On this episode of Everything is Canon, Steve talks to author Dahlia Adler all about her latest book, Going Bicoastal! They talk about the perils of AI in the publishing industry, a slew of other hot topics, the Dahlia-verse, Going Bicoastal of course, and much, much more.

To buy a copy of Going Bicoastal, click HERE!

Cover art by Petra Braun.

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About the Author

Dahlia Adler (she/her) is an editor by day, a freelance writer by night, and an author and anthologist at every spare moment in between. She’s the founder of LGBTQReads.com; her novels include the Kids’ Indie Next picks Cool for the Summer, Home Field Advantage, and Going Bicoastal; and she is the editor of the anthologies His Hideous Heart, That Way Madness Lies, At Midnight, and, with Jennifer Iacopelli, Out of Our League (forthcoming from Feiwel & Friends). Dahlia lives in New York with her family and an obscene number of books.

On this episode of Everything is Canon, Steve talks to bestselling, award-winning author Adiba Jaigirdar all about her brand new novel, The Do’s and Donuts of Love! They talk about some of the current issues plaguing the publishing industry, her last book A Million to One (spoiler warning), writing difficult scenes, and much, much more.

To buy a copy of The Do’s and Donuts of Love, click HERE!

Cover art by Nabigal-Nayagam Haider Ali.

About the Author

Adiba Jaigirdar is the award-winning, critically-acclaimed and bestselling author of The Henna Wars, Hani & Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating, A Million to One, and The Dos and Donuts of Love. A Bangladeshi/Irish writer and former teacher, she has an MA in Postcolonial Studies from the University of Kent, England and a BA in English and History from UCD, Ireland. She is the winner of the YA book prize 2022, the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards 2021, and was a finalist for the 2022 Lambda Literary awards. All of her writing is aided by tea, and a healthy dose of Janelle Monáe and Hayley Kiyoko. When not writing, she is probably ranting about the ills of colonialism, playing video games, or expanding her overflowing lipstick collection

On this episode of Everything is Canon, Steve talks to Malia Maunakea all about her debut fiction middle grade novel, Lei and the Fire Goddess! They talk about how much of Lei’s story mirrors Malia’s, her own personal adventures, Hawaiian culture, whether there’s more story to tell, and much, much more.

To purchase a copy of Lei and the Fire Goddess, click HERE!

About the Author

Malia Maunakea is a Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) writer who grew up on Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu before relocating to the continent for college. She writes both middle-grade fiction and nonfiction and is the author of Lei and the Fire Goddess (Penguin Workshop, summer 2023) and Lightweight Backpacking for Families (CMC Press, spring 2023). When not at her computer, she can often be found roaming the Rocky Mountains with her husband, their two children, and a rescue mutt named Peggy.