In the second half of this two-part interview, Adam Silvera dives into the world of They Both Die at the End. He shares the inception of the world and first book, how it became a series, what it was like writing a book for the series that takes place over a week compared to just 24 hours, and why TBDATE would make a great stage play. Most importantly, Adam reveals the title for the next two books in the series: the first is about Mateo's father and Adam explains how it differs from his previous book, and then Adam teases the "Avengers Endgame" style TBDATE book that follows it!

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#1 New York Times Bestselling and life-changing author (for me and many readers), Adam Silvera, is on the podcast this week! Adam joins me for a two-part interview where we dive into how he fell in love with reading, his urge to tell stories, the experience of putting his debut out into the world, being a Barnes and Noble bookseller, his love for comics, and Adam dives into my favorite book of his, What If It's Us. He shares memories from writing the book with Becky Albertalli, how they got two iconic narrators, the uphill journey of writing the sequel, and getting to see Jonathan Groff spit during Hamilton. Don't miss the second half of this interview when it drops on 6/9/26!

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Cindy Pham is on Try Reading this week! Cindy joins me to talk all about her debut novel, The Secret World of Briar Rose! Cindy talks about how she found a love for reading after childhood, her long-time love for storytelling and retellings, how she found her way to BookTube, and what led her to her debut novel. She discusses the ways in which her past life experiences influenced this story, how this book taught her things about herself on the writing journey, why it'd make a great animated series, the ways in which she hopes it connects with readers, what it's been like going from BookTube into the author space, and more!

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Try Reading All-Star and icon Laura R. Samotin is back on the pod this week! She's back to talk about all that has happened since debuting and what led her into the horror genre for her forthcoming book, The Way It Haunted Him. Laura discusses how a love for history and archives inspired this novel, how a cat helped sell it, the psychological aspects of writing a locked-room horror, and why it'd make a great theme park ride. Laura and I also rave about Heated Rivalry, obsess over vampires, and plot out an AO3 Heated Rivalry x medieval literature fanfic.

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The iconic Keturah Maree, aka K.M. Colley, is on the pod this week! Keturah talks about her childhood love for reading and storytelling, how she met Morgan Freeman as a kid, and how details of her debut novel, The Roaring Ridleys, came from a childhood summer camp. Keturah talks about why she chose to set her book in 1920s New York City, how the video of her pitching the book to a stranger went viral, the importance of having diverse voices on the page, and why her book would make an amazing museum exhibit. Keturah and I discuss Cynthia Erivo's greatness, our favorite thriller shows, and much more!

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Erin Baldwin is back on the podcast this week to talk all about the experience of putting her debut novel out into the world and diving into her sophomore novel, Good Luck, Babe! Erin discusses how The Amazing Race inspired this novel, how it feels to have a Chappell Roan song as a title, why representation is so important, especially now, and why there should be a writer's retreat themed off of her book. We talk about how Erin predicted the Heated Rivalry obsession, which Bob's Burgers characters should read Erin's books, and how we are living our own "Rise and Fall of an *East* Coast Princess" lives.

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Angela Montoya and Melanie Schubert, two iconic Try Reading All-Stars, are back on the pod this week! Angela and Melanie are back to discuss their most recent joint endeavor: the Jingle These Bells holiday romance anthology! Melanie and Angela discuss what inspired them to create an anthology and they talk about the ups and downs of the creator and editorial journey. We talk about the stories each of us contributed to this book, our favorite holiday romances, and how spicy romance is becoming popularized beyond the book community.

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USA Today and nationally bestselling author and Try Reading All-Star, Kamilah Cole joins me on the pod this week! Kamilah talks about seeing readers fall in love with her debut novel and the process of writing and putting the sequel, This Ends In Embers, out into the world. She discusses the ups and downs of a second book, the new cover art, and what it was like concluding a duology. She talks about her excitement for her adult debut, An Arcane Inharentence, revealing the cover in People Magazine, the importance of diverse voices, and what readers can expect from this story.

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