In episode 331 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome back Laurence MacNaughton, author of A Kiss Before Doomsday.

About Laurence: He grew up in a creaky old colonial house in Connecticut that he was pretty sure was haunted. As a kid, he was a choirboy in a church that was built in 1754. He also pounded out stories on a black manual typewriter until he sold his first magazine article at age 19. Over the years, he’s been a bookseller, typesetter, printer, copywriter and (somewhat randomly) a prototype vehicle test driver. When not writing, he bikes and hikes the Colorado Rockies, explores ghost towns and wrenches on old cars. But the whole time, he is usually thinking about the book he’s going to write next. He loves connecting with readers.

This week’s picks:

* Laurence: Canva – free online book cover templates

* John: Mr. Big: Defying Gravity

* Patrick: Vatta’s War Audiobooks by Elizabeth Moon,

narrated by Cynthia Holloway

Links:

* Laurence MacNaughton on Twitter

* John Anealio on Twitter

* Patrick Hester on Twitter

* The Functional Nerds Patreon Page

* Patrick’s New Book: Into the Fire (available everywhere)

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This podcast contains original music by John Anealio.