“I do not want normal. I want greatness.”

 "I'm nobody's idea of a hero ... But at least I'm still in the game.”

"Don't undervalue good instincts."

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about not wearing a business suit to a basketball game, tightening your shoelaces, popping your collar and getting on with it, and using library resources to battle monsters in their discussion of Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse.

In this unedited New and Indie Spotlight episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire chat with Rebekah Faubion about not starting with eating people but not discounting it, being lied to about quicksand, cannibalism and overhead lights in cars, having hard edge loner vibes with a doggo, and stroking the book. Rebekah's newest book, Lost Girls of Hollow Lake, comes out January 27, 2026.

“I hope it's not too difficult, I'm feeling snacky.”

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about finding both their favorite and least favorite characters of the year so far, magical side-questing through life, Waffle House sponsoring their magical food dreams, and reminiscing about their uni/college days in their discussion of Pizza Witch by Sarah Graley and Stef Purenins.

“Apparently, the idea of holiday celebrations cheered up everyone, even werewolves.”

“You can be impressed with me, you know.”

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about whiskey, guilt and the skin of a killer, tomfoolery in a graveyard, caroling with Mari Lwyd, and how Death is the ultimate cockblock in their discussion of Holly by Adalyn Grace.

In this bonus episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda, Claire and author Jackson Ford talk about citing the literal book, the weather forecast predicting screaming tornadoes of blades, blowing their minds with crazy ideas, and that it always comes back to tiger pee in their chat about Jackson’s latest book The Bone Raiders.

“The age of men has come to an end. Now is the age of the lizard!”

In this bonus episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda, Claire and author Kat Ellis play Would You Rather and talk about sharing toothpaste with moths, revealing the easter eggs, devious twists for devious minds, validating the fear of quicksand, renovations stirring things up, and writing a very niche horror book in their chat about Kat’s book The Devouring Light.