Try Reading Podcast

New York Times Bestseller, Tiffany D. Jackson joins me on Try Reading this week! Tiffany talks about her childhood love for thrillers, how she knew she'd be an author at the age of four, where she gathers inspiration for her thrillers and horrors, and how she shifted from writing YA to middle grade stories. Tiffany discusses her forthcoming middle grade thriller, Ghost in the Night; how a ghost tour in Georgia inspired the story, why grief in middle grade is important for readers of all ages, what she hopes readers will take away from this book, why it'd make a great narrative podcast, and much more!Tiffany’s Links: linktr.ee/writeinbkTiffany’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/WriteinbkTry Reading Links: linktr.ee/tryreading

Victoria Wlosok is back on Try Reading this week! She joins me to talk all about the experience of putting her debut out into the world and then we dive into her sophomore novel, Six Must Die! Victoria discusses how past friendship breakups and a love for escape rooms inspired this story, the amount of escape room research she got to do, the daunting journey of writing a second book, what lessons this sophomore journey taught her, why her book would make a great escape room, how I'm the #1 fan of Victoria's debut, and much more! Victoria’s Website: victoriawlosok.comTry Reading Links: linktr.ee/tryreading

Sydney Langford is back on Try Reading this week! They join me to talk all about their sophomore novel, Someone to Daydream About! Sydney talks about how fanfiction they wrote at 12 inspired this story, how they experienced the sophomore slump with their third novel instead of their second, and why having marginalized characters living amazing lives on the page is so valuable. Sydney and I also discuss why this book would make a great album, we discuss the new music from Harry Styles, how Sydney's slowly collecting 1D members like infinity stones, and much more! Sydney’s Links: linktr.ee/slangwritesTry Reading Links: linktr.ee/tryreading

In the second half of this two-part interview, Adam Silvera dives into the world of They Both Die at the End. He shares the inception of the world and first book, how it became a series, what it was like writing a book for the series that takes place over a week compared to just 24 hours, and why TBDATE would make a great stage play. Most importantly, Adam reveals the title for the next two books in the series: the first is about Mateo's father and Adam explains how it differs from his previous book, and then Adam teases the "Avengers Endgame" style TBDATE book that follows it! Adam’s Links: linktr.ee/AdamsilveraTry Reading Links: linktr.ee/tryreading

#1 New York Times Bestselling and life-changing author (for me and many readers), Adam Silvera, is on the podcast this week! Adam joins me for a two-part interview where we dive into how he fell in love with reading, his urge to tell stories, the experience of putting his debut out into the world, being a Barnes and Noble bookseller, his love for comics, and Adam dives into my favorite book of his, What If It's Us. He shares memories from writing the book with Becky Albertalli, how they got two iconic narrators, the uphill journey of writing the sequel, and getting to see Jonathan Groff spit during Hamilton. Don't miss the second half of this interview when it drops on 6/9/26! Adam’s Links: linktr.ee/AdamsilveraTry Reading Links: linktr.ee/tryreading