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Episode two hundred ninety one – part two
Kristen Perrin’s HOW TO SOLVE YOUR OWN MURDER is a delicious twist on the cozy mystery, We chat about small town mysteries, building your supporting cast of characters, and protagonists with “golden retriever energy.”
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Episode two hundred ninety one – part one
In NOT FROM HERE, Leah Lax uncovers the lost history of her Jewish family, and her own as a Jewish-American and a gay person. Jenn chats with Leah about NOT FROM HERE and her first book, UNCOVERED: HOW I LEFT HASIDIC LIFE AND FINALLY CAME HOME.
Leah Lax is available for book club talks about this book, so check out her website for more information if you’d like to chat! https://leahlaxauthor.com/
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Episode two hundred ninety – part two
Matt Baume– writer, podcaster, and video-maker– stopped by to chat about his YouTube channel, his book, HI HONEY, I’M HOMO! SITCOMS, SPECIALS, AND THE QUEERING OF AMERICAN CULTURE, and looking at pop culture through a queer lens.
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Episode two hundred ninety – part three
Jessikah chats with Maggie Thrash about Moral Panics, Nostalgia, and Media Frenzies as we discuss RAINBOW BLACK, Maggie’s first adult novel which tells the story of Lacey Bond, a queer teen whose parents are implicated in a heinous crime during the Satanic Panic era of the 80’s and 90’s. Lacey finds herself and her sister under waves of cruel and manipulative media scrutiny which is posed as helpful, and proves anything but.
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Episode two hundred ninety – part one
Kathleen Jones stopped by to talk about her gorgeous CITIES OF WOMEN, a parallel story about two women- a twenty-first century historian and a medieval artist- challenging the social norms of their days.
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Episode two hundred ninety – part four
Katharine J. Adams invites us in to a delightfully dark world full of magic, intrigue, romance and witchcraft. TONIGHT I BURN will leave you thirsting for the next installment.
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Episode two hundred eighty nine – part two
Jennifer Ryan’s THE UNDERGROUND LIBRARY is a riveting story about three young women fighting to save an East London library during the Blitz. Jennifer stopped by to chat about books, community, and history.
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Episode two hundred eighty nine – part three
Prolific historical fiction writer Katherine Reay stopped by to chat about THE BERLIN LETTERS: A COLD WAR NOVEL, an unforgettable tale of the Cold War and a CIA code-breaker who risks everything to free her father from an East German prison.
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Episode two hundred eighty nine – part five
Tim Collins returns to TURN THE PAGE with SHERLOCK BONES AND THE HORROR OF THE HAUNTED CASTLE. Melissa and Tim chat literary puns for kids, puzzles, and how Sherlock and Catson’s adventures have changed.
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Episode two hundred eighty nine – part one
Parisa Akhbari’s JUST ANOTHER EPIC LOVE POEM tells a touching queer teen love story with gorgeous poetry and stunning poetry. Jenn talked to Parisa about crafting Mitra and Bea’s tender and moving romance.
Parisa Akhbari (@authorparisa) is a mental health therapist and writer from Seattle, Washington. Her debut YA novel, Just Another Epic Love Poem, follows two queer best friends in Catholic school as they fall in love through the pages of a never-ending poem they’ve been writing back and forth for five years. When not writing or therapizing, Parisa can be found trying to replicate her grandmother’s drool-worthy Persian recipes, riding ferries around the Puget Sound, and dancing around the kitchen with her wife and dogs. Sign up for her newsletter for a monthly dose of fun arts and culture finds with a spotlight on marginalized creators.