# author interview — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 27 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover author interview. Page: Feed: --- ## [From the Desk of Jeff Goldberg: Giving Women’s Basketball History the Spotlight](https://unpblog.com/2026/08/20/from-the-desk-of-jeff-goldberg-giving-womens-basketball-history-the-spotlight/) _2026-08-20 · univnebpress · UNP blog_ Jeff Goldberg was the UConn women’s basketball writer for the Hartford Courant from 2001 to 2006 and is the author of Bird at the Buzzer: UConn, Notre Dame, and a Women’s Basketball Classic (Nebraska, 2011) and Unrivaled: UConn, Tennessee, and the Twelve Years that … ## [Devotion: 1 John 1:9](https://teens4jesus.org/devotion-1john1-9-3/) _2026-08-20 · Trisha Smith · Teens4Jesus Youth Ministries_ 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. In today’s verse there is no mention of repentance or \[...\] Related posts: Devotion: Psalm 141:2 Devotion: Psalm 16:9 Devotion: John 6:48 ## [Appealing to Reluctant YA Readers, a guest post by April Henry](https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/08/20/appealing-to-reluctant-ya-readers-a-guest-post-by-april-henry/) _2026-08-20 · Amanda MacGregor · Teen Librarian Toolbox_ Helping students discover they are readers opens the whole world to them. ## [Author Anna Belfrage Reviews Queen Anna, Book One of the Stuart Queens Trilogy](https://tonyriches.blogspot.com/2026/08/author-anna-belfrage-reviews-queen-anna.html) _2026-08-20 · tonyriches · The Writing Desk_ Available from Amazon UK and Amazon US A crown won in the eye of a storm. A queen who refuses to be broken... Princess Anna of Denmark sails for Scotland to marry King James VI, but storms ravage her fleet, igniting a deadly obsession with witchcraft in her new home. Arriving in a strange and paranoid court, Anna finds her new husband’s bed is a treacherous place. Over the last few years, I’ve… ## [From the Desk of Emma Comery: The baby is teething, and we are at war](https://unpblog.com/2026/08/19/from-the-desk-of-emma-comery-the-baby-is-teething-and-we-are-at-war/) _2026-08-19 · univnebpress · UNP blog_ Emma Comery is a writer and the assistant director of communications for one of the largest veteran services organizations in Texas. Her work has appeared in The Bend Magazine, Military Families Magazine, Reserve and National Guard Magazine, Arts and Letters Journal, Line of Advance, and Poets.org. … ## [Read An Excerpt From ‘My Own Kind of Person’ by Tim Manley](https://thenerddaily.com/my-own-kind-of-person-by-tim-manley-excerpt/) _2026-08-19 · Elise Dumpleton · The Nerd Daily_ In this heartfelt and hilarious coming-of-age romance, Sean discovers his bisexuality and his true voice while chasing his dream as a stand-up comedian. Intrigued? Read on to discover the synopsis and an excerpt from My Own Kind of Person by Tim Manley, which releases on September 8th 2026. Sean O’Brien copes with anxiety by being the funny guy—at school, in his relationships, and onstage at local… ## [2026-08-19 SheWritesAI Directory Update: 790 writers in 60+ countries](https://shewritesai.substack.com/p/2026-08-19-shewritesai-directory-update) _2026-08-19 · SheWritesAI · She Writes AI Community_ Added 10 new (to us) writers in 6 countries (one new: Kazakhstan/Russia) and 7 AI categories. Find their newsletters here and learn about the latest directory & digest features. ## [Read The First Chapter From ‘The Shadow Friends’ by Tess Gerritsen](https://thenerddaily.com/the-shadow-friends-by-tess-gerritsen-excerpt/) _2026-08-19 · Elise Dumpleton · The Nerd Daily_ From New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen comes a harrowing and emotional thriller where ghosts of the Cold War return with a vengeance—and cannot be outrun. Intrigued? Well read on to discover the synopsis and an excerpt from The Shadow Friends by Tess Gerritsen, which releases on August 25th 2026. When a renowned disease expert and Russian defector dies mysteriously during a global… ## [How to Plant a Flower Meadow Directly in Lawn](https://juliewitmergardens.substack.com/p/how-to-plant-a-flower-meadow-directly) _2026-08-19 · Julie Witmer · Julie Witmer Gardens Newsletter_ No-Soil Prep, Easy Garden Design & Low-Maintenance ## [Exclusive Cover Reveal: To Have and to Hold (Captive) by K.N. Wilder](https://thenerddaily.com/exclusive-cover-reveal-to-have-and-to-hold-captive-by-k-n-wilder/) _2026-08-19 · Elise Dumpleton · The Nerd Daily_ We are delighted to be revealing the cover for To Have and to Hold (Captive) by K.N. Wilder, which marks the third installment in the dark romance series, The Hemlock Society. The first two books of The Hemlock Society were originally self-published and have been rereleased by Grand Central Publishing with this brand new installment hitting shelves on April 6th 2027. Read on to discover the cover,… ## [Realtime AI Arbitrage Terminal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/y3JVIgO39yfW) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Realtime auto-trading across exchanges with scored setups, backtesting, and risk controls. ## [Q&A: Jillian Cantor, Author of ‘The Season of Light and Darkness’](https://thenerddaily.com/jillian-cantor-the-season-of-light-and-darkness-author-interview/) _2026-08-19 · Elise Dumpleton · The Nerd Daily_ We chat with author Jillian Cantor about The Season of Light and Darkness, which follows a girl who is woken early from her cryogenic slumber to find the authoritarian rule her family had hoped to escape is still very much in effect. Hi, Jillian! Can you tell our readers a bit about yourself? Hi! I’m the author of 15 novels for teens and adults. I’ve published contemporary, literary, and… ## [How a YA Author Helped Me Realize I Have OCD, a guest post by E.G. Young](https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/08/19/how-a-ya-author-helped-me-realize-i-have-ocd-a-guest-post-by-e-g-young/) _2026-08-19 · Amanda MacGregor · Teen Librarian Toolbox_ Maggie Stiefvater gave me the right words to describe my experience. She also gave me permission to claim the label: I didn’t have to be ashamed to have OCD, because one of my role models had it! ## [Now available for pre-order: Lady of the Castle: A Medieval Epic of Love, Loyalty, and Betrayal (The Nicola de la Haye Series Book 2) by Rachel Elwiss Joyce](https://tonyriches.blogspot.com/2026/08/now-available-for-pre-order-lady-of.html) _2026-08-19 · tonyriches · The Writing Desk_ Available for pre-order from Amazon UK and Amazon US For a woman, holding power in a man's world is dangerous; holding faith in an intolerant one is deadly. England, 1185. Nicola de la Haye, constable of Lincoln Castle, commands her fortress with hard-won authority. Determined to protect her family from a kingdom fracturing around her, she discovers the hardest battle is the one inside her own… ## [Read An Excerpt From ‘Beyond Honor’ by K.B. Brodsky](https://thenerddaily.com/beyond-honor-by-k-b-brodsky-excerpt/) _2026-08-19 · Elise Dumpleton · The Nerd Daily_ A paramilitary operative confronting his grief on a path of retribution. A CIA analyst hunting a conspiracy that leads to the Oval Office. A Russian agent hiding in plain sight. Jason Matthews’s Red Sparrow meets Jack Carr’s The Terminal List in Beyond Honor, a debut political thriller that plunges readers into a world of international espionage, where loyalty and duty are tested. Intrigued? Read… ## [Q&A: Eli Snow, Author of ‘The Divine Gardener’s Handbook’](https://thenerddaily.com/eli-snow-the-divine-gardeners-handbook-author-interview/) _2026-08-18 · Elise Dumpleton · The Nerd Daily_ We chat with author Eli Snow about The Divine Gardener’s Handbook, which is a sapphic dystopian fantasy of botanical sabotage, a questionable god named Saul, and a woman falling for the person most likely to ruin her life. Hi, Eli! Can you tell our readers a bit about yourself? I’m a speculative fiction writer, editor, and former medical geneticist, based in rural Australia with my two cats. I am… ## [Recent Award Winners](https://unpblog.com/2026/08/18/recent-award-winners-23/) _2026-08-18 · univnebpress · UNP blog_ Congratulations to these UNP authors who were recently recognized