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Season 5 Ep. 95 The Suspense is Killing Us with guest David Bell 7-7-21
We are excited to open up Season 5 with suspense writer David Bell. He is the USA Today bestselling author of 11 books and his most recent offering hit the bookshelves yesterday.
His newest Kill All Your Darlings is the interconnection of all kinds of hot topics; showing the dark side of academia and what happens when plagiarism makes you the prime suspect of a murder. Plus add some professor ickiness that would make the #Metoo movement cringe and you have a page turner that book websites like SheReads and Frolic call a most anticipated summer reads for 2021.
David is a professor of English at Western Kentucky University and heads up their MFA creative writing program.
Books mentioned in this episode:
1- Kill All Your Darlings by David Bell
2- The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein
3- King Arthur & His Knights by Mabel Louise Robinson
4- I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
5- Somebody I Used to Know by David Bell
6- OCDaniel by Wesley King, narrated by Ramon de Ocampo
7- Hello Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly, narrated by Ramon de Ocampo
8- Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar
9- Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
10- Cemetery Girl by David Bell
Movies mentioned--
Together, Together directed by Nikole Beckwith
Tenet, directed by Christopher Nolan
TV shows mentioned
I'll Be Gone in the Dark - Limited series on HBO
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We are excited to open up Season 5 with suspense writer David Bell. He is the USA Today bestselling author of 11 books and his most recent offering hit the bookshelves yesterday.
His newest Kill All Your Darlings is the interconnection of all kinds of hot topics; showing the dark side of academia and what happens when plagiarism makes you the prime suspect of a murder. Plus add some professor ickiness that would make the #Metoo movement cringe and you have a page turner that book websites like SheReads and Frolic call a most anticipated summer reads for 2021.
David is a professor of English at Western Kentucky University and heads up their MFA creative writing program.
Books mentioned in this episode:
1- Kill All Your Darlings by David Bell
2- The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein
3- King Arthur & His Knights by Mabel Louise Robinson
4- I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
5- Somebody I Used to Know by David Bell
6- OCDaniel by Wesley King, narrated by Ramon de Ocampo
7- Hello Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly, narrated by Ramon de Ocampo
8- Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar
9- Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
10- Cemetery Girl by David Bell
Movies mentioned--
Together, Together directed by Nikole Beckwith
Tenet, directed by Christopher Nolan
TV shows mentioned
I'll Be Gone in the Dark - Limited series on HBO
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