There is a good body of literature that is distinct from the academic compiler literature.

https://t3x.org/

https://compilerbook.com/

https://interpreterbook.com/

https://www.craftinginterpreters.com/

R. G. Loeliger Threaded Interpretive Languages Their Design And Implementation https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43973544

https://github.com/IUCompilerCourse/Essentials-of-Compilatio...

And check out Andy Keep's Nanopass Compiler work, https://nanopass.org/