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PLOT TWIST

PLOT TWIST

De: Soman Chainani and Victoria Aveyard
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Hosted by worldwide bestselling authors Victoria Aveyard (RED QUEEN series, REALM BREAKER series) & Soman Chainani (THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD & EVIL series), PLOT TWIST takes you behind the scenes of the biggest swings in our careers. Victoria’s TEMPEST, her very first novel for adults, an epic pirate fantasy… and Soman’s YOUNG WORLD, a red-hot young adult political thriller. Each week, we pull back the curtain of our creative process and give you our hot takes on thorny issues in publishing and entertainment, answer your mailbag questions, plus pitch plot twists we want to see in real life. New episodes every Thursday.

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Episodios
  • Can We Get Teenage Boys To Read Again?

    Can We Get Teenage Boys To Read Again?
    Apr 9 2026

    This week, a special conversation between Soman and Dr. Rose Brock about whether we’ve lost teenage boys for good and how we can make books ‘cool’ again. They discuss the educator bias towards female perspectives, the history of boys and books, and why YOUNG WORLD takes an unconventional approach to getting them back. Recorded live from the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas.


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    50 m
  • Do Trigger Warnings Ruin Books?

    Do Trigger Warnings Ruin Books?
    Apr 2 2026

    Soman and Victoria disagree over whether trigger warnings are inherently a problem. Also they discuss how loopholes in contracts can affect your career, plus the initial spark that helps them land on an idea. Victoria has officially bunkered into edits, and Soman is deciding whether he needs peptides.


    Theme of the Week (11:18)

    Goals of the Week (20:16)

    Industry Nonsense (32:04)

    Reader Mailbag(53:51)

    Plot Twists in Real Life (58:59)


    To order a signed copy of Tempest, go here!


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    1 h y 6 m
  • Should Authors Who Use AI Lose Their Publishing Deals?

    Should Authors Who Use AI Lose Their Publishing Deals?
    Mar 26 2026

    Soman and Victoria do a deep dive on the recent cancellation of a mainstream book due to AI concerns — and debate what it means for the rest of publishing. They also discuss sex in marketing and the best way to find an agent. Soman wants young people to run for office and Victoria is just trying to make it to Italy.


    Theme of the Week (08:39)

    Goals of the Week (16:35)

    Industry Nonsense ( 22:56)

    Reader Mailbag(48:00)

    Plot Twists in Real Life (52:07)



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    1 h
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