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Rebecca Bratspies discusses NAMING GOTHAM: THE VILLAINS, ROGUES, & HEROES BEHIND NEW YORK’S PLACE NAMES, a fascinating look at the diverse cast of characters for whom New York’s many roads, bridges, tunnels, neighborhoods and institutions were named. Check out the blog post mentioned here: Jane Matilda Bolin: Another Guest Post by Rebecca Bratspies!

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Cultural historian and writer Dr. Tiffany Jenkins discusses STRANGERS AND INTIMATES: THE RISE AND FALL OF PRIVATE LIFE, which traces the evolution of the private realm from the ancient world to its current shifting and precarious status.

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Rick Skwiot discusses THE BOOTLEGGER’S BRIDE, a murder mystery that’s filled with gritty family drama, historical fiction, and a coming-of-age tale – all combined into one that spans Prohibition, The Great Depression, World War ll, and the Vietnam War.

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Koji A. Dae discusses HOLD MY HEART, an uncompromisingly dark horror novella about desire—and the things we’ll do to get what we really want.

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Actor, author, and audiobook narrator Julia Whelan returns to the show to discuss the state of the audio industry, the AI/human voice debate, and her revolutionary publishing business Audiobrary.

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Seth Haddon discusses his science fiction debut VOLATILE MEMORY, a heart-filled, vengeful sapphic sci-fi action adventure novella.

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Katie Fricas chats about CHECKED OUT, a graphic novel valentine to libraries and New York, and the story of an artist working to make her dreams come true (if she can figure out what those dreams are, exactly).

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Virginia Trench chats about her debut thriller OUR SECRETS WERE SAFE, a razor-sharp, twist-loaded thriller that proves the past is never truly buried—and some secrets refuse to stay silent

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Susan Wiggs discusses WAYWARD GIRLS, in which six girls are condemned to forced labor in the laundry of a Catholic reform school during the turbulent Vietnam era in the All-American city of Buffalo, New York.