Episodes

In the dangerous magical city of Wickhills, a streetwise secret agent is tasked with protecting a foreign defector from his pursuers… even at the threat of war. Premee Mohamed returns to the show to discuss her epic spy fantasy.

A grumpy rock star and a joyful children’s show creator revive television magic in this cozy small-town romance. Julie Olivia shares her standalone romance, LOVE FELT LIKE THIS!

A group of childhood friends are pulled back together as adults to relive a game they’d played before their lives changed forever. Sarah Maria Griffin joins us to chat about the trap that is nostalgia in her newest novel, STRANGE IS THE LIGHT.

Kelly McWilliams shares AMERICAN NIGHTMARE, a deeply affecting work of historical thriller and horror that follows a light-skinned Black man working undercover for the NAACP to investigate violent lynchings in the Jim Crow South.

Salon Rose had the entire world ahead of her. Then she was murdered. Told from an afterlife perspective, Salon finds a new sense of freedom with a cohort of “classmates” who have yet to move on. Here she will learn the truth of her death, and find a new sense of life in the past tense.

Carson explores the way community and connections build and buckle under the eye of a charismatic leader in DARK MESSIAH, a novel told from the POV of 15 year old Nell, a teenager living in 1975 San Francisco on a collision course with a Jonestown inspired cult.

Isabelle Correa discusses her gorgeous poetry, collected in PORTRAIT OF A PERSON WHO PUSHES LOVE AWAY IN FEAR OF LOSING IT. Through intimate and darkly funny poems, Isabelle Correa explores heartbreak, desire, healing, and the lifelong search for a love that doesn’t require losing yourself.

Carly Hillman makes a flawless leap from working on Late Night TV to novel writing with THE REFUGE, a literary thriller set on a Montana Wildlife reserve. This book will grab the attention of readers right from the get go, when a mysterious seven year old girl is discovered alone and hiding by Johnny, a Park Ranger. What happens from here? You’ll have to read to find out.

Their love is forbidden, but when irresistible force sweeps up an immovable object, the resulting reaction might be magical…Ann Aguirre presents THE HOCUS POCUS HANDBOOK!

Patricia Park joins us to chat about AMBROSIA LEE DROPS THE MIC, a YA novel about an Asian American teenager and “failed” child star, who finds herself pursuing stand-up comedy in the midst of her every day life drama!

She was taught to endure. Her daughter teaches her to dream. Local author and friend-of-the-show Carol Hoenig returns to discuss her newest work of moving and insightful fiction, THE LIBERATION OF JANE CARTER, set in the rugged mountains and farms of Upstate New York in the early 1900s.

Kasey Lansdale shares FIRST CHANCE, a witty, impossible-to-put-down thriller in which small-town detective Chance Kirby must stop a predator who, it seems, has managed to evade authorities for decades…or risk becoming the next target.

Nafiza Azad and Intisar Khanani share their gorgeous edited collection A THOUSAND NIGHTS, a groundbreaking YA anthology featuring sixteen Muslim women writers that links together fantastical stories that a group of refugees tell one another within a riveting frame story.

Michelle Brandon AKA Eliza Knight presents TRADWIFE, a juicy mystery thriller set in an exclusive enclave embracing traditional values and gender roles, a step back in time to an era of female submission and patriarchal leadership.

Sophie Mutiara Nova presents PHONING FAUST, a devilishly Sapphic Gen Z take on Goethe’s tragic play highlighting mental health, queer identity, & unrestricted internet access. Learn more here!

Ashley Bennett returns to discuss the latest LEVIATHAN FITNESS romance, MANTRAS & MINOTAURS! A single mom decides to take life—and love—by the horns as she falls for a hunky minotaur in this steamy monster romance.

Author Stephan and illustrator Cagno talk about A HAPPY IN YOUR HEART DAY, a children’s book collaboration leveraged by Stephan’s background in education and Cagno’s background in art to bring their decade old vision to fruition.

Brie Benson has condemned herself to the hell that is office life, that is until she catches Luke, her uptight (but very attractive) boss exorcizing a demon from her coworker. Mackenzie Reed delivers a fun quippy romantic romp to hell and back in I HOPE THIS EMAIL FINDS YOU IN HELL.

Every family has its story, and this one’s deadly. Two sisters. One secret. And a race against time to find the explosive truth. Hank Philippi Ryan returns to share MOTHER DAUGHTER SISTER STRANGER.

Across centuries, Lilith and Sybil are bound by blood and by danger. To save themselves, and each other, they must confront the silence that has stolen women’s power for generations—and dare to claim their voices before it’s too late. Madeline Martin returns to the show to discuss A TIME OF WITCHES!

Eisner and GLAAD award nominated creators Brandt & Stein’s debut graphic novel WORST MAN is White Lotus meets Glass Onion. Welcome to Paradise, prepare for trouble.

Two high school rivals reunite when their favorite drama teacher goes missing. Author Bridget Morrisey joins us to chat about IN WHAT WORLD, a fun and heartfelt sapphic romance which brings Pricilla and Marlow together through exploring alternate universes where their paths went quite differently.

Divorced, Beheaded and Died. Divorced Beheaded, Survived! Everyone knows the tragic fates of Henry Tudor’s wives – but what if they all came together in a secret sisterhood to bring him down? Jillian Laine’s book HENRY TUDOR MUST DIE, does just that!

Sarah Adler shares WILD GOOD CHASE!