Blabbing with Booksellers - a Waterstones Brighton Podcast.
Jul 7, 2026 · 40 min · 10 segments
I was over the moon to be joined by Sunyi Dean, author of The Book Eaters and the fantastic new title; The Girl With A Thousand Faces. Join us as we chat about Sunyi's journey as an author, take a…
Sunyi DeanGuestPhilHostYeah, of course.
I'm a big believer in if you don't ask, you don't get.
And I was like, what's the worst that could happen? And I think I told you I was next to my colleague in the store when you replied and I was basically doing backflips on the first floor of the shop.
I think I think a lot of people like, you know, for a lot of authors that transition from nobody to like published is quite sudden.
Yeah, of course.
I'm a big believer in if you don't ask, you don't get.
And I was like, what's the worst that could happen? And I think I told you I was next to my colleague in the store when you replied and I was basically doing backflips on the first floor of the shop.
I think I think a lot of people like, you know, for a lot of authors that transition from nobody to like published is quite sudden.
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