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Muses in Moments and Noteworthy Narratives
Welcome to my newsletter! Below you’ll find a delicious assortment of fiction and nonfiction content. Interviews, book reviews, publishing journey insight, and a number of short stories I’ve been working on. I will be releasing a newsletter once a month, so if you like reading short snippets of magic in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, read on! Better yet, sign up to receive email notifications when I release new content.
Steampunk and Narrative Voice: an Interview with Elizabeth Chatsworth
September 2021 Welcome to my third Book Nook! Today I had the absolute pleasure of talking to Elizabeth Chatsworth, author of The Brass Queen, an incredible steam-punk fantasy with the best dialogue and metaphors I’ve read in a while. One of my favourite lines being: I do so love a story well told, and ifContinue reading “Steampunk and Narrative Voice: an Interview with Elizabeth Chatsworth”
Contest of Queens Cover Reveal
August 2021. Hello, dear Readers! August has been a wild and wonderful month, namely because I was able to reveal the cover of my upcoming novel, Contest of Queens! It was such a magical and humbling experience, and it just kept on going! The day was spent out at Two Jack Lake with a groupContinue reading “Contest of Queens Cover Reveal”
Past Posts
Magic and Magic Systems in Fairytales: an Interview with Brandie June
July 2021. Welcome back for my second book nook! A space where I get to sit down and geek out with incredible authors about their books. Today I had the honor of chatting with Brandie June, debut author of Gold Spun (released earlier this year) about magic and magic systems in fairytale retellings. So boilContinue reading “Magic and Magic Systems in Fairytales: an Interview with Brandie June”
Mentor Figures in Young Adult Fiction: Guest Panelist at the ALA Annual Show
On June 24th, 2021 I was lucky enough to present at the CamCat panel at the ALA Annual Show. I joined Aamna Qureshi, author of The Lady or the Lion (jump over to my recent interview for more information: https://jordanhbartlett.com/2021/07/02/fairytales-retellings-and-ya-fantasy-an-interview-with-aamna-qureshi/), Bryan Prosek, author of A Measure of Serenity, and Christian Klaver, author of Shadows OverContinue reading “Mentor Figures in Young Adult Fiction: Guest Panelist at the ALA Annual Show”
Fairytales, Retellings, and YA Fantasy: an interview with Aamna Qureshi
July 2021. Welcome to my book nook! A place where I get to indulge my nerdy side and talk books with amazingly talented authors. Today’s guest is Aamna Qureshi, author of The Lady or the Lion which is coming out July 20th, 2021, and When a Brown Girl Flees which is coming out in 2023.Continue reading “Fairytales, Retellings, and YA Fantasy: an interview with Aamna Qureshi”
Welcome to the PW US Book Show
June 2021. On May 27th, 2021 I was lucky enough to be one of the authors featured on CamCat Books’ panel Writing Debut YA at the PW US Book Show. It was such a surreal and wonderful experience chatting with these amazing women, learning more about their worlds, and how they wrote their inspiring femaleContinue reading “Welcome to the PW US Book Show”
Away
Something a little harsher. Mild violence warning. A short story about escapism. This will likely be my last short story published here for a while. I have three incredible writing projects I’m so so excited about working on this year and between those and my day job- I don’t see myself having time for muchContinue reading “Away”
On the Belief of Fairies
A lighthearted story to start the year off the right way. This is about one of those moments in history that gives me the giggles every time I think about it, and I just hope I did it enough justice that it gives you the giggles too. So the timeline has been tweaked a littleContinue reading “On the Belief of Fairies”
