friend...
Aug 09, 2024•1 hr 17 min
We love our Aussie publishing fam!! And we were over the moon to have the legend that is THE Keshe Chow @keshewrites join us recently on the podcast!! We can't wait for you all to tune in! But first, here's a bit about Keshe: Keshe Chow (she/her) is a multi-award-winning Chinese-Australian author of fantasy, romance, and speculative fiction. Born in Malaysia, Keshe moved to Australia when she was two years old. Currently she resides in Naarm (Melbourne) with her partner, two kids, one cat, a...
Aug 01, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Sometimes our guests are just too cool and this week's guest was beyond! 😍 We are low key, (high key) obsessed with Codie Crowley @spirit.bored and can't wait for you all to tune in to her episode! But first, here's a bit about Codie! Codie Crowley once told a scary story that caused mass hysteria at a slumber party, and she’s been chasing that high ever since. When she isn't writing chilling fiction, she's probably out looking for ghosts in Salem, Massachusetts, where she lives with her husban...
Jul 26, 2024•1 hr 14 min
We had so much fun chatting with the absolute STAR that is THE Miranda Sun @themirandasun 🤩✨️We can't wait for you all to tune in. But first, here's a bit about Miranda! Miranda Sun is a storyteller by nature and wordsmith by trade. A lover of science as well as mythology, she’s fond of exploring museums and aquariums wherever she goes. She makes her home in Chicagoland, where she drinks iced coffee in the dead of winter and keeps an eye out for magic hidden in plain sight. Her first novel, a Y...
Jul 19, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Finally we are able to release this incredible episode. Which is extra full of Big Magic for two reasons - first of all, because we got to chat with the incredible human that is THE Rosalie M. Lin . BUT ALSO!!! Because our intro features a chat that happened not even an hour after your Aussie cloaca queen Melanie HAD THE CALL WITH HER BRAND NEW AGENT!!! We can finally share it now the news is out!! So excited for you all to tune in. But first, here's more about Rosalie! Rosalie M. Lin is a Chine...
Jul 10, 2024•1 hr 10 min
We were so lucky to have not one, but both of the brains behind Castle Bridge Media and the Castle of Horror Anthology, In Churl Yo and Jason Henderson join us on the podcast recently!! We can't wait for you all to tune in, but first here's more about this hard working duo and their publishing house: Castle Bridge Media is an independent publisher of predominantly genre books, with particular interest in horror, science fiction, thriller, and fantasy. Castling Books is an Imprint of Castle Bridg...
Jun 28, 2024•1 hr 1 min
We were so lucky to have Australian Literary BOSS Alex Adsett join us on the podcast this week 🤩👑 @alexadsett ✨️ Alex shared so many inspiring nuggets and industry tidbits with us! We can't wait for you all to tune in to the episode. But first, here's more about Alex: Alex Adsett is a literary agent and publishing consultant with almost 30 years experience working in the publishing and bookselling industry. She has managed Alex Adsett Literary since 2008, and has helped thousands of authors re...
Jun 19, 2024•1 hr 2 min
Mommager queen 👑 our founding father🇺🇸 the podcast literally would not exist without this incredible woman💘💖 She's the heart and sinew of this community for us in so many ways, and much like her incredible new book THE QUINCE PROJECT Jessica Parra @jessicatparra sprinkles bits of her fairy godmother magic wherever she goes🧚🏽♀️✨️ We can't wait for you all to tune in to this magical episode. But first, here's more about THE Jessica Parra: As a lawyer and daughter of Guatemalan and Cuba...
Jun 12, 2024•1 hr 15 min
This week we are joined by the hilarious TJ Alexander who is a natural comedian @tjalexandernyc 🥳🎉 So excited for you all to tune in, But first, here's more about TJ! TJ Alexander is a critically acclaimed author who writes about queer love. Originally from Florida, they received their MA in writing and publishing from Emerson College in Boston. They live in New York City with their wife and various houseplants. https://tjalexander.com/# ABOUT THE BOOK: A jaded bartender is wooed by a charming...
Jun 07, 2024•1 hr 15 min
What a fun and informative episode with the absolute BOSS that is THE Paula Gleeson @paulagleesonauthor 🤩👑✨️ Paula has that big mommager energy we all love and need and is also a secret spider whisperer 🕷🕷🕷🕸🕸 We cannot wait for you all to tune in! But first, here's more about Paula: Paula writes mysteries and thrillers for all ages, usually with multiple twists and complicated females at the helm. She is an award-winning filmmaker and nominated non-fiction writer. She lives just outsi...
May 29, 2024•1 hr 21 min
It's here!! Our episode with the amazing Eva Des Lauriers! @evadeslaurbooks Eva's debut YA Romance I WISH YOU WOULD is out TODAY!!! Happy debut day baby!!! Join us and let's all celebrate together!! About I WISH YOU WOULD: In this drama-filled love story, private confessions are scattered on the beach during a senior class overnight and explosive secrets threaten to tear everyone apart, including best friends (or maybe more?), Natalia and Ethan. It’s Senior Sunrise, the epic overnight at the bea...
