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Kate Broad is the author of the recent novel, Greenwich. Greenwich is a stunning debut that is the perfect summer read. While this episode is spoiler-free, listeners will benefit from reading the book first, to get a better understanding of the characters that we chat about in this character deep dive.

In this chatty episode, I talk about the books I've read recently as well as why I am cancelling my Book of the Month subscription.

I had the absolute honor of interviewing Clare Leslie Hall, the author of Broken Country, the novel that recently took the book world by storm. Please note that the first couple of questions are spoiler-free, and then I give a heads-up once we enter spoiler territory. Enjoy!

In the beginning of 2025, I made a list of five goals that I wanted to achieve by the end of the year. In this week's episode, I check-in with how I am doing on each of these goals.

Did this conversation make me want to become a mystery writer? Yes, yes it did. In this episode, Ande Pliego, author of You Are Fatally Invited, takes us through the behind-the-scenes of what it was like to create a locked-room murder mystery.

Join me in this new season of the podcast as I discuss the changes of the podcast and my Instagram. I also give a much needed reading update from the past month.

Rachel Linden includes three main elements in her novels: food, travel, and magic. Sit back and enjoy our conversation about the importance of these components of her novels.

In this week's episode, I talk about the James Frey controversy and how there are claims that he used AI to write his upcoming novel Next to Heaven, which was a June Book of the Month pick. I discuss my thoughts on the book, which I ultimately DNFed at 46%, and the issues I had with my early copy.

In this conversation with Julie Olivia, we discuss the behind the scenes of being a romance author. Julie highlights finding out that her novel, If It Makes You Happy, was picked up to be traditionally published by Berkley. She gives us the inside scoop on how she crafts her characters and plot, and she gives us a brief (but exciting!) mention of her current work in progress.

In this short and sweet episode, I review my thoughts on my Hunger Games reread.