Pub Dates
Episodes
Returning to Space with RED STAR REBELS
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Let's celebrate Amie's newest novel, Red Star Rebels. Slide behind the creative curtain as we talk about Amie's inspirations and how she went about cr...
The RED STAR REBELS Audiobook
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you loved the soundscape extravaganza that was the award-winning Illuminae audiobook, listeners, then you're going to ADORE the audiobook for Amie'...
Our 2025 Holiday Book Recs
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In which we say hi, recommend four books we loved in 2025, and update you on what's up next on Pub Dates. You can find a full list of our recommendati...
The LADY'S KNIGHT Audiobook
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Remember last episode, when we said we planned to beg Amie and Meg's publishers to let us share an extra-long sample of the LADY'S KNIGHT audiobook? T...
Celebrating LADY'S KNIGHT with Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're back, friends, and with a special guest! Kate's here with Amie and her co-author Meagan Spooner to ask them many questions about their new novel...
Our (Post)Holiday Book Recs
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which we recommend some books we loved in 2024 and update you on what's next for us and Pub Dates. Make sure you're subscribed to the pod in whatev...
THE HEART OF THE WORLD Spoiler Chat
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which Amie answers ALL of readers' burning questions about everything that goes down in THE HEART OF THE WORLD. It's a very spoilery good time. Mak...
FYREBIRDS Spoiler Chat
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which Kate swans in from maternity leave to answer ALL of readers' burning questions about everything that goes down in FYREBIRDS. It's a very spoi...
Call My Agent Re-release
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate is on maternity leave, and hopefully getting at least a few minutes of sleep! We'll be back at the end of October for our FYREBIRDS spoiler episo...
THE HEART OF THE WORLD Launch Party!
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The time has come for The Heart of the World's launch party! Consider this your invitation to pull up a chair, close your eyes, and imagine you're nes...
Another Q&A
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You all asked us a bunch of great questions ,and we've done our best to answer them! Let's snuggle up and talk about the writing life, meeting deadlin...
FYREBIRDS Launch Party!
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The time has come for the Fyrebirds launch party! Consider this your invitation to pull up a chair, close your eyes, and imagine you're nestled into a...
Let's Go On Book Tour
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to talk book tours! How authors organize them, what touring looks and feels like, and some of our favorite touring moments so far. Speaking ...
Writing Retreats
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode we're talking writing retreats: what they are, how they're organized, what happens when you're on one, and why we love them so. Don't for...
Writing Sequels, Part 2
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Let's talk about the craft of writing sequels. How do you figure out character arcs, expand the world, and bring home all those intriguing plot points...
How To Support Authors, Revisited (+ News!)
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for some fun news, a little catchup, and to revisit an episode from the archives we think is worth a re-listen: the one where we talk about al...
NIGHTBIRDS Readalong, Week 4
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In celebration of Nightbirds coming out in paperback - and to get us ready for Fyrebirds - we're doing a once-weekly readalong during the month of Jun...
NIGHTBIRDS Readalong, Week 3
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In celebration of Nightbirds coming out in paperback - and to get us ready for Fyrebirds - we're doing a once-weekly readalong during the month of Jun...
NIGHTBIRDS Readalong, Week 2
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In celebration of Nightbirds coming out in paperback - and to get us ready for Fyrebirds - we're doing a once-weekly readalong during the month of Jun...
NIGHTBIRDS Readalong, Week 1
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In celebration of Nightbirds coming out in paperback - and to get us ready for Fyrebirds - we're doing a once-weekly readalong during the month of Jun...
THE ISLES OF THE GODS Readalong, Week 4
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In celebration of The Isles of the Gods coming out in paperback - and to get us ready for The Heart of the World - read along with us as we do a thoro...
THE ISLES OF THE GODS Readalong, Week 3
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In celebration of The Isles of the Gods coming out in paperback - and to get us ready for The Heart of the World - we're doing a once-weekly readalong...
THE ISLES OF THE GODS Readalong, Week 2
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In celebration of Isles coming out in paperback - and to get us ready for The Heart of the World - we're doing a once-weekly readalong during the mont...
THE ISLES OF THE GODS Readalong, Week 1
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In celebration of Isles coming out in paperback - and to get us ready for The Heart of the World - we're doing a once-weekly readalong during the mont...
Again, But Better
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The one in which we reflect on the daunting process of writing our Book Twos. What did we find challenging - and exciting, and maybe terrifying - abou...
Make Me Your Villain
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which we talk about our books' villains: how we crafted them, what makes them tick, and what trouble they MIGHT be causing in our sequels (but, you...
Book Recommendations
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's that time again where we tell you all about some of the books we've been reading and defy you not to want to pick them up ASAP. For a full list o...
So Much More Than Commas
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Incredible special editions of The Isles of the Gods and The Heart of the World are coming at you soon from Book Addiction. You can click here to...
The Story So Far
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Season 2 of Pub Dates, in which we take you all behind the scenes on the road to publication for our sequels, The Heart of the World and Fy...
Did You Miss Us?
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for this casual catchup, in which we talk about what we've been up to and where we plan to take you all in the new year. We can't wait for wha...
