MIA TSAI is a Taiwanese American author of speculative fiction. She lives in Atlanta with her family and, when not writing, is a hype woman for her orchids and a devoted cat gopher. Her favorite things include music of all kinds (really, truly) and taking long trips with nothing but the open road and a saucy rhythm section. She has been quoted in GLAMOUR once. In her other lives, she is a professional editor, photographer, and musician. Mia is on Twitter at @itsamia and on Instagram at @mia.tsai.books.

BRENT LAMBERT is a Black, queer man who heavily believes in the transformative power of speculative fiction across media formats. As a founding member of FIYAH LITERARY MAGAZINE, he turned that belief into action and became part of a Hugo Award winning team. He resides in San Diego but spent a lot of time moving around as a military brat. His family roots are in the Cajun country of Louisiana. Currently, he has a novella A NECESSARY CHAOS upcoming from Neon Hemlock and is part of the upcoming Black horror anthology ALL THESE SUNKEN SOULS. Ask him his favorite members of the X-Men and you’ll get different answers every time.

Mia Tsai discussing BITTER MEDICINE with Brent Lambert