Episodes

  • Travis Kennedy - THE WHYTE PYTHON WORLD TOUR

    Travis Kennedy - THE WHYTE PYTHON WORLD TOUR
    Jun 24 2025
    In this interview, I chat with Travis Kennedy about ⁠⁠⁠The Whyte Python World Tour⁠, his inspiration for this book, creating Rikki Thunder, what surprised him as he wrote this one, screen adaptation plans, determining when during the Cold War to set the book, his research, and much more. Travis's recommended reads are: The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne by Ron Currie Jr. Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live by Susan Morrison The Boys of Riverside by ⁠Thomas Fuller Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a tip of your choice or ⁠⁠for a set price here⁠⁠ via credit card with over 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings. Donate to the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Venmo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Literary Lookbook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead. ⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Whyte Python World Tour⁠⁠ can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buzz Reads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ column with five new recommendations each month. Link to my article about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠older protagonists in fiction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Connect with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 mins
  • Hazel Gaynor - BEFORE DOROTHY

    Hazel Gaynor - BEFORE DOROTHY
    Jun 17 2025
    In this interview, I chat with Hazel Gaynor about ⁠⁠Before Dorothy, why this story appeals to everyone not just The Wizard of Oz fans, The Wizard of Oz book is celebrating 125 years, how she was a fan of the book first, the title and cover, why she chose the setting she did, and much more. Hazel's recommended reads are: Elphie by Gregory Maguire The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Harmel Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a tip of your choice or ⁠for a set price here⁠ via credit card with over 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings. Donate to the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠on Venmo⁠⁠⁠⁠. Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Literary Lookbook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Before Dorothy can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buzz Reads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ column with five new recommendations each month. Link to my article about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠older protagonists in fiction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Connect with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 mins
  • Karen Dukess - WELCOME TO MURDER WEEK

    Karen Dukess - WELCOME TO MURDER WEEK
    Jun 10 2025
    In this interview, I chat with Karen Dukess about ⁠Welcome to Murder Week, writing a mystery versus standard fiction, her trip that inspired this book, the popularity of BritBox mysteries, what surprised her the most, and much more. Karen's recommended reads are: The Original by Nell Stevens Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings. Donate to the podcast ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠on Venmo⁠⁠⁠. Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Literary Lookbook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead. ⁠Welcome to Murder Week⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buzz Reads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ column with five new recommendations each month. Link to my article about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠older protagonists in fiction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Connect with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 mins
  • Renée Ahdieh - PARK AVENUE

    Renée Ahdieh - PARK AVENUE
    Jun 6 2025
    In this interview, I chat with Renée Ahdieh about Park Avenue, crafting the Park siblings, exploring the Korean American immigrant experience, writing her first adult novel and how it differed from writing YA, the symbolism of the Birkin bag for Jia, the story of her stunning cover, and much more. Renée's recommended reads are: Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide ⁠here⁠⁠⁠ with over 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings. Donate to the podcast ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠on Venmo⁠⁠. Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Literary Lookbook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead. Park Avenue⁠⁠ can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buzz Reads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ column with five new recommendations each month. Link to my article about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠older protagonists in fiction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Connect with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    49 mins
  • Ali Brady - BATTLE OF THE BOOKSTORES

    Ali Brady - BATTLE OF THE BOOKSTORES
    Jun 3 2025
    In this interview, I chat with Ali Brady about Battle of the Bookstores, the You've Got Mail inspiration, writing the steamy scenes, creating a guy who loves romance novels, using Beta readers and how that impacted the original ending, choosing character names, and much more. Bradeigh's recommended reads are: Digging Dr. Jones by Olivia Jackson Code Word Romance by Carlie Walker Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka Alison's recommended reads are: The Last Letter of Rachel Ellsworth by Barbara O'Neal Jane and Dan at the End of the World by Colleen Oakley The Favorites by Layne Fargo Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide ⁠here⁠⁠⁠ with over 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings. Contribute to the podcast ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠on Venmo⁠⁠. Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Literary Lookbook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead. Battle of the Bookstores⁠⁠ can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buzz Reads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ column with five new recommendations each month. Link to my article about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠older protagonists in fiction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Connect with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 mins
  • Kelly Hooker - May's Real Time Reading

    Kelly Hooker - May's Real Time Reading
    May 31 2025
    Kelly Hooker joins me for the May Real Time Reading episode where we highlight our current, past, and upcoming reads. Kelly’s Selections: Last: The Grand Paloma Resort by Cleyvis Natura When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy Now: Four Mothers by Abigail Leonard Silver Elite by Dani Francis Next: Far & Away by Amy Poeppel Sunburned by Katherine Wood DNFs or Didn't Like: Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson Book Mail Highlights: Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey Cindy's Selections: Last: Tilt by Emma Pattee Matriarch by Tina Knowles Now: Conform by Ariel Sullivan Hunger Like a Thirst: From Food Stamps to Fine Dining, A Restaurant Critic Finds Her Place at the Table by Besha Rodell Next: The One and Only Vivian Stone by Melissa O’Connor The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon DNFs or Didn’t Like: Gracie Harris Is Under Construction by Kate Hash Book Mail Highlights: Friends with Words : Adventures in Languageland by Martha Barnette The Midnight Hour by Eve Chase Interested in each of our Summer Reading Guides? Grab Kelly’s here and Cindy’s here. You will add so many great books to your TBR from both lists. We have very little overlap so check them both out! Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Literary Lookbook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead. Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buzz Reads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ column with five new recommendations each month. Link to my article about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠older protagonists in fiction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Connect with Kelly Hooker on Instagram. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Kristy Woodson Harvey - BEACH HOUSE RULES

    Kristy Woodson Harvey - BEACH HOUSE RULES
    May 27 2025
    In this interview, I chat with Kristy Woodson Harvey about ⁠⁠⁠⁠Beach House Rules, deciding on a format for telling the story, finding the right title for this one, what surprised her the most about writing this one, why she chose a white collar crime and her reasearch on the subject, and much more. Kristy's recommended reads are: Happy Land by Dolen Perkins Valdez The Unraveling of Julia by Lisa Scottoline The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Harmel Listen to the Friends and Fiction Fifth Anniversary Episode. Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide here⁠⁠ with over 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings. Donate to the podcast ⁠here⁠ or ⁠on Venmo⁠. Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Literary Lookbook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead. Beach House Rules⁠⁠ can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly ⁠⁠⁠⁠Buzz Reads⁠⁠⁠⁠ column with five new recommendations each month. Link to my article about ⁠⁠⁠⁠older protagonists in fiction⁠⁠⁠⁠. Connect with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 mins
  • Annabel Monaghan - IT'S A LOVE STORY

    Annabel Monaghan - IT'S A LOVE STORY
    May 27 2025
    In this interview, I chat with Annabel Monaghan about ⁠⁠⁠It's a Love Story, her inspiration for this book, writing sex scenes, creating Jane's character, reader response to Jane, what surprised her the most when writing this one, and much more. Annabel's recommended reads are: Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez⁠ Welcome to Murder Week by Karen Dukess Far and Away by Amy Poeppel Looking for some great winter reads? Check out my printable 17-page ⁠⁠⁠⁠2025 Winter Reading Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠ with 45 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this winter. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings. Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth ⁠⁠⁠⁠Literary Lookbook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead. It's a Love Story⁠ can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly ⁠⁠⁠Buzz Reads⁠⁠⁠ column with five new recommendations each month. Link to my article about ⁠⁠⁠older protagonists in fiction⁠⁠⁠. Connect with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 mins