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415. Vampires and Virtual Events with Renee Ahdieh

The Damned
A | BN | K | AB
The Damned, the sequel to The Beautiful, is out, so Renee Ahdieh joins me again to talk about vampire romance, characters overcoming and rejecting toxic patriarchy, and the planning of an incredible virtual book tour. We talk about some of the themes in The Damned (no spoilers but if you haven’t read The Beautiful there are some details about the end) and about the development of a multi-night multi-author party that surrounded the book’s release. We also talk about makeup, cooking, Instant pot recipes, and books – it’s a well rounded conversation.

TW/CW: We mention briefly sexual assault and deeply awful Supreme Court confirmation hearings at minute 21:00, so if you’d like to skip that part, jump ahead one minute at 21:00.

What about you? What virtual gatherings have you attended or hosted? What really works for you? I’d love to know!

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  1. Kareni says:

    Thanks for an enjoyable interview and the recipes and the transcript and the silly joke and ….

  2. Tara says:

    Renee said something to the effect that she wished she could do more personal interaction with fans during online book promotions. Recently I attended a Zoom-style “Short Story Club” event where Martha Wells (Murderbot author) talked about her books. Everyone but her was muted and off-screen but if you asked a question in the comments, a moderator could call on you during the Q&A time, and the individual was un-muted and on video while they asked their question. They also had breakout sessions where we could chat with small groups of other fans before the main event. I don’t know the technical details of how they did it, but if you go to the shortstory.club web site maybe you could contact someone there for advice. It was a really well-run event.

    Also, I’m definitely going to look up that cookbook she mentioned. Thanks!

  3. Abby in Ohio says:

    Risotto is cooking in the Instant Pot as I write. Thanks for the inspiration, Sarah! Love you and your podcast guests.

  4. SB Sarah says:

    @Abby: I hope it’s delicious! Please let me know how it turns out?

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