The Well-Read Podcast

Join me as I welcome back romance and mystery writer Emily Sullivan to talk about her newest release 'A Death on Corfu.' Tune in to hear Emily and I chat about making Corfu feel like its own character, the struggle of (and the strength it takes) to start over, and transitioning from writing romance to mystery.

Join me as I welcome USA Today bestselling romance author Nana Malone and USA Today bestselling romantasy author L. J. Andrews. Tune in to hear Nana and I chat about navigating the balance between love, tradition, and self-discovery and the freeness of asserting yourself, and to hear L. J. and I chat about allowing fierce women to still be soft and realizing that you don't have to work harder to be understood because to the right people, you won't need to. 

Join me as I welcome back NYT bestselling romance duo Krista and Becca Ritchie to talk about their newest release 'Destructively Mine.' Tune in to hear Krista, Becca, and I chat about balancing your past with your future, giving siblings time to shine, and figuring out who your family truly is.

Join me as I welcome NYT bestselling fantasy author F.T. Lukens and debut fantasy author Kelsey Impicciche. Tune in to hear F.T. and I chat about how prejudice is learned and the strength of platonic love, and to hear Kelsey and I chat about how it's good to question the status quo and how emotions and feelings are what give us our humanity. 

Join me as I welcome back bestselling author Kylie Lee Baker to talk about her newest release 'Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng.' Tune in to hear Kylie and I chat about how not everyone has the privilege of looking away from things that make them uncomfortable, racism in the wake of COVID, and how trauma can force us to create unconventional bonds with those we wouldn't expect.

Join me as I welcome back romance author Bridget Morrissey to talk about her newest release 'Anywhere You Go.' Tune in to hear Bridget and I chat about the complexities of being human, how parents' decisions influence how their children go through life, and sacrificing everything for work.

Join me as I welcome award-winning fantasy author Chelsea Abdullah and debut young adult author C. L. Montblanc. Tune in to hear Chelsea and I chat about writing positive Arab-coded characters and the braveness of being vulnerable, and to hear C. L. and I chat about creating safe spaces for queer kids and finding your voice.

Join me as I welcome USA Today bestselling author Molly Harper and award-winning author Antonia Hodgson. Tune in to hear Molly and I chat about meshing genres and our love of chaos, and to hear Antonia and I chat about transcendent world-building and creating mythologies. 

Join me as I welcome bestselling romantasy author Juliette Cross and bestselling fantasy author Julie Johnson. Tune in to hear Juliette and I chat about not shying away from the brutality of ancient Rome and exploring someone's capacity to love, and to hear Julie and I chat about allowing the reader to discover the world as the character does and testing the limits of the world around you.

Join me as I welcome romantasy author Jade Presley. Tune in to hear Jade and I chat about why choose romance, shaping a character's journey, and connection being the core of the story.