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Melissa Albert on mythologies, muses, and mermaids.

June 11, 2026

Author Melissa Albert stopped by our headquarters to discuss The Children, her new literary thriller. The conversation was pure magic—with detours through family mythology, fairytales, and the mysteries of memory.   Guinevere and her brother grew up as the inspiration for their mother's beloved children's books. But when her brother launches a provocative art exhibit about their family, Guinevere is forced to confront the dark, painful reality behind her mother's fairytales. Get The Children...

Sarah Damoff thinks marriage needs better vocabulary.

May 21, 2026

Author Sarah Damoff dropped by our headquarters to discuss her latest family drama, The Burning Side. What followed was a conversation about forgiveness, family lore, and the changing shapes love takes across a lifetime.  A house fire sends April and Leo, already on the brink of divorce, back to her childhood home. Surrounded by family and her dad's recent Alzheimer's diagnosis, the couple must confront memory, forgiveness, and their fracturing marriage.  Get The Burning Side at bookofthemon...

Emma Brodie believes in infinite soulmates.

April 30, 2026

Author Emma Brodie joined us in our headquarters to discuss her new genre-bending book Into the Blue. The conversation covers creativity, yearning, and making the everyday epic, with a few unexpected alien detours along the way. When video store clerk AJ Graves meets rising actor Noah Drew in 2000, they form an instant bond—until he disappears without a word. Years later, they're reunited on a sci-fi TV set, where on-screen chemistry forces them to confront what they left unresolved. Get Int...