Amy chats with author A.D. Sui about the process of writing multiple books at the same time, as well as some tangents on overwriting or underwriting, POV, and writing different tenses.
A.D. Sui is the author of the award-winning novella The Dragonfly Gambit, as well as the novels The Iron Garden Sutra and its upcoming sequel The Cosmic Way, as well as the upcoming Our Infinite and Inevitable Ends and Crest.
You can find more information about the books, including order or pre-order links, at thesuiway.ca
Find A.D. on Instagram
Books mentioned:
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Overstory by Richard Powers
Playground by Richard Powers
Absolution by Jeff VanderMeer
Metal from Heaven by August Clark
The Marigold by Andrew Sullivan
Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts by Matt Bell
The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow
27 Jul 2026
007: Book Production, with Cassandra Farrin
Amy chats with Cassandra Farrin, author and Director at Erewhon Books, to discuss the process of making a book, from editing through production and what goes into making the physical object of a book.
Find Cassandra online:
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Books and authors mentioned:
A Soul for a Crown, by Alysha Rameera
Burn the Sea, by Mona Tewari
The Mountain Crown, by Karin Lowachee
Taiwan Travelogue, by Yang Shuang-zi
Pasha the Storm, by Lin Codega (yet to be released)
Casanova LLC, by Julia Whalen
Iron Garden Sutra, by A.D. Sui
The Raven Scholar, by Antonia Hodgson
Samantha Shannon
Robert Jackson Bennett
Malka Older
August Clark
20 Jul 2026
006: Cozy Fiction and Darker Themes
In our most tangent-filled episode yet, Amy and author E.M. Anderson try to stay on-topic while discussing cozy fantasy and exploring darker themes through the genre.
E.M. Anderson is the author of The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher, The Keeper of Loney Spirits, and The Lord of the Wood.
Find E.M. Anderson online here:
Website | Bluesky | Instagram
Books mentioned:
The Wolf and His King, by Finn Longman
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, by Sangu Mandanna
A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping, by Sangu Mandanna
The Brown Sisters series, by Talia Hibbert (staring with Get A Life, Chloe Brown)
The Vera Wong Mystery series, by Jesse Q. Sutanto (starting with Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers)
The Teller of Small Fortunes, by Julie Leong
The Keeper of Magical Things, by Julie Leong
Someone You Can Build A Nest In, by John Wiswell
Vampires of El Norte, by Isabel Cañas
Midnight Rooms, by Donyae Coles
Motheater, by Linda H. Codega
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