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Nick Rees Gardner stopped by to talk about DELINQUENTS AND OTHER ESCAPE ATTEMPTS, a beautiful collection of interconnected short stories that take place in the fictional town of Westinghouse, Ohio, dealing with the everyday heartbreaks of life on the margins.
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J.E. Thomas’ CONTROL FREAKS is a charming and hilarious look at middle school life during a super-competitive STEAMS competition. We chat about friendship, collaboration, and representing all kinds of families.
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Evan Friss stops by to chat about THE BOOKSHOP: A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN BOOKSTORE. We chat about the American bookstore and its central place in American cultural life, from Ben Franklin to Borders, from Amazon to author-owned shops.
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Josh Winning brings all the chills and thrills of a summer camp slasher flick to HEADS WILL ROLL, the story of an actress who gets canceled on twitter – and comes head to head with someone who wants to cancel her permanently.
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Jessica Waite’s THE WIDOW’S GUIDE TO DEAD BASTARDS is a beautiful and vulnerable memoir about her husband’s unexpected death, the shocking revelations that came to light in its wake, and her experiences with grief and recovery.
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Jenn chatted with Juliet Grames about THE LOST BOY OF SANTA CHIONIA, about a young American woman turned amateur detective in a small village in Southern Italy. They talked about reconstructing 1960s Calabria on the page, and the role of women in Italian organized crime.
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Ever wonder what a chupacabra is thinking? Jenn talked to comics creator Lisa Naffziger about DEJA ROSS SPEAKS TO FREAKS, a sweet and funny middle grade graphic novel about a seventh-grade cryptozoologist touring the country and chatting with cryptids.
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Jenn gets to talk to one of her fave comics creators! Lilah Sturges dropped by to chat about THE SCIENCE OF GHOSTS, her brilliant and gorgeous new graphic novel about Joy Ravenna, a transgender parapsychologist dealing with the very real challenges presented by both the dead and the living.
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Jessikah and Jenn were thrilled to talk to Alex Hirsch (and Gruncle Stan, and Bill Cipher) about his upcoming THE BOOK OF BILL, which touches on Bill’s origins, his POV of the events of Gravity Falls, tips for overthrowing the world, and cryptic puzzles and riddles.
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Jenn chatted with Jared Pechaček about his beautiful and singular THE WEST PASSAGE, a multi-POV high fantasy with distinctly dreamlike and surreal vibes. They chat about story, about worldbuilding or the lack thereof, and about dream logic.
