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Sara Flannery Murphy gets critical about genre fiction — in that we should be less critical of genre as a whole. Sara and Jessikah discuss what (they think) defines genre and why they think this topic has been maligned for so long.
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Jenn and Stacey got a chance to chat hospitality and fancy cocktails with Maxwell Britten co author of CAN I MIX YOU A DRINK a fun ride through the world of Mixology — a blend of humor, and innovative drinks inspired by a playlist of Britten’s co-author T-Pain!
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Ravi Shankar, a poet and professor discusses incarceration and the need to refocus on rehabilitation versus punishment as told in CORRECTIONAL, his memoir documenting his early life and focusing on his 90 day sentence in Hartford Correctional Center.
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Thrity Umrigar zooms in to discuss HONOR, a heart wrenching tale of violence and love in India when Meena, a young Hindu woman whose own brothers burned her and murdered her husband because he was Muslim.
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Alexandria Bellefluer’s COUNT YOUR LUCKY STARS comes full circle when Margot, runs into ex high school flame Olivia while planning the wedding of Annie and Brendan from the previous installment. This sapphic second chance love story will warm your like a mug of hot cocoa!
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Children’s Librarian Meghan catches up with author and Long Island Native Lisa Greenwald to discuss her love of middle grade literature — as well as one of the places dearest to Lisa’s heart which inspired some of her stories — her summer camp!
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A highly energetic chat between Evelyn and Jennifer Probst who has written over 50 books. Probst’s latest book THE LOVE LETTER’S OF OLIVIA MORETTI takes sends readers on an emotional tour of the Amalfi coast to discover a secret family history.
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West Egg is revisited in this murder mystery told by the women of The Great Gatsby. Jessikah and Evelyn welcome author Jillian Cantor to the North Shore of Long Island (virtually) to talk about her inspiration behind this book, and the legacy of Gatsby.
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Jenn sat down with Matthew Gabriele and David Perry to discuss their new book, THE BRIGHT AGES: A NEW HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE. They talked why “Dark Ages” isn’t a useful term for the medieval period, the supposed “fall” of Rome (spoiler alert: Rome never fell!), and the complexity and richness of medieval culture.
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Elizabeth Weiss dazzles with THE SISTERS SWEET, a story set during the Vaudeville era, set around a set of twins forced to preform as a conjoined pair by their father, until one runs off to become a movie star — leaving her sister to pick up the pieces.