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We Know How to Read: Valentine's Day Book Review : The Scattered Bones

A tortured fate, destined heartbreak, trials of life and death, forgotten gods, ruthless monsters, but a love that goes beyond death and dust. We read The Scattered Bones by Nicole Scarano, a dark fantasy romance that will have you sobbing over tragically beautiful romance. We hope your Valentine's Day was full of book boyfriends!

They Know How to Write: Interview with Nelle Nikole

Nelle Nikole came on the podcast for our They Know How to Write series. As a successful author of the Rising: A State of the Union series, a dystopian dark fantasy where "The Before doesn’t matter, only The After." As well as co-authoring the Kuxtal Academy: The Beginning series with author Mikayla Hornedo. A Mayan-inspired urban fantasy romance following siblings in an academic setting. We absolutely loved chatting with her about writing, inspiration, and the creative process. Check out her books now!  

We Know How to Read is BACK!

We are back!! It's been way too long, but we are back in 2026 and have a lot to share with you guys. We can't wait for all is to come this year and share every minute with you. Thanks for listening and following! Stay tuned for more episodes and big announcements! 

They Know How to Write Holiday Season: Author Interview Dai'ja S. Rose

It was amazing having a local author on the podcast! Dai'ja S. Rose is a Virginia author who wrote a completed YA fantasy series called Legendary Stars Saga. Book one, Golden Eyed Legend, starts the series off with quite a memorable beginning:
Gifted and Hunted… The Universe Chose Him
Now his choices will either save his people... or destroy them.
It was so much fun diving into the lore, creativity, writing, and a closer look at her work with Dai'ja. You can find all her books on Amazon, her website, and follow her for more updates on Tiktok or Facebook @DSRtheWriter

They Know How to Write Holiday Season: Author Interview B.L. Brown

We loved having B.L. Brown on the podcast! She publishes urban and paranormal fantasy. We talked most about her Ritual Income series, an urban fantasy, slow burn, enemies to lovers, and WITCHES! Literally everything you could possibly want in one book! From inspiration to writing process to series and more, B.L. Brown shares with us all the behind-the-scenes fun and more in this interview! You can find her books on Amazon, her website, and follow her on Instagram for more updates at @brittawritesthings

They Know How to Write Holiday Season: Author Interview Aparna Verma

We are so excited this week to share with you this wonderful interview with Aparna Verma. As two fans of hers before the interview, this was a dream come true! Aparna Verma is the author of The Phoenix King and recently the second book, The Burning Queen, in The Ravence Trilogy. Aparna writes epic fantasy with desi representation, elemental magic, enemies to lovers and more! We loved talking with her about her experience writing, finding inspiration, and querying her debut series. Go read The Phoenix King now to start your next favorite series! 

They Know How to Write Holiday Season: Author Interview Jill Tew

Well back to our favorite time of year, They Know How to Write Author Interviews! Starting our Author Holiday Season is Author Jill Tew. She wrote the Young Adult Science Fiction & Dystopian Romance novel, The Dividing Sky. Most recently, she published An Ocean Apart, an electrifying dystopian novel packed with a tantalizing love triangle, gripping political intrigue, and a Bachelor-style competition. We absolutely loved getting to sit down with Jill and talk about inspiration, process, and more. You can find more about Jill Tew on her website, Instagram @jtewwrites, and purchase her books through all retailers. 

Ships of Theseus : The Fanfiction Paradox : Ep 2

Welcome aboard to the Ships of Theseus, The Fanfiction Paradox! This series starts an in-depth look at the most recent fanfiction that has been published, comparing it to the original work, noting the differences, and truly seeing if you replace enough pieces, is it no longer Theaseus' ship?  In this episode, we dive into the depths of Brigitte Knightley; The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy: Book 1 of the Dearly Beloathed Duology. She says this novel is a love letter to her fanfiction era of Dramione, and we will be the judge of that! Let's set sail and see if this novel can pry itself from the clutches of the "who shall not be named" or not? We are setting sails into unknown territory but we hope to unearth some treasure along the way. Can't wait for the next episode? Go check out our author interviews from the Vault! 

Ships of Theseus : The Fanfiction Paradox : Ep 1

Welcome aboard to the Ships of Theseus, The Fanfiction Paradox! This series starts an in-depth look at the most recent fanfiction that has been published, comparing it to the original work, noting the differences, and truly seeing if you replace enough pieces, is it no longer Theaseus' ship?  Implying the theory that if you slowly replace each piece of an item is it still the same item at the end? We plan to look even further into the impact of published fanfiction on the fanfiction community, writing community, publishing world, and when copyright comes in into play.  We are setting sails into unknown territory but we hope to unearth some treasure along the way. Can't wait for the next episode? Go check out our author interviews from the Vault! 

Interviews from the Vault : Ep 4 : Elise Kova

This episode is from the Vault. We recorded this interview in the past and were unable to release it due to several reasons, BUT NOT anymore! We are so excited to share this interview with the talented Elise Kova with you at last! As massive fans of Elise Kova's work, meeting her in person, and this interview we can say confidently hold a special place in our hearts. Author of the tiktok famous Air Awaken completed series; young adult and fantasy or the most recent success of Arcana; dark acedamia. romantasy, beginning of a new series. This was a dream interview and we are happy to finally be able to share it with you. Enjoy this interview with Elise, follow her on her socials, and tune in for our Ships of Theseus: Fan to Fiction series starting in October.