for their work! 2026 International Book Awards Hostage (Potomac Books, 2026) by Mimi Nichter is a finalist in two categories in two categories, Autobiography/Memoir and Nonfiction: Creative. Big Sky Award Be … ## [Read An Excerpt From ‘A (Dead) Thing Like Me’ by E.G. Young](https://thenerddaily.com/a-dead-thing-like-me-by-eg-young-excerpt/) _2026-08-18 · Elise Dumpleton · The Nerd Daily_ A teenage ghost in love with life becomes bound to the house of the grieving artist who summoned her via Ouija board in this darkly funny YA paranormal. Intrigued? Read on to discover the synopsis and an excerpt from A (Dead) Thing Like Me by E.G. Young, which releases on August 18th 2026. One hot dog with banana peppers. That’s all Hot Dog wants. An invisible teenage ghost, she haunts a food cart… ## [Ana Mourão & Farida Khalaf: Author Interview #36, AI Everywhere, book2](https://shewritesai.substack.com/p/ai-everywhere-author-interview-38-ana-mourao-farida-khalaf) _2026-08-18 · Farida Khalaf · She Writes AI Community_ Watch now | She Writes AI Everywhere, Volume 2, Chapter 2, Ana Mourão: The Agent Of Context: Why AI's Most Important Marketing Skill Isn't Technical [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208752309/65f30d7c8011a449598c44255176cb1d.mp3) ## [Author Amy Buchanan’s Fake Dating Book Recs](https://thenerddaily.com/amy-buchanan-best-i-never-had-author-guest-post/) _2026-08-18 · The Nerd Daily · The Nerd Daily_ Guest post written by The Best I Never Had author Amy BuchananAmy Buchanan’s affair with romance and books started at three, when she watched Beauty and the Beast and couldn’t decide if she was more obsessed with the prince or the library (The library. Definitely the library). After decades of devouring love stories written by others, she decided to share the ones pinging around in her brain. She… ## [Fast Five Interview: Brittany Cavallaro and Jeff Zentner](https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/08/18/fast-five-interview-brittany-cavallaro-and-jeff-zentner/) _2026-08-18 · Amanda MacGregor · Teen Librarian Toolbox_ Authors Brittany Cavallaro and Jeff Zentner join us to talk about their new book, WAYFARERS. ## [Open directory of blogs for agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/iuzxem3WpyEL) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Submit URLs or OPML; receive feed pages with summaries, plus JSON/OPML/plain text ## [Q&A: Jennifer Herrera, Author of ‘Siren Says’](https://thenerddaily.com/jennifer-herrera-siren-says-author-interview/) _2026-08-18 · Elise Dumpleton · The Nerd Daily_ We chat with author Jennifer Herrera about Siren Says, which is a lush, spellbinding tale about a tenacious young woman who must harness her family’s dangerous magic to put a stop to the sacrifices they’ve been making for more than a century Hi, Jennifer! Can you tell our readers a bit about yourself? When I was five, my parents decided to move our family to a small town of about 1,300 people,… ## [Walking on Sunshine: Lessons From a Golden Boy, a Guest Post by A.J. Symon](https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/08/18/walking-on-sunshine-lessons-from-a-golden-boy-a-guest-post-by-a-j-symon/) _2026-08-18 · Amanda MacGregor · Teen Librarian Toolbox_ Hudson is a creature who looks human on the outside but is still very much a golden retriever on the inside. A Golden Boy. ## [Read An Excerpt From ‘The House That Eats the Dead’ by Max Doty](https://thenerddaily.com/the-house-that-eats-the-dead-by-max-doty-excerpt/) _2026-08-18 · Elise Dumpleton · The Nerd Daily_ A family moves into their dream home—only to discover that it hides an insatiable hunger—in this dread-laced and darkly outrageous domestic horror novel. Intrigued? Read on to discover the synopsis and an excerpt from The House That Eats the Dead by Max Doty, which releases on August 18th 2026. The new house is a fresh start for Claire and her family. It’s a move away from the cityscape of a… ## [Excerpt: Forward to Richmond](https://unpblog.com/2026/08/17/excerpt-forward-to-richmond/) _2026-08-17 · univnebpress · UNP blog_ Brian K. Burton is