Julia Bartz is the author of The Writing Retreat and The Last Session. Tune in to this spoiler-free conversation to hear more about Julia's writing process, what it was like to join the Book of the Month author list, and more!

It is no surprise that historical fiction is not my favorite genre. But I have read a few hist fic books that deserved five stars in my opinion. Here are seven books in that genre that I loved!

Join me in conversation with Alex Finlay, author of:

Every Last Fear

The Night Shift

What Have We Done

If Something Happens to Me

Parents Weekend

Listen to this episode to get my recommended list of books that have unique concepts and are unlike any other book I've ever read.

I had the pleasure of sitting down with French American author Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau. Anne-Sophie is the author of The French Honeymoon, as well as YA romance novels, including Kisses and Croissants, and French Kissing in New York. Enjoy this episode and stay tuned for more author interviews, every other Monday!

In this short episode, I talk about whether or not I think "soft DNFing" books is worth it, as I recently read Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer, which I soft DNFed last summer.

Join me as I sit down with romance author Mazey Eddings. Mazey is the author of several books including Brush with Love, and her upcoming release, Well, Actually, which will be hitting the shelves this August.

In this episode, I check in on my progress on the five reading goals that I came up with for 2025.

This has been one of my favorite interviews to date! I loved getting to chat with Katie Tietjen about her novel Death in the Details. She really brought Maple to life! The second novel in the Maple Bishop series will be released in September 2025.

Get cozy and join me as I review the many books that I have read over the past few weeks!