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10-02-26
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October's Featured Books!

Allison and Draco highlight Jan-Carol Publishing's featured October reads, many of which are on sale this month! 

Spooky October Reads - On Sale This Month:

The White Room

The Breath of Darkness

Trick-or-Treat, Noodle!

Scarily the Scarecrow 

These Haunted Hills: Book 8

Non-Fiction Hidden Gems (not on sale):

Finding Peace in the Promise: A Memoir of Walking with Intention

Clinch Mountain Girls

My Appalachian Trail

Ancestral Travels: Learning My German Heritage 

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9-25-26
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A Cozy Fall Reading List

Allison and Draco recommend some of Jan-Carol Publishing's cozy fall reads in honor of the first day of fall being this week! 

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The Little Orange T's Great Tennessee Adventure 

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Marble Town

The Purple Bird

Cloth and Dagger

The Reckoning

The Ghost Hawk

Snooping Can Be Dangerous 

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9-18-26
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Tapestry Journal Turns One!

This week, Allison and Draco celebrate the one-year anniversary of Tapestry Journal. 

Tapestry's September/October anniversary issue is out now, and you can find it online at our website.

We are so happy about this exciting milestone in Tapestry's journey, and we hope everyone listening will submit to our next issue! Guidelines can be found on our website.

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9-11-26
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Enjoy This Spooky Reading from "These Haunted Hills: Book 8"

This week, Allison and Draco read from Jan-Carol Publishing's latest installment in the These Haunted Hills short story anthology, These Haunted Hills: Book 8. The story is called "The Living Homestead" by Jessica Brimer. 

To check out more spooky stories from this year's collection, see the link below!

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9-04-26
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September's Featured Books!

This week, Draco and Allison talk about September's featured books. Some of them are on sale for this month only! Check them out below.

On Sale This Month:

Silence of the Bones by Bev Freeman

The Blood of the Wine by Daryll Simcox

Canyon of Shame by Faye Duncan 

Moon Over Knoxville by Mike Grindstaff

These Haunted Hills: Book 5 by various authors

Hidden Gems (not on sale):

The Best Doctor in Town by Amelia Townsend

Elizabeth Bromwell and the Case of the Chinese Leopard by Kathryn Raaker & Robert Taggart

Death Watch by Dale Crotts

Carla by Michael Gryboski 

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8-28-26
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A Look Ahead: New & Upcoming Books

This week, Draco and Allison talk about new and upcoming releases from JCP—everything from fantasy novels to memoirs to children's books, and more! 

Check out all the books mentioned below! And keep your eyes open for the books that are coming soon.

Out Now:

The Dead: Valaraii Rising Trilogy Book 3

Pearl the Show Pig

For the Love of Virginia Beef

Coming Soon:

The Adventures of Louie: Best Friends, Louie and Buddy, Go to School

I Bleed Orange

Notes on the State of Southwest Virginia—Reflections on the Biodiversity of Our Region

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8-21-26
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Interview with Alicia Bynum, Author of New Book "Rivers and Roads"

This week, Draco interviews new author Alicia Bynum. Alicia's book, Rivers and Roads, is an emotional story about a complicated mother-daughter relationship and traveling as a woman. 

Check out Alicia's website here, and find her book linked below!

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Introductions with Janie [0:00]

Interview begins / Alicia talks all about her book, "Rivers and Roads" [0:55]

What has the reader response been like so far? [3:24]

What surprised Alicia the most about the process of publishing her book? [6:00]

What does Alicia hope readers take away from her book? [9:24]

Alicia previews what's next for her [11:15]

Conclusions with Janie [18:12]

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8-14-26
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Interview with Cynn Chadwick, Author of the Upcoming Memoir "Witness Marks: Stories of Pissin’ Grannies, Fallin’ Ducks, and Peelin’ Carrots with Ghosts"

This week, Allison interviews returning guest Cynn Chadwick. Cynn is the author of nine books, including the Cat Rising series and Things That Women Do. This time, she's here to preview her upcoming memoir, Witness Marks: Stories of Pissin’ Grannies, Fallin’ Ducks, and Peelin’ Carrots with Ghosts, and talk about her accompanying column in Tapestry Journal. 

Make sure to visit Cynn's website and follow her on Instagram @cynnchadwickauthorartist and on Facebook at Cynn Chadwick. 

She also has a few upcoming events, such as a salon on October 12th through Lenoir-Rhyne University in Asheville dedicated to the ideas of Witness Marks, and a planned women's retreat projected for next year (more to come on that).

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Introductions with Janie [0:00]

Kicking off the interview; Cynn talks about her upcoming memoir, "Witness Marks" [1:03]

Cynn discusses the differences between writing a memoir and writing a fiction novel [6:01]

What does Cynn hope readers take away from her memoir? [12:00]

Cynn shares about her new "Witness Marks" column in Tapestry Journal [18:54]

Upcoming events with Cynn [25:35]

Conclusions with Janie [29:12]

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8-07-26
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August’s Featured Young Adult Reads

This week, Allison and Draco talk about JCP’s featured young adult books for the month of August. These selections are older reads that deserve a spotlight and would be the perfect back-to-school books.

Check them out at the links below! 

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Introductions [0:00]

“Honeysuckle Holiday” by Kathleen M. Jacobs; “Down at the No Gotty” by Donna Snow King [1:28]

“The Purple Bird” by Dylan Roche; “Bad Love Strikes” by Kevin L. Schewe [11:19]

Conclusions [19:51]

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7-31-26
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Tapestry Journal's Special Anniversary Issue!

This week, Allison talks all about Tapestry Journal's upcoming special anniversary issue, which will celebrate the literary magazine's one-year anniversary. Find out how you can get involved! 

Check out Tapestry's website below for the full list of submission guidelines. 

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Introductions with Janie [0:00]

All about Tapestry Journal's upcoming anniversary issue [0:42]

Submission guidelines and opportunities for the anniversary issue [3:44]

Conclusions with Janie [15:43]

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