HeyJaredTrouble at Taboo Junction by Amanda Coreishy
Free literary publication exploring the clash between patriarchy and religion and freedom and sexuality. Plus my post-faith musings as I re-read the Quran ten years after losing my faith, with a few writer's journey stories spliced in.
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Celebrating Reputation’s Book Release With My Substack Crew! (opens the original)
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My favourite way to talk about my novel is to not talk about it.When readers and fellow authors are doing the talking, that becomes so much easier. And that’s what happened over the last week.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1350" src="https://
The Reputation Virtual Book Launch (opens the original)
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My novel Reputation made its entrance into the world on August 30, 2026.Our book launch was a cozy, intimate gathering of people I’ve known from every stage of my life. And joining us also, were curious readers for whom I was a brand new author, and readers who have discovered my work through advance reader copies in recent weeks.I read four extracts, and answered quite a few questions about my work. Host was fabulous, and the energy, enthusiasm and excitement were palpable.It was all love in th
What Readers Thought of Reputation, Plus Your Book Launch Invite! (opens the original)
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I figured in the run up to launch day, I’d write to you about how it took thirteen years to put this first novel together.I thought I’d have time to write to you about why those thirteen years of writing my novel left me feeling my book was like my fourth child; about how my assets and liabilities as a parent impacted the way I nurtured this novel, and probably influenced the mature book it became, for better and for worse.I wanted to talk about the insanity of focusing on writing a novel instea
A Guyanese, A Jamaican and A Trinidadian Walk Into A Publishing House (opens the original)
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This podcast was recorded on July 12th, 2026. If you’re a self-publishing author or thinking of becoming one, or just curious about how self-publishing authors do it, this episode is for you.Listening Guide:0:00 Introducing our panel.3:21 What’s been your greatest satisfaction from indie-publishing?5:51: Is Substack a worthwhile platform for fiction writers?10:00 How do you know your writing is ready for publishing?14:10 If you could publish that first book again, what would you do differently?
Writing Unapologetically Caribbean, Writing as an 'Insider-Outsider' (opens the original)
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I’m honoured to bring you this conversation between multi-award winning author Celeste Mohammed and myself, in which Celeste reads both from Pleasantview and Ever Since We Small, shares some of the thinking and process behind her work and takes live audience questions.Listening Guide(note: this guide is based on the duration of the recording, not the Zoom timestamp)0:00 Introducing Celeste Mohammed.4:31 Celeste reads from Pleasantview, from the opening story, ‘Prologue: The Dragon’s Mouth’10:40
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