professor emeritus of management and retired associate vice president for academic affairs at Western Washington University. He is the author of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville: A Battlefield Guide (Nebraska, 2026), The Peninsula and Seven Days: A Battlefield Guide (Nebraska, 2007), and Extraordinary Circumstances: … ## [Author Interview: Rachel Dawson](https://proseandquans.substack.com/p/author-interview-rachel-dawson) _2026-08-17 · Quan Williams · Prose & Quan's_ Author of "Bold, Black & Brilliant: A Black Woman’s Guide to Career Confidence and Power" ## [Special Guest Interview with Nancy Bilyeau, Author of The Heiress of Northanger Abbey](https://tonyriches.blogspot.com/2026/08/special-guest-interview-with-nancy.html) _2026-08-17 · tonyriches · The Writing Desk_ Available for pre-order from Amazon UK and Amazon US Gloucestershire, 1820: Twenty-two years after the close of Northanger Abbey, Catherine Tilney seems to be living a happily ever after. But her busy life as a clergyman’s wife is shattered by a letter that resurrects her darkest fears. Her daughter Phoebe has fallen under the influence of the unscrupulous Thorpe family—the very figures who once… ## [For the Girls With Claws, a guest post by Máire Roche](https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/08/17/for-the-girls-with-claws-a-guest-post-by-maire-roche/) _2026-08-17 · Amanda MacGregor · Teen Librarian Toolbox_ The premise of Little Monsters is this: what if the four March sisters of Little Women fame were growing up in modern day Salem…and what if they were trying to hide the fact that they were also monsters? ## [Building Imagination Through Storytelling: A Conversation with Shawn Hainsworth](https://thebookishmagazine.com/2026/08/17/building-imagination-through-storytelling-a-conversation-with-shawn-hainsworth/) _2026-08-17 · The Bookish Magazine · The Bookish_ Can a story imagined during bedtime become a lifelong creative project? Discover how Shawn Hainsworth transformed family storytelling into graphic novels by reading the full interview. ## [SheWritesAI digest for August 16, 2026: 5 collaborations, 323 articles](https://shewritesai.substack.com/p/2026-08-16-shewritesai-digest) _2026-08-16 · SheWritesAI · She Writes AI Community_ 5 Collaborations, 10 Featured Articles, 10 Wildcard Picks, 323 Total Articles in the past 7 days from 769 newsletters by SheWritesAI directory members ## [Summer reading, part two](https://unfinishedstory.substack.com/p/summer-reading-part-two) _2026-08-16 · Sarah McCraw Crow · An Unfinished Story_ More novels for late-summer reading ## [Open directory of blogs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fYyuuFoGpLc0) _2026-08-16 · **Sponsored**_ Drop URLs or OPML — get per-blog pages plus machine-readable JSON, OPML, text ## [Special Guest Post By E.L. Ravenheart, Author of The Shadow keeper: Gothic Haunting Tales from Somerset](https://tonyriches.blogspot.com/2026/08/special-guest-post-by-el-ravenheart.html) _2026-08-16 · tonyriches · The Writing Desk_ Available from Amazon UK and Amazon US In the deep woods of the Great Lakes, skeletal spirits hunt the arrogant. Shapeshifters guard what remains of the wild. Hunger transforms the soul with a single choice. Across the Atlantic, on mist-shrouded moorland where leylines pulse through peat, a barefoot girl walks for two centuries, keeping a covenant her family refused. At standing stones, trickster… ## [Matthew R Taylor](https://alysonhasson.substack.com/p/matthew-r-taylor) _2026-08-15 · Haunting the Author Trenches_ An author interview ## [📢 New release: She Writes AI Everywhere, Volume 1 audiobook](https://shewritesai.substack.com/p/announcement-she-writes-ai-everywhere-volume1-audiobook-released) _2026-08-15 · SheWritesAI · She Writes AI Community_ Grab your headphones! An abridged audiobook for Volume 1 in our AI Everywhere book series has been released for all of your favorite listening platforms. ## [What We've Been Reading](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/book-bistro/episodes/What-Weve-Been-Reading-e3ndjb7) _2026-08-14 · Shannon Dyer · Book Bistro_ This week Shan, Kristin, Shannon, and Meka discuss what they’ve been reading and loving lately. Titles mentioned include:Leslie J. Anderson, The UnmothersCiara Blume, The Mudpuddle Manual Of Natural Magic (Natural Magic #1)Woody Brown, Upward BoundLetty Frame, Death Is Easy (Second Chances #1)Elizabeth Everett, Magic And Mischief At The Wayside HotelSusan M. Boyer, Lowcountry Boil (Liz Talbot… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/58a7438/podcast/play/124226343/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-14%2Fe448352a-114f-317a-1a6c-272beda6ab6d.m4a) ## [Devotion: 2 Peter 3:9](https://teens4jesus.org/devotion-2peter3-9-2/) _2026-08-14 · Trisha Smith · Teens4Jesus Youth Ministries_ 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. This is \[...\] Related posts: Devotion: 2 Timothy 4:2 Devotion: Psalm 130:5 Devotion: Proverbs 27:2 ## [Afia Ansong Wins the 2026 Sillerman Prize](https://unpblog.com/2026/08/14/afia-ansong-wins-the-2026-sillerman-prize/) _2026-08-14 · univnebpress · UNP blog_ The African Poetry Book Fund (APBF) promotes and advances the development and publication of the poetic arts through its book series, contests, workshops, and seminars and through its collaborations with publishers, festivals, booking agents, colleges, universities, conferences and all other … ## [Book Review: The Orphan from Verona, by Siobhan Daiko](https://tonyriches.blogspot.com/2026/08/book-review-orphan-from-verona-by.html) _2026-08-14 · tonyriches · The Writing Desk_ Available from Amazon UK and Amazon US Verona, 1944. When an air raid strikes Elisa's home, she is left with nothing but the clothes on her back, the teddy bear clutched in her arms and her beloved older brother. Traumatised into silence, six-year-old Elisa can no longer speak and relies on Robi to guide her through this war-torn world. Siobhan Daiko’s The Orphan from Veron a balances human drama… ## [PENGUIN TBR August 2026: FEELING LIKE AN ADHD ALIEN and STEALING SAINT NICK](https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/08/13/penguin-tbr-august-2026-adhd-alien-and-stealing-saint-nick/) _2026-08-13 · Karen Jensen, MLS · Teen Librarian Toolbox_ Take a look at the PENGUIN TBR for August 2026, including the titles ADHD ALIEN and STEALING SAINT NICK ## [Devotion: Revelation 3:3](https://teens4jesus.org/devotion-revelation3-3/) _2026-08-13 · Trisha Smith · Teens4Jesus Youth Ministries_ Revelation 3:3 Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time \[...\] Related posts: Devotion: Psalm 3:3 Devotion: Philippians 1:18 Devotion: Isaiah 61:1 ## [Astrid Scholz & Farida Khalaf: Author Interview #35, AI Everywhere, book2](https://shewritesai.substack.com/p/ai-everywhere-author-interview-35-astrid-scholz-farida-khalaf) _2026-08-13 · Farida Khalaf · She Writes AI Community_ She Writes AI Everywhere, book2, Astrid Scholz on AI For Good: Whether And How To Use AI When You Are In The Business Of Making The World Better. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208498923/c5b5acf5184b9e70d2812ba1c7f1b5c6.mp3) ## [Book Review: Queen Elizabeth I's Governess: The Real Kat Ashley by Rosemary Griggs](https://tonyriches.blogspot.com/2026/08/book-review-queen-elizabeth-is.html) _2026-08-13 · tonyriches · The Writing Desk_ Available for pre-order from Amazon UK and Amazon US Some of the most intriguing people in Tudor history are those who stood outside the spotlight. Katherine 'Kat' or Kate Ashley is one of these. Best known as the governess and confidante of Queen Elizabeth I, she played a pivotal role in the future queen's life, yet is overshadowed by more famous figures around her. In Queen Elizabeth I's… ## [Heidenröslein: The Little Rose on the Heath-Christopher Walker](https://thiswriterslife.com/heidenroslein-the-little-rose-on-the-heath-christopher-walker/) _2026-08-13 · This Writer's Life · This Writer's Life_ Please welcome author Chritstopher Walker to This Writer’s Life… GENRE: Historical Fiction BLURB: Two men. Two worlds. One war that will remake them both. Peter Schiller, a disciplined officer from privilege, is