Pub Dates

About Pub Dates

NYT bestseller Amie Kaufman and editor turned debut author Kate J. Armstrong take you behind the scenes on the path to publication of their novels, The Isles of the Gods and Nightbirds (out now) and their sequels, The Heart of the World and Fyrebirds. Pub Dates is a podcast for readers and for writers that will follow two friends as their stories come to life.

Publisher

Amie Kaufman & Kate J. Armstrong

Category

arts · arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Oct 2021

Latest episode

31 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 65 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   31 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   PS We Love You: An Invitation to Mail Club (and advice for writing when you have no time)

   Host Amie Kaufman invites listeners to her new Finding North Mail Club, offering practical advice for creative writing amidst busy schedules.

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   23 Feb 2026

   Returning to Space with RED STAR REBELS

   Let's celebrate Amie's newest novel, Red Star Rebels. Slide behind the creative curtain as we talk about Amie's inspirations and how she went about crafting her fast paced, heart pounding, triumphant return to space. We talk about the wonder that is Mars dirt, imagining what might happen in a not-so-distant future where we colonize the solar system, and how to build a convincing romance for a story that unfolds over just eight hours. Red Star Rebels (https://amiekaufman.com/books/red-star-rebels/) is out now. Make sure you're subscribed to the pod in whatever app you use to listen, and to the Pub Dates newsletter so you won't miss it when a new episode drops. Sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie (http://amiekaufman.com/pub-dates/) and Kate's websites. You can buy both The Isles of the Gods and Nightbirds (AND Fyrebirds and The Heart of the World) - and Red Star Rebels, of course - wherever good books are sold.

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   12 Feb 2026

   The RED STAR REBELS Audiobook

   If you loved the soundscape extravaganza that was the award-winning Illuminae audiobook, listeners, then you're going to ADORE the audiobook for Amie's newest, Red Star Rebels. We can't wait to share what audiobook producer (and previous guest of the pod (https://pubdates.libsyn.com/making-an-audiobook)) Nick Martorelli has  done with Amie's triumphant return to space. We've snagged the first four chapters for your listening pleasure: enjoy, then go and devour the whole book, which is out now. You can find Red Star Rebels wherever books (print or audio) are sold. Make sure you're subscribed to the pod in whatever app you use to listen, and to the Pub Dates newsletter so you won't miss it when a new episode drops. Sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie (http://amiekaufman.com/pub-dates/) and Kate's websites, and find out more about Meg's other books at her website (http://www.meaganspooner.com). You can buy both The Isles of the Gods and Nightbirds - AND Fyrebirds and The Heart of the World - wherever good books are sold. Series completists, rejoice!

Inside a recent episode

PS We Love You: An Invitation to Mail Club (and advice for writing when you have no time)

Published 31 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] You said in your question that you want to write and you need to write, so I'm going to talk about the ways that you can make this happen. But I also want to start by saying to you and to anyone else who's tired and who's listening that it's also okay if you don't. It's more than okay. Whether you take a break for a week or a month or for years, you're not any less of a writer. Life is full of seasons. And if you're in a season right now when you just don't feel the tug to write, that's okay. You'll come back to it, or you won't, which is also okay. So, listener, if this is you, please do away with any notion that you should be writing, or that you're somehow failing yourself or anyone else if you don't. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

24 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

53 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

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71

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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