Welcome back to another episode of The Co-Authored Life with author J.E. Sutton Jr. and his partner-in-creative-crime, Jeannie! This week, the duo dives into major writing milestones, including the completion of the first draft for the third book in the series, The Eclosion Point, and a production update on The Failsafe Program audiobook. In the Analog Book Club, they critique the balance of plot and "spice" in Jennifer L. Armentrout’s Crown of the Gilded Bones, share a deep-dive review of Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See (and why the book trumps the Netflix adaptation), and preview their current mystery reads. Next, they head over to Plot and Popcorn to break down character growth in the series finale of Ted Lasso and unpack the dark, terrifying secrets of Apple TV's Widows Bay. Finally, grab a snack for What's for Dinner? as they share their go-to sheet pan meals, Ninja Foodi pressure-cooked spaghetti, and a special Japanese curry chicken recipe straight out of Jerry's debut novel. Plus, get all the details on their upcoming appearance at the Literary Indulgence Book Festival in Jacksonville and a limited-time BOGO book sale you don’t want to miss!Links in this Episode:

Official Website (Buy Cybernetic Resonance, get The Failsafe Program paperback free through July 4th weekend!): https://www.jesuttonjr.comLiterary Indulgence Book Festival (July 18th, 10 AM - 4 PM at FSCJ Kent Campus in Jacksonville): https://literaryindulgence.comCrown of the Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout: https://jenniferlarmentrout.com/books/the-crown-of-gilded-bones/All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr: https://www.anthonydoerr.com/books/all-the-light-we-cannot-see Night Shade by Michael Connelly: https://www.michaelconnelly.com/writing/nightshade/The Cat Who Sniffed Glue by Lillian Jackson Braun: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/346591/the-cat-who-sniffed-glue-by-lilian-jackson-braun/Ted Lasso on Apple TV+: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/ted-lasso/umc.cmc.vtoh0mn0xn7t3c643xqonfzyWidows Bay on Apple TV+: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/widows-bay/umc.cmc.1zzly0vah46bnvnwf0qkrjhh2The Bear on FX / Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/series/05eb6a8e-90ed-4947-8c0b-e6536cbddd5fEverglades Seasoning (The "Alligator Seasoning" Jerry and Jeannie love): https://www.evergladesseasoning.com

In this episode of The Co-Authored Life, authors J.E.Sutton Jr. and Jeannie bounce back from a grueling hour of tech troubleshooting to celebrate their biggest milestone yet: a record-breaking sales day at San Marco Books and More! The duo shares behind-the-scenes updates on the final chapters of J.E.'s upcoming novel, Eclosion Point, and a progress report on the highly anticipated audiobook release. Over in the Analog Book Club, they dive into a fiery social media debate about vocabulary in fiction ("scrying," anyone?) and share their latest reads, including All the Light We Cannot See and The Pillars of the Earth. Plus, they talk World Cup action, pitch a FIFA-compliant stadium upgrade to Jaguars owner Shad Khan, and serve up mouth-watering recipes for air-fried street corn and Ninja Foodi one-pot spaghetti. Stick around until the very end for an exclusive BOGO book sale announcement you won't want to miss!

Links in this Episode:

Official Website & BOGO Sale: https://jesuttonjr.com/store (Add Cybernetic Resonance and The Failsafe Program to your cart for a limited-time buy-one-get-one deal!)

San Marco Books and More: https://www.sanmarcobooksandmore.com

World Cup Football (FIFA): https://www.fifa.com/en

Lola’s Burrito Bar: https://www.lolasburritobar.com

Royal Hot Pot and BBQ: https://www.instagram.com/royalhotpot/

Hot Pot & BBQ: https://hotpotkbbqjax.com/

In this week's episode, we talk about the final stages of writing the first draft of Eclosion Point, the writing challenge of writing every day in June. We highlight our upcoming appearances at San Marco Books and More and at The Literary Indulgence Book Festival in July. Jeanne discusses her own book publishing adventure and the challenges facing new writers. We explore the Foundation TV series and the incredible show Widows Bay. We started watching Ted Lasso again, and it is still an amazing show. In our What’s for Dinner segment, we talk about Jerry’s dislike of large-scale family-style dinners, a great experiment with a tamari sauce vegetable recipe, and Gordon Ramsay’s fish and chips. We try to coax our AI pet, Abby (AIBI), to join the podcast, with poor results.

Links in this Episode

The Literary Indulgence Festival: https://literaryindulgence.com/

San Marco Books and More: https://sanmarcobooksandmore.com/

Life Interpreted Substack: https://lifeinterpreted.substack.com/

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett: https://ken-follett.com/books/the-pillars-of-the-earth/

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/4934.The_Brothers_Karamazov

Foundation: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/foundation/umc.cmc.5983fipzqbicvrve6jdfep4x3

Ted Lasso: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/ted-lasso/umc.cmc.vtoh0mn0xn7t3c643xqonfzy

Widows Bay: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/widows-bay/umc.cmc.1zzly0vah46bnvnwf0qkrjhh2