Pub Dates
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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 write...
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The LADY'S KNIGHT Audiobook
Remember last episode, when we said we planned to beg Amie and Meg's publishers to let us share an extra-long sample of the LADY'S KNIGHT audiobook? T...
Celebrating LADY'S KNIGHT with Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
We're back, friends, and with a special guest! Kate's here with Amie and her co-author Meagan Spooner to ask them many questions about their new novel...
Our (Post)Holiday Book Recs
In which we recommend some books we loved in 2024 and update you on what's next for us and Pub Dates.
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THE HEART OF THE WORLD Spoiler Chat
In which Amie answers ALL of readers' burning questions about everything that goes down in THE HEART OF THE WORLD. It's a very spoilery good time.
FYREBIRDS Spoiler Chat
In which Kate swans in from maternity leave to answer ALL of readers' burning questions about everything that goes down in FYREBIRDS. It's a very spoi...
Call My Agent Re-release
Kate is on maternity leave, and hopefully getting at least a few minutes of sleep! We'll be back at the end of October for our FYREBIRDS spoiler episo...
THE HEART OF THE WORLD Launch Party!
The time has come for The Heart of the World's launch party! Consider this your invitation to pull up a chair, close your eyes, and imagine you're nes...
Another Q&A
You all asked us a bunch of great questions ,and we've done our best to answer them! Let's snuggle up and talk about the writing life, meeting deadlin...
FYREBIRDS Launch Party!
The time has come for the Fyrebirds launch party! Consider this your invitation to pull up a chair, close your eyes, and imagine you're nestled into a...
Let's Go On Book Tour
It's time to talk book tours! How authors organize them, what touring looks and feels like, and some of our favorite touring moments so far.
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Writing Retreats
This episode we're talking writing retreats: what they are, how they're organized, what happens when you're on one, and why we love them so.
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Writing Sequels, Part 2
Let's talk about the craft of writing sequels. How do you figure out character arcs, expand the world, and bring home all those intriguing plot points...
How To Support Authors, Revisited (+ News!)
Join us for some fun news, a little catchup, and to revisit an episode from the archives we think is worth a re-listen: the one where we talk about al...
NIGHTBIRDS Readalong, Week 4
In celebration of Nightbirds coming out in paperback - and to get us ready for Fyrebirds - we're doing a once-weekly readalong during the month of Jun...
NIGHTBIRDS Readalong, Week 3
In celebration of Nightbirds coming out in paperback - and to get us ready for Fyrebirds - we're doing a once-weekly readalong during the month of Jun...
NIGHTBIRDS Readalong, Week 2
In celebration of Nightbirds coming out in paperback - and to get us ready for Fyrebirds - we're doing a once-weekly readalong during the month of Jun...
NIGHTBIRDS Readalong, Week 1
In celebration of Nightbirds coming out in paperback - and to get us ready for Fyrebirds - we're doing a once-weekly readalong during the month of Jun...
THE ISLES OF THE GODS Readalong, Week 4
In celebration of The Isles of the Gods coming out in paperback - and to get us ready for The Heart of the World - read along with us as we do a thoro...
THE ISLES OF THE GODS Readalong, Week 3
In celebration of The Isles of the Gods coming out in paperback - and to get us ready for The Heart of the World - we're doing a once-weekly readalong...
THE ISLES OF THE GODS Readalong, Week 2
In celebration of Isles coming out in paperback - and to get us ready for The Heart of the World - we're doing a once-weekly readalong during the mont...
THE ISLES OF THE GODS Readalong, Week 1
In celebration of Isles coming out in paperback - and to get us ready for The Heart of the World - we're doing a once-weekly readalong during the mont...
Again, But Better
The one in which we reflect on the daunting process of writing our Book Twos. What did we find challenging - and exciting, and maybe terrifying - abou...
Make Me Your Villain
In which we talk about our books' villains: how we crafted them, what makes them tick, and what trouble they MIGHT be causing in our sequels (but, you...
Book Recommendations
It's that time again where we tell you all about some of the books we've been reading and defy you not to want to pick them up ASAP. For a full list o...
So Much More Than Commas
Incredible special editions of The Isles of the Gods and The Heart of the World are coming at you soon from Book Addiction. You can click here...
The Story So Far
Welcome to Season 2 of Pub Dates, in which we take you all behind the scenes on the road to publication for our sequels, The Heart of the World and Fy...
Did You Miss Us?
Join us for this casual catchup, in which we talk about what we've been up to and where we plan to take you all in the new year. We can't wait for wha...
THE ISLES OF THE GODS Spoiler Chat
Lovely readers asked us LOTS of great questions about ISLES. In this episode, Amie answers them without holding anything back. She'll dish about every...
NIGHTBIRDS Spoiler Chat
Lovely readers asked us LOTS of great questions about NIGHTBIRDS. In this episode, Kate answers them without holding anything back. She'll dish about...
THE ISLES OF THE GODS Audiobook
Now that you've heard our narrators talk about how they brought our novels to life, we think it's time you heard them in action. Our teams have given...
The NIGHTBIRDS Audiobook
Now that you've heard our narrators talk about how they brought our novels to life, we think it's time you heard them in action. Our teams have given...
Meet Our Audiobook Narrators
We asked some of our audiobook narrators to join us on the show, and they obliged! We were thrilled to hear Nikki Patel (who plays Selly), Steve West...
Making An Audiobook
We're huge audiobook fans over here on Pub Dates, so we wanted to find out more about how ours got made. Let's jump into an excellent interview with N...
THE ISLES OF THE GODS Launch Party
Amie's high seas adventure is officially out! Join us as we launch Isles in style together at a live event in Melbourne, Australia.
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Make It Magic
Sinking into a book with a really good magic system is - dare we say it? - fairly...well, magical. But as authors, creating them can be use of the big...
Writing Romance
We're talking about the many kinds of romance in our books: unlikely friendships, forbidden love, and how we created the kinds of simmering chemistry...
It's Art, I Tell You!
In this episode, we talk about one of our favorite things - commissioning character art - and interview our two amazing character artists, Nicole Deal...
The NIGHTBIRDS Launch Party
Roll up, roll up, and celebrate Nightbirds' launch with us! Kate talks about what she hopes readers love about the book, which scenes she wishes she c...
Class Excursion: Let's Go (Time) Traveling
Don’t miss the bus - or the trolley car? - because we’re taking you to the 1920s! Over on her other podcast, The Exploress, Kate’s just started diving...
The 1920s: Take It Or Leave It
Join us as we talk about using the 1920s for inspiration in our fantasy novels, and how we made choices about what to use and what to discard.
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