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NYT Bestselling author S.K. Ali, my next Season 15 guest!

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Ecstatic to share my full conversation with longtime fave S.K. Ali, who I first interviewed in 2017 and whose recent break into the fantasy genre has been predictably triumphant with FLEDGLING, a stunning first book in a searing duology that ended this month with GOLDEN FLIGHT!

Some topics of discussion: how to incorporate backstory and flashback, how to select point of view, the nuances of using technology, the early song that didn’t make it into the final version, Canadian attitudes toward the United States, & Sajidah’s wildest author wish!

Also, a “spoilers” section at the very end!

GOLDEN FLIGHT is available now and can be ordered here.

Read our first interview here.

Listen to our second interview here.

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NYT Bestselling author Ayana Gray, my next Season 15 guest!

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I had the great pleasure of speaking to Ayana Gray again, about her upcoming Gilded Age novel HAWK & SPARROW!

Some topics of discussion: similarities between the Gladwell Machine and generative AI, intersections of misogyny and power, lessons from crafting a mystery novel, and what makes the best villains!

**Plus, a spoilers section at the very end of the interview!**

HAWK & SPARROW will be released next Tuesday, September 1st, and is available for preorder now.

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Poet Ellie Black, my next Season 15 guest!

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I had a great time catching up with Ellie Black, whose debut collection REVELATOR is easily one of my favorite reads this year.

REVELATOR was selected by Dorothea Lasky as the winner of the 2026 APR/Honickman First Book Prize and will be published by the American Poetry Review through Copper Canyon Press in September 2026. Preorder from Bookshop here.

Catch our full conversation here:

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