THE ISLES OF THE GODS Spoiler Chat
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lovely readers asked us LOTS of great questions about ISLES. In this episode, Amie answers them without holding anything back. She'll dish about every...
NIGHTBIRDS Spoiler Chat
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lovely readers asked us LOTS of great questions about NIGHTBIRDS. In this episode, Kate answers them without holding anything back. She'll dish about ...
The NIGHTBIRDS Audiobook
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Now that you've heard our narrators talk about how they brought our novels to life, we think it's time you heard them in action. Our teams have given ...
THE ISLES OF THE GODS Audiobook
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Now that you've heard our narrators talk about how they brought our novels to life, we think it's time you heard them in action. Our teams have given ...
Meet Our Audiobook Narrators
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We asked some of our audiobook narrators to join us on the show, and they obliged! We were thrilled to hear Nikki Patel (who plays Selly), Steve West...
Making An Audiobook
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're huge audiobook fans over here on Pub Dates, so we wanted to find out more about how ours got made. Let's jump into an excellent interview with N...
THE ISLES OF THE GODS Launch Party
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Amie's high seas adventure is officially out! Join us as we launch Isles in style together at a live event in Melbourne, Australia. Don't forget: we ...
Make It Magic
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sinking into a book with a really good magic system is - dare we say it? - fairly...well, magical. But as authors, creating them can be use of the big...
Writing Romance
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're talking about the many kinds of romance in our books: unlikely friendships, forbidden love, and how we created the kinds of simmering chemistry ...
It's Art, I Tell You!
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk about one of our favorite things - commissioning character art - and interview our two amazing character artists, Nicole Deal...
The NIGHTBIRDS Launch Party
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Roll up, roll up, and celebrate Nightbirds' launch with us! Kate talks about what she hopes readers love about the book, which scenes she wishes she c...
Class Excursion: Let's Go (Time) Traveling
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Don't miss the bus - or the trolley car? - because we're taking you to the 1920s! Over on her other podcast, The Exploress, Kate's just started diving...
The 1920s: Take It Or Leave It
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we talk about using the 1920s for inspiration in our fantasy novels, and how we made choices about what to use and what to discard. Don't f...
Sell It!
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Let's talk about marketing, baby! How authors do it (and, specifically, how these authors do it) and the tools they use to reach readers who will love...
Fun and Games
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We asked you to give us some questions and challenges to end the year on, and you delivered! Feast your ears on this episode full of laughter and us r...
Mapping a World
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Let's talk about MAPS! We're both huge map nerds, and we're taking you through how we created the geography for The Isles of the Gods and Nightbirds, ...
How To Support Authors
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's our birthdays! Want to get us (and yourself) a present? This episode is all about how to support your favorite authors. Some of them cost money, ...
Who's Who in the Zoo
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
So much goes on behind the curtain at a publishing house. We authors don't even know the half of it! So let's chat with Gillian Levinson, a publishing...
An Apple for the Teacher
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We've just celebrated Teacher Appreciation Day! We want to take some time to celebrate the teachers in our lives who inspired and shaped us, as writer...
Meet Amie's Editor
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to meet Amie's inimitable editor, Melanie Nolan! Amie and Mel sat down to talk about how she got into editing, what made her fall in love wi...
Research: Building a World
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We get a lot of questions about how we build our fantastical worlds. So let's talk about how we do research for our worldbuilding — from the big, 'w...
A Cover Up
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for an interview with Kate's cover designer, Jess Jenkins, about how the cover for Nightbirds came to be, from conception to execution. They ...
Pub Dates Goes Adventuring
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An update on our plans for August.
Listener Q&A
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We asked for your questions, and you all certainly delivered! Join us as we answer some of your burning queries, from how we name our characters and o...
Book Recommendations
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're taking a break from gushing about Nightbirds and Isles of the Gods so we can rave about some other books, all of which you can pick up right now...
Call My Agent
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we chat with our wonderful agents, Josh and Tracey Adams, about everything from how they got into agenting and what an agent actually does ...
A Day in the Life
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What do authors do all day, you wonder? Let's find out. In this episode, we talk about what happens on our ideal writing days (and days that are...wel...
Running with Scissors
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk all about editing — working with critique partners, how we approach different stages of editing, the techniques we used in ...
Meet Kate's Editor
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kate invited her editor, the incomparable Stacey Barney, onto the show to talk about editing, Nightbirds, and something called launch. What IS launch...
A Modest Proposal
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we answer a listener question about how we sold our books, Kate on submission and Amie on proposal. What's the difference between the tw...
Questionable Characters
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we introduce you to some of our characters, describing their type and some of their quirks. We might even drop a few hints about what...
What in the World
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is all about worldbuilding. We'll discuss why worldbuilding matters, dive into how we created the worlds where our stories are set, and r...
You Have No Idea
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back! This episode we're going to talk about where our book ideas come from, and specifically about where these ideas came from. Get ready for...
Pitch, Please
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our first episode, in which we talk about who we are, how we met, and the journey this show is about to embark on. Come behind the curtain ...
Introducing: Pub Dates
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Pub Dates! Join NYT bestseller Amie Kaufman and editor turned debut author Kate J. Armstrong as they take you behind the scenes on the cou...