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Episode two hundred nineteen – part three
Puja Shah, Syosset alum and author, joins us to chat about FOR MY SISTER, Shah’s debut novel finds twin sisters growing up outside of Mumbai who find themselves caught up in a world of human trafficking. Puja talks how her love of social justice and writing was sparked within the walls of Syosset High School.
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Episode two hundred nineteen – part two
Michelle Myles of NYC’s Daredevil Tattoo Museum chats tattoo history in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, her own journey as a tattoo artist, and some of the favorite pieces of history in the Tattoo Museum curated by Michelle and her colleagues at the shop.
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Episode two hundred eighteen – part one
In anticipation of WEIRD: THE WEIRD AL STORY we sat down with musicologist Lily Hirsch to discuss WEIRD AL: SERIOUSLY — a serious study at music’s most beloved funny song man. We also answer the question on everyone’s mind, “Did Weird Al date Madonna?”. Spoiler alert! He did not.
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Episode two hundred eighteen – part two
Katy Hays’ THE CLOISTERS is Read with Jenna’s November pick! Jenn was lucky enough to chat with Katy about this astonishing debut set at the Cloisters Museum in uptown Manhattan– one of Jenn’s favorite places in the world!
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Episode two hundred eighteen – part three
SIGN HERE is an incredible genre-defying debut from Claudia Lux. Half workplace comedy, half heartrending family thriller, it is in turns hilariously funny and deeply affecting. Jessikah & Jenn had so much fun chatting with Claudia.
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Episode two hundred seventeen – part one
Jenn sat down with Tammy Greenwood to discuss her new novel, SUCH A PRETTY GIRL, a riveting and touching story about a former child actress and her difficult relationship with her mother. Set during the Blackout Summer of 1977, the book brings New York and the entertainment industry of the ’70s to life.
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Episode two hundred seventeen – part three
Evelyn talks true crime and love with Alicia Thompson, author of LOVE IN THE TIME OF SERIAL KILLERS, which is more Rom-Com than serial killer story, but the title is a hook for sure.
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Episode two hundred seventeen – part four
Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop grew up the daughter of war hero and journalist Stewart Alsop III, but her mother Tish Alsop had been a hero in her own right. Elizabeth chats with us about discovering her quiet mother’s secret history as a decoding agent for MI5 — and how this granted her a deep relationship with her mother later in life, only to care for Tish as she succumbed to dementia in her later years.
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Episode two hundred seventeen – part two
Jessikah sinks her teeth into Rachel Harrison’s new book SUCH SHARP TEETH. We get a few words in about lady werewolves, and how these stories of transformation parallel how we feel about bodily autonomy.
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Special Episode 28
In this episode, Barney chats with Andrew Child, co author of this latest installment in the Jack Reacher series. Andrew talks about how he came to be co-author of this beloved series, and gives lots of insight into their writing process.