PLOT TWIST
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Hosted by worldwide bestselling authors Victoria Aveyard (RED QUEEN series, REALM BREAKER series) & Soman Chainani (THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD & EVIL series), PLOT TWIST takes you behind the scenes of the biggest swings in our careers. Victoria’s TEMPEST, her very first novel for adults, an epic pirate fantasy… and Soman’s YOUNG WORLD, a red-hot young adult political thriller. Each week, we pull back the curtain of our creative process <em>and</em> give you our hot takes on thorny issues in publishing and entertainment, answer your mailbag questions, plus pitch plot twists we want to see in real life. New episodes every Thursday.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
2 episodes featuring PLOT TWIST
This Week in Startups
Venture capitalists warn massive AI seed rounds threaten startup survival
As venture liquidity dries up, the traditional playbook for scaling and exiting startups is being rewritten by massive AI valuations and private equity.
Jul 1, 2026 · 1h 14m
This Week in Startups
Startups leverage live-map gamification and AI brain modeling to disrupt health tech
This episode highlights how non-traditional mechanics like gaming and advanced AI infrastructure are solving massive engagement and financial hurdles in health and biotechnology.
Jun 22, 2026 · 1h 3m