Episode Summary:
In this episode, Kelly and Alix interview Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber, authors of the Twin Crowns series. From fans to friends to sisters-in-law to coauthors, come along as they share their journeys from childhood readers to bestselling authors!
Topics Discussed:
- [0:00] About Katherine and Catherine
- [3:27] Cowriting Twin Crowns
- [9:56] Writing Romance
- [14:55] Identifying with Characters
- [18:05] Katie and Cat's Writing Style
- [19:38] To Bee Read
- [21:19] Becoming Writers
- [31:20] Laini Taylor Love
- [36:28] Childhood Books
- [42:54] Final Questions
Author Bios
Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber are both bestselling and award-winning writers of YA and children’s books. In addition to cowriting the Twin Crowns series, they are sisters-in-law.
Katherine Webber is from Southern California and spent much of her childhood in the Palm Springs desert. She is the author of Only Love Can Break Your Heart and The Revelry . For younger readers, she cowrites the Sam Wu Is Not Afraid and Dragon Realm series with her husband, Kevin Tsang. She is currently based in London with her husband and young daughters.
Catherine Doyle lives in the West of Ireland with her husband Jack, and their dog, Cali. She holds a BA in Psychology and an MA in Publishing. Her award-winning and bestselling work, which includes middle grade and young adult fiction, has been published in over 25 languages
Other Resources Mentioned
- The Twin Crown Series by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber https://amzn.to/4dWnG2n
- Katie and Cat Q&A in the LitJoy Lounge
- The Lion, the Witch, and the the Wardrobe: The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
- Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
- The Storm Keeper's Island by Catherine Doyle
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
- The Alanna Series by Tamora Pierce
- The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
- The Giver by Lois Lowry
- 1984 by George Orwell
- Animal Farm by George Orwell
- A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen
- Bride by Ali Hazelwood
- Hades x Persephone Saga by Scarlett St Clair
- The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
What's New at LitJoy?
LitJoy + Holly Black's The Darkest Part of the Forest Special Edition releases on June 19 to Lunacorns and June 20 to the public! Our previous Folk of the Air Special Editions sold out in both runs, so mark your calendars to add this one to your collection...we expect it to fly off the shelves!
Connect with the Authors
Catherine Doyle's Website
Catherine Doyle's Instagram
Katherine Webber's Instagram
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Thanks for listening to our interview with bestselling authors Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber. We loved working with them on special editions of the Twin Crowns series, and we can't wait to see what they do next! Come back next week for another interview, this time with Youtube sensation Cherry Wallis. We talk all about our new LitJoy + Cherry Wallis Green Witch Collection, building community through fandoms, and more magic!
