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On episode #150, I sit down with Matthew J. Trafford to talk about his short fiction collection Runs in the Blood. We explore the grounded fantastic—where everyday life meets the surreal—and how queerness, family, and myth shape his stories.
Books Discussed:
This is It – Matthew Fox
Endling - Maria Reva
How to Restore A Timeline - Peter Counter
The Hounding - Xenobe Purvis
Cuckoo – Gretchen Felker-Martin
Other Books Mentioned:
How to Survive A Bear Attack - Claire Cameron
A Truce That Is Not Peace - Miriam Toewes
Swing Low, A Life - Miriam Toews
Monsters - Claire Dederer
Find Matthew J. Trafford:
IG @MatthewJTrafford
Knitting and crafting: IG @ Fairygodfatherknits
YouTube Fairygodfatherknits
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On episode #150, I sit down with Matthew J. Trafford to talk about his short fiction collection Runs in the Blood. We explore the grounded fantastic—where everyday life meets the surreal—and how queerness, family, and myth shape his stories.
Books Discussed:
This is It – Matthew Fox
Endling - Maria Reva
How to Restore A Timeline - Peter Counter
The Hounding - Xenobe Purvis
Cuckoo – Gretchen Felker-Martin
Other Books Mentioned:
How to Survive A Bear Attack - Claire Cameron
A Truce That Is Not Peace - Miriam Toewes
Swing Low, A Life - Miriam Toews
Monsters - Claire Dederer
Find Matthew J. Trafford:
IG @MatthewJTrafford
Knitting and crafting: IG @ Fairygodfatherknits
YouTube Fairygodfatherknits
Support the show
Get your Books Are My People coffee mug here!
I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

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