trained to lead—but not for what war truly demands. Günther Klein, a working-class recruit, is thrown into the trenches and forced to learn... The post Heidenröslein: The Little Rose on… ## [News & Reviews](https://unpblog.com/2026/08/12/news-reviews-103/) _2026-08-12 · univnebpress · UNP blog_ ICYMI Ojibwe Ethnogenesis (Nebraska, 2025) is the Winner of the 2026 Wisconsin Historical Society Book of Merit Award. Rare Good (Nebraska, 2026) was featured in Publishers Weekly’s Fall 2026 Fiction & Nonfiction Preview. Reviews Ford Frick Review in Epoch Times: … ## [Teens Read YA: LE Mayo Reads THE RIVER SHE BECAME and SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS](https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/08/12/teens-read-ya-le-mayo-reads-the-river-she-became-and-such-great-heights/) _2026-08-12 · Karen Jensen, MLS · Teen Librarian Toolbox_ Teen reviewer L. E. Mayo reviews THE RIVER SHE BECAME by Emily Varga and SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS by Rajani Larocca ## [Havenwood August Garden Tour](https://juliewitmergardens.substack.com/p/havenwood-august-garden-tour-421) _2026-08-12 · Julie Witmer Gardens Newsletter_ Late Summer: Waterlilies, Dahlias, Echinacea, and Hydrangeas ## [Blog Tour Interview with Karen Essex, Author of Renaissance Rivals: A novel of Isabella d’Este & Lucrezia Borgia](https://tonyriches.blogspot.com/2026/08/blog-tour-interview-with-karen-essex.html) _2026-08-12 · tonyriches · The Writing Desk_ Available from Amazon UK and Amazon US The story of the brutal rivalry between two of history’s most fascinating power women: Isabella d’Este, Marchesa of Mantua, celebrated in her own lifetime as “The First Lady of the World,” and Lucrezia Borgia, Duchess of Ferrara, daughter of the infamous Pope Alexander VI and one of the most maligned women in history. I'm pleased to welcome author Karen Essex… ## [Read It to Be It, a guest post by Billie Jean King](https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/08/11/read-it-to-be-it-a-guest-post-by-billie-jean-king/) _2026-08-11 · Karen Jensen, MLS · Teen Librarian Toolbox_ Billie Jean King shares her new book, SEE IT TO BE IT ## [MTTA 242: Kevin Wade Interview](https://get.thrillingreads.com/mtta-242-kevin-wade-interview/) _2026-08-11 · Meet the Thriller Author (Author Interviews)_ Acclaimed screenwriter and television producer Kevin Wade joins me to discuss One Good Eye, the second novel in his Jeep Mullane crime series. Kevin shares how 14 years as a writer, executive producer, and showrunner of Blue Bloods inspired his move into crime fiction, the transition from screenwriting to novels, his writing process and routine, and why he chose Long Island as the setting for the… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/thriller_author/content.blubrry.com/thriller_author/MTTA242_Kevin_Wade_Interview.mp3) ## [Hollie White & Farida Khalaf: Author Interview #34, AI Everywhere, book2](https://shewritesai.substack.com/p/ai-everywhere-author-interview-34-hollie-white-farida-khalaf) _2026-08-11 · Farida Khalaf · She Writes AI Community_ Watch now | She Writes AI Everywhere Book2, Dr. Hollie White "You Keep Using That Word: How Shared Vocabulary Between Humans and AI May Not Mean the Same Thing" [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208579906/5d3ee2aa4923ab7b20dad6be9aa63726.mp3) ## [Episode 177: Interview with Téa Obreht, author of Sunrise](https://topshelfatmerricklibrary.blubrry.net/2026/08/11/episode-177-interview-with-tea-obreht-author-of-sunrise/) _2026-08-11 · Top Shelf with Carol Ann Tack_ Three lives, one hundred years, one ghost town: an explosive novel about a mysterious place called Sunrise , where the secrets of the past refuse to stay buried. Sunrise by Téa Obreht is a gorgeous three-dimensional novel and is my favorite of the year, so far. Had a terrific conversation with Téa Obreht about her stunning new novel, Sunrise . We go deep into the origin story of the book, its… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/topshelfatmerricklibrary/content.blubrry.com/topshelfatmerricklibrary/TeaO_E4_2026.mp3)