In this interview, I chat with Emily Harding and Audrey Bellezza about Anne of Avenue A, modernizing Persuasion, the publishing process, co-writing books, setting the book in New York City, and much more.
Audrey's recommended reads are:
The Good Part by Sophie Cousens
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
Emily's recommended reads are:
Backslide by Nora Dahlia
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
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