#297 – Author Chat w/ Julie Leong

On this episode, we chat with author Julie Leong chat about her debut novelThe Teller of Small Fortunes,a cozy fantasy about a young traveling fortune teller who embarks on a journey across her adopted kingdom alongside her party of found family members. Julie shares her inspirations for writing her cozy adventure that explores western fantasy with a distinctly Asian diaspora lens.

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