May 22, 2024•1 hr 16 min
We were so freaking lucky to have the beautiful, powerful human that is THE Arlene Abundis @arleneabundis as a guest on the pod 👑✨️ We laughed, we cried, we went deep into our traumas and got vulnerable with each other as one only can with friends that are cut from the same cloth 💖💖 We cannot wait for you all to tune in! But first, here's more about Arlene: Arlene Abundis is a Cuban American author whose work honors resilience through mental and emotional health. She has struggled with social...
May 15, 2024•1 hr 17 min
IT'S THE EPISODE YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!!! A very spooky celebration with these three glorious Australians, Claire Low 🐨 Katya de Becerra🦘 and your very own cloaca queen, Melanie Schubert🐙 This episode is everything. Laughter, tears, chaos. But most of all it's a celebration of the happy fact that these three Aussie icons all have stories coming out in the brand new Castle of Horror anthology Volume 11 REVENGE. Their stories are chilling, powerful and not to be missed ! We can't wait for...
May 07, 2024•1 hr 19 min
We were so honoured to chat today with the total legend that is Siang Lu @sianglu_author 🤩—and on the day of his new book release GHOST CITIES no less!! Siang is such a wise, authentic, BIG MAGIC human. We can't wait for you all to tune in 🥳! But first, here's more about Siang! Siang Lu is the author of Ghost Cities and The Whitewash, and the co-creator of The Beige Index. The Whitewash won the ABIA Audiobook of the Year in 2023 for its audio adaptation, which starred a large and diverse c...
May 01, 2024•1 hr 16 min
We had the best time chatting with the social media QUEEN that is THE Breanne Randall @houseofrandall this week on the podcast and what a big energy chat it was! 🤩✨️ Breanne is a writer-gram legend! Her debut novel, The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic, was an instant New York Times Bestseller and USA Today Bestseller. We can't wait for you all to tune in, but first, here's more about Breanne: Breanne Randall is a freelance writer by trade and an author by vocation. She gradua...
Apr 19, 2024•1 hr 18 min
IT'S HERE!!! Our episode with the めっちゃかっこいい人 (super cool human) that is THE Ambika Nagino @a2vora 👑✨️🙇♀️ Ambika is the real deal as far as we're concerned! We were honoured to have a chance to chat with her about her amazing book SPIN OF FATE and her journey to publication! We can't wait for you all to tune in and hear all the amazing gems Ambika has to share. But first here's more about the author herself: Ambika Vora-Nagino 泙野 安美加 (writing as A. A. Vora) is an Indian Japanese author born in...
Apr 12, 2024•1 hr 16 min
We were so beyond lucky to have the glorious, starshine energy human that is THE Jill Tew join us for our 100th EPISODE OF THE PODCAST!!!! 🤩👑✨️ We've been wanting to have Jill on the show forever! She truly is a bright spot on here and we're pretty sure her debut novel, THE DIVIDING SKY is going to break the internet come October!!! We can’t wait for you all to tune in✨️ But first, here’s more about Jill!! From a young age, Jill Tew was destined for speculative fiction nerddom. She grew up wat...
Apr 05, 2024•1 hr 16 min
We had the absolute pleasure of interviewing literary agent Queen THE Eva Scalzo 🤩👑✨️ @evascalzo_sla of Speilberg Literary Agency @speilburgliterary ✨️ Eva is so passionate about books and storytelling. We can’t wait to share this episode with all of you soon🤸♀️✨️ But first, here’s more about Eva! Eva Scalzo was born in New Jersey, but lived in Houston, Buenos Aires, San Juan, and Boston before settling down outside of Binghamton, New York. She has been reading romance since the fifth gr...
Mar 30, 2024•1 hr 12 min
We had an absolutely magical time interviewing the cosmic care queen herself THE 🌑🌒🌓🌔Valerie Tejeda🌕🌖🌗🌘 @valerietejeda 🤩👑✨️Valerie shared all about her publishing journey, the importance of self care and her personal practice of astrology. She even read our birth charts for us! Turns out this podcast duo is a match made in the stars🌛🌌🌠 We can't wait for you all to tune in!!! But first, here's more about Valerie: Valerie Tejeda is a bestselling author of nonfiction and fiction book...
Mar 21, 2024•1 hr 34 min
We had a gleefully riotous time interviewing the author goddess herself, THE Vera Valentine🤩 @veravalauthor 🤩 👑✨️, yes the author of THAT doorknob book 🚪💦💫 Vera is a legend to us here on Of the Publishing Persuasion, and she had so many interesting things to say about her publishing journey too. We can't wait for you all to tune in to the episode. But first, here's more about Vera: An unapologetic book-huffer and devourer-of-stories, Vera Valentine has carried on a torrid love affair wi...
Mar 14, 2024•1 hr 16 min
We had the honour of interviewing the absolute BOSS agent that is THE Paige Terlip 🤩👑✨️ @pterlip of Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit ✨️Paige gave us such direct, honest and authentic answers to all our questions! Querying writers make sure you listen all the way to the end too👀 👀 ! We can’t wait for you all to tune in. But first, here’s more about Paige! Paige has worked at ABLA since 2017. She comes to agenting with a background in marketing, design, and freelance editorial. She...
Mar 07, 2024•1 hr 17 min
