{"id":622192,"date":"2026-09-20T20:08:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T20:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/622192\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T20:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T20:08:14","slug":"qa-megan-frampton-author-of-demons-and-diplomacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/622192\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&A: Megan Frampton, Author of ‘Demons and Diplomacy’"},"content":{"rendered":"

We chat with author Megan Frampton<\/a> about Demons and Diplomacy<\/a>, which sees a tantalising pact between an ordinary woman and the silver-tongued son of the Devil is all that stands between Britain\u2014and all hell breaking loose.<\/p>\n

Hi, Megan! Can you tell our readers a bit about yourself?<\/p>\n

I live in Brooklyn, NY, with my daughter. I love danmei, K-pop, BL, and tea.<\/p>\n

When did you first discover your love for writing and stories?<\/p>\n

I started writing when I decided to stay at home with my then 2 \u00bd year old. I thought I might go insane if I didn\u2019t have something that was mine and creative.<\/p>\n

Quick lightning round! Tell us:<\/p>\n

The first book you ever remember reading: Andrew Lang\u2019s The Green Fairy Book
\nThe one that made you want to become an author: Probably something by Georgette Heyer
\nThe one that you can\u2019t stop thinking about: The Husky and His White Cat Shizun, a danmei title by Meatbun.<\/p>\n

Your latest novel, Demons and Diplomacy, is out now! If you could only describe it in five words, what would they be?<\/p>\n

Witty, fun, sexy, delicious, and empowering.<\/p>\n

What can readers expect?<\/p>\n

Lots of wordplay, introspective characters, some improbable hijinks, and Queen Victoria as a vampire.<\/p>\n

Where did the inspiration for Demons and Diplomacy come from?<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve had the idea to write a world where supernatural creatures exist for maybe a decade, though at first I thought it\u2019d be set in NYC and be contemporary\u2014kind of a not-so-serious noir.<\/p>\n

Were there any moments or characters you really enjoyed writing or exploring?<\/p>\n

I loved writing when Marcellus and Cora are talking inside their heads.<\/p>\n

See also<\/p>\n

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\nDid you face any challenges whilst writing? How did you overcome them?<\/p>\n

Always? I mean, procrastination is a real challenge. I tried to keep going, bit by bit, so I wouldn\u2019t get daunted by the entirety of the thing.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next for you?<\/p>\n

The second book in the Ministry of Supernatural Affairs series!<\/p>\n

Lastly, what books are you looking forward to picking up? Any you\u2019ve read so far this year that you\u2019ve enjoyed?<\/p>\n

I have, but have not yet started, the final book in the Ballad of Sword and Wine danmei series (I never thought I would care this much about wheat distribution). I am looking forward to reading more in the Chainsaw Man manga series (I\u2019m up to book 5), and all the other danmei titles on my TBR.<\/p>\n

Will you be picking up Demons and Diplomacy? Tell us in the comments below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We chat with author Megan Frampton about Demons and Diplomacy, which sees a tantalising pact between an ordinary…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":622193,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[146,85,46],"class_list":["post-622192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=622192"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622192\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/622193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=622192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=622192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=622192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}