In the third episode of SH@25, editor Kat Kourbeti sits down with author Arkady Martine, for an in-depth interview on her multifaceted career, her review writing, and the history that inspired her two-time Hugo Award winning Teixcalaan Empire series. We also present a reading of Arkady's poem, Cloud Wall, which marked her Strange Horizons debut, and remains to this day one of three poems she ever published, with reading by Kat Kourbeti and sound design by Michael Ireland. The music heard in the poetry segment is 'Uprising' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. Want to leave us a happy birthday message? Click here to record an audio message, and here for video. Join our Patreon for early episode access. Show notes: Read a full transcript of this episode Find Arkady Martine in the SH Archives, including her poem 'Cloud Wall', the story 'City of Salt', and her book reviews Follow Arkady Martine on BlueSky (@byzantienne.bsky.social) Buy Arkady's books through Bookshop.org A full list of Arkady's short fiction elsewhere can be found on her website