Authors & Espresso
Authors & Espresso is where storytelling meets self-publishing. Hosted by author and legal coach Nadia Gilkes, this podcast brings you inspiring conversations with indie authors, practical tips for navigating the self-publishing journey, and insights to help you turn your writing dreams into reality. Whether you’re drafting your first manuscript, launching your latest book, or simply love discovering new voices, pull up a chair and join us for your weekly dose of creativity, community, and caffeine.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 15 minutes
- Episodes
- 4
- Years Active
- 2025
Qiana’s Braids: A Salon Story of Pride and Power
In this Festival Flashback Friday episode, author Chanda Austin discusses her children’s book Qiana’s Braids, a celebration of natural Black hair and the beauty-salon culture that builds pride and co…
Tell Yourself Yes: The Indie-Publishing Journey
In this episode Nadia launches Authors & Espresso and explains what self-publishing means, walks through popular platforms (Amazon KDP, Barnes & Noble Press, IngramSpark), and shares pros and cons of…
NaNoWriMo Is No Mo — But We Journey On
Host Nadia Gilkes reflects on the sudden end of NaNoWriMo, explains her cautious stance on AI in writing, and outlines her planned writing timeline and alternatives like write-ins to help authors sta…
Authors & Espresso — Launch Episode: Celebrating an Authorversary
Host Nadia Gilkes celebrates her authorversary and returns with Authors & Espresso, sharing her publishing journey, the Virtual Festival of Books, pandemic challenges, Toastmasters leadership, and a …