Noah Hawthorne (they/them) interviews Sebastian Nothwell (he/him) about his upcoming cozy fantasy anthology A Nest Within Briars, featuring alternative perspectives, queer fae romance, and old man yaoi. Check out the Kickstarter ending March 21st!

Sebastian Nothwell (he/him) is the author of Victorian fae romantasy Oak King Holly King , its sequel Tales from Blackthorn Briar, and the forthcoming A Nest Within Briars, amongst other titles. You can learn more on the anthology Kickstarter page here!

Noah Hawthorne (they/them), also writing as Aelina Isaacs, is the author of the queer cozy fantasy series Adventures in Levena, beginning with Phantom and Rook, and the solarpunk novel The Rebel Foxes, amongst other titles. You can connect with them at their website: neshamapublishing.com

TJ Alexander (they/them) chats with Sebastian Nothwell (he/him) about their genderqueer Regency romance A Lady for All Seasons, wherein a notorious socialite's schemes-within-schemes go head-to-head with an author's hidden identity and roman-a-clef.

TJ Alexander (they/them) is a Lambda Literary Award finalist and USA Today bestselling author who writes about queer love, including the Regency romances A Gentleman's Gentleman and the upcoming A Lady for All Seasons. You can connect with them at their website: tjalexander.com

Sebastian Nothwell (he/him) is the author of the Victorian fae romantasy Oak King Holly King and the fantasy-of-manners romance Fiorenzo, amongst other titles. You can connect with him at his website: sebastiannothwell.com

Trip Galey (he/him) chats with Noah Hawthorne (they/them) about queer joy, resilience, rebuilding, and his upcoming space opera sci-fantasy novel The Fall of the House of Valenziaga.

Trip Galey (he/him) is a Creative Writing lecturer in Cambridge, with a focus on sci-fi and fantasy. He has had short stories and articles published in numerous places, such as a multi-award-nominated queer SFF anthology from Neon Hemlock Press, and his first interactive novel came out in 2021 from Choice of Games. You can learn more about his upcoming novel The Fall of the House of Valenziaga on Kickstarter.

Noah Hawthorne (they/them), also writing as Aelina Isaacs, is the author of the queer cozy fantasy series Adventures in Levena, beginning with Phantom and Rook, and the solarpunk novel The Rebel Foxes, amongst other titles. You can connect with them at their website: neshamapublishing.com