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Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly interview bestselling author Shannon Chakraborty about her new novel and various themes in her writing.

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author Shannon Chakraborty about her new novel The Tapestry of Fate, writing a more mature, middle-aged protagonist in The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi series, portraying motherhood on the page, blood family vs. found family, Middle Eastern poisoners and demons, balancing science with the occult, writing complex antagonists, the value of day jobs, breaking into publishing and more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Shannon. Stayed tuned next week for her writing masterclass on Drawing from Global History. 🍄 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PRE-ORDER THE BOOK OF SPORES ANTHOLOGY ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🍄 OUR SPONSOR: TRANSFERENCE by Ian Patterson is a sci-fi dystopia that dissects what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred. Purchase it ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in eBook + paperback. SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS: Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+. SUPPORT THE SHOW…

People in this episode

Hosts: Adrian M. Gibson, Greta Kelly

Guest: Shannon Chakraborty

Topics covered

• writing
• older protagonists
• found family
• Middle Eastern culture
• science and the occult
• publishing

Keywords

• Shannon Chakraborty
• The Tapestry of Fate
• older protagonists
• found family
• Middle Eastern poisoners
• science fiction
• publishing

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Books & works: The Tapestry of Fate, The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

More episodes of SFF Addicts

• Ep. 204: Drawing from Global History with Shannon Chakraborty (Writing Masterclass) · May 26, 2026 · 53 min
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