Bookish Bites: Amélie Wen Zhao on 'The Scorpion and the Night Blossom'

from The Well-Read Podcast · host Megan Bjerke

Join me as I welcome back NYT bestselling author Amélie Wen Zhao to talk about her newest fantasy 'The Scorpion and the Night Blossom.' Tune in to hear Amélie and I chat about how loved ones can drive a quest for vengeance and immortality, the conflict of being attracted to someone you're not sure you can trust, and working through past prejudices.

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