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In her debut, Lundquist revisits her first marriage (20 years post divorce) to a man with whom she’d shared a unique connection – only their union was a nest of secrets. This memoir deals with the “beard” trope with sensitivity and wisdom.
Heather Colley discusses THE GILDED BUTTERFLY EFFECT, an unflinching yet humorous perspective on modern campus life, from the highs of the non-stop party scene to the lows of prescription drug abuse.
Jenn chatted with Elana Michelson about PART OF THE SOLUTION, a countercultural whodunnit set in the hippie village of Flanders, Massachusetts in 1978.
Sutanto moves us with her versatile writing in this story about second chance love, familial love, and how our relationships evolve through time – all told in two perspectives and timelines from the POV of a young Indo Chinese woman who doesn’t feel as if she fits and her 73 year old grandmother who has arrived at a family party who has rekindled a relationship with the one who got away.
Christina Henry moves in with her unique take on the haunted house trope that marries the self destructive cycle of guilt and grief with a coming-of-age story.
Janet Burroway discusses SIMONE IN PIECES, a kaleidoscopic vision of the fractured life of an orphaned World War II refugee, reflecting her piecemeal understanding of self across multiple points of view.
Margaux Eliot, AKA the dazzling Julia Fine, stopped by to talk about HONEYMOON STAGE, which explores early 2000s culture via a former production assistant’s descent into the confusion, chaos, and karmic consequences of reality TV.
Michael G. Long discusses FIGHT AIDS!, which tells the story of the devastating AIDS crisis and the trailblazing activists who fought for dignity, compassion, and treatment.
Kionna Walker LeMalle stopped by to talk about her deeply moving debut novel BEHIND THE WATERLINE, which takes readers to the home of a teenager and his grandmother in a New Orleans neighborhood on the eve of Katrina, blending magical realism and reality.
Vanessa Fogg discusses THE HOUSE OF ILLUSIONISTS, a set of fantastical tales set in worlds both close and distant from our own, exploring relationships, love, passion, and connection across space and time.
This year marks fifteen years since the publication of HILDAFOLK, aka HILDA AND THE TROLL. To celebrate, the great Luke Pearson stops by to chat about developing the iconic series and its newest installation for young readers, HILDA AND TWIG WAKE THE ICE MAN-- out today!
This year marks the 50th anniversary of ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW! Jessikah and Jenn spoke with Margot Atwell, editor of ABSOLUTE PLEASURE: QUEER PERSPECTIVES ON ROCKY HORROR, and essay contributors A. Ng Pavel. Aliya Bree Hall, and Benjamin Larned.
Laura Venita Green stops by to chat about SISTER CREATURES, a gorgeously atmospheric novel about three women in Pinecreek, Louisiana whose lives intersect in ways sometimes subtle, sometimes explosive, but always transformative.
A recently broke divorcee who moves in with her house-bound mother only to spend their days spying on her grumpy, mysterious, and sexy new neighbor. Sheila Roberts shares THE MAN NEXT DOOR, a hilarious multi-generational homage to Rear Window!
A vampire who can’t remember his past and a witch with secrets of her own hit the road in this zany but touching, cross-country romantic comedy. Jenna Levine discusses ROAD TRIP WITH A VAMPIRE!
THE BONE THIEF brings us archeologist Syd Walker, a Cherokee woman working for the Bureau of Indian Affairs as she is called to investigate the bones of a young indigenous woman from centuries past – as well as investigating a missing teenager from the Narragansett tribe. Along the way, Syd attracts the attention of The Founders Society, a group of people with murky intentions who trace their lineage back to colonial times.
Colin just wants to get by at his soul sucking job for Dark Enterprises, as long as his soul isn’t the one getting sucked out. But when he has the worst day ever, an evil presence offers him an in with the higher ups – which would be great if it didn’t mean the end of the world.
In a twisty tale of domestic suspense, four neighbors become the prime suspects in a murder investigation that reveals the sinister underside of their picture-perfect community. Stephanie DeCarolis discusses THE WIVES OF HAWTHORNE LANE.
A South Carolina family endures one life-shattering day in 1961 in a town that lies in the shadow of a nuclear bomb plant. Ciera Horton McElroy discusses her gorgeous work of historical fiction, THE ATOMIC FAMILY.
