Bookish Bites: Isabel Ibañez on 'Graceless Heart'

About this episode

Megan Bjerke interviews Isabel Ibañez about her latest fantasy novel 'Graceless Heart'.

Join me as I welcome back #1 NYT bestselling author Isabel Ibañez to talk about her newest fantasy ’Graceless Heart.’ Tune in to hear Isabel and I chat about the fight for survival, political scheming that exacerbates the tension, and thawing the main male characters cold, dangerous heart.

People in this episode

Host: Megan Bjerke

Guest: Isabel Ibañez

Topics covered

• fantasy
• survival
• political scheming
• character development
• author interview

Keywords

• Isabel Ibañez
• Graceless Heart
• fantasy novel
• political tension
• character arc

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Graceless Heart

Places: NYT

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