Episodes

  • Podcast Takeover - Chapters and Chats with Chris Whitaker

    Podcast Takeover - Chapters and Chats with Chris Whitaker
    Oct 30 2024
    For today’s episode, I am running a Chapters and Chats conversation with Chris Whitaker about All the Colors of the Dark. Chapters and Chats is run by Kelly of @kellyhook.readsbooks and Ivana of @beachesbooksnbubbles. You can contact either one of them to be added to their list for a particular chat. Check out their Instagram accounts to learn more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Kirsty Greenwood - THE LOVE OF MY AFTERLIFE

    Kirsty Greenwood - THE LOVE OF MY AFTERLIFE
    Oct 22 2024
    In this interview, I chat with Kirsty Greenwood about The Love of My Afterlife, how popular the romance genre currently is, romance tropes and including them in her book, her favorite trope, her U.S. and U.K. covers, being selected as the GMA July pick, the screen adaptation, and much more. Kirsty's recommended reads are: Under Your Spell by Laura Wood How to End a Love Story by Yulia Huang Join my Patreon to support the production of my podcast. Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. The Love of My Afterlife can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins
  • Lynda Cohen Loigman - THE LOVE ELIXIR OF AUGUSTA STERN

    Lynda Cohen Loigman - THE LOVE ELIXIR OF AUGUSTA STERN
    Oct 15 2024
    In this interview, I chat with Lynda Cohen Loigman about The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern, the familial inspirations for this book, her title and stunning cover, including humor into the narrative, how hard she worked to get her characters' voices right, the research she conducted, The Thursday Authors, and much more. Lynda's recommended reads are: The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo The Wedding People by Alison Espach Four Squares by Bobby Finger Join my Patreon to support the production of my podcast. Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins
  • Kelly Hooker - October's Real Time Reading

    Kelly Hooker - October's Real Time Reading
    Oct 14 2024
    Kelly Hooker joins me for the October's Real Time Reading episode where we highlight our current, past and upcoming reads. Kelly’s Selections: Last: Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister Now: Jane and Dan at the End of the World by Colleen Oakley The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon Next: The Family Inside by Katie Garner One Good Thing by Georgia Hunter DNFs or Didn't Like: Isola by Allagra Goodman Clever Little Thing by Helena Eschlin Book Mail Highlights: The Trouble Up North by Travis Mulhauser The Snowbirds by Christina Clancey Cindy's Selections: Last: We Solve Murders by Richard Osman Rental House by Weike Wang Now: Eden Undone by Abbott Kahler The Oligarch’s Daughter by Joseph Finder Next: Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn DNFs or Didn’t Like: The Way by Cary Groner The Mesmerist by Caroline Wood Book Mail Highlights: Jane and Dan at the End of the World by Colleen Oakley The Mesopotamian Riddle: An Archaeologist, a Soldier, a Clergyman, and the Race to Decipher the World’s Oldest Writing by Joshua Hammer Literary Lookbook information: Want to know which new titles are publishing in May - October of 2024? Check out our second Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead. Our third Literary Lookbook will be out at the end of October. Join my Patreon group to support the podcast. Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. Connect with Kelly Hooker on Instagram. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    54 mins
  • Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger Horn - Fall 2024 Recommended Reads

    Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger Horn - Fall 2024 Recommended Reads
    Oct 2 2024
    Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn join me to recommend their favorites reads of Fall 2024. Mary's selections: Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte Eden Undone by Abbott Kahler The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Loigman Remember You Will Die by Eden Robbins American Rapture by CJ Leede Libby Lost and Found by Stephanie Booth Hate Follow by Erin Quinn-Kong Life's Short, Talk Fastbby Ann Hood The Serviceberry by Robin Kimmermer The Hidden Life of Trees Illustrated by Peter Wohlleben What The Chicken Knows by Sy Montgomery Pamela's selections: Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty The Mesmerist by Caroline Woods Best Copy Available by Jay Baron Nicorvino The Hitchcock Hotel by Stephanie Wrobel Where the Forest Meets The River by Shannon Bowring A Woman Among Wolves by Diane K. Boyd The Story of a Heart by Dr. Rachel Clarke Blood Test by Charles Baxter The Sequel by Jean Hanff Korelitz The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins A Rosie Life in Italy by Rosie Meleady Pony Confidential by Christine Lynch Support the podcast by joining my Patreon. Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Twitter. Mary's social media handles: Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Twitter. Pamela's social media handles: Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Kimberly Brock - THE FABLED EARTH

    Kimberly Brock - THE FABLED EARTH
    Oct 1 2024
    In this interview, I chat with Kimberly Brock about The Fabled Earth, how she decided to write about Cumberland Island and how she created her characters, building a strong sense of place, looking back on history through a 2024 lens, what makes us human, her cover and title, and much more. Kimberly's recommended reads are: Circe by Madeline Miller Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Join my Patreon to support the production of my podcast. Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. The Fabled Earth can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins
  • Kelly Hooker - Our Favorite Books of April - June 2024

    Kelly Hooker - Our Favorite Books of April - June 2024
    Aug 27 2024
    In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in April through June 2024. Our shared top reads: How To Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley Long Time Gone by Charlie Donlea Kelly’s remaining top reads: The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez Long After We Are Gone by Terah Shelton Harris I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue Assassins Anonymous by Rob Hart Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kleiwer Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo Pearce Oysters by Jocelyn Tacacks All The Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker Cindy’s remaining top reads: The Night in Question by Susan Fletcher Dogland by Tommy Tomlinson Crow Talk by Eileen Garvin How to Read a Book by Monica Wood The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean Sipsworth by Simon van Booy When Women Ran Fifth Avenue by Julie Satow The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby by Ellery Lloyd What You Leave Behind by Wanda Morris Under Your Spell by Laura Wood Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my Summer Reading Guide Preview or my complete printable 12-page 2024 Summer Reading Guide with 45 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer. Want to know which new titles are publishing in May - October of 2024? Check out our second Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    57 mins
  • Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding - ELIZABETH OF EAST HAMPTON

    Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding - ELIZABETH OF EAST HAMPTON
    Aug 25 2024
    In this interview, I chat with Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding about Elizabeth of East Hampton, how they decided to write together, modernizing Jane Austen and the pressure of updating such an iconic author's works, how writing for television is different than writing novels, how they decide which book to tackle and when, and much more. Audrey's recommended reads are: You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria Schwab The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren Emily's recommended reads are: The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren Shit Cassandra Saw by Gwen E. Kirby Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my Summer Reading Guide Preview or my complete printable 12-page 2024 Summer Reading Guide with 45 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer. Want to know which new titles are publishing in May - October of 2024? Check out our second Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead. Elizabeth of East Hampton can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 mins