Unlikeable Female Characters

Kristen and Layne are joined by authors Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson to chat about their new co-written YA mystery THE AGATHAS, why you should never underestimate a teenage girl, and the enduring cultural power of OG Plot Twist Queen Agatha Christie. Grab your copy of THE AGATHAs, or any of Kathleen and Liz’s solo books, in the official Unlikeable Female Characters Bookshop.

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Layne hosts a rad roundtable with her YOUNG RICH WIDOWS co-authors Kimberly Belle, Cate Holahan, and Vanessa Lillie. Find out how this literary supergroup teamed up to write a totally 80s thriller about an ex-model, a trophy wife, a stripper, and a brassy broad banding together after their spouses are killed in a suspicious plane crash. Plus: favorite unlikeable female characters of the Decade of Excess. Listen to YOUNG RICH WIDOWS, available now only on Audible! (And visit the Unlikeable Female Characters Bookshop to pick up any of the authors’ previous solo books.)

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Kristen and Layne are joined by one of their all-time fave authors, Tara Isabella Burton, to discuss her new queer dark academia novel THE WORLD CANNOT GIVE, writing feverishly-intense female friendships, and what it means to claim the label “unlikeable” out loud. Buy THE WORLD CANNOT GIVE or any of the other books mentioned in the episode in the official Unlikeable Female Characters Bookshop.

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It’s Oscar season, and Kristen and Layne are full of loathing. Join them for a bitch sesh about the nominated movies they hated, loved, or loved to hate this year, and all the female characters who deserved so much better. Plus: Kristen shares a dramatic recitation of a very special missive from a reader.

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Kristen and Layne welcome THE Kellye Garrett to discuss her new domestic suspense novel LIKE A SISTER, dish about reality shows they love to judge, and pour one out for the mentoring program that brought them all together. Pick up a copy of LIKE A SISTER or any of the other books mentioned in this episode at the official Unlikeable Female Characters Bookshop, and don’t forget to check out Kellye’s amazing organization Crime Writers of Color too!

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Kristen and Layne chat with Bethany C. Morrow about her chilling new novel CHERISH FARRAH, crafting scary stories that stick with you, and why we’re all unreliable narrators. Buy CHERISH FARRAH or any of Bethany’s other books in the official Unlikeable Female Characters Bookshop.

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Kristen and Layne provide their expert analysis of Netflix’s satirical domestic suspense series THE WOMAN IN THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE GIRL IN THE WINDOW (and by “expert analysis,” we mean gleeful cackling).

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Kristen and Layne interview absolute legend Sara Gran about her new novel The Book of the Most Precious Substance (a globetrotting adventure about rare books and sex magic; yes, you need it), why she decided to step away from traditional publishing to strike out on her own, and whatever happened to the good old-fashioned erotic thriller. Preorder The Book of the Most Precious Substance (out February 8th) or pick up any of Sara’s other books in the official Unlikeable Female Characters Bookshop.

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Kristen and Layne close out 2021 by sharing some of the things that have kept them sane during this long (seriously, how is it still happening??), strange year. Shop for your loved ones or treat yourself with the official (and interactive!) Unlikeable Female Characters Holiday Gift Guide.

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Kristen welcomes Unlikeable Female Characters' first-ever* male guest, author John Copenhaver, to talk about his new novel THE SAVAGE KIND, his favorite femme fatales, and the future of queer crime fiction. Pick up copies of John's books in the official Unlikeable Female Characters Bookshop.

*Jonathan Mallory Davis notwithstanding, of course.

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